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3.00 Credits
An Examination of the history of the American city: its people, its culture, and its politics. The course examines why cities look the way they do, why urban populations are disproportionately poor compared to suburban populations, and why a relative disproportionate number of minorites live in cities. Students consider such questions as: Are cities are in crisis? Can, and should, they be saved? The course looks at why cities are the way they are, and whether they still matter in an increasingly suburban nation. The course will also consider how these larger issues apply to nearby cities, such as New Bedford, Fall River, and Providence. Cross-listed as HST 314
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3.00 Credits
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0.00 - 9.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PST 102, PST 201, and upper-class standing. 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 Coordinataor. 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. This variable credit course may be taken for 1 to 15 credits, but no more than three credits may count toward fulfilling requirements toward the minor in Policy Studies. The course is open to all students, although preference will be given to Policy Studies majors and minors.
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3.00 Credits
Conditions and hours to be arranged Prerequisites: Permission of instructor, Program 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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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing, or permission of instructor 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. Cross-listed as PST 536
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3.00 Credits
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.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: ECO 231, 232; or permission of instructor An examination of the economic, public policy and regulatory issues affecting coastal zone resources. The focus will be on specific case studies with an emphasis on examining policy and environmental issues. Students will be involved in projects on specific cases. Cross-listed as ECO 472
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: PST 102, PST 201, and upper class standing. 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. May be repeated with change of content.
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3.00 Credits
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. Cross-listed as WMS 453
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3.00 Credits
Environmental impacts of contemporary globalization. The course reviews the effects of unregulated economic activity, rapid industrialization, and population growth in the Global South. The course also examines the effects of profligate consumption patterns, the practices of Northern-based corporations, and other aspects of the globalization process that impact the world’s collective environmental security, such as unsustainable environmental practices that impact climate change, biodiversity, the world’s natural resource base, and food supply. Cross-listed as SUS 460
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