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3.00 Credits
Examination of climate change problem from perspective of scientific evidence, policy responses and media coverage. Sources of greenhouse gas emissions and a wide range of mitigation and adaptation measures are explored and assessed. Overview of climate change solutions being taken or planned by governments, communities, and institutions (both for profit and non-profit) and for major systems, e.g. transportation, buildings, and energy. This course is offered during the following semesters: Spring Semester
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Examines social and environmental impacts of the new developments in biotechnology in the areas of agriculture, medicine, and human reproduction. Students will gain a basic scientific/technical literacy pertaining to the biological concepts associated with new developments in genetic engineering. Discussions and critical analyses of contributions of science to public policy and the role of values in science. Topics include: history of the recombinant DNA controversy, genetically engineered plants and microorganisms, bovine growth hormone, transgenic animals, genetically modified food, human genetic engineering/eugenics, cloning, DNA identification, privacy and genetic discrimination; the Human Genome Project, and patenting of genes and life forms. The social controversies surrounding research, medical applications, and products of biotechnology will be viewed through the perspectives of different stakeholders and alternative frameworks of analysis highlighting religious and secular values and ideology, risk assessment, and cultural norms. There are no science prerequisites. This course is offered during the following semesters: Spring Semester
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(Cross-listed as Nutrition 215). This course covers the major social, institutional and human aspects of the American agricultural system, both as it exists today as well as its historical development. After consideration of agricultural systems in general and of the values that underlie different concepts of agriculture, it covers some of the key historical forces that have made American agriculture what it is today, and the major role of the federal government, both past and present. The next part of the course deals with the economics of American agriculture as a whole and its large-scale structure, followed by an analysis of farming on the microlevel, emphasizing types of farms and farm-scale production economics. Prerequisites Graduate Standing or instructor consent.
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Techniques of negotiation and mediation applied to a broad range of conflict situations from interpersonal differences to labor relations, environmental disputes, and international relations. Combines practice in basic methods with theoretical and applied aspects of conflict resolution. This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester Spring Semester
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(Cross-listed as Environmental Studies 193.) Broad foundation of GIS theory, capabilities, technology, and applications. Topics include GIS data structure and management, geodesy and map projections, and various techniques for raster and vector spatial data analysis. Laboratory exercises concentrate on applying concepts presented in the lectures using Idrisi and ArcGIS. This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester Spring Semester
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Introduction to key characteristics of the U.S. social welfare state. Examination of the socio-historical foundations and political economy of social welfare including the role of interest groups, courts, and public bureaucracies in molding U.S. social welfare. Special emphasis placed on policies and political issues related to poverty, race, and gender. Exploration of contemporary debates regarding devolution, privatization and the free-market, the role of faith-based organizations, and the role and politics of research. This course is offered during the following semesters: Spring Semester
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Required core course for students in M.A. program. A conceptual and critical overview of public policy and planning theory, process, and practice. Provides an introduction to basic elements of public policy formation and application involving a range of environmental, social policy, and planning issues. This includes methods for analyzing policy and planning decisions, strategies for developing alternatives, examination of the role of values and empirical knowledge in setting policy agendas, and implementation. This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester
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Economic concepts and tools of analysis for graduate students interested in public policy and planning. Microeconomic and macroeconomic approaches to understanding economic behavior and developing solutions to economic problems with application to the environment, housing, poverty, and economic development. Prerequisites Intended for students with limited background in economics. (Waiver permitted for students with substantial background in this subject.) This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester
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This course will introduce students to the history and theory of cities and metropolitan regions focusing specifically on the actions of planners and policy-makers and how these actions shape our communities, neighborhoods, cities, regions, and world. The focus will be on the US, but the course will include comparisons to other systems (e.g., UK, Western Europe, Latin America, and China). The course will examine the urban and metropolitan fabric through the lens of work, family, transport and communications, energy, environmental conditions, physical structure, economics and trade. Race, class, gender, immigration, and culture change will serve as cross-cutting themes throughout the readings, lectures, and discussions. Particular attention will be paid to institutional actors and their responses - governments, business leaders, and community leaders. This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the tools and terminology needed by staff of public and not-for-profit organizations to effectively manage financial resources. Emphasis on how to create tools and systems needed to analyze fiscal data and how to use the data to answer fundamental questions facing financial managers. Topics include budgeting, construction of cash flow projections, reading financial statements, internal and external reporting requirements, internal controls, and borrowing and investment decisions. Prerequisites Graduate Standing or permission of instructor. This course is offered during the following semesters: Spring Semester
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