Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Anthropology
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ANT 500 - Selected Topics Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 1-6 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
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ANT 600 - Selected Topics Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 1-6 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
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ANT 611 - History of Anthropological Theory Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Main theoretical approaches to the study of the origin and development of society and culture: cultural evolutionists, functionalists, diffusionists, structuralists, and historicists.
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ANT 612 - Ethnology Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest Human societies in their many component parts: kinship, politics, social organization, religion, values, etc. Theoretical models most applicable to these differing topics. PREREQ: ANT 611
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ANT 614 - Cities, Spaces and Power Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8 Double Numbered with: ANT 414 Processes of urbanization, migration, adjustments of peasants in cities, ethnic and cultural variation in urban areas. Cultural differences in industrial development. Uses of applied anthropology in urban situations. Sometimes offered abroad.
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ANT 616 - Political Anthropology Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Double Numbered with: ANT 416 Social power in the global political economy. Co-existence of various emergent and residual social formations such as tribe, peasant, and state. Conflicts over identities in terms of nationality, gender, ethnicity, race and/or class. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 617 - Economic Anthropology Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Contribution of anthropology to economic theory and the relevance of orthodox economics to cross-cultural and evolutionary studies of society.
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ANT 619 - Ritual Theory and Religious Practice Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: REL 619 Survey and evaluation of major ritual theories, tested against a particular set of religious and cultural practices, such as those involving purification and pollutions, or holidays and festivals.
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ANT 620 - Readings, Research and Ethnography Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Every semester Individual or group readings and research on topics in ethnography. Student or group works with a faculty member and submits reports as individually arranged. Repeatable
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ANT 621 - Gender & Sexuality in South Asia Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8 Crosslisted with: SAS 622 Double Numbered with: ANT 421 Seminar examines gender and sexuality in South Asia through ethnographies and films. Topics explored relating to gender and sexuality include: colonialism; nationalism; development; globalization; kinship; the life cycle; caste and class; religion; same-sex/”third sex” identities. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 623 - Effects of Globalization in Latin America Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8 Crosslisted with: LAS 623 Double Numbered with: ANT 423 A grassroots view of major transformations in Latin America due to globalization/global change, including adaptations to global warming, effects of and reactions to neo-liberal policies, internal and international migration, ethnic movements and social revolutions.
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ANT 624 - Negotiation: Theory and Practice Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Double Numbered with: ANT 424 Negotiation skills for resolving differences effectively and achieving mutually satisfying outcomes. Position based versus interest based negotiation. Advanced techniques of communication such as chunking, reframing, anchoring, metaphor and rapport to obtain negotiation outcomes of excellence. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 625 - Problems in Anthropology of South Asia Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly One topic of theoretical concern to anthropologists dealing with South Asia, e.g., caste, kinship, village Hinduism, economics, urbanization, rural/urban networks.
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ANT 626 - Cultures and Politics of Afghanistan and Pakistan Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5 Crosslisted with: PAI 626 , SAS 626 Double Numbered with: ANT 426 Introduction to Afghanistan and Pakistan, recent histories, cultures, current politics. Covers geography, religious systems, gender roles, economic systems, foreign policy issues, refugees, migration. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 627 - Brazil: Anthropological Perspectives Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Double Numbered with: ANT 427 History and culture of Brazil; indigenous populations; Afro-Brazilians; race and ethnic relations; development; kinship; gender; religion; urbanization; politics; nationalism; globalization. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 628 - Muslim Rituals, Practices, and Performances Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: REL 628 Historical, cultural, and sociological analysis of pan-Islamic festivals and rituals. Local, culturally-specific, unofficial practices in Islam.
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ANT 629 - Transformation of Eastern Europe Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Double Numbered with: ANT 428 Change and continuity after the demise of communism as experienced by ordinary citizens. Transformations in agriculture, industry, social, and political institutions; the rise of ethnic nationalism; and ethnic conflict. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 631 - Method and Theory in Biological Anthropology Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Mechanisms of human adaptation to environmental stress; emphasizing human variation. Cultural and biological modes of adaptation. Paradigmatic and methodological issues, with special emphasis on biocultural and contemporary approaches.
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ANT 633 - Human Osteology Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5 Double Numbered with: ANT 433 This course is an intensive study of the human skeletal system. The focus is identification of fragmentary skeletal elements and their osseous structure, skills relevant to archaeological and forensic contexts. Laboratory practicum forms the basis.
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ANT 634 - Anthropology of Death Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5 Double Numbered with: ANT 434 Death in anthropological perspective. Survey of the many ways death has entered into the work of archaeologists, biological anthropologists, ethnographers and social theorists.
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ANT 636 - Bioarchaeology Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5 Double Numbered with: ANT 436 Surveys the analysis of human skeletal remains in archaeological and medico-legal settings. Methods and techniques of analysis and interpretation will be emphasized. Case studies will be used to illustrate application to variable social and historical contexts. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 638 - Beyond the Biological Need to Eat: The Archaeology of Food Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Double Numbered with: ANT 438 What does it mean for something to be ¿good to eat?¿ Survey of anthropological and archaeological perspectives on how culture, politics, and power inform what and how we eat. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 639 - Climate Change and Human Origins Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Crosslisted with: EAR 607 Double Numbered with: ANT 439 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. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 641 - Anthropological Archaeology Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Methodology and theory in prehistoric archaeology. Development of archaeological theory, design and execution of research. Application of archaeology to solving problems in culture change and development.
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ANT 642 - Methods in Archaeology Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8 Double Numbered with: ANT 442 Formulation and conduct of archaeological research with a focus on field and laboratory methods used to obtain and analyze data. Survey techniques, excavation strategies, archaeological classification, and data base management. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 643 - Advanced Field Methods in Archaeology Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 6 credit(s) Only during the summer Supervised training in excavating, organizing, coordinating, and directing research on an archaeological site. Repeatable
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ANT 644 - Laboratory Analysis in Archaeology Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5 Double Numbered with: ANT 444 Introduction to archaeo-logical materials analysis, artifact-classification systems, processing of data, materials analyses (ceramic, lithic, etc.). Conservation and curation of collections. Extra work required of graduate students.
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ANT 645 - Public Policy and Archaeology Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: NAT 645 Double Numbered with: ANT 445 Proactive critique of public policy and implementation efforts to preserve and protect archaeological and historical sites and resources. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 646 - Caribbean Archaeology Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Double Numbered with: ANT 446 Caribbean archaeology from the region’s early prehistory through the historic period. Cultural diversity, indigenous societies, Hispanic and colonial impacts, and the African Diaspora.
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ANT 647 - Archaeology of North America Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: NAT 647 Double Numbered with: ANT 447 Introduction to the regional prehistory of North America north of Mexico, from the late Pleistocene until European contact. Adaptation of prehistoric human populations to their ecosystems. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 648 - Imperial Remains: The Archaeology of Colonialism Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5 Double Numbered with: ANT 448 This course provides an introduction to the archaeology and anthropology of colonialism, with a particular focus on the variety of approaches to the study of colonization used by archaeologists. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 649 - World Heritage Sites Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5 Double Numbered with: ANT 449 A seminar exploring global perspectives on UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Review of laws and policies aimed at protecting cultural and natural sites that have been defined as universally significant. Includes evaluation and critique of policies and practices. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 651 - Classics in the Sociology of Religion and Morals Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: REL 651 , SOC 651 Classical sociological writings of Emile Durkheim and Max Weber and their contemporary significance.
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ANT 652 - Anthropology and Public Policy Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Double Numbered with: ANT 452 Cultural aspects of the development and implementation of public policy. Emphasizing decision making methodologies and ethnographic studies of the consequences of implemented policies. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 653 - Poverty, Policy, and Human Services Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Double Numbered with: ANT 453 National programs and local interventions that address poverty related social conditions in Syracuse and Onondaga county. Field study of current policies and practices in government and in health, education, and human services agencies. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 655 - Culture and AIDS Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: WGS 655 Double Numbered with: ANT 455 Relationship between AIDS and cultures in which it spreads. Cultural practices and sexuality and social effects of widespread AIDS, including healthcare in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and USA. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 656 - Representations of Indigenous Peoples in Popular Culture Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: NAT 656 Double Numbered with: ANT 456 Contested images used by colonizers and other non-indigenous people to represent Native Americans and other indigenous peoples. How indigenous people represent themselves in a variety of media. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 659 - Contemporary Native North American Issues Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: NAT 659 Double Numbered with: ANT 459 Contemporary issues including federal Indian policy, population controls, fishing rights, religious freedom, land disputes, gaming, repatriation, environmental colonialism, and Native American artistic response. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 661 - Museums and Native Americans Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: NAT 661 Double Numbered with: ANT 461 The contested relationships among Native North Americans and museums from earliest contact until the present. Topics include: “salvage” ethnography, collecting practices, exhibition, and recent shifts in power. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 662 - Culture and Reproductive Health and Medicine Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: PHP 662 Double Numbered with: ANT 462 Cultural anthropological approaches to cross-cultural variations in reproductive practices (pregnancy, childbirth, infertility, etc.) Impact of globalization, biomedicalization, international development on reproduction and reproductive health. Medical anthropology and gender studies.
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ANT 663 - Global Health Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: PHP 663 Double Numbered with: ANT 463 Global health in anthropological perspective. Examines how culture affects people’s experience and response to morbidity and mortality. Considers topics like gender and health, reproductive health, infectious disease, health and inequality and health and war.
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ANT 665 - Critical Issues in Medical Anthropology Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8 Double Numbered with: ANT 465 Illness and healing in ecological and cross-cultural perspectives; strengths and weaknesses of Western and non-Western methods of healing; problems of introducing Western medicine to other cultures. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 666 - Culture and Sexual Behavior Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Double Numbered with: ANT 466 Cross-cultural patterns of dating and court-ship, sexuality, marriage, fertility, and divorce from biosocial and medical perspectives. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 667 - Culture and Mental Disorders Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5 Double Numbered with: ANT 467 Mental disorders viewed as illnesses or social constructions. Cross-cultural variation and universals. Western and non-Western methods of treatment. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 668 - Middle East in Anthropological Perspective Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: MES 668 , PAI 668 Double Numbered with: ANT 468 Anthropology of the social, cultural, geographical, and political realities of the Middle East. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 669 - Medical Anthropology in Ecological Perspective Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8 Double Numbered with: ANT 469 Interaction of biological and cultural factors in disease causation, diagnosis, and treatment in Western and non-Western societies. Introducing Western medicine to non-Western cultures. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 670 - Experience Credit Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 1-6 credit(s) Every semester Participation in a discipline or subject related experience. Student must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Permission in advance with the consent of the department chairperson, instructor, and dean. Limited to those in good academic standing. Repeatable
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ANT 672 - Language, Culture, and Society Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Crosslisted with: LIN 672, WGS 672 Cross-cultural survey of the role of language in culture and society, including cognition and language usage along the dimensions of class, gender, race, ethnicity, and social status.
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ANT 673 - Peace and Conflict in the Balkans: Anthropological Perspectives Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Double Numbered with: ANT 473 Introduction to Balkan histories, cultures, and societies. Topics include ethnic nationalism, the wars of Yugoslav dissolution, effects of international humanitarian interventions on everyday life, and politics of reconciliation and reconstruction. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 675 - Culture and Disputing Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Double Numbered with: ANT 475 Explores modalities of disputing, dispute resolution, and conflict management in cross-cultural perspective. Decision making in meetings and organizations, negotiation, mediation, intercultural negotiation, and third party interventions. Ethnographic materials are drawn from many cultures. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 675 - Forensic Linguistics Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Crosslisted with: LIN 675 Double Numbered with: ANT 375 Examines the application of core linguistic concepts, (including concepts of sociopsychological/pragmatic/discourse analysis), and interpretive techniques to investigate crimes, and other legal matters in which language data is used as pertinent evidence. Additional work required of graduate students. Repeatable 1 time(s), 3 credits maximum
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ANT 676 - Women, War and Peace Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5 Double Numbered with: ANT 476 Examines global politics, war and violence through a gender-sensitive lens. The topics include human trafficking, prostitution, militarization, poverty, nationalism, ethnic conflict, war-rapes, torture, genocide, reconciliation and recovery. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 677 - Culture and Conflict Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Double Numbered with: ANT 477 An overview of conflict in cross-cultural perspective. Covers a variety of approaches to using cultural analysis in the study of conflict and reviews case studies of specific conflicts. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 679 - Anthropology of Global Transformations Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Double Numbered with: ANT 479 Impact of global processes, including industrialization, capitalist expansion, transnational migration, environmental change, and international tourism on the daily lives of men and women in Third World contexts. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 681 - Ethnographic Techniques Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Double Numbered with: ANT 481 Research methods and techniques in cultural anthropology. Participant observation, interviewing, establishing rapport, research design, recording and analyzing field data, etc.
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ANT 682 - Life Histories/Narratives Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Double Numbered with: ANT 482 Evaluation of personal narratives (fieldwork memoirs, reflexive writings), oral histories and testimonials of respondents, a means of personalizing ethnographic discourse, giving more direct voice to respondents, and increasing multivocality. Issues of reflexivity, subjectivity, authority. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 683 - Social Movement Theory Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Double Numbered with: ANT 483 Theoretical approaches to analysis of social movements including Marxist and other Utopian traditions of social analysis, rational choice and resource mobilization models, new social movement theory, and Gramscian analysis of power and resistance. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 684 - Social Movement Research Methods Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Double Numbered with: ANT 484 A range of research methodologies relevant to the study of social movements. Stimulates critical thinking about these methodologies’ ethical implications. Students develop proposals for projects carried out the following semester.
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ANT 686 - Comparative Cultural Analysis: Africa Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Africa through social anthropology complemented by history. Discuss diverse societies to illustrate principles and features of societal life and organization. The major cultural focus is on West Africa, traditional society, colonial legacy, and change.
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ANT 689 - Memory, Culture, Religion Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: REL 689 Collective memory and constructions of the past as cultural phenomena; the roles religious identities, values, and institutions play as individuals, communities, and nations recollect particular moments, eras, crises, and localities.
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ANT 690 - Independent Study Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 1-6 credit(s) Every semester 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
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ANT 691 - Critical Issues in the Study of Native Americans Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: REL 642 Methodological issues related to studies of indigenous traditions and develops interpretive strategies for using literature about Native American religions.
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ANT 694 - Underground Railroad Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest Crosslisted with: AAS 634 , HST 634 Double Numbered with: ANT 494 Myth and history of the Underground in the context of African American freedom efforts. Emphasis on events, personalities, and sites in upstate New York. Student field research and exploration of archival and Internet resources. Additional work required of graduate students.
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ANT 699 - Writing Religions and Cultures: Ethnographic Practice Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: REL 699 A range of aims and strategies for writing ethnographies of religion in the multiple contexts of culture, history, and politics.
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ANT 700 - Selected Topics Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 1-6 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
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ANT 701 - Seminar on Multilateral Peacekeeping Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: PAI 701 One-week intensive course in New York City between fall and spring semesters with follow-up sessions in Syracuse. Combination of peacekeeping theory, analysis, and practice of operations. Speakers from United Nations, nongovernmental organizations, and U.S. government.
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ANT 707 - Culture in World Affairs Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Crosslisted with: MES 707 , PAI 707 A systematic survey of the ways in which local, organizational, and transnational issues in world affairs are affected by culture.
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ANT 711 - Current Anthropological Theory Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Theoretical issues of the past two decades. Includes feminism and anthropology. Reflexive and interpretive ethnography. Sociobiology versus culturology. Marxist anthropology.
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ANT 713 - Proposal Writing Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Only during the summer Crosslisted with: CAS 713 A two-week workshop during which graduate students draft a proposal for dissertation or other research; includes extensive evaluation of ongoing drafts.
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ANT 741 - Archaeological Theory Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring In-depth examination of contemporary theory in archaeology and application to archaeological research. While focusing on processual approach, the course will examine critical, post-processual, structural, and symbolic archaeology.
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ANT 756 - Development Anthropology Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Provides students of public administration with an overview of the use of sociocultural analysis in international development policy, planning, project implementation, impact analysis, monitoring, and evaluation. Political and ethical issues regarding development professionalism.
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ANT 764 - Gender and Globalization Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Crosslisted with: GEO 764 , WGS 764 The impact of the increasing hypermobility of capital and culture flows across borders on gender relations.
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ANT 800 - Selected Topics Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 1-6 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
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ANT 970 - Experience Credit Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 1-6 credit(s) Every semester Participation in a discipline or subject related experience. Student must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Permission in advance with the consent of the department chairperson, instructor, and dean. Limited to those in good academic standing. Repeatable
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ANT 990 - Independent Study Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 1-6 credit(s) Every semester 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
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ANT 997 - Masters Thesis Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 1-6 credit(s) Every semester Repeatable
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ANT 999 - Dissertation Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 1-15 credit(s) Every semester Repeatable
Economics
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ECN 505 - Mathematical Economics Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Introduction to use of basic mathematical techniques in economic analysis. PREREQ: (ECN 301 OR ECN 311) AND (MAT 295 AND MAT 296)
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ECN 521 - Economic Statistics College of Arts and Sciences 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 ECN 102) OR (ECN 101 AND ECN 203)) AND (MAT 295 AND MAT 296)
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ECN 575 - Law and Market Economy Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 1 credit(s) Irregularly Use of economic tools in the analysis of law and legal regulations, including use of economic incentives to analyze evolution of legal institutions and impact of these institutions on economic dynamics. PREREQ: (ECN 301 OR 311) AND ECN 302
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ECN 600 - Selected Topics Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 1-6 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
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ECN 601 - Survey Microeconomic Theory Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Microeconomics. For graduates with little recent work in economics.
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ECN 602 - Survey Macroeconomic Theory Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Only during the summer Macroeconomics. For graduates with little recent work in economics.
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ECN 604 - Economics for Managers Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Micro- and macroeconomic theory for managerial decision making. Forecasting. Not open to students seeking advanced degrees in economics.
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ECN 605 - Mathematics for Economists Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 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.
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ECN 606 - Microeconomic Analysis Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Consumer and producer theory. Open to Economics PhD students only. PREREQ: ECN 605
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ECN 610 - Special Topics in Economics Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Various special topics of economics issues offered as available. PREREQ: ECN 601 Repeatable 5 time(s), 18 credits maximum
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ECN 611 - Microeconomics I Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring General equilibrium theory. PREREQ: ECN 605
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ECN 612 - Microeconomics II Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Game theory and applied microeconomic theory. PREREQ: ECN 611
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ECN 613 - Macroeconomics I Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Aggregate economic analysis. Emphasizes macroeconomic models and main currents in contemporary macroeconomic thought.
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ECN 614 - Macroeconomics II Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 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
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ECN 615 - History of Economic Thought Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) Irregularly Economic theories from antiquity to the 20th century.
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ECN 620 - Foundations of Econometrics Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 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.
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ECN 621 - Econometrics I Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 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
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ECN 622 - Econometrics II Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Estimation problems and techniques in more complex economic models. PREREQ: ECN 621
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ECN 623 - Econometrics III Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring Estimation techniques for microeconomic policy analysis. PREREQ: ECN 621
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ECN 631 - Public Finance Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 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.
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ECN 635 - State and Local Government Finance Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 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
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ECN 655 - Economics of Health and Medical Care Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring 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: ECN 601
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ECN 661 - Economics of Development Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 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
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