Summer & Continuing Studies 2013

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AAAS 70a - Introduction to Afro-American History

4 credit hours
Instructor: Chad Williams
Requirements Fulfilled: ss
Online-M, W 07:30 - 09:00 PM

Extended Summer Session: June 3 to August 9, 2013
A survey of the Afro-American experience from the era of slavery to the present. Topics include the rise of a distinct community and its institutions, reconstruction and segregation, the contributions of blacks to American society, and the struggles for freedom and equality. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
Sage class number: 2108
Course Tuition: $2,475 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

ANTH 1a - Introduction to the Comparative Study of Human Societies

4 credit hours
Instructor: Anna Jaysane-Darr
Requirements Fulfilled: ss, nw
M, T, Th 01:30 - 03:50 PM

Summer Session I: June 3 to July 5, 2013
This course examines the ways human beings construct their lives in a variety of societies. Includes the study of the concept of culture, kinship and social organization, political economy, gender and sexuality, religion and ritual, symbols and language, social inequalities and social change, and globalization. Consideration of anthropological research methods and approaches to cross-cultural analysis. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
Sage class number: 2048
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

ANTH 55a - Anthropology of Development

4 credit hours
Instructor: Mrinalini Tankha
Requirements Fulfilled: ss, nw
M, T, Th 06:30 - 08:50 PM

Summer Session II: July 8 to August 9, 2013
This course combines an examination of the historical development of "development" concepts and institutions with case studies of particular developmental projects in the United States and abroad. Throughout the course, we will sustain a dynamic interplay between development theory and practice. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
Sage class number: 2076
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

ANTH 61b - Language in American Life

4 credit hours
Instructor: Laura John
Requirements Fulfilled: ss
M, T, Th 08:30 - 10:50 AM

Summer Session II: July 8 to August 9, 2013
This course examines the relationships between language and some major dimensions of American social life: social groupings (the structures of ethnic, regional, class, and gender relations); social settings (such as courtrooms, workplaces, and homes); and social interaction. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
Sage class number: 2077
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

ANTH 116a - Human Osteology

4 credit hours
Instructor: Javier Urcid
Requirements Fulfilled: ss, sn
M, T, Th 01:30 - 03:50 PM

Summer Session I: June 3 to July 5, 2013
This is an experiential learning course. This course also counts toward the HSSP Major or Minor. In this course we will study skeletal anatomy and the application of forensic techniques to archaeological problems. Hands-on laboratory sessions focus on methods of estimating age at the time of death, determining sex, assessing variability, detecting instances of bone remodeling, and identifying cultural and natural modifications to bony tissue. Case studies will be used to exemplify bioarchaeological approaches. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
Sage class number: 2050
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

ANTH 144a - The Anthropology of Gender

4 credit hours
Instructor: Jessica Hardin
Requirements Fulfilled: wi, ss, nw
M, T, Th 06:30 - 08:50 PM

Summer Session I: June 3 to July 5, 2013
This course is an examination of gender constructs, sexuality, and cultural systems from a comparative perspective. Topics include the division of labor, rituals of masculinity and femininity, the vexing question of the universality of women's subordination, cross-cultural perspectives on same-sex sexualities and transsexuality, the impact of globalization on systems, and the history of feminist anthropology. You can view a syllabus for this class here. This course is available for Undergraduate Credit only in Summer 2013.
Sage class number: 2051
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

ECON 10a - Introduction to Microeconomics

4 credit hours
Instructor: H. Michael Coiner
Requirements Fulfilled: ss, qr
M, T, Th 01:30 - 03:50 PM

Summer Session I: June 3 to July 5, 2013
Intended for Economics majors and minors or students who intend to take more than one Economics course. May not be taken for credit by students who took ECON 2a in prior years.
This course introduces students to the field of microeconomics, which is the study of how individuals and firms make decisions and how these decisions interact. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
Sage class number: 2054
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

ECON 80a - Microeconomic Theory

4 credit hours
Instructor: Jeremy Kronick
Requirements Fulfilled: ss
M, T, Th 11:00 AM - 01:20 PM

Summer Session II: July 8 to Aug. 9, 2013
Prerequisite: ECON 10a. (ECON 28b, formerly Econ 8b, for students entering prior to the fall of 2012.) Students must earn C- or higher in MATH 10a, or the equivalent, to enroll in this course. See "Special Notes Relating to Undergraduates" in the economics section of the Bulletin for more information.
This course will present the theoretical tools of microeconomics necessary to analyze economic problems and their proposed solutions. We will begin with an introduction to consumer theory and demand, which is the foundation for learning about consumer behavior and analyzing consumer decisions. Next, we will look at the topic of game theory and its associated implications. We will then introduce producer theory on how firms decide their optimal input combinations and output. We then turn our attention to study different types of market structures (monopoly, oligopoly and competitive market), concepts of partial and general equilibrium and welfare analysis. The aim of this course is to provide you with the techniques to structure and evaluate a number of policy questions relevant to the real world and "think like an economist". You can view a syllabus for this class here.

Please note: ECON 80a, 82b, and 83a. Brandeis Students receiving less than a C- for any of these courses must retake the course and earn a C- or better before enrolling in any upper-level elective. Students receiving less than a C- in ECON 83a must retake the course and earn a C- or better before enrolling in an Econometrics course. Students must receive a C- or higher in Math 10a or the equivalent course prior to enrolling in any of these courses. If it is found that a student has not successfully completed this prerequisite at any time during the semester, the student will be dropped from the course.
Sage class number: 2082
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

ECON 82b - Macroeconomic Theory

4 credit hours
Instructor: Carolina Pan
Requirements Fulfilled: ss
M, T, Th 11:00 AM - 01:20 PM

Summer Session I: June 3 to July 5, 2013
Prerequisite: ECON 20a. (ECON 28b, formerly Econ 8b, for students entering prior to the fall of 2012.) Students must earn C- or higher in MATH 10a, or the equivalent, to enroll in this course. See "Special Notes Relating to Undergraduates" in the economics section of the Bulletin for more information.
This course studies the concepts behind key economic aggregates, their measurement and inter-relations amongst them. In particular, we will study national income, consumption, investment, interest rates, exchange rates, inflation, and the unemployment rate. We will use economic models to understand the relationships amongst these variables and how economic policy can affect them. One focus of the class will be to understand these relationships through the analysis of actual economic data. You can view a syllabus for this class here.

Please note: ECON 80a, 82b, and 83a. Brandeis Students receiving less than a C- for any of these courses must retake the course and earn a C- or better before enrolling in any upper-level elective. Students receiving less than a C- in ECON 83a must retake the course and earn a C- or better before enrolling in an Econometrics course. Students must receive a C- or higher in Math 10a or the equivalent course prior to enrolling in any of these courses. If it is found that a student has not successfully completed this prerequisite at any time during the semester, the student will be dropped from the course.

Sage class number: 2055
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

ECON 83a - Statistics for Economic Analysis

4 credit hours
Instructor: Sarah Le Tang
Requirements Fulfilled: ss, qr
M, T, Th 01:30 - 03:50 PM

Summer Session I: June 3 to July 5, 2013
Prerequisite: ECON 2a or 10a. Students must earn C- or higher in MATH 10a, or the equivalent, to enroll in this course. See "Special Notes Relating to Undergraduates" in the economics section of the Bulletin for more information.

This course is designed to provide a working knowledge of the analysis tools of probability and statistics used in economics. Some of the topics that we will cover include descriptive statistics, probability theory, the Central Limit Theorem, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing. We will conclude with an introduction to regression analysis: single variable regressions, ordinary least squares, and the Gauss Markov Theorem. By the end of the course, you will be better able to assess statistical findings reported in the media, read the professional economics literature and perform data analysis for your own research projects. You can view a syllabus for this class here.

Please note: ECON 80a, 82b, and 83a. Brandeis students receiving less than a C- for any of these courses must retake the course and earn a C- or better before enrolling in any upper-level elective. Students receiving less than a C- in ECON 83a must retake the course and earn a C- or better before enrolling in an Econometrics course. Students must receive a C- or higher in Math 10a or the equivalent course prior to enrolling in any of these courses. If it is found that a student has not successfully completed this prerequisite at any time during the semester, the student will be dropped from the course.
Sage class number: 2056
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

ECON 171a - Financial Economics

4 credit hours
Instructor: Michael Bertini
Requirements Fulfilled: ss
M, T, Th 01:30 - 03:50 PM

Summer Session II: July 8 to August 9, 2013
Prerequisites: ECON 80a and ECON 83a. May not be taken for credit by students who have previously taken IEF 205a.
This course is an introduction to financial economics. Topics include the selection of assets, portfolio choice under uncertainty, equilibrium asset pricing models, the efficient markets hypothesis, futures, and options markets. This course is available for Undergraduate Credit only in Summer 2013.
Sage class number: 2083
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

ECON 184b - Econometrics

4 credit hours
Instructor: Jing Ren
Requirements Fulfilled: ss, qr
M, T, Th 06:30 - 08:50 PM

Summer Session II: July 8 to August 9, 2013
Prerequisites: ECON 83a, ECON 80a. This course may not be taken for credit by students who have previously taken or are currently enrolled in ECON 185a or ECON 311a. This is an introductory course to the theory of econometric regression and forecasting models, with applications to the analysis of business and economic data. This course is available for Undergraduate Credit only in Summer 2013. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
Sage class number: 2084
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

FILM 110a - Film Production I

4 credit hours
Instructor: Marc Weinberg
Requirements Fulfilled: ss, ca
M, T, Th 01:30 - 03:50 PM

Summer Session I: June 3 to July 5, 2013
This course is an introduction to the basic principles and techniques of fictional narrative motion picture production. Students will take part in teams and produce two short films. The films will emphasize dramatic development and creative storytelling through image composition, camera movement, editing, and sound. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
Sage class number: 2062
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

HIST 147b - Twentieth-Century Russia

4 credit hours
Instructor: Marlyn Miller
Requirements Fulfilled: ss
Online-T, Th 07:30 - 09:00 PM

Extended Summer Session: June 3 to August 9, 2013
This course traces Russian history from the 1905 revolution to the present day, with particular emphasis on the Revolution of 1917, Stalinism, culture, and the decline and fall of the USSR. This course is available for Undergraduate Credit only in Summer 2013. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
Sage class number: 2112
Course Tuition: $2,475 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

HSSP 100b - Introduction to Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Population Health

4 credit hours
Instructor: Meredith Bergey
Requirements Fulfilled: ss, qr
M, T, Th 01:30 - 03:50 PM

Summer Session I: June 3 to July 5, 2013
This is a Core course for the HSSP program and counts toward a HSSP Major or Minor.
This course provides an orientation to the science of epidemiology, the quantitative foundation for public health policy. As a comprehensive survey course, students from varying academic backgrounds are introduced to biostatistics and major epidemiological concepts, and provided with training in their application to the study of health and disease in human populations. Case studies examine how environmental, physical, behavioral, psychological, and social factors contribute to the disease burden of populations. You can view a syllabus for this class here. This course is available for Undergraduate Credit only in Summer 2013.
Sage class number: 2105
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

IGS 10a - Introduction to International and Global Studies

4 credit hours
Instructor: Chandler Rosenberger
Requirements Fulfilled: ss
M, T, Th 01:30 - 03:50 PM

Summer Session I: June 3 to July 5, 2013
"Globalization" touches us more every day. This course introduces the challenges that globalization presents to international governance, economic success, individual and group identities, cultural diversity and the environment. It explores globalization's impact on various regions and on inequalities within and between nations, as well as addressing questions of gender, race, and global security. A requirement for the IGS major or minor, this course offers to all students a familiarity with the major issues facing an increasingly complex and interdependent world. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
Sage class number: 2065
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

JOUR 45a - Sports Writing

4 credit hours
Instructor: Peter May
Requirements Fulfilled: wi, ss
Online-T, Th 06:00 - 07:30 PM

Extended Summer Session: June 3 to August 9, 2013
This course applies skills in research, interviewing, and direct observation to write game stories, features, and opinion pieces about sports. Students learn to also see and write about sports in the broader context of business, political and social issues. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
Sage class number: 2113
Course Tuition: $2,475 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

LGLS 131b - Patient Autonomy: Law, Medicine, and Ethics

4 credit hours
Instructor: Sarah Elisabeth Curi
Requirements Fulfilled: ss
M, W 05:30 - 07:30 PM

Extended Summer Session: June 3 to August 9, 2013
This course is designed to examine how health care decisions are made, and by whom. With a focus on patient rights, together, we will:
- explore how health care decisions are made, and by whom
- explore a range of current issues in the field of biomedical ethics, including the legal and ethical aspects of the physician-patient relationship, the doctrine of informed consent, medical futility, assisted reproduction, physician-assisted suicide, personhood, the right-to-die, clinical research, and emerging technologies.
- consider the conflicting roles and responsibilities for medical professionals and caregivers, and
- analyze hard and often tragic choices involving life, quality of life, and death
- assess the ability of the legal system to set standards and resolve conflict.

This course is about making choices - hard choices. Not only are these choices hard because they involve decisions about life, quality of life, and death, but also because there are often persuasive arguments on both sides of the issues. There are few easy answers. And, there is certainly much to think about and to discuss. Furthermore, we will find that patient autonomy impacts much more than just the individuals involved in making choices. The choices that we make - as individuals, groups, and public policy makers - influence the kind of society we have today and the one we will have in the future.

Thoughtful class participation is an essential element of this course.
After successful completion of this course, students will be able to thoughtfully consider and discuss a range of current and emerging ethical issues in modern medicine.

You can view a syllabus for this class here. This course is available for Undergraduate Credit only in Summer 2013.
Sage class number: 2102
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

POL 167a - United States and China in World Politics

4 credit hours
Instructor: Ralph A. Thaxton, Jr.
Requirements Fulfilled: ss
M, T, Th 11:00 AM - 01:20 PM

Summer Session I: June 3 to July 5, 2013
This course focuses primarily on the following topics: issues in U.S.-China relations, including Taiwan and Tibet; the formation of a Greater China; military security and use of nuclear weapons; human rights; and Chinese and American versions of nationalism and internationalism.
Sage class number: 2073
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable, once per summer $50 registration fee.

PSYC 1a - Introduction to Psychology

4 credit hours
Instructor: Brittany Cassidy
Requirements Fulfilled: ss
M, T, Th 06:30 - 08:50 PM

Summer Session II: July 8 to August 9, 2013
This course is a survey of contemporary psychology. Topics include brain and behavior, perception, memory, learning, cognitive processes, plasticity, intelligence, child and adult development, personality, social behavior, and the relationship between normal and abnormal behavior. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
Sage class number: 2095
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

PSYC 51a - Statistics

4 credit hours
Instructor: Grayson Kimball
Requirements Fulfilled: ss, qr
M, T, Th 01:30 - 03:50 PM

Summer Session I: June 3 to July 5, 2013
Prerequisite: PSYC 1a. This course covers the fundamentals of descriptive and inferential statistics. The various techniques useful in the behavioral sciences will be emphasized. Students learn the theory of statistical decisions, practical application of statistical software, and how to analyze journal articles. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
Sage class number: 2074
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

PSYC 52a - Research Methods and Laboratory in Psychology

4 credit hours
Instructor: Monika Lohani
Requirements Fulfilled: wi, ss, qr
M, T, Th 08:30 - 10:50 AM

Summer Session II: July 8 to August 9, 2013
This is an experiential learning course. Prerequisites: PSYC 1a and 51a. This course may not be repeated for credit by students who have taken PSYC 152a in previous years. In this course, you will learn how to conduct research in psychology. Through an intensive hands-on projects, you will learn about correlational and experimental design, have the opportunity to analyze data, and write comprehensive research reports in the style accepted by the American Psychological Association. The course offers supervised practice in experimental design, data analysis and interpretation, and formal presentation of experimental results. You can view a syllabus for this class here.
Sage class number: 2096
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

SOC 152a - Urban Life and Culture

4 credit hours
Instructor: Jaleh Jalili
Requirements Fulfilled: ss
M, T, Th 01:30 - 03:50 PM

Summer Session II: July 8 to August 9, 2013
This course is an analysis of the social and cultural dimensions of life in urban environments. Together, we will examine how various processes, including immigration, deindustrialization, and suburbanization, affect neighborhoods, public spaces, work, shopping, and leisure in cities. This course is available for Undergraduate Credit only in Summer 2013.
Sage class number: 2097
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

SOC 155b - Protest, Politics, and Change: Social Movements

4 credit hours
Instructor: Diana Schor
Requirements Fulfilled: ss
M, T, Th 11:00 AM - 01:20 PM

Summer Session I: June 3 to July 5, 2013
This course will introduce students to a theoretical and practical understanding of social movements, exploring the various aspects of contention that lead to the emergence and evolution of social movements, dynamics and conditions of individual and collective participation in movements, and political and personal consequences of participation. Students will familiarize themselves with key theoretical models and concepts as they explore them through concrete case studies of social movements that operate in a variety of contexts in the United States and abroad. Students will also learn about strategies and frames used by social movement organizations to recruit and work with individual people toward joint goals, and the processes and mechanisms through they interact with other organizations, the government, and the public. Students will learn about traditional social movements that rely on contentious actions in order to gain resources from the state (such as workers' movements or the Civil Rights Movement) and identity-based movements (such as the gay and lesbian movement in the U.S.) that aim to remove stigma associated with certain lifestyles and may challenge authorities other than, or in addition to, the state. You can view a syllabus for this class here. This course is available for Undergraduate Credit only in Summer 2013.
Sage class number: 2075
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee

SOC 191a - Health, Community, and Society

4 credit hours
Instructor: Catherine Tan
Requirements Fulfilled: ss
M, T, Th 11:00 AM - 01:20 PM

Summer Session II: July 8 to August 9, 2013
This is an experiential learning course. This is a Core course for the HSSP program and counts toward a HSSP Major or Minor. This course will explore the interrelationships among society, health, and disease, emphasizing the social causes and experience of illness. You can view a syllabus for this class here. This course is available for Undergraduate Credit only in Summer 2013.
Sage class number: 2098
Course Tuition: $2,320 plus a nonrefundable once per summer $50 registration fee