2014-2015 Graduate Course Catalog 
    
    May 02, 2024  
2014-2015 Graduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


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Design/Technical Theater

  
  • DRD 627 - Advanced Practicum in Costume Construction

    2 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Problems and practice in costume construction for production, supervised by Syracuse Stage professional staff and faculty advisor. Permission of instructor.
  
  • DRD 631 - Stage Lighting I

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: DRD 331
    Elementary physics of lighting and electricity. Lighting instruments and controls. Function of theatrical lighting. Outstanding lighting designs of past and current productions. Students design complete light plots.
  
  • DRD 632 - Stage Lighting II

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: DRD 332
    Continuation of DRD 631/331. Required of all majors in design/technical theater, and graduate students in stage design.
    PREREQ: DRD 631 /DRD 331
  
  • DRD 637 - Advanced Practicum in Stage Lighting

    2 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Problems and practice in stage lighting for production, supervised by Syracuse Stage professional staff and faculty advisor. Permission of instructor
  
  • DRD 638 - Advanced Practicum in Theater Sound

    2 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Problems and practice in theater sound for production, supervised by Syracuse Stage professional staff and faculty advisor. Permission of instructor.
  
  • DRD 641 - Advanced Projects in Design and Technical Theater

    3-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Individual projects in design of sets, lights, or costumes for actual production, assigned and supervised by faculty advisor. Permission of instructor.
    Repeatable
  
  • DRD 692 - Production Management

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    The role of the production manager in the process of producing a theatrical season and administering a production department. Student will develop a mock seasonal production plan as a final project.
    PREREQ: DRD 251, 340, 450
  
  • DRD 711 - Scene Design III

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: DRD 411
    Individual problems in scene design. At least three completely designed plays prepared as if for actual production.
    PREREQ: DRD 612/312
  
  • DRD 721 - Theatr’l Cost. Des. III

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: DRD 421
    Advanced studio problems in theatrical costume design.
    PREREQ: DRD 622/322

Drama Management

  
  • DRM 640 - Stage Management Rehearsal Techniques

    2 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: DRM 340
    Exploration of techniques used by stage manager in rehearsal process. Topics include technical script analysis, blocking, prompting, scheduling, and effective use of assistants. Additional work required of graduate students.

Drawing

  
  • DRW 503 - Drawing and Painting for Non-Art Majors

    1-3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: PTG 503 
    Fundamental concepts and techniques of painting and drawing.
  
  • DRW 504 - Drawing and Painting for Non-Art Majors

    1-3 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: PTG 504 
    Fundamental concepts and techniques of painting and drawing.
  
  • DRW 555 - Drawing Research

    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: PTG 555 
    Drawing as an expression and creative art form.
    PREREQ: PTG 455 AND 456
  
  • DRW 650 - Drawing, Graduate

    1-12 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: PTG 650 
    Drawing as self-contained expression through contemporary and historical investigation of materials and techniques.

Disability Studies

  
  • DSP 500 - Selected Topics

    1-3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • DSP 600 - Selected Topics: Disability Studies Program

    1-3 credit(s)
    Repeatable
  
  • DSP 614 - Critical Issues in Dis/Ability and Inclusion

    3 credit(s)
    Crosslisted with: CFE 614 
    Social construction of disability and special education. Disability autobiographies, research literature, parent narratives, legal/policy issues, shifting notions and cultural context of disability, and school and community inclusion. Review of disability classifications as they relate to these issues.
  
  • DSP 621 - Sociology of Disability

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with:  SPE 621 
    Sociological perspectives on disability treatment approaches, and social policy toward the disabled. Personal and public forms of stereotyping, prejudices, and discrimination.
  
  • DSP 644 - Significant Disabilities: Shifts in Paradigms and Practices

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: SPE 644 
    Curriculum development, methods, materials, and instructional strategies, emphasizing inclusive settings. Discrimination encountered; history and experiences (e.g., eugenics, racial stereotypes, gender roles, and ideas of progress); perspective of those with significant disabilities.
  
  • DSP 652 - Assistive Technologies for Integrating Students with Special Needs

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: IDE 652 , SPE 652 
    Development of integrative technologies and strategies that can be functional in both educational and work environment. Support and adaptation for individuals with physical, educational, and language challenges.
  
  • DSP 669 - Disability, Food, and Health

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: HTW 669 
    Major theories, historical events, law, services, and research related to health and wellness for persons with disabilities including disparities, health promotion, ethics, aging, violence, and disaster preparedness.
  
  • DSP 688 - Social Policy and Disability

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: CFE 688 , SPE 688 
    Trends and issues in the field and forces within society (political, economic, cultural, historical, and social) that affect people with disabilities.
  
  • DSP 723 - Psychological, Social, and Cultural Aspects of Disability

    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Crosslisted with: COU 723 
    Survey of the psychological, social, and cultural dimensions of disability with a focus on implications of social construction of disability for the adjustment of persons with disabilities in educational, rehabilitation, and community settings.
  
  • DSP 724 - Representation of Ability and Disability

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: CFE 723 
    Constructions, meanings, and markers of ability/disability. How representation relates to educational research and practice.
  
  • DSP 775 - Gender, Sexualty, and Disability

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: DSP 775 
    Interdisciplinary course, explores points of contact and conflict between feminist theory and disability studies. Embodiment, representation, and voice explored from a variety of disciplines and genres.
  
  • DSP 776 - Gender, Education & Culture

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: CFE 776 , WGS 776 
    How gender is culturally constructed in American society with particular reference to education broadly conceived; how race and social class influence gender analysis.
  
  • DSP 900 - Selected Topics

    1-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • DSP 930 - Sociology and Anthropology of Education:Seminar in Special Topics

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: CFE 930 
    Dialogue between students of education and those of sociology, anthropology, and related fields on issues of mutual interest. Evaluation of potential contributions of various fields to the solution or clarification of these issues.
    Repeatable

Earth Sciences

  
  • EAR 510 - Paleolimnology

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    The records of environmental change contained within lake sediments. Basic background in limnology followed by field/laboratory research projects and presentations. Upper division undergraduate science majors.
  
  • EAR 544 - Quaternary Environmental and Climate Change

    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Proxy records from marine, lacustrine, glacial, and terrestrial environments for climate and environmental change during the Quaternary. Comparison with numerical models of atmosphere and oceans. Discussion of current literature and the potential for future global change.
  
  • EAR 590 - Independent Study

    1-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.
    Repeatable
  
  • EAR 601 - Hydrogeology

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: EAR 401
    Fundamentals of groundwater hydraulics. Aquifer flow systems analysis and evaluation. Groundwater-surfacewater relationships. Groundwater chemistry. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • EAR 602 - Numerical Methods in Geosciences

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: EAR 402
    Numerical methods and data analysis in geosciences using MATLAB. Topics will include basic statistics for univariate and bivariate datasets including linear regression and interpolation, time-series analysis, the discrete Fourier transform, numerical integration and finite differences. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • EAR 603 - Geomorphology

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: EAR 403
    Landscape formation and evolution as a function of hydrogeologic, glacial, eolian, and tectonic processes acting on Earth materials. Lecture, labs, and field trips, including some weekends. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • EAR 604 - Advanced Structural Geology

    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: EAR 404
    Selected topics in structural geology and tectonics focusing on the mechanics and kinematics of lithospheric deformation. Fundamentals of stress, strain, brittle and ductile deformation, microstructures and rheology. Additional work required of graduate students
    PREREQ: EAR 314 AND EAR 333
  
  • EAR 605 - Global Change:Geologic Record

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: EAR 405
    The geologic record provides perspective for evaluating future global change. This course will focus on the evolution of climate through Earth’s 4.6 billion years and how this record is preserved in ancient rocks and sediments.
  
  • EAR 606 - Reflection Seismology: Theory and Practice

    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: EAR 406
    Students will develop a working understanding of the strengths and pitfalls of the method through classroom lectures, exercises, and hands-on data processing using PROMAX seismic processing software. Prerequisites: coursework/experience in geophysics/permission of instructor. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • EAR 607 - Climate Change and Human Origins

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: EAR 407
    This course considers the influence of long term climate changes on hominid evolution and human adaptation, as well as how abrupt climate events and transitions may have impacted the distribution of human populations, the development of agriculture, human conflict and societal change.
  
  • EAR 610 - Applications of GIS in the Earth Sciences

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: EAR 410
    Introduction to some of the many uses of image and topographic data within a geographic information system (GIS) to extract information relevant to the study of the Earth. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • EAR 617 - Geochemistry

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: EAR 417
    Chemistry of Earth processes, including basic thermodynamics, solution chemistry, isotopic chemistry, and kinetics; magmatic crystallization, isotope fractionation, formation of carbonate and evaporitic sediment, ion exchange in clays, and Cosmochemistry.
    PREREQ: EAR 314 AND CHE 107 AND 117
  
  • EAR 618 - Petrology

    4 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: EAR 418
    Introduction to the origin of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. Classifications, compositions, tectonic setting, and processes governing the distribution of rocks within the Earth. Lecture, laboratory, and fieldtrips. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • EAR 619 - Environmental Aqueous Geochemistry

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: EAR 419
    Fundamentals of aqueous geochemistry in ground water and surface water in the context of carbonate and silicate dissolution, reactions governing metal oxidation and reduction, mixing of waters and isotopic characterization. One year of college chemistry required. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • EAR 620 - Contaminant Hydrogeology

    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Double Numbered with: EAR 420
    Fundamentals of solute transport, major classes of groundwater contamination, remediation strategies, natural attenuation characterization, fingerprinting of contaminant types. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: EAR 401
  
  • EAR 624 - Paleoecology

    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Principles and applications of paleoecology, using examples from both marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Analysis of fossil communities. Ecology of mass extinctions. Functional morphology. Predator- prey relationships. Effects of climate/environmental change on ecosystems and species. Discussion oriented combination of lecture, lab, and field trips.
    PREREQ: EAR 325
  
  • EAR 629 - Topics in Paleobiology

    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: EAR 429
    Current research in paleobiology with a topical focus. Subjects might include macroevolution, evolutionary paleoecology, extinctions and radiations, stratigraphic paleontology, etc. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: EAR 325
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 9 credits maximum
  
  • EAR 630 - Topics in Thermochronology & Tectonics

    2 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: EAR 430
    Seminar will focus on research topics in thermochronology and tectonics from current literature. Additional work required of graduate students.
    Repeatable 3 time(s), 8 credits maximum
  
  • EAR 631 - Plate Tectonics

    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: EAR 431
    Tectonic development of the Earth; definition of plates, their boundaries, motions, and driving forces. Analysis and modeling of plate motions. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: EAR 333 AND PHY 212 AND MAT 296
  
  • EAR 632 - Seafloor Spreading and Oceanic Lithosphere

    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: EAR 432
    An investigation of the products and processes of seafloor spreading from the perspective of geological and geophysical studies of mid-ocean ridge spreading centers, oceanic lithosphere and ophiolite complexes. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: EAR 333
  
  • EAR 633 - Topics in Active Tectonics

    2 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: EAR 433
    The use of modern methods to study tectonic processes along active plate margins, focusing on the evolution of topography expressed in orogen and basin development, including the style and accommodation of crustal and mantle deformation. Additional work required of graduate students
    PREREQ: EAR 333 OR EAR 431
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 6 credits maximum
  
  • EAR 635 - Geophysics

    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: EAR 435
    Fundamental geophysical parameters; seismology and Earth structure; gravity and magnetic fields with application of potential theory; terrestrial rotation and shape; heat flow, thermal state, and evolution of the Earth. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: EAR 333 AND MAT 296
  
  • EAR 643 - Advanced Topics in Geomorphology

    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: EAR 443
    This course presents selected papers from the literature that contribute to current thought in geomorphology and later focus on a topic that can vary from year to year. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: EAR 603
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 6 credits maximum
  
  • EAR 644 - Thermochronology

    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: EAR 444
    Methods used in Earth Sciences to determine temperature-time histories of crustal terranes including 40Ar/39Ar, fission track, and U-Th/He techniques. Diffusion theory and applications of thermochronology to tectonics and landscape evolution, P-T-t paths of crustal terranes. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: EAR 418
  
  • EAR 655 - Geochemical Patterns in the History of Earth and Life

    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: EAR 455
    Insights gained from the geochemistry of fossils and sedimentary sequences into the history of the Earth’s surface. Emphasis on relationships between the biological world and the physical environment as revealed through stable and radiogenic isotopes and elemental chemistry. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: EAR 617
  
  • EAR 660 - Advanced Hydrologic Field Methods

    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Hands-on experience using current instrumentation and measurement techniques in hydrology. Emphasizing fundamental theory governing application, demonstrations of application from the literature and field experiments.
  
  • EAR 665 - Groundwater Modeling

    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Fundamentals of groundwater and solute movement in the subsurface and how these processes are simulated by numerical finite-difference models. Topics include conceptual model development, boundary conditions, calibration and sensitivity analysis.
    PREREQ: EAR 401
  
  • EAR 670 - Experience Credit

    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing. Prereq: permission, in advance, of assigned instructor, department chair, or dean.
    Repeatable
  
  • EAR 678 - Isotope Geology

    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: EAR 478
    Isotope geochemistry is used in all branches of Earth Sciences. This course covers the following topics: Radioactive decay, Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd, and Lu-Hf isotope geochemistry; U-Pb geochronology, 14C dating; O, H, and C isotope geochemistry. Additional work required of graduate students.
    PREREQ: EAR 417 OR EAR 617 
  
  • EAR 683 - Departmental Colloquium

    1 credit(s) Every semester
    Double Numbered with: EAR 483
    Students attend the Department of Earth Sciences colloquium lectures and write up summaries of a subset of talks. Provides exposure to current research in a wide array of Earth Science disciplines. Additional work required of graduate students.
    Repeatable 2 time(s), 3 credits maximum
  
  • EAR 860 - Advanced Seminars in Geology

    1-3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Current literature and problems in specialized fields of geology.
    Repeatable
  
  • EAR 997 - Masters Thesis

    0-9 credit(s) Every semester
    Repeatable
  
  • EAR 999 - Dissertation

    1-15 credit(s) Every semester
    Repeatable

Electrical & Computer Engineering

  
  • ECE 756 - Random Processes

    0 credit(s)

Economics

  
  • ECN 500 - Selected Topics

    1-3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • ECN 505 - Mathematical Economics

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Introduction to use of basic mathematical techniques in economic analysis.
    PREREQ: (ECN 301 OR 311) AND (MAT 284 OR 285 OR 286 OR 295 OR 296)
  
  • ECN 510 - Special Topics in Economics

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Various special topics of economics issues offered as available.
    PREREQ: ECN 301 OR 311
    Repeatable 5 time(s), 18 credits maximum
  
  • ECN 521 - Economic Statistics

    3 credit(s) Every semester
    Statistical methods applied to economics. Conventional descriptive statistics, conceptual and measurement problems peculiar to economics. Analytical statistics, including time-series analysis, elementary theory of probability and statistical inference, correlation and regression analysis. Nonparametric methods. This course is not suitable for students who have taken six credits of statistics to fulfill their quantitative skills requirement. Quantitative skill requirements of liberal arts core is recommended.
    PREREQ: (ECN 101 AND 102) OR 203
  
  • ECN 522 - Econometric Methods

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Statistical procedures. Problems of estimating parameters in regression models of economic behavior.
    PREREQ: ECN 521  AND (ECN 301 OR 311)
  
  • ECN 525 - Economics and Gender

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: WGS 525 
    Offered only in Strasbourg. European economy, with central focus on economic principles underlying decisions to create and extend scope of European Community and on economic policies EU has followed since creation.
  
  • ECN 566 - International Macroeconomics and Finance

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Monetary, fiscal, and regulatory consequences of mushrooming international financial markets including equities, bonds and other securities, commodity and options contracts, and bank deposits and loans.
    PREREQ: ECN 302
  
  • ECN 580 - International Course

    1-12 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution’s practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student’s transcript.
    Repeatable
  
  • ECN 600 - Selected Topics

    1-3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester. *
    Repeatable
  
  • ECN 601 - Survey Microeconomic Theory

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Microeconomics. For graduates with little recent work in economics.
  
  • ECN 602 - Survey Macroeconomic Theory

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Macroeconomics. For graduates with little recent work in economics.
  
  • ECN 604 - Economics for Managers

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Micro- and macroeconomic theory for managerial decision making. Forecasting. Not open to students seeking advanced degrees in economics.
  
  • ECN 605 - Mathematics for Economists

    3 credit(s) Only during the summer
    A review of mathematical techniques required in economics. Calculus, matrix, algebra, difference and differential equations, and set theory. Open to economics Ph.D. and Applied Statistics masters students only. Two semesters of calculus required.
  
  • ECN 610 - Special Topics in Economics

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Various special topics of economics issues offered as available.
    PREREQ: ECN 601 
    Repeatable 5 time(s), 18 credits maximum
  
  • ECN 611 - Microeconomics I

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Consumer and firm theory. Emphasis on the development of analytic techniques and the ability to apply them to economic models.
    PREREQ: ECN 301, ECN 302, ECN 602 
  
  • ECN 612 - Microeconomics II

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    General equilibrium theory and advanced topics in economic theory.
    PREREQ: ECN 611 
  
  • ECN 613 - Macroeconomics I

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Aggregate economic analysis. Emphasizes macroeconomic models and main currents in contemporary macroeconomic thought.
  
  • ECN 614 - Macroeconomics II

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Advanced topics and recent developments in macroeconomics. Inflation theory, monetary theory, open economies, rational expectations, and current controversies.
    PREREQ: ECN 613 
  
  • ECN 615 - History of Economic Thought

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Economic theories from antiquity to the 20th century.
  
  • ECN 620 - Foundations of Econometrics

    3 credit(s) Only during the summer
    Probability and statistics. Random variables, joint probability distributions, point estimation, and hypothesis testing procedures. May not be repeated for credit. Open to economics Ph.D. and Applied Statistics masters students only. Two semesters of calculus required.
  
  • ECN 621 - Econometrics I

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Mathematical formulation of economic models. Statistical problems of estimating parameters in regression analysis.
    PREREQ: ECN 605  AND ECN 620 
  
  • ECN 622 - Econometrics II

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Estimation problems and techniques in more complex economic models.
    PREREQ: ECN 621 
  
  • ECN 631 - Public Finance

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Economics of expenditure and taxation decisions of U.S. federal government. Public choice, economics of transfer payments to individuals, personal and corporate income taxation, and economics of social security program. For Master’s candidates.
  
  • ECN 635 - State and Local Government Finance

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: PAI 735 
    Expenditures and revenues of state and local governments. Fiscal aspects of intergovernmental relations.
    PREREQ: ECN 601 
  
  • ECN 655 - Economics of Health and Medical Care

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: PAI 736 
    Economic theory, empirics and public policy concerning health and medical care in the U.S. Primary objective to analyze health care problems from an economic perspective. Prereq (for ECN 655): ECN 601 or equivalent; (for PPA 736): PPA 723.
    PREREQ: ECN 601 
  
  • ECN 661 - Economics of Development

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: PAI 757 
    Economic development in international settings. Labor and employment, population, education, health and nutrition. Why some countries have rapid economic development, and others low growth and pervasive poverty.
    PREREQ: PAI 723 
  
  • ECN 662 - Public Finance in Developing Areas

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: PAI 758 
    Public finance in less-developed countries. Urban taxation and provision of public services. Considering efficiency and equity issues.
    PREREQ: PAI 723 
  
  • ECN 665 - International Economics

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Balance of payments, foreign exchange markets, international trade theory, tariffs, quotas adjustment mechanisms, and exchange controls.
  
  • ECN 681 - Money,Banking&Monetary Policy

    3 credit(s) Only during the summer
    Financial instruments and structure, banking organization and regulation. Money supply determination control and policy. The Federal Reserve: structure and policy instruments. Master’s or doctoral candidates only.
    PREREQ: ECN 602 
  
  • ECN 720 - Topics in Econometrics

    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Selected topics in applied and advanced econometrics.
    PREREQ: ECN 622 
    Repeatable 3 time(s), 12 credits maximum
  
  • ECN 731 - Public Expenditures

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Theory of public goods; incidence of expenditures; intergovernmental relations; expenditure determinants, benefit-cost analysis.
  
  • ECN 732 - Taxation

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Tax structures at federal, state, and local levels. Incidence and effects of property, income, and commodity taxation. Analysis of tax equity.
  
  • ECN 741 - Urban Economics

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Urban land-use patterns, transportation, and housing. Theoretical and quantitative framework.
  
  • ECN 745 - Regional Economics

    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Theory and analysis of regional economics; interregional income theory and factor movements, regional growth, accounts, and policy.
  
  • ECN 751 - Labor Economics I

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Theory and evidence. Static and dynamic models of labor supply and demand, human capital, wage determination, and effects of family background on labor market outcomes.
  
  • ECN 752 - Labor Economics II

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Income distribution, effects of health on work and wages, discrimination, retirement decisions, and impacts of government programs and policies.
    PREREQ: ECN 751 
  
  • ECN 765 - Advanced International Trade

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Trade theory, derivation of models, theory of protection. Impact of technology, market structure, and taxation on pattern of trade.
  
  • ECN 776 - Economics of Science and Technology

    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: PAI 776 
    Interaction of technological change and policy. Introduction to the economic analysis of knowledge as a public good. Diffusion of knowledge and the role knowledge transfer plays in the industrialized world and in the economic growth of developing nations.
    PREREQ: PAI 723  OR ECN 601 
 

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