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PHY 695 - Independent Study 3 credits
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Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area not otherwise part of the discipline’s course offerings.
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POL 500 - Political Institutions and the Policy Process 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program director or the Department Chair. The institutional, political, and normative context of the public policy process. The course introduces students to the central issues and major areas in U.S. public policy, such as health and welfare, education, economic policy, tax policy, and environmental policy. The course also reviews the key concepts and process models used to analyze public policy in the United States.
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POL 501 - Theories of Policy Formation 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program director or the Department Chair. Reviews and analyzes various theories of policy formation, including systems analysis, group theory, elite theory/class analysis, structuralism and the state autonomy/issues network model. The course examines how different theories view the role of citizen participation, political leadership, bureaucratic institutions, interest groups, academic experts, and business in the policy-making process. Provides students with the analytic tools to understand variations in the policy-making process across different issues and policy sectors and the opportunity to develop their own ideas and applications.
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POL 510 - Public Management 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program director or the Department Chair. Overview of the responsibilities of a public administrator in the context of specific areas of public management, to create a context of professional understanding for the public policy professional. Areas include organizational structure; strategic planning; management decision-making; staffing, training, and motivating employees; leadership development; budgeting, program design, implementation, and evaluation; ethical considerations for public managers, and providing support to policy makers.
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POL 512 - Perform Measure Pub&Non-Profit 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program director or the Department Chair. Designing and implementing performance measurement systems in public agencies and non-profit organizations. The course provides program administrators and other practitioners with the concepts, tools, and techniques essential to developing and implementing performance measurement systems, while emphasizing their usefulness in improving organizational and program performance.
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POL 514 - Introduction to Planning 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program director or the Department Chair. Introduction to trends in urban development, comprehensive planning concepts, political and legal bases of planning and approaches to planning. The course will examine the planner’s role in formulating policy in areas such as land use, transportation, affordable housing, urban growth, and suburban sprawl.
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POL 530 - Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation 3 credits
POL 580 or permission of instructor; Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program director or the Department Chair. Reviews the theory and practice of program evaluation and its role in the policy-making process. Topics include policy history, evaluation design and methodology, data collection and data analysis, policy feasibility, and the ability to analyze the impact of government programs. The course emphasizes both quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection and policy analysis.
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POL 531 - Program Evaluation 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program director or the Department Chair. Practical application of appropriate social science research methodology to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of public and non-profit sector programs and policies. Covers a broad range of topics including how to develop an evaluation plan, how to design various types of evaluations such as process, impact, cost-benefit, and cost-effectiveness evaluations, and how to manage evaluation projects.
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POL 532 - Policy Analysis 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program director or the Department Chair. Concepts and techniques of policy analysis. The course will expose students to a broad overview of the principles and practice of policy analysis and help them develop an understanding of how to analyze public policy issues. The focus of the course is on the use of analytical techniques such as cost-benefit analysis to help identify defensible choice of policy options or measure the effectiveness of public policies and programs.
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POL 536 - Regional Economic Development Policy 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program director or the Department Chair. An examination of why cities and regions grow or fail to grow, and what, if anything, state and local policymakers can do to facilitate economic growth. Course focuses on major theoretical approaches to understanding regional competitiveness and the nature and efficacy of common policy approaches adopted by state and local governments to promote economic development in cities and regions.
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POL 537 - Public Policy in Massachusetts 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program director or the Department Chair. The constitutional and institutional structure of Massachusetts state government, state level political and policymaking processes, state level instruments of public policy, and substantive areas of state level policy, including fiscal and tax policy, economic development, labor and workforce development, housing, higher education, health and human services, transportation, and ethics policy. Course examines the role of official actors in the policy process, such as elected functionaries, the bureaucracy, and the courts, as well as unofficial actors, such as political parties, interest groups, and think tanks. Cross-listed as POL 437
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POL 538 - Public Policy in America 3 credits
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POL 539 - Public Policy in Massachusetts 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program director or the Department Chair. Social problems of the Massachusetts South Coast with an emphasis on identifying regional policy solutions based on empirical data, qualitative research, established best practices, or policy innovation. The course examines policy areas such as educational attainment, health care accessibility, housing affordability, and the challenges of environmental degradation, crime, social service delivery, and economic development. Policy problems are analyzed in the context of state and national policy debates.
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POL 540 - Microeconomics for Public Policy 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program director or the Department Chair. Development of microeconomic theory, applications, and price policy. Covers the theory of price determination, resource allocation, income distribution, and welfare economics, with particular emphasis to public policy issues. Perfectly competitive markets and models of imperfect competition are covered, including applications of game theory. Theory is integrated with public policy questions.
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POL 541 - State and Local Public Finance 3 credits
POL 540 or permission of instructor; Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program director or the Department Chair. Explores the major economic decisions of subnational governments regarding taxation and expenditures. Considers how these decisions affect the allocation of both private and public resources. Focuses on constraints imposed on state and local governments that are not placed on the federal government, including the requirement of annually balanced budgets. Includes a detailed examination of economic and other data available on state and local governments, a review of existing relevant laws and policies pertaining to state and local public finance and examination of issues involving public goods and externalities in the particular context of states and municipalities.
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POL 542 - Law and Education 3 credits
Comprehensive review of the law and jurisprudence that governs public (and private) education in the United States. Topics will include an analysis of Education as a fundamental right and as a unique governmental function of the Federal and state governments; the constitutional powers, prerogatives and limitations that these governmental entities have for carrying out public education and regulate the private sector; and the rights and duties of parents, students, teachers, and administrators inside and outside the schools. ELP 561
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POL 548 - Regional Conservation Planning 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program director or the Department Chair. Critical evaluation of the positive and negative impacts of globalization. The course examines the economic impacts of globalization, such as the transnationalization of production and markets, economic inequality between and within nations, and the impact of supra-national structural adjustment policies. The course also examines some of the social and policy impacts of globalization, including global terrorism, the global drug trade, political violence, sex trafficking, cultural homogenization, environmental deterioration, the spread of infectious diseases and other topics.
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POL 552 - Women & Social Policy 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program director or the Department Chair.
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POL 553 - Global Politics and Women’s Hum Rights 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program director or the Department Chair. Comparative examination of human rights issues that affect women’s lives and the ways that women’s experiences of human rights violations are gendered throughout the world. The course will explore how the attainment of women’s rights in the economic, social, and political realms vary significantly by cultural, geographic, and national boundaries, and the strategies that women use to challenge and overcome obstacles to the realization of these rights. The course investigates a range of global policy issues, including international human rights conventions; gender-based violence; cultural relativism versus universalism, religious fundamentalisms and the oppression of women; harmful tradtitional practices; women’s political and civil rights; the impact of authoritarianism and democratization on women’s status; the impact of economic globalization on women’s economic and labor rights; and the shortcomings of the international human rights regime in protecting women’s human rights.
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POL 557 - Health Policy 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program director or the Department Chair. Foundations of health policy analysis. The course covers the history and development of social policy related to health care; theories and methods used in the analysis and evaluation of health policies; and federal, state, and local governmental structures and processes, special interest groups, and other actors that impact health policy.
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POL 560 - Environmental Consequences of Globalization 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program director or the Department Chair. The environmental consequences of unregulated economic activity, rapid industrialization, and population growth. The course focuses on the Global South, but also examines the effects of profligate consumption patterns, the practices of Northern-based corporations, and other aspects of the globalization process that impact the worlds collective environmental security. Unsustainable environmental practices that impact climate change, biodiversity, the worlds natural resource base, and food supply are examined.
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POL 562 - Environmental Policy 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor The broad context of environmental policymaking. Course provides a particular understanding of environmental policy issues, including the importance and effects of historical, political, and institutional context of environmental policymaking. The course also teaches the essential skills and concepts important for the analysis and evaluation of environmental policies.
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POL 566 - Crime, Justice, and Policy 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor An exploration of public policy in a criminal justice context. The causes and consequences of public policy will be explored to demonstrate the complexity of the relationships between criminological knowledge, policy and practice.
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POL 580 - Statistical Analysis 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor A case study approach involving the following statistical concepts: descriptive statistics, probability, sampling, probability distribution, statistical estimation, chi-square testing, analysis of variance and simple regression-correlation analysis.
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POL 581 - Research Methods for Public Policy 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor Research-based course that reviews the process of applied research design, secondary data research techniques, appropriate techniques and sources for internet research, and the use of mixed methodological strategies in applied policy research. The course requires students to conduct independent policy research within this framework and it requires students to produce a final research paper on a policy issue selected by the student.
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POL 585 - Applied Policy Research Seminar 3 credits
POL 500, POL 580, and POL 581; Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor The methods, techniques, and data sources for conducting applied policy research and the preparation of analytic reports designed to influence decision-making in government, business, education, and other organizational settings.
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POL 595 - Independent Study variable credits
Conditions and hours to be arranged
POL 500, POL 580, and POL 581; Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area not otherwise part of the discipline’s course offerings.
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POL 596 - Directed Study 3 credits
Conditions and hours to be arranged
POL 500, POL 580, and POL 581; Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered.
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POL 599 - Public Policy Internship variable credits
POL 500, POL 580, and POL 581; Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor A policy-related internship tailored to each students’ career preferences or academic interests. The selection of an internship venue will occur in consultation with the student’s MPP advisor and with the approval of the MPP Internship Coordinator. The Internship venue is usually selected from a pre-approved list of local, state and federal agencies, non-profit organizations and private sector businesses. Note: The field work component of the internship (2 credits) is waived if an individual has at least two years substantial and relevant work experience in a policy making or public management position, although students must still enroll in the academic course component (one credit) of the internship to graduate.
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POL 611 - Administrative Law 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor Formulation and implementation perspectives on administrative law. The goal is to create a basic understanding of the relationships between federal and state laws, and the implementing regulatory bodies. Topics covered include administrative power creation, implementation, and review, and the general relationships between principles of administrative law and of environmental policy are explored.
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POL 640 - Introduction to Globalization (Kassel University) 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor Introduction to the competing theoretical and ideological discourses on globalization. Reviews various definitions of globalization, the relationship between globalization and capitalist development, the technological, economic, and political forces driving globalization. Examines the shifting balance of power between business and the nation-state, capital and labor, and between the sexes, natives and migrants, and the global North and South. Asks whether alternative forms of globalization are possible.
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POL 641 - International Economics 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor Introduction to the macroeconomic analysis of open economies: balance of payments, factors influencing various segments of a country’s balance of payments, traditional and new approaches to balance of payment adjustments; the pros and cons of various exchange rate regimes, analysis of past exchange rate regimes; partial equilibrium analysis of exchange rates such as purchasing power parity (PPP) and uncovered interest parity (UIP); opportunities and limits of monetary and fiscal policies in open economies; economic theories of currency speculation; proposals for exchange rate stabilization; and economic theory of currency integration using the European Monetary System as an example.
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POL 642 - Governance of the World Market 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor The political regulation of the world market, including an introduction to the major institutions and actors involved in governing the world market. The course examines the historical development of the world market from the British gold standard, the monetary crisis of the inter(world)war period, the fixed exchange rate regime of Bretton Woods, the failure of the International Trade Organization, to the establishment of the GATT, and the move toward flexible exchange rates, UNCTAD, and the New Economic Order. The reviews contemporary events, including the failure of global Keynesianism, the Latin American debt crisis, multilateralism and regional free trade areas, and the shift from GATT to the WTO, the IMF, and the Asian crisis.
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POL 643 - Theories of International Political Economy 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor Introduce to different theories of International Political Economy: neorealism, regime theory, dependency theory, world system theory, and regulation theory, as well as approaches from a gender theoretical and constructivist perspective.
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POL 644 - The Impact of Globalization on National and Local Economies (KasselUniversity) 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor
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POL 650 - Special Topics in Policy Studies 3 credits
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor Variable series of seminars and lecture courses on substantive policy areas. Topics could include governmental secrecy, public management, science and technology policy, regional economic development, and environmental policy. Topics will vary depending on the instructor’s current research interests and policy consulting activities or in response to the emergence of significant public policy issues.
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POL 661 - Environmental Law 3 credits
The major policy implementation and legitimization stages typical of environmental law and regulation development. Students gain understanding of the ways the law establishes “frameworks” within which policies must be developed and must interact, and the roles of policy professionals in the several stages of development.
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POL 663 - Ocean Policy and Law 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor The interrelation between law and policy in the particular context of the marine environment. Course surveys coastal zone management, offshore resource management, marine pollution, and domestic and international ocean policy. Students are offered a broad perspective on legal and administrative issues affecting the oceans worldwide.
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POL 664 - Coastal Zone Management 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor Exploration of multidisciplinary regulatory techniques applied to the management of coastal regions. Coastal Zone Management is intended to introduce students to the complex interactions between natural and social sciences, including the identification and analysis of policy issues related to the management of coastal areas. Major ecosystem values of coastal systems will be explored, and the resulting consequences of human interactions assessed. Problem solving skills will be developed through a number of case studies where students will have the opportunity to identify, develop, and critically evaluate coastal management plans. This will include a review of the major legal frameworks affecting coastal management.
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POL 680 - Human Services Policy 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor UMass Boston course
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POL 681 - Legal Foundations for Ecosystem Management 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor
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POL 699 - Policy Research Seminar 3 credits
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POM 500 - Statistical Analysis 3 credits
A case study approach involving the following statistical concepts: descriptive statistics, probability, sampling, probability distribution, statistical estimation, chi-square testing, analysis of variance and simple regression-correlation analysis.
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POM 651 - Advanced Operations Analysis 3 credits
Techniques for the analysis and improvement of the value-adding activities of an organization. Such activities are called by a number of names: processes, operations, production or just plain “work.” Value is added only when the output from a process meets the needs of customers, both internal and external. The course focuses on the efficient and effective management, in both manufacturing and service environments, of processes (a set of tasks or activities that contribute to delivering products and services in order to meet customers’ needs, whereby inputs are transformed into outputs thereby adding value).
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POM 675 - International Supply Chain Management 3 credits
Management of the flow of materials into, through, and out of operations in an international context. The course investigates how to manage such complexities as long distances, currency fluctuations, variable infrastructures, diverse cultures, political instability, and dissimilar legal systems. The value-adding activities of procurement, manufacturing/operations, and logistics/distribution are conceptualized as one integrated supply chain. By understanding various facets of the supply chain, this course will provide sufficient insight to analyze the challenges of configurations and coordination in a global environment.
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POM 676 - Business Process Design 3 credits
Business processes through which “value-adding activities” to customers are accomplished, such as order fulfillment, product development, and customer service. The course provides fundamental ideas underlying total quality management, time-based competition and business process reengineering. Specific topics include capacity management, integrated work, the impact of variability on process performance, tools for business process design, lean and agile management systems, dynamic flow management, time compression, performance measurement systems and inter-firm coordination.
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POM 677 - Logistics Strategy and Management 3 credits
Graded
POM 650 Understand and analyze the concepts of logistics and supply chain management. Topics include customer service, inventory management, information systems, order fulfillment, transportation, third-party logistics, warehousing and supply chain strategy. Emphasis will be placed on providing logistical support for procurement, manufacturing and distribution
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POM 679 - Management of Health Care Operations 3 credits
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Prerequisite(s): POM 345 or POM 500 or equivalent. Analysis of service operations and contemporary policy issues related to health care. Health care costs, financing, quality, economics, health information technology and other topics that affect the efficiency and effectiveness of health care are examined from a multidisciplinary perspective that embraces both business and policy disciplines.
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POM 690 - Special Topics 3 credits
An opportunity for the faculty to propose a course and teach it as an elective to students who express interest in a particular subject. Topics will vary and be announced before registration is completed in the previous semester. May be repeated with change of content.
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POM 695 - Independent Study 3 credits
Conditions and hours to be arranged
An opportunity for the student to propose a course and study with a particular professor who agrees to participate in it as an elective for the student. This course series is a particularly useful way to engage a student in a thesis. Topics will vary and be announced before registration is completed in the previous semester.
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POM 696 - Directed Study 3 credits
Conditions and hours to be arranged
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered.
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POM 699 - Internship in Operations Management 3 credits
Internship. Each faculty supervisor will set up the specific requirements for the student prior to the experience starting, based on the amount of hours the student will be working and the type of experience to be gained.
Internship course. Students will undertake relevant work experience while working with a faculty sponsor for credit.
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POR 500 - Luís de Camões 3 credits
A two part course. First, students analyze the types of lyrical poetry Cames wrote, traditional peninsular forms and those taken from the Renaissance, and study the recurring themes in Cames’ poetry. Second, we study the epic poem, The Lusiads. Attention is given to the influence of Cames on Portuguese culture. Formerly POR 446. This course is dual-listed with POR 400 in the undergraduate catalogue.
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POR 510 - Eça de Queirós 3 credits
Study of the major works of the foremost Portuguese novelist of the nineteenth century. Examination of the aesthetic and ideological significance of Ea’s works. The analysis of his works as a critical response to European literature and philosophy, and specific authors of the Portuguese and Spanish tradition. Discussion of themes such as the relation between nature and culture, language and reality, technology and man, the past and historiography, and Portuguese nineteenth-century society. This course is dual-listed with POR 410 in the undergraduate catalogue.
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POR 520 - Machado de Assis 3 credits
Study of the major novels and short stories of the foremost Brazilian author of the nineteenth century. The course examines the innovative narrative techniques that characterize his works, and their relationship to precursors such as Lawrence Sterne and Almeida Garrett. The course also explores how Machado’s skepticism and irony anticipates modernist and post-modernist writings. This course is dual-listed with POR 420 in the undergraduate catalogue.
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POR 521 - Teaching Portuguese as a Foreign Language 3 credits
A theoretical and practical survey of methods and techniques used to teach foreign languages designed for both pre-service and in-service teachers of Portuguese. Development of educational materials for Portuguese and methodological issues applicable to heritage language learners are particularly emphasized. Assignments include presentations of teaching modules, classroom observations, and preparation of professional portfolios. This course is aligned with National Standards for Foreign Language Learning and with the Massachusetts Foreign Languages Curriculum Framework.
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POR 522 - Introduction to Portuguese Linguistics 3 credits
Prerequisite: POR 302 or consent of instructor An introduction to the study of Portuguese linguistics. The main goal of the course is to investigate the structure of Portuguese: its phonology, morphology, syntax, and pragmatics. The course will also consider aspects of dialects of Portuguese, exploring their social and historical background. Class time will be divided between lectures and group work. This course is intended for speakers and advanced learners of Portuguese and will facilitate the understanding (and the teaching ) of language mechanisms.
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POR 530 - Fernando Pessoa and Twentieth Century Portuguese Poetry 3 credits
Study of the poetry of Fernando Pessoa as an example of Modernism. The course examines the major heteronyms and their significance and discusses subsequent Portuguese literary generations of the 20th century, their characteristics, and most important authors, with emphasis on poetry. This course is dual-listed with POR 430 in the undergraduate catalogue.
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POR 545 - The Classical Period 3 credits
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POR 546 - Class Period Prose and Poetry 3 credits
The literary works of the great national period of Portugal. Emphasis on poetry, the literature of discovery and prose.
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POR 555 - Port Lit 19 & 20 Cent I 3 credits
A study of Romanticism and Realism. The “Generation of Coimbra” is discussed, but Eca de Queiroz will be studied in POR 456.
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POR 556 - Lit 19Th & 20Th Cent II 3 credits
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POR 571 - Gender and Society Brazil Cinema 3 credits
A thematic study of cinematographic representations of gender identities and practices within social contexts. Fostering global awareness and artistic literacy, topics include construction of feminine and feminist identities; masculinity and power relations; sexuality and national identity; same-sex and other non-traditional relations of love and intimacy; and machismo, ethnic and socio-economic disparity and alienation in contemporary life under women film-makers’ scrutiny.
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POR 581 - Seminar in Portuguese 3 credits
The study of specific topic, author, or literary period from Portugal, Brazil and/or Lusophone Africa. May be repeated with change in content. This course is dual-listed with POR 481 in the undergraduate catalogue.
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POR 595 - Graduate Independent Study 3 credits
Conditions and hours to be arranged
Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission of instructor, graduate director, and college dean. Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area not otherwise part of the discipline’s course offerings.
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POR 596 - Graduate Directed Study 3 credits
Conditions and hours to be arranged
Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission of instructor, graduate director, and college dean. Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered.
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POR 610 - Topics in Literary and Cultural Analysis 3 credits
A study of issues underlying literary and cultural analysis and methodological backgrounds of critical strategies. The first half of the course will be devoted to a review of major contemporary critical schools, e. g., structuralism, post-structuralism and deconstruction, formalism, feminist criticism, new historicism, and postcolonial criticism. The second half of the course will be devoted to the analysis of relevant contributions to the field of literary and cultural analysis published in the past five years. Samples from some of the major genres and works of the Portuguese-speaking world will be analyzed.
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POR 620 - Seminar in Portuguese Literature and Culture 3 credits
Study of a selected topic, period, author or genre in Portuguese literature and culture. Literary texts, canonical and non-canonical alike, are discussed in a broadly cultural context and from a theoretically informed perspective. Focused written assignments and/or formal oral presentations contribute to the development of individual research projects pursued by the students.
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POR 630 - Seminar in Brazilian Literature and Culture 3 credits
Study of a selected topic, period, author or genre in Brazilian literature and culture. Literary texts, canonical and non-canonical alike, are discussed in a broadly cultural context and from a theoretically informed perspective. Focused written assignments and/or formal oral presentations contribute to the development of individual research projects pursued by the students.
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POR 640 - Seminar in Lusophone African Literatures and Cultures 3 credits
Study of a selected topic, period, author or genre in Brazilian literature and culture. Literary texts, canonical and non-canonical alike, are discussed in a broadly cultural context and from a theoretically informed perspective. Focused written assignments and/or formal oral presentations contribute to the development of individual research projects pursued by the students.
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POR 650 - Comparative Studies in the Portuguese-Speaking World 3 credits
Study of a selected topic, period or genre from a comparative perspective encompassing various literatures and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world and including, if applicable, other Western and non-Western theoretical, literary and cultural readings. Literary texts, canonical and non-canonical alike, are discussed in a broadly cultural context and from a theoretically informed perspective. Focused written assignments and/or formal oral presentations contribute to the development of individual research projects pursued by the students.
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POR 660 - Thesis or Project I 3 credits
Prerequisite: POR 610 Individual research project leading to the production of a substantial written work, pursued under the direction of a faculty advisor. This course is continued as POR 661; initially students receive the grade IP, which is changed to be the same as that earned in POR 661.
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POR 661 - Thesis or Project II 3 credits
Prerequisite: POR 660 Individual research project leading to the production of a substantial written work, pursued under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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POR 681 - Top Luso-Afro-Brazil Study and Theory 3 credits
Study of a specific topic, author or literary period from Portugal, Brazil, Lusophone Africa or elsewhere in the Lusophone World (Asia, Lusophone Diaspora), as well as related advanced work in literary theory and cultural studies.
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POR 695 - Independent Study 3 credits
Conditions and hours to be arranged
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area not otherwise part of the discipline’s course offerings.
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POR 710 - Topic Lit & Cult Analysis 3 credits
A study of issues underlying literary and cultural analysis and methodological backgrounds of critical strategies. The first half of the course will be devoted to a review of major contemporary critical schools, e. g., structuralism, post-structuralism and deconstruction, formalism, feminist criticism, new historicism, and postcolonial criticism. The second half of the course will be devoted to the analysis of relevant contributions to the field of literary and cultural analysis published in the past five years. Samples from some of the major genres and works of the Portuguese-speaking world will be analyzed.
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POR 720 - Seminar in Portuguese Literature and Culture 3 credits
Advanced study of a selected topic, period, author or genre in Portuguese literature and culture. Literary texts, canonical and non-canonical alike, are discussed in a broadly cultural context and from a theoretically informed perspective. Students formulate and develop independent research projects exploring theoretical meanings and consequences of literary works and/or cultural phenomena.
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POR 730 - Sem Brazilian Lit & Culture 3 credits
Advanced study of a selected topic, period, author or genre in Brazilian literature and culture. Literary texts, canonical and non-canonical alike, are discussed in a broadly cultural context and from a theoretically informed perspective. Students formulate and develop independent research projects exploring theoretical meanings and consequences of literary works and/or cultural phenomena.
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POR 740 - Seminar on Lusophone African Literature and Culture 3 credits
Advanced study of a selected topic, period, author or genre in Lusophone African literatures and cultures. Literary texts, canonical and non-canonical alike, are discussed in a broadly cultural context and from a theoretically informed perspective. Students formulate and develop independent research projects exploring theoretical meanings and consequences of literary works and/or cultural phenomena.
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POR 750 - Comp Studies Port-Speak World 3 credits
Advanced study of a selected topic, period, or genre from a comparative perspective encompassing various literatures and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world and including, if applicable, other Western and non-Western theoretical, literary and cultural readings. Literary texts, canonical and non-canonical alike, are discussed in a broadly cultural context and from a theoretically informed perspective. Students formulate and develop independent research projects exploring theoretical meanings and consequences of literary works and/or cultural phenomena.
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POR 760 - Dissertation I 3 credits
Individual research leading to the production of a PhD dissertation pursued under the direction of a faculty advisor. This course continues as POR 761, POR 762, and POR 763. Initially graduate students receive the grade IP which is changed to an A-F following completion of the course sequence.
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POR 761 - Dissertation II 3 credits
Individual research leading to the production of a PhD dissertation pursued under the direction of a faculty advisor. This course continues as POR 762 and POR 763. Initially graduate students receive the grade IP which is changed to an A-F following completion of the course sequence.
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POR 762 - Dissertation III 3 credits
Individual research leading to the production of a PhD dissertation pursued under the direction of a faculty advisor. This course continues as POR 763. Initially graduate students receive the grade IP which is changed to an A-F following completion of the course sequence.
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POR 763 - Dissertation IV 3 credits
Individual research leading to the production of a PhD dissertation pursued under the direction of a faculty advisor.
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POR 781 - Top Luso-Afro-Brazil Study and Theory 3 credits
Study of a specific topic, author or literary period from Portugal, Brazil, Lusophone Africa or elsewhere in the Lusophone World (Asia, Lusophone Diaspora), as well as related advanced work in literary theory and cultural studies.
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PSC 501 - Teaching Political Science in Secondary Schools 3 credits
Analysis of the policy-making process, particularly in contemporary American national, state and local politics; comparative analysis of other political systems; development of issue oriented case studies and units for use in secondary school social studies courses; development of critical thinking and communications skills.
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PSC 593 - Portugal and the European Union 3 credits
Examines the political, economic, and demographic shifts in Portuguese society that have accompanied the process of European integration. This is a four-week summer course offered in a study-abroad format in Portugal. Various field trips and guest lectures will shed light on the impact of EU integration. This course is dual-listed with PSC 393 in the undergraduate catalogue.
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PSC 594 - Policies of European Integration 3 credits
Topics on European integration, the historical development of the European Union, eastward expansion, treaties, the Single Market, the EURO, theories of European integration, and challenges facing the smaller states in the EU. This is a four-week summer course offered in a study-abroad format in Portugal. Various field trips and guest lectures will shed light on the impact of EU integration. This course is dual-listed with PSC 394 in the undergraduate catalogue.
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PSM 545 - Professional and Scientific Communication 3 credits
Lecture
This course will help students improve their professional communication. In this course, students will gain a fuller understanding of the communication process, and will gain practical experience in effective communication skills. Students will develop both written and oral communication within the context of their professional concentration. Assignments simulate those encountered in the “real-world” including persuasive presentations, oral and written reports, and communications with a variety of audiences including mainstream media and funding sources. The course will also employ newer technologies to enable students to explore the opportunities and constraints technology places on effective communication. Supplemental course reading and materials included as appropriate. ENL 650
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PST 500 - Political Institutions and the Policy Process 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program director or the Department Chair. see POL 500
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PST 501 - Theories of Policy Formation 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program director or the Department Chair. see POL 501
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PST 510 - Public Management 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program director or the Department Chair. see POL 510
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PST 512 - Perform Measure Pub&Non-Profit 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program director or the Department Chair. see POL 512
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PST 514 - Introduction to Planning 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program director or the Department Chair. see POL 514
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PST 530 - Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation 3 credits
PST 580 or permission of instructor; Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program director or the Department Chair. see POL 530
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PST 531 - Program Evaluation 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program director or the Department Chair. see POL 531
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PST 532 - Policy Analysis 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program director or the Department Chair. see POL 532
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PST 536 - Regional Economic Development Policy 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program director or the Department Chair. see POL 536
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PST 537 - Public Policy in Massachusetts 3 credits
Matriculated students must be a graduate student in good standing. Non matriculated students must possess an earned bachelor’s degree. Any exceptions require the permission of one of the following: the course instructor, the graduate program director or the Department Chair. see POL 537 Cross-listed as PST 437
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PST 538 - Public Policy in America 3 credits
see POL 538
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