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Social Science & Policy Studies
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Social Science & Policy Studies
Social Science & Policy Studies Courses
Undergraduate Courses
DEV 1200. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIETY
DEV 2200. CASE STUDIES IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND ENGINEERING
DEV 4400. SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND DESIGN IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ECON 1110. INTRODUCTORY MICROECONOMICS
ECON 1120. INTRODUCTORY MACROECONOMICS
ECON 2110. INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS
ECON 2117. ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
ECON 2120. INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS
ECON 2125. DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
ECON 2126. PUBLIC ECONOMICS
ECON 2130. ECONOMETRIC MODELING
ECON 2145. BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
ECON 2155. EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS
ECON 2910. ECONOMICS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ENV 1100. INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
ENV 1500. INTRODUCTION TO GRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
ENV 2201. PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
ENV 220X. BUILDING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES
ENV 2310. ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE AND INNOVATION
ENV 2400. ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR
ENV 2600. ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD
ENV 2700. SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
ENV 3100. ADVENTURES IN SUSTAINABLE URBANISM
ENV 4400. SENIOR SEMINAR IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
GOV 1301. U.S. GOVERNMENT
GOV 1303. AMERICAN PUBLIC POLICY
GOV 1310. LAW, COURTS, AND POLITICS
GOV 1320. TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
GOV 2302. SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGY POLICY
GOV 2310. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: FOUNDATIONS OF GOVERNMENT
GOV 2311. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND LAW
GOV 2313. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW
GOV 2314. CYBERLAW AND POLICY
GOV 2315. PRIVACY: HOW LAWS, POLICY, AND TECHNOLOGY FIT TOGETHER
GOV 2318. COMPARATIVE HEALTHCARE: POLICY, POLITICS, AND ADVOCACY
GOV 2319. GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS
PSY 1400. INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
PSY 1401. COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 1402. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 1404. DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 1412. MENTAL HEALTH
PSY 1504. STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING COGNITIVE SKILLS
PSY 2401. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION
PSY 2406. CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY: HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
PSY 2407. PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER
PSY 2408. HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 2410. SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 2501. MUSIC AND MIND
PSY 2502. PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY
PSY 2504. HUMAN SEXUALITY
PSY 2800. SPECIAL TOPICS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
PSY 3000. PSYCHOLOGY AND LAW
PSY 3400. SURVEY DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
PSY 340X. SURVEY DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
PSY 3500. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS
PSY 4800. SPECIAL TOPICS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
SD 1510. INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODELING
SD 1520. SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODELING
SD 2520. MODELING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS
SD 2530. ADVANCED TOPICS IN SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODELING
SOC 1202. INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY
SS 1505. GAMES FOR UNDERSTANDING COMPLEXITY
STS 1200. FUNDAMENTALS OF GLOBAL HEALTH
STS 4000. SENIOR SEMINAR IN GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH
Experimental Undergraduate Courses
ECON 210X. INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
ECON 216X. ECONOMIC LESSONS FROM THE DUTCH GOLDEN AGE
ECON 291X. ECONOMICS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ENV 130X. SMART & SUSTAINABLE CITIES
ENV 200X. CLIMATE CHANGE: VULNERABILITY AND MITIGATION
ENV 210X. CLIMATE CHANGE, RESILIENCE, AND THE DEVELOPING WORLD
ENV 300X. FIELD COURSE IN EUROPEAN URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
GOV 233X. SOCIAL ACTION AND POLICY CHANGE
GOV 235X. INTERNTIONAL MIGRATION AND POLITICS
GOV 236X. WOMEN IN POLITICS
Graduate Courses
PSY 501. FOUNDATIONS OF THE LEARNING SCIENCES
PSY 502. LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN EDUCATION
PSY 503. RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE LEARNING SCIENCES
PSY 504. META-COGNITION, MOTIVATION, AND AFFECT
SD 550. SYSTEM DYNAMICS FOUNDATION: MANAGING COMPLEXITY
SD 551. MODELING AND EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF COMPLEX PROBLEMS
SD 552. SYSTEM DYNAMICS FOR INSIGHT
SD 553. MODEL ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION TECHNIQUES
SD 556. STRATEGIC MODELING AND BUSINESS DYNAMICS
SD 557. LATENT STRUCTURES, UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES AND POLICY
SD 558. INTRODUCTION TO AGENT-BASED MODELING
SD 560. STRATEGY DYNAMICS
SD 561. ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DYNAMICS
SD 562. PROJECT DYNAMICS
SD 565. MACROECONOMIC DYNAMICS
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