2018-2019 Extension Course Archive

AAAS E-119
Chocolate, Culture, and the Politics of Food

Carla Martin, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25524

Description
This course examines the sociohistorical legacy of chocolate, with a delicious emphasis on the eating and appreciation of the so-called food of the gods. Interdisciplinary course readings introduce the history of cacao cultivation, the present day state of the global chocolate industry, the diverse cultural constructions surrounding chocolate, and the implications for chocolate’s future of scientific study, international politics, alternative trade models, and the food movement. Assignments address pressing real-world questions related to chocolate consumption, social justice, responsible development, honesty and the politics of representation in production and marketing, hierarchies of quality, and myths of purity.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course African and African American Studies 119x. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Wednesdays, 3:00-5:00 pm starting January 30, 2019, or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25524/2019

ANTH E-1000
Pyramid Schemes: The Archaeological History of Ancient Egypt

Peter Der Manuelian, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25007

Description
This course surveys ancient Egyptian pharaonic civilization. It emphasizes Egyptian material culture: pyramids, temples, tombs, settlements, and artifacts. The course explores major developmental themes that defined the Egyptian state: the geographical landscape, kingship, social stratification, and religion. It follows a chronological path with excursions into Egyptian art, history, politics, religion, literature, and language (hieroglyphs). It also touches on contemporary issues of object repatriation, archaeology and cultural nationalism, and the evolution of modern Egyptology. Local students may participate in field trips to the Egyptian collections of the Peabody Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, along with immersive 3D computer models in Harvard’s Visualization Center.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required online sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Societies of the World 38. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30-11:45 am starting January 29 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 60 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25007/2019

ANTH E-1050
Moctezuma’s Mexico Then and Now: The Deep History, Triumphs, and Transformations of the Aztecs and their Descendants

Davíd Carrasco, PhD

William L. Fash, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15416

Description
This course explores how the origins of Mesoamerican civilization played a pivotal role in the birth, glory days, and fall of the Aztec Empire. We explore the profound contributions of Moctezuma’s Mexico, then, and now in today’s world, through the lenses of five major concepts: gift exchange (access to the gods and the goods); surplus and social hierarchy (the raison d’être of all civilizations); the longue durée (cosmovision and ideas bred into the biology of people); gender and duality; and trade and tribute. The course takes a hard look at the Great Encuentro and the positive as well as the tragic results of the European invasion of Mexico through the lens of the conquistadors (in Bernal Diaz del Castillo’sTrue History of the Conquest of New Spain) as well as the voices of the scribes, warriors, and rulers (male and female) who survived and transformed the ordeal. The struggles of post-independence Mexico are contextualized within the framework of the globalization wrought by the industrial revolution, and the ways in which post-revolutionary Mexico has led the way in embracing hybridity for other cultures and countries in the Americas. The disciplines of archaeology and religious studies take us into contemporary Mesoamerican and Latino cultures. The course has the added feature of online meetings that focus on ways Latino art, music, and dance utilize Aztec and Mesoamerican themes. Artists include Frida Kahlo, Dr. Loco, Son Jarocho, Gloria Anzaldua, John Phillip Santos, and Cherrie Moraga. Hands-on work with objects at the Peabody Museum aid in examining the material expressions of daily life and cosmovision in Moctezuma’s Mexico. The Peabody Museum’s yearly celebration of Day of the Dead is a central component of the course and one of many ways in which students take their experiential learning in this course with them, for the rest of their days.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Societies of the World 30. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30-2:45 pm starting September 4 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15416/2018

ANTH E-1075
Anthropology of Art

Gary Urton, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15875

Description
Irridescent feather headdresses, ancient textiles with images of human-feline figures, and ceramic vessels adorned with glyphs and kingly figures: what did such objects—which we now refer to as “primitive art”—mean to the people who made them? What technological capabilities and skills were involved in their production? How can we today develop an understanding and an appreciation of the meaning and significance of objects that were precious to people around the world, past and present? What can an object that was made and venerated by people in a society tell us about the cosmology, or worldview, of its makers? And finally, what can we say not just about what objects mean and meant to people, but how objects themselves have agency in society (a presumption that goes today under the name of “materiality”)? This seminar leads students on an exploration of these and other questions concerning the production and meaning of objects primarily in ancient cultures and in present-day non-Western societies. Each class period is devoted to the study of a particular object or group of objects from a different society. Whenever possible, we make use of the remarkable collection of objects in Harvard’s Peabody Museum.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Peabody Museum 12Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15875/2018

ANTH E-1145
The Green Planet: Plants that Changed Human History

Ari Anne Caramanica, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25523

Description
This course explores the role of several extraordinary plants in the emergence of complex societies, the shaping of global economies through time, and the development of modern science. While plants are featured in human history as a resource (shelter, fuel, fiber, food, or medicine) they also act as agents giving shape to our lives. Human-plant relations are fundamentally recursive; we explore the effects of these interactions as they pertain to the process of place-making. This course begins with an introduction to botany for social scientists and continues with a close reading of a selection of plants, including sugar cane, prosopis, gingko, and the potato. This course looks beyond how plants end up on our plates and challenges students to consider the broader impacts of human-plant relations.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:10-7:10 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25523/2019

ANTH E-1168
Ancient Maya Art and Writing

Nicholas Poole Carter, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25108

Description
This course introduces students to the art and hieroglyphic writing system of the classic Maya (A.D. 300–900) civilization of Mesoamerica. Students learn to read Maya hieroglyphs, acquire a basic knowledge of the classic Mayan language, and discover the workings of the Maya calendars. At the same time, they explore Maya iconography, including its intimate connections to the hieroglyphic system, and learn how it reflects ancient Maya and wider Mesoamerican concepts of cosmic order and an animate world. Thematic lectures on classic Maya culture and history are combined with practice in iconographic interpretation and hieroglyphic decipherment. No previous experience in Maya archaeology, language, or art history is necessary.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 310Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25108/2019

ANTH E-1401
Human Migration and US-Mexico Borderlands: Moral Dilemmas and Sacred Bundles in Comparative Perspective

Davíd Carrasco, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25546

Description
Responding to one of the major political, economic, and religious developments of our times, this course locates the immigration crisis of the US-Mexico borderlands within the epic context of human migration in history. In the first part of the course, we read and critique a series of books and articles about human migration, Mexican migrations to the US in the last 120 years, and the enigma and fluidity of national borders. The course then develops a comparative perspective on immigration by comparing Mexican migrations with migrations from Latin America to the US, African American migration within the US from south to north, and contemporary migrations from Africa to countries of the European Union. We ask what economic and political forces cause people to migrate; whether they migrate as individuals or families; how walls, fences, and borders work and what they mean; and what constitutes immigration reform. We examine the profound economic and moral dilemmas facing migrants, families, and sending and receiving countries. The course uses the concept of sacred bundles to explore the cultural and religious resources that help migrants survive the ordeal of migration and establish new identities.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Anthropology 1401/Harvard Divinity School 3140. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Wednesdays, 1-3 pm starting January 30 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25546/2019

ANTH E-1660
Anthropology and Human Rights

Theodore Macdonald, Jr., PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23622

Description
This course combines an introduction to the formal, theoretical, and normative structures of human rights with analyses of contemporary case studies. It illustrates several critical human rights issues, debates, and practices that demonstrate the increasing significance of ethnographic field methods and related interpretive analysis. Accepting that agreement on and realization of human rights often require negotiation and compromise, the course illustrates why, and suggests how, realization of many broadly-defined human rights requires specific contextualization.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
William James Hall 105

Required sections for graduate-credit students to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23622/2019

ANTH E-1700
Race in the Americas

James P. Herron, PhD

January session | CRN 24416

Description
In 1903, W.E.B. DuBois wrote prophetically that “the problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color-line.” More recently, anthropologists and historians have argued that the very idea of race—the notion that human beings can be exhaustively divided into enduring groups such as whites, blacks, or Indians—was first invented in the New World, in the Americas. But what are races? Does it mean the same thing to be white in Boston as it does in Bogotá? If blackness in Alabama is rooted in assumptions about essential biological nature, does the same go for Rio de Janeiro? Is race simply an illusion, a convenient mask for political domination and economic exploitation? Can we hope to abolish the concept of race altogether, or is its grip too tenacious, its appeal to the psyche too great? This course considers episodes in the development of racial categories in Latin and North America. Our aim is to arrive at an overall sense of the nature of race in social life by comparing the logic of racial practices at different times and places in the hemisphere.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays-Thursdays, 5:30-8:30 pm
Harvard Hall 103

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 7, 2019

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. Final papers due February 11. International Students see important visa information.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24416/2019

APMA E-207
Advanced Scientific Computing: Stochastic Methods for Data Analysis, Inference, and Optimization

Rahul Dave, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15810

Description
This course develops skills for computational research with a focus on stochastic approaches, emphasizing implementation and examples. Stochastic methods make it feasible to tackle very diverse problems when the solution space is too large to explore systematically, or when microscopic rules are known, but not the macroscopic behavior of a complex system. Methods are illustrated with examples from a wide variety of fields, like biology, finance, and physics. We tackle Bayesian methods of data analysis as well as various stochastic optimization methods. Topics include stochastic optimization such as stochastic gradient descent (SGD) and simulated annealing, Bayesian data analysis, Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC), and variational analysis. This course is broadly about learning models from data. To do this, we typically want to solve an optimization problem. Some problems might have many optima, and we will want to explore them all. It is not enough to find an optimum. Bayesian statistics gives us a simple and principled way to find the distribution of predictions consistent with the data. This allows for an intuitive and better way to test hypotheses than the confidence intervals and p-values used in traditional statistics.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences course Applied Mathematics 207. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 12-1:15 pm starting September 5 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: Introductory statistics including probability, multivariate calculus, basic linear algebra, and comfort programming in a scientific computer programming language (such as R, Python, Matlab, or Julia).

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15810/2018

APMA E-221
Advanced Optimization

Yaron Singer, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25480

Description
This is a graduate-level course on optimization. The course covers mathematical programming and combinatorial optimization from the perspective of convex optimization, which is a central tool for solving large-scale problems. In recent years, convex optimization has had a profound impact on statistical machine learning, data analysis, mathematical finance, signal processing, control, and theoretical computer science. The first part of the course is dedicated to the theory of convex optimization and its direct applications. The second part focuses on advanced techniques in combinatorial optimization using machinery developed in the first part.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences courses Applied Mathematics 221. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 3-4:15 pm starting January 28 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: Students should be proficient in calculus, analysis, linear algebra, and discrete mathematics. Knowledge in machine learning, algorithms, and linear programming is helpful but not necessary. Basic programming skills in a script language like Python are necessary.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25480/2019

ARAB E-1
Intensive Elementary Modern Standard Arabic I

Sami Alkyam, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13547

Description
The course introduces students to Arabic sounds and the writing system, basic vocabulary, and grammatical structures up to a mid-beginner’s level. The course also focuses on developing oral-aural skills, rudimentary reading, and basic composition. Students are also exposed to cultural topics and discussions, with the goal of appreciating the cultural context in which the language is used.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, Thursdays, 6-8 pm
Vanserg Building 211Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13547/2018

ARAB E-2
Intensive Elementary Modern Standard Arabic II

Said Hannouchi, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23418

Description
This course is the continuation of ARAB E-1 and is designed to reinforce and build upon what has been covered during the first semester. This is a proficiency-based course; emphasis is placed on the development of reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills for the purpose of communicative goals. These technical aspects are acquired through the context of Arab cultures. By the end of this course, students are able to communicate about everyday situations, both verbally and in writing; understand the use of basic grammatical structures; acquire an understanding of fundamental cultural values, practices, and perspectives of native speakers of Arabic; develop productive listening skills; and enjoy using the language creatively.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, Thursdays, 6-8 pm
Vanserg Building 211Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: ARAB E-1, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23418/2019

ASTR E-80
Planets, Moons, and the Search for Alien Life

Alessandro Massarotti, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15072

Description
Astrobiology, the subject of this course, is a new discipline born out of the convergence of all scientific inquiry currently under way on the question of the origin and development of life here on Earth and potentially elsewhere in the Universe. Recent advances in planetary exploration, astronomy, geochemistry, and biochemistry are leading to a revolution in our ideas on the emergence of life on our own planet and the likelihood of finding life outside the Earth. In particular, much is being learned about Mars and Venus because of the many recent and ongoing space missions. Spectacular data from Jupiter’s and Saturn’s moons, like Titan, Europa, and Enceladus, show that these moons may become possible targets of future searches for life in our solar system. Geochemists are finding more and more intriguing clues about the Earth’s past by analyzing rocks dating from the very first period after the Earth’s formation, thus providing a fundamentally new context for research on the transition between chemistry and primordial life. And astronomers have been recently successful in searching for planets around other stars. Searches for extra-solar planets are currently under way and are leading to the discovery of Earth-like planets around solar-type stars.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: High School algebra. Some chemistry and physics background useful but not necessary.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15072/2018

BIOS E-1A
Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology

Casey J. Roehrig, PhD

Zofia Gajdos, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13096

Description
This introductory series focuses on the principles of cellular (BIOS E-1a) and organismal (BIOS E-1b) biology. BIOS E-1a topics include the molecular basis of life, energy and metabolism, and genetics. BIOS E-1b builds on the foundation established in BIOS E-1a and covers the origin of life and principles of evolution, and anatomy and physiology. Laboratory sections scheduled throughout the series allow students to reinforce concepts covered in lecture. The series fulfills current medical school requirements for one year of introductory biology.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Science Center Hall D

Class meets 6:30-9:30 pm or 7:30-10:30 pm during laboratory weeks. Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: High school mathematics, chemistry, and biology; although CHEM E-1a and CHEM E-1b, or their equivalents, are not required, they are strongly recommended.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13096/2018

BIOS E-1B
Introduction to Organismic and Evolutionary Biology

Casey J. Roehrig, PhD

Joanne Matott, DPhil

Katherine Zink, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 22957

Description
This introductory series focuses on the principles of cellular (BIOS E-1a) and organismal (BIOS E-1b) biology. BIOS E-1a topics include the molecular basis of life, energy and metabolism, and genetics. BIOS E-1b builds on the foundation established in BIOS E-1a and covers the origin of life and principles of evolution, and anatomy and physiology. Laboratory sections scheduled throughout the series allow students to reinforce concepts covered in lecture. The series fulfills current medical school requirements for one year of introductory biology.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Science Center Hall D

Class meets 6:30-9:30 pm or 7:30-10:30 pm during laboratory weeks. Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a, or the equivalent.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-22957/2019

BIOS E-10
Introduction to Biochemistry

Robin Lynn Haynes, PhD

Travis I. Moore, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14563

Description
This course provides an overview of the main aspects of biochemistry by relating molecular interactions to their effects on the organism as a whole, especially as related to human biology. The organization of macromolecules is addressed through a discussion of their hierarchical structure, and a study of their assembly into complexes responsible for specific biological processes. Topics addressing protein function include enzyme kinetics, the characterization of major metabolic pathways, and their interconnection into tightly regulated networks.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Fridays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Science Center Hall B

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 7, 2018

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Introductory biology and chemistry.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14563/2018

BIOS E-10
Introduction to Biochemistry

Robin Lynn Haynes, PhD

Travis I. Moore, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24316

Description
This course provides an overview of the main aspects of biochemistry by relating molecular interactions to their effects on the organism as a whole, especially as related to human biology. The organization of macromolecules is addressed through a discussion of their hierarchical structure, and a study of their assembly into complexes responsible for specific biological processes. Topics addressing protein function include enzyme kinetics, the characterization of major metabolic pathways, and their interconnection into tightly regulated networks.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Feb. 1, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the fall course.

Prerequisites: Introductory biology and chemistry.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 200 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24316/2019

BIOS E-12
Principles and Techniques of Molecular Biology

Alain Viel, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 22965

Description
Students gain in-depth knowledge of nucleic acid structure, molecular genetics, and the biochemistry of transcription and protein synthesis. Working from this foundation, students explore mechanisms of gene regulation in prokaryotes, eukaryotes, and viruses. The roles played by gene regulation and rearrangement in diseases are also examined. One large project comprises three linked laboratory exercises that introduce students to important recombinant DNA and protein expression techniques. Students learn about the construction of an expression plasmid and assays for normal promoter function.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Northwest Science Building B101

Required laboratories Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 58 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-22965/2019

BIOS E-14
Principles of Genetics

Frederick R. Bieber, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 22962

Description
This is a general course in genetics providing a broad view of gene action from the molecular to the population levels, with emphasis on eukaryotes. Topics include bacterial and viral genetics, Mendelian genetics, mutation and DNA repair, forensic DNA technology, chromosome structure and function, genomics, and population and evolutionary genetics.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 103

Required sections Mondays, 8-9 pm.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: MATH E-8, BIOS E-1a and BIOS E-1b, and CHEM E-1a and CHEM E-1b, or the equivalent.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-22962/2019

BIOS E-16
Cell Biology

Alison Marie Taylor, PhD

Colles Price, PhD

Allison Lau, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 22958

Description
This course cultivates an understanding of eukaryotic cellular and subcellular structure, with close attention to structure/function relationships that govern cellular processes at the molecular level. We examine the differences between several eukaryotic model systems, including fission and budding yeast, slime mold, plants, and mammalian cells in culture. We further discuss the specific experimental techniques amenable to the study of cell biology in each system and how discoveries made using model organisms have influenced modern cell biology.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Science Center Hall E

Required sections Wednesdays, 8-9 pm.Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course.

Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a, or the equivalent.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-22958/2019

BIOS E-18
Evolution

Maria E. Miara, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14330

Description
Evolution is such a major tenet of modern biological theory that in 1973, evolutionary biologist Theodosius Dobzhansky penned that “nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.” This course provides a comprehensive introduction to evolutionary biology. Students are introduced to both short-term and long-term evolutionary processes and they explore the patterns that result from those processes. Topics covered include the history of evolutionary theory, evidence for evolution, the origin of life, the origin of animals and the Cambrian explosion, genetic evolution, natural selection, sexual selection, species and speciation, human evolution, and evolutionary issues in modern society.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 11 am-1 pm
1 Story Street 306Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: BIOS E-1b.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14330/2018

BIOS E-27
Invertebrate Zoology

Cassandra Extavour, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25150

Description
This course introduces students to the diversity of invertebrates, which are the vast majority of all animals on the planet. We cover the development, adult anatomy, biology, and evolutionary relationships of the main animal phyla including but not limited to sponges, mollusks, annelids, and arthropods. Special emphasis is placed on understanding the similarities and differences in embryonic development, the broad diversity of animal forms and their adaptations to different ecosystems, and how these phenomena shape animal evolution. The aim of this course is to understand animal diversity from a phylogenetic perspective as well as from a developmental and functional morphology point of view, and to be able to understand the evolution and divergence of these features in the context of animal evolution.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 302

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a or BIOS E-1b or permission of instructor.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25150/2019

BIOS E-30
Epigenetics and Gene Regulation

Amy Tsurumi, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24705

Description
This course is designed to introduce students to the concept of epigenetics and how it regulates gene expression and heritable phenotypes without changes in the underlying DNA sequence. The first phase is a thorough mechanistic overview with discussion topics including DNA methylation, histone modifications, chromatin remodeling, and non-coding RNAs, as well as the key players that regulate these processes. In the second phase, we cover molecular techniques and model organisms used commonly in epigenetics research. Finally, students apply their knowledge to understand the epigenetic basis of various developmental disorders, the natural aging process, environmental exposures, and relevant human diseases such as tumorigenesis, obesity, neurological disorders, and infections.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Sever Hall 206

Required sections for graduate-credit students, optional sections for undergraduate-credit students to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: BIOS E-12, or the equivalent.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24705/2019

BIOS E-40
Introduction to Proteomics

Alain Viel, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13099

Description
The completion of several genome projects, including the Human Genome Project, has further fostered a systems-based approach to biology. The goal is to determine how all the genes in a genome act and how their products interact to produce a functional organism. Proteomics seeks to identify and to characterize all the proteins synthesized in a cell or a tissue. Based on this information, one can then try to understand how individual proteins or protein collectives function within an organism. The first half of the course focuses on current methodology used to analyze and identify proteins. This includes protein electrophoresis, chromatography, mass spectrometry, and protein database analysis. The second half of the course focuses on case studies derived from the current scientific literature. This includes comparisons between healthy and diseased tissues, new approaches to analyze metabolic pathways, and the comprehensive analysis of protein-protein interactions in different cell types.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 8-10 pm
1 Story Street 302

Required sections Thursdays, 7:30-8:30 pm.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a, or the equivalent; BIOS E-12 recommended.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13099/2018

BIOS E-45
Introduction to Genomics

Arezou Ghazani, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23605

Description
This course provides an overview of the genome and genomic architecture, genomic variations, and regulatory mechanisms of the genome. The course topics include current and novel practices in genome interrogations, global copy number variation assessment, genome sequencing, and data analysis. This course cultivates an understanding of functional genomics and genomic malfunction, genome-wide association studies, and the new field of personal genomics along with discussions of social and ethical impacts resulting from advances in genomics.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Sever Hall 202Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a and BIOS E-1b, CHEM E-1a and CHEM E-1b, or the equivalent.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23605/2019

BIOS E-47
Genetics, Genomics, and Evolution

Cassandra Extavour, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15515

Description
This intermediate level course provides an integrated introduction to the interface between genetics, genomics, and evolutionary biology. Lectures assume a minimum of background information, and aim to progress rapidly to a relatively advanced level of understanding by focusing on a few key historical and current examples of research in these fields, rather than trying to provide a comprehensive view of such large subjects. The course includes lectures on applying quantitative approaches to understanding biological problems, the contributions of Darwin/Wallace and Mendel in their historical contexts, discusses how to find and analyze genetic elements that control traits of interest, and covers the evolution of the developmental processes that produce these traits, biological regulatory networks, and protein evolution, and some unsolved problems in evolution.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 304

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a and BIOS E-1b, or the equivalent.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15515/2018

BIOS E-50
Neurobiology

Laura Magnotti, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13097

Description
This course examines the structure and function of the mammalian nervous system by examining the molecules, cells, and circuits that are involved in directing our behavior. We explore how the nervous system is constructed during development, how it adapts with experience throughout life, how it functions in normal behavior, and how it can be disrupted by injury and disease.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Science Center Hall E

Required sections for graduate students Wednesdays, 8-9 pm; optional sections for undergraduate students to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Introductory biology, or permission of the instructor.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13097/2018

BIOS E-52
The Neurobiology of Pain

Ryan W. Draft, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15683

Description
This course explores the neurobiological systems and mechanisms underlying both acute and chronic pain. Topics include nociceptive and sensory systems, molecular basis and modulation of pain, neuroanatomy of peripheral and central pain circuits, pain pathologies, and pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments. The emphasis is on understanding basic neurobiological concepts underlying pain systems, and reading and discussing the primary scientific research in the field.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 6-8 pm
Science Center B-10Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a, or the equivalent.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15683/2018

BIOS E-55
Developmental Biology

Susanne Jakob, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 22959

Description
Developmental biology studies the mechanisms involved in the development of complex organisms from the moment the egg is fertilized by a sperm. In many ways the basic understanding of developmental biology provides an invaluable foundation for other aspects of biology, as well as medicine, especially as many health issues can be related back to early developmental defects during embryogenesis. This course aims to provide a broad, comprehensive look at embryology with special emphasis on vertebrate models. We take a look at primary data that led to our current understanding of mechanisms involved in development and discuss classic experiments as well as more modern molecular and genetic approaches to answer questions in developmental biology. Over the length of the course we explore how the egg gets fertilized in the first place and subsequently travel the journey of the developing embryo: growing, forming organs, determining gender, making germ cells, and much more. We also talk about the role of embryonic and adult stem cells, the effects of the environment on development, and many more fascinating aspects of developmental biology.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Science Center 110

Required sections for graduate-credit students to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a and BIOS E-1b, or the equivalent.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-22959/2019

BIOS E-60
Immunology

Mihaela G. Gadjeva, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23186

Description
How does the immune system work? What are the molecular and cellular components and pathways that protect an organism from infectious agents or cancer? This comprehensive course answers these questions as it explores the cells and molecules of the immune system. The topics discussed during the first half of the course cover the structure, function, and genetics of the molecules of the immune system, including antibodies, B- and T-cell receptors, major histocompatibility complex (MHC) proteins and cytokines; and processes of lymphocyte development and antigen presentation. During the second half of the course the lectures focus on how the individual components of the immune system work together to fight bacterial, fungal, or viral infections. In addition, basic concepts of tumor immunity, immune system deficiencies, AIDS, and autoimmunity are examined. The course emphasizes the research and development opportunities for therapeutic intervention arising from recent advances in immunology (for example, the application of therapeutic antibodies and recombinant molecules as potential drug treatments). Upon completion of the course students have a sound understanding of the essential elements of the immune system, preparing them to engage further in this rapidly evolving field.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Maxwell-Dworkin G115

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Background in biology, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology is helpful.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23186/2019

BIOS E-65C
Human Anatomy and Physiology I

Jennifer A. Carr, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13387

Description
This course is an introduction to human anatomy and physiology from an integrative perspective. Students learn the structure and function of the tissues, the skeletal system, the nervous system, the endocrine system, and muscle function from the level of the cell to the level of the organism.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 6-8 pm
Science Center Hall B

Required sections and biweekly labs to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a and BIOS E-1b, algebra, introductory geometry.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13387/2018

BIOS E-65CX
Human Anatomy and Physiology I

Jennifer A. Carr, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15762

Description
BIOS E-65cx is an online version of BIOS E-65c and does not include the laboratory component of the course. This course includes an introduction to human anatomy and physiology from an integrative perspective. Students learn the structure and function of the tissues, the skeletal system, the nervous system, the endocrine system, and muscle function from the level of the cell to the level of the organism. See BIOS E-65cxl for the lab course.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Sep. 11, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1275
Graduate credit: $2065
Credits: 3

Notes: The recorded lectures are from BIOS E-65c. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays, 6-8 pm starting September 10 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15762/2018

BIOS E-65CXL
Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab

Jennifer A. Carr, PhD

January session | CRN 25375

Description
This lab course covers basic histology and a detailed evaluation of the anatomy of the brain, the special sense organs, and the musculoskeletal system. Models as well as dissection specimens are used and students must be comfortable with dissection to take this course.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays-Fridays, 6-9 pm
Science Center 403CStart Date: Jan. 7, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $425
Graduate credit: $685
Credits: 1

Notes: This lab meets January 7-18. International Students see important visa information. Please see syllabus for lab meeting location.

Prerequisites: BIOS E-65cx.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25375/2019

BIOS E-65D
Human Anatomy and Physiology II

Jennifer A. Carr, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23232

Description
This course is a continuation of BIOS E-65c. Students learn the structure and function of the cardiovascular system, the lymphatic system, the immune system, the respiratory system, the digestive system, the urogenital system, and the reproductive system from the level of the cell to the level of the organism.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 6-8 pm
Science Center Hall C

Required sections and biweekly labs to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a, BIOS E-1b, BIOS E-65c, algebra, introductory geometry.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23232/2019

BIOS E-65DX
Human Anatomy and Physiology II

Jennifer A. Carr, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25373

Description
BIOS E-65dx is an online version of BIOS E-65d and does not include the laboratory component of the course. BIOS E-65dx is a continuation of BIOS E-65cx. Students learn the structure and function of the cardiovascular system, the lymphatic system, the immune system, the respiratory system, the digestive system, the urogenital system, and the reproductive system from the level of the cell to the level of the organism. BIOS E-65dxl, the lab course, will be offered in Harvard Summer School 2019. It is an intensive laboratory-based course designed to give practical experience and re-enforce the topics covered in E-65dx. Labs topics include electrocardiogram, respirometry, blood typing, epidemiology, and internal anatomy dissections to examine the major body organs and blood supply. Animal dissection is a requirement for the lab course.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1275
Graduate credit: $2065
Credits: 3

Notes: The recorded lectures are from BIOS E-65d. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays, 6-8 pm, starting January 28 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25373/2019

BIOS E-66
Sports Physiology

Maria E. Miara, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24683

Description
From the NFL’s “Play 60” program to the increased popularity of running clubs, yoga studios, and CrossFit gyms, there has been an increasing awareness in this country of the importance of physical activity for overall health. In this course we dive deeper into the physiology and anatomy behind exercise science looking specifically at how the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, and nervous systems respond to physical activity. Additionally we consider how the body reacts differently depending on activity type, environmental condition, and participant age.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 11 am-1 pm
1 Story Street 306Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: BIOS E-65c or BIOS E-65d.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24683/2019

BIOS E-70
Introduction to Epidemiology

Jennifer Fonda, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24809

Description
How can you design a study to evaluate the risk factors associated with the recent reversal in life expectancy in the United States? How do you assess the benefits and risks related to the recent cancer screening guidelines? This course introduces the basic principles and methods of epidemiology and demonstrates the applicability to public health and medicine. The goal of this course is to provide fundamental skills needed to begin to interpret and critically evaluate literature relevant to public health. Topics include measures of disease frequency and association, epidemiologic study designs, sources of bias and error, screening, and applications to public health.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 6-8 pm
Emerson Hall 101Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Basic quantitative skills essential; familiarity with medical terminology helpful.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24809/2019

BIOS E-102
Newsworthy Topics in the Life Sciences

William J. Anderson, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23074

Description
Scientists constantly make groundbreaking discoveries, some of which receive attention by the press. This course, designed for non-scientists, provides the scientific background to appreciate these reports more fully. We discuss three exciting topics in the life sciences: stem cells, cancer, and infectious diseases.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Sever Hall 202

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23074/2019

BIOS E-107
Introduction to Medical Neuroscience

Daniel L. Roe, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24579

Description
This course presents students with an introduction to the major topics in neurological injury and disease. The student is introduced to the signs, symptoms, and underlying causes of a variety of conditions. Specific topics discussed include aneurysms, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, prosopagnosia, aphasia, contralateral neglect, neuropathy, meningioma, acoustic schwannoma, epidural and subdural hematoma, and pituitary tumor among others. Emphasis is on the neuroanatomical basis of injury and disease, and how this informs our understanding.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Sever Hall 113

Required sections for graduate-credit students, optional sections for undergraduate-credit students Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 pm.Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Some background in basic biology is helpful.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24579/2019

BIOS E-117
Human Impact and the Marine Environment

Daniel Hoer, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15790

Description
As human population grows, our collective influence is becoming an almost ubiquitous feature in the natural world, and the marine environment is no exception. Presently, more than fifty percent of the global human population lives within 120 miles of a coastline, exerting tremendous pressure on marine environments. Using approachable primary literature as our guide, this course addresses the vast and diverse ecosystems within the global ocean to develop an understanding of oceanic processes and how they are impacted by human activity. We address a variety of human-induced stressors with the goal of understanding their source, how their effects manifest themselves, and how society can work to remove these stressors and correct their impacts.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:10-7:10 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15790/2018

BIOS E-118
Deep Sea Biology

Peter Girguis, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15694

Description
The oceans contain 97 percent of the Earth’s water, and host the most disparate ecosystems on the planet. This course provides an introduction to deep sea ocean habitats, animals, and microorganisms. Emphasis is placed on the physiological adaptations of organisms to their environment, as well as the role of microorganisms in mediating ocean biogeochemical cycles.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:10-7:10 pm

Optional sections for graduate-credit students to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15694/2018

BIOS E-123
Reproductive Biology: Physiological, Evolutionary, and Behavioral Aspects

Daniel Spratt, MD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15043

Description
This course undertakes a multidisciplinary exploration of reproductive function in humans, including physiology and evolution as well as the impact on behavior and society. Examples in other species ranging from seasonal reproductive physiology and behavior in deer to effects of testosterone on songbirds’ vocalizations and behavior help provide perspectives on the complex process of human reproduction and the intricacy of its regulation by hormones. The ability of humans to understand and manipulate the influence of these hormones has had an impact on our lives, healthcare system, and society. The impact on society ranges from significant advances in women’s health to passionate controversies on limiting reproduction to scandals involving androgen use in sports. The impact of androgens and estrogens on cognition and behavior is an evolving field in neuroscience, business, and politics.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 8-10 pm
1 Story Street 306

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: All students are required to attend and participate during the regularly scheduled class time, either by being present in the classroom or via web conference.

Prerequisites: Introductory biology or physiology or BIOS E-163.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15043/2018

BIOS E-129
Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology

William J. Anderson, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14001

Description
We are entering a new era in which a fundamental understanding of developmental biology and regeneration will play a critical role. In this course, embryonic and adult stem cells in different organisms are examined in terms of their molecular, cellular, and potential therapeutic properties. Genetic reprogramming and cloning of animals are critically evaluated. Ethical and political considerations are also considered.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the fall 2017 course.

Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a and BIOS E-1b, or the equivalent; knowledge of cell, molecular, or developmental biology is recommended.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14001/2018

BIOS E-152
Plant Genetic Engineering for Medicine, Agriculture, and the Environment

Margaret A. Lynch, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25032

Description
This course investigates how genetically engineered plants can be used to produce human medicines, foods with improved nutrition, and crops resistant to environmental challenges. We assess a variety of scientific approaches to create a genetically modified organism (GMO), including introducing foreign genes to produce transgenic plants, knocking down expression with RNAi, and gene editing with CRISPR/Cas 9. Through case studies, students examine plant genetic engineering to produce therapeutic antibodies, vaccines, nutrient-enhanced foods, and crops resistant to pesticides, herbicides, or disease. Students also evaluate progress towards developing plants to promote environmental sustainability and critically assess current regulatory frameworks for evaluation and approval.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a and BIOS E-12 or equivalents.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25032/2019

BIOS E-155
Medical Microbiology

Anne Piantadosi, MD

Brian Zanoni, MD

Sanjat Kanjilal, MD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24224

Description
This course introduces students to the microbial species that cause human disease. We cover bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoa, and discuss current topics including antibiotic resistance, public health threats, and the microbiome. There is no laboratory component to this course.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 6-8 pm
Emerson Hall 101

Required sections for graduate-credit students, Tuesdays 8-9 pm.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Basic molecular and cellular biology (BIOS E-1a or equivalent).

Enrollment limit: Limited to 100 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24224/2019

BIOS E-162B
Human Pathophysiology II

Nancy C. Long Sieber, PhD

Stephanie A. Shore, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15696

Description
This course focuses on the pathophysiology of the human nervous, endocrine, gastrointestinal, and reproductive systems. Common mechanisms of pathogenesis are examined, including injury, autoimmunity, and neoplasia. These systems are linked by our focused examination of several conditions as they affect the body as a whole. We focus on pain, stress, and spinal cord injuries, as well as the consequences of obesity. Please note that Human Pathophysiology I, offered in alternate years, is not a prerequisite for this course.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 6-8 pm
Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building, 651 Huntington Avenue G-13

Optional sections Mondays, 8-9 pm.Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: A normal human or animal physiology course is recommended, but not required.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15696/2018

BIOS E-163
Human Endocrine Physiology

Daniel Spratt, MD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15044

Description
This course delves into the fascinating ways in which hormones influence the body’s development and function. Initial lectures describe the nature of different hormones and how they exert their actions. Subsequent lectures explore how hormones regulate body functions including growth and reproduction, thyroid and metabolism, calcium and bones, nutrition, and salt/fluid balance. Clinical examples from both health and disease as well as evolutionary and historical perspectives are used liberally to illustrate points. We also explore how this physiology can be used to understand and treat diverse medical disorders such as diabetes, infertility, abnormal sexual differentiation and puberty, and osteoporosis.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Thursdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 304

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: All students are required to attend and participate during the regularly scheduled class time, either by being present in the classroom or via web conference.

Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a and BIOS E-1b, or introductory physiology.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15044/2018

BIOS E-179
Gene Expression: A Hands-on Approach

Alain Viel, PhD

January session | CRN 24205

Description
This hands-on laboratory course is designed to give students an opportunity to experience how science is done through the practice of experimental inquiry. Under the guidance of the instructor and teaching assistant, students work in small teams to design experiments and test their designs in a fully equipped, state-of-the-art laboratory. A number of technical skills are utilized, including gene cloning, DNA amplification and mutagenesis by PCR, in vitro transcription and translation, and purification and analysis of proteins. Students assemble synthetic genes from parts and analyze the contribution of these parts in the regulation of gene expression, from transcription to translation. They develop analytical skills, learn how to design experiments, and how to work on open-ended questions. By the end of the course, students present a research paper detailing their findings. Students also submit a weekly description of their experimental designs. Relevant readings from reviews and primary literature are assigned.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, Thursdays, 5:30-8:30 pm
Northwest Science Building 152Start Date: Jan. 8, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1250
Graduate credit: $1850
Credits: 2

Notes: International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 16 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24205/2019

BIOS E-200
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in the Biological Sciences

Mihaela G. Gadjeva, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13092

Description
This proseminar is designed to teach students many of the writing and analytical skills that are required to succeed in graduate-level courses in the biological sciences. Through critical reading and presentation of research articles, students learn how to form questions that can be addressed experimentally and how to write a corresponding, testable hypothesis. This course also addresses the process of experimental design and current experimental methodologies in biology. Students are given multiple opportunities to hone their writing skills on several short writing assignments and a final writing project due at the end of the semester. This is the required admission course for the Master of Liberal Arts, biology. Students interested in the Master of Liberal Arts, biotechnology, should see BIOT E-200.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 201Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. In addition, at the first class meeting students must complete a writing assignment that demonstrates their graduate-level reading comprehension and ability to write coherent, logical arguments. Molecular biology (BIOS E-12, or the equivalent) highly recommended. Some immunology knowledge would be beneficial.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13092/2018

BIOS E-200
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in the Biological Sciences

Margaret A. Lynch, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 22950

Description
This proseminar is designed to teach students many of the writing and analytical skills that are required to succeed in graduate-level courses in the biological sciences. Through critical reading and presentation of research articles, students learn how to form questions that can be addressed experimentally and how to write a corresponding, testable hypothesis. This course also addresses the process of experimental design and current experimental methodologies in biology. Students are given multiple opportunities to hone their writing skills on several short writing assignments and a final writing project due at the end of the semester. This is the required admission course for the Master of Liberal Arts, biology. Students interested in the Master of Liberal Arts, biotechnology, should see BIOT E-200.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. In addition, at the first class meeting students must complete a writing assignment that demonstrates their graduate-level reading comprehension and ability to write coherent, logical arguments. Molecular biology (BIOS E-12, or the equivalent) highly recommended.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-22950/2019

BIOS E-204
Developmental and Regenerative Biology

William J. Anderson, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14278

Description
The field of developmental biology provides insights on a most interesting question: how do all of the cells in our bodies arise from a single cell, the fertilized egg? This graduate seminar probes this question through critical analysis of the primary literature. Both classical as well as contemporary papers are scrutinized. We cover topics ranging from fertilization, organogenesis, patterning, regeneration, and aging, with a focus on humans whenever possible.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 105Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: One year of introductory biology (BIOS E-1a and BIOS E-1b, or equivalent); developmental biology (BIOS E-55) and/or stem cell biology (BIOS E-129) strongly recommended. Graduate proseminar (BIOS E-200) recommended but not required.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14278/2018

BIOS E-210
Neurobiology of Circadian Rhythms: Regulation of Physiological Systems and Involvement in Disease States

Charalampos Pantazopoulos, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15073

Description
Circadian rhythms are involved in essential biological processes driving our daily physiology and behavior. They have recently come to the forefront of neurobiological investigations as a key system regulating not only autonomic functions, but also complex brain circuitry processing emotion and cognitive information. Initially thought to arise from a neural circuit fully controlled by the hypothalamus, they are now better understood to involve a complex regulation of clock genes in virtually all cells in the brain, including in a multitude of cortical and subcortical brain regions that participate in fear, stress response, reward processing and, more in general, plasticity and learning. Emerging evidence consistent with these functions supports a key role for a disruption of circadian rhythms in several brain disorders. In addition, circadian rhythms play key roles in regulating functions of several body organs and systems, such as the liver, lungs, and respiratory, immune, and circulatory systems. Recent advances in the understanding of neural circuits and molecular pathways involved in regulating circadian rhythms have broadened our understanding of their role in normal and disease states. This seminar examines the neurobiology of circadian rhythms in mammals. Emphasis is placed on the involvement of circadian rhythms in normal biological functions, such as feeding behavior, energy metabolism, and learning and memory, as well as in disease conditions including cancer, obesity, stress, and mood disorders.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 310Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Introductory biology required, neurobiology recommended.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 24 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15073/2018

BIOS E-232
Neurobiology of Emotion and Psychiatric Illnesses

Sabina Berretta, MD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23451

Description
Investigations on the neural basis of emotion and pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders synergistically inform each other, and in recent years have led to a leap in our understanding of emotion processing in normal and pathological conditions. In this course, a working definition of emotion from a biological point of view serves as background to explore brain circuits involved in aspects of emotional processing and their integration with decision making and goal-directed behavior. Neural networks linking the cingulate gyrus, insula, and ventromedial and orbitofrontal cortices, hippocampus and subcortical regions such as the amygdala, limbic thalamus, and ventral striatum are discussed in light of their relevance to emotion processing and psychiatric disorders. Emerging concepts are the key role of biological value in emotion processing and the relationship between emotion and memory. Within this context, we discuss current knowledge on the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders, with particular emphasis on clinical domains such as anxiety, psychosis, depression, autism spectrum disorders, and antisocial personality disorder. Finally, current knowledge on the neurobiology of emotion and psychiatric disorders is placed in the context of social interactions, focusing in particular on the intersection between justice and psychiatry.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Sever Hall 310Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: BIOS E-50, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23451/2019

BIOS E-240
Biochemical and Physiological Adaptation of Microbes

Alain Viel, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23825

Description
Microbes have developed molecular mechanisms—morphological and anatomical features that allow them to survive in a wide range of habitats. Biochemical and physiological evolution in response to environmental conditions gave rise to an incredible diversity of adaptive solutions. Synthetic biologists take advantage of this diversity to explore biological solutions to problems related to alternative sources of energy and food. Other uses include the detection, processing, and recycling of pollutants as well as new applications for the diagnosis and treatment of certain diseases. This course covers a series of topics including a comparison of catabolism in aerobic and anaerobic microbes, the contribution of microbes in the recycling of nutrients within an ecosystem, the role and organization of bacterial communities, and the potential of engineering microbes for therapeutic and environmental purposes.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Northwest Science Building B109Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23825/2019

BIOS E-497
Crafting the Thesis Proposal in Biology and Biotechnology

James R. Morris, MD, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25096

Description
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong thesis proposal. During the semester, they map critical issues of project design such as scope, background, methodology, and expected outcomes. Students should not register for the tutorial unless they are ready to engage in the entire thesis process. Students are expected to begin the thesis project during the next semester or two after completing the tutorial.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $0
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The tutorial is not a course in the traditional sense. It is structured one-on-one advising with the instructor along with opportunities for interaction with other proposal writers. Students participate in 15- to 30-minute individual appointments (by phone, video-conference, or in person), ordinarily between 9 am – 5 pm (EST), to discuss their topics, proposal designs, and writing progress. In addition, they submit multiple thesis proposal drafts.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, biology or biotechnology. They must have completed eight courses toward the degree, including statistics, and be in good academic standing. Their pre-work, due between September 1 and November 1, must be approved by the instructor before they are allowed to register for the tutorial. See the Guide to the ALM Thesis for details. Candidates accepted to the 12-course thesis track register for graduate credit; those in the ten-course thesis track register for noncredit.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25096/2019

BIOS E-497
Crafting the Thesis Proposal in Biology and Biotechnology

James R. Morris, MD, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15474

Description
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong thesis proposal. During the semester, they map critical issues of project design such as scope, background, methodology, and expected outcomes. Students should not register for the proposal unless they are ready to engage in the entire thesis process. Students are expected to begin the thesis project during the next semester or two after completing the tutorial.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $0
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The tutorial is not a course in the traditional sense. It is structured one-on-one advising with the instructor along with opportunities for interaction with other proposal writers. Students participate in 15- to 30-minute individual appointments (by phone, video-conference, or in person), ordinarily between 9 am – 5 pm (EST), to discuss their topics, proposal designs, and writing progress. In addition, they submit multiple thesis proposal drafts.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, biology or biotechnology. They must have completed eight courses toward the degree, including statistics, and be in good academic standing. Their pre-work, due June 15, must be approved by the instructor before they are allowed to register for the tutorial. See the Guide to the ALM Thesis for details. Candidates accepted to the 12-course thesis track register for graduate credit; those in the ten-course thesis track register for noncredit.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15474/2018

BIOT E-100
Introduction to Bioinformatics

Edward G. Freedman, MS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14566

Description
This course explores how computer science and mathematics, supported by information technology, have combined with modern laboratory technologies to solve previously intractable problems in the life sciences. Areas of bioinformatics discussed include DNA sequencing and assembly, sequence alignment, gene prediction, functional genomics, phylogenetics, sequence, gene, protein databases, and, time permitting, the impact on society and ethical considerations. Students learn simple programming language approaches using Python to automate the use of bioinformatics tools and interpret their output. Basic concepts of probability are introduced to help understand the significance of results.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
53 Church Street 104

Required sections Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm.Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Knowledge of college algebra (logarithms, exponents, factorials, sets) and basic molecular biology of genes, DNA, RNA, proteins. Ability to read and write small computer programs in a modern language, as gained by CSCI E-7, CSCI E-10a, or the equivalent. (Java is not required.) Good qualitative and quantitative reasoning.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14566/2018

BIOT E-105
Bioinformatics: Fundamentals of Sequence Analysis

Michael Agostino, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24434

Description
With breakthroughs in biotechnology such as high-throughput and inexpensive DNA sequencing, we are collecting vast amounts of data that will be analyzed for years to come. The details of this data reveal basic information such as gene and protein structures, and may lead us to major discoveries like gene-disease associations. This course teaches the bioinformatics skills used in academic, biotech, and pharmaceutical laboratories for analyzing individual DNA and protein sequences. This is not a programming course. Classes consist of lecture and extensive hands-on work using mainstream web-based bioinformatics tools. Students learn how to evaluate data sources and choose the correct paths to solutions. Throughout the semester, interesting biological questions are addressed by analyzing sequences, searching databases, using sophisticated software, and interpreting results. Upon completion of the course, students have extensive skills with sequence analysis tools and are prepared for their own laboratory projects or bioinformatics software creation.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Fundamental knowledge of molecular biology (DNA, RNA, protein) and genomics, with more advanced knowledge a definite plus. No programming skills required.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24434/2019

BIOT E-120
Ethics and Trends in Biotechnology

Masha Fridkis-Hareli, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15456

Description
This is an introductory course that covers selected topics in science and technology as they relate to the development of therapies for different types of diseases. The goal of the course is to provide students with a solid understanding of the processes, trends, technologies, and ethical issues around animal use and healthcare decisions in the biopharmaceutical industry. The course covers the business of biotechnology, genetic engineering, drug development, translational research, diagnostics, therapies including precision medicine, and vaccines.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a, BIOS E-1b, BIOS E-12, or the equivalents.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15456/2018

BIOT E-120
Ethics and Trends in Biotechnology

Masha Fridkis-Hareli, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25195

Description
This is an introductory course that covers selected topics in science and technology as they relate to the development of therapies for different types of diseases. The goal of the course is to provide students with a solid understanding of the processes, trends, technologies, and ethical issues around animal use and healthcare decisions in the biopharmaceutical industry. The course covers the business of biotechnology, genetic engineering, drug development, translational research, diagnostics, therapies including precision medicine, and vaccines.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a, BIOS E-1b, BIOS E-12, or the equivalents.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25195/2019

BIOT E-200
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in Biotechnology

Margaret A. Lynch, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13645 | Section 1

Description
In this proseminar, we focus on science writing, data interpretation, and collaborative and independent experimental design. Students who successfully complete the course are those who demonstrate an ability to assess information from the primary scientific literature, a command of oral and written communication skills, and the ability to generate a logical progression of experiments to help validate or nullify their hypothesis. Reading materials include publications on scientific writing, experimental design, and peer-reviewed journal articles. This is the required admission course for the Master of Liberal Arts, biotechnology. Students interested in the Master of Liberal Arts, biology, should see BIOS E-200.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 6-8 pm
Northwest Science Building B109Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Instructors assume that students already have undergraduate degrees in an area of life, physical, or computer science, as well as professional scientific training. Scientists coming from a physical or computer science background should successfully complete BIOS E-1a and BIOS E-1b as well as BIOS E-12 or their equivalents before attempting to take BIOT E-200. Students must earn a satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13645/2018

BIOT E-200
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in Biotechnology

Beth Zielinski-Habershaw, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14719 | Section 2

Description
In this proseminar, we focus on science writing, data interpretation, and collaborative and independent experimental design. Students who successfully complete the course are those who demonstrate an ability to assess information from the primary scientific literature, a command of oral and written communication skills, and the ability to generate a logical progression of experiments to help validate or nullify their hypothesis. Reading materials include publications on scientific writing, experimental design, and peer-reviewed journal articles. This is the required admission course for the Master of Liberal Arts, biotechnology. Students interested in the Master of Liberal Arts, biology, should see BIOS E-200.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Instructors assume that students already have undergraduate degrees in an area of life, physical, or computer science, as well as professional scientific training. Scientists coming from a physical or computer science background should successfully complete BIOS E-1a and BIOS E-1b as well as BIOS E-12 or their equivalents before attempting to take BIOT E-200. Students must earn a satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14719/2018

BIOT E-200
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in Biotechnology

Elizabeth Wiltrout, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23457

Description
In this proseminar, we focus on science writing, data interpretation, and collaborative and independent experimental design. Students who successfully complete the course are those who demonstrate an ability to assess information from the primary scientific literature, a command of oral and written communication skills, and the ability to generate a logical progression of experiments to help validate or nullify their hypothesis. Reading materials include publications on scientific writing, experimental design, and peer-reviewed journal articles. This is the required admission course for the Master of Liberal Arts, biotechnology. Students interested in the Master of Liberal Arts, biology, should see BIOS E-200.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Instructors assume that students already have undergraduate degrees in an area of life, physical, or computer science, as well as professional scientific training. Scientists coming from a physical or computer science background should successfully complete BIOS E-1a and BIOS E-1b as well as BIOS E-12 or their equivalents before attempting to take BIOT E-200. Students must earn a satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23457/2019

BIOT E-205
Drug Discovery, Project Design, and Management

Donald R. Kirsch, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25488

Description
The course outlines the basic principles underlying the design of drug discovery campaigns and the management of such programs without formal authority (matrix management). The course acquaints the student with current drug discovery practices in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. The steps in the process are presented and strategic considerations are discussed through case studies. The course helps prepare students who already have a background in the scientific disciplines underlying drug discovery (cell biology, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, pharmacology, organic chemistry, and medicinal chemistry) to take on the design and management of research programs aimed at the discovery of new or improved pharmacological agents. The course is not specific to one therapeutic area but rather provides information common to drug discovery in all therapeutic areas.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: The course assumes a solid understanding of science. BIOS E-10, BIOS E-12, and BIOS E-16, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25488/2019

BIOT E-215
Clinical Trial Research

Katherine Arbour, ALM

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14495

Description
This course provides an introduction to clinical trial research using case examples in solid tumor and hematology oncology clinical trials and immunological disorders and infections. Students are introduced to the clinical research spectrum and become familiar with the essential components necessary to conduct clinical trial research in a global market.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 6-8 pm
Boylston Hall 105Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14495/2018

BIOT E-225
Biomedical Product Development

Sujata K. Bhatia, PhD, MD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15756

Description
This course examines the design and development of new therapeutic products. Students learn through case-based studies of product development for pharmaceuticals, biologics, medical devices, and combination therapies. The course describes the steps of biomedical product development, from conceptualization to design to manufacturing to regulatory approval and commercialization. The course discusses both technical and business factors that contribute to the success or failure of new biomedical products. Appropriate design of preclinical and clinical trials is also included. Students gain an appreciation for emerging technologies in stem cells, gene therapy, tissue regeneration, personalized medicine, and targeted therapies. Additionally, students learn about the special challenges presented by emerging biomedical technologies. By the end of the course, each student completes a project to propose a new biomedical device and identify the regulatory strategy, technical milestones, and business milestones for the new device.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Background in introductory biology and chemistry.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15756/2018

BIOT E-497
Crafting the Thesis Proposal in Biotechnology or Bioengineering and Nanotechnology Tutorial

Steven Denkin, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25097

Description
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong thesis proposal. During the semester, they map critical issues of project design such as scope, background, methodology, and expected outcomes. Students should not register for the tutorial unless they are ready to engage in the entire thesis process. Students are expected to begin the thesis project during the next semester or two after completing the tutorial.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $0
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The tutorial is not a course in the traditional sense. It is structured one-on-one advising with the instructor along with opportunities for interaction with other proposal writers. Students participate in 15- to 30-minute individual appointments (by phone, video-conference, or in person), ordinarily between 9 am – 5 pm (EST), to discuss their topics, proposal designs, and writing progress. In addition, they submit multiple thesis proposal drafts.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, biotechnology or bioengineering and nanotechnology. They must have completed eight courses toward the degree, including the statistics requirement, and be in good academic standing. Their pre-work, due between September 1 and November 1, must be approved by the instructor before they are allowed to register for the tutorial. See the Guide to the ALM Thesis for details. Candidates accepted to the 12-course thesis track register for graduate credit; those in the ten-course thesis track register for noncredit.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25097/2019

BIOT E-497
Crafting the Thesis Proposal in Biotechnology or Bioengineering and Nanotechnology Tutorial

Steven Denkin, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15476

Description
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong thesis proposal. During the semester, they map critical issues of project design such as scope, background, methodology, and expected outcomes. Students should not register for the tutorial unless they are ready to engage in the entire thesis process. Students are expected to begin the thesis project during the next semester or two after completing the tutorial.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $0
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The tutorial is not a course in the traditional sense. It is structured one-on-one advising with the instructor along with opportunities for interaction with other proposal writers. Students participate in 15- to 30-minute individual appointments (by phone, video-conference, or in person), ordinarily between 9 am – 5 pm (EST), to discuss their topics, proposal designs, and writing progress. In addition, they submit multiple thesis proposal drafts.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, biotechnology or bioengineering and nanotechnology. They must have completed eight courses toward the degree, including statistics, and be in good academic standing. Their pre-work, due June 15, must be approved by the instructor before they are allowed to register for the tutorial. See the Guide to the ALM Thesis for details. Candidates accepted to the 12-course thesis track register for graduate credit; those in the ten-course thesis track register for noncredit.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15476/2018

BIOT E-599
Biotechnology Capstone

Steven Denkin, PhD

Beth Zielinski-Habershaw, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25061

Description
This capstone course provides an opportunity for biotechnology professionals to create a business plan for a new biotechnology company, a ground-breaking drug, or an emerging technology such as a diagnostic or medical device. The biotech business plan includes background research on the idea and investigation of the following: market opportunity, market strategy, funding, intellectual property, patents, and management. In addition to the business plan report, each student writes his or her own executive summary. At the end of the semester, students pitch their ideas to a panel of industry experts.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates for the Master of Liberal Arts, biotechnology, and this must be their last class. They must have earned a B-minus or higher grade in MGMT E-5420. Students should send their draft business plan to steven_denkin@harvard edu by December 1. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25061/2019

CELT E-111
Celtic Mythology

Kathryn Ann Chadbourne, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15686

Description

This course explores the gods and goddesses, heroes, sacred places, and mythic narratives of the Continental and Insular Celts. Sources for this study include accounts by Latin and Greek observers and commentators, inscriptions, glossaries, place-lore, poetry, and stories. The course also considers questions of continuity and tradition, especially as applied to hagiography, fairy-lore, and the medieval literature of Ireland and Wales.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 207Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15686/2018

CGRK E-4
Introduction to Ancient Greek Prose Composition

Jeremy Rau, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25416

Description
An introduction to the translation of sentences and connected prose passages into Attic Greek, including a review of forms and syntax, readings of selections from prose authors, and an introduction to stylistic analysis.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Boylston Hall 203Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: One year of college-level ancient Greek or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25416/2019

CGRK E-9
Hesiod’s Theogony and the Homeric Hymns

Jeremy Rau, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15809

Description
Reading of Hesiod’s Theogony and selections of the Homeric Hymns. The course also serves as an introduction to the language, meter, and history of the ancient Greek epic tradition.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Boylston Hall 203Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: One year of college-level ancient Greek or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15809/2018

CHEM E-1A
General Chemistry I (Lecture and Lab)

Gregg Tucci, PhD

Justin McCarty, MM

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 11918

Description
CHEM E-1a and CHEM E-1b are intended for premedical students and science majors. CHEM E-1a is an introduction to the structure and properties of atoms and molecules; chemical reactions and stoichiometry; quantum mechanics of light and particles, including the quantum structure of the periodic table; chemical bonding and photochemistry; coordination chemistry; properties of gases, liquids, and solutions; energy relationships in chemistry; and thermochemistry. Students may not wear contact lenses in the labs and safety glasses are required.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 6-9 pm
Science Center Hall B

Required sections and laboratories to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Mathematics through high school algebra; considerable fluency in elementary mathematics. Previous study of chemistry is not required but is extremely helpful. Students with no previous background in chemistry should become acquainted with the material beforehand and be prepared to make extra efforts. A review of elementary algebra, particularly word problems, is highly recommended.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 340 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-11918/2018

CHEM E-1AX
General Chemistry I (Lecture)

Gregg Tucci, PhD

Justin McCarty, MM

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14578

Description
CHEM E-1ax and CHEM E-1bx are online versions of CHEM E-1a and CHEM E-1b but they are not intended for premedical students because many medical schools do not accept online courses and these courses do not included a laboratory. CHEM E-1ax is an introduction to the structure and properties of atoms and molecules; chemical reactions and stoichiometry; quantum mechanics of light and particles, including the quantum structure of the periodic table; chemical bonding and photochemistry; coordination chemistry; properties of gases, liquids, and solutions; energy relationships in chemistry; and thermochemistry. See CHEM E-1axl for the lab course.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required weekly discussion sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 7, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1275
Credits: 3

Prerequisites: Mathematics through high school algebra; considerable fluency in elementary mathematics. Previous study of chemistry is not required but is extremely helpful. Students with no previous background in chemistry should become acquainted with the material beforehand and be prepared to make extra efforts. A review of elementary algebra, particularly word problems, is highly recommended.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14578/2018

CHEM E-1AXL
General Chemistry I (Lab)

Justin McCarty, MM

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14587

Description
This laboratory class is only open to students who are concurrently enrolled in the online course CHEM E-1ax or have previously taken CHEM E-1ax and earned a C-minus or higher grade. The course allows students to gain familiarity with laboratory techniques and apparatus, and to apply their knowledge of concepts from CHEM E-1ax in an actual laboratory situation. Prior to each lab, students read the lab experiment and complete a pre-laboratory report. All students must complete mandatory safety training to participate in the lab; this training is provided at the first class meeting. Students may not wear contact lenses in the lab and safety glasses are required.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Saturdays, 10 am-12:30 pm

Labs meet roughly every other Saturday 10 am-12:30 pm. Specific schedule to be announced.Start Date: Sep. 8, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $425
Credits: 1

Prerequisites: Previous or concurrent enrollment in one semester of college-level general chemistry.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14587/2018

CHEM E-1B
General Chemistry II (Lecture and Lab)

Gregg Tucci, PhD

Justin McCarty, MM

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 20020

Description
CHEM E-1a and CHEM E-1b are intended for premedical students and science majors. CHEM E-1b is a continuation of CHEM E-1a. Topics include thermodynamics and electrochemistry; rates and mechanisms of chemical reactions; phase transitions, structure, and bonding in solids; acids and bases; buffers and titrations; and environmental chemistry. Students may not wear contact lenses in the labs and safety glasses are required.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 6-9 pm
Science Center Hall B

Required sections and laboratories to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: CHEM E-1a with a grade of C or higher, or the equivalent. Students interested in taking CHEM E-1b without having taken CHEM E-1a should e-mail the instructor with a detailed syllabus and grade report from their previous general chemistry course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 340 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-20020/2019

CHEM E-1BX
General Chemistry II (Lecture)

Gregg Tucci, PhD

Justin McCarty, MM

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24285

Description
CHEM E-1ax and CHEM E-1bx are online versions of CHEM E-1a and CHEM E-1b but they are not intended for premedical students because many medical schools do not accept online courses and these courses do not included a laboratory. CHEM E-1bx is a continuation of CHEM E-1ax. Topics include thermodynamics and electrochemistry; rates and mechanisms of chemical reactions; phase transitions, structure, and bonding in solids; acids and bases; buffers and titrations; and environmental chemistry. See CHEM E-1bxl for the lab course.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Feb. 1, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1275
Credits: 3

Prerequisites: CHEM E-1ax with a grade of C or higher, or the equivalent. Students interested in taking CHEM E-1bx without having taken CHEM E-1ax should e-mail the instructor with a detailed syllabus and grade report from their previous general chemistry course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24285/2019

CHEM E-1BXL
General Chemistry II (Lab)

Justin McCarty, MM

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24307

Description
This laboratory course allows students to gain familiarity with laboratory techniques and apparatus, and to apply their knowledge of concepts from CHEM E-1bx in an actual laboratory situation. Prior to each lab, students read the lab experiment and complete a pre-laboratory report. All students must complete mandatory safety training to participate in the lab; this training is provided at the first class meeting. Students may not wear contact lenses in the lab and safety glasses are required.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Saturdays, 10 am-12:30 pm

Labs meet roughly every other Saturday 10 am-12:30 pm. Specific schedule to be announced.Start Date: Feb. 2, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $425
Credits: 1

Prerequisites: Previous or concurrent enrollment in two semesters of college-level general chemistry.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24307/2019

CHEM E-17
Principles of Organic Chemistry

Sirinya Matchacheep, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15393

Description
This course is a one-semester introduction to organic chemistry, with an emphasis on structure and bonding, reaction mechanisms, stereochemistry, and chemical reactivity. Many of the major classes of organic compounds are covered, including alkenes, alkyl halides, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, and carboxylic acid derivatives. Students who succeed in this course are well prepared for more advanced organic chemistry courses as well as the MCAT/DAT/GRE exams. This course does not include a lab; students who need an organic chemistry lab should enroll in CHEM E-17L.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 6-9 pm
Science Center Hall D

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1275
Credits: 3

Prerequisites: CHEM E-1a and CHEM E-1b with grades of B-minus or higher, or equivalent preparation in general chemistry.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15393/2018

CHEM E-17
Principles of Organic Chemistry

Sirinya Matchacheep, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25023

Description
This course is a one-semester introduction to organic chemistry, with an emphasis on structure and bonding, reaction mechanisms, stereochemistry, and chemical reactivity. Many of the major classes of organic compounds are covered, including alkenes, alkyl halides, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, and carboxylic acid derivatives. Students who succeed in this course are well prepared for more advanced organic chemistry courses as well as the MCAT/DAT/GRE exams. This course does not include a lab; students who need an organic chemistry lab should enroll in CHEM E-17L.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1275
Credits: 3

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the fall course.

Prerequisites: CHEM E-1a and CHEM E-1b with grades of B-minus or higher, or equivalent preparation in general chemistry.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25023/2019

CHEM E-17L
Principles of Organic Chemistry: Laboratory

David W. Rose, BA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15394 | Section 1

Description
This hands-on experimental laboratory course is intended to complement CHEM E-17 and CHEM E-27. Practical applications of the reactions learned in lecture, such as those of carbonyls, alkenes, and conjugated systems, are expanded upon in the laboratory. In addition to performing reactions, students are introduced to purification techniques and spectroscopic analysis. Laboratory procedures include acid-base extraction, distillation, chromatography, drug screening, and quantitative multi-step synthesis.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Saturdays, 9 am-1 pm
Science Center 210Start Date: Sep. 8, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $850
Credits: 2

Prerequisites: CHEM E-17 or equivalent (prior or concurrent). Prospective students who do not plan to concurrently enroll in CHEM E-17 or CHEM E-27 should contact the course instructor to ensure that the necessary prerequisites are met.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 42 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15394/2018

CHEM E-17L
Principles of Organic Chemistry: Laboratory

David W. Rose, BA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25130 | Section 2

Description
This hands-on experimental laboratory course is intended to complement CHEM E-17 and CHEM E-27. Practical applications of the reactions learned in lecture, such as those of carbonyls, alkenes, and conjugated systems, are expanded upon in the laboratory. In addition to performing reactions, students are introduced to purification techniques and spectroscopic analysis. Laboratory procedures include acid-base extraction, distillation, chromatography, drug screening, and quantitative multi-step synthesis.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 6-10 pm
Science Center 210Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $850
Credits: 2

Prerequisites: CHEM E-17 or equivalent (prior or concurrent). Prospective students who do not plan to concurrently enroll in CHEM E-17 or CHEM E-27 should contact the course instructor to ensure that the necessary prerequisites are met.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 14 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25130/2019

CHEM E-17L
Principles of Organic Chemistry: Laboratory

David W. Rose, BA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25131 | Section 3

Description
This hands-on experimental laboratory course is intended to complement CHEM E-17 and CHEM E-27. Practical applications of the reactions learned in lecture, such as those of carbonyls, alkenes, and conjugated systems, are expanded upon in the laboratory. In addition to performing reactions, students are introduced to purification techniques and spectroscopic analysis. Laboratory procedures include acid-base extraction, distillation, chromatography, drug screening, and quantitative multi-step synthesis.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 1:30-5:30 pm
Science Center 210Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $850
Credits: 2

Prerequisites: CHEM E-17 or equivalent (prior or concurrent). Prospective students who do not plan to concurrently enroll in CHEM E-17 or CHEM E-27 should contact the course instructor to ensure that the necessary prerequisites are met.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 14 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25131/2019

CHEM E-17L
Principles of Organic Chemistry: Laboratory

David W. Rose, BA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15504 | Section 2

Description
This hands-on experimental laboratory course is intended to complement CHEM E-17 and CHEM E-27. Practical applications of the reactions learned in lecture, such as those of carbonyls, alkenes, and conjugated systems, are expanded upon in the laboratory. In addition to performing reactions, students are introduced to purification techniques and spectroscopic analysis. Laboratory procedures include acid-base extraction, distillation, chromatography, drug screening, and quantitative multi-step synthesis.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 6-10 pm
Science Center 210Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $850
Credits: 2

Prerequisites: CHEM E-17 or equivalent (prior or concurrent). Prospective students who do not plan to concurrently enroll in CHEM E-17 or CHEM E-27 should contact the course instructor to ensure that the necessary prerequisites are met.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 32 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15504/2018

CHEM E-17L
Principles of Organic Chemistry: Laboratory

David W. Rose, BA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15505 | Section 3

Description
This hands-on experimental laboratory course is intended to complement CHEM E-17 and CHEM E-27. Practical applications of the reactions learned in lecture, such as those of carbonyls, alkenes, and conjugated systems, are expanded upon in the laboratory. In addition to performing reactions, students are introduced to purification techniques and spectroscopic analysis. Laboratory procedures include acid-base extraction, distillation, chromatography, drug screening, and quantitative multi-step synthesis.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 1:30-5:30 pm
Science Center 210Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $850
Credits: 2

Prerequisites: CHEM E-17 or equivalent (prior or concurrent). Prospective students who do not plan to concurrently enroll in CHEM E-17 or CHEM E-27 should contact the course instructor to ensure that the necessary prerequisites are met.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 42 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15505/2018

CHEM E-17L
Principles of Organic Chemistry: Laboratory

David W. Rose, BA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25024 | Section 1

Description
This hands-on experimental laboratory course is intended to complement CHEM E-17 and CHEM E-27. Practical applications of the reactions learned in lecture, such as those of carbonyls, alkenes, and conjugated systems, are expanded upon in the laboratory. In addition to performing reactions, students are introduced to purification techniques and spectroscopic analysis. Laboratory procedures include acid-base extraction, distillation, chromatography, drug screening, and quantitative multi-step synthesis.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Saturdays, 9 am-1 pm
Science Center 210Start Date: Feb. 2, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $850
Credits: 2

Prerequisites: CHEM E-17 or equivalent (prior or concurrent). Prospective students who do not plan to concurrently enroll in CHEM E-17 or CHEM E-27 should contact the course instructor to ensure that the necessary prerequisites are met.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 14 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25024/2019

CHEM E-27
Organic Chemistry of Life

Sirinya Matchacheep, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25022

Description
This course is a second-semester organic chemistry course focusing on organic chemistry reactivity processes in living systems. Emphasis is placed on reaction mechanisms of enzymes, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, cofactors, natural products, and the organic chemistry and metabolism of drugs and druglike molecules. This course does not include a lab; students who need an organic chemistry lab should enroll in CHEM E-17L.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 6-8 pm
Science Center Hall A

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1275
Credits: 3

Prerequisites: CHEM E-17 or equivalent preparation in organic chemistry. Basic knowledge of biology can be helpful.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25022/2019

CHEM E-100
Organic Chemistry of Drug Synthesis and Action

Craig Masse, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14210

Description
This course emphasizes the application of organic synthesis to the development of pharmaceutical targets at both the medicinal and process chemistry levels. It examines the macromolecular targets of some of the more popular types of pharmaceutical therapies that exist today using case histories of modern drug molecules for each topic.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Science Center 104Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Two semesters of organic chemistry.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14210/2018

CLAS E-116
The Ancient Greek Hero

Gregory Nagy, PhD

Kevin McGrath, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24099

Description
The readings, all in English translation, are the Homeric Iliad and Odyssey, seven tragedies (Aeschylus’ Oresteia trilogy, Sophocles’ two Oedipus dramas, and Euripides’ Hippolytus and The Bacchic Women), and two dialogues of Plato (the Apology and the Phaedo, both centering on the last days of Socrates); and from the dialogue On Heroes by an eminent thinker in the second sophistic movement, Philostratus. The contents are divided into 24 Hours, a term referring to the number of hour-long class meetings in the academic semester. All the texts are freely available on the multimedia interactive HeroesX website. This site also includes the Sourcebook (masterpieces of Greek literature with tools to track over 70 key concepts in ancient Greek civilization); The Ancient Greek Hero, a 600-page book which covers everything in the course; a full set of complex self-assessments; videos of textual close reading for each Hour; hundreds of video dialogues on the weekly focus texts and transcripts for all these videos plus audio files for every video; video clips from movies which we quote; images from vase painting; multimedia annotation tools to engage deeply with every focus text and image; and 24-hour access to discussion forums moderated by the Board of Readers and HeroesX participants from all over the world. When the course ends, students are invited to participate in Hour 25, a free, open-ended companion project hosted by Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies, with live video dialogues.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required online sections Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 pm.Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. The recorded lectures are from the HarvardX course The Ancient Greek Hero.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24099/2019

CLAS E-116
The Ancient Greek Hero

Gregory Nagy, PhD

Kevin McGrath, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13404

Description
The readings, all in English translation, are the Homeric Iliad and Odyssey, seven tragedies (Aeschylus’ Oresteia trilogy, Sophocles’ two Oedipus dramas, and Euripides’ Hippolytus and The Bacchic Women), and two dialogues of Plato (the Apology and the Phaedo, both centering on the last days of Socrates); and from the dialogue On Heroes by an eminent thinker in the second sophistic movement, Philostratus. The contents are divided into 24 Hours, a term referring to the number of hour-long class meetings in the academic semester. All the texts are freely available on the multimedia interactive HeroesX website. This site also includes the Sourcebook (masterpieces of Greek literature with tools to track over 70 key concepts in ancient Greek civilization); The Ancient Greek Hero, a 600-page book which covers everything in the course; a full set of complex self-assessments; videos of textual close reading for each Hour; hundreds of video dialogues on the weekly focus texts and transcripts for all these videos plus audio files for every video; video clips from movies which we quote; images from vase painting; multimedia annotation tools to engage deeply with every focus text and image; and 24-hour access to discussion forums moderated by the Board of Readers and HeroesX participants from all over the world. When the course ends, students are invited to participate in Hour 25, a free, open-ended companion project hosted by Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies, with live video dialogues.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required online sections Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 pm.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. The recorded lectures are from the HarvardX course The Ancient Greek Hero.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13404/2018

CLAS E-215
Animals in Classical Antiquity: Religion, Art, and Archaeology

Kimberley Christine Patton, PhD

David Gordon Mitten, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15687

Description
How were animals imagined in classical antiquity, and what role did they play in mythology, religious thought, ritual, and the creation of social identity? What can the study of art and archaeology tell us about the cultural importance of animals to ancient Greeks, Romans, and their closest Mediterranean neighbors? Exploring themes of sacrifice, initiation, metamorphosis, and aesthetics with a historian of religion and a classical archaeologist, this course considers a range of archaeological and literary evidence, as well as recent scholarship. It is planned to coincide with the Fall 2018 opening of the Harvard Art Museum exhibit “Animal-Shaped Vessels from the Ancient World: Feasting with Gods, Heroes, and Kings.”

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 111Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15687/2018

CREA E-23
Fiction Workshop: Story Origins

Gregory A. Harris, MFA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14251

Description
Does everyone have a story to tell? Why just one—why not 200? Or an infinite number? What if we could see the story in every human moment—and tell it with passion? This workshop focuses on story origins. We spend part of the semester learning new techniques to get stories started and new ways of looking at the very nature of storytelling. We read what different authors have to say about where stories come from, and what different journals seem to look for in stories. We consider a great volume of published fiction to see what makes a plot or character compelling. In the last six weeks of the term, we finish some of the stories we have started, and work on polishing them into completed, publishable works.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Sever Hall 212Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14251/2018

CREA E-24
Story Development

Shelley Evans, MFA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24510

Description
This workshop introduces the unique challenges of longform storytelling, and helps writers develop strategies for approaching long projects, either screenplays or novels. Many writers are drawn to the page by character or language or theme, but story is the scaffold on which movies and novels depend. Over the course of the semester, we learn to work creatively with the tasks of story building. We begin with ideas—where and how do we find them? What kinds of ideas can carry a story? How can you turn a wobbly idea into one that works? We then consider character—who does the story belong to? How do their desires, problems, and drives give the story its essential energy? Then we turn to story development and structure, the primary work of the course: how do you keep an idea alive for two-hundred pages, or two hours? What elements help a story build energy and momentum, and deliver us to a satisfying close? We explore these essential story energies using writing exercises, examples from film and literature, and the shared experience of working writers.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 207Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24510/2019

CREA E-25
Introduction to Fiction Writing

William J. Holinger, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23177 | Section 2

Description
A workshop for writers with little or no experience in writing fiction. The class focuses on the elements of fiction: dialogue, voice, image, character, point of view, and structure. Students are asked to read and discuss fiction by major writers, to critique each other’s work, and to write and revise at least one short story. Requirements also include several short writing exercises.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 6-8 pm
Emerson Hall 307Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23177/2019

CREA E-25
Introduction to Fiction Writing

Christopher S. Mooney, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13774

Description
A workshop for writers with little or no experience in writing fiction. The class focuses on the elements of fiction: dialogue, voice, image, character, point of view, and structure. Students are asked to read and discuss fiction by major writers, to critique each other’s work, and to write and revise at least one short story. Requirements also include several short writing exercises.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13774/2018

CREA E-45
Beginning Screenwriting

Susan Steinberg, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13975

Description
In this course, students learn the structure and format of a three-act motion picture screenplay. We discuss films that students watch outside class, read scripts, and watch films and film excerpts. Students are assigned exercises with the goal of generating ideas for a final project—a script for a short (20- to 30-minute) film. Later in the semester, each student presents a draft of his or her script to the class for group discussion, and submits a complete, revised screenplay on the last day of class.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Sever Hall 302Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13975/2018

CREA E-100R
Advanced Fiction: Writing the Short Story

Lindsay Mitchell, MFA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14607 | Section 1

Description
This is an intensive workshop in the craft of writing short fiction for students who have read widely among past and contemporary masters of short fiction and who are accomplished in the elements of prose composition (mechanics, syntax, and structure). Students are expected to produce two new short stories (10 to 20 pages each) and to revise them during the term.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Center for Government and International Studies, Knafel Building K107Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: A beginning or intermediate fiction writing course or permission of the instructor. Students should bring a 10-page sample of their work to the first class.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14607/2018

CREA E-100R
Advanced Fiction: Writing the Short Story

William Weitzel, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 22613 | Section 2

Description
This is an intensive workshop in the craft of writing short fiction for students who have read widely among past and contemporary masters of short fiction and who are accomplished in the elements of prose composition (mechanics, syntax, and structure). Students are expected to produce two new short stories (10 to 20 pages each) and to revise them during the term.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 7:55-9:55 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A beginning or intermediate fiction writing course or permission of the instructor. Students should bring a 10-page sample of their work to the first class.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-22613/2019

CREA E-100R
Advanced Fiction: Writing the Short Story

William Weitzel, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15460 | Section 2

Description
This is an intensive workshop in the craft of writing short fiction for students who have read widely among past and contemporary masters of short fiction and who are accomplished in the elements of prose composition (mechanics, syntax, and structure). Students are expected to produce two new short stories (10 to 20 pages each) and to revise them during the term.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 7:55-9:55 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A beginning or intermediate fiction writing course or permission of the instructor. Students should bring a 10-page sample of their work to the first class.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15460/2018

CREA E-100R
Advanced Fiction: Writing the Short Story

Daphne Kalotay, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25537 | Section 3

Description
This is an intensive workshop in the craft of writing short fiction for students who have read widely among past and contemporary masters of short fiction and who are accomplished in the elements of prose composition (mechanics, syntax, and structure). Students are expected to produce two new short stories (10 to 20 pages each).

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A beginning or intermediate fiction writing course or permission of the instructor. Students should bring a 10-page sample of their work to the first class.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25537/2019

CREA E-100R
Advanced Fiction: Writing the Short Story

Lindsay Mitchell, MFA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24317 | Section 1

Description
This is an intensive workshop in the craft of writing short fiction for students who have read widely among past and contemporary masters of short fiction and who are accomplished in the elements of prose composition (mechanics, syntax, and structure). Students are expected to produce two new short stories (10 to 20 pages each) and to revise them during the term.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Center for Government and International Studies, South Building S003Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: A beginning or intermediate fiction writing course or permission of the instructor. Students should bring a 10-page sample of their work to the first class.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24317/2019

CREA E-101R
Writing a Nonfiction Book

Christina Thompson, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25084

Description
This is a course for people who are embarked on a book-length work of nonfiction: biographers, memoirists, historians, journalists, science writers, and others who are writing for a non-specialist audience. Students should have a clearly formulated book idea or, ideally, be already working on a project. In the course we talk about voice, structure, audience, and how to pitch projects to agents and publishers. We also read samples from a wide variety of nonfiction books.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 6-8 pm
Emerson Hall 106Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: At least one creative writing class; preferably beginning or advanced narrative (or creative) nonfiction.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25084/2019

CREA E-103R
Advanced Fiction: Writing Crime Fiction

Seth Harwood, MFA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15116

Description
This course is for students eager to write in the mystery, thriller, or crime genres. In the first half of the course, students develop critical craft elements of their work through exercises in dialogue, descriptive action, and in developing three-dimensional characters. To learn how to set the hook and place it firmly, we look at the writer’s connection to readers and strengthen the all-important task of dispersing information. Reading stories by James Lee Burke and Charlaine Harris, as well as Russell Banks and Annie Proulx, students develop the skill of reading as a writer, picking up where literature courses leave off to target exactly how writers read. After building a set of reference points for constructive discussion and the vocabulary for analytic feedback in the first half of the course, each participant workshops a story or excerpt in the second half. By course’s end, students have a developed story or novel excerpt and ideas about submitting for publication.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A college-level creative writing course or permission of the instructor. Students should email a sample of their own fiction (10 pages or fewer) to the instructor before the first class.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15116/2018

CREA E-105R
Advanced Fiction: Writing the Novel

William J. Holinger, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14016

Description
This is an advanced fiction-writing course. We discuss process as well as elements of fiction that relate specifically to the novel. Class meetings run mainly as workshops: students respond to one another’s novel excerpts.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 112Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Students should have successfully completed other fiction-writing courses and begun writing a novel when the semester begins.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14016/2018

CREA E-110R
Advanced Poetry Writing: The Art of the Line

David Barber, MFA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25384

Description
This intensive workshop offers students the opportunity to further develop their aptitude and affinity for the practice of writing in verse lines. In this case, verse is understood to mean any and all forms of writing in lines as opposed to prose sentences: metrical verse, blank verse, syllabic verse, free verse, and verse marked by what T. S. Eliot called “the ghost of meter.” Students follow a structured sequence of writing assignments, readings, and exercises aimed at cultivating a sound working knowledge of the fundamental principles of prosody and the evolving possibilities of poetic form. There is a special emphasis on listening to lines and saying poems aloud, in concert with an eclectic assortment of audio archives. Another principal focus is the verse line through time, as we turn for instruction and inspiration to what the critic Paul Fussell calls the “historical dimension” of poetic meter and poetic form. The collective goal of the course is to create the conditions for reading and writing poems with a stronger sense of technical know-how and expressive conviction as well as a renewed appreciation for the inexhaustible art of the line.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A beginning poetry course or permission of the instructor.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25384/2019

CREA E-114
Advanced Fiction: Writing Suspense Fiction

Christopher S. Mooney, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24772

Description
Learn how techniques used in suspense fiction—structure, pace, tension, and plot—can be applied to your own writing. In addition to studying the bestselling works of both commercial and literary writers of suspense, students complete weekly writing assignments and participate in writing workshops. Writing samples will also be read and critiqued by a literary agent.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: An introductory and/or intermediate fiction course or permission of the instructor. Students should bring to class either a work in progress or an idea for a novel or short story.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24772/2019

CREA E-115R
Advanced Memoir

Christina Thompson, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15779

Description
An advanced course for those interested in autobiographical writing. We focus on the memoir form, including the uses of reflection, narration, and exposition, with special attention to the development of an authorial persona. The class is conducted as a writing workshop; students submit two pieces of writing, weekly critiques, and a final portfolio.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Emerson Hall 106Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: One creative writing workshop.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15779/2018

CREA E-118R
Advanced Creative Nonfiction

Kurt Pitzer, MFA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15461

Description
This workshop is for students who want to stretch their abilities as writers. The goal of the course is to produce publishable short memoirs, essays, profiles, literary nonfiction, or any of the other subgenres often called creative nonfiction. We develop pitches for editors; gather material through interviews, research, and observation; and then organize and rewrite our pieces until readers won’t put them down. Although we deal strictly in facts, we use literary devices such as scene, plot, character, and voice. We draw inspiration from masters of the craft such as Susan Orlean, Zadie Smith, David Foster Wallace, Virginia Woolf, and Ryszard Kapuscinski.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15461/2018

CREA E-120R
Advanced Screenwriting

Wayne Wilson, MFA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23827

Description
In this advanced screenwriting workshop, students read scripts, watch films, and discuss the work of workshop members. During the course each student presents two 20- to 30-page acts from his or her screenplay for class discussion. The final project is a revision of one of these two workshop submissions.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: CREA E-45, or the equivalent, or permission of the instructor. Students should e-mail a sample of their own writing (ten pages or fewer) to Mr. Wilson before the first class.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23827/2019

CREA E-120R
Advanced Screenwriting

Bryan Delaney, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15799

Description
The course covers the most important aspects of the art and craft of writing for the screen. Topics covered include techniques for generating ideas, the drafting process, classical screenplay structure, conflict, characterization, dialogue, how to write visually, how to analyse your own work as a screenwriter, dealing with notes/feedback, scene structure, and rewriting. We also discuss elements of the business side of screenwriting, such as selling a script and working with agents, managers, producers, directors, and casting agents. Each student undertakes to write the first half of a feature-length screenplay (approximately 60 pages) by the end of the term. We focus more on what might be called the classical principles of screenwriting than on the more avant-garde approaches to the art. We study and discuss films from a range of genres—political thriller, western, romantic comedy, indie features, and Hollywood classics.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Thursdays, 2-4 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: Students should come to class with an idea for a feature-length screenplay that they would like to write.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15799/2018

CREA E-121
Advanced Fiction: Writing the Middle Grade and Young Adult Novel

Mary Sullivan Walsh, BA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15776

Description
This is an intensive workshop for writers interested in developing a middle grade or young adult novel. During each class meeting, we workshop chapters of students’ novels-in-progress, focusing on elements of craft (character, point of view, dialogue, and plot). In addition, by reading and analyzing sections of work by such exemplary novelists as Sherman Alexie, Rebecca Stead, Lois Lowry, Jaqueline Woodson, and Kwame Alexander, students learn to read like writers and to develop their own voices. Students are expected to have completed two polished chapters of approximately 15 pages each and a working synopsis of their novel by the end of the course.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A ten-page writing sample to be submitted to mlswalsh@gmail.com before classes begin.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15776/2018

CREA E-125R
Advanced Playwriting

Bryan Delaney, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24828

Description
This course is intended for students who have some experience or knowledge of playwriting or dramatic writing in general so that they can refine the skills they’ve already acquired and take them to the next level. Topics covered include techniques for approaching the first draft, in-depth characterization, dramatic structure, conflict, shaping the action, language/dialogue (including subtext, rhythm, imagery, exposition), how to analyze students’ own work as playwrights, dealing with feedback, the drafting process, techniques for rewriting, collaboration (with directors, actors) and the business of the art—working with theaters, agents, dramaturgs. The focus of the course is more on what might be called the classical principles of dramatic writing rather than the more avant-garde approaches to the art.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Thursdays, 2-4 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: Ideally, students come to the first class with an idea for a one-act play to write during the course, although this is not mandatory as the first class explores techniques for generating ideas.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24828/2019

CREA E-127
Advanced TV Writing: The One-Hour Drama Pilot and Serialized Storytelling

Maria Bell, BA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25400

Description
How do you keep viewers on the edge of their seats with serialized storytelling? This is the question we answer in this advanced course in television writing. This course explores the process of creating a one-hour drama from idea to pilot script and pitch document. We read scripts for—and watch—successful one-hour pilots and consider a range of topics including miniseries format versus traditional series, fact-based drama series versus fictional characters, storytelling for network versus cable and streaming, and plot- versus character-driven stories. We create a virtual writers’ room where we develop students’ ideas into series outlines and the script for a pilot, a calling card for any job in television.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:55-9:55 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25400/2019

CREA E-129
The Art of the Essay

Chris Walsh, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25401

Description
This intensive reading and writing workshop is for students who want to immerse themselves in the long essayistic tradition in order to make their own contributions to it. Reading ancient and modern masterworks from The Art of the Personal Essay (edited by Phillip Lopate) and select contemporary pieces from the latest Best American Essays (edited by Leslie Jamison) gives students models to follow (and to break away from) in their own work. Accomplished professional essayists and editors also visit the class. Past visitors have included Steve Almond, Leah Hager Cohen, James Geary, and Joan Wickersham. By building on the prose skills that they bring to the course and drawing on the feedback of their classmates, students cultivate their own voices as essayists.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Sever Hall 204Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: An introductory writing course or permission of the instructor.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25401/2019

CSCI E-1A
Understanding Technology

David J. Malan, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15513

Description
This course is for students who don’t (yet) consider themselves computer persons. Designed for students who work with technology every day but don’t necessarily understand how it all works underneath the hood or how to solve problems when something goes wrong, this course fills in the gaps, empowering students to use and troubleshoot technology more effectively. Through lectures on hardware, the internet, multimedia, security, programming, and web development as well as through readings on current events, this course equips students for today’s technology and prepares them for tomorrow’s as well.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 7, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course is also available for non-credit as OpenCourseWare at cs50.harvard.edu/technology.

Syllabus: http://cs50.harvard.edu/technology

CSCI E-1B
Computer Science for Business Professionals

David J. Malan, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25393

Description
This course is a variant of Harvard College’s introduction to computer science, CS50, designed especially for business professionals. Whereas CS50 itself takes a bottom-up approach, emphasizing mastery of low-level concepts and implementation details thereof, this course takes a top-down approach, emphasizing mastery of high-level concepts and design decisions related thereto. Ultimately this course empowers students to make technological decisions even if not technologists themselves. Topics include cloud computing, networking, privacy, scalability, security, and more, with an emphasis on web and mobile technologies. Students emerge from this course with first-hand appreciation of how it all works and all the more confident in the factors that should guide their decision making. This course is designed for managers, product managers, founders, and decision makers more generally.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Feb. 1, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course is also available for non-credit as OpenCourseWare at cs50.harvard.edu/business.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25393/2019

CSCI E-3
Introduction to Web Programming Using JavaScript

Laurence P. Bouthillier, CAS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15118

Description
This course provides an introduction to web development by way of the essential language and runtime environment that powers modern web interfaces. Through a series of examples and projects, students learn basic programming concepts while building an understanding of the power and complexities of JavaScript, which can perplex even experienced web developers. The course provides a solid foundation in computer programming in JavaScript: syntax and data structures, conditionals, objects, scope and closures, Ajax, the DOM, and event handling. Students gain an understanding of the popular libraries that power rich web applications such as jQuery, Ext JS, and others. Upon completion, students are prepared to use JavaScript libraries in their projects, write their own or extend existing JavaScript libraries, and build rich web applications using these powerful tools. No computer programming experience is required, though exposure to basic HTML and CSS is helpful.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15118/2018

CSCI E-5A
Introduction to R

Theodore Hatch Whitfield, ScD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15915 | Section 2

Description
This course is an introduction to the fundamental principles of programming computers using the R programming language. Intended for students with no previous coding experience, this course covers the fundamental concepts that underly all modern programming languages including variables, types, functions, conditional branching, iteration, files, and data structures. At the same time, we examine many of the idioms specific to R. Special attention is focused on skills of particular utility for data science, such as packages, data management and transformation, graphics, and simulation. Assignments are developed in the popular R notebook format, allowing for integration of code, output, and graphics, with an emphasis on reproducible analysis.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Northwest Science Building B108

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Students who attend class in person are strongly encouraged to bring to class a laptop computer with R and RStudio, and the installation process will be covered in the first lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15915/2018

CSCI E-5B
Sabermetrics: An Introduction to Baseball Analysis

Andy Andres, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25520

Description
This course covers the theory and fundamentals of the emerging science of sabermetrics. We discuss the game of baseball, not through consensus or a fan’s conventional wisdom, but by searching for objective knowledge in baseball performance. These and other areas of baseball analytics are analyzed and better understood with current and historical baseball data. The course also serves as an applied introduction to the basics of data science, an emerging field of scholarship that requires skills in computation, statistics, and communicating results of analyses. Using baseball data, the basics of statistical regression and the R language are covered.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 8-10 pm
1 Story Street 307

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: Algebra.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25520/2019

CSCI E-7
Introduction to Programming with Python

Jeff Parker, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15376

Description
Python is a language with a simple syntax, and a powerful set of libraries. It is an interpreted language, with a rich programming environment, including a robust debugger and profiler. While it is easy for beginners to learn, it is widely used in many scientific areas for data exploration. This course is an introduction to the Python programming language for students without prior programming experience. We cover data types and control flow, and introduce the analysis of program performance. The examples and problems used in this course are drawn from diverse areas such as text processing and simple graphics creation. Students implement a final project of their own design.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Maxwell-Dworkin G115

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Comfort with computers, text editors, and the command line.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 110 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15376/2018

CSCI E-7
Introduction to Python Programming with Applications in Life Sciences

Dino Konstantopoulos, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25531

Description
This course is designed for students with no programming background who want to learn professional programming in Python, a computer language popular across disciplines. In this course, the examples and exercises are drawn from life science applications. Students learn how to do number calculations, use multi-dimensional arrays, and basically think in vectors. Students learn how to operate on tables and time series and manipulate spreadsheets that can be larger than the ones most spreadsheet programs deal with. Topics covered include functions, recursion, data structures, reading and writing files, object-oriented design, debugging, and databases using industry best practices. Students are introduced to the basic Python libraries, such as the numerical performance library NumPy, the data structuring library Pandas, the scientific library SciPy, as well as data algorithms in scikit-learn and visualization using matplotlib.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 8-10 pm
Science Center Hall B

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students need to have a recent computer with at least an Intel i3, i5, or i7 processor or AMD equivalent, 100G left of available hard drive storage, at least 4G of on-board memory, and the most recent version of Windows, OSX, or Ubuntu Linux. Students who attend class in person need to bring a laptop computer.

Prerequisites: Comfort with computers, text editors, and the command line.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 130 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25531/2019

CSCI E-8
Web GIS: Technologies and Applications

Pinde Fu, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25121

Description
Web GIS, as the combination of the web and GIS (Geographic Information Systems), is a new and promising field. It has unlocked the power of GIS, and put online maps and geospatial intelligence in the offices of millions and the hands of billions. This course aims to provide students with the essential web GIS knowledge needed for managing web GIS projects, teach students the latest web GIS technologies needed for building modern web GIS applications, and inspire students with real world case studies. This course focuses on Esri’s web GIS platform, the most widely used GIS technology in government and business information systems. Products taught in this course include ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS web application templates, Story Maps, Web AppBuilder, Operations Dashboard, Drone2Map, 3D web scenes, ArcGIS API for JavaScript, and mobile GIS, including Collector and Survey123. Internet of things, big data analysis, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are also introduced. Access to Harvard ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise, and other ArcGIS software is provided.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Basic experience with with online maps or mobile maps.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25121/2019

CSCI E-10A
Introduction to Computer Science Using Java I

Henry H. Leitner, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14289

Description
Intended for students with no previous programming background, this course introduces problem-solving methods and algorithm development using Java, one of the most popular high-level programming languages in the world. Students learn how to design, code, debug, and document programs using modern engineering techniques in a cloud-based Linux environment. Related topics include programming using iterative constructs, the basic aspects of arrays and recursion, string manipulation, parameter passing, information hiding and encapsulation using classes, and the functional decomposition of methods to enable object-oriented design. Some applications are chosen for their relevance to more advanced coursework in computer science while others involve nonscientific and business-related areas. Students can count two of the following three courses—CSCI E-10a, CSCI E-10b, and CSCI E-50—toward a degree. They cannot count all three toward a degree.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14289/2018

CSCI E-10B
Introduction to Computer Science Using Java II

Henry H. Leitner, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24027

Description
This course is a continuation of CSCI E-10a, with an emphasis on object-oriented programming using Java, one of the world’s most popular programming languages. We begin with the implementation of abstract data types using classes, focusing on encapsulation of procedures and data, inheritance hierarchies, and polymorphism across different object types. Other topics include string processing, multidimensional arrays, ArrayLists, Vectors, and linked lists; streams and file I/O; recursion; exception handling; threads and event-driven programming; and graphical user interface design using the Swing classes. The course concludes with an introduction to RISC machine architecture and aspects of compilers and operating systems. Programming exercises are conducted in a cloud-based Linux environment. Students can count two of the following three courses—CSCI E-10a, CSCI E-10b, and CSCI E-50—toward a degree. They cannot count all three toward a degree.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: CSCI E-10a, or the equivalent experience in a high-level programming language such as C, C++, or Java.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24027/2019

CSCI E-11
Introduction to the Challenges and Opportunities of Big Data, the Internet of Things, and Cybersecurity

Brian Subirana, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25189

Description
In this course, we review use cases and challenges of three interrelated areas in computer science: big data, the internet of things, and cybersecurity. Students gain an overview of the possibilities and challenges of building complex information systems that take advantage of recent advances in these fields. The course is divided into three parts, each presented by leading MIT experts in their field. The first part surveys state-of-the-art topics in big data: data collection (smartphones, sensors, the web), data storage and processing (scalable relational databases, Hadoop, Spark), extracting structured data from unstructured data, systems issues (exploiting multicore processors, security), analytics (machine learning, data compression, efficient algorithms), visualization, and a range of applications. In this first part students learn to distinguish big data (volume, velocity, variety), learn where it comes from, and the key challenges in gathering and using it; determine how and where big data challenges arise in a number of domains, including social media, transportation, finance, and medicine; investigate multicore challenges and how to engineer around them; explore the relational model, SQL, and capabilities of new relational systems in terms of scalability and performance; understand the capabilities of NoSQL systems, their capabilities and pitfalls, and how the NewSQL movement addresses these issues; and maximize the MapReduce programming model: its benefits, how it compares to relational systems, and new developments that improve its performance and robustness. The second part of the course looks at the internet of things (IoT). While the promise of the IoT brings many new business prospects, it also presents significant challenges ranging from technology architectural choices to security concerns. This part of the course offers important insights on how to overcome these challenges and thrive in this exciting space. The concept of IoT has begun to make an impact in industries ranging from industrial systems to home automation to healthcare. MIT researchers continue to conduct ground-breaking research on topics that are presented ranging from RFID to cloud technologies, from sensors to the world wide web. The third and final part of the course covers cybersecurity issues related to hardware, software, cryptography, and policy to make better, safer decisions. Topics include systems (secure architectures, network security, secure programming languages, system verification); algorithmic solutions (public key cryptography, multi-party computation, secret sharing, distributing trust, computing on encrypted data); public policy issues in cybersecurity; and case studies (BitLocker, web security, mobile phone security).

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the MITProfessionalX courses.

Prerequisites: An introductory computer science course (for example, CSCI E-3, CSCI E-7, or CSCI E-10a) plus familiarity with precalculus mathematics (MATH E-10 or the equivalent).

Enrollment limit: Limited to 200 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25189/2019

CSCI E-11
Introduction to the Challenges and Opportunities of Big Data, the Internet of Things, and Cybersecurity

Brian Subirana, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15525

Description
In this course, we review use cases and challenges of three interrelated areas in computer science: big data, the internet of things, and cybersecurity. Students gain an overview of the possibilities and challenges of building complex information systems that take advantage of recent advances in these fields. The course is divided into three parts, each presented by leading MIT experts in their field. The first part surveys state-of-the-art topics in big data: data collection (smartphones, sensors, the web), data storage and processing (scalable relational databases, Hadoop, Spark), extracting structured data from unstructured data, systems issues (exploiting multicore processors, security), analytics (machine learning, data compression, efficient algorithms), visualization, and a range of applications. In this first part students learn to distinguish big data (volume, velocity, variety), learn where it comes from, and the key challenges in gathering and using it; determine how and where big data challenges arise in a number of domains, including social media, transportation, finance, and medicine; investigate multicore challenges and how to engineer around them; explore the relational model, SQL, and capabilities of new relational systems in terms of scalability and performance; understand the capabilities of NoSQL systems, their capabilities and pitfalls, and how the NewSQL movement addresses these issues; and maximize the MapReduce programming model: its benefits, how it compares to relational systems, and new developments that improve its performance and robustness. The second part of the course looks at the internet of things (IoT). While the promise of the IoT brings many new business prospects, it also presents significant challenges ranging from technology architectural choices to security concerns. This part of the course offers important insights on how to overcome these challenges and thrive in this exciting space. The concept of IoT has begun to make an impact in industries ranging from industrial systems to home automation to healthcare. MIT researchers continue to conduct ground-breaking research on topics that are presented ranging from RFID to cloud technologies, from sensors to the world wide web. The third and final part of the course covers cybersecurity issues related to hardware, software, cryptography, and policy to make better, safer decisions. Topics include systems (secure architectures, network security, secure programming languages, system verification); algorithmic solutions (public key cryptography, multi-party computation, secret sharing, distributing trust, computing on encrypted data); public policy issues in cybersecurity; and case studies (BitLocker, web security, mobile phone security).

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the MITProfessionalX courses.

Prerequisites: An introductory computer science course (for example, CSCI E-3, CSCI E-7, or CSCI E-10a) plus familiarity with precalculus mathematics (MATH E-10 or the equivalent).

Enrollment limit: Limited to 200 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15525/2018

CSCI E-12
Fundamentals of Website Development

David P. Heitmeyer, AM

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 21144

Description
This course provides a comprehensive overview of website development. Students explore the prevailing vocabulary, tools, and standards used in the field and learn how the various facets—including HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Ajax, multimedia, scripting languages, HTTP, clients, servers, and databases—function together in today’s web environment. The course provides a solid web development foundation, focusing on content and client-side (browser) components (HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, multimedia), with an overview of the server-side technologies. In addition, software and services that are easily incorporated into a website (for example, maps, checkout, blogs, content management) are surveyed and discussed. Students produce an interactive website on the topic of their choice for the final project and leave the course prepared for more advanced and focused web development studies.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Basic familiarity working with computers, including file management.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-21144/2019

CSCI E-12
Fundamentals of Website Development

David P. Heitmeyer, AM

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15078

Description
This course provides a comprehensive overview of website development. Students explore the prevailing vocabulary, tools, and standards used in the field and learn how the various facets—including HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Ajax, multimedia, scripting languages, HTTP, clients, servers, and databases—function together in today’s web environment. The course provides a solid web development foundation, focusing on content and client-side (browser) components (HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, multimedia), with an overview of the server-side technologies. In addition, software and services that are easily incorporated into a website (for example, maps, checkout, blogs, content management) are surveyed and discussed. Students produce an interactive website on the topic of their choice for the final project and leave the course prepared for more advanced and focused web development studies.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Basic familiarity working with computers, including file management.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15078/2018

CSCI E-14A
Building Interactive Web Applications for Data Analysis

Zona Kostic, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15880

Description
This course covers techniques for creating custom exploratory data analysis tools. Students learn how to process data into a web application taking care of both front-end visual attractiveness and back-end functionality. Python-based frameworks and visualization libraries are used for building the fully functional project architectures. Upon completion, project setups are deployed to the cloud infrastructure, leveraging the dynamic nature of data-intensive applications.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 8-10 pm
1 Story Street 304

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: Proficiency in any programming language is strongly recommended. Familiarity with basic concepts in machine learning and prior experience with data visualization is useful, but not required. Students who attend the on-campus classes should bring a laptop with them.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15880/2018

CSCI E-15
Dynamic Web Applications

Susan Buck, MPS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14291

Description
This course is the next step for programmers who are experienced with front-end website development using HTML/CSS and want to learn server-side web application development. At the start of the semester, we set up local and production server environments, managed with Git version control. Next, we explore web application programming using PHP, the dominant server-side language of the web. The syntax, mechanics, and documentation for PHP are covered, but it is expected that students are able to apply their programming experience in other languages in order to quickly start writing PHP-based programs. In the second half of the semester we progress into building more advanced applications using the popular PHP framework, Laravel. While working with this framework, we cover topics such as package management, routing, models, views, controllers, environment management, web interface security, databases, and other core web development concepts.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Programming experience is required. Students should also be comfortable with HTML/CSS and basic website publishing. To learn more about the prerequisites and to take a quiz to judge your preparedness for CSCI E-15, visit http://dwa15.com/potential-students.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 120 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14291/2018

CSCI E-15
Dynamic Web Applications

Susan Buck, MPS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24574

Description
This course is the next step for programmers who are experienced with front-end website development using HTML/CSS and want to learn server-side web application development. At the start of the semester, we set up local and production server environments, managed with Git version control. Next, we explore web application programming using PHP, the dominant server-side language of the web. The syntax, mechanics, and documentation for PHP are covered, but it is expected that students are able to apply their programming experience in other languages in order to quickly start writing PHP-based programs. In the second half of the semester we progress into building more advanced applications using the popular PHP framework, Laravel. While working with this framework, we cover topics such as package management, routing, models, views, controllers, environment management, web interface security, databases, and other core web development concepts.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Programming experience is required. Students should also be comfortable with HTML/CSS and basic website publishing. To learn more about the prerequisites and to take a quiz to judge your preparedness for CSCI E-15, visit http://dwa15.com/potential-students.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 120 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24574/2019

CSCI E-19
Software Testing and Test-Driven Development

Aline Yurik, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14803

Description
In this course we review the traditional software testing techniques that are applicable to any software product, as well as learn techniques for testing object-oriented software and graphical user interface testing. The agile development paradigm of test-driven development is discussed. We also discover how innovative companies are able to build testing and quality into every stage of the development process and deliver a multitude of releases with a relatively small testing organization. We practice test creation and testing techniques through discussions and individual and group projects. Concepts covered include test cycles, testing objectives, testing in the software development process, types of software errors, reporting and analyzing software errors, problem tracking systems, test case design, testing tools, test planning, test documentation, and managing a test group.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: CSCI E-10b, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14803/2018

CSCI E-20
Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science

Rebecca Nesson, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25177

Description
This course instructs students in widely applicable mathematical tools for computer science, including topics from logic, set theory, combinatorics, number theory, probability theory, and graph theory. It provides practice and instruction in reasoning formally and proving theorems.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. The pre-recorded lectures are the same as those used in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences course Computer Science 20.

Prerequisites: MATH E-10, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25177/2019

CSCI E-22
Data Structures

David G. Sullivan, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14309

Description
This course is a survey of fundamental data structures for information processing, including lists, stacks, queues, trees, and graphs. It explores the implementation of these data structures (both array-based and linked representations) and examines classic algorithms that use these structures for tasks such as sorting, searching, and text compression. The Java programming language is used to demonstrate the topics discussed; and key notions of object-oriented programming, including encapsulation and abstract data types, are emphasized.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 8-10 pm
1 Story Street 304

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: A good working knowledge of Java (CSCI E-10b, or the equivalent).

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14309/2018

CSCI E-23A
Introduction to Game Development

David J. Malan, PhD

Colton T. Ogden

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25183

Description
This course focuses on the development of 2D and 3D interactive games. Students explore the design of such childhood games as Super Mario Bros., Legend of Zelda, and Portal in a quest to understand how video games themselves are implemented. Via lectures and hands-on projects, the course explores principles of 2D and 3D graphics, animation, sound, and collision detection using frameworks like Unity and LÖVE 2D, as well as languages like Lua and C#. By course’s end, students have programmed several of their own games and gained a thorough understanding of the basics of game design and development.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course is also available for non-credit as OpenCourseWare at cs50.harvard.edu/games.

Prerequisites: CSCI E-7, CSCI E-10a,/a>, CSCI E-50, CS50x, or prior programming experience in any language.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25183/2019

CSCI E-24
Numerical Analysis

Jeff Parker, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14469

Description
When we use a calculator to compute cos(x), we are asking the machine to approximate a value. In this course, we investigate the algorithms used to compute such values. As in many other areas of computer science, we seek to find a result of desired accuracy with a minimum of effort. The course covers root finding, solving systems of linear equations, interpolation, least squares, numerical integration and differentiation, and solving systems of differential equations. Students may have learned some techniques in calculus to approximate an area with a Riemann integral or to approximate a function with a Taylor Series. We review these techniques, and study variants that converge much faster, and are thus better suited for calculators and computers. Class work involves experimenting with different algorithms. Programming is done in MATLAB, an interactive system for exploring mathematical problems.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Thursdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Maxwell-Dworkin G125

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Two semesters of calculus and an introductory programming course such as CSCI E-10a.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14469/2018

CSCI E-26
Introduction to C, Unix/Linux Programming, and Web Interfaces

Bruce Molay, AB

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14294

Description
Designed for students with some programming experience, this course provides a rigorous introduction to writing and using software tools in the Unix and GNU/Linux programming environments to build command-line and web-based programs. The course teaches students how to write C programs and Unix shell scripts, and how to create web interfaces to those programs. Topics include text processing, memory management, files and pipes, and processes and protocols. Students write programs to analyze data and generate reports, use shell scripts to combine tools into applications, and use HTML, CGI, and Ajax to provide web access to those applications and data.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Science Center 112

Optional sections Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 pm.Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: A working knowledge of a structured programming language such as C++, Java, JavaScript, or Python; a data structures course such as CSCI E-22.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14294/2018

CSCI E-28
Unix/Linux Systems Programming

Bruce Molay, AB

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24040

Description
As an introduction to the fundamental structure and services of the Unix and Linux operating systems, this course combines theory with programming at the system call level. Topics include files and directories, device control, terminal handling, processes and threads, signals, pipes, and sockets. Examples and exercises include directory management utilities, a shell, and a web server.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 8-10 pm
53 Church Street L01

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: Solid knowledge of C or C++ at the level of CSCI E-26 and a data structures course such as CSCI E-22; some experience using Unix helpful.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24040/2019

CSCI E-29
Advanced Python for Data Science

Scott Gorlin, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15872

Description
What lies beyond the Jupyter notebook? How can we elevate code from concept to production? What happens when scikit-learn isn’t enough? Will that last script die as a one-off or perform just as well for the next 10,000 inputs? The last decade has seen an amazing commoditization of cloud computing and scientific development tools that make it a truly glorious time to be a data scientist, yet the increasing ease-of-use can paradoxically hinder the development of more sophisticated tools if the scientist relies too heavily on magics and never opens the hood to explore how things really work. In this course, we explore the next level of fundamentals that make a difference for truly impactful data science teams in real organizations using complex data. Key topics include formal collaboration techniques, testing, continuous integration and deployment, repeatable and intuitive workflows with directed graphs, recurring themes in practical algorithms, meta-programming and glue, performance optimization, and an emphasis on practical integration with tools in the broader data science ecosystem such as GitHub, Docker, Amazon Web Services, and Hadoop.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Harvard Hall 202

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: CSCI E-7, CSCI E-50, or equivalent. Students should be operationally fluent in Python, including the use and design of functions and classes, and comfortable using standard numerical libraries such as NumPy, SciPy, and Pandas. Additionally, familiarity with basic concepts in algorithm design (for example, time and memory complexity), machine learning (classification, regression, and clustering), and statistics is useful.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 60 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15872/2018

CSCI E-29
Advanced Python for Data Science

Scott Gorlin, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25473 | Section 1

Description
What lies beyond the Jupyter notebook? How can we elevate code from concept to production? What happens when scikit-learn isn’t enough? Will that last script die as a one-off or perform just as well for the next 10,000 inputs? The last decade has seen an amazing commoditization of cloud computing and scientific development tools that make it a truly glorious time to be a data scientist, yet the increasing ease-of-use can paradoxically hinder the development of more sophisticated tools if the scientist relies too heavily on magics and never opens the hood to explore how things really work. In this course, we explore the next level of fundamentals that make a difference for truly impactful data science teams in real organizations using complex data. Key topics include formal collaboration techniques, testing, continuous integration and deployment, repeatable and intuitive workflows with directed graphs, recurring themes in practical algorithms, meta-programming and glue, performance optimization, and an emphasis on practical integration with tools in the broader data science ecosystem such as GitHub, Docker, Amazon Web Services, and Hadoop.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 8-10 pm
Maxwell-Dworkin G115

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: CSCI E-7, CSCI E-50, or equivalent. Students should be operationally fluent in Python, including the use and design of functions and classes, and comfortable using standard numerical libraries such as NumPy, SciPy, and Pandas. Additionally, familiarity with basic concepts in algorithm design (for example, time and memory complexity), machine learning (classification, regression, and clustering), and statistics is useful.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 120 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25473/2019

CSCI E-31
Web Application Development using Node.JS

Laurence P. Bouthillier, CAS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25038

Description
This course provides an introduction to web application development by way of JavaScript and the node.js environment. Students learn the basics of server-side web development using the MEAN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, Angular/Angular 2, node.js). Using the MEAN stack, the course introduces students to models of software development that can apply to any web development environment, including the application server (node.js), Model View Controller (MVC) frameworks using Express.js, front-end frameworks (Angular), and databases (MongoDB). The course includes setting up a node.js environment, building web APIs and full-stack JavaScript applications using the MEAN stack, and following good application development practices. Experience with server-side application development is not required, though knowledge of client-side web development (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) is important.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Basic HTML/JavaScript. CSCI E-3 and CSCI E-12 are excellent preparations for this course.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25038/2019

CSCI E-33A
Web Programming with Python and JavaScript

David J. Malan, PhD

Brian Paul Yu, AB

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25184

Description
This course examines the design and implementation of web applications with Python, JavaScript, and SQL using frameworks like Flask and Bootstrap. Topics include database design, scalability, security, and user experience. Through hands-on projects, students learn to write and use APIs, create interactive user interfaces (UIs), and leverage cloud services like GitHub and Heroku. By semester’s end, students emerge with knowledge and experience in the principles, languages, and tools that empower them to design and deploy applications on the internet.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course is also available for non-credit as OpenCourseWare at cs50.harvard.edu/web.

Prerequisites: CSCI E-50, CS50x, or prior programming experience in any language.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25184/2019

CSCI E-34
User Experience Engineering

David S. Platt, ME

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14557

Description
Success in today’s software marketplace requires an excellent user experience (UX). That’s why all developers, architects, and managers today need to understand the basic principles of UX, even if it’s not their primary job. In this course, we take an in-depth look at the foundations of an excellent UX in a platform-agnostic manner. We learn to ask and then answer the vital questions that everyone involved in software needs to consider when making every design decision; we learn to start with the user, not the toolkit. Who are our users and how do we represent them? What problems are these particular users trying to solve, and what would they consider the characteristics of a good solution? How should the user interaction flow, and how can we represent that with stories? How can we prototype and test different designs? How can we create programs to learn what users really do, instead of what they can remember doing or are willing to admit to doing? How can we measure how well we’ve succeeded? Rather than getting into the implementation of such elements, we focus on how one decides what to implement, and why, in order to make the user happier and more productive. For example, the web and other channels contain an enormous amount of information about how to program a color gradient or an animation. There is almost zero discussion anywhere about when to use a color gradient or animation and when not to, or why you should use them in this situation but not in that one. This course aims to correct that imbalance. Useful design tools, such as the Balsamiq mock-up editor, are discussed as they bear on specific covered topics. Tools aimed primarily at user experience implementation, such as Microsoft Expression Blend, are not covered.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 8-10 pm
1 Story Street 302Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: One year of computer science education (CSCI E-10a and CSCI-10b, or CSCI E-12 and CSCI E-15, or CSCI E-26), or equivalent software development experience. Familiarity with the client program development system of your choice. This can be any development tool with which you can complete the term project. See the project description in the syllabus.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14557/2018

CSCI E-37
Developing International Software

Bjorn Rettig

Nadine Kano, MBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25496

Description
The course covers the fundamentals and definitions of developing international software. It explains what it means to be world-ready and how to make localization work. We teach about the importance of designing for cross-cultural applications. The course ends with several coding challenges where students are able to apply what they learned. The instructors for this course include programmers who have worked on globalization and localization of some of the world’s most successful software. They’ve experienced the good, the bad, and the ugly of creating world-ready software. Students learn to create software with a user experience that works consistently, regardless of where users are from or what languages they speak.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: Programming knowledge as a web or application developer. Knowledge of Linux or Android and C or Java are recommended.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25496/2019

CSCI E-39
Modular Design Patterns with React

Natalya Shelburne, MEd

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25069

Description
Building on a foundation of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, students dive into modern component-based design practices using React, the JavaScript user interface (UI) library from Facebook, and Sass, a CSS preprocessor. This course emphasizes the foundations of user interface design and front end architecture. Students build their own design system and integrate it into a responsive React application front end. Students learn about React state, props, building flexible and reusable components, as well as touch on browser developer tools and collaborative workflows with Git.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Wednesdays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: DGMD E-27, and CSCI E-3 or DGMD E-12, or some prior experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Students must bring a laptop to class during the on-campus weekend.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25069/2019

CSCI E-40
Communication Protocols and Internet Architectures

Leonard Evenchik, SM

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14296

Description
Networks are now too large, complex, and diverse to be built on an ad hoc basis. This course provides a structured approach to the design, analysis, and implementation of networks and protocols. We study various protocols, including TCP/IP, WWW/HTTP, e-mail/SMTP, multimedia protocols for voice and video, and the IEEE 802 LAN protocol suite. In each case, the protocol’s functions and the underlying reference model are discussed. LAN architecture and design, internetworking using switches and routers, and the design and analysis of both private networks and the internet are presented. The course discusses new areas of work, including network quality of service, voice and video on the internet, policy-based networks, and broadband/gigabit networks.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 307

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Programming or computer architecture experience; a basic understanding of the principles of communication protocols.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14296/2018

CSCI E-40
Communication Protocols and Internet Architectures

Leonard Evenchik, SM

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24033

Description
Networks are now too large, complex, and diverse to be built on an ad hoc basis. This course provides a structured approach to the design, analysis, and implementation of networks and protocols. We study various protocols, including TCP/IP, WWW/HTTP, e-mail/SMTP, multimedia protocols for voice and video, and the IEEE 802 LAN protocol suite. In each case, the protocol’s functions and the underlying reference model are discussed. LAN architecture and design, internetworking using switches and routers, and the design and analysis of both private networks and the internet are presented. The course discusses new areas of work, including network quality of service, voice and video on the internet, policy-based networks, and broadband/gigabit networks.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the fall course.

Prerequisites: Programming or computer architecture experience; a basic understanding of the principles of communication protocols.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24033/2019

CSCI E-43
How to Assess and Communicate Risk in Information Security

Derek Brink, MBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24587

Description
In simple terms, risk is the likelihood of something bad taking place, and the resulting business impact if it does occur. We often talk about the bad things that could happen—the threats, vulnerabilities, and exploits, and the technologies that are used to defend against them—but these are not risks. Business decision makers need their subject-matter experts in information security to advise them not about the technical details, but about how likely it is that something bad will occur, about the business impact if it does occur, and about how an investment in given security controls quantifiably reduces that risk. This course covers how to assess security risks, properly defined, how to use these risk assessments to make recommendations for what to do about them, and how to communicate these risks effectively to business decision makers.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: CSCI E-45a, CSCI E-45b, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24587/2019

CSCI E-44
Cybersecurity Incident Response

Ric Messier, MS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15791

Description
While most people think of a security breach when computer incidents are mentioned, there are many types of computer incidents. Each incident has the potential to cause data loss or service outage. Businesses need to be aware of how best to protect themselves through the development of incident response policy as well as operational procedures to handle and analyze these incidents.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15791/2018

CSCI E-45A
The Cyber World: Hardware, Software, Networks, Security, and Management

Scott Bradner

Benoit Gaucherin, Maitrise

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14299

Description
Today we all live and work in a participatory cyberspace. Computers, the data networks that interconnect them, and the services available over the networks make up this cyberspace. As cyberspace invades almost all areas of modern day living, playing, and working, it is becoming more important that people understand its technical and political underpinnings and operations, as well as its capabilities, threats, and weaknesses. This is a companion course to CSCI E-45b. The goal of this pair of courses is to give students the tools they need to understand, use, and manage the technologies involved, as well as the ability to appreciate the legal, social, and political dynamics of this ever expanding universe and the interplay between the cyber and physical worlds. The pair of courses covers the essential elements of computing and the history, structure, operation, and governance of the internet. This course focuses on the fundamental workings of the digital world. From individual computing devices to the broader internet, students learn how each piece in this gigantic puzzle comes together to create the digital infrastructure that is the cyberspace of today and tomorrow. In addition, we explore the fundamental concepts, technologies, and issues associated with managing and securing cyberspace.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14299/2018

CSCI E-45B
The Cyber World: Governance, Threats, Conflict, Privacy, Identity, and Commerce

Scott Bradner

Benoit Gaucherin, Maitrise

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24037

Description
Today we all live and work in a participatory cyberspace. Computers, the data networks that interconnect them, and the services available over the networks make up this cyberspace. As cyberspace invades almost all areas of modern day living, playing, and working, it is becoming more important that people understand its technical and political underpinnings and operations, as well as its capabilities, threats, and weaknesses. This is a companion course to CSCI E-45a. The goal of this pair of courses is to give students the tools they need to understand, use, and manage the technologies involved, as well as the ability to appreciate the legal, social, and political dynamics of this ever expanding universe and the interplay between the cyber and physical worlds. The pair of courses covers the essential elements of computing and the history, structure, operation, and governance of the internet. This course explores the technical and legal aspects of the interactions and tensions between security, usability, privacy, and surveillance in a post NSA-revelation world. We also look at the technical and legal underpinnings that affect the use of cyberspace for businesses. Finally, we explore the rapidly changing dangers of cyberspace from viruses to state-sponsored cyber-conflict.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24037/2019

CSCI E-46
Applied Network Security

David Mark LaPorte, MS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24556

Description
This course provides a practical overview of network security and related topics. General threat classifications are discussed as they relate to the CIA triad: eavesdropping (confidentiality), man-in-the-middle (integrity), and denial-of-service (availability). Real-world attack incidents and implementations are used to tie concept to reality. Defensive technologies and techniques, including authentication/authorization, access control, segmentation, log/traffic monitoring, reputation-based security, and secure protocol (SSH, TLS, DNSSEC) usage are discussed and demonstrated. Hands-on labs and exercises are used to reinforce lectures and provide practical implementation experience.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Thursdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
53 Church Street L01

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24556/2019

CSCI E-48
Secure Mobile Computing

Jenelle Davis, MS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25410

Description
Modern technology is heavily dependent upon mobile computing technology. Mobile communication and devices have revolutionized industry and society. Secure mobile computing explores the threat landscape of mobile computing at the device, communication infrastructure, platform, and application levels. Students appraise secure mobile computing tools and techniques to implement confidentiality, integrity, and availability of mobile computing data. Students also review mobile computing communications security and infrastructure security to evaluate eavesdropping and surveillance avoidance techniques. Students explore the use of automated and manual security testing techniques to evaluate the security posture of a mobile computing device. Students specifically install, configure, and utilize a virtual lab environment using a mobile testing framework, a network protocol analyzer, a security/vulnerability scanner, and source code analysis tools.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 2-4 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: CSCI E-45a, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25410/2019

CSCI E-49
Cloud Security

Ramesh Nagappan, MS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24557

Description
Cloud computing infrastructure has become a mainstay of the information technology industry, opening the possibility for on-demand, highly elastic, and infinite computer power with scalability and supporting the delivery of mission-critical secure enterprise applications and services. This course provides the ground-up coverage on the high level concepts of cloud landscape, architectural principles, techniques, design patterns, and real-world best practices. The course describes the cloud security architecture and explores the guiding security design principles, design patterns, industry standards, and applied technologies, and addresses regulatory compliance requirements critical to the design, implementation, delivery, and management of secure cloud-based services. The course leverages cloud computing security guidelines set forth by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA), and Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). This course reviews security characteristics of leading cloud infrastructure providers and applied deployment scenarios with the internet of things (IoT) and blockchain.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 8-10 pm
1 Story Street 304

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: CSCI E-45a, CSCI E-45b, or the equivalent. Additional web application development and/or systems administration knowledge will be very helpful.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24557/2019

CSCI E-50
Intensive Introduction to Computer Science

David J. Malan, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24107

Description
This course is an introduction to the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the art of programming. It teaches students how to think algorithmically and solve problems efficiently. Topics include abstraction, algorithms, data structures, encapsulation, resource management, security, software engineering, and web development. Languages include C, Python, SQL, and JavaScript plus CSS and HTML. Problem sets are inspired by real-world domains of biology, cryptography, finance, forensics, and gaming. Students can count two of the following three courses—CSCI E-10a, CSCI E-10b, and CSCI E-50—toward a degree. They cannot count all three toward a degree.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Feb. 1, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences course Computer Science 50. This course is also available for non-credit as OpenCourseWare at cs50.harvard.edu.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24107/2019

CSCI E-50
Intensive Introduction to Computer Science

David J. Malan, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14290

Description
This course is an introduction to the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the art of programming. It teaches students how to think algorithmically and solve problems efficiently. Topics include abstraction, algorithms, data structures, encapsulation, resource management, security, software engineering, and web development. Languages include C, PHP, and JavaScript plus SQL, CSS, and HTML. Problem sets are inspired by real-world domains of biology, cryptography, finance, forensics, and gaming. Students can count two of the following three courses—CSCI E-10a, CSCI E-10b, and CSCI E-50—toward a degree. They cannot count all three toward a degree.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 7, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences course Computer Science 50. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Fridays, 9-11:45 am starting September 7 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture. This course is also available for non-credit as OpenCourseWare at cs50.harvard.edu.

Syllabus: http://cs50.harvard.edu/

CSCI E-55
Java, Hadoop, Lambda Expressions, and Streams

Frederick Evers, MFA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14298

Description
This course is intended for programmers who want to learn Java. The initial focus is on Java as an all-purpose, object oriented language. Later, we cover the main features introduced in Java 8 which expanded Java into a functional language. Tools and applications considered in our explorations include Linux, the open-source platform that is especially valuable for Java developers; Java tools for generating application program interface (API) documents, such as Javadocs; and unit testing using JUnit. This course also covers build tools including Java Generics and the MapReduce programming model (MR), and students will use the Hadoop APIs for solving MR problems We work on a Linux virtual machine, first using the terminal and then moving to a popular, modern integrated development environment (IDE) running in the virtual environment. This course covers the evolution of Java as an object-oriented language, from the simplest program, HelloWorld.java, culminating in the major release known as Java 7. Java 8 took the language through a radical change by supporting functional programming. The second part of this course presents an introduction to those functional features through several hands-on assignments. Students gain a comprehensive understanding of the language, its features, its syntax, and its libraries, up through an in-depth study of Threads. We explore some of the most common uses of Java in today’s technical environment.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Fridays, 5:40-7:40 pm
53 Church Street L01

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 7, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: The course is intended for students who already consider themselves programmers. This is not an introductory computer science course. A working familiarity with at least one of the following should serve as a useful guide: C, C++, C#, Python, or JavaScript. Downloading and installing software packages, acquiring software tools and learning to use them, and running programs from the command line are integral parts of solving the homework problems.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14298/2018

CSCI E-57
Java Enterprise Development with the Spring Framework

Vitaly Yurik, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15354

Description
This course provides an in-depth, hands-on study of the technological, design, and development approaches for enterprise-level software systems using the Java-based Spring Framework. Spring Framework enables creation of web and enterprise Java applications with the focus on high performance, scalability, testability, and reusability. The course examines core Spring Framework and its integration with other leading Java technologies, such as Hibernate, Java Persistence API (JPA 2), and WebSocket. Concepts covered in the course include inversion of control/dependency injection, Spring aspect-oriented programming; data access with JDBC, Hibernate, and Java Persistence API; Spring transaction management; Spring model-view-controller framework; Spring security; Spring REST web services; Spring testing; and Spring WebSocket support.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: CSCI E-55, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15354/2018

CSCI E-57A
Microservices Development with Java

Vitaly Yurik, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25415

Description
This course provides an in-depth, hands-on study of building microservices-based applications using Java. Microservices are changing software development by replacing monolithic applications with small targeted services. Microservices are more agile and provide flexibility to align with changing business needs. They are designed and implemented as small independent and reusable services, which can be modified and independently deployed. The course consists of three parts; the first introduces microservices application environments and deployments in comparison with those in traditional Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE) applications. The second part focuses on core microservices development techniques including service discovery, fault tolerance, security, testing, and cloud native development. The third part of the course examines several advanced microservices development topics such as architecting a microservice hybrid, data streaming with the Kafka framework, using Spring Boot microservices with Java EE, and reactive microservices with Java EE. Hands-on development projects provide the opportunity for students to apply microservices technological capabilities to the creation of microservices projects.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: CSCI E-55 or CSCI E-57, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25415/2019

CSCI E-59
Designing and Developing a Relational Database

Maria R. Garcia Altobello, EdD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15406

Description
This course provides the concepts and skills necessary to design and develop a relational database. After learning database design concepts through practical applications, students build a working database using Oracle to serve the information needs of an enterprise. Through hands-on projects, students design, build, populate, query, and write transactions and stored procedures for a relational database using SQL and PL/SQL. As a final project, students build a prototype database.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:10-7:10 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Programming experience, such that learning a new language is not an obstacle. Sufficient hands-on experience with Unix/Linux and text editors.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 66 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15406/2018

CSCI E-61
Systems Programming and Machine Organization

Eddie Kohler, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13836

Description
This course covers the fundamentals of computer systems programming, machine organization, and performance tuning. It provides a solid background in systems programming and a deep understanding of low-level machine organization and design. The course centers on C/C++ programming, with some assembly language. Topics include (but may not be limited to) program optimization, memory hierarchy, caching, virtual memory, dynamic memory management, concurrency, threads, and networking.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences course Computer Science 61. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30-2:45 pm starting September 4 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: CSCI E-26, CSCI E-50, or some experience programming in C or C++.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13836/2018

CSCI E-63
Big Data Analytics

Zoran B. Djordjevic, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15499

Description
The emphasis of this course is on mastering the most important big data technology: Spark 2 and its various application programming interfaces (APIs). Spark is an evolution of Hadoop and Map/Reduce with massive speedup and scalability improvements. The explosion of social media and the computerization of every aspect of social and economic activity results in the creation of large volumes of semi-structured data: web logs, videos, speech recordings, photographs, e-mails, Tweets, and similar data. In a parallel development, computers keep getting ever more powerful and storage ever cheaper. Today, with Spark 2, we can reliably and cheaply store huge volumes of data, efficiently analyze it, and extract business and socially relevant information. In this course students examine Spark Core, Spark machine learning (ML) API, and Spark Streaming which allows analysis of data in flight, that is, in near real time. Students learn how to use Spark GraphX, an in-memory graph databases, to analyze highly connected data. Students acquire practical skills in scalable messaging systems like Kafka and Akka and learn to integrate Spark with NoSQL systems. Students conduct some exercises in Amazon Cloud, so they can master the most important Amazon Web services, EC2 and S3. At the end of the course, students are able to initiate and design highly scalable systems that can accept, store, and analyze large volumes of unstructured data in batch mode and/or real time.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Fridays, 5:30-7:30 pm
1 Story Street 306

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 7, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Proficiency in one of the following: Python, Java, Scala, or R. Some familiarity with Linux or Mac OS is helpful. Students need access to a computer with a 64-bit operating system and at least 8 GB of RAM (32 GB is highly recommended).

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15499/2018

CSCI E-63C
Elements of Data Science and Statistical Learning with R

Andrey Sivachenko, PhD

Victor A. Farutin, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15123

Description
One of the broad goals of data science is examining raw data with the purpose of identifying its structure and trends, and of deriving conclusions and hypotheses from it. In the modern world awash with data, data analytics is more important than ever to fields ranging from biomedical research, space and weather science, finance, business operations and production, to marketing and social media applications. This course introduces various statistical learning methods and their applications. The R programming language, a very popular and powerful platform for scientific and statistical analysis and visualization, is introduced and used throughout the course. We discuss the fundamentals of statistical testing and learning, and cover topics of linear and non-linear regression, clustering and classification, support vector machines, and decision trees. The datasets used in the examples are drawn from diverse domains such as finance, genomics, and customer sales and survey data.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Thursdays, 8-10 pm
Maxwell-Dworkin G115

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Good programming skills, preferably in R or solid experience in other languages; good understanding of probability and statistics at the level of CSCI E-106 or STAT E-109. See the syllabus for the recommended pretest.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 200 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15123/2018

CSCI E-63C
Elements of Data Science and Statistical Learning with R

Andrey Sivachenko, PhD

Victor A. Farutin, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24748

Description
One of the broad goals of data science is examining raw data with the purpose of identifying its structure and trends, and of deriving conclusions and hypotheses from it. In the modern world awash with data, data analytics is more important than ever to fields ranging from biomedical research, space and weather science, finance, business operations and production, to marketing and social media applications. This course introduces various statistical learning methods and their applications. The R programming language, a very popular and powerful platform for scientific and statistical analysis and visualization, is introduced and used throughout the course. We discuss the fundamentals of statistical testing and learning, and cover topics of linear and non-linear regression, clustering and classification, support vector machines, and decision trees. The datasets used in the examples are drawn from diverse domains such as finance, genomics, and customer sales and survey data.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Thursdays, 8-10 pm
Maxwell-Dworkin G115

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Good programming skills, preferably in R or solid experience in other languages; good understanding of probability and statistics at the level of CSCI E-106 or STAT E-109. See the syllabus for the recommended pretest.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 200 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24748/2019

CSCI E-65G
Introduction to Mobile Application Development Using Swift and iOS

Daniel E. Bromberg, BS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15377

Description
This course introduces the basics of contemporary mobile application development using Apple’s Swift language (version 4), Xcode, and iOS as a platform. The main goal of the course is to build a functioning, interactive application for iPhone or iPad. Each week of class covers a different aspect of development to be applied to a highly structured final project. We begin with a discussion of rule-based UI layout (constraints) in Storyboard, Apple’s visual layout and UI flow tool. In parallel we discuss the major features of the Swift programming language and its standard library, along with basic use of the Xcode integrated development environment (IDE) for all development. Essential language features are covered lightly to make room for differentiating features of the language including closures, optionals, the type system (tuples, enums, structs, classes), and generics. Special attention is paid to functional programming patterns such as iteration using closures and functions-as-objects. We then integrate some of Cocoa Touch, Apple’s richly featured interaction library that gives applications the unique Apple look-and-feel. Core concepts of end-user graphical user interface (GUI) development, such as model/view/controller (MVC) and event-driven design, are heavily emphasized. Frequent small assignments progress from basic programming to realistic application development with a focus on responsive device graphics and algorithms. Good structural and stylistic programming habits are also heavily emphasized.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 302

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: While this course is an introduction to mobile development, it is not an introductory programming course. Students need to have a working knowledge of at least one object-oriented programming language such as Java or C++; a semester-long course in data structures or the equivalent; a firm understanding of how to compile code, use libraries, and use a debugger; and the ability to use a source control tool such as Git. Students must have a Macintosh laptop running a current version of the operating system with the most recent version of Apple’s Xcode IDE installed. It is not possible to use a Windows or Linux computer because code written on those platforms cannot be deployed to either an iOS simulator or device.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 60 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15377/2018

CSCI E-66
Database Systems

David G. Sullivan, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24046

Description
This course covers the fundamental concepts of database systems. Topics include data models (ER, relational, and others); query languages (relational algebra, SQL, and others); implementation techniques of database management systems (index structures, concurrency control, recovery, and query processing); management of semistructured and complex data; distributed and noSQL databases.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 8-10 pm
1 Story Street 304

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: CSCI E-22, or the equivalent, and strong programming skills in Java.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24046/2019

CSCI E-67
Oracle Database Administration

Patrick McGowan, ALM

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25411

Description
Students study the internal structure and organization of an Oracle database environment. The course presents a structured approach to planning, building, tuning, and monitoring an Oracle 12cR2 database on an Amazon Web Services (AWS) instance. Students create an Oracle database, tablespaces, user accounts, views, indices, and other objects necessary to support an application. We also examine some of the issues involved when running a large number of databases within an environment and with running large databases. The course examines the AWS relational database service (RDS) platform and creates an RDS database.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Byerly Hall 013

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: An understanding of the principles of a relational database model and a working knowledge of SQL.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25411/2019

CSCI E-78
Wearable Technologies and the Internet of Things

Aline Yurik, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24682

Description
The wearable technologies field has been experiencing explosive growth with exciting applications in the fields of medicine, sports, fitness, and entertainment, as well as new ways for people to interact, communicate, and experience the environment around them. The internet of things works with sensors and software in wearable technologies to provide a communications network that allows data collection and information exchange for wearable devices. The applications range from helping manage chronic diseases to experiencing entertainment, sports, and games in a virtual-reality setting. Enterprise architecture is expanding to include the communications network of the internet of things, and data from wearable devices is being incorporated in big data analytics frameworks. In this course we review aspects of wearable technologies, including the software, architecture, UX design, communication networks, and data analytics. We review current and proposed uses of this emerging technology.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24682/2019

CSCI E-79
The Art and Design of Information

Zona Kostic, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25487

Description
Complex data has been translated into many visual forms in order to facilitate understanding of its content. However, not every transformation turns out to be effective. To compose a visual message and improve information communication, design practice is needed. This course introduces the strategies of visual thinking as an efficient method to convey complex data. It covers the fundamentals of visual communication and applies graphics design principles in the context of diverse media. Information design overlaps with other areas such as graphic design, communication design, data visualization, human-computer interaction design, and instructional design. The course combines the best practices from these intersections while focusing on effectiveness and visual clarity.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Thursdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 307

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: Some experience in the fundamentals of current web technologies as well as prior work with design tools would be helpful. Students who attend the on-campus classes should bring a laptop with them.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 38 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25487/2019

CSCI E-82
Advanced Machine Learning, Data Mining, and Artificial Intelligence

Peter Vaughan Henstock, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15407

Description
The course is intended to combine the theory with the hands-on practice of solving modern industry problems with an emphasis on image processing and natural language processing. Topics include outlier detection, advanced clustering techniques, deep learning, dimensionality reduction methods, frequent item set mining, and recommender systems. Topics also considered include reinforcement learning, graph-based models, search optimization, and time series analysis. The course uses Python as the primary language, although later projects can include R and other languages. The course also introduces some industry standard tools to prepare students for artificial intelligence jobs. Students may not receive degree or certificate credit for both this course and CSCI E-81 or CSCI E-181, offered previously.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 7:20-9:20 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: This course builds upon topics covered in CSCI E-63c and CSCI E-109a and CSCI E-109b with either CSCI E-63c or CSCI E-109a as a prerequisite. Students should be proficient in Python including Pandas and readily able to load, parse, and manipulate data. A course such as CSCI E-7 or a course on Python and machine learning would be useful.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 41 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15407/2018

CSCI E-82A
Probabilistic Programming and Artificial Intelligence

Stephen Elston, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15757

Description
Probabilistic programming has multiple uses in machine learning and artificial intelligence. Its methods help solve problems ranging from scheduling to robotics, natural language processing, and image understanding. The course focuses on developing an understanding of the theory and gaining hands-on experience with probabilistic representation, learning, and inference methods for planning and classification. The course surveys a number of probabilistic programming methods for decision, classification, and inference. These methods include representation of probabilistic models, probabilistic views of machine learning, Bayesian graphical models, Markov decision processes and planning, unsupervised probabilistic models, reinforcement learning methods, and the probabilistic view of deep learning models, time permitting.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: Students need the following background to have the best experience in the course: Experience programming using the Python language; there is a significant programming component to this course. A course in linear algebra, including eigenvalue-eigenvector decomposition. Differential and integral multivariate calculus. An introductory course in probability and statistics or the equivalent. Some exposure to basic machine learning methods is helpful.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15757/2018

CSCI E-86
Building the Brain: A Survey of Artificial Intelligence

Gabriele Fariello, ALM

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25155

Description
Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving at a blistering pace. The creation of systems that are faster, better, and smarter than ourselves may well be, as I.J. Good wrote in 1965, “the last invention that man need ever make.” What is it, what is it not, and how does it compare to real brains and where does it fall short? We go over neurophysiology, neurons, and the current understanding of human brain connectivity. We explore the history of AI and robotics and we learn the state of the science behind it.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 307

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: Sufficient understanding of statistics and probability to understand Bayesian concepts (STAT E-104), programming at the level of data structures (CSCI E-22), sufficient knowledge of biology to understand physiology and biochemical equilibria (BIOS E-1a).

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25155/2019

CSCI E-87
Big Data in Healthcare Applications

Oleg Pianykh, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15168

Description
The course applies the tools of big data analytics to datasets and processes found in a modern hospital. While the data has been captured for decades, we are only starting to mine it for information, discovering the invaluable knowledge it was hiding. It has become imperative to use this data to drive health care improvements. Students learn to build models of complex health care practices, and apply big data techniques in clinical environments. The course is designed for people from a wide range of backgrounds.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:10-7:10 pm

Required sections Thursdays, 7:10-8:10 pm.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: CSCI E-10a and STAT E-100 or the equivalents. MATLAB is used for 70 percent of the homeworks.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15168/2018

CSCI E-88
Principles of Big Data Processing

Marina Yu Popova, ALM

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15417

Description
The goal of this course is to learn core principles of building highly distributed, highly available systems for processing large volumes of data with historical and near real-time querying capabilities. We cover the stages of data processing that are common to most real-world systems, including high-volume, high-speed data ingestion, historical and real-time metrics aggregation, unique counts, data de-duplication and reprocessing, storage options for different operations, and principles of distributed data indexing and search. We review approaches to solving common challenges of such systems and implement some of them. The focus of this course is on understanding the challenges and core principles of big data processing, not on specific frameworks or technologies used for implementation. We review a few notable technologies for each area with a deeper dive into a few select ones. The course is structured as a progression of topics covering the full, end-to-end data processing pipeline typical in real-world scenarios.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Thursdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
53 Church Street L01

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: Students must be comfortable with intermediate programming in at least one language, preferably Java, Python, or Scala. Students should be comfortable with basic data structures, functions, basic multi-threading, and build and dependency management (Maven or Gradle for Java, virtualenv for Python). Most of the examples in lectures are in Java and Python. Students should be comfortable with basic usage, package/software installations, and administration and troubleshooting on Unix-like systems (Linux, any flavor, MacOS). Students should be comfortable with cloud environments like Amazon web services (AWS) cloud and container frameworks like Docker (or VMware, VirtualBox). Their laptops should have 64-bit operating systems, and have at least 4 central processing units (CPU) and 8G random-access memory (RAM). Students should complete the self-assessment assignment zero, available on the syllabus, to determine if they are ready to take the course. Courses such as CSCI E-7, CSCI E-10a, CSCI E-50, and CSCI E-90, or equivalents, are also recommended.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15417/2018

CSCI E-89
Deep Learning

Zoran B. Djordjevic, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25120

Description
Deep learning has emerged as the primary technique for analysis and resolution of many issues in computer science, natural sciences, linguistics, and engineering. We use deep learning for image classification and manipulation, speech recognition and synthesis, natural language translation, sound and music manipulation, self-driving cars, and many other activities. In this course students learn two application program interfaces (APIs) for deep learning: TensorFlow, developed by Google and recently made open source; and Keras. TensorFlow is one of the most popular open source projects with one of the largest number of committers within the Apache family of APIs. Keras is a wrapper API that uses TensorFlow, CNTK, or Theano. Keras was developed with a focus on enabling fast experimentation. In this course, we start with review of the theoretical foundations of the neural networks approach to machine learning including backpropagation. However, the emphasis of the course is on practical applications of deep learning. We learn how to use TensorFlow and Keras for the creation of convolutional neural networks (CNNs), recurrent neural networks (RNNs), self-organizing-maps (SOMs), long short-term memory (LSTMs), and generative adversarial networks (GANs). We learn how to classify, analyze, and manipulate images; analysis text and speech. We gain an understanding of the natural language translation processes. We also master a few commercially important applications of neural networks like sentiment analysis, image-caption generation, and object segmentation and classification. We learn how to use GPU enabled machine images in Amazon Amazon Web Services Cloud.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Fridays, 5:30-7:30 pm
1 Story Street 306

Optional online sections Saturdays, 12-1 pm.Start Date: Feb. 1, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Proficiency with Python. Besides Python, TensorFlow has APIs in Java, C++, Go, JavaScript, Julia and Swift. If students are a master of any of those languages, we accept and grade homework solutions in those languages as well. We assume no familiarity with Linux and introduce all essential Linux features and commands. No familiarity with Amazon Web Services is assumed. Students need access to a computer with a 64-bit operating system and at least 8 GB of RAM. Note: 16 GB or more of RAM is strongly advised.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25120/2019

CSCI E-90
Cloud Services, Infrastructure, and Computing

Gregory Thomas Misicko, ALM

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15865

Description
Off-premise/cloud services, infrastructure, and computing have have replaced in-house data centers across businesses of every size. Businesses rely on cloud services because of their extremely high efficiency, ease of setup, and their ability to scale with demand. It is essential for today’s engineers to understand how robust architectures can be implemented on a cloud platform, and to understand in depth which services and tools are available for them to use. This course is not a programming course, but it is expected that students can read and make basic modifications to the logic of an existing program. Java and Python are used.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 8-10 pm
53 Church Street L01

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: Ability to read and write code in either Java or Python is required. Familiarity with basic Unix commands is a plus.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15865/2018

CSCI E-91
Cloud DevOps—Basics and Modern Techniques

Faras Adel Sadek, MSc

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15869

Description
This course covers a deep dive into the DevOps revolution, enabling students to become more efficient and effective in overcoming day-to-day IT infrastructure challenges. We have designed this course keeping in mind what modern DevOps engineers require to fully utilize the resources at hand. Students can automate and build configurations for infrastructure and servers, addressing areas such as automation, continuous deployment, containerization, and monitoring. The topics in this course are put together in a logical and stepwise manner. By the end of the course, students will have gained skills in adding resilience into services and infrastructure in the cloud by learning configuration management (Puppet, Ansible), continuous deployment, integration with several DevOps tools and techniques such as cloud APIs, and Linux skills/scripting towards resource automation and optimization. Students explore opportunities with two cloud service providers; AWS (Amazon Web Services) and Google Cloud Platform to achieve rapid application deployment and management across cloud resources. The Linux environment and Python language are used during this course. Therefore, and to eliminate the complexity of getting started, students are provided with access to Jupyterhub Notebook (a web programming environment with Linux terminal access) at the beginning of the course.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 8-10 pm
Maxwell-Dworkin G125

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Understanding of the basic concepts of programming, such as variables, control structures, repetition structures (loops), data structures, functions, and syntax. Students should be comfortable writing a simple program in one of their preferred languages (C, C++, Java, or Python).

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15869/2018

CSCI E-92
Principles of Operating Systems

James L. Frankel, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15705

Description
This course examines the role of operating systems: process synchronization and scheduling; memory management including virtual memory, swapping, paging, and segmentation; file management; protection and security; input/output techniques, buffering, and resource allocation; deadlock detection and avoidance; system modeling; performance measurement and evaluation; and operating system case studies. An extensive lab project is required of all students.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 8-10:15 pm
53 Church Street L01

Optional sections Tuesdays, 7-8 pm.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: Knowledge of data structures and programming experience, such as CSCI E-22, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://sites.fas.harvard.edu/~libe251/fall2018/index.html

CSCI E-93
Computer Architecture

James L. Frankel, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25331

Description
This course is a study of the fundamental concepts in the design and organization of modern computer systems. Topics include computer organization, instruction-set design, processor design, memory system design, timing issues, interrupts, microcoding, and various performance-enhancing parallel techniques such as prefetching, pipelining, branch prediction, superscalar execution, and massive-parallel processing. We also study existing architectures using CISC, RISC, vector, data parallel, and VLIW designs. An extensive lab project encompassing the design and implementation of a new instruction set and CPU using an FPGA is required of all students.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 8-10:15 pm
53 Church Street L01

Optional sections Tuesdays, 6:45-7:45 pm.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: Knowledge of data structures and programming experience (CSCI E-22, or the equivalent) with a Boolean/digital logic course preferred, but not required.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25331/2019

CSCI E-94
Fundamentals of Cloud Computing with Microsoft Azure

Joseph Ficara, ASEE

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25152

Description
Cloud computing provides for highly scalable consumer and enterprise applications with minimal or no capital investment. This course starts by introducing the student to the fundamentals of cloud computing and server-less computing. We contrast the challenges and benefits offered by cloud computing, server-less cloud computing, and traditional self-managed cloud, and on-premises solutions. We cover the fundamental architecture and design patterns necessary to build highly available and scalable solutions using key Microsoft Azure platform as a service (PaaS) and server-less offerings. This course provides guidance on when to use one service over another based on performance, maintainability, complexity, and cost. Key services covered include Azure application services, Azure SQL, Azure API management, Azure functions, Azure AD for authentication, Azure storage, Azure service bus, Azure CosmosDB, Azure search, Azure container service and docker, Azure service fabric mesh and microservices, and Azure kubernetes service. An overview of Azure cognitive services is provided as well as more detailed coverage of the Azure cognitive services: computer vision and text analytics. In addition to Azure services and guidance, the course covers how to implement processes to streamline development such as continuous integration, continuous deployment (CICD), and automated testing using visual studio team services. Coverage would not be complete without examining the fundamentals necessary to make a system ready for users, including always-up architecture and deployment strategies, rollback strategies, A/B testing, testing in production, monitoring, alerting, performance tuning, snapshot debugging in production, and system health analysis using application insights and analysis services.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Thursdays, 8-10 pm
1 Story Street 303

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: Basic C#, C++, or Java development skills. CSCI E-55, or the equivalent.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25152/2019

CSCI E-96
Data Mining for Business

Edward Kwartler, MBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25358

Description
This course introduces non-mathematical business professionals to data science principles widely used in today’s corporations. Quantitative methods affect many of today’s interactions for business leaders, students, and consumers. Emphasis is placed on practical uses and case studies utilizing data to inform business decisions rather than theoretical or complex mathematics. Case study topics include understanding customer demand, marketing, new market forecasting, revenue projections, and data mining to improve decisions. Learning goals include quantitative business application, basic programming, algorithm development, and process workflow. The course highlights methods that business leaders and data scientists have found to be the most useful. It introduces the basic concepts of R for data mining. This course is for students who want an introduction to how data science improves business outcomes.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 8-10 pm
Maxwell-Dworkin G115Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Knowledge of R. Students who attend the on campus classes should bring a laptop with them.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25358/2019

CSCI E-96
Data Mining for Business

Edward Kwartler, MBA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15736

Description
This course introduces non-mathematical business professionals to data science principles widely used in today’s corporations. Quantitative methods affect many of today’s interactions for business leaders, students, and consumers. Emphasis is placed on practical uses and case studies utilizing data to inform business decisions rather than theoretical or complex mathematics. Case study topics include understanding customer demand, marketing, new market forecasting, revenue projections, and data mining to improve decisions. Learning goals include quantitative business application, basic programming, algorithm development, and process workflow. The course highlights methods that business leaders and data scientists have found to be the most useful. It introduces the basic concepts of R for data mining. This course is for students who want an introduction to how data science improves business outcomes.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 8-10 pm
Maxwell-Dworkin G115Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Knowledge of R. Students who attend the on campus classes should bring a laptop with them.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15736/2018

CSCI E-97
Software Design: Principles, Models, and Patterns

Eric Gieseke, ALM

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15356

Description
This course approaches object-oriented software design from three perspectives: the software engineering principles that enable development of quality software, the modeling of software components using the Unified Modeling Language (UML), and the application of design patterns as a means of reusing design models that are accepted best practices. These patterns include both the original software patterns as well as more recent modularization patterns for software construction. There is at least one significant modeling exercise and a set of programming assignments that require the application of design principles and good programming technique. Students are expected to write a detailed description of the design for each of their programs, incorporating UML models as appropriate. Students implement their programs in the Java programming language. In addition, there is at least one significant assignment that requires designing and documenting a software subsystem without implementation.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 8-10 pm
1 Story Street 306

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: CSCI E-22, or the equivalent, and proficiency in Java.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15356/2018

CSCI E-100
Science of Intelligence

Brian Subirana, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25519

Description
The problem of intelligence—its nature, how it is produced by the brain, and how it could be replicated in machines—is a deep and fundamental problem that cuts across multiple scientific disciplines. Philosophers have studied intelligence for centuries, but it is only in the last several decades that developments in science and engineering have made questions such as these approachable: How does the mind process sensory information to produce intelligent behavior, and how can we design intelligent computer algorithms that behave similarly? What is the structure and form of human knowledge—how is it stored, represented, and organized? How do human minds arise through the processes of evolution, development, and learning? How are the domains of language, perception, social cognition, planning, and motor control combined and integrated? Are there common principles of learning, prediction, decision making, or planning that span across these domains? Through lectures by members of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Brains, Minds, and Machines, this course explores recent progress in building and understanding a representation of the environment, which is rich enough to allow us to act on the world around us and to react to events that take place in it. Also, such a representation enables and reflects computations that detect objects and their interactions and interpret distances, relative order, and movement; it enables planning of saccades, navigation, grasping, and abstract scene understanding. The lectures include empirical studies in humans and primates using psychophysical, imaging, and physiological tools. We discuss an integrative approach, combining experimental techniques in neuroscience and cognitive science with computational modeling in order to elucidate the architecture of intelligence.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Most of the recorded lectures are from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology course 9.523/6.861.

Prerequisites: High school math and basic principles of programming (CSCI E-1a or CSCI E-10a or the equivalent).

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25519/2019

CSCI E-106
Data Modeling

Hakan Gogtas, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15765

Description
This course explores data modeling methodologies with the goal of understanding how to choose, apply, and interpret appropriate statistical designs and analyses for practical data problems. Topics covered include understanding the relationships in the data, theory and application of linear and non-linear regression models, model building steps, diagnostic of models, and remedial measures. Students can count one of the following three courses—CSCI E-106, STAT E-109, or STAT E-139 (offered previously)—toward a degree or certificate.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:50-7:50 pm

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Knowledge of programming equivalent to CSCI E-7 or CSCI E-10a, linear algebra, probability, and statistics equivalent to STAT E-104, calculus equivalent to MATH E-16, and proficiency in R.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15765/2018

CSCI E-106
Data Modeling

Hakan Gogtas, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25511

Description
This course explores data modeling methodologies with the goal of understanding how to choose, apply, and interpret appropriate statistical designs and analyses for practical data problems. Topics covered include understanding the relationships in the data, theory and application of linear and non-linear regression models, model building steps, diagnostic of models, and remedial measures. Students can count one of the following three courses—CSCI E-106, STAT E-109, or STAT E-139 (offered previously)—toward a degree or certificate.

Class Meetings:
Online

Course meets Mondays, 7:20-9:20 pm. Students may participate via live web conference or watch at their convenience after the meeting each week. Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Proficiency in R programming equivalent to CSCI E-5a, probability and statistics equivalent to STAT E-110, multivariate calculus equivalent to MATH E-21a, and linear algebra equivalent to MATH E-21b.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 60 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25511/2019

CSCI E-109A
Introduction to Data Science

Pavlos Protopapas, PhD

Kevin A. Rader, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15178

Description
This course focuses on the analysis of messy, real life data to perform predictions using statistical and machine learning methods. Material covered integrates the five key facets of an investigation using data: data collection—data wrangling, cleaning, and sampling to get a suitable data set; data management—accessing data quickly and reliably; exploratory data analysis—generating hypotheses and building intuition; prediction or statistical learning; and communication—summarizing results through visualization, stories, and interpretable summaries. Students who have previously completed CSCI E-107 or CSCI E-109 cannot count CSCI E-109a or CSCI E-109b toward a degree or certificate.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences course Computer Science 109a. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:30-2:45 pm starting September 5 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: Programming knowledge at the level of CSCI E-50 or above, statistics knowledge at the level of STAT E-100 or above, and calculus (MATH E-15 or the equivalent) required. It is recommended that students have received a grade of B+ or better in these courses before enrolling in CSCI E-109a. STAT E-110 is recommended.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 90 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15178/2018

CSCI E-109B
Advanced Topics in Data Science

Mark Glickman, PhD

Pavlos Protopapas, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24801

Description
Building upon the material in CSCI E-109a, this course introduces advanced methods for data wrangling, data visualization, and statistical modeling and prediction. Topics include big data and database management, interactive visualizations, nonlinear statistical models, and deep learning. Students who have previously completed CSCI E-107 or CSCI E-109 cannot count CSCI E-109a or CSCI E-109b toward a degree or certificate.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences course Computer Science 109b. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:30-2:45 pm starting January 28 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: A grade of B- or higher in CSCI E-109a. Students who have not completed CSCI E-109a should contact the instructors before registering.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 60 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24801/2019

CSCI E-118
Introduction to Blockchain and Bitcoin

Julian Avila, BSc

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25478

Description
Almost overnight, a new currency called bitcoin is being traded in exchange markets and its dollar value has been rising roughly exponentially since about 2012. Bitcoin and blockchain, the universal ledger where bitcoin transactions are recorded, are leading the cryptocurrency revolution. This course covers the mathematical, computational, and economic foundations of blockchain, and exposes students to the societal and legal implications of a decentralized monetary system based on consensus. Students learn what bitcoins are, why it is possible to make money using bitcoins, and why it is so volatile. Through practice with bitcoin and Ethereum-based software platforms, students build decentralized applications, develop an understanding of cryptographic principles, and revisit critical economic questions, such as what is money, what is a transaction, and who should authorize a transaction.

Class Meetings:
Online

Course meets Wednesdays, 7:20-9:20 pm. Students may participate via live web conference or watch at their convenience after the meeting each week. Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Previous experience programming in Python, or a course in Python programming equivalent to CSCI E-7. Experience with Ubuntu Linux long-term support (LTS) 14.04 on Amazon web services.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 100 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25478/2019

CSCI E-118
Introduction to Blockchain and Bitcoin

Julian Avila, BSc

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15767

Description
Almost overnight, a new currency called bitcoin is being traded in exchange markets and its dollar value has been rising roughly exponentially since about 2012. Bitcoin and blockchain, the universal ledger where bitcoin transactions are recorded, are leading the cryptocurrency revolution. This course covers the mathematical, computational, and economic foundations of blockchain, and exposes students to the societal and legal implications of a decentralized monetary system based on consensus. Students learn what bitcoins are, why it is possible to make money using bitcoins, and why it is so volatile. Through practice with bitcoin and Ethereum-based software platforms, students build decentralized applications, develop an understanding of cryptographic principles, and revisit critical economic questions, such as what is money, what is a transaction, and who should authorize a transaction.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Course meets Wednesdays, 7:20-9:20 pm. Students may participate via live web conference or watch at their convenience after the meeting each week.

Prerequisites: Previous experience programming in Python, or a course in Python programming equivalent to CSCI E-7. Experience with Ubuntu Linux long-term support (LTS) 14.04 on Amazon web services.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 100 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15767/2018

CSCI E-121
Introduction to Theoretical Computer Science

Boaz Barak, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14302

Description
Computation occurs over a variety of substrates including silicon, neurons, DNA, the stock market, bee colonies, and many others. In this course we study the fundamental capabilities and limitations of computation, including the phenomenon of universality and the duality of code and data. We touch upon the following questions: Are there functions that cannot be computed? Are there true mathematical statements that can’t be proven? Are there encryption schemes that can’t be broken? Is randomness ever useful for computing? Can we use the quirks of quantum mechanics to speed up computation?

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences course Computer Science 121. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30-11:45 am starting September 4 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: Comfort with mathematical proofs at the level of CSCI E-20, offered previously, or a similar course. A homework zero will be posted on the course website http://www.boazbarak.org/cs121/ by July 1. Students should complete the homework before they register.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14302/2018

CSCI E-124
Data Structures and Algorithms

Jelani Nelson, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 21462

Description
This is a rigorous course on the design and analysis of efficient algorithms and data structures. Algorithm design methods, graph algorithms, approximation algorithms, and randomized algorithms are covered.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences course Computer Science 124. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:00-1:15 pm starting January 28 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: CSCI E-20 and CSCI E-50, or the equivalent; CSCI E-51, offered previously, is helpful. Some exposure to discrete applied mathematics, such as CSCI E-121 is also helpful.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-21462/2019

CSCI E-134
Network Science

Michael Mitzenmacher, PhD

Yaron Singer, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15735

Description
Networks—of social relationships, economic interdependencies, and digital interactions—are critical in shaping our lives. This course introduces models and algorithms that help us understand networks. Fundamental concepts from applied mathematics, microeconomics, and computer science are presented through the lens of network science in order to equip students to usefully analyze the big data generated by online networks. Applications discussed include the viral spread of ideas, maximizing influence, and the contagion of economic downturns. Concepts and tools covered include game theory, graph theory, data mining, and machine learning.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences course Computer Science 134. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 12-1:15 pm starting September 5 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: To enjoy and succeed in this course, students need to be comfortable with some basic math and programming: MATH E-15 or the equivalent, basic probability (definitions and basic properties of distributions, expectation, variance), and CSCI E-7, CSCI E-10b, or CSCI E-50 or equivalent programming ability. Programming assignments are part of the homework; there is help on basic coding outside of class if needed.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15735/2018

CSCI E-152
Programming Languages

Stephen Chong, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25187

Description
This course is an introduction to the theory, design, and implementation of programming languages. Topics covered in this course include formal semantics of programming languages (operational, axiomatic, denotational, and translational), type systems, higher-order functions and lambda calculus, lazy evaluations, continuations, dynamic types, monads, objects, modules, concurrency, and communication.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences course Computer Science 152. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30-2:45 pm starting January 29 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: CSCI E-51 (offered previously) and CSCI E-121 (or similar background) are strongly recommended. Students must be very comfortable with recursion, proofs, and basic mathematical ideas and notations, including sets, relations, functions, and induction. This is not an introduction to programming. Students should already know how to program, ideally in several languages. Some knowledge of OCaml is useful.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25187/2019

CSCI E-165
Data Systems

Stratos Idreos, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14861

Description
We are in the big data era and data systems sit in the critical path of everything we do. We are going through major transformations in businesses, sciences, as well as everyday life—collecting and analyzing data changes everything and data systems provide the means to store and analyze a massive amount of data. This course is a comprehensive introduction to modern data systems. The primary focus is on modern trends that are shaping the data management industry right now such as column-store and hybrid systems, shared nothing architectures, cache-conscious algorithms, hardware/software co-design, main memory systems, adaptive indexing, stream processing, scientific data management, and key-value stores. We also study the history of data systems, and traditional and seminal concepts and ideas such as the relational model, row-store database systems, optimization, indexing, concurrency control, recovery, and SQL. In this way, we discuss both how data systems evolved over the years and why, as well as how these concepts apply today and how data systems might evolve in the future. We focus on understanding concepts and trends rather than specific techniques that will soon be outdated.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences course Computer Science 165. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 9-10:15 am starting September 5 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: CSCI E-50 and CSCI E-61, or the equivalent.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14861/2018

CSCI E-171
Visualization

Hanspeter Pfister, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15876

Description
The amount and complexity of information produced in science, engineering, business, and everyday human activity is increasing at staggering rates. The goal of this course is to expose students to visual representation methods and techniques that increase the understanding of complex data. Good visualizations not only present a visual interpretation of data, but do so by improving comprehension, communication, and decision making. In this course, students learn how the human visual system processes and perceives images, good design practices for visualization, tools for visualization of data from a variety of fields, and programming of interactive web-based visualizations using D3.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, Thursdays, 7:55-9:55 pm

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. The recorded lectures are the same as those used in the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences course Computer Science 171.

Prerequisites: Students are expected to have programming experience (for example, CSCI E-50) and ideally some experience with web development. Exceptions by permission of the instructor.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15876/2018

CSCI E-265
Big Data Systems

Stratos Idreos, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24598

Description
Big data is everywhere. A fundamental goal across numerous modern businesses and sciences is to be able to utilize as many machines as possible, to consume as much information as possible and as fast as possible. The big challenge is how to turn data into useful knowledge. This is a moving target as both the underlying hardware and our ability to collect data evolve. In this class, we discuss how to design data systems, data structures, and algorithms for key data-driven areas, including relational systems, distributed systems, graph systems, noSQL, newSQL, machine learning, and neural networks. We see how they all rely on the same set of very basic concepts and we learn how to synthesize efficient solutions for any problem across these areas using those basic concepts.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences course Computer Science 265. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 9-10:15 am starting January 28 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: CSCI E-61, andCSCI E-66 or CSCI E-165, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 60 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24598/2019

CSCI E-497
Crafting the Thesis Proposal in Software Engineering and Digital Media Design Tutorial

Eric Gieseke, ALM

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25104

Description
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong thesis proposal. During the semester, they map critical issues of project design such as scope, background, methodology, and expected outcomes. Students should not register for the tutorial unless they are ready to engage in the entire thesis process. Students are expected to begin the thesis project during the next semester or two after completing the tutorial.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $0
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The tutorial is not a course in the traditional sense. It is structured one-on-one advising with the instructor along with opportunities for interaction with other proposal writers. Students participate in 15- to 30-minute individual appointments (by phone, video-conference, or in person), ordinarily between 9 am – 5 pm (EST), to discuss their topics, proposal designs, and writing progress. In addition, they submit multiple thesis proposal drafts.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, software engineering or digital media design. They must have completed the design patterns requirement (if they are in software engineering), eight courses toward the degree, and be in good academic standing. Their pre-work, due between September 1 and November 1, must be approved by the instructor before they are allowed to register for the tutorial. See the Guide to the ALM Thesis for details. Candidates accepted to the 12-course thesis track register for the tutorial for graduate credit; those in the ten-course thesis track register for noncredit.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25104/2019

CSCI E-497
Crafting the Thesis Proposal in Software Engineering and Digital Media Design Tutorial

Amy Marie Carleton, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15484

Description
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong thesis proposal. During the semester, they map critical issues of project design such as scope, background, methodology, and expected outcomes. Students should not register for the tutorial unless they are ready to engage in the entire thesis process. Students are expected to begin the thesis project during the next semester or two after completing the tutorial.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $0
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The tutorial is not a course in the traditional sense. It is structured one-on-one advising with the instructor along with opportunities for interaction with other proposal writers. Students participate in 15- to 30-minute individual appointments (by phone, video-conference, or in person), ordinarily between 9 am – 5 pm (EST), to discuss their topics, proposal designs, and writing progress. In addition, they submit multiple thesis proposal drafts.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, software engineering or digital media design. They must have completed the design patterns requirement (if they are in software engineering), eight courses toward the degree, and be in good academic standing. Their pre-work, due June 15, must be approved by the instructor before they are allowed to register for the tutorial. See the Guide to the ALM Thesis for details. Candidates accepted to the 12-course thesis track register for the tutorial for graduate credit; those in the ten-course thesis track register for noncredit.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15484/2018

CSCI E-599
Software Engineering Capstone

Peter Vaughan Henstock, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24531

Description
This course examines how current software engineering methods approach structuring and managing software projects, from requirements gathering to production release. Formal methods in software engineering have a long history, from the older waterfall method to the current agile methods. Students collaborate in small teams to define an architectural model and a project plan, and then implement a system while practicing techniques in software engineering. They present to the Extension School’s Master of Liberal Arts, software engineering faculty committee based on the course project. The early programming assignments are in Java.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates for the Master of Liberal Arts, software engineering, and have completed nine courses in the concentration, including CSCI E-97, and have proficiency in Java, or permission of the instructor. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24531/2019

DGMD E-5
Exploring Digital Media

Daniel P. Coffey, ALM

Ian C. Sexton, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24583

Description
This is a practical, introductory course that gives a fast-paced overview of a broad range of topics related to contemporary media. The course aims to equip students with an understanding of the basics of exposure and composition which are vital for the closely related fields of digital photography and digital cinematography. Topics also include fundamental lighting techniques, video technology, video production processes with practical exercises in each stage of the workflow, audio production, and more. Beyond traditional digital media, the course also addresses the fundamentals of computer-based digital media design through software (via web development). Given the power of modern personal computers, all course topics apply to both professional production environments and personal media projects alike. By the end of the course, students can expect to understand common production workflows for a wide array of digital media including digital photography, video production, audio recording, and web design.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Hilles Cinema

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24583/2019

DGMD E-9
Fundamentals of Digital Photography

Leonie Marinovich, BA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15792

Description
This course is aimed at students wishing to master the fundamentals of photography. It gives students the opportunity to learn photography using their digital camera (DSLR or mirrorless) and acquire the skills to use manual settings and use the different shooting modes available on their cameras. Topics covered in this class include the fundamentals of exposure, composition, lighting, editing techniques, color correction, delivery for print and digital media, metadata creation, and digital workflow management. We study classical art that has heavily influenced photography in the way that images are composed and lighted. The course is helpful to students who wish to explore digital photography as a way to document their field work and other work in progress and enhance their visual literacy, enabling them to assess images and other visual media. Students are taught Lightroom to manage their digital archives and learn to use editing techniques to enhance their images. Coursework is structured along two main components: technical mastery and aesthetic development. During the semester students are first taught the technical skills which they then apply in practical exercises to consolidate those skills. Upon completion of this course, students are expected to have mastered their camera and their images should look more polished.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Students don’t need to have prior experience as a photographer, but an interest in visual aesthetics is strongly recommended. Students need to have a digital camera (DSLR or mirrorless) with the ability to manually control aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. Students need a computer with Lightroom Classic CC installed. Photoshop is not required. Along with a computer, students need an external hard drive and memory cards for their camera.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15792/2018

DGMD E-10
Exposing Digital Photography

Gregory S. Marinovich, BS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15179

Description
This course explores storytelling through the genres of photojournalism, documentary, and art photography. We dig into the technical foundations and techniques of digital photography with the goals of enabling students to further control their work and experiment in new ways and to develop a deeper and broader understanding of photographic technique. The course investigates cutting edge technology in photography, as well as the variety of formats available. The course constantly refers to the software tools we use to ensure reliable workflow and archive management. It addresses advanced color management as well as the science of converting images from color to black and white. Through lectures, hands-on assignments, and critiques, students expand their understanding of digital photography while exploring their creativity to broaden the possibilities and improve the quality of their photographs. Storytelling with photography dominates; the goal of the course is for each student to produce a body of work or a photographic essay. The art of editing their own work is a key learning goal. We dive into portraiture outside of the studio, shooting stories involving people and discuss how to get the picture when everyone does not want you to. For the art aspect, this is a bridging course between “accidental” art while doing documentary work and “art for art’s sake.” We look at various types of photography that are defined, or self-defined, as art.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Thursdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Sever Hall 202

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Students should have an intermediate to advanced knowledge of photography. Students need access to a camera where they can control aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. Students need access to the internet and a computer with software like Adobe Lightroom to tone and edit images. Please note that Photoshop is not an editing tool, it is a retouching tool.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15179/2018

DGMD E-12
Introduction to Creative Exploration on the Web

Alexander Robert McWhinnie, ALM

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24790

Description
Are you a visual thinker, an aspiring designer, digital media student, or artistic professional looking to build more immersive, interactive, and expressive content for the web? Are you completely new to programming and eager to experience a more visual approach? Perhaps you’re someone who has struggled with the algorithms, data structures, and technical complexity of a more conventional computer science class, but still wants to learn to code for the web? If so, welcome to this course. It focuses on a highly interactive, audiovisual approach to programming. Using the easy to understand language syntax of the P5JS JavaScript library, we create digital sketches that provide immediate visual feedback to the web page. With each lesson, students build skills and tackle increasingly complex creative challenges. By semester’s end, students leave with enough programming knowledge to create their own data visualizations, natural systems, games, media mashups, or artistic expressions on the web. They are also well prepared to continue on to more advanced programming courses.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: CSCI E-12 or DGMD E-20, or permission of the instructor.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24790/2019

DGMD E-13
Introduction to Wearable Devices and Sensor Data

Jose Luis Ramirez Herran, ALM

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15741

Description
This practical course is for students who want to evolve from consumers of data to producers of data, and mine their data to innovate or create new experiences in our big data economy. Students assemble wearable devices using industry-standard sensors, collect a continuous flow of data about their bodies and environments, and learn how to analyze these data streams using machine learning and artificial intelligence. Students are encouraged to use wearable devices as building blocks to help disabled persons, develop educational games, monitor senior citizens or personal health, or create artistic experiences they can share. SensorTile Kits are provided. If students want to go beyond the course assignments they might need to purchase additional equipment (for example, STM32F401 Nucleo-64). They should contact the instructor to confirm compatibility.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Science Center 110

Required sections Tuesdays, 9:40-10:40 pm.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15741/2018

DGMD E-16
Programming the Internet of Things with Raspberry Pi, Bluetooth, Mobile Devices, and Swift

Ronald V. Simmons, MBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25494

Description
Small devices with powerful microprocessors are becoming ubiquitous due to their low cost and minimal power consumption. This course introduces students to the techniques and unique challenges involved in developing internet of things (IoT) applications on standardized hardware and software platforms. The course covers IoT security; an introduction to the Swift programming language; an introduction to Bluetooth Low Energy (LE); use of general purpose input/output (GPIO), serial peripheral interface (SPI), and universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter (UART); and provides an introduction to network access.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 8-10 pm
1 Story Street 307

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: Knowledge of at least one object-oriented programming language such as Java or Python (for example, CSCI E-7 or CSCI E-10a and CSCI E-10b). A firm understanding of how to compile code, use libraries, and use a debugger. A course in data structures and familiarity with a source control tool such as Git would be helpful. The course is taught in Swift, so students must have a Macintosh laptop running a current version of the operating system and the Xcode integrated development environment (IDE) installed. Students must purchase a standard hardware kit consisting of a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ and several hardware sensor and control modules that are used during the course. A limited number of loaner devices are available at 53 Church Street on a first-come, first-served basis. See the syllabus for instructions on how to install a standard operating system image and the tools required for the course.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25494/2019

DGMD E-20
Modern and Mobile Front-End Web Design I

Jennifer A. Kramer, MS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14283

Description
This course dives deeply into HTML5 and cascading style sheets (CSS), so students can better understand their power and flexibility in designing web pages. Students learn about advanced selectors, including general and adjacent sibling selectors, attribute selectors, pseudoselectors, pseudoelements, and CSS specificity and the cascade. Methods for layout are covered extensively, including floats, positioning, Flexbox, and CSS Grid. Students also build their own layout grids, explore media queries, and understand proper responsive image management. The course explores animation and its use in user interfaces, including CSS transforms, CSS animation, and scalable vector graphics (SVG), including filters for CSS. Units on accessibility and forms are included.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: CSCI E-12 or permission of the instructor.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14283/2018

DGMD E-23
Planning Successful Websites and Applications

Jennifer A. Kramer, MS

January session | CRN 24594

Description
With all the coding courses available online, it’s not hard to learn the technical tools and languages needed to build a website or application. However, what is less clear is how to go about the process—what information belongs in the product, for whom does the product exist, and how should the product be organized are just a few of the questions that still need to be answered before coding can begin. In this course, students learn to plan and design a website or application, including choosing a target audience, defining site goals and reconciling these with user and business goals, establishing a brand and a tone of voice, and designing a page architecture. By the end of the course, students are able to plan and design a website or application, so when they are ready to code, they have a clear specification for the final product. This course is not a coding course—it focuses on the other aspects of web and application creation.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays-Thursdays, 9 am-noon
Maxwell-Dworkin G125Start Date: Jan. 7, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: Students are required to bring a laptop to every class.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24594/2019

DGMD E-23
Planning Successful Websites and Applications

Jennifer A. Kramer, MS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25147

Description
With all the coding courses available online, it’s not hard to learn the technical tools and languages needed to build a website or application. However, what is less clear is how to go about the process—what information belongs in the product, for whom does the product exist, and how should the product be organized are just a few of the questions that still need to be answered before coding can begin. In this course, students learn to plan and design a website or application, including choosing a target audience, defining site goals and reconciling these with user and business goals, establishing a brand and a tone of voice, and designing a page architecture. By the end of the course, students are able to plan and design a website or application, so when they are ready to code, they have a clear specification for the final product. This course is not a coding course—it focuses on the other aspects of web and application creation.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25147/2019

DGMD E-25
Introduction to Web Content Management Systems Site Development

Rebecca Marie Mazur, ALM

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24048

Description
In a rapidly changing world, the need for online publishers to keep up with the needs and expectations of their site visitors is paramount. Today, many web publishers use content management systems (CMS) to allow them to instantly and dynamically update web pages and properties as new content becomes available so that every visit to a site is engaging, informative, and meaningful. This course explores the use of the three most popular open source web-based content management systems—Wordpress, Joomla, and Drupal—to create dynamic and flexible websites and landing pages. Participants explore the fundamentals of planning dynamic websites, CMS database management, developing CSS-controlled site templates, and creating database-driven websites through the planning and creation of their own topic-based sites.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: CSCI-E-12 required, DGMD E-20 recommended, or permission of the instructor.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24048/2019

DGMD E-26
WordPress for Developers

Lisa DiOrio, MS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25512

Description
This hands-on course helps students gain an understanding of how to utilize the WordPress platform to create customized solutions to provide rich user experiences, e-commerce, and mobile friendly websites. WordPress is a free, open source content management system (CMS) powering over 30 percent of all websites. Students hone programming skills by exploring various ways to customize the WordPress environment. Course topics include programming theme files, adding custom code to a WordPress site, plugin development, programming and using shortcodes, working with the WordPress relational database, programmatically querying the database, e-commerce solutions, mobile friendly considerations, and site migration and maintenance. Small projects facilitate practice with individual concepts culminating in a comprehensive final project to create a complete website.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
53 Church Street L01

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: A working knowledge of web technologies; HTML, CSS, and Javascript. Experience working with a website in WordPress is suggested, but not required.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25512/2019

DGMD E-27
Modern and Mobile Front-End Web Design II

Jennifer A. Kramer, MS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24269

Description
With HTML and cascading style sheets (CSS) mastered, this course features a comprehensive exploration of responsive design. Students explore Sass, a CSS preprocessing language that combines logic and variables with CSS to create dynamic styling. Students understand responsive design 2.0, combining Sass, the CSS data structures CSS Calc and CSS custom properties, plus Flexbox and Grid, to create new flexible layouts with less code. Students also examine a traditional responsive design framework incorporating Sass, like UIkit, and they compare and contrast the approaches in using an off-the-shelf responsive design framework as compared with a custom framework. The course culminates with students coding their own responsive design framework, including documentation and examples.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: DGMD E- 20, or permission of the instructor.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24269/2019

DGMD E-30
Video Field Production

Nicholas J. Manley, MFA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14285

Description
This course is a complete movie-making academy in fifteen weeks. Guided by the instructor, students learn the basics of single-camera video production, field audio recording, and lighting for documentary and narrative film. Students learn how to light an interview like a pro, make the most of their equipment in the field, and break down any script into manageable pieces ready for shooting. Applying these techniques, students produce a short documentary or narrative film project on their own, and edit and deliver that movie using Adobe Premiere. We screen and critique students’ work as it evolves and refine methods for strengthening stories by looking at successful movies that have cracked the code. This course is designed for anyone who wants a crash course in producing quality video on a shoestring budget, and for storytellers who want to translate their ideas into compelling videos of any kind.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Students must have access to a DSLR or equivalent camera (1080p video), a tripod, an audio recording device, and access to video editing software. In this course we use Adobe Premiere CC.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14285/2018

DGMD E-30
Video Field Production

Nicholas J. Manley, MFA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24545

Description
This course is a complete movie-making academy in fifteen weeks. Guided by the instructor, students learn the basics of single-camera video production, field audio recording, and lighting for documentary and narrative film. Students learn how to light an interview like a pro, make the most of their equipment in the field, and break down any script into manageable pieces ready for shooting. Applying these techniques, students produce a short documentary or narrative film project on their own, and edit and deliver that movie using Adobe Premiere. We screen and critique students’ work as it evolves and refine methods for strengthening stories by looking at successful movies that have cracked the code. This course is designed for anyone who wants a crash course in producing quality video on a shoestring budget, and for storytellers who want to translate their ideas into compelling videos of any kind.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Students must have access to a DSLR or equivalent camera (1080p video), a tripod, an audio recording device, and access to video editing software. In this course we use Adobe Premiere CC.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24545/2019

DGMD E-35
Video Editing and Digital Design

Allyson Sherlock, MFA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15362

Description
The ability of the film editor to shape a story is one of the most exciting and rewarding parts of the filmmaking process. This course serves as an introduction to the art of video post-production. We explore the theory and practice of various editing styles in order to gain a better understanding of how stories are most effectively constructed in the editing room. Through demonstrations and hands-on experience, students learn advanced editing techniques with an in-depth examination of Adobe Premiere. To further enhance projects, students create animated motion graphics using Adobe After Effects and learn how to enhance their audio recordings with Adobe Audition. Strong emphasis is placed on post-production techniques that improve the sound and image quality of the videos. Footage is provided for all exercises and projects, however, students are given the option to shoot new material for their final projects if desired.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:50-7:50 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Previous editing experience preferred but not required.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 23 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15362/2018

DGMD E-35
Video Editing and Digital Design

Allyson Sherlock, MFA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24026

Description
The ability of the film editor to shape a story is one of the most exciting and rewarding parts of the filmmaking process. This course serves as an introduction to the art of video post-production. We explore the theory and practice of various editing styles in order to gain a better understanding of how stories are most effectively constructed in the editing room. Through demonstrations and hands-on experience, students learn advanced editing techniques with an in-depth examination of Adobe Premiere. To further enhance projects, students create animated motion graphics using Adobe After Effects and learn how to enhance their audio recordings with Adobe Audition. Strong emphasis is placed on post-production techniques that improve the sound and image quality of the videos. Footage is provided for all exercises and projects, however, students are given the option to shoot new material for their final projects if desired.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm

Optional sections Tuesdays, 8-9pm.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Previous editing experience preferred but not required.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 27 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24026/2019

DGMD E-37
Introduction to Motion Graphics and Story Visualization

Jason Wiser, MFA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25360

Description
How do we share a concept before the real counterpart has been created? How do we visualize a new piece of software, a business model, or a story dynamically? Motion graphics allows us to design enormously engaging visual experiences to communicate complex ideas. This course explores principles of visual narrative development to help students create well edited stories and effects.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
53 Church Street 202

Required sections Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 pm.Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25360/2019

DGMD E-38
Lighting Design for Video and Post-Production

Ian C. Sexton, MA

Tara Kavanaugh, MFA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25359

Description
Manipulating light is the most fundamental aspect of photographic image making. Light has basic properties such as brightness, size of source, color, angle of throw, and the directional movement of its rays. Cameras are the tools that allow us to interpret these properties to create an image. Through hands-on projects we build our understanding of the ways in which light can be manipulated for aesthetic intent. Assignments build in complexity throughout the semester exploring the relative relationships between camera controls and lighting properties. Once we have a strong understanding of these relationships we move into post-production and investigate color correction, color grading, and working with green screen footage. The goal of this course is to build a fundamental understanding of lighting relationships in order to achieve the desired look on set and in the editing suite.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
53 Church Street 203

Required sections Tuesdays, 6:30-7:30 pm.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Experience with Macintosh computers and nonlinear editing software.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25359/2019

DGMD E-40
Producing Educational Video

Marlon Kuzmick, MA

January session | CRN 24419

Description
With the advent of massive open online courses (MOOCs), Khan Academy, and the flipped classroom, educators are experimenting with video as never before. This course prepares students to create dynamic, pedagogically sound video for these and other platforms by familiarizing them not only with relevant video production tools and techniques, but also with approaches to video grounded in the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays-Thursdays, 6-9 pm
53 Church Street 104Start Date: Jan. 7, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: All demonstrations are performed in Final Cut Pro X and Motion, so students need either access to the 53 Church Street lab or their own copies of Final Cut Pro X and Motion. Students do not need any previous familiarity with these products. Each student also needs access to a video camera, either one of his or her own or the cameras available at the 53 Church Street lab.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24419/2019

DGMD E-42
Making the Short Film: Innovations and Practices for the Digital Age

Allyson Sherlock, MFA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14730

Description
Short films are an exciting and ever-evolving form of storytelling in the digital age. This course explores the strong tradition short films have in our culture, as well as the new and innovative techniques filmmakers are currently using to tell and distribute their stories. In this course, students devote the entire semester to the creation and completion of one short film, narrative or documentary, with the intent of festival submission and/or online release. Students work in a collaborative atmosphere with classmates and the instructor to refine scripts and treatments, plan productions, and create the final film. Students may work individually or partner in a collaborative team. Either way, the class serves as a support system for each student, offering advice, critiques, and resources so that each member of the class is an integral part of a fully-realized short. In addition to supporting traditional filmmaking approaches, innovative storytelling techniques are strongly welcomed and supported. These can include interactive online documentaries, hybrid approaches (blending fiction and nonfiction), webisode pilots, and experimental techniques. Additionally, the course demystifies the online distribution process and the film festival circuit, exploring the many avenues filmmakers can take to get their work shown to a wider audience.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 6-8 pm
53 Church Street 202

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: DGMD E-30 and DGMD E-35, or equivalent experience (instructor approval required).

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14730/2018

DGMD E-45
Introduction to 3D Art and Animation

Jason Wiser, MFA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15879

Description
Animation can be created in a wide variety of styles and techniques and the technology is constantly evolving. Autodesk Maya is a professional standard 3D art, animation, and visual effects software used in video games, architectural and medical visualization, television and feature films. This course is a chance to explore a variety of techniques for 3D environment, character, and story visualization and animation using Maya. This course provides the basics for starting work in a 3D field, or to get some context of the 3D content creation process for those in related industries.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 8-10 pm
53 Church Street 202

Required sections Wednesdays, 7-8 pmStart Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 60 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15879/2018

DGMD E-48
Advanced 3D Art and Animation

Jason Wiser, MFA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25486

Description
This course builds on an understanding of 3D modeling, texturing, and character animation techniques to explore 3D film animation pipelines. Students learn character rigging, advanced lighting and materials, and the process for visualizing a story as a 3D film. This course provides a foundation for starting work in a 3D field, or context for the 3D content creation process for those in related industries.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 8-10 pm
53 Church Street 203

Required sections Wednesdays, 7-8 pm.Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: DGMD E-45, or equivalent experience. Students are expected to keep up with weekly creative homeworks and to research new techniques with the software outside of class. This course includes weekly art production.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 60 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25486/2019

DGMD E-50
Introduction to Visual Communication Design

Athir Mahmud, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24839

Description
This course introduces students to a practice-based, hands-on approach to visual communication design. Students learn about vector and raster graphics, how to design with specific audiences in mind, and how to edit their own photographs using some of the most commonly used photo editing software in the visual design industry. Topics also include the elements and principles of design, color theory, visual perception theories, typography, symbols, brand identity, logos, and information design. Connections to current and historical contexts of the graphic arts are woven throughout the course. Students also share their work and learn to take part in design critiques and discussions, as both designers and peers.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency and online videocasts. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific information about the online lectures. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24839/2019

DGMD E-50
Introduction to Visual Communication Design

Athir Mahmud, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15157

Description
This course introduces students to a practice-based, hands-on approach to visual communication design. Students learn about vector and raster graphics, how to design with specific audiences in mind, and how to edit their own photographs using some of the most commonly used photo editing software in the visual design industry. Topics also include the elements and principles of design, color theory, visual perception theories, typography, symbols, brand identity, logos, and information design. Connections to current and historical contexts of the graphic arts are woven throughout the course. Students also share their work and learn to take part in design critiques and discussions, as both designers and peers.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency and online videocasts. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific information about the online lectures. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15157/2018

DGMD E-53
Designing Stories for the Web

Jennifer A. Kramer, MS

Martha Nichols, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25399

Description
In the digital realm, web designers, bloggers, journalists, and content producers of all kinds need to engage readers in new ways. In this team-taught course, a web designer and a journalist join forces to highlight the crucial connection between form and content. Students alternate writing assignments (personal stories, how-to pieces) with designing their text on WordPress. They learn to revise content so that it is both meaningful and eye-catching, trying out listicles, timelines, and embedded tweets or video. In the process, they learn marketable skills as content designers and digital writers, producing personal portfolios and working collaboratively on a class magazine.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Experience with journalism, blogging, or other forms of nonfiction writing is helpful but not required. While students don’t need to know WordPress, other content management systems, or HTML to take this course, comfort with technology and a willingness to think creatively about technological problems is a plus.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25399/2019

DGMD E-55
Designing Educational Media

Kerry Foley, EdM

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15793

Description
In a society saturated with media and technology, what makes a great learning tool stand out among the rest? This course explores the many types of informal and formal educational media being developed for children, K-12, higher education, adult learners, and workplace training, and examines the cognitive processes that drive the learning. Together we explore theoretical models for learning, principles of design thinking, and the fundamentals of user experience as they relate to the creation of educational media. Over the course of the semester, students evaluate existing educational media, participate in design challenges, and design a prototype for an educational media project of their own. No prior experience in educational technology is necessary for the course, but a willingness to explore new technologies is a must.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15793/2018

DGMD E-55
Designing Educational Media

Kerry Foley, EdM

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25522

Description
In a society saturated with media and technology, what makes a great learning tool stand out among the rest? This course explores the many types of informal and formal educational media being developed for children, K-12, higher education, adult learners, and workplace training, and examines the cognitive processes that drive the learning. Together we explore theoretical models for learning, principles of design thinking, and the fundamentals of user experience as they relate to the creation of educational media. Over the course of the semester, students evaluate existing educational media, participate in design challenges, and design a prototype for an educational media project of their own. No prior experience in educational technology is necessary for the course, but a willingness to explore new technologies is a must.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25522/2019

DGMD E-60
Applied Online Course Design

Adrienne Phelps-Coco, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15361

Description
In this class, we approach online course design as a creative endeavor that’s grounded in learning theory and bounded by the practical realities of everyday course development. We read as practitioners, asking ourselves how various ideas might apply (or not apply) to designs we create and seeking inspiration in a wide variety of places. To help us envision the scope of design possibilities and to prepare for an unknowable future of online learning, we practice brainstorming multiple solutions to common design challenges. Over the course of the semester, students create an online learning project of their choice, which we collectively workshop and learn from. Students walk away with a project they can actually use or can showcase to potential employers. Among the topics we address are working with instructors/subject matter experts to identify and design to the heart of a course, enhancing student community, translation of face-to-face experiences, selecting online technologies, assignment and assessment design, reusability, gamification, and evaluation of learning design success.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:10-7:10 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: DGMD E-55, EDUC E-103, EDUC E-111, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15361/2018

DGMD E-60
Applied Online Course Design

Adrienne Phelps-Coco, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24538

Description
In this class, we approach online course design as a creative endeavor that’s grounded in learning theory and bounded by the practical realities of everyday course development. We read as practitioners, asking ourselves how various ideas might apply (or not apply) to designs we create and seeking inspiration in a wide variety of places. To help us envision the scope of design possibilities and to prepare for an unknowable future of online learning, we practice brainstorming multiple solutions to common design challenges. Over the course of the semester, students create an online learning project of their choice, which we collectively workshop and learn from. Students walk away with a project they can actually use or can showcase to potential employers. Among the topics we address are working with instructors/subject matter experts to identify and design to the heart of a course, enhancing student community, translation of face-to-face experiences, selecting online technologies, assignment and assessment design, reusability, gamification, and evaluation of learning design success.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:10-7:10 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: DGMD E-55, EDUC E-103, EDUC E-111, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24538/2019

DGMD E-70
Principles of Game Design

Jason Wiser, MFA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14824

Description
This course introduces students to the dynamic field of game development. Games are an enormously effective tool to motivate problem solving, inspire community interactions, and improve personal wellbeing. This course uses paper prototyping and game industry digital design tools to explore the creation of meaningful play experiences with the goal of understanding the game development process.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Harvard Hall 202

Required sections Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 pm.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: An interest in digital art, programming, or digital sound is recommended, but no prior experience is required. Students are expected to bring a laptop to class every week.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14824/2018

DGMD E-598
Digital Media Design Capstone Proposal Tutorial

Sylvain Jaume, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15706

Description
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong capstone proposal. It is mandatory for candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, digital media design, who wish to register for the DGMD E-599 Digital Media Design Capstone in the spring. The tutorial guides students to identify a topic from a variety of industries and communities, review the literature, formulate a research question, and develop appropriate methods to answer the question. Successful completion of the tutorial ensures that their project is fully operational by the start of next semester’s capstone course.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $0

Notes:

The tutorial is not a course in the traditional sense. It is structured one-on-one advising with the instructor. Students participate in 15- to 30-minute individual appointments (by phone, video-conference, or in person), ordinarily between 9 am – 5 pm (EST), to discuss their topics, proposal designs, and writing progress.

• Last day to register without a late fee: September 3
• Last day to register with a late fee: September 10
• Last day to drop for 100% tuition refund: October 15
• Last day to withdraw for WD grade: November 23

Prerequisites: Students must be in their penultimate semester as candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts (ALM), digital media design. They must be in good academic standing and in the process of completing all the requirements except the capstone. Students should view the capstone website and submit the first draft of the capstone proposal between July 19 and October 1. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15706/2018

DGMD E-599
Capstone Design Studio

Susan Buck, MPS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15752 | Section 1

Description
Students create an individual project, presenting it to fellow students and visiting faculty. They apply knowledge and skills obtained in the program to design a significant project in a collaborative environment. At the end of the semester, they make a formal oral presentation of their project to a faculty committee.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Students must be degree candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, digital media design who have successfully completed DGMD E-598. This course should be their final class. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15752/2018

DGMD E-599
Capstone Design Studio

Jennifer A. Kramer, MS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14731 | Section 2

Description
Students create an individual project, presenting it to fellow students and visiting faculty. They apply knowledge and skills obtained in the program to design a significant project in a collaborative environment. At the end of the semester, they make a formal oral presentation of their project to a faculty committee.

Class Meetings:
Online

This course includes a mandatory capstone presentation session to be held via Zoom webconferencing software on Saturday, December 8, 9 am – 4 pm. Students must be present for the entire session. Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Students must be degree candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, digital media design who have successfully completed DGMD E-598. This course should be their final class. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14731/2018

DGMD E-599
Capstone Design Studio

Allyson Sherlock, MFA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24247 | Section 2

Description
Students create an individual project, presenting it to fellow students and visiting faculty. They apply knowledge and skills obtained in the program to design a significant project in a collaborative environment. At the end of the semester, they make a formal oral presentation of their project to a faculty committee.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:50-7:50 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Students must be degree candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, digital media design who have successfully completed DGMD E-598. This course should be their final class. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24247/2019

DGMD E-599
Capstone Design Studio

Susan Buck, MPS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25332 | Section 1

Description
Students create an individual project, presenting it to fellow students and visiting faculty. They apply knowledge and skills obtained in the program to design a significant project in a collaborative environment. At the end of the semester, they make a formal oral presentation of their project to a faculty committee.

Class Meetings:
Online

This course includes mandatory capstone presentation sessions to be held via web conference on XXX. Students must be present for both sessions.Start Date:

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Students must be degree candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, digital media design who have successfully completed DGMD E-598. This course should be their final class. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25332/2019

DRAM E-10
Introduction to Acting

Karen MacDonald, BFA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 20544

Description
Through individual and group exercises, monologues, improvisations, and scene studies, this workshop—eclectic in method—helps students develop their acting potential and sharpen their performing skills. Students are expected to write two performance journals after attending professional theatrical performances. Previous theater study is not required.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Parish House, 3 Church Street Barn RoomStart Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-20544/2019

DRAM E-10
Introduction to Acting

Remo Airaldi, AB

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 12954

Description
Through individual and group exercises, monologues, improvisations, and scene studies, this workshop—eclectic in method—helps students develop their acting potential and sharpen their performing skills. Students are expected to write two performance journals after attending professional theatrical performances. Previous theater study is not required.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Parish House, 3 Church Street Barn RoomStart Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-12954/2018

DRAM E-12
Acting Shakespeare

Remo Airaldi, AB

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24418

Description
This course is an intensive study of Shakespeare’s dramatic works from the point of view of the actor. It is important to remember that Shakespeare’s verse dramas were written to be performed and that only when they are approached this way—as playable, theatrical texts—do they have their maximum impact. Through text analysis, scene study, vocal work, and acting exercises we attempt to find, not only the meaning, but the music and theatrical power of Shakespeare’s words. We spend a great deal of class time discussing blank verse and the different techniques for speaking it out loud and work to develop the end-of-line breath support needed to perform this language. We also study such topics as scansion, phrasing, word emphasis, antithesis, and imagery.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Parish House, 3 Church Street Barn RoomStart Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24418/2019

DRAM E-20
Advanced Acting

Marcus Stern, MFA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23479

Description
This course is centered on scene study and audition monologue work. The focus is on learning and refining a practical acting process that can then be tailored for each individual actor. This process can effectively be used for acting in film, television, and on stage. The class includes voice work for the actor, as well instruction on audition technique, and helping actors understand what audition material might work best for them.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 6-8 pm
Parish House, 3 Church Street Barn RoomStart Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Audition. Registered students must bring a contemporary two-minute monologue to the first class. The instructor will determine who is in the class after the first day of audition monologues.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 16 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23479/2019

DRAM E-21
Improvisational Acting

John Kuntz, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14811

Description
This course is designed not only for students of the theater, but also for those with an interest in politics and debate, public speaking, trial law, and education, as well as a broad range of other careers. Students explore various improvisational techniques that fuse intellect, imagination, voice, and body.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 6-8 pm
Parish House, 3 Church Street Barn RoomStart Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14811/2018

DRAM E-37
Great Collaborators: The Music and Lyrics of Broadway’s Greatest Songwriting Teams

Pamela J. Murray, MusM

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25378

Description
Some of the greatest Broadway musicals of all time were written by songwriting teams. From Rodgers and Hammerstein, Rodgers and Hart to Lerner and Lowe, Kander and Ebb, and Ahrens and Flaherty, these writers collaborated almost exclusively with one another and created new kinds of storytelling for stage and screen. Their signature styles are unmistakable, and have earned them their places in the history of Broadway. In this course we focus on studying and performing songs from shows written by these duos. In addition to preparing a song both vocally and dramatically, each student gives a final presentation including biographical information about the writers, as well as sharing research on their method of collaboration. Whenever appropriate, dialogue, scene partners, and even choreography may be added to help create a more complete scene. Class time also includes discussion and comparison among the different composers and lyricists, as well as listening examples.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Music Building PH6

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Willingness to sing in front of the class.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25378/2019

DRAM E-145
Vocal Production

Ashleigh Reade, MFA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15770

Description
This is a practical, experiential, and studio-based course designed for students who wish to explore voice, speech, and text analysis for theater, film, TV, or public speaking. Actors, business professionals, singers, or anyone desiring greater mastery of the voice benefit from the course. Emphasis is placed on helping each speaker find his or her own voice through developing personal specificity, precision, and storytelling ability. Students develop a deeper awareness of their physical and vocal habits; learn how to healthfully and sustainably use their voice; and learn tools to create variety and dynamics when speaking. Class activities include solo and partner exercises to enhance awareness of the body and muscles used for voice and speech. Prior singing, acting, or speech experience is not required.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Parish House, 3 Church Street Barn Room

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15770/2018

ECON E-10A
Principles of Economics

Bruce D. Watson, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 10062

Description
This course provides an introduction to current economic issues and to basic economic principles and methods. Economics is not primarily a set of answers, but rather a method of reasoning. By the end of the course, students are able to use the framework they have learned to form their own judgments about the major economic problems faced by the United States and other countries.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 8-10 pm
Science Center Hall A

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: High school algebra recommended.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-10062/2018

ECON E-10A
Principles of Economics

Stacey Gelsheimer, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25236 | Section 1

Description
This course provides an introduction to current economic issues and to basic economic principles and methods. The economist John Maynard Keynes wrote that “the ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood.” Economics is not primarily a set of answers, but rather a method of reasoning. By the end of the semester, students are able to use the analysis practiced in the course to form their own judgments about many of the major economic problems faced by the United States and other countries. In the first part of the semester, we focus on microeconomics, which is the study of the interaction of people and firms in markets. Since we live in a market economy, this study helps students to understand how American society organizes its economic affairs. We examine how the forces of supply and demand operate in the markets for goods and services. Students learn powerful tools that enable them to understand a great deal about the economy and how it works. Using these tools, we develop a framework to evaluate social policies. Trade—always a controversial subject—is analyzed, along with measures, such as tariffs, designed to restrict trade. Theories concerning firm behavior will then be examined—how companies decide how much to produce, and the profits which result. During the second half of the semester, we focus on macroeconomics, the study of the economy as a whole. We study economic growth and development, business cycles, and the impact of both monetary and fiscal policy on inflation, unemployment, interest rates, investment, the exchange rate, and international trade.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Science Center Hall AStart Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: A working knowledge of elementary algebra and geometry is required. Students registering in this course for graduate credit are also required to have some basic knowledge of calculus, preferably a college-level course in calculus.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 100 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25236/2019

ECON E-10A
Principles of Economics

Rand Ghayad, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 22004 | Section 2

Description
The course deals with basic economic principles that help us understand the process of decision making by individuals and societies. We analyze the fundamental economic activities of production, distribution, exchange, and consumption at both the micro and macro level. Besides developing an understanding of the functioning of a free market system, we also critically examine the controversies that surround the use of public policies for the greater common good.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A working knowledge of elementary algebra and geometry is required. Students registering in this course for graduate credit are also required to have some basic knowledge of calculus, preferably a college-level course in calculus.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-22004/2019

ECON E-1005
Foundations of Real-World Economics

John Komlos, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14599

Description
The course discusses complex economic processes in relatively simple terms so that they can be understood without the use of mathematics. The focus is on real-world applications of economics in contrast to academic blackboard economics, which relies excessively on theoretical reasoning and abstract models of the economy. We apply the concepts we learn to contemporary controversial topics such as minimum wage legislation, the function of unions, and why the free market overcharges for health care. We explore why Noble Prize winning economists such as Paul Krugman and Joe Stiglitz are so critical of the current economic situation for its dizzying inequality, its endemic underemployment, humongous trade and government deficits, stagnating wages, and lack of inclusive growth that is unable to provide a decent life for so many millions of its citizens. Mainstream economists do not have the answers because they are unable to think creatively about new institutional structures that would enable us to transition to a full-employment, high quality-of-life economy. In contrast, this course weaves ideas from psychology, sociology, and political science into a common-sense economic perspective in order to explore these issues. We also discuss the achievements of Nobel Prize winning economists Robert Shiller, Daniel Kahneman, and Richard Thaler in the fields of behavioral economics and behavioral finance. The course includes concepts from both microeconomics and macroeconomics.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Saturdays, 10 am-noon
Start Date: Sep. 8, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14599/2018

ECON E-1005
Foundations of Real-World Economics

John Komlos, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24060

Description
The course discusses complex economic processes in relatively simple terms so that they can be understood without the use of mathematics. The focus is on real-world applications of economics in contrast to academic blackboard economics, which relies excessively on theoretical reasoning and abstract models of the economy. We apply the concepts we learn to contemporary controversial topics such as minimum wage legislation, the function of unions, and why the free market overcharges for health care. We explore why Noble Prize winning economists such as Paul Krugman and Joe Stiglitz are so critical of the current economic situation for its dizzying inequality, its endemic underemployment, humongous trade and government deficits, stagnating wages, and lack of inclusive growth that is unable to provide a decent life for so many millions of its citizens. Mainstream economists do not have the answers because they are unable to think creatively about new institutional structures that would enable us to transition to a full-employment, high quality-of-life economy. In contrast, this course weaves ideas from psychology, sociology, and political science into a common-sense economic perspective in order to explore these issues. We also discuss the achievements of Nobel Prize winning economists Robert Shiller, Daniel Kahneman, and Richard Thaler in the fields of behavioral economics and behavioral finance. The course includes concepts from both microeconomics and macroeconomics.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24060/2019

ECON E-1010
Microeconomic Theory

Robert Neugeboren, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 10782

Description
This course presents the basic analytical tools of microeconomics. We start by looking at the decision making of individual consumers and ask how these decisions can be optimized or improved. Next, we look at the ways firms make and coordinate their decisions under varying market structures, including perfect competition and monopoly. Then we look at strategic behavior in imperfectly competitive markets, making use of concepts from game theory such as Nash equilibrium. Finally, we take up topics including bargaining theory, information economics, environmental externalities, and public goods.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 302

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: ECON E-10a, or the equivalent; MATH E-8, or the equivalent, or a satisfactory placement test score. MATH E-15 recommended.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-10782/2018

ECON E-1010
Microeconomic Theory

Dorian Klein, MBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25526

Description
This course presents the basic analytical tools of microeconomics. We start by looking at the decision making of individual consumers and ask how these decisions can be optimized or improved. Next, we look at the ways firms make and coordinate their decisions under varying market structures, including perfect competition and monopoly. Then we look at strategic behavior in imperfectly competitive markets, making use of concepts from game theory such as Nash equilibrium. Finally, we take up topics including bargaining theory, information economics, environmental externalities, and public goods.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 8-10 pm
Byerly Hall 013

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25526/2019

ECON E-1010
Microeconomic Theory

Bruce D. Watson, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23285

Description
This course presents the basic analytical tools of microeconomics. We start by looking at the decision making of individual consumers, including decisions made in situations involving uncertainty. Next, we look at the ways firms make their decisions under varying market structures, including perfect competition and monopoly. Then we look at strategic behavior in imperfectly competitive markets, making use of concepts from game theory such as Nash equilibrium. Finally, we take up topics involving information economics and the economics of environmental externalities.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 8-10 pm
Science Center Hall A

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: ECON E-10a, or the equivalent; MATH E-8, or the equivalent understanding of introductory college-level algebra.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23285/2019

ECON E-1012
Macroeconomic Theory

Christopher Foote, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25156

Description
This course examines theories and evidence on economic growth and business cycles. It covers determination of gross domestic product, investment, consumption, employment, and unemployment. It also covers analysis of interest rates, wage rates, and inflation. Finally, it examines the roles of fiscal and monetary policies. At the end of this course, students have a better understanding of how the economy works and how different macroeconomic policies affect people’s lives. The business-cycle component of the course focuses on the United States, but the course also explores the large differences in living standards around the world.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Economics 1010b. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 9-10:15 am starting January 28 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: Most people who take intermediate economics have already taken a principals of macroeconomics course. However, in this intermediate course all important concepts are defined as they are presented, so it is possible to do well even if this is your first formal training in macroeconomics. No specific mathematics course is required and calculus is rarely used. However, very basic knowledge of calculus at the level of MATH E-15 is assumed. Students should also be comfortable performing basic algebraic calculations.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25156/2019

ECON E-1018
Microfinance: Financial Services for the Poor

Adam Grenier, MS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15131

Description
What if you could give $25 to a small business owner and the impact would be that he or she could feed, educate, and clothe his or her children for the next ten months? What if having access to informal financial services in your community greatly improved your ability to generate a more livable income? Microfinance is a powerful tool in the anti-poverty toolkit to help people in challenging economic conditions have a more prosperous life. In this course, we address how small improvements can be made and take a comprehensive look at microfinance and its impact on people and societies. After forming a solid understanding of the various solutions offered under the microfinance umbrella (credit, savings, insurance), we examine opportunities for domestic and international microfinance initiatives. Students actively participate in the microfinance experience by lending to an actual business owner of their choice, analyzing real-time case studies from around the globe, and interacting with Boston-area microfinance professionals and beneficiaries. There is also an optional, volunteer service-learning component of the course for a limited number of interested students. Additionally, in partnership with the nonprofit organization Human Connections, the instructor leads an optional experiential learning trip to Latin America to complement the classroom curriculum and bring students closer to the realities of microfinance. Tour details are available early in the semester.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 110

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: No finance or business background required.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15131/2018

ECON E-1035
Behavioral Economics and Decision Making

David S. McIntosh, MBA

Jon A. Fay, AB

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15713

Description
In this course we study how people actually make decisions, what rationality lies behind seemingly irrational behavior, and how decision making can be influenced. Building on economic principles useful in understanding business and consumer decision making, we study forces that prevent efficient and rational outcomes from occurring, as well as tools for influencing decisions.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: ECON E-10a, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15713/2018

ECON E-1040
Game Theory and Strategic Games

Marion Laboure, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15714

Description
This course uses game theory to study incentives and strategic behavior in practical situations of interdependent decision making. The course develops basic theoretical concepts in tandem with applications from a variety of areas, including bargaining and competition. The course equips students with the knowledge and skills to solve business and policymaking issues, as well as creatively think about problem solving and strategy. Through simulations and case studies, students expand their leadership skills and become more confident and experienced as they prepare for careers in the enterprising field of business.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, noon-2 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A good working knowledge of algebra.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15714/2018

ECON E-1040
Strategy, Conflict, and Cooperation

Robert Neugeboren, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 21946

Description
This course is an introduction to the strategic way of thinking and a primer on the mathematical theory of games. Students learn about game theory through a combination of analytical techniques and a series of in-class and take-home exercises. Applications are drawn from economics and other social sciences. Topics include the prisoner’s dilemma and the arms race, the minimax theorem, Nash equilibrium, bargaining, subgame perfection, and the evolution of cooperation.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 307

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: MATH E-8, or the equivalent or satisfactory placement test score.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-21946/2019

ECON E-1317
The Economics of Emerging Markets: Asia and Eastern Europe

Bruno S. Sergi, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24054

Description
This course covers, with a focus on both theory and empirics, the promises and realities of the emerging economies in Asia and Eastern Europe. Some of the most appealing economic growth stories have occurred in these regions since the end of World War II. The potential of booming markets, fast-developing local consumer markets, abundant low-cost labor, and the rising middle class have been the major characteristics of many emerging markets, attracting attention from investors, entrepreneurs, and opportunity seekers around the world. However, upon closer examination, we find the landscape is fraught with an ongoing deceleration across the world’s major emerging markets and embedded with complex economic and financial systemic risks. This course explores the realities of the emerging markets’ finance, banking, trade, technology advances, and demographic challenges, and the causal factors and limits of recent economic policy strategies in the major emerging markets like China, India, Russia, and Central and South East Asia.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Wednesdays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: ECON S-10a, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 38 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24054/2019

ECON E-1500
The Economics of Financial Markets

Mark Tomass, PhD

January session | CRN 23271

Description
This course studies the money market, the bond market, the foreign exchange market, the stock market, and the derivatives market. It provides the analytical skills necessary to understand forces that determine prices of financial and real assets. It also develops a system of tools to show how interest rates, prices of bonds, international capital flows, and exchange rates are simultaneously determined. Finally, it demonstrates how firms use financial derivatives, such as futures, options, and swaps to hedge against risk.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays-Thursdays, 6-9 pm
Harvard Hall 102

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 7, 2019

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: ECON E-10a, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23271/2019

ECON E-1533
Monetary Policy After the Financial Crisis

Dorian Klein, MBA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15715

Description
This course closely examines the path of public policy, whether fiscal stimulus plans or the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy, through the nuts and bolts of—and from the viewpoint of—the capital markets. When the Fed or the European Central Bank announces a monthly $85 billion securities buying program, how exactly does this money flow through the markets? When the government bails out a major bank, how does this action affect the bank, its competitors, the markets, future perceptions, the economy at large? How can central banks affect the economy in an environment of zero and even negative interest rates? Should regulation influence the behavior of firms or individuals? Using the 2008 financial crisis and policy responses thereto as a backdrop, we explore how (and whether) the new capital markets created over the past thirty years as a result of greatly increased financial innovation, globalization, and communication are distorting the economic effect of traditional government monetary and/or fiscal influence. The role of important constituents (commercial and investment banks, exchanges, regulators, hedge funds, government interventions) are reviewed and evaluated for both past performance and future relevance. The course addresses important current topics in both economics and public policy, such as too big to fail, moral hazard, globalization of markets, currency unions, liquidity traps, efficiency of markets, the role of credit rating agencies, shadow banking, regulation of derivatives and hedge funds, Glass-Steagall, and the Volcker Rule.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: ECON E-10a and basic algebra.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 46 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15715/2018

ECON E-1600
Economics of Business

Robert E. Wayland, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23096

Description
This course introduces economic concepts that are fundamental to understanding many of the issues faced by business firms. These include the economic perspective on the nature, scale, and organization of the firm; the role of information and transactions costs in internal and external markets; principal-agent theory; contracting and the firm’s relationships with customers and suppliers.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 8-10 pm
Sever Hall 202Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: ECON E-10a, or the equivalent, and MATH E-8 or satisfactory placement test score; MATH E-15 recommended.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23096/2019

ECON E-1600
Economics of Business

Robert E. Wayland, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13399

Description
This course introduces economic concepts that are fundamental to understanding many of the issues faced by business firms. These include the economic perspective on the nature, scale, and organization of the firm; the role of information and transactions costs in internal and external markets; principal-agent theory; contracting and the firm’s relationships with customers and suppliers.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 8-10 pm
Sever Hall 202Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: ECON E-10a, or the equivalent, and MATH E-8 or satisfactory placement test score; MATH E-15 recommended.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13399/2018

ECON E-1625
Economic Strategy and Competitiveness

Mark Esposito, DBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25336

Description
With the developments of the world economy becoming ever more unpredictable, there is not only a need for executives to have a good idea what is happening around us right now—they need to also think about how the future could unfold, strategically. Even though this course is by no account claiming to be a crystal ball, it seeks to help executives and professionals gain a clearer understanding of the latest economic, social, and technological affairs happening around us. It is intended to build economic strategic thinking, grounded on competitiveness studies and social progress.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Tuesdays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: Coursework in economics.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25336/2019

ECON E-1661
Environmental Economics

Carlos Alberto Vargas, ALM, MBA

Jennifer Clifford, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15509

Description
The course is designed as a broad survey covering the most critical topics in environmental economics today. Economics, the science of how scarce resources are allocated, is at the core of many of our most challenging environmental issues, and therefore vitally important. In a world of increasing scarcity and competing demands, economic analysis can guide public policy to efficient utilization of resources. Market failures are the cause of many of our most serious environmental problems, but can be remedied with economic tools. Getting prices to reflect true costs, providing productive incentive structures, and explicitly valuing environmental amenities are the primary goals.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15509/2018

ECON E-1700
Urban Policy

James Carras, MPA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15079

Description
This course reviews development policy making in urban areas, focusing on differing economic, demographic, institutional, and political settings. Course topics include a critical analysis of the continuing viability of cities in the context of current economic and demographic dynamics, fiscal stress, governance, economic development, poverty and race, drugs, homelessness, federal urban policy, and survival strategies for declining cities. The course considers economic development, social equity, and job growth in the context of metropolitan regions, and addresses federal, state, and local government strategies for expanding community economic development and affordable housing opportunities. Of special concern is the continuing spatial and racial isolation and concentration of low-income populations, especially minority populations, residing in urban communities including older, industrial cities. The course examines how market forces and pressures affect the availability of affordable housing, exacerbate the impacts of gentrification, and inhibit the availability of capital for affordable housing and economic development. It also examines how issues around growing housing affordability problems, the changing structure of capital markets, the reduction of low-skilled jobs in central city locations, and racial discrimination combine to limit housing and employment opportunities.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Sever Hall 202Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Courses in sociology, political science, urban planning, architecture, public policy, and economics are helpful but not required.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15079/2018

ECON E-1825A
The Minimum Wage Debate

Jane P. Katz, AM

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24424

Description
This course explores the debate about the minimum wage from all points of view. What is the history of the minimum wage in the US? Who is affected? Does the minimum wage reduce employment of low wage workers, as some argue? Does it have a significant impact on their incomes? Should the federal government raise the minimum wage? Abolish it? Leave it to the states? Why do some firms pay entry-level workers more than the minimum wage while other firms in the same industry do not? Students review the arguments and evidence on the minimum wage, investigate what economists have learned about its impact, understand why firms might choose to pay more than the minimum wage, review and evaluate current proposals to raise the minimum wage, and explore some of the philosophical and ethical issues raised about labor markets, income inequality, and low income workers.

Class Meetings:
On-campus Active Learning Weekend
Start Date: Feb. 22, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1250
Graduate credit: $1850
Credits: 2

Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Final paper due Monday, March 11. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: ECON E-10a, or the equivalent. Familiarity with basic concepts and diagrams in microeconomics (demand, supply, and equilibrium; elasticity; price controls, perfect and imperfect competition; and the demand for labor). Students should also be comfortable reading and interpreting sophisticated graphs and tables.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24424/2019

ECON E-1826
Universal Basic Income

Jane P. Katz, AM

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15697

Description
Several decades of stagnant wage growth and increased job insecurity—and fears about automation eliminating jobs in the future—have raised interest in policies designed to provide a basic yearly income guarantee. Sometimes called universal basic income (UBI), these policies typically propose providing all citizens an unconditional yearly cash payment, regardless of income or employment status. Versions of such a plan have been proposed across the political spectrum and a recent Northeastern University-Gallup poll found that almost half of all Americans now favor a UBI program for workers displaced by artificial intelligence. There are also number of experiments currently being run across the world—including in Canada, Finland, and Oakland California—to learn more about the impact of basic income guarantee programs. Should the US consider implementing a program of universal basic income? This active learning weekend explores the philosophical and economic issues and challenges that arise in considering and implementing this policy. What is the goal of UBI and what would constitute a fair policy? Who should receive the assistance and how should it be paid for? Should everyone get the same benefit or should it depend on individual circumstances? What is the likely impact on recipients? Will they work less, as some suggest? Invest in additional education? Be more adventurous and entrepreneurial? Will the additional money provide a feeling of security? Increase health and happiness? How should UBI be integrated into existing social and economic systems already in place? Should UBI supplement or replace existing programs? What is the difference between offering cash versus access to specific goods and services? What are the larger social goals of UBI? Can it significantly reduce poverty and/or income inequality? The course readings address what we know (and do not know) about these issues. During the course, students use what they have learned and work in groups to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of alternative proposals and present their findings to the class.

Class Meetings:
On-campus Active Learning Weekend
Start Date: Oct. 26, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1250
Graduate credit: $1850
Credits: 2

Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Final paper due Monday, November 12. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: ECON E-10a or equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15697/2018

ECON E-1920
Capital Markets and Investments

Bruce D. Watson, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14510 | Section 2

Description
Students are exposed to the framework of modern portfolio theory and investment analysis with which one can critically evaluate alternatives relating to investing in financial securities and construct portfolios with desired risk/return characteristics. The course examines capital markets and fundamental models used in securities analysis and portfolio management. Topics include financial instruments, the organization of securities markets and trading, modern portfolio theory, asset pricing models, market efficiency, behavioral finance and technical analysis, bond valuation and the management of bond portfolios, valuation of equities, active versus passive investing, the role of derivative securities in investing, and performance evaluation.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 8-10 pm
Science Center Hall A

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: MGMT E-2000, or the equivalent course or experience; a course or courses in quantitative methods such as basic statistics or college algebra.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14510/2018

ECON E-1920
Capital Markets and Investments

Dorian Klein, MBA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15103 | Section 1

Description
Students are exposed to the framework of modern portfolio theory and investment analysis with which one can critically evaluate alternatives relating to investing in financial securities and construct portfolios with desired risk/return characteristics. The course examines capital markets and fundamental models used in securities analysis and portfolio management. Topics include financial instruments, the organization of securities markets and trading, modern portfolio theory, asset pricing models, market efficiency, behavioral finance and technical analysis, bond valuation and the management of bond portfolios, valuation of equities, active versus passive investing, the role of derivative securities in investing, and performance evaluation.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-2000, or the equivalent course or experience; a course or courses in quantitative methods such as basic statistics or college algebra.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 46 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15103/2018

ECON E-1925
Emerging Markets: Investment Theories and Practice

Peter Marber, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25333

Description
Globalization is no longer an academic theory; it is a reality that affects all of our lives. From the foods we eat to the goods we buy, the ubiquity of developing countries from Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and former Soviet Union—those frequently referred to as emerging markets—intensifies daily. Yet beyond the well-documented commercial and cultural impacts of globalization, there are strong but less visible trends toward greater global financial and investment integration. What makes emerging financial markets different from those in the US, Europe, or Japan? What are the benefits of adding these markets to a traditional investment portfolio? How do policies shape these markets? Why invest in certain countries versus others? Within a country, which asset class should we invest in? How do hedge funds approach these markets vs. traditional investors? How has the global credit crisis that began in 2007 altered the trajectories of developing and industrialized countries? From the practical perspective of a US institutional investor, this course is geared to help answer these questions. Students develop greater abilities to analyze global macro trends and country fundamentals, master portfolio construction concepts, and implement practical investment strategies.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of finance and a modest competency with Microsoft Excel and/or a financial calculator. Prior course work or work experience in finance would also be useful.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25333/2019

ECON E-1944
History of Financial Crises 1637-2008

John Komlos, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15716

Description
The goal of this course is to discuss the 370-year history of financial crisis culminating in the great meltdown of 2008. We ascertain recurring historical patterns of financial bubbles without, however, overlooking critical differences. If history repeats itself, why can’t we avoid making the same mistakes repeatedly? The great meltdown happened at a time when most mainstream macroeconomists (including Nobel-Prize-winner Robert Lucas as well as none other than the former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke) were writing about how great everything was going since business cycles had vanished for all practical purposes. They, along with most of their colleagues, were dead wrong. The historical evidence enables us to gain a more thorough understanding of global finance which influences our lives to such a great extent. Our primary aim is not to concentrate on facts, theorems, or numbers but rather to see the big picture in a multi-disciplinary very long-run perspective integrating the knowledge gained from the work of such Nobel-Prize-winning behavioral economists as Robert Shiller and Daniel Kahneman. We also explore our current economic situation, including the aftermath of the bailout of Wall Street without paying adequate attention to the problems faced by the everyman on Main Street.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15716/2018

EDUC E-103
Introduction to Instructional Design

Stacie Cassat Green, MEd

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25190

Description
Behind every good learning tool—be it a website, application, webinar, online course, workshop, or interactive museum exhibit—is the work of an instructional designer. Instructional design is a creative process that uses learning theories and frameworks, project planning, content expertise, communication, writing, and technology to architect experiences for today’s learners. The best instructional designers are agile and adaptable; they can quickly synthesize unfamiliar content, evaluate new technologies, and develop learning solutions that best meet the needs of a diverse audience. In this course, students work together to produce learning experiences using today’s media and technologies. The gap between theory and practice is an issue in many fields. By using a project-based approach, we work to close that gap by learning about instructional design theories and frameworks while developing a series of products; students submit a project every two weeks. This course is helpful for those professionals who work directly or indirectly to support and improve learning in their organizations, or those lifelong learners who want to better understand how to use technology to manage their own learning.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The orientation to the course opens January 7. See course syllabus for details.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 24 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25190/2019

EDUC E-103
Introduction to Instructional Design

Stacie Cassat Green, MEd

Denise M. Snyder, ALM

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14021

Description
Behind every good learning tool—be it a website, application, webinar, online course, workshop, or interactive museum exhibit—is the work of an instructional designer. Instructional design is a creative process that uses learning theories and frameworks, project planning, content expertise, communication, writing, and technology to architect experiences for today’s learners. The best instructional designers are agile and adaptable; they can quickly synthesize unfamiliar content, evaluate new technologies, and develop learning solutions that best meet the needs of a diverse audience. In this course, students work together to produce learning experiences using today’s media and technologies. The gap between theory and practice is an issue in many fields. By using a project-based approach, we work to close that gap by learning about instructional design theories and frameworks while developing a series of products; students submit a project every two weeks. This course is helpful for those professionals who work directly or indirectly to support and improve learning in their organizations, or those lifelong learners who want to better understand how to use technology to manage their own learning.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The orientation to the course opens August 13. See course syllabus for details.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 60 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14021/2018

EDUC E-111
Empowering Adult Online Learning: Exploring Theory and Best Practices

Kimberlee Round, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14804

Description
How do adults learn most effectively online? The online learning environment differs from traditional on-ground approaches and relies heavily on active collaborative techniques to help learners construct knowledge and build community, but why? This course focuses on designing instruction for the unique needs of adult online learners, critically examining related learning theories, instructional design practices, and online teaching strategies. Students examine dynamics that lead to online learning success, developing an appreciation for how adult learning theory informs effective instruction. In addition, as students collaboratively develop online lessons, they utilize design thinking, a framework leveraged by many highly innovative organizations today. In this case, students learn their way into inventive instructional solutions by analyzing adult online learner traits, acquiring interviewing techniques to identify desired learning outcomes, ideating and rapidly creating prototypes, pivoting as brainstorming leads to alternative approaches, and ultimately developing effective learner-centered activities and assessment strategies. Design thinking challenges the designer to develop empathy for stakeholders—in this case, the adult learner. Given a foundation in adult online learning theory, students conduct an empathetic exploration of best practices in designing instruction and online facilitation, comparing and contrasting these approaches, as well as examining quality rubrics published by organizations such as Quality Matters and the Online Learning Consortium. This course is of particular interest to those professionals who contribute to online teaching and learning outcomes in higher education or corporate settings.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14804/2018

EDUC E-113
Instructional Design Studio

Stacie Cassat Green, MEd

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24800

Description
In this course, students use a design thinking methodology to design and develop an authentic learning product or experience. Each student prepares a product, such as a course or workshop, social learning community, website, or software application. Using rapid prototyping, students present several iterations of their designs to the class, participate in peer critiques, and continually improve their products over the semester. As instructional designers work in a team, each student contributes to, and benefits from, a class consulting bank. They use their skills to help others and to gain currency that they can exchange for help on their own projects. Students also explore additional instructional design frameworks and learning theories to improve fluency and flexible thinking in the field.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:55-9:55 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: DGMD E-55, EDUC E-103, EDUC E-111, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24800/2019

ENGL E-101
The History and Structure of the English Language

Daniel Donoghue, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25326

Description
Everyone who uses English has experienced its idiosyncrasies. Why is pronunciation at odds with spelling? Why so many irregular verbs? What happened to “thou?” What did Shakespeare sound like? How do we know? What about the current position of English as a world language? This course addresses such questions as it surveys the long history of the language. While the topic is fascinating on its own, a historical knowledge of English gives writers of all kinds more command over the medium of their craft; it also sharpens reading skills.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Culture and Belief 45. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30-2:45 pm starting January 29 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25326/2019

ENGL E-102
Introduction to Old English Literature

Daniel Donoghue, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 12713

Description
This course introduces the earliest English literature, building up to selections from poems such as The Wanderer, The Dream of the Rood, The Battle of Maldon, and various prose texts. Because the language has changed so much over 1,000 years, Old English has to be learned as a foreign language (hence the emphasis on grammar) but by the end of one term of study, students read the most challenging and beautiful literature it has to offer. Secondary readings supplement the Old English texts.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-12713/2018

ENGL E-124
Shakespeare’s Early Plays

Joyce Van Dyke, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14605

Description
This course explores the unsurpassed dramatic achievement of Shakespeare’s early plays. Students new to Shakespeare and those already familiar with his work come to an even deeper understanding of what makes his plays amusing, disturbing, poignant, surprising, and above all, powerful. What is it about Shakespeare’s plays that continues to move us, in their depictions of love, political violence, self-interest, generosity, terror, and joy? Why do his characters come to life, and continue to speak to our everyday concerns? Together, we investigate all aspects of these plays, including their historical context in Renaissance England, the subtleties of Shakespeare’s brilliant language (tracking the many common words that he himself coined), the plays’ literary and critical contexts, and each play’s role in the context of Shakespeare’s larger oeuvre. Students also become adept at understanding production decisions, as a series of film screenings raise questions about how the plays are staged. Exploring a number of plays from different genres, the course gives students a comparative understanding of his works. We begin with the magical exuberance of a romantic comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, followed by a sharp turn to the dark world of Richard III, one of this course’s three history plays. While Richard III explores political evil from the perspective of one of Shakespeare’s most fascinating villains, Henry IV reveals the way a great leader passes from boyhood to kingship. Henry V follows that leader as he is called to prove himself in battle. We then turn to the tragedy of Hamlet, exploring this complex masterpiece in great depth. We conclude the course with the delights of Twelfth Night, a comedy of cross-dressing, bluffing, and romantic misadventure, all ending with a song. By the end of the semester, students have a thorough understanding of these plays in their generic diversity, linguistic brilliance, and emotional power.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the 2015 course.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14605/2018

ENGL E-125
Shakespeare’s Later Plays

Joyce Van Dyke, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24315

Description

This course explores the unsurpassed dramatic achievement of Shakespeare’s later plays, from Othello to The Tempest. Students new to Shakespeare and those already familiar with his work come to an even deeper understanding of what makes his works amusing, provocative, surprising, riveting, and above all, powerful. What is it about Shakespeare’s plays that continues to move us, in their depictions of love, political intrigue, self-interest, generosity, terror, and joy? Why do his characters come to life, and continue to speak to our everyday concerns? Together, we investigate all aspects of these plays, including their historical context in Renaissance England, the subtleties of Shakespeare’s brilliant language (tracking the many words that he himself coined), the plays’ literary and critical contexts, and each play’s role within Shakespeare’s oeuvre. Students also become adept at understanding production decisions, as a series of film screenings raises questions about how the plays are staged. Exploring a number of works from different genres, the course gives students a comparative understanding of his plays.

We begin with Othello, a work that exposes the vulnerability of romantic love to the destructive force of brilliant psychological manipulation. While Othello is steeped in the rich historical particularity of Cyprus at wartime, we also see how the vilification of a Moorish general resonates with issues of the present day. We turn next to King Lear, which begins with a king’s demand that his daughters compete for their inheritance by answering this question: which of you loves me most? As the consequences of this action explode throughout court and kingdom, we see loyalty, honesty, and mercy come up against the forces of greed and treachery. Lear tests the strength and longevity of our deepest attachments under the pressure of political chaos and familial crisis. Next, Macbeth deepens the exploration of villainy but from the inside, as we see what it would be like to inhabit the mind of a murderer. In addition to introducing us to the famous witches or “weird sisters,” Macbeth raises stark questions: what does an act of murder do to the bonds of a marriage? Is anyone is free from the cries of conscience? Can there be an escape from the dictates of fate? We then turn from the darkness of the Scottish Highlands to the luxuriant majesty of Egypt. Antony and Cleopatra depicts the intimate lives of history’s most famous lovers and rulers, showing us their strategies in love and war, their passions, their foibles, and their triumphs. Shakespeare renders this world with a rhetorical richness that matches the fecundity of the Nile and the vibrancy of the Roman Empire. We are then spirited away to the pastoral comedy of The Winter’s Tale, with its lighthearted fantasy, imperious kings, shepherds, festivity, and clever trickery. In this world of loyalty and simple pleasures, we see the true pain of estrangement, the balm of reunion, and above all, the magical and animating power of love. We conclude with The Tempest, entering a fantastical realm of sorcery, enchantment, subjection, and loss. We explore the power of knowledge, its attendant responsibilities, the possibility of forgiveness, and the experience of wonder in an imperfect world.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the 2015 course.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24315/2019

ENGL E-152D
Darwin’s On The Origin of Species and the Reshaping of the Victorian Novel

Sue Weaver Schopf, PhD

James R. Morris, MD, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25502

Description
In 2009, Charles Darwin turned 200 and his most famous work, On The Origin of Species turned 150, initiating fresh discussions about the work’s significance in its time and in our own, as well as its influence on the literature of his day. Appearing in 1859, the Origin fundamentally changed Western society. It provided a new way to view life on Earth and our place in it, not unlike earlier scientific revolutions precipitated by Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton. In addition to challenging ideas in science, religion, and philosophy, the Origin also had a profound impact on Victorian literature. In this course, we take the time to read the Origin in its entirety, focusing both on Darwin’s ideas and the structure of his arguments. Then we look at the influence of the Origin on Victorian literature, specifically, George Eliot’s Middlemarch, Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles and H. G. Wells’ The Time Machine, which reflect on nature, environment, the human subject, inheritance, adaptation, observation, change, the operation of social groups, and mutual interdependence. These works provide a compelling window on the interplay of science and literature and the ways in which writers grapple with the challenging questions of their time.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. The recorded lectures are from the 2013 Harvard Extension School course.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25502/2019

ENGL E-159
Reading James Joyce

Lewis H. Miller, Jr., PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14807

Description
This course is designed to introduce students to some of the remarkable artistic achievements of James Joyce. Together we explore how Joyce insistently challenges many of our most basic assumptions about literature and life, moving us to reassess our personal and institutional values, our accepted modes of thought and behavior, and our views of the sacred and the profane. We begin by reading Joyce’s “The Dead” and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, before starting our reading of Ulysses, a study of which occupies us for most of the semester. We read slowly and deliberately, attempting to become as many different kinds of readers as Ulysses asks of us, therefore broadening our perspective to include consideration of classical paradigms, primitive and Judeo-Christian ritual, Irish history, literary history, popular culture, Joyce’s biography, and our own lives. For over a decade after its 1922 publication in Paris, Ulysses was banned in the United States and Great Britain due to its erotic and scatological content. We discuss how Joyce’s apparent fixation on sexual and excretory matters raises several questions about literature and life. For example, just how might carnal knowledge lead to intellectual or spiritual knowledge (“sex for thought” in the words of the cultural historian Robert Darnton)? How does Joyce exploit and blur distinctions between art and pornography, so-called good and bad literature, good and bad human beings, or between lust and love, maleness and femaleness, excrement and sacrament? And in what ways does Joyce, by subverting the conventions of traditional fiction, prepare us for novelists and poets who have been deeply influenced by Joyce’s bold examples? Although Ulysses has a reputation of being difficult or opaque, our reading of Joyce should prove to be accessible, entertaining, provocative, and rewarding. By exploring Ulysses, we embark on an exploration of ourselves, of viewing our private and public lives from new and arresting perspectives.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 103Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14807/2018

ENGL E-182A
Poetry in America: From the Mayflower through Emerson

Elisa New, PhD

Gillian Osborne, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15383

Description
This course covers American poetry in cultural context through the year 1850. The course begins with Puritan poets, some orthodox, some rebel spirits, who wrote and lived in early New England. Focusing on Anne Bradstreet, Edward Taylor, and Michael Wigglesworth, among others, we explore the interplay between mortal and immortal, Europe and wilderness, solitude and sociality in English North America. The second part of the course spans the poetry of America’s early years, directly before and after the creation of the Republic. We examine the creation of a national identity through the lens of an emerging national literature, focusing on such poets as Phillis Wheatley, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Edgar Allen Poe, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, among others. Distinguished guest discussants include writer Michael Pollan, economist Larry Summers, Vice President Al Gore, Mayor Tom Menino, and others.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $200
Undergraduate credit: $200
Graduate credit: $200
Credits: 4

Notes: This course is offered in partnership with the Poetry in America initiative and available at a special price to make it accessible to high school teachers and students.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15383/2018

ENGL E-182H
Poetry in America: Whitman and Dickinson

Elisa New, PhD

Gillian Osborne, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15089

Description
This course focuses on the poetry of Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson, two influential and iconic American poets of the nineteenth century. First, we encounter Walt Whitman, a quintessentially American writer whose work continues to bear heavily upon the American poetic tradition. We explore Whitman’s relationship to the city, the self, and the body through his life and poetry. Then, we turn to Emily Dickinson, one of America’s most distinctive and prolific poets. While Dickinson wrote nearly 2,000 poems during her lifetime, she chose never to publish, opting instead to revisit and revise her works throughout her lifetime. Keeping this dynamic of self-revision in mind, we consider a number of Dickinson’s poems concerned with nature, art, the self, and darkness. We travel to the Dickinson Collection at Harvard’s Houghton Library, and to Amherst, Massachusetts, paying a visit to the house in which the poet lived and wrote until her death in 1886.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $200
Undergraduate credit: $200
Graduate credit: $200
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the HarvardX Poetry in America Series. This course is offered in partnership with the Poetry in America initiative and available at a special price to make it accessible to high school teachers and students.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15089/2018

ENGL E-182M
Poetry in America: From the Civil War through Modernism

Elisa New, PhD

Gillian Osborne, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25016

Description
This course spans a critical era in American literature, beginning with antebellum and Civil War poetry, entering the twentieth century, and traversing the transformative modernist era. This course begins with the poetry of the American Civil War and the series of major events and social movements that followed it including Reconstruction, the Jim Crow Era, and Manifest Destiny. Encountering such poets as Herman Melville, Julia Ward Howe, Walt Whitman, Edward Arlington Robinson, Paul Laurence Dunbar, James Weldon Johnson, Francis Ellen Watkins Harper, Emma Lazarus, and W.E.B. DuBois, we examine the language of patriotism, pride, violence, loss, and memory inspired by the nation’s greatest conflict. As we enter the twentieth century, we encounter modernism, a movement that spanned the decades from the 1910s to the mid-1940s, and whose poetry marked a clear break from past traditions and past forms. We read such poets as Robert Frost, T.S. Eliot, Marianne Moore, Langston Hughes, William Carlos Williams, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Claude McKay, Dorothy Parker, and Wallace Stevens. We study how these poets employed the language of rejection and revolution, of making and remaking, of artistic appropriation and cultural emancipation. Traveling to the homes and workplaces of Robert Frost and Wallace Stevens; to the Poetry Foundation in Chicago, where the institution of American modernism was born; and even exploring the River Thames in the London of Eliot’s The Waste Land, we see the sites that witnessed and cultivated the rise of American modernism.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $200
Undergraduate credit: $200
Graduate credit: $200
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the HarvardX Poetry in America Series. This course is offered in partnership with the Poetry in America initiative and available at a special price to make it accessible to high school teachers and students.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25016/2019

ENGL E-189
Is the U.S. Civil War Still Being Fought?

John Stauffer, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24546

Description
Most of us were taught that the Civil War between the Confederacy and the Union was fought on battlefields chiefly in the American South between the years of 1861-1865. In this narrative, the North won and the South lost. But what if the issues that resulted in such devastating bloodshed were never resolved? What if the war never ended? This course demonstrates the ways in which the United States is still fighting the Civil War, a defining event in US history. In each class, we connect current events to readings and themes in the course, highlighting how and why the war is still being fought. From Nat Turner’s slave rebellion in 1831 to the recent riot (or battle) in Charlottesville, we trace how and why the South was in certain respects the victor, even though the Confederacy was destroyed and the Constitution amended. We explore the different kinds of war—ideological, political, cultural, military, and para-military—that placed the unfreedom of blacks—as slaves, serfs, and prisoners—at the center of larger conflicts over federal versus state and local rule, welfare, globalization, and free trade. We analyze the Civil War in literature, art, politics, photography, prints, film, music, poetry, speeches, and history, while also discovering how these cultural forms worked to shape our memory of the event itself. By the end of the course, students are able to show how and why contemporary US debates are rooted in this defining narrative, and better understand the dilemmas the nation faces today.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course United States and the World 34. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 12-1:15 pm starting January 28 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24546/2019

ENGL E-207
The Culture of Capitalism

Martin Puchner, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23886

Description
The course asks how cultural products, including literature, theater, and film have captured the spirit of capitalism—fueling its fantasies, contemplating its effects, and chronicling its crises. More than just an economic system, capitalism created new habits of life and mind as well as new values, forged and distilled by new forms of art. Core readings by Franklin, O’Neill, Rand, Miller, and Mamet and background readings by Smith, Marx, Taylor, Weber, Keynes, and Schumpeter.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the 2013 Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Culture and Belief 56.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23886/2019

ENGL E-214
The Post-Apocalyptic Novel

Sue Weaver Schopf, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15689

Description
Doomsday scenarios forecasting the end of civilization and the emergence of frightening dystopias have been with us since ancient times. But with the advent of the nuclear age in the twentieth century, the number of works in literature and film that envision the apocalypse and its aftermath has increased with every passing decade. Twenty-first century anxieties about environmental disasters; food, water, and energy shortages; pandemics and biological warfare; impact events; cyber attacks; financial meltdowns; and scientific experiments gone awry have spawned a veritable post-apocalyptic industry. Literary works in this genre typically grapple with four challenging issues: How will our world be destroyed? How do the survivors reconstruct society out of such enormous wreckage? Under conditions of extreme deprivation and fear, what truths do we discover about human nature and about what we value most, both as individuals and as social groups? What do such stories tell us about the role of power in the formation and sustainability of a society? The course considers a broad range of early and more recent post-apocalyptic works such as Pat Frank’s Alas, Babylon, Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle’s Lucifer’s Hammer, Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake, Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games, Justin Cronin’s The Passage, and Max Brooks’ World War Z. We also examine three works of dystopian fiction in order to distinguish this subgenre from the post-apocalyptic: Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, George Orwell’s 1984, and Don DeLillo’s Cosmopolis.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. The recorded lectures are from the 2013 course.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15689/2018

ENGL E-230
The Rhetoric of Belief

Robert Kiely, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15357

Description
This seminar examines the lives and writings of men and women who have devoted themselves to belief in a religious, political, or personal ideal. Writers include Thoreau, Lincoln, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Rachel Carson, Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Primo Levi, Hannah Arendt, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Paul Monette.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 111Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15357/2018

ENGL E-242
“The he and the she of it:” Men and Women in the Modern American Novel

Theoharis C. Theoharis, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15685

Description
“Male” and “female” are biological reproductive terms, while “man” and “woman” are social terms with psychological and moral meanings that bear on conduct and the life of thought and feeling. The argument that biology controls and determines the psychology and morality, the private and social conduct, of men and women, has been advanced and resisted for centuries. American fiction has resisted it persistently, especially in the twentieth century. This course includes The House of Mirth, Tender is the Night, Appointment in Samarra, and Breathing Lessons, all novels in which the roles of lover and beloved, savior and the saved, strong and weak, are conceived and dramatized in ways that leave stereotypes far behind. The result is a fascinating fictional case for a new idea of what is natural, at least in America, about men and women.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 206Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: “The he and the she of it” is a quote from James Joyce’s Finnegan’s Wake.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15685/2018

ENGL E-246
“Through Many Dangers:” Heroism in Twentieth-Century American Fiction

Theoharis C. Theoharis, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25320

Description
Finding and keeping a place in the world never happens without risk, struggle, and disappointment. When that finding and keeping are wrecked or harmed by violence, people can accept defeat or defy the violence and continue anew to pursue their desired goal, to establish some purposeful place for themselves in the world. In all the novels in this course, Their Eyes Were Watching God, True Grit, Slaughterhouse Five, and Love Medicine, virtuous actors encounter violence that could easily destroy them. They persist against it. A hero in the Greek and Latin classics acts at the moment of greatest danger to save a nation, a person, a dream. These modern American novels carry forward that heroic story in surprising and inspiring ways.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 103Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: “Through many dangers” is a quote from the second stanza of the hymn “Amazing Grace.”

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25320/2019

ENGL E-247
Identity in American Literature: From Frederick Douglass to Emily Dickinson

Collier Brown, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25419

Description
This seminar surveys one of the oldest, and still most relevant, themes in American literature: self-making, the notion of the self-made man or woman. We turn to the nineteenth century to better understand why self-making has always been so important and, simultaneously, so problematic in America. We read slave narratives, Native American protest literature, essays by the Transcendentalists, radical poetry by Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson, and excerpts from writers like Stephen Crane who foresaw the impact of twentieth-century crises on America’s self-making traditions. We address why identity is still so hotly debated in America today.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25419/2019

ENGL E-248
Contemporary American Literature and Popular Music

Alex Corey, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15868

Description
This course examines the relationship among popular music, American literature, and the power structures that organize life in the United States. Attending to a range of music and literature from the past 50 years, we study pop music’s engagement with distinctions of race, gender, class, sexuality, region, and citizenship. Some of the central questions we ask include: what capacity does popular music hold for communicating social protest and/or enacting social change? What role does the commercial market play in determining the musical forms and social significance of popular music? How do lyrics interact with music’s sonic qualities to tell compelling stories in sound? And how do literature, television, and film employ popular music to serve their narrative ends? Using these questions as our guide, we explore how music plays a critical role in producing the terms through which we experience and understand social difference. Musicians we study may include Madonna, David Bowie, Frank Ocean, Johnny Cash, Michael Jackson, Janelle Monáe, the Dixie Chicks, and Aretha Franklin. As the semester progresses, we put a selection of contemporary literature into conversation with the work of these musicians. Some of the literature depicts musical performance and the act of listening; in these cases, music punctuates and frames the literary narrative. Other pieces of fiction and poetry raise similar thematic concerns to the songs and albums we are studying, without directly representing music on the page. Throughout the semester, we enrich our discussions with cutting edge and field-defining scholarly work in the fields of African American studies, gender studies, popular music studies, and American literary studies; by the end of the semester, students are familiar with the some of the major debates and research happening in these fields today.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15868/2018

ENGL E-252
Willa Cather’s Novels and the American West

Michael Shinagel, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15684

Description
A close reading of Cather’s novels chronologically to ascertain how her treatment of the American West changes subtly from her early prairie novels to The Professor’s House and Death Comes to the Archbishop later in her career. We consider the significance of her life and writing career in our evaluation of her critical achievement.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 5:50-7:50 pm
51 Brattle Street 221Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15684/2018

ENGL E-305
Poetry in America for Teachers: Earth, Sea, Sky

Elisa New, PhD

Gillian Osborne, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25479

Description
This course is designed specifically for secondary school educators interested in deepening their expertise as readers and teachers of literature. In the course, we consider the evolving relationship of American poets to the environment from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Emily Dickinson, whose poems on the landscape of rural Massachusetts from the 1850s to 1880s drew from the science and the incipient environmental movements of that century, is a touchstone for the course. But her sparse lyrics are only one of the poetic technologies of looking at, caring for, and mourning the destruction of, the natural world that we explore together: from haiku, to African American poems of exploitative agrarianism and fantastical gardening, to poems that expand the scope of nature from the vast and inhuman to the birdcalls echoing in urban backyards. Through field trips, classroom visits, and conversations with ecologists, scientists, gardeners, farmers and other guest interpreters, this course familiarizes students with a variety of canonical and contemporary American poets: Robert Frost, Jean Toomer, Lorine Niedecker, Gary Snyder, A.R. Ammons, Robinson Jeffers, Juliana Spahr, Ross Gay, and more.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $200
Undergraduate credit: $200
Graduate credit: $200
Credits: 4

Notes: This course is offered in partnership with the Poetry in America initiative and available at a special price to make it accessible to high school teachers and students.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25479/2019

ENGL E-597
Focused Study on English Literature in a Critical Context

Peter Becker, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15775

Description
This course serves to prepare students for ENGL E-599. Students learn to develop well-supported arguments of their own about literary texts and to set their arguments into the context of what other critics have written. The course introduces debates about the history of the discipline, the canon, genre, and the roles of race, ethnicity, and gender. Students read a group of related texts by different authors and critical essays analyzing these texts from a variety of theoretical approaches. We engage with these theoretical and critical debates by focusing on fiction written in response to the historical events of slavery and the Holocaust and their lasting impact on subsequent generations: how can writers represent what may be considered unspeakable? Written from the 1980s on, the historical fiction we examine in this course rejects earlier forms of the historical novel and self-consciously addresses the creative and aesthetic aspects of storytelling: how do we arrive at knowledge about the past? What is the role of memory? What is trauma? And how does it affect the subsequent generations? What is the role of visual representations such as drawings and photography in fiction? By engaging with these texts and the debates surrounding them, students also examine hallmark features of realist, modernist, and postmodern fiction. Authors include Cynthia Ozick, Toni Morrison, W.G. Sebald, Jonathan Safran Foer, Edward Jones, and Junot Díaz. By the end of the course, students have produced an essay that takes the form of a journal article.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: B or higher grade in HUMA E-100.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15775/2018

ENGL E-599
English Literature in a Critical Context Capstone

Peter Becker, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25383

Description
In this course, students learn to develop well-supported arguments about a topic of their choosing and to place them into the context of what other critics have written. Students produce an essay in the form of a journal article with the guidance of their instructor and classmates.The course is devoted to researching primary and secondary sources and completing intermediate steps such as writing a research proposal, compiling an annotated bibliography, presenting the research, and completing a draft and a polished research paper. The course is divided into four stages. In the beginning, students have to deepen their knowledge of their topic of interest, examining scholarly articles in the field of literature. They practice orienting themselves in academic scholarship by learning how to identify scholarly arguments in monographs and articles of their interest, using book reviews, and navigating Harvard’s online library system. In the second part of the class, students move from a broadly defined topic of interest to a specific research question. They identify the major scholarship and determine the primary source(s) relevant to their research question. This second part culminates in the submission and presentation of a research proposal and an annotated bibliography. The third part is devoted to textual analysis of the primary sources and developing the argument, leading to the completion of a full draft of the research essay. During the final stage of the semester students read each other’s drafts and subsequently revise their own by integrating critical comments provided by their instructor and classmates.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Students must be degree candidates in the Master of Liberals Arts, English and have earned a B- or higher grade in ENGL E-597. This must be their final class. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25383/2019

ENSC E-110
Applied Design Thinking for Scientists and Engineers

Anas Chalah, PhD

January session | CRN 25483

Description
Design thinking is widely considered to be an essential skill for twenty-first century leaders and innovative thinkers. Engineering programs should graduate engineers who can design effectively to meet social and environmental needs. However, the role and perception of design across a wide range of educational disciplines has improved markedly in recent years. One of the defining characteristics of design thinking is that there is rarely a single correct answer to a complex problem. Design thinking is an iterative and interdisciplinary collaborative process toward crafting acceptable solutions. This course enables students to exercise and practice different thinking styles, including divergent, convergent, critical, analytical, and integrative. It guides students through the different steps of the design thinking process, starting with empathy, into problem definition, ideation, prototyping, building, measurement, and analysis. On the technical side, this course focuses on teaching systems and system controls to emphasize the importance of interdisciplinary collaborations in solving complex challenges. As some students want to bring forward their innovative ideas to the commercialization stage, the course aims to support their aspirations by including aspects of innovation and entrepreneurship in some of the course’s hands-on projects.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays-Thursdays, 6-9 pm
Maxwell-Dworkin G125Start Date: Jan. 7, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: International Students see important visa information.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25483/2019

ENSC E-115
Materials Characterization and Analysis for Scientists and Engineers

Arthur McClelland, PhD

Jules Gardener, PhD

H. Greg Lin, MSc

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15867

Description
This survey course of materials characterization and analysis techniques introduces students to both the theory and practical use of modern scientific instrumentation. The course features lectures on the basic physical principles behind the most common modern characterization and analysis techniques. Optical microscopy, optical spectroscopy, scanning probe techniques, x-ray analysis techniques, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and electron micro-analysis techniques are some of the topics covered. The lectures are reinforced with laboratory sessions featuring extensive demonstrations and hands-on exercises on a wide variety of equipment in the laboratories of the Center for Nanoscale Systems (CNS). This course is designed to provide students and researchers from various fields a comprehensive and practical introduction to modern characterization and analysis techniques.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Northwest Science Building B109Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: No prior knowledge of materials characterization techniques is required for this course. One year each of college-level calculus and physics, or permission of the instructors is required.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15867/2018

ENSC E-130
Introduction to BioMEMS

Fawwaz Habbal, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14876

Description
This course is a practical introduction to the multi-disciplinary field of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) and BioMEMS. It provides a very good understanding of this field and its applications. The comprehensive lectures cover fabrication methods of hard materials, such as silicon, soft materials such as PDMS, and 3D printing. The lectures cover topics on sensors and actuators, as well as microfluidic, systems on chip, and organs on chip. The lectures are mixtures of information providing discussions on fabrications and uses of different devices and reading from the literature. The course emphasizes teamwork and active learning.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Maxwell-Dworkin G125Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Introductory biology and physics.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14876/2018

ENSC E-132
Tissue Engineering for Clinical Applications

Sujata K. Bhatia, PhD, MD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25367

Description
Tissue engineering is now recognized as a way to lessen the global disease burden: novel methods for pancreatic islet regeneration can address diabetes; autologous cells for heart muscle regeneration can address coronary artery disease; and nerve regeneration technologies can be used to treat stroke. This course describes strategies of tissue engineering, and focuses on the diseases tissue engineering can address. Each lecture identifies a specific disease (coronary artery disease, stroke, diabetes) and describes tissue-engineered scaffolds that can alleviate the disease. Students learn the underlying pathology of the disease, understand the latest advances in tissue engineering for treating the disease, and discuss prospective research areas for novel biomaterials to modify the disease process. In addition, students gain an appreciation of clinical trials of tissue-engineered scaffolds, as well as commercialization of tissue engineering.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Introductory biology and chemistry.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25367/2019

ENSC E-150
Introduction to Nanobiotechnology: Concepts and Applications

Anas Chalah, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 12806

Description
Nanobiotechnology is a new frontier for biology with important applications in medicine. It bridges areas in physics, chemistry, and biology and is a testament to the new areas of interdisciplinary science that are becoming dominant in the twenty-first century. This course provides perspective for students and researchers who are interested in nanoscale physical and biological systems and their applications in medicine. It introduces concepts in nanomaterials and their use with biocomponents to synthesize and address larger systems. Applications include systems for visualization, labeling, drug delivery, and cancer research. Technological impact of nanoscale systems, synthesis, and characterizations of nanoscale materials are discussed.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Pierce Hall 209Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Introductory courses in chemistry, physics, and biology; an introductory course in nanoscale science would be helpful.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-12806/2018

ENSC E-155
Fundamentals and Applications of Microfluidics

Anas Chalah, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 22768

Description
Advancements in the study of microfluidic components and systems have created a new class of tools and devices. These devices are convenient platforms to study chemical and biochemical analysis and, as a consequence, applications in biology have been on the rise. In this course we introduce the science and technology of miniaturization and its applications in creating microfluidic devices. We discuss methods, tools, and measuring devices to create microfluidic systems. Different types of lithography methods are presented with hands-on experiences for creating simple devices. We discuss fluid flow and fluid characteristics in microchannels as well as the components for controlling fluid flow. We also discuss applications to cellular analysis including nucleic acids analysis, DNA hybridization and sequencing, and protein analysis. Local students have the opportunity to fabricate several simple devices.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Pierce Hall 209Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: PHYS E-1bx, or the equivalent, and some knowledge of biology.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-22768/2019

ENSC E-165
Engineering of Nanostructures for Targeted Drug Delivery

Anas Chalah, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23245

Description
This course describes the emerging role of nanostructures in drug development activities. It covers the most current nanotechniques applied by the pharmaceutical industry to engineer shuttling mechanisms for delivering previously failed drug molecules. Throughout the course, students learn the basic principles of drug likeness, the rule of five for drug design, and the effect of these principles on excluding a wide range of chemical structures. The course focuses on methods of nanostructures’ surface functionalization, immobilization, engineering of stealth nanovehicles for cellular delivery, as well as the use of quantum dots for nuclear and cytoplasmic visualization. Examples of FDA-approved nanodrugs in addition to nanoformulations at the pre-clinical and clinical stages are discussed.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Pierce Hall 209Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Basic background in chemistry, biochemistry, and biology highly recommended.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23245/2019

ENVR E-101
Introduction to Sustainability and Environmental Management

Thomas P. Gloria, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 11925

Description
This course surveys the scientific principles of sustainability and environmental management practices, with attention to system dynamics perspectives; sustainability—concerns, definitions, and indicators; quality of life—values and worldview; knowledge and models; ecological systems; human populations and behavior; energy fundamentals; agro-food systems; renewable resources; nonrenewable resources; and transitions to a sustainable economy. This course is an introduction to the very broad fields of sustainability and environmental management, and is fundamentally transdisciplinary. Foundational principles of sustainability are covered along with emerging topics of human health, air and water pollution, water resources, eco-system health, energy and climate change, social justice, biodiversity, and regulatory strategies for risk assessment and environmental management. A local field trip is planned on a weekend in the fall with alternatives provided for distance students.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 8-10 pm
Maxwell-Dworkin G115

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course.

Prerequisites: High school biology and chemistry.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-11925/2018

ENVR E-101
Introduction to Sustainability and Environmental Management

Thomas P. Gloria, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25505

Description
This course surveys the scientific principles of sustainability and environmental management practices, with attention to system dynamics perspectives; sustainability—concerns, definitions, and indicators; quality of life—values and worldview; knowledge and models; ecological systems; human populations and behavior; energy fundamentals; agro-food systems; renewable resources; nonrenewable resources; and transitions to a sustainable economy. This course is an introduction to the very broad fields of sustainability and environmental management, and is fundamentally transdisciplinary. Foundational principles of sustainability are covered along with emerging topics of human health, air and water pollution, water resources, eco-system health, energy and climate change, social justice, biodiversity, and regulatory strategies for risk assessment and environmental management.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 8-10 pm
1 Story Street 306

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: High school biology and chemistry.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 150 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25505/2019

ENVR E-102
Design of Renewable Energy Projects

Ramon Sanchez, ScD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 21783

Description
This course helps develop the skills to design, fund, and implement renewable energy projects in the United States and around the world. It is aimed at anyone who would like to understand the relationship between energy and the environment, but is particularly helpful for energy developers and current or future professionals in the practice of renewable energy. Students learn the basics of how to design photovoltaic, wind, biomass, geothermal, small-hydro, waste water to energy, solid waste to energy, and other large scale sustainable energy operations. Students also learn about the best global practices for engaging rural and indigenous communities in renewable energy projects while maximizing economic development and social equity. They learn how to deal with other important issues like negotiating land rights for renewable energy projects, how to encourage public utilities and private corporations to sign long-term agreements for purchasing renewable energies, how to prepare project proposals for international financial institutions and private investors who fund these projects, how to estimate the basic health and environmental benefits derived from proposed renewable energy projects, how to monetize health effects of renewable energy projects, and how to quantify the social benefits of such projects in the community.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: High school math and science.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-21783/2019

ENVR E-104
The Climate-Energy Challenge

Daniel Schrag, PhD

Thomas Andrew Laakso, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15739

Description
This course examines future climate change in the context of earth history, and then considers various strategies for what might be done to deal with it. We discuss measuring ancient temperature and carbon dioxide levels and investigate the basic physics and chemistry that control climate through the lens of climate variations in the geologic past. The likely impacts of continued greenhouse gas emissions are explored, emphasizing the scientific basis for climate change predictions. We explore impacts of climate change on human societies and on natural ecosystems. A major focus of the course addresses the question of how to mitigate climate change, including an examination of various options for advanced energy systems. Each student designs a low-carbon energy system for the US, considering the four basic energy sectors (transportation, industry, residential and commercial, and electricity). During the second half of the course, a large portion of class time focuses on the low-carbon energy system exercise.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 8-10 pm
1 Story Street 303Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: All students are required to attend and participate during the regularly scheduled class time, either by being present in the classroom or via web conference.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15739/2018

ENVR E-105
Fundamentals of Organizational Sustainability

Robert B. Pojasek, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 21808

Description
Sustainability is presented from the perspective of any organization operating in a community setting. Sustainability includes a concurrent focus on environmental stewardship, social wellbeing, and shared value with external stakeholders. The structure of organizational sustainability is derived from a widely used international risk management framework. Monitoring, measurement, and program maturity topics are used to link the theoretical and practical aspects of sustainability to an organization’s actual level of continuous improvement and innovation. Action learning enables students to work with a variety of local organizational cases to develop new skills.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-21808/2019

ENVR E-107
Natural Resource Materials: Origins and Issues

Jennifer Cole, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15796

Description
This course is a geologic and environmental treatment of the materials used in everyday life. We discuss how these materials are obtained from Earth, what the sustainability impacts are, how much energy is involved, what possible impacts on human health occur from using these materials, and how we might use more intensive recycling redesign to make them more environmentally friendly. We use a number of case studies to underscore the importance of understanding where materials originate and how to choose them based on health impacts, sustainability, and other impacts. Topics include but are not limited to building materials, minerals and mining, fossil fuel and renewable energy, planned obsolescence, innovations in zero waste products, economics of materials use, and mineral use in agriculture.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:50-7:50 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course is taught via live web conference using Adobe Connect.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15796/2018

ENVR E-110
Sustainable Ocean Environments

George D. Buckley, MS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 21784

Description
This course provides students with a window to the underwater world while we investigate the world’s oceans, their habitats, and the diversity of marine life found therein and discuss methods that have been implemented to ensure their sustainability into the future. Topics include ecology and management of bays, salt marshes and mangroves, coastal habitats, coral reefs, marine fisheries, aquaculture, marine biodeterioration, marine research protocols, ocean pollution, oceanic management, and marine protected areas.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 8-10 pm
1 Story Street 306

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: High school biology.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-21784/2019

ENVR E-112
Foundations of Sustainable Development

Thomas P. Gloria, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15807

Description
The broad goal of this course is to introduce students to the foundations of key sectoral and thematic knowledge for important challenges to sustainable development including food and nutritional security, social service delivery, energy policy, water resource management, urbanization, infrastructure, human rights, biodiversity, adaption to climate change, mitigating greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), sustainable business, ethics, governance, and education. Through a global classroom, lectures are attended virtually with academic partners of the Global Association from around the world. The course consists of weekly live broadcasts featuring international experts. Broadcasts are facilitated and recorded live by Lehigh University and available for asynchronous viewing, however, live participation is encouraged. Topics presented in the broadcasts are discussed during weekly web conference sessions.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 75 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15807/2018

ENVR E-116
The Carbon Economy: Calculating, Managing, and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Richard Goode, MBA

Marlon Robert Banta, ALM

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23508

Description
The global economy is undergoing a fundamental transformation to low-carbon technologies from electric vehicles becoming mainstream and large-scale solar, wind, and even battery installations. Many countries and companies understand that this fourth industrial revolution will change everything, and face risks as well as opportunities. Some countries are establishing policies that decarbonize their economy to avoid the worst effects of a 2 degrees Celsius rise in temperatures. Organizations should start to develop and implement a 2 degrees Celsius strategy by clearly understanding their exposure to climate-related risks and identifying best practices for adapting to new carbon regulation, along with transforming their businesses by deploying sustainable energy practices. Understanding greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, including how to calculate them and the importance of reporting them publicly, is vital to understanding how to identify sources of emission and how to reduce them. This course teaches students how to measure, report, and reduce GHG emissions with an eye toward understanding the roles that energy choices and usage play in reducing emissions.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23508/2019

ENVR E-117
Sustainability Leadership for the Twenty-First Century

John D. Spengler, PhD

Leith Sharp, MEd

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13543

Description
This course aims to inspire and enable students to lead effective change toward environmental sustainability in a variety of organizational contexts (education, business, government, nonprofit, church, community). The course explores what change leadership for sustainability is and guides students to advance their related capabilities, competencies, and strategies. The personal, interpersonal, organizational, and infrastructural dimensions of change leadership for sustainability are addressed. A variety of specific case studies and examples of sustainability in practice, including everything from green building design and renewable energy to environmental purchasing, are explored. Interdependencies between finance, politics, relationships, cognitive processes, capacity building, and technology are discussed. Students leave the course with a deeper experiential knowledge of change management because they are required to complete a project involving a real life change leadership project of their choice. In a world lacking adequate political, judicial, and media leadership we can and must take leadership where we work and live, transforming our organizations en masse, fueling change at all levels of society. This course is designed to empower and prepare anyone who is willing to join in the collective effort to steer our society back on course towards a just and sustainabile future.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Mondays, 7:20-9:20 pm

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13543/2018

ENVR E-118A
Ecotourism and Sustainable Development

Megan Epler Wood, MS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15151

Description
This course stresses the fundamentals of developing an ecotourism business, using triple bottom line business plans which respond to an analysis of local needs, markets, financing, and the connection to local and international supply chains. This course provides extensive background on the history of ecotourism, its role in the development of local economies, its connection to the global tourism trade, its role in the conservation of natural resources, and its context in key case study regions. Students discuss ecotourism business management issues with prominent ecotourism owners and take part in interactive business case studies. They also learn how to prepare a monitoring plan for their proposed business via integrated annual reporting methods.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15151/2018

ENVR E-118B
Sustainable Tourism, Regional Planning, and Geodesign

Megan Epler Wood, MS

Stephen M. Ervin, PhD

Vicente Javier Moles Moles, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25068

Description
This course introduces the basic principles of tourism master planning, enabling students to learn how communities, governments, business, and civil society can take a more inclusive and sustainable approach to planning tourism destinations worldwide. Students learn to present quantitative and qualitative economic, sociocultural, and environmental data to determine the best management of vital natural and social resources, and to build scenarios that include the impacts of climate change, including approaches to mitigation and adaptation, over the next 20-30 years. A live interactive session is held using interactive geodesign methods to address key decisions in the process of design for tourism growth. Students participate in applying digital tools and analyses to a specific case. Each student generates scenarios and learns how to manage these scenarios through new approaches to governance.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm

This course includes a mandatory online meeting lab to be held via Zoom webconferencing software on Saturday, April 13, 9:30 am – 2:30 pm EST. Students must be present for the entire session.Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Basic familiarity with spreadsheet software required. Course work in GIS from such organizations as ESRI or ISMT E-150 would enhance the course experience. However, the course is designed for all levels, and allows students to move through the course according to their own capacity. Individuals who are working on tourism planning are encouraged to bring their existing planning documents to the course for review.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25068/2019

ENVR E-119C
High Performance Buildings for Occupant Wellbeing

Nathan Gauthier, MS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25139

Description
This course attempts to answer two questions: What makes buildings healthy, comfortable, and productive for their occupants? How can we influence design, construction, and operations to ensure healthy, comfortable, and productive buildings? Students learn about occupants’ interaction with light, color, sound, temperature and humidity, toxins and contaminants, plants and nature, and food and water. We review the most recent research in these areas and identify where additional research is needed. We also go through relevant green building standards, codes, and rating systems, including the WELL Building Standard and Fitwel and discuss their applicability, strengths, and weaknesses. Students are introduced to design principles, tools, and techniques for the delivery of healthy, comfortable, and productive facilities. Case studies demonstrate strategies to improve the occupant experience in office buildings, hospitals, schools, and residential buildings. Students leave the class with an understanding of these complex issues and are able to comfortably discuss setting goals and evaluating performance related to the occupant experience.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25139/2019

ENVR E-119D
Zero Energy and Passive Buildings

Paul Ormond, MS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24776

Description
Zero energy buildings, also known as net zero energy buildings, are buildings (or a community of buildings) which produce with on-site renewables the same, or more, amount of energy as they consume on an annual basis. Typically, a zero energy building consists of a highly efficient building with a rooftop, or site-mounted, photovoltaic system. Increasingly, designers are turning to passive building strategies to deliver highly efficient buildings for their zero energy projects. Zero energy and passive strategies are very scalable from single family homes, to large commercial buildings, to districts or communities of buildings. Once the realm of the most ambitious building owners willing to take significant financial and design risks, now zero energy and passive buildings cost the same as conventional construction. In the next few decades, it is possible that a large portion of new and retrofit construction could be zero energy or passive, either by code or by economics. This course provides a comprehensive exploration of zero energy and passive buildings, including building energy dynamics, renewable system fundamentals, energy economics, passive architecture, energy budgets, site and source energy, policy, codes, financing, and incentive structures. We explore the state of practice and state of art in zero energy and passive design for both residential scale and commercial/institutional scale. Case studies are used to demonstrate feasibility, key concepts, and lessons learned. The course also explores the benefits and challenges that zero energy imposes on the energy grid, as well as the value zero energy and passive building can have in advancing security, resilience, and survivability.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Thursdays, 8-10 pm
1 Story Street 304Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24776/2019

ENVR E-119G
Sustainable Cities

Julio Lumbreras, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15759

Description
More than half of the world’s population (54 percent according to the World Health Organization) live in urban areas, and this share is expected to grow in the future (65 percent by 2050 according to the United Nations). However, urban life is currently far from sustainable due to inequality, poverty, poor air quality, high risk of natural disasters and climate change, and lack of access to energy, water, and waste treatment. Faced with these challenges, member countries of the United Nations adopted in 2015 an agenda for 2030, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), with one of these goals focused on “making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.” Therefore, the future of urban societies, and thus of most of the world’s population, depends on our ability to design, build, and run cities in a sustainable manner. This course aims at contributing to this goal by surveying the scientific principles of sustainability at the urban level, exploring cities and their metabolism as systems of systems. It covers the main challenges that cities of every size are facing: governance, inclusive urban economic development, national/regional development planning, safety, citizen participation, risk and vulnerability reduction, air quality, resource efficiency, and access to universal basic services, housing, and infrastructures. By paying attention to the contextual factors in which these challenges play out for different types of cities, students not only gain a general understanding of the key dimensions of urban sustainability, but they also learn tools to further analyze and tackle urban sustainability challenges. Some of the tools presented are life cycle assessment, social impact assessment, cost-benefit analysis, multi-criteria decision making, air quality modeling, and urban indicators.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 8-10 pm
1 Story Street 307

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15759/2018

ENVR E-125
Environmental Social Governance: The Evolution of Corporate Sustainability

Sophia Leonora Mendelsohn, MS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25380

Description
This course is designed to perpetuate and expedite the growth of corporate sustainability from product innovation and strategic philanthropy to incorporating risk-oriented environmental, social, and governance (ESG) structures. This allows students to re-think corporate sustainability through the lenses of enterprise risk management, climate risks and opportunities, investor relations, and financial products. This course emphasizes why students should be inspired to implement ESG thinking in organizations. The course starts by exploring the forces behind the rapid popularization of ESG. It then analyzes the interdependencies between consumer attitudes, regulation, investors, and officers of public companies. Students hear from senior ESG leaders from large companies currently executing the concepts discussed in class. Multiple classes are dedicated to the specialized frameworks of ESG reporting.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A firm understanding of change management in the business setting, climate change, and other environmental issues.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25380/2019

ENVR E-129
From Farm to Fork: Food, Sustainability, and the Global Environment

Gary Adamkiewicz, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24782

Description
In this course, we explore the development of our modern food production and distribution system and its effects on our environment and planet. We critically review published studies and other assessments that evaluate the environmental and social impact of food-related products and processes. We cover such topics as agricultural and food policy, industrialization and factory farming, the interrelationship between climate change and food production, water quality and scarcity, the role of technology in food production, and other relevant topics. We apply life cycle assessment concepts, appropriate sustainability criteria, and benchmarking to current questions surrounding our global food system, and incorporate observations from the developed and developing world. The course emphasizes the methodologies and skills needed to critically assess the sustainability of various food products and practices.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
53 Church Street L01Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: ENVR E-101, or the equivalent.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24782/2019

ENVR E-135
Corporate Sustainability Strategy

Matthew Gardner, PhD

Zeina O. Eyceoz, MBA, ALM

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13555

Description
This course explores corporate sustainability from the perspective of large, multinational corporations. We focus on the management tools available to corporations and how they can drive sustainability into a company at all levels, providing a balance between environmental stewardship, social wellbeing, and economic prosperity. We explore how to prioritize various actions through stakeholder engagement, how to analyze and prepare a sustainability report, and we examine the perspective of the investment community and important governance issues.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 8-10 pm
1 Story Street 304Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13555/2018

ENVR E-137
Sustainable Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management Operations

Ramon Sanchez, ScD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14010

Description
This course provides a set of tools and skills to identify, evaluate, and improve the sustainability of supply chain operations. It enables students to understand core concepts of industrial and commercial activities so that they are able to design sustainable manufacturing and service operations. Students learn to define green warehousing and distribution activities, plan retrofits and capital investments in current and future productive operations to save energy, select green materials for new products, manage efficient new product introductions by designing sustainable factory operations, and learn how to use continuous improvement techniques and value stream mapping to reduce waste and environmental impacts while reducing costs.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: High school math.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14010/2018

ENVR E-138
Sustainable Finance and Investments

Carlos Alberto Vargas, ALM, MBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24806

Description
Sustainable finance is a main topic on the international agenda. Financial decisions worldwide are increasingly influenced by the scarcity of resources, the search for profits through efficiency, and climate change. We observe an increasing investment appetite for green bonds. Investment funds and asset managers worldwide search for innovative products that increase profitability but also create environmental and social value. This course studies finance and sustainability as integrated subjects beginning with an introduction of financial and investment principles and moving through financial analysis, financing, and valuation. The course covers diverse aspects of sustainable investments and offers tools for effective financial valuation and risk assessment.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24806/2019

ENVR E-139
Natural Disasters in a Global Environment

Jennifer Cole, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25412

Description
This course covers disasters including volcanoes, earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, fires, landslides, hurricanes, famines, pandemic diseases, and meteorite impacts. The course presents basic science, along with detailed case studies of past and present events. Lectures and discussions highlight the role of science in studying natural disasters and describe the mechanisms responsible for these phenomena. The course traces the transition of our understanding of disasters from religious and superstitious explanations to contemporary scientific accounts. Elements of history, engineering, architecture, sociology, land use planning, climate change science, public policy, and emergency management are threaded through the discussions and laboratory exercises.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25412/2019

ENVR E-140
Fundamentals of Ecology for Sustainable Ecosystems

Mark Leighton, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 12779

Description
Conserving and managing biodiversity and ecosystem services in diverse landscapes across the globe is a major sustainability challenge of this century. Solutions critically rest on fundamental concepts and principles in ecology. This course adopts an unusual, holistic approach by embedding understanding and integration of these principles through a series of ecosystem case studies focused on desert, savanna and mountain ecosystems, wetlands and other aquatic systems, boreal, temperate, and tropical forests, and agroecosystems. These ecosystems exemplify different challenges, but similar ecological processes at work for successful management, whether the goal is protection of natural systems and biodiversity, ecological restoration, or maintaining ecosystem services in agricultural and other human-dominated landscapes. Through this approach, the fundamental topics covered in typical ecology courses are exemplified. The historical, evolutionary, and ecological processes determining the distribution of ecosystems, habitats, and species are introduced. Evolutionary processes responsible for the adaptations of individuals are examined to understand the diversity of species and their features. Ecological processes of competition, predation, disease, and mutualism help explain the functioning of biological communities and larger ecosystems. Among other activities, teams of students conduct background research on specific ecosystem sites to understand the ecological, economic, sociocultural, and multistakeholder context of sustainability challenges and integrated solutions. The course features an optional Saturday field trip.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 8-10 pm
1 Story Street 307

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-12779/2018

ENVR E-143
Sustainable Food Enterprises in Rural Areas: Evaluating American versus European Practices in Tuscany

Mark Leighton, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25371

Description

Globally, metropolitan areas have prospered economically while rural areas have been left behind. The course focuses on sustainability opportunities and enterprises in these rural landscapes. Emphasis is on the benefits of small-scale organic farm enterprises, typically with diverse production systems, common historically and now resurgent in the farm to table and local food movement as alternatives to industrial agriculture. Although of global relevance, the course focuses on comparisons between New England and Tuscany; in both these regions, ecological and economic sustainability challenges in the rural landscape include producing food and wood products for niche markets, managing watersheds, conserving biodiversity, and other environmental services, such as carbon sequestration, and diversifying income streams with ecotourism. Optimizing this mix of functions while minimizing greenhouse gas emissions, other forms of pollution, and energy consumption addresses sustainability goals. Online required class sessions, typically every other week during the semester, discuss readings on models and analysis of sustainable food production systems, including organic, permaculture and forest farming systems.

The centerpiece of the course is an intensive—and mandatory—week-long experience, May 11-18, in residence at Spannocchia, a historical Tuscan farming estate near Sienna. The educational mission of the Spannocchia Foundation is to promote sustainability in organic agriculture and animal husbandry, forestry, biodiversity conservation, ecotourism, and energy and waste management practices. Students work in small teams, conducting fieldwork on the 1,200 acres of the estate, evaluating models for these practices from ecological, economic, and policy perspectives, and debating creative ideas for sustainability futures in this inspirational setting with local experts. Students also help establish experimental trials to test hypotheses about improved production and financial performance. These field exercises and discussions at Spannocchia are augmented with an optional all day field trip to a biodynamic winery site and onwards to San Gimignano. Students should not have other work or study commitments during this period.

The course involves some hiking and fieldwork on several days over uneven ground; because these are critical course activities, students must be physically able to participate. Although mild, sunny spring weather is common, unusually cold and rainy or hot days can occur, not unlike New England. Rooms in the villa and fattoria at Spannocchia are shared doubles, spacious and historical. Meals feature organic products from the estate. View the Spannocchia website for photos and descriptions of accommodations, programs, and the estate property. Students with documented disabilities should contact the accessibility services office no later than two weeks before the course begins.

Costs: in addition to the course tuition, students are responsible for:

• 730 Euros (approximately $850 at the current exchange rate) paid to Spannocchia by January 25. This includes room and board, May 11-18 (eight days) and educational fees.
• US health insurance that provides coverage outside the United States.
• Transportation to and from Spannocchia.
• Shared per capita cost of bus/van rental and driver for field trip (optional).
• The cost of passports and visas (if the latter is needed).

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend

This course meets via Zoom web conferencing software Tuesdays, 8-10 pm; and in Tuscany, Italy, May 11-18.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A prior relevant course (ENVR E-129, ENVR E-140, ENVR S-142, ENVR E-210, or other relevant sustainability courses) and familiarity with Excel spreadsheets is helpful, but not required.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25371/2019

ENVR E-151
Life Cycle and Supply Chain Sustainability Assessment

Gregory A. Norris, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13749

Description
The field of industrial ecology includes advanced tools and methods to assist practitioners seeking to redesign and realign industrial systems and activities to be more ecologically and socially sound. Central within the field of industrial ecology is life cycle assessment (LCA), which involves systems analysis of the full range of environmental impacts, product life cycles, and supply chains. More recently, social impacts are also being addressed in life cycles and supply chains, leading to the definition of life cycle sustainability assessment. This course enables participants to develop a hands-on, in-depth understanding of the frameworks, principles, tools, and applications of life cycle assessment. As part of the course, students learn to use and apply professional software tools and databases that address both social and environmental impacts in global supply chains. We also review the state of life cycle practice and current initiatives involving companies, governments, and NGOs. We ground the entire course on the goal of making human activities, from the personal to the global, truly sustainable.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 306

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: College math, and/or chemistry are helpful, but students have thrived in this class without that background.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13749/2018

ENVR E-153
Social Responsibility in Product Supply Chains

Catherine Benoit, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14740

Description
In recent years, the social impacts of products and trade have risen in the agendas of policy makers, investors, and corporations. A powerful accountability framework (the United Nations guiding principles) and a widely acclaimed blueprint to guide the strategic priorities of businesses and governments (the United Nations sustainability development goals) represent a huge opportunity to drive socially sustainable business. With a focus on supply chains, this class provides a detailed background on business and human rights, social responsibility, corporate sustainability strategy, and social life cycle assessment (LCA). We cover both social responsibility (SR) issues and why they matter, SR instruments and how they are applied, and we explore approaches that can make a difference. Students identify supply chains’ salient social impacts, and reflect on their strengths and weaknesses. Students also become knowledgeable practitioners of social LCA, able to appropriately apply state-of-the-art LCA software and social LCA databases to deliver a social footprint.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 303

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14740/2018

ENVR E-154
Sustainable Product Design and the Innovation Ecosystem

Ramon Sanchez, ScD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14518

Description
This course is for anyone who would like to learn how to design and launch a new product with the smallest environmental footprint. Students acquire many tools and skills in the course: how to do market intelligence (technological benchmarking and reverse engineering), how to incorporate real sustainability into new products (and identify green washing), how to use structured tools to enhance creativity and innovation to conceive and develop new products, how to design and implement a new product introduction process, how to do and implement the design of experiments to select the most robust features for products, how to write and submit a patent application to decrease legal costs, how to protect copyrights and trademarks, how to fund intellectual property by using funds from business incubators and accelerators, how to select the right materials and processes to minimize the product’s environmental impacts (using green chemistry principles, sustainable sourcing of components, and sustainable certification for raw materials to promote conservation), how to reduce energy use by new products, how to build and test prototypes in an inexpensive way, and how to reduce the environmental impacts of packaging and transportation. Students also learn the basic components of an innovation ecosystem and how high technology hubs such as Silicon Valley, Boston, and New York work.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: High school math.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14518/2018

ENVR E-157
Sustainable Business and Technology

Ramon Sanchez, ScD

Matthew Gardner, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23427

Description
With the increased awareness of the impact that business and economic activity have on our planet, we are seeing a boom in entrepreneurial activity premised on social responsibility, environmental friendliness, energy efficiency, and other sustainability-related attributes. This course seeks to examine the trends in green business, and to identify which activities are based on enduring principles and which are likely to be fleeting. Through conversations with local entrepreneurs, case studies, and lectures, this course provides students with an introduction to the principles of sustainable business, and the opportunity to look at a variety of new businesses, business models, and technologies that may play a role in an energy- and resource-constrained future.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: High school math.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23427/2019

ENVR E-158A
Green Chemistry

John Warner, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25498

Description
Green chemistry is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances. While there are many mechanisms and tools available to assess the impact of materials and processes on human health and the environment, there are few tools available to help design and create products as such. This course presents the fundamentals of the twelve principles of green chemistry, and explores relevant examples of their practical use in commercial applications. It explores examples from a wide spectrum of industrial sectors including construction, personal care, pharmaceuticals, and electronics. Through examples, students are presented with the premise that green chemistry offers organizations a boost to innovation and faster time to market.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Familiarity with chemistry concepts.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25498/2019

ENVR E-158B
Introduction to the Circular Economy

Carrie S. Snyder, MBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24785

Description
Today, economic growth is primarily contingent on increased resource consumption. In this linear economic approach, organizations harvest or extract materials, use them to create products, and then sell those products to consumers who generally incinerate or send to landfill the materials that no longer serve their original purpose. As the population grows and the negative environmental impact of resource extraction continues, this “take, make, waste” model is quickly reaching its limits. The circular economy, by contrast, is one that is “restorative and regenerative by design, and aims to keep products, components, and materials at their highest utility and value at all times” (Ellen MacArthur Foundation, 2013). It decouples economic growth from resource consumption. The circular economy philosophy is an emerging field of study, promoting a systemic, cross-disciplinary approach.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24785/2019

ENVR E-158D
Waste Management Practices

Nihar Mohanty, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25395

Description
Waste materials are an often unavoidable by-product of most human activity. Rapid economic growth, urbanization, and increasing population have resulted in an increase in resource consumption, and consequent generation of large amounts of waste. This course provides an overview of current waste and resource management practices and reevaluates the need for better waste management practices in society. Waste management scenarios and technologies are explored for both developed and developing countries, and concepts such as circular economy, cradle-to-cradle, urban mining, and upcycling are discussed as part of an integrated waste management approach. Methods for assessing waste management scenarios for sustainability are discussed.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: High school math, chemistry, and biology.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25395/2019

ENVR E-161A
Land Conservation Practice in the United States in the Context of a Changing World

Henry Tepper, MA

Frank Lowenstein, MS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15150

Description
This course focuses on the role of land conservation in advancing sustainability. It details the extraordinary growth and success of public and private land conservation in the United States. We delve into the origins of land conservation and its development in the context of the broader environmental movement in the United States and touch on its implications for work around the world. Early lectures review the first major trend in land protection, which was the creation of public parks, forests, and nature preserves, including landmark actions to create emblematic landscapes like the Boston Common, Yellowstone and Yosemite National Parks, and the Adirondack Forest Preserve. Our focus then shifts to what has become one of the best-kept secrets in conservation: the dramatic growth, effectiveness, scale, and practicality of private land conservation. We discuss the range of practice of land trusts in the US, including public-private conservation partnerships. We pay special attention to the building blocks of private and public land conservation, including financial incentives; practical and flexible legal agreements and instruments; financing mechanisms; entities to facilitate these projects, including land trusts; protection criteria; community values; and the growing importance of climate change issues in land protection.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 307Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15150/2018

ENVR E-165
Human Health and Global Environmental Change

Aaron Bernstein, MD

Jonathan Buonocore, ScD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23703

Description
Human activity is changing the atmosphere and altering terrestrial and marine ecosystems on a global scale. Evidence is mounting that these changes may already be having serious effects on human health, and there is growing concern that in coming decades the effects could be catastrophic. This course was developed because the practice of public health in this century requires an understanding of the relationship between human health and the global environment. It provides an overview of climate change and biodiversity loss, two key examples of global environmental change, and the potential consequences for human health. It also explores solutions to these problems and the challenges inherent in realizing those solutions.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets for an intensive half semester from March 25 through May 18. The recorded lectures are from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health course Environmental Health 278-02. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2-3:30 pm starting March 26 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23703/2019

ENVR E-166
Water Resources Policy and Watershed Management

Scott Horsley, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14545

Description
This course presents a comprehensive approach to water resources management by integrating environmental science (geology, soils, hydrology) and policy (planning and regulatory analysis). It is intended for both students with and without technical backgrounds. We use numerous case studies from the instructor’s experience as a consultant to the US Environmental Protection Agency, state and local governments, industry, and nongovernmental organizations. To the extent possible, the course includes a field trip to visit actual project sites in the metro-Boston region. The course examines groundwater, lake, riverine, wetland, and coastal management issues at the local, state, tribal, regional, national, and international levels and relies heavily on practical case studies. We focus on an integrated water management approach that links drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater management—seeking opportunities to keep water local and for re-use, balancing hydrologic budgets, and minimizing costs in the face of climate change. A broad range of water resource management strategies is examined including structural/nonstructural, regulatory/nonregulatory, and prevention/restoration approaches. Smart growth and low impact development techniques are presented as effective growth management and climate adaptation techniques. Incentive-based management strategies are presented to modify behaviors and to optimize public participation. Green infrastructure is presented as an innovative and alternative approach to conventional grey technologies and includes shellfish aquaculture, bioretention, reforestation of riparian buffers, ecotoilets, and wetlands restoration.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Thursdays, 8-10 pm
1 Story Street 302Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14545/2018

ENVR E-178
Socio-ecological Systems and Sustainability

Katherine Von Stackelberg, ScD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25370

Description
Even as we recognize that human well-being depends on the natural environment, we are experiencing unprecedented environmental challenges largely as a consequence of unsustainable interactions with nature. We are increasingly putting our well-being at risk through the unintended environmental consequences of modern life. Industrialization at the expense of natural resources, energy- and pollution-intensive food production, and an economic system that fails to account for natural capital are just a few examples of how we are failing to work effectively within a socio-ecological system. In this course we explore the evidence for the ways in which the natural environment supports well-being, including identifying actionable strategies for sustainability that explicitly recognize the coupled human-natural system and challenging conventional disciplinary norms by integrating the social and natural sciences. We explore themes related to the essentiality of biodiversity to ecosystem services, working with nature, biophilic design, permaculture and multifunctional agricultural landscapes, and collaborative decision making.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Maxwell-Dworkin G125Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25370/2019

ENVR E-180
Practical Sustainability for Small Organizations

Scott Curtis Stenger, ALM

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15758

Description
This course communicates to students the knowledge they need to carry out sustainability actions in their organizations. Background information on sustainability is used to provide students with a clear understanding of climate change. The course has a focus topic of the week such as lighting, water usage, recycling, solar power, wind power, hydroelectric power, green buildings, government resources to assist in sustainability, sustainable office materials, and sustainable supply chains. This course differs from other courses by offering a topic of the week for the first hour of class then spending the second hour of class learning about specific practices and products a small organization can adopt to make specific changes in line with that week’s topic to become more sustainable.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 8-10 pm
Maxwell-Dworkin G125Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15758/2018

ENVR E-210
Proseminar: Critical Analysis of Environmental Systems

Mark Leighton, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23614

Description
Understanding the dynamics of complex ecological and environmental systems and designing policies to promote their sustainability is a formidable challenge. Both the practitioner and policymaker must be able to evaluate scientific research, recognizing fundamental pitfalls in research design and data interpretation. Moreover, most important environmental problems involve interactions among variables as dynamic systems, so forecasting the impacts of potential environmental changes or policy interventions is critical. To develop these skills, students conduct practical exercises illustrating a range of modeling techniques, including statistical analysis of ecological and environmental data, and system dynamics modeling. Computer simulation modeling ranges across diverse issues in sustainability science, such as climate change, human population dynamics, population viability analysis of endangered species, and economic appraisal of projects that have an impact on natural resources. The course also focuses on developing skills in scientific writing, critiquing primary research literature, and communicating about environmental science. Quantitative techniques are taught at an introductory level; some data analysis and simulation modeling is conducted using Excel spreadsheets. Online students are invited to attend sustainability and environmental management campus events scheduled around the Monday section on stakeholder negotiation.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Thursdays, 8-10 pm
53 Church Street L01

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. Experience manipulating data and algebraic equations on spreadsheets is helpful.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 100 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23614/2019

ENVR E-210
Proseminar: Critical Analysis of Environmental Systems

Mark Leighton, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13757

Description
Understanding the dynamics of complex ecological and environmental systems and designing policies to promote their sustainability is a formidable challenge. Both the practitioner and policymaker must be able to evaluate scientific research, recognizing fundamental pitfalls in research design and data interpretation. Moreover, most important environmental problems involve interactions among variables as dynamic systems, so forecasting the impacts of potential environmental changes or policy interventions is critical. To develop these skills, students conduct practical exercises illustrating a range of modeling techniques, including statistical analysis of ecological and environmental data, and system dynamics modeling. Computer simulation modeling ranges across diverse issues in sustainability science, such as climate change, human population dynamics, population viability analysis of endangered species, and economic appraisal of projects that have an impact on natural resources. The course also focuses on developing skills in scientific writing, critiquing primary research literature, and communicating about environmental science. Quantitative techniques are taught at an introductory level; some data analysis and simulation modeling is conducted using Excel spreadsheets. Online students are invited to attend sustainability and environmental management campus events scheduled around the Monday section on stakeholder negotiation.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Thursdays, 8-10 pm
53 Church Street L01

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. Experience manipulating data and algebraic equations on spreadsheets is helpful.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 100 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13757/2018

ENVR E-495
Experimental Design and Research Methods

Jennifer Palacio, ALM

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15421

Description
This course presents a framework and process for conducting qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research in the fields of sustainability and environmental management. The course begins with an overview of research approaches, an assessment of the use of theory in research approaches, and reflections regarding the importance of writing and ethics in scholarly research. Emphasis is placed on developing strategies for addressing the key elements of the process of research design. These include identifying a project of appropriate scope, conducting an efficient literature review, writing an introduction, stating a purpose for the study, developing research questions and hypotheses, and advancing methods and procedures for data collection and analysis. At each step in this process, students are taken through qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches, with illustrative examples of contemporary research in the applied field. While this course is designed for candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, sustainability, students interested in pursuing research in the natural sciences are welcome.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15421/2018

ENVR E-495
Experimental Design and Research Methods

Jennifer Palacio, ALM

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25051

Description
This course presents a framework and process for conducting qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research in the fields of sustainability and environmental management. The course begins with an overview of research approaches, an assessment of the use of theory in research approaches, and reflections regarding the importance of writing and ethics in scholarly research. Emphasis is placed on developing strategies for addressing the key elements of the process of research design. These include identifying a project of appropriate scope, conducting an efficient literature review, writing an introduction, stating a purpose for the study, developing research questions and hypotheses, and advancing methods and procedures for data collection and analysis. At each step in this process, students are taken through qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches, with illustrative examples of contemporary research in the applied field. While this course is designed for candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, sustainability, students interested in pursuing research in the natural sciences are welcome.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25051/2019

ENVR E-496
Crafting the Thesis Proposal in Sustainability

Mark Leighton, PhD

January session | CRN 25105

Description
This course helps students develop critical thinking, scholarly writing skills, and research abilities while developing their individual thesis proposals. Class meetings feature lectures and discussions on different scientific approaches, group discussions, and intensive, constructive discussion of proposed student thesis research projects and proposals, from definition of research goals and hypotheses through research design and expected data analysis and presentation. The option to develop a thesis proposal early in the degree program allows students opportunities for an extended period of data collection and analysis, required for many types of significant research problems in the field, and earlier identification of relevant courses while completing degree requirements. Students should not register for this course unless they are ready to engage in the entire thesis process. They should consider if this is the right time to start independent research, as the goal of the course is to move from crafting the thesis proposal to thesis registration with no extended breaks. Students should begin the thesis project during the next semester or two after completing this course.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays-Thursdays, 3-6 pm
Sever Hall 310Start Date: Jan. 7, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Final papers due February 11. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, sustainability. Students in the 12-course thesis track must have completed eight courses toward the degree and earned a B- or higher in ENVR E-495. Students in the ten-course thesis track must have completed six courses toward the degree and ENVR E-495 is recommended. Students should review the webinar to prepare them for taking the course. Their pre-proposal, due October 1, must be approved by their research advisor before they are allowed to register for the course. To obtain approval, students follow the instructions on the thesis pre-proposal form, work with their assigned research advisor to complete the form, and submit it to thesis_proposals@extension.harvard.edu. Pre-proposals generally require one or more revisions. Once approved, permission to register will be sent via email from the ALM Advising Office between October 15 and December 12.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25105/2019

ENVR E-598
Sustainability Capstone Proposal Tutorial

Mark Leighton, PhD

Richard Wetzler, PhD

William O’Brien, MBA, JD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15667

Description
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong capstone proposal. It is mandatory for candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, sustainability or development practice who wish to register for the ENVR E-599 or ENVR E-599a capstones. The tutorial provides an essential ramp to the capstone courses, mapping critical issues of research design (scope, methodology, metrics for evaluating impact, and bench-marking) and allows the capstone courses to begin with projects fully operational.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $0

Notes:

The tutorial is not a course in the traditional sense. It is structured one-on-one advising with the instructor. Students participate in 15- to 30-minute individual appointments (by phone, video-conference, or in person), ordinarily between 9 am – 5 pm (EST), to discuss their topics, proposal designs, and writing progress.

• Last day to register without a late fee: September 3
• Last day to register with a late fee: September 10
• Last day to drop for 100% tuition refund: October 15
• Last day to withdraw for WD grade: November 23

Prerequisites: Students must be in their penultimate semester as candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, sustainability or development practice. They must be in good academic standing and in the process of completing all the requirements except the capstone. Students should view the ENVR E-599 capstone proposal webpage or the ENVR E-599a capstone proposal webpage and submit the first draft of the capstone proposal between July 19 and October 1. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15667/2018

ENVR E-598
Sustainability Capstone Proposal Tutorial

Mark Leighton, PhD

Richard Wetzler, PhD

William O’Brien, MBA, JD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25198

Description
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong capstone proposal. It is mandatory for candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, sustainability or development practice who wish to register for the ENVR S-599 or ENVR S-599a capstones in the 2019 Harvard Summer School. The tutorial provides an essential ramp to the capstone courses, mapping critical issues of research design (scope, methodology, metrics for evaluating impact, and bench-marking) and allows the capstone courses to begin with projects fully operational.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $0

Notes:

The tutorial is not a course in the traditional sense. It is structured one-on-one advising with the instructor. Students participate in 15- to 30-minute individual appointments (by phone, video-conference, or in person), ordinarily between 9 am – 5 pm, to discuss their topics, proposal designs, and writing progress.

The tutorial is not a course in the traditional sense. It is structured one-on-one advising with the instructor. Students participate in 15- to 30-minute individual appointments (by phone, video-conference, or in person), ordinarily between 9 am – 5 pm (EST), to discuss their topics, proposal designs, and writing progress.

• Last day to register without a late fee: January 27
• Last day to register with a late fee: February 3
• Last day to drop for 100% tuition refund: February 15
• Last day to withdraw for WD grade: April 26

Prerequisites: Students must be in their penultimate semester as candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, sustainability or development practice. They must be in good academic standing and in the process of completing all the requirements except the capstone. Students should view the ENVR E-599 capstone proposal webpage or the ENVR E-599a capstone proposal webpage and submit the first draft of the capstone proposal between November 8 and February 1. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25198/2019

ENVR E-599
Independent Research Capstone

Richard Wetzler, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14598

Description
The course provides each participant with a guided immersion in the processes of heuristic question formulation, objective research design, and implementation. Included are hypothesis testing, data collection and analysis, writing, revision, and final dissemination. Individual meetings with the course instructor occur throughout the semester, beginning with review of the preliminary research proposal and completion of a needs assessment survey. Subsequent meetings serve to ensure research progress is on track and make full use of available experts, references, and other resources. Lectures and discussions explore challenges and opportunities in boundary delineation, project scoping, assessment of potential impact (and, where appropriate, procedural reviews such as the university’s policy on use of human subjects), inclusion of stakeholders and sampling design; logical consistency, lateral thinking, and use and analysis of case studies; benchmarking and bet-hedging; effective writing, graphic presentation, and referencing; and public presentation and network establishment. Using a recurring workshop format, participants regularly present components of their work-in-progress for review and constructive input. At the semester’s close, the professional community is invited to attend participants’ presentations of their final research projects. This is accomplished via a class poster exhibition and/or through a web-based video archive of project presentations.

Class Meetings:
On campus

This course meets on ten Wednesdays from 6-9 pm in the Northwest Science Building, room B-105, and includes an on-campus symposium on Saturday, Dec. 8, 1-7 pm. See syllabus for specific meeting dates. Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Students must be degree candidates who have successfully completed ENVR S-598. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14598/2018

ENVR E-599
Independent Research Capstone

Richard Wetzler, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24009

Description
The course provides each participant with a guided immersion in the processes of heuristic question formulation, objective research design, and implementation. Included are hypothesis testing, data collection and analysis, writing, revision, and final dissemination. Individual meetings with the course instructor occur throughout the semester, beginning with review of the preliminary research proposal and completion of a needs assessment survey. Subsequent meetings serve to ensure research progress is on track and make full use of available experts, references, and other resources. Lectures and discussions explore challenges and opportunities in boundary delineation, project scoping, assessment of potential impact (and, where appropriate, procedural reviews such as the university’s policy on use of human subjects), inclusion of stakeholders and sampling design; logical consistency, lateral thinking, and use and analysis of case studies; benchmarking and bet-hedging; effective writing, graphic presentation, and referencing; and public presentation and network establishment. Using a recurring workshop format, participants regularly present components of their work-in-progress for review and constructive input. At the semester’s close, the professional community is invited to attend participants’ presentations of their final research projects. This is accomplished via a class poster exhibition and/or through a web-based video archive of project presentations.

Class Meetings:
On campus

This course meets on nine Wednesdays, 6-9 pm (five meetings in Northwest Science Building B105 and four via web conference), and includes an on-campus meeting on Sunday, May 5, 12:30-5:30 pm. See syllabus for specific meeting dates. Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Students must be degree candidates who have successfully completed ENVR E-598. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24009/2019

ENVR E-599A
Consulting with Clients for Sustainability Solutions Capstone

William O’Brien, MBA, JD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24425

Description
The course imparts knowledge and skills for planning projects and developing solutions for organizations of at least 50 employees including small businesses, local townships, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), international development agencies, national governments, corporations, municipal/state/provincial governments, primary and secondary schools, universities, hospitals, health centers, and regional development agencies. Sustainability solutions refers to working with a client either as a member of a team or individually developing and delivering a customized sustainability action plan (SAP) for sustainability candidates or a sustainable development action plan (SDAP) for development practice candidates. Common client goals are reduction of operating costs, minimization of the environmental footprint, initiating a development project, and improvement of sustainability practices. Opportunities are identified and initiatives developed in collaboration with the client for both short and long term. Typical areas of focus include energy efficiency, water conservation, waste reduction, supply chain management, green IT, and transportation. In support of recommended initiatives, SAPs and SDAPs emphasize a process to foster sustainable behavior, outline key performance indicators to measure performance, and build a sustainability capital reserve to capture cost savings for possible future investments. Deliverables for the course are a SAP or SDAP and a presentation to the client stakeholders. A substantial amount of time during the semester is spent on coaching students regarding how to most effectively work with the clients to address organizational requirements, develop solutions, and present their resulting solutions. Sustainability executives, development practitioners, and consultants occasionally serve as guest speakers to share experiences and best practices. The case method is used to provide a participative and realistic forum enabling students to learn about sustainability while also developing the skills to use the knowledge gained. Whether the SAP or SDAP is developed for a client by a team or an individual, the course structure enables and ensures evaluation of individual student effort through student reflections and a client satisfaction survey. Past clients have included New York City Department of Sanitation, Greater Pittsburgh YMCA, General Electric Appliances, Utah Center for Affordable Housing, and Amazon.

Class Meetings:
On campus

Course meets at 1 Story Street, room 302, on four Saturdays from 9 am-5 pm: February 2, March 2, April 6, and May 4.Start Date: Feb. 2, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Students must be degree candidates who have successfully completed ENVR E-598. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24425/2019

ENVR E-599A
Consulting with Clients for Sustainability Solutions Capstone

William O’Brien, MBA, JD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14533

Description
The course imparts knowledge and skills for planning projects and developing solutions for organizations of at least 50 employees including small businesses, local townships, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), international development agencies, national governments, corporations, municipal/state/provincial governments, primary and secondary schools, universities, hospitals, health centers, and regional development agencies. Sustainability solutions refers to working with a client either as a member of a team or individually developing and delivering a customized sustainability action plan (SAP) for sustainability candidates or a sustainable development action plan (SDAP) for development practice candidates. Common client goals are reduction of operating costs, minimization of the environmental footprint, initiating a development project, and improvement of sustainability practices. Opportunities are identified and initiatives developed in collaboration with the client for both short and long term. Typical areas of focus include energy efficiency, water conservation, waste reduction, supply chain management, green IT, and transportation. In support of recommended initiatives, SAPs and SDAPs emphasize a process to foster sustainable behavior, outline key performance indicators to measure performance, and build a sustainability capital reserve to capture cost savings for possible future investments. Deliverables for the course are a SAP or SDAP and a presentation to the client stakeholders. A substantial amount of time during the semester is spent on coaching students regarding how to most effectively work with the clients to address organizational requirements, develop solutions, and present their resulting solutions. Sustainability executives, development practitioners, and consultants occasionally serve as guest speakers to share experiences and best practices. The case method is used to provide a participative and realistic forum enabling students to learn about sustainability while also developing the skills to use the knowledge gained. Whether the SAP or SDAP is developed for a client by a team or an individual, the course structure enables and ensures evaluation of individual student effort through student reflections and a client satisfaction survey. Past clients have included New York City Department of Sanitation, Greater Pittsburgh YMCA, General Electric Appliances, Utah Center for Affordable Housing, and Amazon.

Class Meetings:
On campus

Course meets at 1 Story Street, room 302, on four Saturdays from 9 am-5 pm: Sept. 8, Sept. 29, Nov. 3, Dec. 1.Start Date: Sep. 8, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Students must be degree candidates who have successfully completed ENVR S-598. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14533/2018

EXPO E-5
Fundamentals of Grammar

Jerusha Achterberg, MPH

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13175 | Section 1

Description
This course is a review of the elements of grammar. We examine sentence structure, correct verb forms, case of pronouns, agreement, punctuation, and restrictive and nonrestrictive (that/which) clauses. Along the way, we learn something of the power and the pleasure of controlling grammar to make our words work for us exactly as we want them to. Short readings illustrate the basic elements—and the beauties—of grammar and style. Short writing assignments offer students opportunities to practice the lessons of the course.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13175/2018

EXPO E-5
Fundamentals of Grammar

Naomi Stephen, MPhil

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 21627 | Section 2

Description
This course is a review of the elements of grammar. We examine sentence structure, correct verb forms, case of pronouns, agreement, punctuation, and restrictive and nonrestrictive (that/which) clauses. Along the way, we learn something of the power and the pleasure of controlling grammar to make our words work for us exactly as we want them to. Short readings illustrate the basic elements—and the beauties—of grammar and style. Short writing assignments offer students opportunities to practice the lessons of the course.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Sever Hall 109Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-21627/2019

EXPO E-5
Fundamentals of Grammar

Virginia Maurer, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14497 | Section 2

Description
This course is a review of the elements of grammar. We examine sentence structure, correct verb forms, case of pronouns, agreement, punctuation, and restrictive and nonrestrictive (that/which) clauses. Along the way, we learn something of the power and the pleasure of controlling grammar to make our words work for us exactly as we want them to. Short readings illustrate the basic elements—and the beauties—of grammar and style. Short writing assignments offer students opportunities to practice the lessons of the course.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 212Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14497/2018

EXPO E-5
Fundamentals of Grammar

Jerusha Achterberg, MPH

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24511 | Section 1

Description
This course is a review of the elements of grammar. We examine sentence structure, correct verb forms, case of pronouns, agreement, punctuation, and restrictive and nonrestrictive (that/which) clauses. Along the way, we learn something of the power and the pleasure of controlling grammar to make our words work for us exactly as we want them to. Short readings illustrate the basic elements—and the beauties—of grammar and style. Short writing assignments offer students opportunities to practice the lessons of the course.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24511/2019

EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing

Judith A. Murciano, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15120 | Section 2

Description
This course is designed for students seeking preparation for EXPO E-25 and for others wanting to review such basics of academic argument as thesis, evidence, and structure. Short writing assignments help students develop the skills essential for producing well-reasoned and substantiated academic essays. Students also learn strategies for reading and analyzing difficult texts.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15120/2018

EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing

Steven Wandler, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14356 | Section 7

Description
This course is designed for students seeking preparation for EXPO E-25 and for others wanting to review such basics of academic argument as thesis, evidence, and structure. Short writing assignments help students develop the skills essential for producing well-reasoned and substantiated academic essays. Students also learn strategies for reading and analyzing difficult texts.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14356/2018

EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing

Elisabeth Sharp McKetta, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15912 | Section 9

Description
This course is designed for students seeking preparation for EXPO E-25 and for others wanting to review such basics of academic argument as thesis, evidence, and structure. Short writing assignments help students develop the skills essential for producing well-reasoned and substantiated academic essays. Students also learn strategies for reading and analyzing difficult texts.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15912/2018

EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing

Randy S. Rosenthal, MTS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15916 | Section 10

Description
This course is designed for students seeking preparation for EXPO E-25 and for others wanting to review such basics of academic argument as thesis, evidence, and structure. Short writing assignments help students develop the skills essential for producing well-reasoned and substantiated academic essays. Students also learn strategies for reading and analyzing difficult texts.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15916/2018

EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing

Randy S. Rosenthal, MTS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15944 | Section 11

Description
This course is designed for students seeking preparation for EXPO E-25 and for others wanting to review such basics of academic argument as thesis, evidence, and structure. Short writing assignments help students develop the skills essential for producing well-reasoned and substantiated academic essays. Students also learn strategies for reading and analyzing difficult texts.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15944/2018

EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing

Rebecca Summerhays, PhD

January session | CRN 23882

Description
This course is designed for students seeking preparation for EXPO E-25 and for others wanting to review such basics of academic argument as thesis, evidence, and structure. Short writing assignments help students develop the skills essential for producing well-reasoned and substantiated academic essays. Students also learn strategies for reading and analyzing difficult texts.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays-Thursdays, 1-4 pm
Sever Hall 304Start Date: Jan. 7, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: Final papers due February 11. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23882/2019

EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing

Joan Feinberg, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25165 | Section 3

Description
This course is designed for students seeking preparation for EXPO E-25 and for others wanting to review such basics of academic argument as thesis, evidence, and structure. Short writing assignments help students develop the skills essential for producing well-reasoned and substantiated academic essays. Students also learn strategies for reading and analyzing difficult texts.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25165/2019

EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing

Janet Sylvester, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25169 | Section 9

Description
This course is designed for students seeking preparation for EXPO E-25 and for others wanting to review such basics of academic argument as thesis, evidence, and structure. Short writing assignments help students develop the skills essential for producing well-reasoned and substantiated academic essays. Students also learn strategies for reading and analyzing difficult texts.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25169/2019

EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing

Anthony B. Cashman III, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 22356 | Section 2

Description
This course is designed for students seeking preparation for EXPO E-25 and for others wanting to review such basics of academic argument as thesis, evidence, and structure. Short writing assignments help students develop the skills essential for producing well-reasoned and substantiated academic essays. Students also learn strategies for reading and analyzing difficult texts.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Sever Hall 212Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-22356/2019

EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing

Matthew Davis, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15968 | Section 12

Description
This course is designed for students seeking preparation for EXPO E-25 and for others wanting to review such basics of academic argument as thesis, evidence, and structure. Short writing assignments help students develop the skills essential for producing well-reasoned and substantiated academic essays. Students also learn strategies for reading and analyzing difficult texts.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15968/2018

EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing

Heidi Hendricks, ALM

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24941 | Section 5

Description
This course is designed for students seeking preparation for EXPO E-25 and for others wanting to review such basics of academic argument as thesis, evidence, and structure. Short writing assignments help students develop the skills essential for producing well-reasoned and substantiated academic essays. Students also learn strategies for reading and analyzing difficult texts.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24941/2019

EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing

Christina Rarden Grenier, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15228 | Section 1

Description
This course is designed for students seeking preparation for EXPO E-25 and for others wanting to review such basics of academic argument as thesis, evidence, and structure. Short writing assignments help students develop the skills essential for producing well-reasoned and substantiated academic essays. Students also learn strategies for reading and analyzing difficult texts.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15228/2018

EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing

Allyson K. Boggess, MFA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23434 | Section 1

Description
This course is designed for students seeking preparation for EXPO E-25 and for others wanting to review such basics of academic argument as thesis, evidence, and structure. Short writing assignments help students develop the skills essential for producing well-reasoned and substantiated academic essays. Students also learn strategies for reading and analyzing difficult texts.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23434/2019

EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing

Steven Wandler, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23715 | Section 10

Description
This course is designed for students seeking preparation for EXPO E-25 and for others wanting to review such basics of academic argument as thesis, evidence, and structure. Short writing assignments help students develop the skills essential for producing well-reasoned and substantiated academic essays. Students also learn strategies for reading and analyzing difficult texts.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23715/2019

EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing

Christina Rarden Grenier, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25251 | Section 4

Description
This course is designed for students seeking preparation for EXPO E-25 and for others wanting to review such basics of academic argument as thesis, evidence, and structure. Short writing assignments help students develop the skills essential for producing well-reasoned and substantiated academic essays. Students also learn strategies for reading and analyzing difficult texts.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25251/2019

EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing

Judith A. Murciano, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24744 | Section 6

Description
This course is designed for students seeking preparation for EXPO E-25 and for others wanting to review such basics of academic argument as thesis, evidence, and structure. Short writing assignments help students develop the skills essential for producing well-reasoned and substantiated academic essays. Students also learn strategies for reading and analyzing difficult texts.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24744/2019

EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing

Eileen Mary O’Connor, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25515 | Section 11

Description
This course is designed for students seeking preparation for EXPO E-25 and for others wanting to review such basics of academic argument as thesis, evidence, and structure. Short writing assignments help students develop the skills essential for producing well-reasoned and substantiated academic essays. Students also learn strategies for reading and analyzing difficult texts.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25515/2019

EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing

Elisabeth Sharp McKetta, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25518 | Section 12

Description
This course is designed for students seeking preparation for EXPO E-25 and for others wanting to review such basics of academic argument as thesis, evidence, and structure. Short writing assignments help students develop the skills essential for producing well-reasoned and substantiated academic essays. Students also learn strategies for reading and analyzing difficult texts.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25518/2019

EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing

Steven Wandler, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15542 | Section 8

Description
This course is designed for students seeking preparation for EXPO E-25 and for others wanting to review such basics of academic argument as thesis, evidence, and structure. Short writing assignments help students develop the skills essential for producing well-reasoned and substantiated academic essays. Students also learn strategies for reading and analyzing difficult texts.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15542/2018

EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing

Paul A. Thur, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13498 | Section 6

Description
This course is designed for students seeking preparation for EXPO E-25 and for others wanting to review such basics of academic argument as thesis, evidence, and structure. Short writing assignments help students develop the skills essential for producing well-reasoned and substantiated academic essays. Students also learn strategies for reading and analyzing difficult texts.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Sever Hall 104Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13498/2018

EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing

Eileen Mary O’Connor, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15802 | Section 3

Description
This course is designed for students seeking preparation for EXPO E-25 and for others wanting to review such basics of academic argument as thesis, evidence, and structure. Short writing assignments help students develop the skills essential for producing well-reasoned and substantiated academic essays. Students also learn strategies for reading and analyzing difficult texts.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15802/2018

EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing

Janet Sylvester, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15549 | Section 5

Description
This course is designed for students seeking preparation for EXPO E-25 and for others wanting to review such basics of academic argument as thesis, evidence, and structure. Short writing assignments help students develop the skills essential for producing well-reasoned and substantiated academic essays. Students also learn strategies for reading and analyzing difficult texts.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15549/2018

EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing

Eileen Mary O’Connor, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15556 | Section 4

Description
This course is designed for students seeking preparation for EXPO E-25 and for others wanting to review such basics of academic argument as thesis, evidence, and structure. Short writing assignments help students develop the skills essential for producing well-reasoned and substantiated academic essays. Students also learn strategies for reading and analyzing difficult texts.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15556/2018

EXPO E-25
Academic Writing and Critical Reading

Ariane Liazos, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24080 | Section 7

Description
This course introduces students to the demands and conventions of academic reading and writing. It focuses on analyzing texts, building effective arguments, and using evidence and secondary source material. Instruction on the stages of the writing process, from prewriting exercises through rough drafts and revisions, forms a key part of the curriculum. Students applying to the undergraduate program at the Extension School must complete this course, but it is open to any student interested in gaining an understanding of academic writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 10 am-noon
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24080/2019

EXPO E-25
Academic Writing and Critical Reading

Paul A. Thur, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 22801 | Section 10

Description
This course introduces students to the demands and conventions of academic reading and writing. It focuses on analyzing texts, building effective arguments, and using evidence and secondary source material. Instruction on the stages of the writing process, from prewriting exercises through rough drafts and revisions, forms a key part of the curriculum. Students applying to the undergraduate program at the Extension School must complete this course, but it is open to any student interested in gaining an understanding of academic writing.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Sever Hall 111Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-22801/2019

EXPO E-25
Academic Writing and Critical Reading

Tad Davies, PhD

January session | CRN 24338

Description
This course introduces students to the demands and conventions of academic reading and writing. It focuses on analyzing texts, building effective arguments, and using evidence and secondary source material. Instruction on the stages of the writing process, from prewriting exercises through rough drafts and revisions, forms a key part of the curriculum. Students applying to the undergraduate program at the Extension School must complete this course, but it is open to any student interested in gaining an understanding of academic writing.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays-Thursdays, 1-4 pm
Sever Hall 302Start Date: Jan. 7, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: Final papers due February 11. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. The last day to take the test of critical reading and writing skills for this section is December 6.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24338/2019

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Academic Writing and Critical Reading

Sarah Ahrens, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15124 | Section 1

Description
This course introduces students to the demands and conventions of academic reading and writing. It focuses on analyzing texts, building effective arguments, and using evidence and secondary source material. Instruction on the stages of the writing process, from prewriting exercises through rough drafts and revisions, forms a key part of the curriculum. Students applying to the undergraduate program at the Extension School must complete this course, but it is open to any student interested in gaining an understanding of academic writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15124/2018

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Academic Writing and Critical Reading

Peter Becker, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13337 | Section 3

Description
This course introduces students to the demands and conventions of academic reading and writing. It focuses on analyzing texts, building effective arguments, and using evidence and secondary source material. Instruction on the stages of the writing process, from prewriting exercises through rough drafts and revisions, forms a key part of the curriculum. Students applying to the undergraduate program at the Extension School must complete this course, but it is open to any student interested in gaining an understanding of academic writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13337/2018

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Academic Writing and Critical Reading

Geraldine A. Grimm, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14620 | Section 6

Description
This course introduces students to the demands and conventions of academic reading and writing. It focuses on analyzing texts, building effective arguments, and using evidence and secondary source material. Instruction on the stages of the writing process, from prewriting exercises through rough drafts and revisions, forms a key part of the curriculum. Students applying to the undergraduate program at the Extension School must complete this course, but it is open to any student interested in gaining an understanding of academic writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Fridays, noon-2 pm
Start Date: Sep. 7, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14620/2018

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Academic Writing and Critical Reading

Christina Kim Becker, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15401 | Section 2

Description
This course introduces students to the demands and conventions of academic reading and writing. It focuses on analyzing texts, building effective arguments, and using evidence and secondary source material. Instruction on the stages of the writing process, from prewriting exercises through rough drafts and revisions, forms a key part of the curriculum. Students applying to the undergraduate program at the Extension School must complete this course, but it is open to any student interested in gaining an understanding of academic writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 2-4 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15401/2018

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Academic Writing and Critical Reading

Tad Davies, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25386 | Section 4

Description
This course introduces students to the demands and conventions of academic reading and writing. It focuses on analyzing texts, building effective arguments, and using evidence and secondary source material. Instruction on the stages of the writing process, from prewriting exercises through rough drafts and revisions, forms a key part of the curriculum. Students applying to the undergraduate program at the Extension School must complete this course, but it is open to any student interested in gaining an understanding of academic writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 3-5 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25386/2019

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Academic Writing and Critical Reading

Margaret C. Rennix, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25398 | Section 5

Description
This course introduces students to the demands and conventions of academic reading and writing. It focuses on analyzing texts, building effective arguments, and using evidence and secondary source material. Instruction on the stages of the writing process, from prewriting exercises through rough drafts and revisions, forms a key part of the curriculum. Students applying to the undergraduate program at the Extension School must complete this course, but it is open to any student interested in gaining an understanding of academic writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 11 am-1 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25398/2019

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Academic Writing and Critical Reading

Christina Kim Becker, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25403 | Section 2

Description
This course introduces students to the demands and conventions of academic reading and writing. It focuses on analyzing texts, building effective arguments, and using evidence and secondary source material. Instruction on the stages of the writing process, from prewriting exercises through rough drafts and revisions, forms a key part of the curriculum. Students applying to the undergraduate program at the Extension School must complete this course, but it is open to any student interested in gaining an understanding of academic writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 2-4 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25403/2019

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Academic Writing and Critical Reading

Tamara A. Griggs, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15934 | Section 12

Description
This course introduces students to the demands and conventions of academic reading and writing. It focuses on analyzing texts, building effective arguments, and using evidence and secondary source material. Instruction on the stages of the writing process, from prewriting exercises through rough drafts and revisions, forms a key part of the curriculum. Students applying to the undergraduate program at the Extension School must complete this course, but it is open to any student interested in gaining an understanding of academic writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 3-5 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15934/2018

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Academic Writing and Critical Reading

Sarah Ahrens, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15935 | Section 13

Description
This course introduces students to the demands and conventions of academic reading and writing. It focuses on analyzing texts, building effective arguments, and using evidence and secondary source material. Instruction on the stages of the writing process, from prewriting exercises through rough drafts and revisions, forms a key part of the curriculum. Students applying to the undergraduate program at the Extension School must complete this course, but it is open to any student interested in gaining an understanding of academic writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, noon-2 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15935/2018

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Academic Writing and Critical Reading

Cynthia F. C. Hill, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15957 | Section 14

Description
This course introduces students to the demands and conventions of academic reading and writing. It focuses on analyzing texts, building effective arguments, and using evidence and secondary source material. Instruction on the stages of the writing process, from prewriting exercises through rough drafts and revisions, forms a key part of the curriculum. Students applying to the undergraduate program at the Extension School must complete this course, but it is open to any student interested in gaining an understanding of academic writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:55-9:55 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15957/2018

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Academic Writing and Critical Reading

Janet Sylvester, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 12964 | Section 10

Description
This course introduces students to the demands and conventions of academic reading and writing. It focuses on analyzing texts, building effective arguments, and using evidence and secondary source material. Instruction on the stages of the writing process, from prewriting exercises through rough drafts and revisions, forms a key part of the curriculum. Students applying to the undergraduate program at the Extension School must complete this course, but it is open to any student interested in gaining an understanding of academic writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-12964/2018

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Academic Writing and Critical Reading

Geraldine A. Grimm, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25252 | Section 6

Description
This course introduces students to the demands and conventions of academic reading and writing. It focuses on analyzing texts, building effective arguments, and using evidence and secondary source material. Instruction on the stages of the writing process, from prewriting exercises through rough drafts and revisions, forms a key part of the curriculum. Students applying to the undergraduate program at the Extension School must complete this course, but it is open to any student interested in gaining an understanding of academic writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Fridays, noon-2 pm
Start Date: Feb. 1, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25252/2019

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Academic Writing and Critical Reading

Ariane Liazos, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 12970 | Section 8

Description
This course introduces students to the demands and conventions of academic reading and writing. It focuses on analyzing texts, building effective arguments, and using evidence and secondary source material. Instruction on the stages of the writing process, from prewriting exercises through rough drafts and revisions, forms a key part of the curriculum. Students applying to the undergraduate program at the Extension School must complete this course, but it is open to any student interested in gaining an understanding of academic writing.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 101Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-12970/2018

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Academic Writing and Critical Reading

Eileen Mary O’Connor, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25516 | Section 13

Description
This course introduces students to the demands and conventions of academic reading and writing. It focuses on analyzing texts, building effective arguments, and using evidence and secondary source material. Instruction on the stages of the writing process, from prewriting exercises through rough drafts and revisions, forms a key part of the curriculum. Students applying to the undergraduate program at the Extension School must complete this course, but it is open to any student interested in gaining an understanding of academic writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25516/2019

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Academic Writing and Critical Reading

Sarah Ahrens, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24751 | Section 1

Description
This course introduces students to the demands and conventions of academic reading and writing. It focuses on analyzing texts, building effective arguments, and using evidence and secondary source material. Instruction on the stages of the writing process, from prewriting exercises through rough drafts and revisions, forms a key part of the curriculum. Students applying to the undergraduate program at the Extension School must complete this course, but it is open to any student interested in gaining an understanding of academic writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24751/2019

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Academic Writing and Critical Reading

Steven Wandler, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24752 | Section 12

Description
This course introduces students to the demands and conventions of academic reading and writing. It focuses on analyzing texts, building effective arguments, and using evidence and secondary source material. Instruction on the stages of the writing process, from prewriting exercises through rough drafts and revisions, forms a key part of the curriculum. Students applying to the undergraduate program at the Extension School must complete this course, but it is open to any student interested in gaining an understanding of academic writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24752/2019

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Academic Writing and Critical Reading

Tad Davies, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13492 | Section 4

Description
This course introduces students to the demands and conventions of academic reading and writing. It focuses on analyzing texts, building effective arguments, and using evidence and secondary source material. Instruction on the stages of the writing process, from prewriting exercises through rough drafts and revisions, forms a key part of the curriculum. Students applying to the undergraduate program at the Extension School must complete this course, but it is open to any student interested in gaining an understanding of academic writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 3-5 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13492/2018

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Academic Writing and Critical Reading

Tamara A. Griggs, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15797 | Section 5

Description
This course introduces students to the demands and conventions of academic reading and writing. It focuses on analyzing texts, building effective arguments, and using evidence and secondary source material. Instruction on the stages of the writing process, from prewriting exercises through rough drafts and revisions, forms a key part of the curriculum. Students applying to the undergraduate program at the Extension School must complete this course, but it is open to any student interested in gaining an understanding of academic writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 11 am-1 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15797/2018

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Academic Writing and Critical Reading

Ariane Liazos, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15803 | Section 7

Description
This course introduces students to the demands and conventions of academic reading and writing. It focuses on analyzing texts, building effective arguments, and using evidence and secondary source material. Instruction on the stages of the writing process, from prewriting exercises through rough drafts and revisions, forms a key part of the curriculum. Students applying to the undergraduate program at the Extension School must complete this course, but it is open to any student interested in gaining an understanding of academic writing.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 104Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15803/2018

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Academic Writing and Critical Reading

Julie Anne McNary, EdM

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15554 | Section 9

Description
This course introduces students to the demands and conventions of academic reading and writing. It focuses on analyzing texts, building effective arguments, and using evidence and secondary source material. Instruction on the stages of the writing process, from prewriting exercises through rough drafts and revisions, forms a key part of the curriculum. Students applying to the undergraduate program at the Extension School must complete this course, but it is open to any student interested in gaining an understanding of academic writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:55-9:55 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15554/2018

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Academic Writing and Critical Reading

Janet Sylvester, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24515 | Section 9

Description
This course introduces students to the demands and conventions of academic reading and writing. It focuses on analyzing texts, building effective arguments, and using evidence and secondary source material. Instruction on the stages of the writing process, from prewriting exercises through rough drafts and revisions, forms a key part of the curriculum. Students applying to the undergraduate program at the Extension School must complete this course, but it is open to any student interested in gaining an understanding of academic writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24515/2019

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Academic Writing and Critical Reading

Thomas A. Underwood, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24516 | Section 11

Description
This course introduces students to the demands and conventions of academic reading and writing. It focuses on analyzing texts, building effective arguments, and using evidence and secondary source material. Instruction on the stages of the writing process, from prewriting exercises through rough drafts and revisions, forms a key part of the curriculum. Students applying to the undergraduate program at the Extension School must complete this course, but it is open to any student interested in gaining an understanding of academic writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24516/2019

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Academic Writing and Critical Reading

Thomas A. Underwood, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15558 | Section 11

Description
This course introduces students to the demands and conventions of academic reading and writing. It focuses on analyzing texts, building effective arguments, and using evidence and secondary source material. Instruction on the stages of the writing process, from prewriting exercises through rough drafts and revisions, forms a key part of the curriculum. Students applying to the undergraduate program at the Extension School must complete this course, but it is open to any student interested in gaining an understanding of academic writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15558/2018

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Academic Writing and Critical Reading

Peter Becker, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25087 | Section 3

Description
This course introduces students to the demands and conventions of academic reading and writing. It focuses on analyzing texts, building effective arguments, and using evidence and secondary source material. Instruction on the stages of the writing process, from prewriting exercises through rough drafts and revisions, forms a key part of the curriculum. Students applying to the undergraduate program at the Extension School must complete this course, but it is open to any student interested in gaining an understanding of academic writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25087/2019

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Business Rhetoric

Steven Wandler, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25089 | Section 10

Description
This course helps business professionals improve their writing so that they are better equipped to accomplish their educational and professional goals. Students practice some of the essential forms of business writing, including e-mail messages, cover letters, proposals, presentations, and reports. Through frequent writing assignments of various kinds and regular feedback from the instructor and from peer reviewers, students learn to construct clear and precise sentences, develop coherent paragraphs, organize documents effectively, and use sources responsibly.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25089/2019

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Business Rhetoric

Jennifer Ann Doody, ALM

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14087 | Section 2

Description
This course helps business professionals improve their writing so that they are better equipped to accomplish their educational and professional goals. Students practice some of the essential forms of business writing, including e-mail messages, cover letters, proposals, presentations, and reports. Through frequent writing assignments of various kinds and regular feedback from the instructor and from peer reviewers, students learn to construct clear and precise sentences, develop coherent paragraphs, organize documents effectively, and use sources responsibly.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14087/2018

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Business Rhetoric

Matthew Davis, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15127 | Section 7

Description
This course helps business professionals improve their writing so that they are better equipped to accomplish their educational and professional goals. Students practice some of the essential forms of business writing, including e-mail messages, cover letters, proposals, presentations, and reports. Through frequent writing assignments of various kinds and regular feedback from the instructor and from peer reviewers, students learn to construct clear and precise sentences, develop coherent paragraphs, organize documents effectively, and use sources responsibly.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 7:55-9:55 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15127/2018

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Business Rhetoric

Franklin J. Schwarzer, JD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25402 | Section 9

Description
This course helps business professionals improve their writing so that they are better equipped to accomplish their educational and professional goals. Students practice some of the essential forms of business writing, including e-mail messages, cover letters, proposals, presentations, and reports. Through frequent writing assignments of various kinds and regular feedback from the instructor and from peer reviewers, students learn to construct clear and precise sentences, develop coherent paragraphs, organize documents effectively, and use sources responsibly.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 7:55-9:55 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25402/2019

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Business Rhetoric

Christina Kim Becker, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25404 | Section 2

Description
This course helps business professionals improve their writing so that they are better equipped to accomplish their educational and professional goals. Students practice some of the essential forms of business writing, including e-mail messages, cover letters, proposals, presentations, and reports. Through frequent writing assignments of various kinds and regular feedback from the instructor and from peer reviewers, students learn to construct clear and precise sentences, develop coherent paragraphs, organize documents effectively, and use sources responsibly.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 2-4 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25404/2019

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Business Rhetoric

Jennifer Ann Doody, ALM

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24648 | Section 4

Description
This course helps business professionals improve their writing so that they are better equipped to accomplish their educational and professional goals. Students practice some of the essential forms of business writing, including e-mail messages, cover letters, proposals, presentations, and reports. Through frequent writing assignments of various kinds and regular feedback from the instructor and from peer reviewers, students learn to construct clear and precise sentences, develop coherent paragraphs, organize documents effectively, and use sources responsibly.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24648/2019

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Business Rhetoric

Franklin J. Schwarzer, JD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25171 | Section 8

Description
This course helps business professionals improve their writing so that they are better equipped to accomplish their educational and professional goals. Students practice some of the essential forms of business writing, including e-mail messages, cover letters, proposals, presentations, and reports. Through frequent writing assignments of various kinds and regular feedback from the instructor and from peer reviewers, students learn to construct clear and precise sentences, develop coherent paragraphs, organize documents effectively, and use sources responsibly.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25171/2019

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Business Rhetoric

Julie Anne McNary, EdM

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15967 | Section 10

Description
This course helps business professionals improve their writing so that they are better equipped to accomplish their educational and professional goals. Students practice some of the essential forms of business writing, including e-mail messages, cover letters, proposals, presentations, and reports. Through frequent writing assignments of various kinds and regular feedback from the instructor and from peer reviewers, students learn to construct clear and precise sentences, develop coherent paragraphs, organize documents effectively, and use sources responsibly.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15967/2018

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Business Rhetoric

Jennifer Ann Doody, ALM

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15462 | Section 3

Description
This course helps business professionals improve their writing so that they are better equipped to accomplish their educational and professional goals. Students practice some of the essential forms of business writing, including e-mail messages, cover letters, proposals, presentations, and reports. Through frequent writing assignments of various kinds and regular feedback from the instructor and from peer reviewers, students learn to construct clear and precise sentences, develop coherent paragraphs, organize documents effectively, and use sources responsibly.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15462/2018

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Business Rhetoric

Randy S. Rosenthal, MTS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23922 | Section 7

Description
This course helps business professionals improve their writing so that they are better equipped to accomplish their educational and professional goals. Students practice some of the essential forms of business writing, including e-mail messages, cover letters, proposals, presentations, and reports. Through frequent writing assignments of various kinds and regular feedback from the instructor and from peer reviewers, students learn to construct clear and precise sentences, develop coherent paragraphs, organize documents effectively, and use sources responsibly.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23922/2019

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Business Rhetoric

Steven Wandler, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15226 | Section 9

Description
This course helps business professionals improve their writing so that they are better equipped to accomplish their educational and professional goals. Students practice some of the essential forms of business writing, including e-mail messages, cover letters, proposals, presentations, and reports. Through frequent writing assignments of various kinds and regular feedback from the instructor and from peer reviewers, students learn to construct clear and precise sentences, develop coherent paragraphs, organize documents effectively, and use sources responsibly.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15226/2018

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Business Rhetoric

Matthew Davis, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23698 | Section 6

Description
This course helps business professionals improve their writing so that they are better equipped to accomplish their educational and professional goals. Students practice some of the essential forms of business writing, including e-mail messages, cover letters, proposals, presentations, and reports. Through frequent writing assignments of various kinds and regular feedback from the instructor and from peer reviewers, students learn to construct clear and precise sentences, develop coherent paragraphs, organize documents effectively, and use sources responsibly.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 7:55-9:55 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23698/2019

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Business Rhetoric

Lori Friedman, JD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13976 | Section 5

Description
This course helps business professionals improve their writing so that they are better equipped to accomplish their educational and professional goals. Students practice some of the essential forms of business writing, including e-mail messages, cover letters, proposals, presentations, and reports. Through frequent writing assignments of various kinds and regular feedback from the instructor and from peer reviewers, students learn to construct clear and precise sentences, develop coherent paragraphs, organize documents effectively, and use sources responsibly.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13976/2018

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Business Rhetoric

Thomas Akbari, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23719 | Section 1

Description
This course helps business professionals improve their writing so that they are better equipped to accomplish their educational and professional goals. Students practice some of the essential forms of business writing, including e-mail messages, cover letters, proposals, presentations, and reports. Through frequent writing assignments of various kinds and regular feedback from the instructor and from peer reviewers, students learn to construct clear and precise sentences, develop coherent paragraphs, organize documents effectively, and use sources responsibly.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23719/2019

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Business Rhetoric

Joan Feinberg, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15784 | Section 4

Description
This course helps business professionals improve their writing so that they are better equipped to accomplish their educational and professional goals. Students practice some of the essential forms of business writing, including e-mail messages, cover letters, proposals, presentations, and reports. Through frequent writing assignments of various kinds and regular feedback from the instructor and from peer reviewers, students learn to construct clear and precise sentences, develop coherent paragraphs, organize documents effectively, and use sources responsibly.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15784/2018

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Business Rhetoric

Jennifer Ann Doody, ALM

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25267 | Section 3

Description
This course helps business professionals improve their writing so that they are better equipped to accomplish their educational and professional goals. Students practice some of the essential forms of business writing, including e-mail messages, cover letters, proposals, presentations, and reports. Through frequent writing assignments of various kinds and regular feedback from the instructor and from peer reviewers, students learn to construct clear and precise sentences, develop coherent paragraphs, organize documents effectively, and use sources responsibly.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25267/2019

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Business Rhetoric

Franklin J. Schwarzer, JD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15544 | Section 8

Description
This course helps business professionals improve their writing so that they are better equipped to accomplish their educational and professional goals. Students practice some of the essential forms of business writing, including e-mail messages, cover letters, proposals, presentations, and reports. Through frequent writing assignments of various kinds and regular feedback from the instructor and from peer reviewers, students learn to construct clear and precise sentences, develop coherent paragraphs, organize documents effectively, and use sources responsibly.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15544/2018

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Business Rhetoric

Cynthia F. C. Hill, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15546 | Section 6

Description
This course helps business professionals improve their writing so that they are better equipped to accomplish their educational and professional goals. Students practice some of the essential forms of business writing, including e-mail messages, cover letters, proposals, presentations, and reports. Through frequent writing assignments of various kinds and regular feedback from the instructor and from peer reviewers, students learn to construct clear and precise sentences, develop coherent paragraphs, organize documents effectively, and use sources responsibly.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:55-9:55 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15546/2018

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Business Rhetoric

Randy S. Rosenthal, MTS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25570 | Section 11

Description
This course helps business professionals improve their writing so that they are better equipped to accomplish their educational and professional goals. Students practice some of the essential forms of business writing, including e-mail messages, cover letters, proposals, presentations, and reports. Through frequent writing assignments of various kinds and regular feedback from the instructor and from peer reviewers, students learn to construct clear and precise sentences, develop coherent paragraphs, organize documents effectively, and use sources responsibly.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25570/2019

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Business Rhetoric

Cynthia F. C. Hill, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25575 | Section 12

Description
This course helps business professionals improve their writing so that they are better equipped to accomplish their educational and professional goals. Students practice some of the essential forms of business writing, including e-mail messages, cover letters, proposals, presentations, and reports. Through frequent writing assignments of various kinds and regular feedback from the instructor and from peer reviewers, students learn to construct clear and precise sentences, develop coherent paragraphs, organize documents effectively, and use sources responsibly.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 7:55-9:55 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25575/2019

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Business Rhetoric

Thomas Akbari, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14577 | Section 1

Description
This course helps business professionals improve their writing so that they are better equipped to accomplish their educational and professional goals. Students practice some of the essential forms of business writing, including e-mail messages, cover letters, proposals, presentations, and reports. Through frequent writing assignments of various kinds and regular feedback from the instructor and from peer reviewers, students learn to construct clear and precise sentences, develop coherent paragraphs, organize documents effectively, and use sources responsibly.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14577/2018

EXPO E-42A
Writing in the Humanities

Elisabeth Sharp McKetta, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24832

Description
This course is designed for students who wish to build upon the skills developed in EXPO E-25 in order to produce more advanced research and writing in the humanities. The course is also appropriate for students who wish to review their research and writing skills before embarking on a proseminar at Extension or graduate study elsewhere. Students are introduced to the work of writing in the humanities via focused study in the field of literature. During the first part of the semester, students read and write about literary texts; during the second part of the semester, students develop their own independent research project in a humanities field of their choosing. This project involves developing a viable research question; finding, analyzing, and interpreting resources; and developing and refining an original argument in a final paper.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 2-4 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24832/2019

EXPO E-42A
Writing in the Humanities

Peter Becker, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15143 | Section 1

Description
This course is designed for students who wish to build upon the skills developed in EXPO E-25 in order to produce more advanced research and writing in the humanities. The course is also appropriate for students who wish to review their research and writing skills before embarking on a proseminar at Extension or graduate study elsewhere. Students are introduced to the work of writing in the humanities via focused study in the field of literature. During the first part of the semester, students read and write about literary texts; during the second part of the semester, students develop their own independent research project in a humanities field of their choosing. This project involves developing a viable research question; finding, analyzing, and interpreting resources; and developing and refining an original argument in a final paper.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15143/2018

EXPO E-42A
Writing in the Humanities

Elisabeth Sharp McKetta, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15463 | Section 2

Description
This course is designed for students who wish to build upon the skills developed in EXPO E-25 in order to produce more advanced research and writing in the humanities. The course is also appropriate for students who wish to review their research and writing skills before embarking on a proseminar at Extension or graduate study elsewhere. Students are introduced to the work of writing in the humanities via focused study in the field of literature. During the first part of the semester, students read and write about literary texts; during the second part of the semester, students develop their own independent research project in a humanities field of their choosing. This project involves developing a viable research question; finding, analyzing, and interpreting resources; and developing and refining an original argument in a final paper.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 2-4 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15463/2018

EXPO E-42B
Writing in the Social Sciences

Collier Brown, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15918 | Section 3

Description
This course is designed for students who wish to build upon the skills developed in EXPO E-25 in order to produce more advanced research and writing in the social sciences. The course is also appropriate for students who wish to review their research and writing skills before embarking on a proseminar at Extension or graduate study elsewhere. Students are introduced to the various social science disciplines and their approaches, while also learning how to become critical consumers of social science research. Students develop their own independent research project in the social science field of their choosing. This project lasts the entire semester and involves developing a viable research question; learning how to find, analyze, and interpret resources appropriately; and, finally, developing and refining an original argument in a final paper.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15918/2018

EXPO E-42B
Writing in the Social Sciences

Janling Fu, AM

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15782 | Section 1

Description
This course is designed for students who wish to build upon the skills developed in EXPO E-25 in order to produce more advanced research and writing in the social sciences. The course is also appropriate for students who wish to review their research and writing skills before embarking on a proseminar at Extension or graduate study elsewhere. Students are introduced to the various social science disciplines and their approaches, while also learning how to become critical consumers of social science research. Students develop their own independent research project in the social science field of their choosing. This project lasts the entire semester and involves developing a viable research question; learning how to find, analyze, and interpret resources appropriately; and, finally, developing and refining an original argument in a final paper.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15782/2018

EXPO E-42B
Writing in the Social Sciences

Ramyar D. Rossoukh, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25538 | Section 3

Description
This course is designed for students who wish to build upon the skills developed in EXPO E-25 in order to produce more advanced research and writing in the social sciences. The course is also appropriate for students who wish to review their research and writing skills before embarking on a proseminar at Extension or graduate study elsewhere. Students are introduced to the various social science disciplines and their approaches, while also learning how to become critical consumers of social science research. Students develop their own independent research project in the social science field of their choosing. This project lasts the entire semester and involves developing a viable research question; learning how to find, analyze, and interpret resources appropriately; and, finally, developing and refining an original argument in a final paper.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25538/2019

EXPO E-42B
Writing in the Social Sciences

Ariane Liazos, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24022 | Section 2

Description
This course is designed for students who wish to build upon the skills developed in EXPO E-25 in order to produce more advanced research and writing in the social sciences. The course is also appropriate for students who wish to review their research and writing skills before embarking on a proseminar at Extension or graduate study elsewhere. Students are introduced to the various social science disciplines and their approaches, while also learning how to become critical consumers of social science research. Students develop their own independent research project in the social science field of their choosing. This project lasts the entire semester and involves developing a viable research question; learning how to find, analyze, and interpret resources appropriately; and, finally, developing and refining an original argument in a final paper.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:55-9:55 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24022/2019

EXPO E-42B
Writing in the Social Sciences

Richard Joseph Martin, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14835 | Section 2

Description
This course is designed for students who wish to build upon the skills developed in EXPO E-25 in order to produce more advanced research and writing in the social sciences. The course is also appropriate for students who wish to review their research and writing skills before embarking on a proseminar at Extension or graduate study elsewhere. Students are introduced to the various social science disciplines and their approaches, while also learning how to become critical consumers of social science research. Students develop their own independent research project in the social science field of their choosing. This project lasts the entire semester and involves developing a viable research question; learning how to find, analyze, and interpret resources appropriately; and, finally, developing and refining an original argument in a final paper.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14835/2018

EXPO E-42B
Writing in the Social Sciences

Janling Fu, AM

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24826 | Section 1

Description
This course is designed for students who wish to build upon the skills developed in EXPO E-25 in order to produce more advanced research and writing in the social sciences. The course is also appropriate for students who wish to review their research and writing skills before embarking on a proseminar at Extension or graduate study elsewhere. Students are introduced to the various social science disciplines and their approaches, while also learning how to become critical consumers of social science research. Students develop their own independent research project in the social science field of their choosing. This project lasts the entire semester and involves developing a viable research question; learning how to find, analyze, and interpret resources appropriately; and, finally, developing and refining an original argument in a final paper.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24826/2019

EXPO E-42C
Writing in the Sciences

Cynthia F. C. Hill, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15518 | Section 2

Description
This course provides instruction in writing for students considering careers or advanced study in the natural, computational, or applied sciences. Through critical reading of key examples of the genres of scientific literature, students study how scientific texts address an audience, make claims, invoke prior claims, deploy keyterms, and engage quantitative and visual evidence. The course’s workshop approach fosters skills in revision, peer review, and research into the scientific literature. The course offers writing strategies for successful communication in the field, including concise sentences, coherent paragraphs, and well-ordered documents. Projects include an academic research paper on a topic of a student’s choice in a form common to most scientific disciplines.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 7:55-9:55 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15518/2018

EXPO E-42C
Writing in the Sciences

Thomas Akbari, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14538 | Section 1

Description
This course provides instruction in writing for students considering careers or advanced study in the natural, computational, or applied sciences. Through critical reading of key examples of the genres of scientific literature, students study how scientific texts address an audience, make claims, invoke prior claims, deploy keyterms, and engage quantitative and visual evidence. The course’s workshop approach fosters skills in revision, peer review, and research into the scientific literature. The course offers writing strategies for successful communication in the field, including concise sentences, coherent paragraphs, and well-ordered documents. Projects include an academic research paper on a topic of a student’s choice in a form common to most scientific disciplines.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:55-9:55 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14538/2018

EXPO E-42C
Writing in the Sciences

Thomas Akbari, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24821 | Section 1

Description
This course provides instruction in writing for students considering careers or advanced study in the natural, computational, or applied sciences. Through critical reading of key examples of the genres of scientific literature, students study how scientific texts address an audience, make claims, invoke prior claims, deploy keyterms, and engage quantitative and visual evidence. The course’s workshop approach fosters skills in revision, peer review, and research into the scientific literature. The course offers writing strategies for successful communication in the field, including concise sentences, coherent paragraphs, and well-ordered documents. Projects include an academic research paper on a topic of a student’s choice in a form common to most scientific disciplines.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:55-9:55 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24821/2019

EXPO E-48
Multimedia Communication: Introduction to Digital Storytelling

Marlon Kuzmick, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15781

Description
Images now flood our writing lives, whether on the pages of newspapers, magazines and academic journals, or on the screens through which we access Facebook, Flickr, and YouTube. It now appears clear that visual literacy—the ability to “read” and “write” with images—will soon become as important as literacy proper. In this course, we learn how to decode the arguments that images make and make our own arguments with images. We study the emerging academic field of visual rhetoric as well as the examples of it we find in the media to become more effective visual communicators ourselves: we learn to think and to persuade with images. Students complete three projects, ranging from PowerPoint presentations to documentary films that analyze the rhetoric of an argument. The course is helpful to anyone interested in becoming a writer in the age of multimedia (and any of us with a blog or a Facebook profile is now such a writer) as well as those interested in related fields such as web design, film and videomaking, and business communication.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm
53 Church Street 104

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: All demonstrations are performed in Final Cut Pro X and Motion, so students need either access to the 53 Church Street lab or their own copies of Final Cut Pro X and Motion. Students do not need any previous familiarity with these products. Each student also needs access to a video camera, either one of their own or the cameras available at the 53 Church Street lab.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15781/2018

EXPO E-90
Principles of Legal Writing

Franklin J. Schwarzer, JD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15801

Description
No matter who you are, or what your background is, you will one day have to encounter legal writing. This course is designed for students interested in law school and those interested in improving their technical and analytical writing skills. Students are expected to draft and edit a variety of legal writings through exposure to litigation pleadings, transactional documents, and journalistic and academic articles regarding legal issues. The goal of the course is to teach students how to read, analyze, and write effectively about the law. Students also learn how to brief a case, how to read a statute, the basics of legal citation, and major schools of legal reasoning and analysis. There are many different kinds of legal writing. Any given day, an attorney may need to draft a complaint to initiate a lawsuit, an indemnity provision in a lease, an opinion letter to advise a client of the legal risks inherent in a particular course of action, or an appellate brief arguing why a judge should agree with a contested interpretation of the law. Each of these tasks requires writing that is clear, concise, and convincing. Each also requires slightly different approaches to writing. Ultimately though, whatever the task, good legal writing should never be legalese.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:55-9:55 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15801/2018

FORE E-151
Realism, Fantasy, and the Grotesque: Hoffmann and Balzac

John T. Hamilton, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25301

Description
This course is a close reading of works by E. T. A. Hoffmann and Balzac, focusing on realism’s indebtedness to the imaginative realms of the fantastic and the grotesque.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 111Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25301/2019

FREN E-1
Intensive Elementary French I

Wayne Ishikawa, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13545

Description
An introduction to oral and written French for students with little or no background in the language, this course encourages students to communicate with each other and the instructor in simple language using role-play and other interpersonal activities. Grammar includes present and near future tenses, and the compound past.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, Thursdays, 6-8 pm
Boylston Hall 105Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13545/2018

FREN E-1A
Elementary French I

Anne Taieb, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15360

Description
This course is an introduction to French with an emphasis on communication though various interactive activities and role-playing. Students practice all four activities (listening, speaking, reading, and writing). At the end of the semester, students are able to understand and use familiar everyday expressions, to introduce themselves and others, and to ask and answer questions about their daily activities.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 6-8 pm
Boylston Hall 103Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1250
Undergraduate credit: $1250
Credits: 2

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15360/2018

FREN E-1B
Elementary French I

Anne Taieb, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25004

Description
This course develops the basic communicative skills of listening, reading, and writing with an emphasis on speaking the language. Students improve their conversational French though various interactive activities. They are introduced to French and Francophone culture.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 6-8 pm
Boylston Hall 104Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $1250
Undergraduate credit: $1250
Credits: 2

Prerequisites: FREN E-1a, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25004/2019

FREN E-1D
Online Intensive Elementary French I

Kimberlee Anne Campbell, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13406

Description
Students learn basic French grammar, vocabulary, and conversational skills through an innovative web-based, interactive classroom format. This course features one-to-one conversations with the instructor, and small-group discussions with other students using a web conference program. Assessment is by portfolio and conversations with the instructor.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 7:20-9:20 pm

Required half-hour conversation sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 22 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13406/2018

FREN E-2
Intensive Elementary French II

Wayne Ishikawa, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23396

Description
This course emphasizes oral and written communication using language structures that include the imperfect, future, and conditional tenses and the subjunctive mood. Students communicate using role-play and other interpersonal activities. They also read short pieces on modern French culture and write compositions on topics of personal interest.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, Thursdays, 6-8 pm
Boylston Hall 105Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: FREN E-1b, FREN E-1, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23396/2019

FREN E-2D
Online Intensive Elementary French II

Kimberlee Anne Campbell, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23254

Description
Students continue to develop their communication skills, building on the materials from FREN E-1d. This course features one-to-one conversations with the instructor, and small-group discussions with other students using a web conference program. Assessment is by portfolio and conversations with the instructor.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 7:20-9:20 pm

Required half-hour conversation sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: FREN E-1d, or permission of instructor.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 22 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23254/2019

FREN E-42
The Culture of Food and Friendship in the Francophone World

Carole Bergin, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25397

Description
Through a variety of literary texts from authors such as Rabelais, Flaubert, Balzac, Proust, Baudelaire, Ponge, and Nothomb; through film clips; and through other multimedia resources, students analyze and interpret the importance of food and gastronomy in the French and other Francophone cultures while participating in a range of oral and written communicative activities. Students also review and refine their knowledge of various grammatical structures.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: High intermediate French course (for example, FREN E-5 offered previously).

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25397/2019

GERM E-1
Intensive Elementary German I

Ruth Sondermann, MBA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 11066

Description
This is an intensive elementary German language class in which we focus on acquiring the four basic skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Materials such as videos, current material from newspapers, poems, music, and excerpts from children’s books supplement the E-text book.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Boylston Hall 103Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-11066/2018

GERM E-2
Intensive Elementary German II

Ruth Sondermann, MBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 20126

Description
This course is a continuation of GERM E-1. Students continue developing their communicative skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Class work moves from guided exercises that cultivate the student’s ability to apply correct grammar and syntax to more creative and independent uses of the German language. The course makes extensive use of technology (computer programs, the internet, e-mail, videos) to promote and enhance students’ comprehension of the German language, its speakers, and its culture.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Boylston Hall 103Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: GERM E-1, or permission of the instructor.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-20126/2019

GOVT E-30
American Government—A New Perspective

Paul E. Peterson, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24833

Description
This course examines how American democracy and government work. Although the course serves as an introduction to American government, it also shows how well established institutions have been altered by modern politics, and it introduces students to key ideas in political science. We place particular emphasis on the increasingly significant role that electoral pressures and the permanent campaign play in the workings of American government.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are the same as those given in the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Government 30.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24833/2019

GOVT E-30
American Government—A New Perspective

Paul E. Peterson, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15101

Description
This course examines how American democracy and government work. Although the course serves as an introduction to American government, it also shows how well established institutions have been altered by modern politics, and it introduces students to key ideas in political science. We place particular emphasis on the increasingly significant role that electoral pressures and the permanent campaign play in the workings of American government.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are the same as those given in the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Government 30.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15101/2018

GOVT E-40
International Conflict and Cooperation

Dustin Tingley, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15054

Description
This course is an introduction to the analysis of the causes and character of international conflict and cooperation. Theories of international relations are presented and then applied to historical cases to test those theories of international politics and to expand our understanding of the range of possible forms of international behavior.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 90 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15054/2018

GOVT E-40
International Conflict and Cooperation

Dustin Tingley, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24799

Description
This course is an introduction to the analysis of the causes and character of international conflict and cooperation. Theories of international relations are presented and then applied to historical cases to test those theories of international politics and to expand our understanding of the range of possible forms of international behavior.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24799/2019

GOVT E-595
Foundations of Policy Writing and Analysis

Sergio Imparato, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15493

Description
The aim of the course is to provide students with the critical and analytical skills to evaluate, design, and write a policy paper. A policy paper is a scholarly work that analyzes a relevant policy issue and provides evidence-based, actionable recommendations. Emphasis is placed on the identification of policy problems, the use of methodological tools to analyze them, and the design and presentation of potential solutions. Class meetings feature presentations of policy papers that address the students’ topics of interest, discussions of research strategies employed by policy analysts, and assignments that bolster written and oral communication. Students learn about all aspects of policy paper design, including the identification of relevant data sources, techniques for analysis, and the proper method of presenting policy paper findings. Examples of policy paper topics include migration and refugee policies, social and economic inequality issues, environmental and sustainability issues, gender equality and gender-based violence issues, cyberwarfare strategies, counterterrorism strategies, and issues of international security and nuclear proliferation. While this course is open to all students, candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, government or international relations, who are interested in the capstone track should enroll in this course the semester before enrolling in the on-campus GOVT E-599, which requires that all other degree requirements have been completed.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 304Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: An introductory government course. GOVT E-1005 or the equivalent recommended.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15493/2018

GOVT E-596
Bridges to JustPeace

Diane L. Moore, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15492 | Section 1

Description
Contrary to popular assumption, many US citizens who find themselves on opposite sides of current political and ideological debates have more in common than is readily apparent. In this course we pursue three main objectives: to uncover and examine the sources of the growing economic disparities and extreme social fragmentation that the 2016 presidential election revealed; to inspire empathy for the perceived other through narrative, literature, and the arts; and to construct strategies for creative coalition building in local and national contexts. Our explorations focus on case studies that include climate change, white poverty, and Black Lives Matter. Other case study options are chosen by student interest. Possibilities include elder care, LGBTQ rights, immigration, religious freedom, and reproductive rights. Though the course focuses on the United States, we examine parallels in other parts of the globe. Final projects involve planning a coalition building action or activity.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15492/2018

GOVT E-596
Bridges to JustPeace

Diane L. Moore, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15527 | Section 2

Description
Contrary to popular assumption, many US citizens who find themselves on opposite sides of current political and ideological debates have more in common than is readily apparent. In this course we pursue three main objectives: to uncover and examine the sources of the growing economic disparities and extreme social fragmentation that the 2016 presidential election revealed; to inspire empathy for the perceived other through narrative, literature, and the arts; and to construct strategies for creative coalition building in local and national contexts. Our explorations focus on case studies that include climate change, white poverty, and Black Lives Matter. Other case study options are chosen by student interest. Possibilities include elder care, LGBTQ rights, immigration, religious freedom, and reproductive rights. Though the course focuses on the United States, we examine parallels in other parts of the globe. Final projects involve planning a coalition building action or activity. While this course is open to all graduate-credit students, candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, government or religion, who are interested in the capstone track should enroll in this course the semester before enrolling in GOVT E-599a, which requires that all other degree requirements have been completed.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15527/2018

GOVT E-597
Foundations of National Security Writing and Analysis

Michael David Miner, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15502

Description
This course prepares students for advanced study, writing, and research in national security. The course explores the national security system, methods of intelligence analysis, and policy processes that drive and inform decision making. Readings span current affairs and historical cases to illustrate dynamics in motion. Assignments include the development of practical tools and skills most frequently used in national security settings such as memos and one-on-one briefings, but also longer analytical papers and working group presentations. There is individual and in-class group work that simulates the experience of real-world practitioners working in national security, from the front lines of the military, intelligence community, and civilian workforce to top-level decision making inside the Department of Defense, Department of State, and the National Security Council. While this course is open to all students, candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, government or international relations, who are interested in the capstone track should enroll in this course the semester before enrolling in GOVT E-599b, which requires that all other degree requirements have been completed.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Wednesdays, 8-10 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: GOVT E-1733, GOVT E-1743 or GOVT E-1796 (offered previously), or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15502/2018

GOVT E-599
Policy Analysis Capstone

Sergio Imparato, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25115 | Section 1

Description
This course offers candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, government or international relations, the opportunity to apply the knowledge acquired in GOVT E-595 to conduct independent policy analysis and write a professional policy paper. In consultation with the instructor, students select a concrete policy problem, produce autonomous research to analyze it, and provide a set of actionable recommendations to solve it. Throughout the semester, students receive feedback both from their peers and the instructor to aid the development of their projects. Class meetings include the development of writing schedules, discussions focused on policy analysis methodology, and peer-review analysis of student projects. Emphasis is placed on the identification of potential target audiences, such as governmental agencies, NGOs, and policy makers and practitioners. The capstone project culminates with a formal presentation of the students’ projects to a panel of experts.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 310Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, government or international relations. They must have completed all course work in the program, including the research methods and data analysis requirement and a B-minus or higher grade in GOVT E-595. This must be their last class. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25115/2019

GOVT E-599
Policy Analysis Capstone

Sergio Imparato, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25497 | Section 2

Description
This course offers candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, government or international relations, the opportunity to apply the knowledge acquired in GOVT E-595 to conduct independent policy analysis and write a professional policy paper. In consultation with the instructor, students select a concrete policy problem, produce autonomous research to analyze it, and provide a set of actionable recommendations to solve it. Throughout the semester, students receive feedback both from their peers and the instructor to aid the development of their projects. Class meetings include the development of writing schedules, discussions focused on policy analysis methodology, and peer-review analysis of student projects. Emphasis is placed on the identification of potential target audiences, such as governmental agencies, NGOs, and policy makers and practitioners. The capstone project culminates with a formal presentation of the students’ projects to a panel of experts.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, government or international relations. They must have completed all course work in the program, including the research methods and data analysis requirement and a B-minus or higher grade in GOVT E-595. This must be their last class. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25497/2019

GOVT E-599A
Social Justice Capstone: Bridges to JustPeace

Diane L. Moore, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25071

Description
In this course, candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, government or religion, further develop and implement the coalition building proposal they constructed for their final project in GOVT E-596. Projects require a sound theoretical foundation in conflict transformation, a developed method for assessment, and a clear plan for a project that a significant portion of which can be implemented and evaluated within the confines of the semester.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, government or religion. They must have completed all course work in the program, including a B-minus or higher grade in GOVT E-596. Government candidates must have completed the research methods and data analysis requirement. This must be their last class. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25071/2019

GOVT E-599B
National Security Analysis Capstone

Derek Reveron, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25112

Description
This course provides candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, government or international relations, an opportunity to complete a policy research project on behalf of US Special Operations Command (SOCOM). The students frame a problem for analysis, complete a group in-depth research project, and present their findings to senior representatives from SOCOM. Students work in small groups to address the question: What challenges do gray zone conflicts pose to the United States? Individually, students write strategic options memos to address pressing national security challenges. Students may not receive degree credit for both this course and GOVT E-1798, offered previously.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Thursdays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, government or international relations. They must have completed all course work in the program, including the research methods and data analysis requirement and a B-minus or higher grade in GOVT E-597. This must be their last class. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25112/2019

GOVT E-1005
Introduction to Political Science Research Methods

Matthew Blackwell, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15496

Description
This course introduces students to techniques used for research in the study of politics. Students learn to think systematically about research design and causality, how data and theory fit together, and how to measure the quantities we care about. Students learn methods—including statistical computing in R—that enable them to execute their research plans. This course is highly recommended for those planning to write an ALM thesis or complete a capstone.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Government 50. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30-2:45 pm starting September 4 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: High school algebra.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15496/2018

GOVT E-1007
Cyberpolitics

Ruxandra Paul, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24791

Description
This seminar examines how the digital age has transformed politics around the world, in democratic and authoritarian contexts. Information and communication technologies change how people, states, and non-state actors interact. Social media (Facebook, Twitter) facilitate information sharing and collective action. Technology creates new access points and new vulnerabilities. The course includes four modules: e-democracy (civic engagement, elections, accountability); online revolutions (resistance, repression, mobilization); security (cyberwar, terrorism, hacking); and beyond state boundaries (international cooperation, diasporas, transnational activism).

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 104Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Some prior background in social sciences (political science, sociology, legal studies) is an advantage. A keen interest in topics related to politics and technology is a must.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24791/2019

GOVT E-1020
What is a Republic?

Daniel Carpenter, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15710

Description
A theoretical and historical survey of the evolution of republican (representative) government, with a particular focus upon European and American institutions. We alternate between philosophical treatments and empirical studies of republican regimes. Questions include how did republican government evolve (in England and France) centuries before mass elections? What institutions besides elections keep the ruled attuned to the people? Did arguments for legislative supremacy prefigure the rise of parliamentary authority? If so, how? How did modern republics co-evolve with institutions of slavery and dispossession? What is the role of virtue in a democratic republic? How can government ensure the “rule of the wise” without fostering autocratic power? What critique might republican theory advance of populist and libertarian arrangements, and how might populist and libertarian critics respond?

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Ethical Reasoning 44. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:30-2:45 pm starting September 5 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: Knowledge of American and European history is helpful.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15710/2018

GOVT E-1041
History of Human Rights and US Foreign Policy

Debbie Sharnak, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15760

Description
This seminar examines US national security issues through the prism of human rights, exploring how humanitarian concerns became woven into the fabric of traditional security studies and how this does or does not affect current policy. We survey the most important literature and debates concerning the concepts of human rights and the US national interest. We also use case studies to explore the intersection of human rights, economic aims, strategic concerns, and peace building. In addition, we test the consistency of US guiding principles, the influence of non-state actors on policy formation, and the strength of the international human rights regime. Ultimately, the course challenges assumptions about how human rights first arose as a global phenomenon and assesses the conflicted legacy of human rights in US foreign policy over the last several decades and in current policy.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15760/2018

GOVT E-1045
Justice

Michael J. Sandel, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24582

Description
This course explores critical analysis of classical and contemporary theories of justice, including discussion of present-day applications. Topics include affirmative action, income distribution, same-sex marriage, the role of markets, debates about rights (human rights and property rights), arguments for and against equality, and dilemmas of loyalty in public and private life. The course invites learners to subject their own views on these controversies to critical examination. The principal readings for the course are texts by Aristotle, John Locke, Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, and John Rawls. Other assigned readings include writings by contemporary philosophers, court cases, and articles about political controversies that raise philosophical questions.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the HarvardX course.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24582/2019

GOVT E-1048
Human Rights and International Politics

Mathias Risse, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23673

Description
This seminar is an introduction to human rights and the role they have come to play in international politics. The goal is to provide basic human rights literacy and to put students in a position to debate questions about human rights and dilemmas that arise about them.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Sever Hall 104Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23673/2019

GOVT E-1063C
Democracy and Its Discontents

Sean Gray, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25181

Description
What does democracy mean for citizens today? Over the past few decades, our understanding of democracy has evolved significantly. There is a renewed debate about democracy’s meanings, as well as the institutions and practices that democracy requires. This interest has been inspired by a third wave of democratization in developing countries, as well as growing concerns about populism and political disaffection within established liberal democracies. Contemporary democratic theory is now diverse, expansive, and exciting, offering multiple opportunities for students to combine normatively significant problems and perspectives with empirical research. This course is intended to acquaint students with some of these possibilities. Each week, we explore a different component of modern democratic institutions and practices, including elections, civil society, participation, representation, disagreement, deliberation, equality, multiculturalism, expertise, and institutional design. Students gain an appreciation of the varieties of democratic thought, a knowledge of the key concepts and debates in the field, and a sense of how democratic ideals are approximated in institutional forms, both within the United States and across the world.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Harvard Hall 104

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25181/2019

GOVT E-1111
Political Corruption

Jeeyang Rhee Baum, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15794

Description
This course provides a comparative analysis of political corruption in rich and poor countries around the world. Why do countries vary in the extent of corruption they experience and with what consequences? This course explores this question using empirical data, as well as related issues. For example, how and why do public officials abuse the public trust and engage in illegal actions while in office? Why is corruption so prevalent in poor countries? Does political corruption decline with economic development? What do politicians gain from political corruption? Under what conditions do countries adopt anti-corruption strategies and how effective have they been? In addition, we examine case studies from Brazil, Italy, Kenya, the Philippines, South Korea, and the US.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Harvard Hall 201

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15794/2018

GOVT E-1113
Democracy’s Century: Democratic Transitions in Comparative Perspective

George Soroka, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15669

Description
This course addresses the question of tough transitions. Democracy has come to many different lands in the twentieth- and twenty-first centuries, but its record of success once there has been remarkably variable. Consequently, we ask two interrelated questions, drawing upon both theoretical literature and case studies: what conditions are propitious or deleterious for democratic consolidation? And, in the latter instance, are there ways of overcoming less than ideal starting points? Posing these questions requires distinguishing between the process of democratization and the outcome of a stable, well-functioning democratic regime. In doing so, we examine problematic cases, historic and contemporary, where democracy has survived and thrived despite the initial odds (India, Germany). We also look at democratic reversals, where hopes of competitive elections and representative governance have been thwarted (Russia). The point of doing so is to have students think critically about democratic theory and regime change in order to assess events such as the Arab Spring and evaluate what factors are unfavorable to democracy (and why), as well as whether these might be overcome through institutional design or other means.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15669/2018

GOVT E-1113
Democracy’s Century: Democratic Transitions in Comparative Perspective

George Soroka, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25508

Description
This course addresses the question of tough transitions. Democracy has come to many different lands in the twentieth- and twenty-first centuries, but its record of success once there has been remarkably variable. Consequently, we ask two interrelated questions, drawing upon both theoretical literature and case studies: what conditions are propitious or deleterious for democratic consolidation? And, in the latter instance, are there ways of overcoming less than ideal starting points? Posing these questions requires distinguishing between the process of democratization and the outcome of a stable, well-functioning democratic regime. In doing so, we examine problematic cases, historic and contemporary, where democracy has survived and thrived despite the initial odds (India, Germany). We also look at democratic reversals, where hopes of competitive elections and representative governance have been thwarted (Russia). The point of doing so is to have students think critically about democratic theory and regime change in order to assess events such as the Arab Spring and evaluate what factors are unfavorable to democracy (and why), as well as whether these might be overcome through institutional design or other means.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25508/2019

GOVT E-1212
Saving Lives in War and Peace: Challenges to Contemporary Humanitarian Action

Birthe Anders, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15436

Description
This course provides students with a comprehensive introduction to contemporary humanitarian action. Based on a sound examination of the history and different theoretical approaches to humanitarian action, the course untangles the complex web of international humanitarian actors, their aims, and operational challenges in different field environments.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 203

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15436/2018

GOVT E-1243
Russian Politics in Transition

Timothy J. Colton, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15711

Description
This course is an examination of politics in the Russian Federation since the collapse of Soviet communism, focusing on the factors promoting and impeding the development of a stable democratic regime. Topics include the general dynamics of political and economic transformation, leadership, institution building, political culture, regionalism and federalism, electoral and party politics, state-society relations and interest groups, and Russian nationalism and neo-imperialism.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Science course Government 1243. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9-10:15 am starting September 4 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15711/2018

GOVT E-1353
Leadership Lessons from Modern Presidential Politics

John Paul Rollert, JD

George Jacob Wendt, JD

January session | CRN 24062

Description
Presidential campaigns share much in common with start-up ventures. Capital must be raised; a large, diverse team must be organized and deployed; and a brand must be developed and sold. The hours are long, the pressure is incredibly intense, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. Succeed, and you’re on your way to the White House. Fail, and you’re left looking for a job. Accordingly, presidential campaigns provide remarkable lessons in compelling leadership and successful management. This course aims to harvest them by way of an analysis of recent presidential campaigns and administrations. Though emphasis is placed on presidential politics, the lessons may be applied across the public and private sector. Our readings are drawn from history, literature, philosophy, business, and politics. In addition to lectures and discussion, this course also features guest speakers from the Romney campaign and the Obama White House.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays-Thursdays, 2-5 pm
Emerson Hall 108

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 7, 2019

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: International Students see important visa information.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24062/2019

GOVT E-1354
Ideas About Leadership: Theoretical, Historical, and Personal Frameworks

Mary Raum, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15096

Description
Leadership moves the world. That’s why it is important, why we study it, and why we strive to do it well. It is a research area, a practical skill, and a personal philosophy. Thoughts about leading have evolved over time to include broad categorizations of transactional transformational, behavioral, and situational approaches. Numerous examples of leading exist across generations which serve as examples to bridge theory with reality. The course is designed to meet three objectives. First is to become acquainted with several of the primary theoretical ideas about leading. Second is to introduce illustrations of current or historical leaders and situations to enrich the theoretical assertions. Third is to participate in an active self reflection about leadership qualities, strengths, and weaknesses.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Thursdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 303Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15096/2018

GOVT E-1368
Saving Schools: History, Politics, and Policy in US Education

Paul E. Peterson, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14604

Description
The first part of this course seeks to explore how a school system, once the envy of the world, stumbled so that, in 2012, the performance in math, science, and reading of US students at age 15 fell below that of students in a majority of the world’s industrialized nations. Examining the history and politics of US education, we identify the personalities and historical forces—progressivism, racial desegregation, legalization, and collective bargaining—that shaped and re-shaped US school politics and policy. Subsequent sections of the course seek answers to a second question: What are the best ways of lifting the performance of American schools to a higher level? To explore these questions, we look at ideas and proposals of those who want to save our schools—either by reforming the teaching profession, holding schools accountable, or giving families more school choices. By speaking with reform proponents and independent experts, we capture the intensity of the current debate. In the end, we do not find any silver bullets that can magically lift schools to a new level of performance, but we do pinpoint the pluses and minuses of many new approaches to saving schools under consideration today.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the HarvardX course.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14604/2018

GOVT E-1368
Saving Schools: History, Politics, and Policy in US Education

Paul E. Peterson, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24605

Description
The first part of this course seeks to explore how a school system, once the envy of the world, stumbled so that, in 2012, the performance in math, science, and reading of US students at age 15 fell below that of students in a majority of the world’s industrialized nations. Examining the history and politics of US education, we identify the personalities and historical forces—progressivism, racial desegregation, legalization, and collective bargaining—that shaped and re-shaped US school politics and policy. Subsequent sections of the course seek answers to a second question: What are the best ways of lifting the performance of American schools to a higher level? To explore these questions, we look at ideas and proposals of those who want to save our schools—either by reforming the teaching profession, holding schools accountable, or giving families more school choices. By speaking with reform proponents and independent experts, we capture the intensity of the current debate. In the end, we do not find any silver bullets that can magically lift schools to a new level of performance, but we do pinpoint the pluses and minuses of many new approaches to saving schools under consideration today.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the HarvardX course.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24605/2019

GOVT E-1540
Politics of the American Presidency

Jon Rogowski, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25145

Description
The president of the United States is at the center of the American political system and is the focus of great national (and international) attention. This course examines the foundation of the office of the presidency and the sources of presidential power; the evolution of the presidency and the current structure of the office; the way presidential candidates campaign for the White House; the ways in which presidents organize and manage the executive branch; the manner in which they make decisions to shape domestic, economic, and foreign policy; and the relationship of the presidency to other institutions and political actors, such as Congress, the courts, political parties, interest groups, the media, and the public. The course explores the strategic choices available to modern American presidents in their efforts to augment the power of the presidency and provide active leadership to the political system. In addition to providing students with an overview of the American political system from the unique vantage point of the president, the course gives them the opportunity to study one of the most exciting, relevant, and at times controversial, political institutions in the world.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Government 1539. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:30-11:45 am starting January 28 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: Basic familiarity with the American system of government is helpful.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25145/2019

GOVT E-1733
Grand Strategy and National Security

Joan Johnson-Freese, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13819

Description
This course examines the theoretical underpinnings of grand strategy as related to national security. While US national security and national security policy provide the focus for course material, the fundamental considerations are discussed as being applicable by/to any country. The intent of the course is to provide students with a working knowledge of the key theoretical frameworks of practitioner-focused national security studies, and the related terminology lexicon.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:10-7:10 pm

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13819/2018

GOVT E-1743
Cyberspace and International Security

Derek Reveron, PhD

Michael David Miner, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15358

Description
In a very short time, individuals and companies have harnessed cyberspace to create new industries, a vibrant social space, and a new economic sphere that are intertwined with our everyday lives. At the same time, individuals, subnational groups, and governments are using cyberspace to advance interests through malicious activity. Terrorists recruit, train, and target through the internet, hackers steal data, and intelligence services conduct espionage. Still, the vast majority of cyberspace is a civilian space used by individuals, businesses, and governments for legitimate purposes. This course examines current and future threats to cyberspace, studies various approaches to advance and defend national interests, and contrasts the US approach with European, Russian, and Chinese approaches in cyberspace.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15358/2018

GOVT E-1744
Women, Peace, and Security

Joan Johnson-Freese, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24686

Description
This course examines the increasingly recognized role of women in global peace and security affairs, as recognized by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325. Through politics, the military, non-governmental, and grass roots organizations, women are involved in conflict prevention, peace building, development, and war. Consideration is given to various perspectives on why gender empowerment has proven difficult, the demonstrated consequences of not including women in security affairs, and what might be expected in the future.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24686/2019

GOVT E-1750
International Organization

Don Babai, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 20927

Description
Can states work out cooperative solutions to problems of human injustice and environmental degradation? What is the record of the United Nations in conflict management? What has been the impact of World Bank programs on the alleviation of poverty? Why are the International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization regarded as necessities by some and as obstacles by others? These are some of the questions addressed in an exploration of the potentials and limitations of international organizations in the world system.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Sever Hall 103Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-20927/2019

GOVT E-1780
International Political Economy

Jeffry A. Frieden, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25303

Description
This course analyzes the intersection of politics and economics in the international arena. It focuses on international trade, investment and monetary policies, and financial relations. Discussion of developed, developing, and formerly centrally planned nations is included.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Government 1780. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 3-4:15 pm starting January 28 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25303/2019

GOVT E-1796A
Future Foreign Policy and Defense Strategy

Derek Reveron, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24688

Description
Students use their experience wrestling with the most pressing national security challenges to inform how the US government should be postured to advance and defend national interests. Students are cast as key participants in the interagency process to debate the salience of national security challenges, discuss the ways those challenges have an impact on US national security, and outline future directions for US foreign policy.

Class Meetings:
On-campus Active Learning Weekend
Start Date: Mar. 1, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1250
Graduate credit: $1850
Credits: 2

Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Final paper due Monday, March 18. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24688/2019

GOVT E-1830
Introduction to Public International Law

Houchang E. Chehabi, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14316

Description
This course introduces students of international relations to the main concepts of public international law. Topics include the state, treaties, peaceful conflict resolution, the law of the sea, human rights, and the law of international organizations.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Harvard Hall 102Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14316/2018

GOVT E-1880
Popular Culture and US Foreign Policy During the Cold War

Thomas M. Nichols, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23609

Description
This course examines the cold war through the prism of popular culture: books, music, literature, motion pictures, and television. The goal is to understand how culture expressed the major concerns of the American public at various points in the cold war, and what effects those concerns had on the making of American foreign policy. Students examine various media from the 1945-1991 period, and examine the interplay between popular culture and policymaking during the long confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. Topics include subversion, the nuclear arms race and nuclear war, the national security state, and patriotism.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Thursdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Maxwell-Dworkin G115

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course.

Prerequisites: A course in international relations is helpful.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23609/2019

GOVT E-1886
Nuclear Weapons and International Security

Thomas M. Nichols, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14188

Description
This course examines the role of nuclear weapons in US and international security. In addition to familiarizing students with the types and effects of nuclear arms, the course considers several topics, including the history and future of nuclear strategy, the control and reduction of nuclear weapons, and the dilemmas of nuclear proliferation. The course is about the politics of nuclear weapons and does not require any specialized technical background.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Thursdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Maxwell-Dworkin G115

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14188/2018

GOVT E-1887
Transnational Security

Christopher Ankersen, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25407

Description
Security is a key concern within global affairs. To many, security is the primary responsibility of states: the Leviathan (the state) exists, Thomas Hobbes reminds us, to keep us safe, allowing us to engage in other pursuits, free from worry. Hence, billions of dollars are spent trying to predict, anticipate, and mitigate a host of threats to the life and prosperity of people and countries around the globe. And what a panoply of threats there are. Our newsfeeds are inundated by images of North Korean nuclear tests and ballistic missile launches; the aftermath of terror attacks in major cities; and boatloads of migrants barely floating to unwelcoming shores. The specters of catastrophic climate change and global pandemic disease haunt our nightmares. Even our online lives are under threat from attacks that can demand ransoms or shut down infrastructure and essential services. It is hardly surprising, therefore, to find the Leviathan—once the most powerful actor in the international system—struggling to come to grips with the new security landscape. In this course, we examine the idea of security in a transnational context, looking at the conceptual lenses used to determine and respond to the array of things that have the potential to cause harm. We explore the role of the state, non-state actors, international organizations, and individuals in generating security, as well as its opposite, insecurity, now and into the future.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 43 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25407/2019

GOVT E-1889
The Origins and Evolution of Deterrence Theory

Terence Roehrig, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24781

Description
Deterrence is the use of threats to convince an adversary from taking an action and is part of a larger concept of coercion. Throughout history, deterrence has been used by people and states to manage conflict. The first Neanderthal to find a bigger stick to ward off enemies was practicing deterrence. Though deterrence has been around for years, the formal development of deterrence theory came about after World War II to find ways to think about and utilize nuclear weapons. Deterrence theory has evolved considerably and scholars continue to probe difficult questions that remain unanswered regarding deterrence. This course examines the foundational concepts of deterrence theory and how that theory has evolved over the years. In addition, we consider the application of deterrence to international security through case studies in both Europe and Asia in the post-Cold War years. Finally, we assess current nuclear arsenals and strategy along with the role deterrence continues to play in the future of nuclear weapons.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 304Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24781/2019

GOVT E-1897
American Foreign Policy

Sergio Imparato, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14869

Description
This course offers a general introduction to the history, traditions, and theories of US foreign policy. The class is divided in three parts. First, we draw on the foundational ideas in American political thought to introduce major foreign policy traditions throughout US history. Second, we examine key theoretical debates in international relations to ask if and how they affect American foreign policy making. Third, we focus on the domestic and geopolitical implications that set limitations to, and opportunities for, the US abroad. Some of the questions we ask throughout the semester are: How is national interest defined and how has it evolved? How does presidential leadership shape American foreign relations? What is the role of public opinion in US foreign policy? How does the rise of China affect American power in the international arena? Emphasis is placed on the main international issues faced by the United States since the end of the cold war, such as terrorism, nuclear proliferation, international cooperation, and global governance.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Thursdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 306

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14869/2018

GOVT E-1961
From the Arab Spring to ISIS: National Security Challenges in the Mideast

Charles Freilich, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23343

Description
At the crossroads of three continents, the Middle East is home to many diverse peoples, with ancient and proud cultures, in varying stages of political and socio-economic development, often times in conflict. Now in a state of historic flux, the Arab Spring and subsequent upheaval, including the domestic conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Libya, have transformed the Middle Eastern landscape, with great consequence for the national security of the countries of the region and their foreign relations. The primary source of the world’s energy resources, the Middle East also remains the locus of the terror-weapon of mass destruction (WMD)-fundamentalist nexus, which continues to pose a significant threat to both regional and international security. This course surveys the national security challenges facing the region’s primary players (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, Israel, the Palestinians and Turkey, Jordan) and how the convolutions of recent years have affected them. Unlike many Middle East courses, which focus on US policy in the region, the course concentrates on the regional players’ perceptions of the threats and opportunities they face and on the strategies they have adopted to deal with them. It thus provides an essential vantage point for all those interested in gaining a deeper understanding of a region, which stands at the center of many of the foreign policy issues of our era. The course is designed for those with a general interest in the Middle East, especially those interested in national security issues, students of comparative politics and future practitioners, with an interest in real world international relations and national security.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Sever Hall 103Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23343/2019

GOVT E-1970
Middle East Politics

Melani Cammett, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25361

Description
The Middle East is currently in the midst of a dramatic transformation since at least the Arab uprisings in 2011. This course situates these ongoing developments within the broader historical and political context of the region. It examines the politics of the Middle East through a variety of topics, including how modern nations and states emerged out of Ottoman and European colonialism, what explains persistent authoritarianism and regime change across the region, why Islamist parties and movements emerged, the dynamics of war and conflict, and the rise and decline of ISIS.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Government 1207. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30-2:45 pm starting January 29 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25361/2019

GOVT E-1978
The Politics and Ideology of Post-Revolutionary Iran

Payam Mohseni, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15170

Description
The significance of Iran in Middle Eastern and global affairs is now more important than ever. From its internal domestic politics to its role across the region in Syria and Iraq, the political trajectory of Iran is critical for the future of peace and conflict in the Middle East. To contextualize and understand these processes, this course examines the intricacies of Iranian politics since the 1979 revolution. It explores a broad range of topics including the causes of the Iranian revolution; the institutional architecture of the Iranian political system; competitive factional dynamics within the ruling elite; Iranian foreign policy, Iran-US relations, and the implications of and for the nuclear agreement; and, contemporary Shi’a political ideology.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 212Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15170/2018

GOVT E-1979
Shi’a Islam and Politics in the Middle East

Payam Mohseni, PhD

Mohammad Sagha, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25019

Description
From the conflict in Yemen pitting the Shi’a Houthis against a Saudi-led coalition, to the civil war in Syria and the Shi’a militia-led fight against ISIS in Iraq, dominant media narratives portray conflict in today’s Middle East as part of a proxy battle between Iran and Saudi Arabia rooted in an ancient dispute within the Muslim world between the Shi’a and Sunni sects of Islam. In this rendering, primordial hatreds are driving religious wars and civil conflict with Iran, at the heart of the so-called Shi’a crescent, and Saudi Arabia, the stalwart of true Sunni identity. However, such simplistic thinking masks over a more complex understanding of the changes occurring in today’s Middle East and prevents accurately differentiating between distinct yet overlapping factors such as actual substantive theological and intellectual differences between Shi’a and Sunni Islam, state competition (that is, between Iran and Saudi Arabia), and historical legacies of empire and state building in the Middle East. This course addresses such dominant narratives and challenges conventional understandings of the interplay between religion and politics in the Middle East and how sectarianism, Shi’a Islam, and geopolitical conflict can be more properly understood from a rigorous analytical perspective and focuses on the foundations and varieties of modern Shi’a political thought; religious clerical institutions; Shi’a political parties and militias in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen; and Iran’s Islamic revolution, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), and the Basij paramilitary organization.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 109Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25019/2019

GOVT E-4005
The Washington Center: Inside Washington Seminar

Sergio Imparato, PhD

January session | CRN 25389

Description

If you consider yourself a political junkie, or if you always wanted to be, the Inside Washington Seminar is your chance to dive head first into hot topics in media, politics, and advocacy. This seminar gives you exclusive access to media organizations, congressional offices, and think tanks throughout Washington, DC and exposes you to the perspectives of national movers and shakers. This seminar is also a great opportunity to build and expand your professional network and explore career paths you may have never considered. You hear from, and engage with, some of the most distinguished speakers and public figures in DC. Past speakers include NBC’s Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd, US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, and White House correspondent April Ryan. We help you explore Washington, DC like no tourist ever could, taking you into government agencies, think tanks, embassies, media outlets, and more all around the city. You get a behind-the-scenes look at how our nation’s capital works. In the past, we’ve taken groups to the Cato Institute, Voice of America, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and various embassies.

The program runs January 6-19, 2019 in Washington, DC. Students have the unique opportunity to witness history and attend special events. The program fee of $2,295 includes housing. It does not include travel arrangements or board. Students pay a $200 seminar deposit to The Washington Center when they apply (which is refunded if they are not accepted). The remaining balance, $2,095, is due by January 4, 2019. The deadline to complete The Washington Center application is November 14, 2018.

Harvard Extension School January session registration, drop, and withdrawal deadlines apply to GOVT E-4005. See the calendar. If students drop the course, the Extension School will refund tuition payment according to standard refund policy. The Harvard Extension School is not responsible for payments made to TWC, travel, or other expenses that students may incur.

Scholarships are not available from the Harvard Extension School. If you are already receiving financial aid, please contact the Harvard Extension Student Financial Services Office at (617) 495-4293 or sfs@dcemail.harvard.edu to learn if there is any federal funding available to you for the Washington Center program and/or GOVT E-4005.

Please note: The Extension School is not involved in TWC payment and participation policies. Students participate in the program at their own risk and under the umbrella of TWC oversight. Refunds must be requested no later than thirty calendar days prior to the start of the program. In order to receive a refund, students must e-mail info@twc.edu and have an e-mail confirmation. If students do not pay the balance by January 4, 2019 and they decide not to attend the seminar, they are still responsible for full payment.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Start Date: Jan. 6, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: Registration for this course is only open to those 20 students who have been accepted to the program by the Harvard University Extension School campus liaison, Jason Miele, Director, Office of ALB Advising and Program Administration. Students must be admitted Associate in Arts (AA), Bachelor of Liberal Arts (ALB), or Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) government or journalism degree candidates with 3.0 or higher GPAs who have been accepted to The Washington Center Seminar.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25389/2019

HARC E-170
Manet and Modernism: Triumph of an Independent Vision

Mary Crawford-Volk, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15672

Description
Although he died young at fifty-one after only a twenty-year career, French painter Édouard Manet (1832-1883) is universally recognized as a pioneer in modern art. This course examines major examples of how Manet’s resolutely independent artistic vision transformed the art of painting. This include his subjects—too scandalous!; his technique—too bold, too sketchy!; and his exhibition strategies as a Parisian in the most competitive cultural center in Europe. Also considered are Manet’s posthumous legacy, a fascinating subject engaging impressionism, post-impressionism, and Picasso. Masterpieces like Déjeuner sur l’Herbe, Olympia, The Execution of Maxmilian, Bar at the Folies-Bergere and others are looked at in detail, and Manet’s relations with colleagues, critics, and collectors considered.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 106Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15672/2018

HARC E-177
Whistler and Sargent: American Artists in Europe

Mary Crawford-Volk, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25307

Description
Conspicuously successful and, at times, controversial, the overlapping careers of James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) and John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) established American painting as competitive with European achievement for the first time. Cosmopolitan, well-traveled, supremely talented, and technically innovative, these artists produced work that challenged prevailing norms and attracted international attention. This course addresses major areas of their achievement, including portraiture, exotic subjects, and urban imagery, and also explores related areas like exhibition strategies, artistic celebrity, and responses to critical adversity.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 107Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: A course in introductory art history or in nineteenth-century art, or the equivalent.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25307/2019

HARC E-178
Designing the American City: Civic Aspirations and Urban Form

Alex Krieger, MCPUD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25133

Description
This course welcomes student interest in cities: their design, planning, development, and evolution over time. It provides an interpretative look at the characteristic patterns of settlement and attitudes towards cities and urban life that are identified with American urbanization. It introduces the American city as a culturally meaningful form and presents a body of historical and social material relevant to its study. The course seeks to foster a critical understanding of the cultural processes, policies, planning, and design actions, which have influenced American urbanization, while introducing the visual and analytic skills necessary for its interpretation. The course chronicles the love-hate attitude that Americans have shown toward their cities across history, evident in both utopian and pragmatic efforts to reconceive how and in what shape cities and urban regions should grow. While not abandoning long-standing precedents of urban organization, Americans have consistently sought alternative ways to form communities. This search for alternatives originally proceeded in concert with a body of ideals that became fundamental to the European Enlightenment, and soon after to the explosion of urban growth brought about by the Industrial Revolution. American cities heralded the arrival of the modern world. This is key to their appreciation. The course also seeks analogies, comparisons and contrasts between urban growth during the periods of rapid American urbanization, and the even more rapid urban growth currently taking place in many regions of the world. As American cities grew largely in emulation of and contrast with their much older European counterparts, so do today many cities globally seek inspiration from and attempt to improve upon the American urban experience.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course United States and the World 29. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:00-1:15 pm starting January 29 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25133/2019

HARC E-179
Understanding Architecture

Mark R. Johnson, MArch

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24591

Description
How does one understand a work of architecture? We can look to the humanities to help answer this question. For example, identifying a poem’s characteristics—its form, rhyme, meter, imagery and so forth—can enrich one’s understanding of the poet’s artistic intent and the meaning ascribed to the work today. What are the analogous methods for understanding a work of architecture? Through first-hand observations students in this course learn how to analyze a work of architecture. We visit the most significant buildings on the Harvard campus, many of which are among the most important in the world. This is supplemented with review of historic architectural drawings from the Harvard University Archives.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Sever Hall 306Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24591/2019

HARC E-197
Contemporary Photography: War and Conflict

Makeda Best, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25500

Description
This course examines how photographs of contemporary conflict have had an impact on the history of photography and the role of the photographic documentarian in society. Contemporary war photographs circulate in various forms—from social media outlets to photobooks to museum walls. The so-called “Forever Wars” of our present era have taken place alongside a burgeoning field of photographic image production, and writing and theorizing about photography as an art form, instrumental tool, and cultural and political force. Through these works and texts, we explore how contemporary war photographs challenge notions of photographic truth, have an impact on the role of photography in the museum, drive political discourse and transform the meanings of contemporary conflicts, disrupt ideas about art and warfare, and raise new ethical dilemmas around issues of privacy and public policy.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course History of Art and Architecture 17P. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:30-11:45 am starting January 28 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25500/2019

HIST E-597
Social Reform Movements in America Precapstone

Stephen Shoemaker, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15772

Description
This course inherently espouses an interdisciplinary approach. We consider the multi-century narrative of social reform movements in the United States by emphasizing the materials and methods used in government, history, and religion. Topics include abolition, suffrage, temperance, the New Deal, civil rights, and Great Society initiatives of the 1960s. While together studying the primary sources relevant to the weekly topics, students assemble their own topics and produce an analysis of the literature relevant to their research topic.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:55-9:55 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Students must be capstone track candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, government, history, or religion, who intend to enroll in HIST E-599 as their final course in spring 2019. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15772/2018

HIST E-599
Social Reform Movements in America Capstone

Stephen Shoemaker, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25381

Description
This course continues the work done in HIST E-597. The course shifts to a workshop model, where presentations are given each week by students as they work toward the production of a substantive scholarly article. The article must incorporate all the elements required by academic peer-reviewed journals. Students make presentations on argument, their theory component, scholarly context, and genres of evidence. In this workshop context, students also engage in review of each other’s writing. At the end of course, each student delivers a professional quality article suitable for submission to a scholarly journal in their respective field.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:55-9:55 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: B- or higher grade in HIST E-597. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25381/2019

HIST E-1001
The War in Vietnam

Fredrik Logevall, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25484

Description
The struggle for Vietnam occupies a central place in the history of the twentieth century. How did it happen? Why did first France and then the United States wage large-scale war there, and why did both powers fail in their effort to subdue the revolutionary Vietnamese forces? And what is the legacy of the struggle for our world and for US foreign policy today? This course examines these and related questions, with particular attention to the long period of direct American involvement. The events are considered in their relationship to Vietnam’s history, American politics and society, and the concurrent Cold War.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course History 1001. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:30-2:45 pm starting January 28 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25484/2019

HIST E-1010
History of Western Christianity, 100-1100

Kevin Madigan, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15811

Description
This course is designed to provide a historical overview of the church and society in western Europe from the second through the twelfth century. Thus, this course investigates late-antique and early medieval Christianity in its social and its cultural context. Narrative and theological story lines to be pursued include the varieties of early Christianity; relations with the Roman state (including persecution of Christians by it); the emergence of normative or early Catholic Christianity; early and early medieval monasticism; the search for the Christian doctrine of God and Christ; early Christian architecture, piety, and worship; Christianity and other world religions (especially Judaism and Islam); western and eastern Christianity; the emergence of the Roman primacy; the Christianization of the north of Europe; the nature of parochial Christianity; the emergence of the pope, in the eleventh century, as an international religious force; the crusades; and early medieval piety. We also strengthen our skills as interpreters of primary sources. Some attention is paid to major historiographical issues.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Saturdays, 10 am-noon
53 Church Street L01Start Date: Sep. 8, 2018

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15811/2018

HIST E-1557
History of Russian Culture Through Film and Literature

Donald Ostrowski, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25306

Description
This course provides an overview of the historical development of Russian culture, both artistic and material. We examine the major movements in Russian art, music, literature, film, and dance within their historical context. Among the topics discussed are saints lives, icons, chronicles, the writings of Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoyevsky, Tolstoi, Pasternak, and Bulgakov; the music of Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, and Shostakovich; the art of serf artists, Repin, Shishkin, Kandinsky, Mayakovsky, and Socialist Realism; and the films of Eisenstein, Mikhalkov, and Zviagintsev.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Maxwell-Dworkin G125

Optional sections to be arranged. Optional film screenings to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25306/2019

HIST E-1572
The Holocaust in History, Literature, and Film

Kevin Madigan, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25408

Description
This seminar approaches the Nazi persecution of European Jewry from several disciplinary perspectives. First, it explores the topic historically using a variety of historical materials dealing with the history of European antisemitism, German history from Bismarck to the accession of Hitler, the evolution of anti-Jewish persecution in the Third Reich, and the history of the Holocaust itself. Texts include primary sources produced by the German government between 1933 and 1945 and by Jewish victims and survivors, documentary films, and secondary interpretations. The aims of this part of the seminar are to give students an understanding of the background and narrative of the Holocaust, to introduce them to the use of primary historical sources, and to familiarize them with some of the major historiographical debates. Students then ponder religious and theological reactions to the Holocaust, using literary and cinematic resources as well as discursive theological ones. They consider the historical question of the role played by the Protestant and Catholic churches and theologies in the Holocaust. The course concludes with an assessment of the role played by the Holocaust in today’s world, specifically in the United States.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Saturdays, 10 am-noon
53 Church Street L01Start Date: Feb. 2, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25408/2019

HIST E-1601
Colonial America

Robert J. Allison, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15670

Description
This course examines the colonization of North America, focusing on the relationships between Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans in the creation of North American colonial society. We explore trade relations, religious and economic motives for colonial development, imperial conflicts among European powers, and the development of the African slave trade.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 8-10 pm
Harvard Hall 104Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15670/2018

HIST E-1607
The American Revolution

Robert J. Allison, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25304

Description
What caused the American Revolution? What were the Revolution’s consequences? Who was responsible? We examine the tumultuous events in British North America from 1760 to 1775, the years of war, and the aftermath of the war in the creation of the United States. We focus on the tremendous political, social, cultural, and economic changes the Revolution sparked, the impact of warfare, and the international repercussions in the birth of the United States.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 8-10 pm
Harvard Hall 104Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25304/2019

HIST E-1607B
Boston in the American Revolution

Robert J. Allison, PhD

January session | CRN 23307

Description
Why did the American Revolution begin in Boston? This course takes an in-depth look at the political and social climate in Boston in the 1760s and 1770s, and the events that transformed resistance into revolution: the Stamp Act riots, the Boston Massacre, and the destruction of the tea. The course meets in the classroom for the first session; subsequently, it meets at historical sites including some of Boston’s revolutionary sites, the Museum of Fine Arts, and the Massachusetts Historical Society.

Class Meetings:
On-campus Active Learning Weekend
Start Date: Jan. 11, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1250
Graduate credit: $1850
Credits: 2

Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Final paper due Monday, January 28. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23307/2019

HIST E-1607S
Boston Under Siege

Robert J. Allison, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25110

Description
We explore the siege of Boston—from the arrival of British troops in June 1774 to their evacuation on March 17, 1776. How did Boston and the surrounding communities respond to British occupation? How did this military action turn colonial resistance into revolution? In addition to time in the classroom, we visit crucial sites for Boston in the revolution—in Cambridge, Boston, Charlestown, South Boston, Dorchester, and Roxbury—to get a better understanding of the social, political, and military aspects of the American Revolution.

Class Meetings:
On-campus Active Learning Weekend
Start Date: Apr. 12, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1250
Graduate credit: $1850
Credits: 2

Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Final paper due Monday, April 29. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25110/2019

HIST E-1827
The United States and China: Opium War to the Present

Erez Manela, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24439

Description
This seminar focuses on the history of Sino-American relations and interactions since the Opium War (1840s). It examines these relations through the lens of major events such as the Boxer intervention, the first and second world wars, the Korean and Vietnam wars, the Mao-Nixon rapprochement, and the post-Mao transformations. Central themes include trade, diplomacy, conflict, mutual perceptions, cultural influences, and migration.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 6-8 pm
Center for Government and International Studies, Knafel Building K109Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24439/2019

HIST E-1830
Modern China

Zeyneb Hale Eroglu Sager, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15795

Description
What are some of the political, economic, and socio-cultural issues that have played crucial roles in forming contemporary China? This course provides a survey of the history of modern China, covering a period from the founding of the Qing dynasty (1644) up to the present. We examine how the massive, multi-ethnic and multi-religious territory of imperial China transformed into a nation-state and how it has grappled with different ideologies in search of a right socio-political system. We inquire into not only change but also continuities within China. We do not study China in isolation but locate it within the global context. Through an analysis of textual and visual primary sources, literary works, and films, we also pay specific attention to the intellectual and religious trends, popular culture, urban and rural life, and ethnic and religious minorities. Students develop an understanding of the diverse socio-political landscape of modern China. They eventually learn to analyze contemporary China in light of its past and talk and write about China with knowledge, purpose, and distinction.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Sever Hall 202

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15795/2018

HIST E-1889
The Great War: World War I through Film and Literature

Donald Ostrowski, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15671

Description
This year is the one-hundredth anniversary of the end of World War I. Yet, the Great War, as it was called, is often overshadowed by the world war that followed. As a result, few people are aware of the Great War’s significance, the legacy of which is still with us. Nor do many people know about the events of that war, such as that one of its first naval battles was fought off the coast of Chile or that the effective deployment of chlorine gas at Ypres led to the suicide of the inventor’s wife in Berlin. In this course, we undertake a thematic exploration of the war and its time through feature films, primary sources, and scholarly interpretations. This course seeks to provide the means for analyzing and evaluating what one reads or sees about World War I in regard to historical accuracy and for gaining a broader understanding of different perspectives. Themes include the origins of the war, what made it a world war, the impact of war on soldiers and civilians; the home front; women in war; the war in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa; and post-war issues. Films include All Quiet on the Western Front, The Big Parade, Dr. Zhivago, A Farewell to Arms, Mare Nostrum, and Le Grande Illusion.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Maxwell-Dworkin G125

Optional sections to be arranged. Optional film screenings to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15671/2018

HIST E-1897
Middle Eastern Modernities: 1800-Present

Harry Bastermajian, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15783

Description
This course examines the various ways in which the peoples of the area we now call the Middle East have experienced modernity. Beginning with Napoleon Bonaparte’s invasion and occupation of Egypt in 1798, to the fall of the Ottoman Empire after World War I, up to the present-day, this course provides students with a thematic history of the decline of the Ottoman Empire and the emergence of the nation-state and the modern Middle East. By the end of this course, students are familiar with the political and societal changes of the late Ottoman Empire, as well as the diverse emerging political ideologies in various lands of the former Ottoman Empire. Additionally, this course shows how political reformers and intellectuals adopted, while at the same time, challenged European models of modern politics and society.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 8-10 pm
1 Story Street 303Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15783/2018

HIST E-1900
Forced to be Free: Americans as Occupiers and Nation Builders

Andrew Gordon, PhD

Erez Manela, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25305

Description
The United States has launched numerous projects of military occupation and nation-building in foreign lands since the late ninteenth century. These have been contradictory enterprises, carrying ideals of freedom and self-determination offered by force or by fiat. This course assesses the meanings and legacies of these projects by examining the ideas, strategies, policies, and outcomes of occupations ranging from the Philippines and Haiti early on to Japan, Germany, and Korea in mid-century to, most recently, Afghanistan and Iraq. The course focuses on American activities and ideas but also examines the responses of the occupied.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course United States in the World 38. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30-11:45 am starting January 29 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25305/2019

HIST E-1915
Africa and Africans: The Making of a Continent in the Modern World

Caroline Elkins, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24692

Description
Understanding Africa as it exists today requires an understanding of the broader historical trends that have dominated the continent’s past. This course provides a historical context for understanding issues and problems as they exist in contemporary Africa. It offers an integrated interpretation of sub-Saharan African history from the middle of the nineteenth century and the dawn of formal colonial rule through the period of independence until the present time. Particular emphasis is given to the continent’s major historical themes during this period. Selected case studies are offered from throughout the continent to provide illustrative examples of the historical trends.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the 2017 Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Societies of the World 26.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24692/2019

HIST E-1943
From Wounded Knee to Standing Rock: Indigenous Political Struggle since 1890

Christopher Clements, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15740

Description
Using the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre and the 2016-17 water protector movement on Standing Rock Sioux land as bookends, this course examines the history of Native American political struggle in the twentieth century. We adopt broad definitions of “political” and “struggle” as we grapple with the history of people whose continued presence in a settler colonial landscape constitutes a form of political struggle in its own right. Along those lines, we investigate a broad range of issues, most of which have garnered far less attention than Wounded Knee and Standing Rock. In addition to its focus on key aspects of modern indigenous politics—sovereignty, self-determination, decolonization, anti-racism, gender equality, and land claims, to name a few—we also consider broader conceptual questions. What, for example, is the relationship between indigeneity and modernity? Does the twentieth century mark a distinct break from the first four hundred years of Native-settler history? How does settler colonialism intersect with other forms of oppression? And, why have events like Wounded Knee II and Standing Rock gained support from wider, non-indigenous publics while issues like police brutality against Native people and the ongoing crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women (MMIW) have not?

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Familiarity with twentieth-century US history is helpful.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15740/2018

HIST E-1960
The History of the Cold War

Nikolas Gvosdev, DPhil

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24927

Description
The cold war was the crucible by which the United States was transformed into a global superpower and laid the basis for the national security state. The ideological and geopolitical competition between the US and the Soviet Union shaped the global and regional makeup of the modern world and its legacies continue to influence global politics in the twenty-first century. This course charts the origins of the cold war, provides an overview of the ideological and geopolitical drivers of the conflict, examines how the cold war was played out in Europe, East Asia, the Middle East, and the third world, assesses its impact as a driver for the development of both conventional and nuclear forces, and charts the mechanisms that developed in Washington and Moscow for managing the cold war. The course concludes with charting how the cold war wound down and the legacies it has left for the twenty-first century.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Maxwell-Dworkin G115

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24927/2019

HSCI E-128
The Empire Strikes Back: Science Fiction, Religion, and Society

Ahmed Ragab, MD, PhD

Sophia Roosth, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14820

Description
From the seventeenth century to today, science fiction has reflected the aspirations of scientific innovation and anticipated new discoveries. It has reflected rhetorical practices by which science melds present contexts with futurism, extrapolation, and promissory logics. Authors have engaged with ethical problems, fears about innovations gone awry, and pessimism about the prospects of technological development, all while critiquing views on gender, race, and sexuality, and subverting colonial ambitions while engaging postcolonial aspirations. At the same time, science fiction has engaged religious and spiritual views, both interacting with religious imaginaries and engaging with the role of religion in society and in relation to science. In this course, we trace science fiction through history. We analyze how it has understood science and technology, war and colonialism, sex, race and gender, health and disease. We investigate how it has interacted with religion and influenced social and cultural attitudes. We read major works in science fiction and understand how they live with and within us. Topics include time travel, utopias and dystopias, race, gender, and sexuality, religion and culture, embodiment and disembodiment, and posthumanism. In addition to novels and short stories, lectures incorporate film, television, graphic novels, music videos, and other science fictional subgenres. The course is accompanied by a film series of major science fiction films.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course History of Science 192. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:30-11:45 am starting September 5 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14820/2018

HUMA E-50A
Introduction to the Classics of Western Thought I

Jay M. Harris, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15732

Description
This course is an introduction to the classic texts of Western political, moral, and religious thought. Readings include selections from the Bible, Plato’s Republic, Aristotle’s Politics, Augustine’s City of God, and Machiavelli’s Prince.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Thursdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 302Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15732/2018

HUMA E-50B
Introduction to the Classics of Western Thought II

Jay M. Harris, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25356

Description

This course is an introduction to the classic texts of Western political, moral, and religious thought. Readings include selections from Rousseau’s Social Contract, Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations, and the works of Marx, Engels, Nietzsche, and Freud.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Thursdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 306Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25356/2019

HUMA E-100
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in the Humanities

Peter Becker, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24847

Description
This proseminar focuses on the research methods, writing, and critical and analytical skills necessary to produce a successful graduate-level research project in the humanities. Attention is paid to the development of close-reading skills and to strategies of textual analysis, as well as to the vocabulary for describing the structural and iconographic features of artifacts.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. In addition, at the first class meeting, students must complete a writing assignment that demonstrates their graduate-level reading comprehension and ability to write coherent, logical arguments.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24847/2019

HUMA E-100
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in the Humanities

Stephen Shoemaker, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 12944

Description
This proseminar focuses on the research methods, writing, and critical and analytical skills necessary to produce a successful graduate-level research project in the humanities. Attention is paid to the development of close-reading skills and to strategies of textual analysis, as well as to the vocabulary for describing the structural and iconographic features of artifacts.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. In addition, at the first class meeting, students must complete a writing assignment that demonstrates their graduate-level reading comprehension and ability to write coherent, logical arguments.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-12944/2018

HUMA E-101
Proseminar: Elements of the Writer’s Craft

Katie Beth Kohn, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15911 | Section 3

Description
This is an intensive course in the craft and analysis of prose from a writer’s perspective. Francine Prose, in her book Reading Like a Writer, observes that historically “writers learned by reading the work of their predecessors.” In other words, we cannot write well if we do not know how to read well. The focus of this course is to teach prose writers how to read well. Students explore the potential and possibilities of different approaches to writing, and, by the end of the course, apply their close reading to their own fiction and nonfiction. The goal of this course is to build a deep understanding of key elements of craft through close reading and textual analysis of the work of master prose writers. We analyze the work of these writers, discussing how they employ structure, character, setting, dialogue, point of view, and other aspects of craft. Students write critically and creatively, both in class and out of class, about the works under discussion and about possible applications to their own creative writing. Students examine the conscious choices about craft that published writers make in order to fully realize a piece of writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. Students in this course are expected to have a firm command of grammar, syntax, and prose composition, and to have read widely.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15911/2018

HUMA E-101
Proseminar: Elements of the Writer’s Craft

Bryan Delaney, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25168 | Section 1

Description
This is an intensive course in the craft and analysis of prose from a writer’s perspective. Francine Prose, in her book Reading Like a Writer, observes that historically “writers learned by reading the work of their predecessors.” In other words, we cannot write well if we do not know how to read well. The focus of this course is to teach prose writers how to read well. Students explore the potential and possibilities of different approaches to writing, and, by the end of the course, apply their close reading to their own fiction and nonfiction. The goal of this course is to build a deep understanding of key elements of craft through close reading and textual analysis of the work of master prose writers. We analyze the work of these writers, discussing how they employ structure, character, setting, dialogue, point of view, and other aspects of craft. Students write critically and creatively, both in class and out of class, about the works under discussion and about possible applications to their own creative writing. Students examine the conscious choices about craft that published writers make in order to fully realize a piece of writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. Students in this course are expected to have a firm command of grammar, syntax, and prose composition, and to have read widely.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25168/2019

HUMA E-101
Proseminar: Elements of the Writer’s Craft

Elisabeth Sharp McKetta, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15449 | Section 2

Description
This is an intensive course in the craft and analysis of prose from a writer’s perspective. Francine Prose, in her book Reading Like a Writer, observes that historically “writers learned by reading the work of their predecessors.” In other words, we cannot write well if we do not know how to read well. The focus of this course is to teach prose writers how to read well. Students explore the potential and possibilities of different approaches to writing, and, by the end of the course, apply their close reading to their own fiction and nonfiction. The goal of this course is to build a deep understanding of key elements of craft through close reading and textual analysis of the work of master prose writers. We analyze the work of these writers, discussing how they employ structure, character, setting, dialogue, point of view, and other aspects of craft. Students write critically and creatively, both in class and out of class, about the works under discussion and about possible applications to their own creative writing. Students examine the conscious choices about craft that published writers make in order to fully realize a piece of writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. Students in this course are expected to have a firm command of grammar, syntax, and prose composition, and to have read widely.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15449/2018

HUMA E-101
Proseminar: Elements of the Writer’s Craft

Bryan Delaney, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15538 | Section 1

Description
This is an intensive course in the craft and analysis of prose from a writer’s perspective. Francine Prose, in her book Reading Like a Writer, observes that historically “writers learned by reading the work of their predecessors.” In other words, we cannot write well if we do not know how to read well. The focus of this course is to teach prose writers how to read well. Students explore the potential and possibilities of different approaches to writing, and, by the end of the course, apply their close reading to their own fiction and nonfiction. The goal of this course is to build a deep understanding of key elements of craft through close reading and textual analysis of the work of master prose writers. We analyze the work of these writers, discussing how they employ structure, character, setting, dialogue, point of view, and other aspects of craft. Students write critically and creatively, both in class and out of class, about the works under discussion and about possible applications to their own creative writing. Students examine the conscious choices about craft that published writers make in order to fully realize a piece of writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. Students in this course are expected to have a firm command of grammar, syntax, and prose composition, and to have read widely.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15538/2018

HUMA E-101
Proseminar: Elements of the Writer’s Craft

Katie Beth Kohn, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25574 | Section 3

Description
This is an intensive course in the craft and analysis of prose from a writer’s perspective. Francine Prose, in her book Reading Like a Writer, observes that historically “writers learned by reading the work of their predecessors.” In other words, we cannot write well if we do not know how to read well. The focus of this course is to teach prose writers how to read well. Students explore the potential and possibilities of different approaches to writing, and, by the end of the course, apply their close reading to their own fiction and nonfiction. The goal of this course is to build a deep understanding of key elements of craft through close reading and textual analysis of the work of master prose writers. We analyze the work of these writers, discussing how they employ structure, character, setting, dialogue, point of view, and other aspects of craft. Students write critically and creatively, both in class and out of class, about the works under discussion and about possible applications to their own creative writing. Students examine the conscious choices about craft that published writers make in order to fully realize a piece of writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. Students in this course are expected to have a firm command of grammar, syntax, and prose composition, and to have read widely.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25574/2019

HUMA E-101
Proseminar: Elements of the Writer’s Craft

Elisabeth Sharp McKetta, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25074 | Section 2

Description
This is an intensive course in the craft and analysis of prose from a writer’s perspective. Francine Prose, in her book Reading Like a Writer, observes that historically “writers learned by reading the work of their predecessors.” In other words, we cannot write well if we do not know how to read well. The focus of this course is to teach prose writers how to read well. Students explore the potential and possibilities of different approaches to writing, and, by the end of the course, apply their close reading to their own fiction and nonfiction. The goal of this course is to build a deep understanding of key elements of craft through close reading and textual analysis of the work of master prose writers. We analyze the work of these writers, discussing how they employ structure, character, setting, dialogue, point of view, and other aspects of craft. Students write critically and creatively, both in class and out of class, about the works under discussion and about possible applications to their own creative writing. Students examine the conscious choices about craft that published writers make in order to fully realize a piece of writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. Students in this course are expected to have a firm command of grammar, syntax, and prose composition, and to have read widely.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25074/2019

HUMA E-103
Sea Monsters Throughout the Ages: Fables, Films, and Facts

Peter Girguis, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25327

Description
There have always been tales of sea monsters. For as long as we humans have ventured into the ocean, our imaginations have conjured images of serpents, krakens, leviathans, and other creatures, all of whom seem bent on the destruction of those who dare set foot into the sea. Humankind’s conviction that sea monsters are real is so powerful that even today rumors abound of sea monsters lurking in the depths. Indeed, every major religion—eastern and western—features sea monsters. Are these declarations true? Do giants roam the deep sea? Did the explorers of centuries ago see creatures from their small wooden boats that we do not see today? During this course we explore sea monsters through a social, spiritual, literary, and scientific lens. We study the sea monsters that flourish on ancient maps to understand the minds of sixteenth century scholars. We examine the bodies of real sea monsters, and consider the world in which such grotesque creatures might evolve. We read tales of creatures from classic and contemporary literature. Most importantly, we develop a better understanding of how humans perceive the world, and how our consciousness can simultaneously embrace our wildest dreams and cower from our greatest fears. Sea monsters, both real and imagined, tell us much about life in the deep sea, and even more about humankind.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Tuesdays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25327/2019

HUMA E-108
Dreams: From Antiquity to Modernity

Panagiotis Roilos, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15677

Description
Dreaming is one of the most intriguing distinctive qualities of the human mind and soul. Against the dual background of ancient and medieval commentaries, on the one hand, and modern psychoanalytic and ethnographic approaches as well as and cognitive studies, on the other, diverse literary texts and theories of dream interpretation are explored. This course addresses the following questions: How do different cultures dream and approach this fascinating activity of the human psyche? Why do we tell dreams? How are dreams related to linguistic discourse, in general, and to literature, in particular? How do oral narratives and literary texts interact? How do different cultures produce different typologies of dreams? How do we integrate texts from the Hellenistic and Greco-Roman worlds with modern ones? How do we juxtapose theoretical treatises with literary texts? Where does anthropology play a part? How are dream themes and images formed, transmitted, and interpenetrated across time and genres? Theoretical readings to include Aristotle, Aelius Aristides, Artemidorus, Synesius of Cyrene, Freud, Jung, Levi-Strauss, Foucault, and Lyotard. We discuss movies by Bergman, Fellini, Kurosawa, Kubrick, Scorcese, and Tarkovsky.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 109Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15677/2018

HUMA E-110
Masterpieces of World Literature

Martin Puchner, PhD

David Damrosch, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15511

Description
This course surveys world literature from the Epic of Gilgamesh to the present, with an emphasis on different cultures and writing traditions. Produced by HarvardX, the course is based not on lectures but on a more vivid dialogue format between instructors Martin Puchner and David Damrosch. The course also includes travel footage from Istanbul and Troy to Jaipur and Weimar and interviews with authors, such as Orhan Pamuk, and other experts.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the HarvardX course.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15511/2018

HUMA E-118
Music, Literature, and the Voice

John T. Hamilton, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15668

Description
This course is an examination of select works in European literature dealing with music, language, and the voice. Topics include verbal and musical form, musical meaning, reading and listening, and music and psychoanalysis.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 6-8 pm
Barker Center for the Humanities 211Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15668/2018

HUMA E-220
Frida Kahlo’s Mexico: Women, Arts, and Revolution

María Luisa Parra, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15094

Description
This course revolves around the short, creative life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, one of the most prominent figures in art history, as a window to the cultural and political revolution that shaped Mexico’s identity in the twentieth century and continues to influence Latinos today. Through Frida’s life and artwork, we see how two international influences in Mexico’s cultural and political life—Soviet politics and French surrealism—merged with national agendas that sought to redefine Mexico’s identity through the integration of their indigenous heritage. The result was a time of booming creativity in the arts, radical expansion of educational and political agendas, as well as a redefinition of women’s identity, sexuality, and the Mexican family. We trace her romantic and artistic relationship with Diego Rivera and explore her impact on the intensely creative social circle that included composer Carlos Chávez, photographers Lola Álvarez Bravo and Manual Álvarez Bravo as well as Tina Modotiti. Finally, the course includes a visit to the Fogg Museum for local students to see some of the Mexican muralist art work on display, and also a visit to the Museum of Fine Arts to see the painting by Frida Kahlo, Dos mujeres. (Salvadora y Herminia).

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15094/2018

HUMA E-497
Crafting the Thesis Proposal in Creative Writing and Literature, Dramatic Arts, and English Tutorial

Talaya Adrienne Delaney, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25098

Description
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong thesis proposal. During the semester, they map critical issues of project design such as scope, background, methodology, and expected outcomes. Students should not register for the tutorial unless they are ready to engage in the entire thesis process. Students are expected to begin the thesis project during the next semester or two after completing the tutorial.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $0
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The tutorial is not a course in the traditional sense. It is structured one-on-one advising with the instructor along with opportunities for interaction with other proposal writers. Students participate in 15- to 30-minute individual appointments (by phone, video-conference, or in person), ordinarily between 9 am – 5 pm (EST), to discuss their topics, proposal designs, and writing progress. In addition, they submit multiple thesis proposal drafts.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, creative writing and literature, dramatic arts, or English. They must have completed eight courses toward the degree and be in good academic standing. Their pre-work, due between September 1 and November 1, must be approved by the instructor before they are allowed to register for the tutorial. See the Guide to the ALM Thesis for details. Candidates accepted to the 12-course thesis track register for graduate credit; those in the ten-course thesis track register for noncredit.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25098/2019

HUMA E-497
Crafting the Thesis Proposal in Creative Writing and Literature, Dramatic Arts, and English Tutorial

Talaya Adrienne Delaney, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15477

Description
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong thesis proposal. During the semester, they map critical issues of project design such as scope, background, methodology, and expected outcomes. Students should not register for the tutorial unless they are ready to engage in the entire thesis process. Students are expected to begin the thesis project during the next semester or two after completing the tutorial.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $0
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The tutorial is not a course in the traditional sense. It is structured one-on-one advising with the instructor along with opportunities for interaction with other proposal writers. Students participate in 15- to 30-minute individual appointments (by phone, video-conference, or in person), ordinarily between 9 am – 5 pm (EST), to discuss their topics, proposal designs, and writing progress. In addition, they submit multiple thesis proposal drafts.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, creative writing and literature, dramatic arts, or English. They must have completed eight courses toward the degree and be in good academic standing. Their pre-work, due June 15, must be approved by the instructor before they are allowed to register for the tutorial. See the Guide to the ALM Thesis for details. Candidates accepted to the 12-course thesis track register for graduate credit; those in the ten-course thesis track register for noncredit.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15477/2018

ISMT E-100
Information Systems Management

Jeffrey E. Francis, MS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 12528

Description
This course provides a broad overview of the issues managers face in the selection, use, and management of information technology (IT). Increasingly, IT is being used as a tool to implement business strategies and gain competitive advantage, not merely to support business operations. Using a case study approach, topics include information technology and strategy, information technology and organization, and information technology assets management. The course takes a management rather than a technical approach to the material presented. As such, it should be of use to students of general management interested in information technology and to students of information technology interested in management.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Knowledge of the use of information systems in business settings.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-12528/2018

ISMT E-101
Agile Project Management

Lisa Sieverts, MBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24496

Description
In this course, students learn the agile project management framework with an emphasis on the product owner’s role. With organizational strategy as the foundation, students learn how to develop the product vision and the product roadmap, identify user roles, and write user stories. Additional topics include agile culture, ethics, project selection, chartering, scrum, kanban, team development, release planning, value assignment, retrospectives, and risk management. Students learn by doing, using their own projects for most activities. This course is appropriate for all students, regardless of whether they have prior agile or project management experience. Students who bring agile experience to the course have the opportunity to deepen their skills and practice agile facilitation techniques. Students should check with the instructor if they have any questions about whether this course is right for them.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Wednesdays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24496/2019

ISMT E-115
Business Analytics

John Wang, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15698

Description
This course provides students with an overview of a broad range of decision analysis techniques and tools used in business analytics in the era of big data. Students are exposed to topics in descriptive analytics, predictive analytics, prescriptive analytics, and the use of analytics software in areas such as service, healthcare, engineering, economics, and management. The course work provides case studies in big data and covers analytical concepts in operations research and risk analysis. Data analysis is performed using advanced spreadsheets, Analytic Solver Platform, and R. Students learn how to use data to make informed business decisions. Students also conduct a team project, identify the business operations of the organization and apply the appropriate models and methods necessary for their optimization.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Saturdays, 1-3 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 8, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Basic statistics and calculus, and knowledge of Excel.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15698/2018

ISMT E-115
Business Analytics

John Wang, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25513

Description
This course provides students with an overview of a broad range of decision analysis techniques and tools used in business analytics in the era of big data. Students are exposed to topics in descriptive analytics, predictive analytics, prescriptive analytics, and the use of analytics software in areas such as service, healthcare, engineering, economics, and management. The course work provides case studies in big data and covers analytical concepts in operations research and risk analysis. Data analysis is performed using advanced spreadsheets, Analytic Solver Platform, and R. Students learn how to use data to make informed business decisions. Students also conduct a team project, identify the business operations of the organization and apply the appropriate models and methods necessary for their optimization.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Saturdays, 1-3 pm
Start Date: Feb. 2, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Basic statistics and calculus, and knowledge of Excel.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25513/2019

ISMT E-150
Introduction to GIS

Jeff Blossom, MS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 12917

Description
This course introduces the concepts and components of a geographic information system (GIS). It also teaches the essential skills of spatial data management, analysis, and visualization through the use of the ArcGIS software package. Upon completion of this course, students understand the fundamental concepts of a GIS including spatial data models, spatial analysis, and cartographic principles. They also gain hands-on training in spatial data collection, editing, transformation, and mapping, as well as spatial analysis operations such as location-based query, address geocoding, terrain and watershed analysis, spatial interpolation, best site selection, least cost path delineation, and a number of other GIS modeling techniques. GIS technology has broad applications in the natural and social sciences, humanities, environmental studies, engineering, and management. Examples include wildlife habitat study, urban and regional planning, contagious disease monitoring, agriculture and forestry, environmental quality assessment, emergency management, transportation planning, and consumer and competitor analysis. This course introduces a few selected cases of GIS application in different disciplines.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Familiarity with Word documents, spreadsheets, and browsing the Internet.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-12917/2018

ISMT E-150
Introduction to GIS

Jeff Blossom, MS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25021

Description
This course introduces the concepts and components of a geographic information system (GIS). It also teaches the essential skills of spatial data management, analysis, and visualization through the use of the ArcGIS software package. Upon completion of this course, students understand the fundamental concepts of a GIS including spatial data models, spatial analysis, and cartographic principles. They also gain hands-on training in spatial data collection, editing, transformation, and mapping, as well as spatial analysis operations such as location-based query, address geocoding, terrain and watershed analysis, spatial interpolation, best site selection, least cost path delineation, and a number of other GIS modeling techniques. GIS technology has broad applications in the natural and social sciences, humanities, environmental studies, engineering, and management. Examples include wildlife habitat study, urban and regional planning, contagious disease monitoring, agriculture and forestry, environmental quality assessment, emergency management, transportation planning, and consumer and competitor analysis. This course introduces a few selected cases of GIS application in different disciplines.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Familiarity with Word documents, spreadsheets, and browsing the Internet.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25021/2019

ISMT E-158
Remote Sensing Data and Applications

Magaly Koch, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25514

Description
This course introduces students to remote sensing data, methods and tools used for the study of global environmental change. The growing concern about human impact on the environment has led to the development of new observation and analysis tools to tackle and monitor types, magnitudes, and rates of environmental changes. Timely observations by Earth observation (EO) satellite systems and improved mapping and analysis tools are enabling a better understanding of the environmental interactions that underlie our Earth systems, which is critical for developing sustainable solutions. This course enables students to search and use satellite imagery (especially processed and higher level products) in the context of a number of disciplines including environmental studies, ecology, geology, hydrology, disaster assessment and management, and public health. Students learn the fundamentals of the EO systems and the tools (geo-portals, web-based tools, and open-source software) to observe, monitor, and assess the changes occurring on or near the Earth’s surface. Hands-on activities explore human and physical dimensions of environmental change, environmental conservation and management, and disaster detection and mitigation. Students search and analyze global spatial data portals made available by various agencies and organizations (such as the United States Geological Survey, NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the World Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and the UN Environment Program). Potential topics covered in case studies and exercises include land use and cover change (urban sprawl, deforestation, and irrigated agriculture); extreme weather events (floods, droughts, wildfires, typhoons, and hurricanes); human and ecological health (aerosol and air pollution, wetland and forest health); food security and environmental sustainability (agriculture and water resources); and disaster assessment and management.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 5:50-7:50 pm
53 Church Street 203

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of statistics or permission of the instructor. Students who attend class on-campus should bring a laptop.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25514/2019

ISMT E-182
Strategic Information Systems

William Waas, MBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25088

Description
This course examines current issues, themes, and research related to the strategic use of information systems in organizations. It focuses on the use of information and information technology for competitive advantage in businesses, organizations, and nonprofits. It explores the impact of an innovative environment on the design and implementation of strategic systems and explores the concept of strategic alignment between the business and information technology. It examines in detail the use of portfolio management in selecting information technology projects that provide real strategic value to the company. It explores the issue of deriving real value out of information technology investments and discusses the development of meaningful benchmarks. Also included are in-depth discussions regarding the impact of IT security and government regulations on the organization.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections Wednesdays, 6-9 pm. Required 6-9 pm meeting Wednesday, May 15.Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25088/2019

ISMT E-185
Technology Leadership

James Farley, MS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24435

Description
This course takes students through a series of topics and case studies related to the facets of technology leadership. We first explore the various contexts, motivations, and paths that evoke leadership in technology. The course then progresses through a series of case studies and exercises in critical knowledge areas and skills required of technology leaders.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Students must have held, or currently hold, a role developing and/or applying technology in some form. Software technology (software developer, web developer, architect) is one option, but a technologist from other fields (biotechnology, mechanical engineering) also meets the prerequisite. Students need to be experienced practitioners in their fields. Ideally they’ve had several years’ experience creating and applying technology in their field and have both depth (practical technical expertise) and breadth (experience with a number of different contexts/business domains).

Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24435/2019

ISMT E-189
Information Technology Finance and Communications

William Waas, MBA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15435

Description
Many information technology (IT) organizations lack the formal policies and procedures required to understand the true cost of providing IT services. IT managers and executives must communicate complex information and initiatives that improve productivity, cost management, and competitive advantage. To support better consideration of the factors driving technology decisions and formal cost recovery methodologies, the IT professional must present data and strategies to both other IT professionals and lay people without an IT background—to executives, management, and staff within their organizations and to outside vendors and suppliers. Often, IT professionals must work and communicate productively in teams. This course focuses on the processes that make it possible to fairly allocate costs for IT services and gain information for assessing options, managing consumption, and perceiving the true value of IT; and the means of conveying information to ensure understanding and gain the cooperation of key partners in initiating positive IT financial initiatives

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections will meet on two or three Wednesdays, 6-9 pm. Required 6-9 pm meeting Wednesday, December 19.Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15435/2018

ISMT E-599
Capstone Seminar in Digital Enterprise

Zoya Kinstler, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24470

Description
This interactive fast-paced seminar focuses on digital technologies as tools for achieving business goals. A digital enterprise is defined as an organization whose business model and operating platform are driven by information technology (IT). Through readings and case studies, we learn how companies transform their products and systems by implementing digital technologies: cloud services, mobile and social platforms, data analytics, and internet-of-things communications. Then we roll up our sleeves and build a capstone project, architecting an IT solution for a realistic business scenario. The following concepts are covered: enterprise architecture, software systems, business processes, service orientation, system integration, and project implementation framework.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Mondays, 7:20-9:20 pm

Required sections Mondays, 6:15-7:15 pm.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates for the Master of Liberal Arts, information management systems, and have completed at least nine courses toward the degree, including all the core degree requirements. Courses on project management and business writing, such as EXPO E-34, would be helpful. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24470/2019

ISMT E-599
Capstone Seminar in Digital Enterprise

Zoya Kinstler, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14790

Description
This interactive fast-paced seminar focuses on digital technologies as tools for achieving business goals. A digital enterprise is defined as an organization whose business model and operating platform are driven by information technology (IT). Through readings and case studies, we learn how companies transform their products and systems by implementing digital technologies: cloud services, mobile and social platforms, data analytics, and internet-of-things communications. Then we roll up our sleeves and build a capstone project, architecting an IT solution for a realistic business scenario. The following concepts are covered: enterprise architecture, software systems, business processes, service orientation, system integration, and project implementation framework.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Mondays, 7:20-9:20 pm

Required sections Mondays, 6:15-7:15 pm.Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates for the Master of Liberal Arts, information management systems, and have completed at least nine courses toward the degree, including all the core degree requirements. Courses on project management and business writing, such as EXPO E-34, would be helpful. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14790/2018

ISMT E-599A
Capstone Seminar in Information Management

Richard E. Joltes, ALM

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24506

Description
The management and utilization of digital assets, especially those containing large amounts of unstructured text, represent an ongoing and rapidly growing challenge for all types of enterprises. In many cases, a large amount of textual content is created and stored on a daily basis, only to languish unused in forgotten archives until discarded or forgotten. In the intervening storage period, this content consumes valuable storage space and other resources that may be better utilized for other purposes, while producing no tangible benefit. Given the rapid growth of such content (the data captured by IoT devices alone is expected to exceed 1.6 Zettabytes by 2020), what steps should enterprises take in order to manage and capitalize on it? Is it possible to glean useful, actionable insights from unstructured text, while not wreaking havoc on already strained IT budgets? How should projects intended to utilize this content be organized, and what objectives and success metrics should be established? Even more importantly, how can organizations plan for the future in the face of burgeoning, almost exponential growth in content and complexity? This course discusses approaches to these problems. We first cover the backdrop of today’s storage nightmare and how it has evolved over time, then proceed to an assessment of the current state of unstructured content management. Using this background material, students then extrapolate on existing trends and needs for an organization (real or fictional), ultimately producing both short and long term plans of some duration (say, three to five years) for the organization’s management and utilization of unstructured content.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates for the Master of Liberal Arts, information management systems, and have completed at least nine courses toward the degree, including all the core degree requirements. Courses on project management and business writing, such as EXPO E-34, would be helpful. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course. ISMT E-189 or the equivalent would be helpful.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24506/2019

ITAL E-1
Intensive Elementary Italian I

Antonio Di Sanzo, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14477

Description
Conducted in Italian, this course is designed for beginners with no knowledge of Italian. The aim of the course is to develop oral expression, listening comprehension, reading, and writing skills. Class time is devoted to paired, group, and cultural activities.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, Thursdays, 6-8 pm
Vanserg Building 217Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14477/2018

ITAL E-2
Intensive Elementary Italian II

Antonio Di Sanzo, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25529

Description
This course is conducted in Italian. Aural-oral skills and conversational patterns are further developed through in-class paired and group activities and discussion of current events.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, Thursdays, 6-8 pm
Vanserg Building 217Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: ITAL E-1, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25529/2019

JOUR E-50
Basic Journalism in the Digital Age

Al Powell, ALM

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 12549

Description
This course equips students with an understanding of the principles and practices of journalism: how to recognize good stories, gather facts through skillful interviewing and research, develop sources, craft welcoming leads and satisfying endings, and create news and feature articles that inform and engage readers. The course emphasizes the time-honored skills of reporting and writing, which provide the foundation of journalism in any age, as well as modern practice in our always-on, social media savvy digital age.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A college-level writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-12549/2018

JOUR E-100
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Journalism

Sallie Martin Sharp, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 12584 | Section 1

Description
This graduate proseminar introduces students to the fundamentals and practices of journalism at the graduate level—research, interviewing, reporting, and writing—by exposing them to a variety of reporting assignments. Students learn how to construct a lead as well as how to structure a story. They experience the difference between a feature story and a news story by having to write them both.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-12584/2018

JOUR E-100
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Journalism

Sallie Martin Sharp, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15913 | Section 2

Description
This graduate proseminar introduces students to the fundamentals and practices of journalism at the graduate level—research, interviewing, reporting, and writing—by exposing them to a variety of reporting assignments. Students learn how to construct a lead as well as how to structure a story. They experience the difference between a feature story and a news story by having to write them both.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15913/2018

JOUR E-100
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Journalism

June Carolyn Erlick, MSJ

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24499

Description
This graduate proseminar introduces students to the fundamentals and practices of journalism at the graduate level—research, interviewing, reporting, and writing—by exposing them to a variety of reporting assignments. Students learn how to construct a lead as well as how to structure a story. They experience the difference between a feature story and a news story by having to write them both.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:55-9:55 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24499/2019

JOUR E-110
The Constitution and the Media

Allan A. Ryan, JD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 22424

Description
This course examines the concept of freedom of the press— the basis for it and the restrictions on it —in the United States. We begin by examining the concept of free speech and free press as used in the First Amendment of the US Constitution, and trace its historical development to the present. We discuss the ways the Supreme Court has addressed three contentious press issues: the conflict between disclosure and national security (for example, the Pentagon Papers case); the defamation of public figures in news reporting (New York Times Co. v. Sullivan); and reporters’ shield laws and the limits of the journalist’s privilege to keep sources confidential. We also examine the constitutional basis for governmental regulation of broadcast content, and the interplay (or tension) between cyberspace and freedom of the press (for example, the 2011 Wikileaks controversy).

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 306Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-22424/2019

JOUR E-129
Personal Essays

Martha Nichols, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15798

Description
Personal essays, long a staple of magazine journalism, have now become one of the best ways for freelancers to break into digital publishing, Yet talking about yourself in public is not as easy as it sounds. You need self-awareness and healthy skepticism, both hallmarks of good journalism. This course focuses on melding personal stories with rigorous self-reporting. During the active learning weekend, students complete several short writing and reporting assignments and learn how to focus, pitch, and submit personal essays for publication. The course works well as a follow-up or prerequisite for JOUR E-136a.

Class Meetings:
On-campus Active Learning Weekend
Start Date: Oct. 12, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1250
Graduate credit: $1850
Credits: 2

Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Final paper due Monday, October 29. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15798/2018

JOUR E-136A
First-Person Journalism

Martha Nichols, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25388

Description
First-person journalism is an evolving, exciting genre that combines a personal perspective with solid research and observations of the larger world. With the rise of digital journalism, it is essential that nonfiction writers learn the basics of reporting as well as how to write stylish literary prose. This course emphasizes the essential elements of first-person journalism, including impact, stance, and self-reporting. During the active learning weekend, students practice pitching ideas and complete several short writing and reporting assignments. The course works well as a follow-up or prerequisite with JOUR E-129.

Class Meetings:
On-campus Active Learning Weekend
Start Date: Mar. 1, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1250
Graduate credit: $1850
Credits: 2

Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Final paper due Monday, March 18. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: Experience with journalism or other forms of nonfiction writing is helpful.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25388/2019

JOUR E-137
Feature Writing

Alicia Anstead, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15910 | Section 2

Description
Feature writing is a fundamental journalistic approach to telling a story, and its rules have changed through the years from long-form to a variety of lengths, elements, and platforms. In this intensive workshop, students develop ideas for stories and explore approaches for composing effective stories. Students also learn strategies for interacting with editors, interviewees, and others on the path to publication. This course also features guest lecturers (editors and writers) from the professional practice of journalism. Class time is focused on these elements as well as critical discussion of student work and analysis of published material in print and online.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 8-10 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: At least one previous journalism course or one to three years journalism experience and command of AP style.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15910/2018

JOUR E-137
Feature Writing

James Geary, BA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25215

Description
This course provides a thorough grounding in feature writing techniques, including researching, reporting, interviewing, writing, and rewriting. We investigate where good feature ideas come from; we explore how to conceptualize, organize, and structure those ideas through narrative; and we experiment in an intensive workshop environment with a variety of story types including the profile, reported essay, and big think piece. We do close readings of classic and lesser-known but outstanding examples of the form. We focus on how words work—and how we work with words—by reading essays on language and writing from the likes of George Orwell, Virginia Woolf, and Stephen King. The emphasis throughout is on smart journalistic thinking, detailed reporting, and fine narrative writing.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: At least one previous journalism course or one to three years journalism experience and command of AP style.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25215/2019

JOUR E-137
Feature Writing

June Carolyn Erlick, MSJ

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15788 | Section 1

Description
Feature stories give newspapers and magazines their dynamism and flavor. Students in this workshop explore feature writing techniques and philosophies, including slice-of-life, interview, profile, and analysis and insight. Students write frequently for critique by class members, with the goal of publishing the stories they write.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: At least one previous journalism course or one to three years journalism experience and command of AP style.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15788/2018

JOUR E-140A
News Reporting for the Web, Print, and Other Platforms

Jamieson Lesko, BS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25394

Description
In this changing media landscape, a journalist has no choice but to become a jack of all trades and to develop capabilities to be able to work on various media platforms. This fast-paced course teaches students to master the fundamentals of news writing and reporting for a variety of media. Students learn to think, observe, and ask questions like career journalists while developing the skills needed to shift seamlessly from writing for traditional news publications to updating web sites or tweeting. The course stresses accuracy and fact-checking as well as the importance of reporting a balanced story.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25394/2019

JOUR E-140A
News Reporting for the Web, Print, and Other Platforms

Jamieson Lesko, BS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15467

Description
In this changing media landscape, a journalist has no choice but to become a jack of all trades and to develop capabilities to be able to work on various media platforms. This fast-paced course teaches students to master the fundamentals of news writing and reporting for a variety of media. Students learn to think, observe, and ask questions like career journalists while developing the skills needed to shift seamlessly from writing for traditional news publications to updating web sites or tweeting. The course stresses accuracy and fact-checking as well as the importance of reporting a balanced story.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15467/2018

JOUR E-144A
Investigative Reporting in the Digital Age

Jenifer B. McKim, BA

Todd Wallack, MS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15147

Description
From Woodward and Bernstein to the Boston Globe Spotlight Team, investigative reporters hold powerful people accountable for the wrongs that they do. In an intense three-day workshop, students learn the skills and techniques that are essential for investigative journalists working in the current market, including how to mine the internet and gather and analyze data to bring information to light. Working with two award-winning journalists, students learn about their legal rights to access public records under state and federal laws and work with vulnerable and hostile sources. They also learn how to respond to obstacles and roadblocks by examining examples of impact-driven journalism. Students should come to the weekend with an idea for an investigative project. By the end of the course, they create a detailed blueprint for how to get it done.

Class Meetings:
On-campus Active Learning Weekend
Start Date: Nov. 2, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1250
Graduate credit: $1850
Credits: 2

Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Final paper due Monday, November 19. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: Basic journalism course or permission of the instructors.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15147/2018

JOUR E-146
Foreign Correspondence

Jamieson Lesko, BS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25385

Description
This course equips the modern-day foreign correspondent with skills to face a wide spectrum of coverage challenges ranging from breaking news to in-depth features across multiple platforms. We examine best practices for print, broadcast, and digital realms from story ideation through final publication. Field preparation and research methods, persuasive pitching tactics, source building, and interview styles are developed. Situational and self awareness are emphasized in order to prime students for their regular writing assignments, which focus on both their current community and foreign countries of choice. Weekly real-world foreign coverage from reputable sources including the New York Times, The Atlantic, and the BBC is analyzed in terms of cross-platform approaches, contextual richness, decision making, attribution, objectivity, and stylistic variations.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Basic journalism course or permission of the instructor.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25385/2019

JOUR E-152A
Introduction to Freelance Journalism

Michael F. Fitzgerald, AB

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15874

Description
Freelancers work in every journalistic medium and engage in every type of journalism, from news to features to opinions to essays. Regardless of the form, freelancing is both a craft and a business. Succeeding as a freelancer, whether full-time or as an occasional side gig, requires time management, networking, managing cash flow, writing effective queries, maintaining a web and social media presence, getting from topic to story, interviewing and reporting, drafting and revising. This course covers the basics of marketing, managing, and making a viable life out of freelancing. The final coursework is an 800- to 1,000-word story accompanied by a pitch and that is ready to be sent to an editor. Students cannot count both JOUR E-152 (offered previously) and this course for credit toward a degree.

Class Meetings:
On-campus Active Learning Weekend
Start Date: Oct. 19, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1250
Graduate credit: $1850
Credits: 2

Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Final paper due Monday, November 5. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15874/2018

JOUR E-157
Reviewing the Arts

Jeremy C. Fox, ALM

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24240

Description
This course helps students develop the rhetorical skills to express why they love the art that moves them but also to go beyond “I hate it” to explain thoughtfully why some works fail. Students read criticism of films, television, books, video games, architecture, and visual and performing arts by influential twentieth-century critics such as Pauline Kael and Lionel Trilling, but also contemporary writers including Wesley Morris and Witold Rybczynski. Students learn to select and analyze evidence, use it to construct interpretive and evaluative arguments, and write reviews suitable for publications such as the Boston Globe, Slate, or Time—with a goal of selling freelance reviews. Guest critics help students understand their infinite interpretative options and see that brilliant criticism can be a work of art in its own right.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: An introductory journalism course, some journalism experience, or permission of the instructor.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24240/2019

JOUR E-170
Writing About Food

Alison Arnett, BS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14772

Description
This course approaches food writing primarily from a news reporting perspective. With so much changing in the world of food—the explosion of farmer’s markets, artisan cheesemakers, microbreweries, and changes in how we look at food through the lenses of health, the environment, animal welfare, nutrition, and home cooking—stories are waiting to be told. Even if students don’t see themselves as news reporters or journalists, they can be storytellers about the role of food in our world today. Assignments include interviewing personalities, food travel and culture writing, restaurant food critiques, recipe and technique writing, and how to structure pitches to editors. Assigned readings include tips on how to find stories, conduct interviews, and organize collected information into a coherent story. We also read and critique several examples of published food writing. Finally, occasional guest speakers provide career examples and information on changes in media coverage of food.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14772/2018

JOUR E-173
Video Storytelling for Social Media

Nneka N. Faison, MS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25506

Description
By 2020, social media video will account for eighty percent of all online activity, according to leading technology company Cisco. News organizations, companies, nonprofits, and individuals have an unprecedented ability to get their messages out to larger audiences than ever before. However, most videos fail to adequately engage online audiences with short attention spans. This course teaches students to break through the noise and create engaging social media videos of thirty seconds to four minutes that are both informative and entertaining. Students learn journalism and video storytelling techniques including writing video copy and conducting interviews, as well as basic video shooting and editing.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25506/2019

JOUR E-173
Video Storytelling for Social Media

Nneka N. Faison, MS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15800

Description
By 2020, social media video will account for eighty percent of all online activity, according to leading technology company Cisco. News organizations, companies, nonprofits, and individuals have an unprecedented ability to get their messages out to larger audiences than ever before. However, most videos fail to adequately engage online audiences with short attention spans. This course teaches students to break through the noise and create engaging social media videos of thirty seconds to four minutes that are both informative and entertaining. Students learn journalism and video storytelling techniques including writing video copy and conducting interviews, as well as basic video shooting and editing.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15800/2018

JOUR E-182
Audience Engagement: Journalism In the Age of Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Apple

Matthew Karolian, BS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15778

Description
A thorough and rigorous examination and analysis of how large online players such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Apple have changed the landscape of news, media, and publishing. As a class, we learn through a mix of reading assignments, weekly written reading responses, group discussions, and guest speakers. The course culminates with a series of tabletop exercises designed to test students’ ability to execute concepts in a simulated environment.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Tuesdays, 8-10 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15778/2018

JOUR E-599
Journalism Capstone Project

June Carolyn Erlick, MSJ

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23092

Description
The capstone is the culmination of the student’s work in the Master of Liberal Arts, journalism program and consists of a series of substantial stories completed in one semester. The capstone generally consists of three to five related pieces, text or multi-media based, in different styles. Text-based projects are generally about 5,000 words; the parameters of projects in other media are determined by the student and the project director together, and are based on the requirements of the story. Past capstone directors have included Boston Globe editors and reporters, former fellows from the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, and other professionals in the field.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, journalism, in good standing with a minimum of 36 credits completed. They submit a capstone proposal by October 1. See the Journalism Capstone website.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23092/2019

JOUR E-599
Journalism Capstone Project

June Carolyn Erlick, MSJ

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13272

Description
The capstone is the culmination of the student’s work in the Master of Liberal Arts, journalism program and consists of a series of substantial stories completed in one semester. The capstone generally consists of three to five related pieces, text or multi-media based, in different styles. Text-based projects are generally about 5,000 words; the parameters of projects in other media are determined by the student and the project director together, and are based on the requirements of the story. Past capstone directors have included Boston Globe editors and reporters, former fellows from the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, and other professionals in the field.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, journalism, in good standing with a minimum of 36 credits completed. They submit a capstone proposal by June 1. See the Journalism Capstone website.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13272/2018

LATI E-1A
Latin for Beginners

Ivy Livingston, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14239

Description
This course is a first step in reading Latin, which was the language not only of ancient Rome, but also of science, culture, and more in Europe until the early modern era and is still in use today. The course focuses on Classical Latin (as it would have been written, for example, by Julius Caesar), but engages with a variety of texts including inscriptions and graffiti. Ancient texts are supplemented with modern ones to help develop not only fluency in reading continuous narratives but also the cultural knowledge that is necessary to understand Latin literature.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 107Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $1250
Undergraduate credit: $1250
Credits: 2

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14239/2018

LATI E-1B
Latin for Beginners

Ivy Livingston, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25493

Description
This course continues to develop reading ability in Latin, building on the skills learned in LATI E-1a. In this semester, readings are primarily from authors of the classical period through the middle ages, including poets such as Catullus and Martial, historians such as Livy and Nepos, and, of course, Cicero, as well as fables and the Vulgate (a fourth-century Latin translation of the Bible).

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 107Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $1250
Undergraduate credit: $1250
Credits: 2

Prerequisites: LATI E-1a or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25493/2019

LATI E-43
Cicero, Philippics 1 and 2

Richard F. Thomas, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15691

Description
A reading of the first two of Cicero’s oratories against Mark Antony. Attention to style and political context.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 6-8 pm
Boylston Hall 103Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: One year of college-level Latin.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15691/2018

LATI E-104
Ovid, Metamorphoses 1-2

Richard F. Thomas, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25322

Description
In this course, students read the first two books of Ovid’s Metamorphoses, with attention to the poetry of Ovid, his meter, and his narrative style.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 6-8 pm
Boylston Hall 104Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: One year of college-level Latin.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25322/2019

LSTU E-109A
A Constitutional Convention

Allan A. Ryan, JD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15673

Description
We thoroughly examine the US Constitution, every part, beginning to end, enlivened with historical and legal insights.

Class Meetings:
On-campus Active Learning Weekend
Start Date: Nov. 16, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1250
Graduate credit: $1850
Credits: 2

Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Final paper due Monday, December 3. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: Pre-course reading is listed on the syllabus.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15673/2018

LSTU E-112
Firearms Law and the Second Amendment

Elisabeth Ryan, JD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25374

Description
Federal and state gun laws are vast, complex, and often misunderstood. Second Amendment jurisprudence, which was almost nonexistent until the twenty-first century, continues to evolve rapidly after the landmark Supreme Court cases of Heller and McDonald, which affirmed the constitutional right to private firearms and extended that right to constrain state action. This course examines the historical and continuing development of the constitutional right to keep and bear arms, the intricacies of state firearms laws and regulations, and the ever-present policy issues that surround gun control and public safety.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 8-10 pm
1 Story Street 304Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25374/2019

LSTU E-113
International Human Rights Law

Diana Buttu, MBA, JD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24451

Description
This course is an introduction to international human rights law. This course looks at the relationship between human rights and international action. By examining various international mechanisms and cases, students are able to critically assess the efficacy of the international human rights law system. Throughout this course we examine topical issues in international human rights law.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 3-5 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24451/2019

LSTU E-123
Migration and Human Rights

Jacqueline Bhabha, JD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15712

Description
Migration is a central moral issue of our time and its impacts will alter our world throughout this century. It affects the lives of millions, unsettles established governments, creates sharply polarizing policy dilemmas, and posits far-reaching administrative, economic, and political challenges. This course focuses on distress migration, including refugee flight and other forms of forced displacement, evaluated through the lens of human rights. It addresses the multifaceted drivers of this complex phenomenon, including armed conflict, environmental stress and climate change, global inequality, demographic pressures, and increasing globalization. Migration actors from a range of field sites contribute; some attend in person, others skype into the classroom conversation to create a more global classroom discussion and to enhance project based learning. The course considers historical precedents to the current refugee and migration crisis, using case studies of massive past population displacements (for example, the Greek-Turkish population exchange post World War I, partition of British India and Palestine peri/post World War II) as instructive guides for contemporary problems. The course raises ethical and philosophical issues related to the duties owed to outsiders to probe the moral, religious, and political underpinnings of current approaches. It introduces students to the international and regional legal framework governing refugee protection and migration more broadly. It engages with the multiple risks migrants face before, during, and after their journeys and with current policy developments at the municipal, national, regional, and international level, including the ongoing efforts of the United Nations to craft two new Global Compacts on Refugees and on Migration. Finally, the course enables students to apply legal and other approaches to the analysis of migration challenges. The material for this is a range of contemporary case studies, including refugee situations in the Mediterranean and Sub Saharan Africa, conflict-fueled migration, as well as migration flows arising from environmental displacement in the Middle East, disaster-fueled migration in Asia, irregular migration in the Americas, and seasonal internal migration in Asia involving bonded labor.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date:

Noncredit: $1250
Undergraduate credit: $1250
Graduate credit: $1850
Credits: 2

Notes: This course meets for an intensive half semester which ends on October 26. The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Kennedy School course International and Global Affairs 355M. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:15-11:30 am starting September 6 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15712/2018

LSTU E-132
Disability, Law, and Medicine

Michael Stein, PhD, JD

Omar S. Haque, PhD, MD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15675

Description
This course is an introduction to bioethical questions raised in the context of health care provision to people with disabilities. Students are encouraged to think critically, openly, ethically, rationally, and collegially about often difficult, delicate, and controversial topics involving issues of medical ethics, autonomy, dignity, civil and human rights, stigma, personal integrity, culture, public health, and informed consent, among others, as expressed through interactive discussion, a research project, application of case studies, and role playing. The instructors are a psychiatrist and social scientist of stigma and discrimination (Haque), and a leading disability rights legal academic, historian, and advocate (Stein), who together engage this course with perspectives drawn from disability studies, bioethics, medicine, law, social science, and history. The first half of the course introduces some core theoretical questions in the study of disability and bioethics. The second half of the course analyzes how theories apply across case studies and vary between particular patients. Students leave with a social science, legal, bioethical, medical, and cultural immersion into the study of disability and the normative issues arising in the lives of patients with disabilities. Also provided are a practical set of concerns to orient students as they interact with healthcare systems throughout their lives, whether as patients, physicians, policy makers, lawyers, advocates, or caregivers.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 6-8 pm
Northwest Science Building B108Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15675/2018

LSTU E-145
Censorship: Legal, Ethical, and Policy Issues

Ellsworth Lapham Fersch, PhD, JD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15495

Description
This course explores how America’s legal and social systems cope with moral ambiguity and controversial ethical questions. It analyzes major cases concerning attempted or actual censorship of sexually explicit, religiously proscribed, and politically volatile written and visual materials. The course examines original documents as well as the commentaries, arguments, and actions about them. The course evaluates accompanying ethical, social, and policy implications and assesses various approaches to fundamental ethical dilemmas and the impact of law in contemporary society.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 210Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15495/2018

LSTU E-170
Introduction to Sports Law for Non-Lawyers

Peter Carfagna, JD

Richard Volante, JD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14779

Description
This course offers an overview of the major leagues that dominate the professional sports scene today. It also includes introductory lectures on athletes’ publicity rights, which leads into a discussion of amateurism, such as whether NCAA student-athletes should be paid to play. The course devotes equal time to each of the three major league sports and compares and contrasts the similarities and differences among them from a historical legal perspective.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14779/2018

MATH E-3
Quantitative Reasoning: Practical Math

Graeme D. Bird, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 20389

Description
This course reviews basic arithmetical procedures and their use in everyday mathematics. It also includes an introduction to basic statistics covering such topics as the interpretation of numerical data, graph reading, hypothesis testing, and simple linear regression. No previous knowledge of these tools is assumed. Recommendations for calculators are made during the first class.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 8-10 pm
Maxwell-Dworkin G115

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: A willingness to (re)discover math, appreciate its practical uses, and enjoy its patterns and beauty.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-20389/2019

MATH E-3
Quantitative Reasoning: Practical Math

Graeme D. Bird, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 12500

Description
This course reviews basic arithmetical procedures and their use in everyday mathematics. It also includes an introduction to basic statistics covering such topics as the interpretation of numerical data, graph reading, hypothesis testing, and simple linear regression. No previous knowledge of these tools is assumed. Recommendations for calculators are made during the first class.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 8-10 pm
Maxwell-Dworkin G115

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1000
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: A willingness to (re)discover math, appreciate its practical uses, and enjoy its patterns and beauty.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-12500/2018

MATH E-4
Mathematical Modeling with Spreadsheets

Eric Connally, BA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25521

Description
Mathematical modeling uses a variety of mathematical tools to represent and explain a wide range of real world situations. Modeling involves the use of algebraic expressions, graphs, and statistics to represent critical elements of complicated systems. When done well, it can provide a powerful method for understanding such systems as well as to predict future behavior of these systems. In this course we employ the highly versatile structure of spreadsheets to explore and develop a wide range of mathematical models involving topics from finance, biology, and physics, among others. This course builds on the basic arithmetical, algebraic, and graphing skills developed in MATH E-3 and is intended for students who want develop more applied mathematical skills, expand their expertise in the use of spreadsheets, or enroll in MATH E-8 in the future.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: MATH E-3 or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25521/2019

MATH E-6
Mathematics and the Greeks

Graeme D. Bird, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23689

Description
In this course we seek to understand how the ancient Greeks thought about mathematics by focusing on three activities: finding solutions and proofs for simple numerical problems, drawing geometrical constructions using compasses and straightedge, and reading brief historical abstracts by and about early Greek mathematicians. Students also learn the Greek alphabet to enable them to read a few common mathematical terms. Graduate-credit students prepare a series of lesson plans showing how a section of the course material could be taught in high schools.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 8-10 pm
1 Story Street 306

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: High school algebra or MATH E-8.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23689/2019

MATH E-8
College Algebra

Eric Connally, BA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13477

Description
This course reviews arithmetic and covers algebraic expressions and equations; their manipulation and use in problem solving; word problems; and an introduction to inequalities, absolute values, and graphing. This course features some of the same topics as MATH E-10, but at a slower pace and more introductory level. In addition, it does not cover trigonometry and sinusoidal functions, which are discussed in depth in MATH E-10.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 6:30-9:30 pm
Sever Hall 306

Optional sections Mondays, 4-5 pm.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: A satisfactory placement test score.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13477/2018

MATH E-8
College Algebra

David Abbruzzese, Jr., BSEE

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 20393

Description
This course reviews arithmetic and covers algebraic expressions and equations; their manipulation and use in problem solving; word problems; and an introduction to inequalities, absolute values, and graphing. This course features some of the same topics as MATH E-10, but at a slower pace and more introductory level. In addition, it does not cover trigonometry and sinusoidal functions, which are discussed in depth in MATH E-10.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Maxwell-Dworkin G125

Optional sections Mondays, 4-5 pm.Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: A satisfactory placement test score.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-20393/2019

MATH E-10
Precalculus

David Arias, EdD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 12572

Description
An intensive course for students with superior algebra skills who want to enroll in MATH E-15 the following term. Requires the use of a graphing calculator. Students enrolling for graduate credit participate in weekly pedagogical seminars designed for current and future K-12 teachers.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 307

Optional sections for all students, required weekly seminars for graduate-credit students to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory placement test score.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-12572/2018

MATH E-10
Precalculus

David Arias, EdD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 22379

Description
An intensive course for students with superior algebra skills who want to enroll in MATH E-15 the following term. Requires the use of a graphing calculator. Students enrolling for graduate credit participate in weekly pedagogical seminars designed for current and future K-12 teachers.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Thursdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 302

Optional sections for all students, required weekly seminars for graduate-credit students to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory placement test score.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-22379/2019

MATH E-15
Calculus 1

Eric C. Towne, AB

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 20399

Description
This is a complete course in first-semester calculus. Topics include the meaning, use, and interpretation of the derivative; techniques of differentiation; applications to curve sketching and optimization in a variety of disciplines; the definite integral and some applications; and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Students enrolling for graduate credit participate in weekly pedagogical seminars designed for current and future K-12 teachers.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections for all students Thursdays, 8-9 pm; required weekly seminars for graduate-credit students to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: MATH E-10, or the equivalent, or satisfactory placement test score.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-20399/2019

MATH E-15
Calculus 1

Eric C. Towne, AB

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 10436

Description
This is a complete course in first-semester calculus. Topics include the meaning, use, and interpretation of the derivative; techniques of differentiation; applications to curve sketching and optimization in a variety of disciplines; the definite integral and some applications; and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Students enrolling for graduate credit participate in weekly pedagogical seminars designed for current and future K-12 teachers.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Thursdays, 6-9 pm
Harvard Hall 104

Optional sections for all students Mondays, 8-9 pm; required seminars for local graduate-credit students Thursdays, 4:15-5:15 pm; required seminars for distance graduate-credit students at a time to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: MATH E-10, or the equivalent, or satisfactory placement test score.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-10436/2018

MATH E-16
Calculus 2 with Series and Differential Equations

Srdjan Divac, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 20395

Description
This course covers integration, differential equations, and Taylor series with applications. It covers most of the topics in a second-semester calculus course with the emphasis on applications as well as graphical and numerical work. The use of a graphing calculator with the capability of computing (approximating) definite integrals is required. Students enrolling for graduate credit participate in weekly pedagogical seminars designed for current and future K-12 teachers.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 302

Optional sections for all students, required weekly seminars for graduate-credit students to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: MATH E-15, or the equivalent—in other words, an excellent working knowledge of first-semester calculus, including the trigonometric and logarithmic functions, or satisfactory placement test score.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-20395/2019

MATH E-16
Calculus 2 with Series and Differential Equations

Srdjan Divac, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 10437

Description
This course covers integration, differential equations, and Taylor series with applications. It covers most of the topics in a second-semester calculus course with the emphasis on applications as well as graphical and numerical work. The use of a graphing calculator with the capability of computing (approximating) definite integrals is required. Students enrolling for graduate credit participate in weekly pedagogical seminars designed for current and future K-12 teachers.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 302

Optional sections for all students, required weekly seminars for graduate-credit students to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: MATH E-15, or the equivalent—in other words, an excellent working knowledge of first-semester calculus, including the trigonometric and logarithmic functions, or satisfactory placement test score.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-10437/2018

MATH E-21A
Multivariable Calculus

Robert Winters, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 11648

Description
This course covers the following topics: calculus of functions of several variables; vectors and vector-valued functions; parameterized curves and surfaces; vector fields; partial derivatives and gradients; optimization; method of Lagrange multipliers; integration over regions in R² and R³; integration over curves and surfaces; Green’s theorem, Stokes’s theorem, divergence theorem.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Thursdays, 8-10 pm
Harvard Hall 201

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: MATH E-16, or the equivalent; placement test is recommended.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-11648/2018

MATH E-21B
Linear Algebra

Robert Winters, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 21474

Description
This course covers the following topics: solving systems of linear equations; matrices and linear transformations; image and kernel of a linear transformation; matrices and coordinates relative to different bases; determinants; eigenvalues and eigenvectors; discrete and continuous dynamical systems; least-squares approximation; applications, differential equations, and function spaces.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Thursdays, 8-10 pm
Harvard Hall 201

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: MATH E-16, or the equivalent, and general familiarity with matrix-capable calculators or mathematical software; placement test is recommended.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-21474/2019

MATH E-23A
Linear Algebra and Real Analysis I

Paul G. Bamberg, DPhil

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15176

Description
This course is an integrated treatment of linear algebra, real analysis and multivariable differential calculus, with an introduction to manifolds. Students are introduced to higher-level mathematics and proof-writing, with a requirement to learn twenty-six important proofs.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the fall 2015 Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Mathematics 23a.

Prerequisites: A grade of A in MATH E-16, or the equivalent. Some experience with multivariable calculus and linear algebra is not necessary, but preferred.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 120 students

Syllabus: http://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/45219

MATH E-23B
Linear Algebra and Real Analysis II

Paul G. Bamberg, DPhil

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25125

Description
This course covers Riemann and Lebesgue integration in n dimensions, differential forms, determinants, and Stokes’s theorem. Students are required to learn twenty important proofs. It is designed for students with a strong interest in pure mathematics or physics. Students whose primary interest is in computer science, statistics, or data science will probably find MATH E-23c a more appropriate alternative. Students may not receive degree credit for both MATH E-23b and MATH E-23c.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections Sundays, 3-5 pm.Start Date: Feb. 1, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the spring 2016 Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Mathematics 23b.

Prerequisites: MATH E-23a, or the equivalent.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25125/2019

MATH E-23C
Mathematics for Computation and Data Science

Paul G. Bamberg, DPhil

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25129

Description
Topics in discrete mathematics, real analysis, linear algebra, and integral calculus, chosen for their relevance to computer science, probability, statistics, and data science. Foundations of probability, vector spaces and their applications, applications of infinite series and integration to statistical problems. Includes an introduction to statistical and graphical tools in the R scripting language. Students may not receive degree credit for both MATH E-23c and MATH E-23b.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the 2018 Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Mathematics 23c.

Prerequisites: Linear algebra, solid single-variable calculus, and introductory multivariable differential calculus. MATH E-23a would be more than sufficient.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 60 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25129/2019

MATH E-122
Abstract Algebra with Galois Theory

Roberto E. Martínez II, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24480

Description
This is a modern course in abstract algebra with an emphasis on groups, rings, fields, vector spaces, and related transformations. We begin with elementary group theory and end with field extensions, field automorphisms, and the fundamental theorem of Galois theory. We prove the impossibility of a series of important problems from antiquity as well as the solution by radicals of the quintic and higher order polynomials (in a single variable). If time permits, special topics may include, but are not limited to, the study of the general structure of geometries over sets in terms of their transformation groups (Klein Erlangen Programme) as well as group-theoretic objects in number theory and related combinatorial problems.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Saturdays, 10 am-noon
Science Center 309

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Feb. 2, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Familiarity with calculus and proof methodology.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24480/2019

MATH E-156
Mathematical Statistics

Theodore Hatch Whitfield, ScD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25141

Description
This course is aimed at rigorous development of the mathematical foundations of statistical inference. It covers random sampling, sampling distributions, point and interval estimation, and hypothesis testing, with emphasis on both normal and count data. Probability theory specific to statistical inference is developed to establish sampling distributions for common statistics. The course covers the main methods of point estimation (method of moments, percentile matching, least-squares, and maximum likelihood) and properties of estimators (bias, variance, mean squared error, consistency, efficiency, and uniformly minimum-variance unbiased estimator [UMVUE]). Students learn construction of interval estimates, including confidence intervals for a single mean, difference of two means, variances, and proportions. We discuss the theory of hypothesis testing: significance, power, sample size, superiority and equivalence testing, likelihood ratio test, the Neyman-Pearson lemma, and information-based tests, including tests for means, variances, contingency tables, and goodness-of-fit. Modern computer-intensive methods such as bootstrapping and permutation tests are presented as alternatives to standard parametric methods, allowing for less restrictive distributional assumptions and use of analytically intractable statistics.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 303

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: A year-long course in single variable calculus is essential. A one-semester introductory course in probability and statistics would be desirable, and this does not need to be calculus-based.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25141/2019

MATH E-158
Introduction to Bayesian Inference

Theodore Hatch Whitfield, ScD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15471

Description
This course provides a complete overview of all aspects of Bayesian inference, illustrating the fundamental paradigm through close examination of instructive examples. Topics covered include mixture distributions, disease screening, the general Bayesian framework for both discrete and continuous parameter spaces, Bayesian games, classical models for binomial, Poisson, and normal data, naïve Bayes classifiers and Bayesian networks, hypothesis testing, and modern computational approaches using Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 304

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: An introductory class in probability and statistics and a year-long course in single-variable calculus such as MATH E-16.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15471/2018

MATH E-216
Real Analysis, Convexity, and Optimization

Grant Andrew Murray, BS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25030

Description
This course develops the theory of convex sets, normed infinite-dimensional vector spaces, and convex functionals and applies it as a unifying principle to a variety of optimization problems such as resource allocation, production planning, and optimal control. Topics include Hilbert space, dual spaces, the Hahn-Banach theorem, the Riesz representation theorem, calculus of variations, and Fenchel duality. Students are expected to understand and invent proofs of theorems in real and functional analysis.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the 2015 Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Mathematics 116.

Prerequisites: MATH E-21a and MATH E-21b, MATH E-23a, or the equivalent, plus at least one other more advanced course in mathematics. Students need to know linear algebra and multivariable calculus and be comfortable with proofs.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25030/2019

MATH E-217
Probability and Random Processes with Economic Applications

Paul G. Bamberg, DPhil

Luca Schroeder, AB

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25335

Description
This course is a self-contained treatment of the theory of probability and random processes with specific application to the theory of option pricing. Topics include axioms for probability, calculation of expectation by means of Lebesgue integration, conditional probability and conditional expectation, martingales, random walks, and the Black-Scholes formula for option pricing. Students work in small groups to investigate applications of the theory and to prove key results.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Fridays, 5-7 pm
Start Date: Feb. 1, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A thorough knowledge of single-variable calculus and infinite series, plus at least one more advanced course such as MATH E-23a that provides experience with proofs and elementary real analysis.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25335/2019

MATH E-300
Mathematical Foundations for Teaching Secondary School Math

Carolyn Gardner-Thomas, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25477

Description
Why do students have such a difficult time with basic math concepts such as working with fractions and negative numbers? It could be because arithmetic is significantly more complex than we initially suspect. For instance, the symbol ½ has at least four different interpretations, and students need to be able to quickly figure out which interpretation will be of most use for solving a particular problem. This course was created for middle and high school mathematics teachers to give them a chance to explore the inner workings of fundamental mathematical concepts involved in arithmetic as well as the basis for working with a variety of number systems. The course deconstructs basic math concepts that many people often take for granted, but yet which can continue to give students difficulties throughout their school years. The course emphasizes mathematical reasoning rather than memorizing facts and formulas. In addition to the mathematical content, we also discuss how different methods of teaching affect students differently and we explore a variety of activities and games that teachers can bring to their own classrooms to enhance their students’ understanding and enjoyment of mathematics.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Thursdays, 4:30-6:30 pm
1 Story Street 303

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: Familiarity with K-12 mathematics.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25477/2019

MATH E-300
Mathematical Foundations for Teaching Secondary School Math

Andrew Engelward, PhD

Carolyn Gardner-Thomas, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13787

Description
Why do students have such a difficult time with basic math concepts such as working with fractions and negative numbers? It could be because arithmetic is significantly more complex than we initially suspect. For instance, the symbol ½ has at least four different interpretations, and students need to be able to quickly figure out which interpretation will be of most use for solving a particular problem. This course was created for middle and high school mathematics teachers to give them a chance to explore the inner workings of fundamental mathematical concepts involved in arithmetic as well as the basis for working with a variety of number systems. The course deconstructs basic math concepts that many people often take for granted, but yet which can continue to give students difficulties throughout their school years. The course emphasizes mathematical reasoning rather than memorizing facts and formulas. In addition to the mathematical content, we also discuss how different methods of teaching affect students differently and we explore a variety of activities and games that teachers can bring to their own classrooms to enhance their students’ understanding and enjoyment of mathematics.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 4:30-6:30 pm
53 Church Street L01

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: Familiarity with K-12 mathematics.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13787/2018

MATH E-303
Math for Teaching Algebra

Carolyn Gardner-Thomas, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 22499

Description
This course examines the mathematical underpinnings behind what is taught in secondary level algebra courses. It considers what, why, and how we teach what we teach, and investigates different strands of algebraic competence with particular emphasis on how we assess the students’ proficiency in these various strands.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 4:30-6:30 pm
1 Story Street 307

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: Familiarity with K-12 mathematics.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-22499/2019

MATH E-304
Inquiries into Probability and Statistics

Aubrey Clayton, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15472

Description
We use the language of probability and chance all the time, in settings ranging from the lofty to the mundane: from weather forecasts to political polls, medical diagnoses, sports gambling, economics, Powerball lotteries, evaluation of legal evidence, game shows, and sophisticated machine learning algorithms. And yet it is difficult to pin down exactly what we mean when we talk about probability. Without a clear idea of what probability is, students of statistics inevitably struggle when faced with real-world problems requiring probabilistic reasoning, particularly in the biological or social sciences. To clear things up, we describe probability as an extension of logic that applies to all situations of reasoning with incomplete information, which unifies the various opposing interpretations and puts probability on a solid foundation. We then use this logical framework to develop quantitative tools that apply to many practical examples, and we show how probability can help us navigate an uncertain world. Finally, we tour through the orthodox statistical methods to show where they get things right and where their results are necessarily illogical.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: High school mathematics including precalculus.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15472/2018

MATH E-330
Posing Problems with Interactive Images I: Objects and Actions

Judah L. Schwartz, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15884

Description
The idea of mathematical objects and mathematical actions that can be performed on them or by them is central to the nature of mathematics. Simple mathematical objects and associated mathematical actions are often combined to form more complex objects which in turn have actions associated with them. Examples include rational numbers, complex numbers, functions, transformations of shapes and/or expressions. Many learn better and develop deeper understanding and intuitions if visual representations are prominent in the teaching and learning of the subject. All people learn better and develop deeper understanding and intuitions given the opportunity and the tools to explore their understanding dynamically. One way to do this is by going back and forth between different representations of a given mathematical object and the procedures for manipulating and transforming it. Graphs are images that provide a way to represent functions complementing the symbols we usually use for their representation. Multiple representations of other mathematical objects such as shapes and numbers are made possible using images in parametric spaces. Computer applications make it possible for us to take advantage of such multiple representations both in the way we teach the mathematics we teach, as well as in the way we ourselves understand the subject.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Students should be comfortable with K-12 mathematics and be interested in the problems of teaching and learning. Some teaching experience is highly desirable.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15884/2018

MATH E-333
Posing Problems with Interactive Images II: Reflective Teaching

Judah L. Schwartz, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25492

Description
Many (although not all) of the mathematics problems that we pose to K-12 students in order to stimulate invention and creativity can be classified along pairs of perspectives such as decomposing or aggregating, deducing or inducing, and classifying or exemplifying. These pairs of perspectives seem to overlap in some cases and in some cases to contrast with one another. In this course we explore some of these perspectives and the degree to which a sensitivity to them can help teachers pose problems both in class and for homework. The aim is to help teachers help their students to develop deeper insight into and appreciation for mathematics. The course relies heavily on interactive images and computer applications that use multiple graphical representations of mathematical problems. Central to the act of teaching mathematics is the formulation of problems. Some problems probe the presence of skills, others the presence of understanding. Both forms of problem are necessary for the development of mathematical competence. Neither form of problem, by itself, is sufficient. Skill may be thought of as the ability to answer problems using only the tools of a single representation. In contrast, understanding may be thought of as the ability to map the elements of mathematical objects and the actions one takes on them across at least two different complementary representations, specifically this means interpreting how the tools of one representation are related to the tools of the other representation and how each aspect of the mathematical object in one of the representations is represented in the others. Finally, it is generally agreed that assessing a student’s understanding and skill is best done by posing a problem that elicits a performance of some sort on the part of the student. Performance implies change: a situation is presented and the student is asked to transform it in some way that sheds light on the problem. This observation—that performance implies change—in turn implies that the elements of the problem situation should be manipulable in some way by the student. Mathematical problems posed using interactive images seem to be an ideal way of eliciting performance as well as providing students themselves with the opportunity to make some assessment of the appropriateness of their actions.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Students should be comfortable with K-12 mathematics and be interested in the problems of teaching and learning. Some teaching experience is highly desirable.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25492/2019

MATH E-497
Crafting the Thesis Proposal in Mathematics for Teaching Tutorial

Carolyn Gardner-Thomas, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25099

Description
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong thesis proposal. During the semester, they map critical issues of project design such as scope, background, methodology, and expected outcomes. Students should not register for the tutorial unless they are ready to engage in the entire thesis process. Students are expected to begin the thesis project during the next semester or two after completing the tutorial.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $0
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The tutorial is not a course in the traditional sense. It is structured one-on-one advising with the instructor along with opportunities for interaction with other proposal writers. Students participate in 15- to 30-minute individual appointments (by phone, video-conference, or in person), ordinarily between 9 am – 5 pm (EST), to discuss their topics, proposal designs, and writing progress. In addition, they submit multiple thesis proposal drafts.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, mathematics for teaching. They must have completed eight courses toward the degree, including successful completion of MATH E-15, and be in good academic standing. Their pre-work, due between September 1 and November 1, must be approved by the instructor before they are allowed to register for the tutorial. See the Guide to the ALM Thesis for details. Candidates accepted to the 12-course thesis track register for graduate credit; those in the ten-course thesis track register for noncredit.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25099/2019

MATH E-497
Crafting the Thesis Proposal in Mathematics for Teaching Tutorial

Carolyn Gardner-Thomas, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15479

Description
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong thesis proposal. During the semester, they map critical issues of project design such as scope, background, methodology, and expected outcomes. Students should not register for the tutorial unless they are ready to engage in the entire thesis process. Students are expected to begin the thesis project during the next semester or two after completing the tutorial.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $0
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The tutorial is not a course in the traditional sense. It is structured one-on-one advising with the instructor along with opportunities for interaction with other proposal writers. Students participate in 15- to 30-minute individual appointments (by phone, video-conference, or in person), ordinarily between 9 am – 5 pm (EST), to discuss their topics, proposal designs, and writing progress. In addition, they submit multiple thesis proposal drafts.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, mathematics for teaching. They must have completed eight courses toward the degree, including successful completion of MATH E-15, and be in good academic standing. Their pre-work, due June 15, must be approved by the instructor before they are allowed to register for the tutorial. See the Guide to the ALM Thesis for details. Candidates accepted to the 12-course thesis track register for graduate credit; those in the ten-course thesis track register for noncredit.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15479/2018

MATH E-599
Teaching Projects: Math for Teaching Capstone Course

Andrew Engelward, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 22946

Description
This course is intended to give current and aspiring secondary math teachers an opportunity to become engaged in a variety of teaching-related projects. In the first part of the course, participants are given a chance to research a current topic in mathematics education through use of journal articles, giving a presentation of their findings to the math for teaching community. In the second part, participants are asked to investigate how use of a particular technology can be used to enhance classroom math lessons. In addition, everyone gets a chance to participate in an alternative math teaching experiment.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 4:45-6:45 pm
Science Center 105Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates for the Master of Liberal Arts, mathematics for teaching and in their final semester of the program; successful completion of MATH E-15, or prior approval of the instructor. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-22946/2019

MGMT E-10
HBS CORe: Business Analytics, Economics for Managers, and Financial Accounting

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24586

Description

CORe stands for Credential of Readiness and is offered through Harvard Business School Online. CORe is a primer on the fundamentals of business and is designed for students just getting started in the business world. Developed and taught by Harvard Business School faculty, this course covers business analytics, economics for managers, and financial accounting. The business analytics portion is taught by Janice Hammond and introduces quantitative methods used to analyze data and make better management decisions. The economics for managers portion is taught by Bharat Anand and includes the topics of customer demand, supplier cost, markets and competition, pricing, production, and differentiation. The financial accounting portion is taught by V.G. Narayanan and covers concepts such as profit and revenue, assets and liabilities, and students learn how to prepare and analyze financial statements.

All learning materials and instructor and participant interaction takes place within the online HBS Online learning environment. Although the professors do not have direct real-time interaction with students, they have developed short video lectures, cases, exercises, and other interactive learning elements to create a highly engaging educational experience. Participants typically learn as much (if not more) from thoughtful participation and from peers in this active learning ecosystem as they do from faculty content. Students registered in CORe will be required to keep up with the course material during the Harvard Extension School’s Spring Break, March 12-18. For more information see HBS Online’s CORe.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Jan. 8, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $3600
Credits: 8

Notes:

This course is graded pass/fail with grades of high honors, honors, pass, or fail. Extension of time (EXT) grades are not available. Harvard University’s Tuition Assistance Plan (TAP) cannot be used. Certain other scholarships and waivers are also excluded. Admission, registration, refund, make-up exam, and grading policies are determined by the HBS Online CORe administration and have precedence over corresponding Extension School policies.

• Last day to apply: December 31
• Last day to register: January 3
• Last day to drop for 100% tuition refund, minus the HBS Online $360 processing fee: January 18
• Last day to withdraw for WD grade: February 12

Prerequisites: To register for this course, students must apply to and be admitted by HBS Online for the January 8 cohort. Apply now. If accepted, registration transactions must all be done on the HBS Online website; they cannot be done in Extension School online services. For more information, contact hbsonlinesupport@hbs.edu. After registering with HBS Online, students receiving financial aid or any other type of financial assistance (for example, consortium agreements) should contact the Extension School Student Financial Services office at studentfinance@extension.harvard.edu.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24586/2019

MGMT E-10
HBX CORe: Business Analytics, Economics for Managers, and Financial Accounting

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15074

Description

CORe stands for Credential of Readiness and is offered through HBX, a digital learning initiative from the faculty of Harvard Business School. CORe is a primer on the fundamentals of business and is designed for students just getting started in the business world. Developed and taught by Harvard Business School faculty, this course covers business analytics, economics for managers, and financial accounting. The business analytics portion is taught by Janice Hammond and introduces quantitative methods used to analyze data and make better management decisions. The economics for managers portion is taught by Bharat Anand and includes the topics of customer demand, supplier cost, markets and competition, pricing, production, and differentiation. The financial accounting portion is taught by V.G. Narayanan and covers concepts such as profit and revenue, assets and liabilities, and students learn how to prepare and analyze financial statements.

All learning materials and instructor and participant interaction takes place within the online HBX CORe learning environment. Although the professors do not have direct real-time interaction with students, they have developed short video lectures, cases, exercises, and other interactive learning elements to create a highly engaging educational experience. Participants typically learn as much (if not more) from thoughtful participation and from peers in this active learning ecosystem as they do from faculty content. For more information see HBX CORe.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $3600
Credits: 8

Notes:

This course is graded pass/fail with grades of high honors, honors, pass, or fail. Extension of time (EXT) grades are not available. Harvard University’s Tuition Assistance Plan (TAP) cannot be used. Certain other scholarships and waivers are also excluded. Admission, registration, refund, make-up exam, and grading policies are determined by the HBX CORe administration and have precedence over corresponding Extension School policies.

• Last day to apply: August 27
• Last day to register: August 30
• Last day to drop for 100% tuition refund, minus the HBX $360 processing fee: September 15
• Last day to withdraw for WD grade: October 10

Prerequisites: To register for this course, students must apply to and be admitted by HBX for the September 5 cohort. Apply now. If accepted, registration transactions must all be done on the HBX website; they cannot be done in Extension School online services. For more information, contact HBXsupport@hbs.edu. After registering with HBX, students receiving financial aid or any other type of financial assistance (for example, consortium agreements) should contact the Extension School Student Financial Services office at studentfinance@extension.harvard.edu.

MGMT E-1000
Financial Accounting Principles

V. G. Narayanan, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15877 | Section 2

Description
Be it a Fortune 500 company, a startup, or a nonprofit, having a solid understanding of financial accounting principles is essential for making critical business decisions. Offered in collaboration with HBX, a digital learning initiative from the faculty at Harvard Business School, this pre-recorded online course covers concepts such as profit and revenue, assets and liabilities, and students learn how to prepare and analyze financial statements. The course covers important accounting principles, such as how to record transactions using journal entries; how to post transactions to accounts; and how to prepare a trial balance, balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement. Other topics covered include analyzing financial statements, and forecasting and valuation. Students emerge with a deeper understanding of the financial accounting methodology and its application in a number of business scenarios. Learning materials and interaction take place primarily within the online HBX learning environment. Although the professor does not have direct real-time interaction with students, he has developed short video lectures, cases, exercises, and other interactive learning elements to create a highly engaging educational experience. Participants typically learn as much (if not more) from thoughtful participation and from peers in this active learning ecosystem as they do from faculty content. Students who have previously enrolled in HBX Financial Accounting, MGMT E-10, HBX CORe, or the HBX section of MGMT E-1000, and either passed or failed, are not eligible to enroll in this section of MGMT E-1000. They will be dropped from the course. Students cannot count this course toward the HBX noncredit CORe or the HBX Financial Accounting Certificate.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections meet via live web conference every other week at one of the following times: Wednesdays, 8:30-9:30 pm or 10:30-11:30 pm, starting September 5; or Thursdays, 7-8 pm or 10:30-11:30 pm, starting September 6. Students sign up for sections (limited to 30 students each, first come, first served) on the Canvas course website starting the week of August 27.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes:

Registration for this section of MGMT E-1000 ends on August 28. There is no late registration period.

• Last day to register: August 28
• Last day to make credit status changes, and drop for 100% tuition refund: September 10
• Last day to drop for 50% tuition refund: September 17
• Last day to withdraw for WD grade: November 23

Students are required to take a one-hour final exam at a Pearson Test Center, December 10-20. Visit the Pearson website, search for HBX as the program, and select “find a test center” to be sure there’s a test center near you.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 120 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15877/2018

MGMT E-1000
Financial Accounting Principles

James F. White, MS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15886 | Section 4

Description
This course introduces the generally accepted principles that govern an entity’s financial accounting system and the income statement and balance sheet that are the principal end products of the system. Students learn how accounting information is used to evaluate the performance and financial status of an organization, both by managers within the organization and by shareholders, lenders, and other outside parties. Students who have completed MGMT E-10 may not count this course toward the ALB degree.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Harvard Hall 104Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15886/2018

MGMT E-1000
Financial Accounting Principles

James F. White, MS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25413 | Section 3

Description
This course introduces the generally accepted principles that govern an entity’s financial accounting system and the income statement and balance sheet that are the principal end products of the system. Students learn how accounting information is used to evaluate the performance and financial status of an organization, both by managers within the organization and by shareholders, lenders, and other outside parties. Students who have completed MGMT E-10 may not count this course toward the ALB degree.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 8-10 pm
Harvard Hall 104Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 300 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25413/2019

MGMT E-1000
Financial Accounting Principles

Leonard Kopelman, JD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13390 | Section 1

Description
This course introduces the generally accepted principles that govern an entity’s financial accounting system and the income statement and balance sheet that are the principal end products of the system. Students learn how accounting information is used to evaluate the performance and financial status of an organization, both by managers within the organization and by shareholders, lenders, and other outside parties. Students who have completed MGMT E-10 may not count this course toward the ALB degree.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 6-8 pm
Emerson Hall 210Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13390/2018

MGMT E-1000
Financial Accounting Principles

V. G. Narayanan, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25179 | Section 1

Description
Be it a Fortune 500 company, a startup, or a nonprofit, having a solid understanding of financial accounting principles is essential for making critical business decisions. Offered in collaboration with Harvard Business School Online, a digital learning initiative from the faculty at Harvard Business School, this pre-recorded online course covers concepts such as profit and revenue, assets and liabilities, and students learn how to prepare and analyze financial statements. The course covers important accounting principles, such as how to record transactions using journal entries; how to post transactions to accounts; and how to prepare a trial balance, balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement. Other topics covered include analyzing financial statements, and forecasting and valuation. Students emerge with a deeper understanding of the financial accounting methodology and its application in a number of business scenarios. Learning materials and interaction take place primarily within the HBS Online learning environment. Although the professor does not have direct real-time interaction with students, he has developed short video lectures, cases, exercises, and other interactive learning elements to create a highly engaging educational experience. Participants typically learn as much (if not more) from thoughtful participation and from peers in this active learning ecosystem as they do from faculty content. Students who have previously enrolled in HBS Online’s Financial Accounting, MGMT E-10, HBS Online’s CORe, or the HBS Online section of MGMT E-1000, and either passed or failed, are not eligible to enroll in this section of MGMT E-1000. They will be dropped from the course. Students cannot count this course toward the HBS Online noncredit CORe or the HBS Online Financial Accounting Certificate.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections meet via live web conference every other week at one of the following times: Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 pm, 9:40-10:40 pm, or 10:55-11:55 pm, starting January 30; or Thursdays, 3:30-4:30 pm, 5:30-6:30 pm, or 7:30-8:30 pm, starting January 31. Students sign up for sections (first come, first served) on the Canvas course website starting on January 7 at 10 am.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $2750
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes:

Registration for this section of MGMT E-1000 ends on January 21. There is no late registration period.

• Last day to register: January 21
• Last day to make credit status changes, and drop for 100% tuition refund: February 3
• Last day to drop for 50% tuition refund: February 10
• Last day to withdraw for WD grade: April 26

Enrollment limit: Limited to 150 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25179/2019

MGMT E-1000
Financial Accounting Principles

Gregory Sabin, MBA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15708 | Section 3

Description
This course introduces the generally accepted principles that govern an entity’s financial accounting system and the income statement and balance sheet that are the principal end products of the system. Students learn how accounting information is used to evaluate the performance and financial status of an organization, both by managers within the organization and by shareholders, lenders, and other outside parties. Students who have completed MGMT E-10 may not count this course toward the ALB degree.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Emerson Hall 210Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 100 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15708/2018

MGMT E-1000
Financial Accounting Principles

Michael Haselkorn, PhD

January session | CRN 25489

Description
This course introduces the generally accepted principles that govern an entity’s financial accounting system and the income statement and balance sheet that are the principal end products of the system. Students learn how accounting information is used to evaluate the performance and financial status of an organization, both by managers within the organization and by shareholders, lenders, and other outside parties. Students who have completed MGMT E-10 may not count this course toward the ALB degree.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays-Thursdays, 1-4 pm
Emerson Hall 101Start Date: Jan. 7, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: International Students see important visa information.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25489/2019

MGMT E-1000
Financial Accounting Principles

Gregory Sabin, MBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25334 | Section 2

Description
This course introduces the generally accepted principles that govern an entity’s financial accounting system and the income statement and balance sheet that are the principal end products of the system. Students learn how accounting information is used to evaluate the performance and financial status of an organization, both by managers within the organization and by shareholders, lenders, and other outside parties. Students who have completed MGMT E-10 may not count this course toward the ALB degree.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Harvard Hall 104Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 100 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25334/2019

MGMT E-1300
Nonprofit and Governmental Accounting

James F. White, MS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13384

Description
This course introduces the fundamentals of accounting for nonprofit and government organizations. It emphasizes the issues related to fund accounting, including general and revenue funds, debt service funds, capital project funds, internal service funds, enterprise and fiduciary funds, long-term debt and fixed-asset accounting, and planning and control of cash and temporary investments. Other topics include budgeting, budgetary control and reporting, management control, financial reporting, budgeting and controlling operations, cost determination, strategic planning, program analysis, measurement of output, reporting on performance, full-accrual and modified-accrual accounting, cost determination, tax levies, auditing, and preparation of financial statements.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 8-10 pm
Sever Hall 202Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000 helpful but not required.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 80 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13384/2018

MGMT E-1500
Cost Accounting

James F. White, MS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24502

Description
This course examines the concepts and procedures underlying the development of a cost accounting system for managerial decisions, cost control, and performance reporting. Cost accounting can have a direct impact on product pricing, managing a growing business, generating a bottom-line profit and creating value for the company and its customers. Traditional cost accounting and new cost accounting management models are explored and contrasted. There is particular emphasis on management systems, which play a proactive role in planning, managing, and reducing costs. Topics include cost measurement and cost control; cost-volume-profit analysis; job costing; activity-based costing; tools for planning and control; master budgeting and responsibility accounting; flexible budgeting and variance analysis; management control systems; inventory costing, management, and capacity analysis; cost information for decision making; relevant information; pricing decisions; cost management; strategic profitability analysis; cost allocation and revenues; measurement and control of overhead costs; and revenues and sales variances.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:55-9:55 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24502/2019

MGMT E-1600
Managerial Accounting

Ned Gandevani, MBA, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23198

Description
This course teaches students how to extract and modify costs in order to make informed managerial decisions. Planning is covered by topics including activity-based costing, budgeting, flexible budgeting, cost-volume-profit analysis, cost estimating, and the costs of outsourcing. Control is covered by topics including standard costing, variance analysis, responsibility accounting, and performance evaluation. Emphasis is placed on cost terminology (the wide variety of costs), cost behavior, cost systems, and the limitations concerning the use of average costs.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 8-10 pm
Sever Hall 202

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000, or the equivalent.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23198/2019

MGMT E-1650
Concepts of Income Taxation

Kevin F. Wall, LLM

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24488

Description
Most personal and business transactions have tax consequences. This course provides a solid understanding of basic federal income tax laws relating to individuals and an introduction to business entities. Among the topics that may be covered are an overview of tax policy; the federal tax system; identifying the proper taxpayer; determining income, deductions, credits, and compensation; deferred and non-cash income; characterization of gains and losses; tax accounting methods; taxable entities; tax-motivated transactions; and international, state, and local tax issues.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000 or related experience.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24488/2019

MGMT E-1680
Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination

Vijay Sampath, MBA, DPS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14288

Description
This course explores the forensic accountant’s role in today’s economy. Topics covered include fraud detection and fraud investigation techniques, valuation of closely held businesses and professional practices, lost profits analyses, and various types of litigation support services. Fundamental legal concepts governing expert witness testimony are also examined, and students quantify economic damages in cases. By the end of the course students are able to understand both the pervasiveness and the causes of fraud and white-collar crime in our society, examine the types of fraud and fraud schemes that affect business enterprises, explore methods of fraud detection and prevention, and increase their ability to recognize potential fraudulent situations.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14288/2018

MGMT E-2000
Principles of Finance

Bruce D. Watson, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13407

Description
This course provides an introductory survey of the field of finance. It examines the agents, instruments, and institutions that make up the financial system of the modern economy, such as bonds, the stock market, derivatives, and the money market. Along the way, standard concepts and tools of financial analysis are introduced: present discounted value, option value, and the efficient markets hypothesis. Recent developments in the field—in particular, the application of psychology to financial markets (called behavioral finance)—are also discussed. The course is designed to equip students with the tools they need to make their own financial decisions with greater skill and confidence. Specifically, we see how insights from academic finance can inform and improve students’ own investing decisions.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 8-10 pm
Science Center Hall A

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: High school algebra.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13407/2018

MGMT E-2000
Principles of Finance

Bruce D. Watson, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23258

Description
This course provides an introductory survey of the field of finance. It examines the agents, instruments and institutions that make up the financial system of the modern economy, such as bonds, the stock market, derivatives, and the money market. Along the way, standard concepts and tools of financial analysis are introduced: present discounted value, option value, and the efficient markets hypothesis. Recent developments in the field—in particular, the application of psychology to financial markets (called behavioral finance)—are also discussed. The course is designed to equip students with the tools they need to make their own financial decisions with greater skill and confidence. Specifically, we see how insights from academic finance can inform and improve students’ own investing decisions. The recorded lectures are from the fall course.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 8-10 pm
Science Center Hall A

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: High school algebra.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23258/2019

MGMT E-2020
Managerial Finance

C. Bulent Aybar, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23699

Description
This course provides a perspective on the value creation framework in the context of private and public companies. It surveys all core aspects of financial management including investment, funding, and distribution decisions as well as implications for corporate governance and risk management. More specifically, topics covered include financial analysis, financial planning, working capital management, capital budgeting, capital structure and cost of capital, and dividend policy.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000 and MGMT E-2000 are recommended.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23699/2019

MGMT E-2035
Principles of Real Estate

Teo Nicolais, AB

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24792

Description
This course offers practical, real-world knowledge for investing in real estate. It’s designed both for those pursuing an active career in the industry as well as individuals interested in building wealth through passive real estate holdings. You learn what really drives land values. You explore how market forces shape your city and where to look for future growth. You practice spotting investment opportunities in the lifecycles of properties, neighborhoods, and cities. You study the four phases of the 18-year cycle which shape the real estate investment landscape. You receive hands-on training building financial models, analyzing cash flows, and measuring investment returns. Finally, you learn how entrepreneurs raise capital through debt and equity partnerships and explore strategies for successful investing. No prior real estate background is required.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24792/2019

MGMT E-2035
Principles of Real Estate

Teo Nicolais, AB

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14821

Description
This course offers practical, real-world knowledge for investing in real estate. It’s designed both for those pursuing an active career in the industry as well as individuals interested in building wealth through passive real estate holdings. You learn what really drives land values. You explore how market forces shape your city and where to look for future growth. You practice spotting investment opportunities in the lifecycles of properties, neighborhoods, and cities. You study the four phases of the 18-year cycle which shape the real estate investment landscape. You receive hands-on training building financial models, analyzing cash flows, and measuring investment returns. Finally, you learn how entrepreneurs raise capital through debt and equity partnerships and explore strategies for successful investing. No prior real estate background is required.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Course meets Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm. Students may participate via live web conference or watch at their convenience after the meeting each week.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14821/2018

MGMT E-2037
Real Estate Finance and Investment Fundamentals

Teo Nicolais, AB

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15718

Description
This course presents a toolkit for maximizing investment returns. Students closely examine the four sources of real estate returns (cash flow, appreciation, loan amortization, and tax advantages) which have an impact on their investment strategy. They develop an investment scorecard for scrutinizing new investment opportunities. They practice a rigorous, rational approach to deciding when to hold, sell, refinance, or renovate a property. They study strategies for raising capital from investors and work through examples of successful partnership structures. Finally, students learn how to efficiently manage a growing portfolio of cash-flowing assets.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Course meets Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm. Students may participate via live webconference or watch at their convenience after the meeting each week.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-2035 is strongly recommended.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15718/2018

MGMT E-2037
Real Estate Finance and Investment Fundamentals

Teo Nicolais, AB

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24505

Description
This course presents a toolkit for maximizing investment returns. Students closely examine the four sources of real estate returns (cash flow, appreciation, loan amortization, and tax advantages) which have an impact on their investment strategy. They develop an investment scorecard for scrutinizing new investment opportunities. They practice a rigorous, rational approach to deciding when to hold, sell, refinance, or renovate a property. They study strategies for raising capital from investors and work through examples of successful partnership structures. Finally, students learn how to efficiently manage a growing portfolio of cash-flowing assets.

Class Meetings:
Online

Course meets Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm. Students may participate via live web conference or watch at their convenience after the meeting each week. Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: MGMT E-2035 is strongly recommended.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24505/2019

MGMT E-2600
Financial Statement Analysis

James F. White, MS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15437 | Section 2

Description
This course is designed to prepare students to interpret and analyze financial statements for tasks such as credit and security analyses, lending and investment decisions, and other decisions that rely on financial data. This course explores in greater depth financial reporting from the perspective of financial statement users. Students develop a sufficient understanding of the concepts and recording procedures and therefore are able to interpret various disclosures in an informed manner. Students learn to compare companies financially, understand cash flow, and grasp basic profitability issues and risk analysis concepts. Ultimately, students who complete this course develop a more efficient and effective approach to researching, interpreting, and analyzing financial statements.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 8-10 pm
Harvard Hall 104Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000 and MGMT E-2000, or the equivalent required; MGMT E-1600 and MGMT E-2020 helpful.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 80 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15437/2018

MGMT E-2600
Financial Statement Analysis

Khaled Barazi, MBA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15719 | Section 1

Description
This course is designed to prepare students to interpret and analyze financial statements for tasks such as credit and security analyses, lending and investment decisions, and other decisions that rely on financial data. This course explores in greater depth financial reporting from the perspective of financial statement users. Students develop a sufficient understanding of the concepts and recording procedures and therefore are able to interpret various disclosures in an informed manner. Students learn to compare companies financially, understand cash flow, and grasp basic profitability issues and risk analysis concepts. Ultimately, students who complete this course develop a more efficient and effective approach to researching, interpreting, and analyzing financial statements.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 7:55-9:55 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000 and MGMT E-2000, or the equivalent required; MGMT E-1600 and MGMT E-2020 helpful.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15719/2018

MGMT E-2600
Financial Statement Analysis

Kristin Regis, MBA, MS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25065 | Section 2

Description
This course is designed to prepare students to interpret and analyze financial statements for tasks such as credit and security analyses, lending and investment decisions, and other decisions that rely on financial data. This course explores in greater depth financial reporting from the perspective of financial statement users. Students develop a sufficient understanding of the concepts and recording procedures and therefore are able to interpret various disclosures in an informed manner. Students learn to compare companies financially, understand cash flow, and grasp basic profitability issues and risk analysis concepts. Ultimately, students who complete this course develop a more efficient and effective approach to researching, interpreting, and analyzing financial statements.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000 and MGMT E-2000, or the equivalent required; MGMT E-1600 and MGMT E-2020 helpful.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25065/2019

MGMT E-2600
Financial Statement Analysis

Khaled Barazi, MBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25337 | Section 1

Description
This course is designed to prepare students to interpret and analyze financial statements for tasks such as credit and security analyses, lending and investment decisions, and other decisions that rely on financial data. This course explores in greater depth financial reporting from the perspective of financial statement users. Students develop a sufficient understanding of the concepts and recording procedures and therefore are able to interpret various disclosures in an informed manner. Students learn to compare companies financially, understand cash flow, and grasp basic profitability issues and risk analysis concepts. Ultimately, students who complete this course develop a more efficient and effective approach to researching, interpreting, and analyzing financial statements.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:55-9:55 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000 and MGMT E-2000, or the equivalent required; MGMT E-1600 and MGMT E-2020 helpful.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25337/2019

MGMT E-2620
Business Analysis and Valuation

Ned Gandevani, MBA, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15720 | Section 2

Description
Financial statements are important sources of insight as to the financial health, prospects, and value of a company. But just how accurate are these reports? Is management’s view trustworthy or biased? What are the warnings? This course introduces a framework for the analysis of financial statements and financial plans, with particular focus on their usefulness in valuing and financing companies and evaluating corporate and management performance.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Maxwell-Dworkin G125

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000, and either MGMT E-2020 or MGMT E-2700, or the equivalents.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15720/2018

MGMT E-2620
Business Analysis and Valuation

Viktoria Dalko, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14767 | Section 1

Description
Financial statements are important sources of insight as to the financial health, prospects, and value of a company. But just how accurate are these reports? Is management’s view trustworthy or biased? What are the warnings? This course introduces a framework for the analysis of financial statements and financial plans, with particular focus on their usefulness in valuing and financing companies and evaluating corporate and management performance.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Mondays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000, and either MGMT E-2020 or MGMT E-2700, or the equivalents.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14767/2018

MGMT E-2620
Business Analysis and Valuation

Andrew Sandoe, MBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24570 | Section 2

Description
Financial statements are important sources of insight as to the financial health, prospects, and value of a company. But just how accurate are these reports? Is management’s view trustworthy or biased? What are the warnings? This course introduces a framework for the analysis of financial statements and financial plans, with particular focus on their usefulness in valuing and financing companies and evaluating corporate and management performance.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Mondays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000, and either MGMT E-2020 or MGMT E-2700, or the equivalents.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 42 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24570/2019

MGMT E-2620
Business Analysis and Valuation

Brian Dies, MS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25338 | Section 1

Description
Financial statements are important sources of insight as to the financial health, prospects, and value of a company. But just how accurate are these reports? Is management’s view trustworthy or biased? What are the warnings? This course introduces a framework for the analysis of financial statements and financial plans, with particular focus on their usefulness in valuing and financing companies and evaluating corporate and management performance.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000, and either MGMT E-2020 or MGMT E-2700, or the equivalents.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25338/2019

MGMT E-2700
Corporate Finance

Faris Saah, MS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15721 | Section 2

Description
The goal of this course is to develop skills for making corporate investment and financing decisions. Topics include discounted cash flow and other valuation techniques; risk and return; capital asset pricing model; corporate capital structure and financial policy; capital budgeting; mergers and acquisitions; and investment and financing decisions in the international context, including exchange rate/interest rate risk analysis.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000, or MGMT E-2000, or the equivalent is helpful.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15721/2018

MGMT E-2700
Corporate Finance

Bruce D. Watson, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23462

Description
The goal of this course is to develop skills for making corporate investment and financing decisions. Topics include discounted cash flow and other valuation techniques; risk and return; capital asset pricing model; corporate capital structure and financial policy; capital budgeting; mergers and acquisitions; and investment and financing decisions in the international context, including exchange rate/interest rate risk analysis.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 8-10 pm
Science Center Hall A

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000, or MGMT E-2000, or the equivalent is helpful.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23462/2019

MGMT E-2700
Corporate Finance

Ned Gandevani, MBA, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14293 | Section 1

Description
The goal of this course is to develop skills for making corporate investment and financing decisions. Topics include discounted cash flow and other valuation techniques; risk and return; capital asset pricing model; corporate capital structure and financial policy; capital budgeting; mergers and acquisitions; and investment and financing decisions in the international context, including exchange rate/interest rate risk analysis.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Byerly Hall 013

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000, or MGMT E-2000, or the equivalent is helpful.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14293/2018

MGMT E-2710
International Corporate Finance

C. Bulent Aybar, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25352

Description
In a rapidly evolving and increasingly complex global economy, most key financial decisions such as investments in operations, procurement of capital, distributions to capital providers, mergers and acquisitions, and risk management all have inevitably international dimensions. This course analyzes corporate financial decisions from an international perspective, incorporating global differences in economic, political, and institutional environments. The course is designed to help students develop a strategic understanding of the key financial decisions faced by corporations today by putting these decisions in a global context. The target audience is mid-career finance professionals working or aspiring to work for international and multinational corporations, investment bankers, consultants, or managers who want to gain deeper insights on international aspects of corporate finance. By the end of the course, students are equipped with analytical tools of varying complexity and they are empowered to make sound financial management decisions in a complex international environment. Students may not count both MGMT E-2700 and MGMT E-2710 for degree or certificate credit.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-2020, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25352/2019

MGMT E-2720
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Restructurings

Ian Hudson, DBA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15425

Description
This course develops a comprehensive understanding of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) from a variety of perspectives including those of investment bankers, executives, analysts, and shareholders. Priority is placed on strategic and operational aspects of M&A activity. As the semester progresses, an in-depth, critical analysis of strategy, valuation, due diligence, financing decisions, transaction structures, restructuring options, takeover defense, and integration enables students to effectively participate in the decision making process. Course topics include leveraged buy outs, recapitalizations, restructures, divestitures, outsourcing, joint ventures, and alliances. Emphasis is given to the importance, expectations, and requirements of good governance and corporate social responsibility based on the roles corporations play in society, and the timing and principles of merger integration.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Thursdays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000 and MGMT E-2000, or the equivalent; business analysis and valuation helpful but not required.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15425/2018

MGMT E-2720
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Restructurings

Dorian Klein, MBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24953

Description
The course focuses on the design, analysis, and implementation of financial strategies aimed at repositioning and revitalizing companies faced with major competitive or environmental challenges, problems, and opportunities. The course helps students to understand how to create corporate value by restructuring a company or by combining businesses. After reviewing valuation methods based on strategic, ratio, and financial forecasting analysis, we analyze cases of the different solutions: leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations, corporate downsizing programs, mergers and acquisitions, corporate spinoffs, divestitures, and joint ventures and alliances. Emphasis is given to contemporary expectations and requirements of good governance, based on the roles corporations play in society, and the timing and principles of merger integration. The course is supplemented by guest speakers including investment buyers and sellers as well as valuation experts.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000 and MGMT E-2000, or the equivalent; business analysis and valuation helpful but not required.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 65 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24953/2019

MGMT E-2740
Investment Theory and Applications

Ned Gandevani, MBA, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25339 | Section 1

Description
The course covers the theoretical and practical applications of investments. The topics covered include portfolio and diversification theory, short-term investments, long-term investments, investment banking, security trading, measuring portfolio performance, international investing, and mutual funds.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 8-10 pm
Maxwell-Dworkin G125

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: MGMT E-2020 recommended, but not required.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25339/2019

MGMT E-2750
Alternative Investment Management

Faris Saah, MS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25340

Description
Product innovation in the asset management industry has led to a proliferation of alternative funds and investment strategies, many of which are in nontraditional, often illiquid, asset classes. This course provides a comprehensive understanding of alternative investments, how to evaluate them (risks and returns), and the role they play in portfolio diversification. The course covers many prevalent strategies including private credit, private equity, structured credit, real assets, and hedge funds. Students form teams of investment analysts tasked with evaluating an alternative investment opportunity for the chief investment officer of a university endowment fund.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-2000, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 41 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25340/2019

MGMT E-2784
Hedge Funds: History, Strategies, and Practice

Peter Marber, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15510

Description
While beating the markets was long thought to be impossible, hedge funds have seemingly challenged many financial theories, cracked the mysteries of Wall Street, and made fortunes in the process. They are also one of the fastest growing and least understood areas in the asset management industry. What exactly are hedge funds? How has the sector developed? What do hedge fund managers strive to capture and how do they do it? What are the major hedge fund strategies and their mechanics? What are their hidden-risks and unique limitations? How important are hedge funds to investors, regulators, and the public? From both a theoretical and practical perspective, this course is geared to help answer these questions. It surveys the hedge fund industry from its origins in the 1940s, and explores hedge fund strategies including long/short, event-driven, market neutral, relative value, dedicated short-bias, convertible arbitrage, emerging markets, fixed income arbitrage, global macro, managed futures, and multi-sector investing. Students develop an understanding of how hedge fund managers—as well as hedge fund investors—think, operate, and invest. The class tracks a live multi-sector hedge fund portfolio throughout the semester and analyzes current events and price action.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: The course requires a basic knowledge of finance and modest competency in MS Excel. Prior coursework or work experience in finance would also be useful.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15510/2018

MGMT E-3010
Leadership Communications

Michelle Ehrenreich, MBA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13584

Description
Students learn how to communicate clearly and persuasively, in a way that inspires action. They learn how to tailor communications to different audiences, apply the principles of logical reasoning in structuring communications, connect authentically with their audience through their unique leadership style, and create compelling, high-impact presentations and communications. Classes are often spent on hands-on exercises, and offer ample opportunity for discussion and feedback.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13584/2018

MGMT E-3010
Leadership Communications

Michelle Ehrenreich, MBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24058

Description
Students learn how to communicate clearly and persuasively, in a way that inspires action. They learn how to tailor communications to different audiences, apply the principles of logical reasoning in structuring communications, connect authentically with their audience through their unique leadership style, and create compelling, high-impact presentations and communications. Classes are often spent on hands-on exercises, and offer ample opportunity for discussion and feedback.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24058/2019

MGMT E-3012
The Art of Communication

Mimi Goss, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14568

Description
Today’s leaders must convey their messages concisely, confidently, and memorably. This course is for students to strengthen their public speaking and writing skills, and their authentic voices as professionals. We explore speechwriting, public speaking in victory and crisis, communicating from values, and working with social media and the news media. How can you make every communication a dialogue? How can you advance your goals and those of your listeners? How does speaking from the best of yourself give you confidence? How do you distill a message into one memorable sentence that captures your listeners’ attention, moves your ideas forward, focuses the problem, and helps you achieve your goals? The course emphasizes weekly practical assignments. The goal of the course is for students to create final projects based on their specific interests and that are useful in their professional lives.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 203Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14568/2018

MGMT E-3013
Advanced Art of Communication

Mimi Goss, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24486

Description
This course is for students to build on the public speaking, writing, and presentation skills they developed in MGMT E-3012. Students analyze and do active learning simulations of high-level speaking, writing, and media challenges, drawn from real public, private, and nonprofit sector scenarios. How do you cold-pitch potential clients or investors? How do you negotiate a contract for your company or union? What do you tell the public and media when a public infrastructure or business product fails? The aim is for students to create final projects that advance their career goals.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 203Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: MGMT E-3012 or a comparable leadership course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24486/2019

MGMT E-3038
Public Relations in Business and Entrepreneurship

Shawn O’Connor, MBA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15426

Description
Twenty years ago, public relations was relatively straightforward. Professionals representing brands or individuals would pitch stories to a finite number of people, primarily magazine, newspaper, television, and radio editors and reporters. But the dramatic disruption of traditional media, given the advent of social media, the popularity of blogs and podcasts, the explosion of specialized cable and internet outlets, and the financial constraints subsequently placed on traditional media, has presented countless new challenges and opportunities for business managers, journalists, and public relations professionals alike. In this course, we explore these changes from the perspective of corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, journalists, and consumers. Students learn how to successfully engage with the traditional print and broadcast media, which remain critical validators, in order to cost-effectively increase exposure to the brands or individuals that they represent. We also explore how journalists, who are increasingly asked to do more work with fewer resources, decide which stories to feature. Students also learn to amplify the impact of traditional media placements through social media, to develop public relations campaigns specifically designed to go viral on social media, and to leverage citizen-journalists and bloggers to earn attention from key demographics, all with the goal of creating tangible value in a highly fragmented media landscape. In addition, students become adept at managing public relations crises that arise in a world where the line between fact and opinion is increasingly blurred. During the weekend session, students are divided into teams, each of which is assigned a brand or individual that has specific communications goals. The teams are challenged to apply all that they have learned in developing and presenting a public relations strategy to their classmates and in deciding which feedback from their classmates to incorporate into their final submission. Students leave the course empowered to immediately leverage their acquired knowledge to create significant value. Learning how to confidently navigate today’s rapidly evolving and expanding media landscape is essential for the successful business leaders, journalists, and communications professionals of today and tomorrow.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15426/2018

MGMT E-3038
Public Relations in Business and Entrepreneurship

Frank White, MPhil

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25055

Description
This course examines the rapidly changing field of public relations as a sub-field of communications. Students learn about the history of public relations and its evolution in the digital age. We also cover the nonprofit counterpart to public relations, known as public affairs. Specific aspects of the profession are considered, such as crisis communications, strategic communications planning, and media relations.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25055/2019

MGMT E-3300
Development Communications

Frank White, MPhil

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15747

Description
This course explores the rapidly evolving world of fundraising communications, including case statements, annual fund appeals, proposals, and research. In addition to print communications, the course considers other media used to deliver development messages, including social media and other technologies, including artificial intelligence.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15747/2018

MGMT E-3310
Grant Proposal Writing

George T. Kosar, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13610

Description
This project-based course covers the complete process of grant proposal development: identification of an achievable and fundable project, research and assessment of viable funding sources, funder relations, proposal writing, budget development, preparation of a full proposal package for submission, and post-award or rejection follow-up with funders. The course emphasizes grants to private, community, and corporate foundations. Students gain an understanding of the nonprofit philanthropic environment and become familiar with tools and resources available to assist them as they seek funds for their projects, institutions, or causes.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Students must have a specific project or a fairly well-developed idea that they build upon as the basis for their coursework and final grant proposal. This project or idea cannot be for a for-profit business. Solid writing skills and experience or coursework in nonprofit sector/management highly recommended.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13610/2018

MGMT E-3500
Enterprise Social Media and Organizational Collaboration

Aline Yurik, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25079

Description
This course focuses on the use of enterprise social media and collaboration technology available to today’s organizations. Organizations in today’s world are increasingly distributed and include remote members and global locations. Organizations are also tapping the power of social media networks to engage with customers, build brand and product awareness, and collaborate and innovate with their customers, partners, and employees. Social media and collaboration technologies provide immediate communication and exchange of information that replaces or supplements the traditional internal and external communication methods. We examine the principles that allow organizations to engage successfully in e-collaboration. We analyze external and internal uses of social media networks for organizations, including refocusing of business strategies and operational processes to incorporate social media communication. We review and access tools that allow team members to communicate with each directly. We also review the tools that allow delayed communication where the members do not all have to be present at the same time, such as enterprise social media networks and team collaboration tools. Effective tools for broadcasting information internally and externally are also discussed.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25079/2019

MGMT E-4000
Organizational Behavior

Jennifer Kay Stine, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14367 | Section 4

Description
This course deals with human behavior in a variety of organizations. Conceptual frameworks, case discussions, and skill-oriented activities are applied to each topic. Topics include communications, motivation, group dynamics, leadership, power, and organizational design and development. Class sessions and assignments are intended to help participants acquire the skills that managers need to improve organizational relationships and performance.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 3-5 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 51 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14367/2018

MGMT E-4000
Organizational Behavior

Paul Green, DBA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15733 | Section 2

Description
This course deals with human behavior in a variety of organizations. Conceptual frameworks, case discussions, and skill-oriented activities are applied to each topic. Topics include communications, motivation, group dynamics, leadership, power, and organizational design and development. Class sessions and assignments are intended to help participants acquire the skills that managers need to improve organizational relationships and performance.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15733/2018

MGMT E-4000
Organizational Behavior

Ashley Prisant, MBA, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24454 | Section 3

Description
This course deals with human behavior in a variety of organizations. Conceptual frameworks, case discussions, and skill-oriented activities are applied to each topic. Topics include communications, motivation, group dynamics, leadership, power, and organizational design and development. Class sessions and assignments are intended to help participants acquire the skills that managers need to improve organizational relationships and performance.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24454/2019

MGMT E-4000
Organizational Behavior

Susan C. Lemont, EdM

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14515 | Section 3

Description
This course deals with human behavior in a variety of organizations. Conceptual frameworks, case discussions, and skill-oriented activities are applied to each topic. Topics include communications, motivation, group dynamics, leadership, power, and organizational design and development. Class sessions and assignments are intended to help participants acquire the skills that managers need to improve organizational relationships and performance.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Sever Hall 203Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14515/2018

MGMT E-4000
Organizational Behavior

Carmine P. Gibaldi, EdD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23219 | Section 1

Description
This course deals with human behavior in a variety of organizations. Conceptual frameworks, case discussions, and skill-oriented activities are applied to each topic. Topics include communications, motivation, group dynamics, leadership, power, and organizational design and development. Class sessions and assignments are intended to help participants acquire the skills that managers need to improve organizational relationships and performance.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23219/2019

MGMT E-4000
Organizational Behavior

Ellen Harris, EdM

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23220 | Section 2

Description
This course deals with human behavior in a variety of organizations. Conceptual frameworks, case discussions, and skill-oriented activities are applied to each topic. Topics include communications, motivation, group dynamics, leadership, power, and organizational design and development. Class sessions and assignments are intended to help participants acquire the skills that managers need to improve organizational relationships and performance.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Northwest Science Building B108Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23220/2019

MGMT E-4000
Organizational Behavior

Carmine P. Gibaldi, EdD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14529 | Section 1

Description
This course deals with human behavior in a variety of organizations. Conceptual frameworks, case discussions, and skill-oriented activities are applied to each topic. Topics include communications, motivation, group dynamics, leadership, power, and organizational design and development. Class sessions and assignments are intended to help participants acquire the skills that managers need to improve organizational relationships and performance.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14529/2018

MGMT E-4000
Organizational Behavior

Carmine P. Gibaldi, EdD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25539 | Section 5

Description
This course deals with human behavior in a variety of organizations. Conceptual frameworks, case discussions, and skill-oriented activities are applied to each topic. Topics include communications, motivation, group dynamics, leadership, power, and organizational design and development. Class sessions and assignments are intended to help participants acquire the skills that managers need to improve organizational relationships and performance.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25539/2019

MGMT E-4000
Organizational Behavior

Myra White, PhD, JD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13813 | Section 5

Description
This course deals with human behavior in a variety of organizations. Conceptual frameworks, case discussions, and skill-oriented activities are applied to each topic. Topics include communications, motivation, group dynamics, leadership, power, and organizational design and development. Class sessions and assignments are intended to help participants acquire the skills that managers need to improve organizational relationships and performance.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 41 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13813/2018

MGMT E-4000
Organizational Behavior

Jane McHan, PhD

January session | CRN 25341

Description
This course deals with human behavior in a variety of organizations. Conceptual frameworks, case discussions, and skill-oriented activities are applied to each topic. Topics include communications, motivation, group dynamics, leadership, power, and organizational design and development. Class sessions and assignments are intended to help participants acquire the skills that managers need to improve organizational relationships and performance.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays-Thursdays, noon-3 pm
Sever Hall 308Start Date: Jan. 7, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25341/2019

MGMT E-4000
Organizational Behavior

Kevin McCullagh, MS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25342 | Section 4

Description
This course deals with human behavior in a variety of organizations. Conceptual frameworks, case discussions, and skill-oriented activities are applied to each topic. Topics include communications, motivation, group dynamics, leadership, power, and organizational design and development. Class sessions and assignments are intended to help participants acquire the skills that managers need to improve organizational relationships and performance.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25342/2019

MGMT E-4030
Leading through Change

Harold V. Langlois, PhD

Kathrine Suzanne Livingston, MEd

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23860

Description
This course is designed to be an introduction to the challenges of adapting to the rapidly changing conditions that we all face as our workplace becomes more automated, as our assumptions surrounding our skills sets become outdated, and as new additions to the decision-making process—such as big data—increases the need to cope with exponential complexity. This approach to understanding what it means to adapt and to remain flexible extends to almost every profession. To a future practitioner it’s creating a mindset that supports diversity of viewpoints by remaining open to new ways of thinking in order to facilitate creativity and innovation. From a macro-perspective, students are made aware of alternative ways of framing change initiatives either as incremental or transformational events within an organization. From this viewpoint they are then able to search for appropriate strategies designed to optimize present and future resources. Over the years management theory has evolved from adopting best practices as a prescriptive approach to solving problems to one that incorporates the latest research in mindfulness as a method for slowing down the process, creating a brief moment of stability, deconstructing the issues, and generating multiple alternatives that address present concerns. A learning experience of this type poses many interesting philosophical perspectives and provides a foundation for better understanding the complex decision-making matrices that drive most organizational dynamics.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 306Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 60 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23860/2019

MGMT E-4100
Managing Yourself and Others

Margaret C. Andrews, MS

Dayna J. Catropa, EdM

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15917 | Section 2

Description
Managing others may not be complex, but it is certainly not easy. Simple, straightforward management principles can often be deceptively difficult to implement. This course teaches the fundamentals of management from different angles—managing oneself, managing organizational life, and managing others (managing upward, downward, and sideways). Using a variety of readings, written assignments, in-class exercises, and case discussions, the class focuses on understanding individual strengths, preferences, and blindspots—our own and others’—and working with other people to advance career goals and organizational objectives. Management requires judgment and students should expect to grapple with ambiguous situations that do not have simple solutions.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15917/2018

MGMT E-4100
Managing Yourself and Others

Margaret C. Andrews, MS

Dayna J. Catropa, EdM

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15413 | Section 1

Description
Managing others may not be complex, but it is certainly not easy. Simple, straightforward management principles can often be deceptively difficult to implement. This course teaches the fundamentals of management from different angles—managing oneself, managing organizational life, and managing others (managing upward, downward, and sideways). Using a variety of readings, written assignments, in-class exercises, and case discussions, the class focuses on understanding individual strengths, preferences, and blindspots—our own and others’—and working with other people to advance career goals and organizational objectives. Management requires judgment and students should expect to grapple with ambiguous situations that do not have simple solutions.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Mondays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15413/2018

MGMT E-4140
Gender, Leadership, and Management

Patricia H. Deyton, MSW

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24485

Description
This course, which is equally important for women and men, examines leadership and management from a gender-based perspective. Issues covered include leadership styles and their impact, understanding of power, conflict management, ethical decision making, workplace stereotypes, impact on policy making, differences in communication, and approaches to teamwork.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24485/2019

MGMT E-4160
Creating and Leading Team Dynamics

Harold V. Langlois, PhD

Kathrine Suzanne Livingston, MEd

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13375

Description
In today’s complex organizational environments, working within a team format, whether in a leadership role or as an active participant, requires a different set of skills than going it alone. This course focuses on the role of coaching as an executive function and the challenges of developing an effective communication style. Creativity, conflict resolution, and facilitating innovation are some of the major themes. Other topics explore building a climate of accountability and establishing conditions that lead to high performance. The course is highly interactive with practice-based exercises intended to build students’ skills as effective, contributing team members.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 6-8 pm
Northwest Science Building B108Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13375/2018

MGMT E-4165
Managing Complex Teams

Margaret C. Andrews, MS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25309

Description
Complex teams—including diverse, cross-functional, and virtual teams—are increasingly used in business, the public, and nonprofit sectors, as well as in academia, to tackle more challenging issues that require a diverse set of skills. Strong teams require capable leadership, attention to process, innovative ideas, excellent communication, and an appreciation for different skills and work styles. While much is known about what makes some teams more successful than others, few people are trained in how to effectively create, build, and manage complex teams—or how to overcome difficult team dynamics. This course focuses on learnings and best practices in team formation, working on a team, leading teams, and managing multiple teams. Throughout the course we use readings, discussion, cases, action learning exercises, and team projects as a platform to dissect common team issues, and strategies and tactics to overcome these challenges.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25309/2019

MGMT E-4178
Optimizing Leadership

Ashley Prisant, MBA, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15107

Description
Leadership takes many forms, and the challenges that the inexperienced new manager and highly tasked frontline manager faces can be considered significant to the individuals. Topics include communication, motivation, perception, personality, difficult employees, career engagement, change management, traits and characteristics, and talent management. Conceptual frameworks, case discussions, and skill-oriented activities are applied to each topic. Class sessions and assignments are intended to help participants acquire the skills that new and frontline managers need to improve leadership skills, team relationships, and performance.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: At least one to three years of job experience plus experience in influencing others—either past or present—are recommended.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15107/2018

MGMT E-4185
Leadership Perspectives

John F. Korn, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15731

Description
This course explores various models of leadership that have been developed from both a theoretical and practical perspective. The learning objectives of this course are primarily twofold: First, students gain an understanding of the major leadership theories. For each model studied, students are expected to understand the theoretical basis of the model, the strengths and weaknesses of said model, and how to apply the model to practical situations in business and other settings. Second, students explore their personal leadership style through a series of written assignments and classroom activities. These activities enable the student to reflect on how they view leadership as both a subordinate and as a leader. As a result of enrolling in this class, students develop a well-rounded understanding of leadership concepts for use in their own leadership opportunities. Students may not count both GOVT E-1354 and MGMT E-4185 for degree credit.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15731/2018

MGMT E-4189
Nonprofit Leadership and Community Engagement

Madeline Dupre McNeely, MEd

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14789

Description
This course focuses on developing twenty-first century leadership skills, values, and habits. A collaborative, inclusive, and equitable approach is essential for sustained, meaningful leadership and community engagement in both local and global contexts. Leaders provide the best possible outcomes when they collaborate at the person, role, and system levels. Students learn how to leverage the wisdom and resources of multiple perspectives and constituencies and to inspire others to act on and align with organizationally espoused and practiced values. Students expand their ability to address and negotiate leadership challenges that arise when stakeholders come together to plan, make decisions, and take action in nonprofit, organizational, and community settings. Students also reflect on their current leadership habits and have a chance to practice new leadership habits through applying course content to self-designed approved organizational or community projects. The course creates an experiential learning community that calls for students to stretch themselves in the emotional, intellectual, and civic domains of their lives.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Thursdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14789/2018

MGMT E-4190
Case Studies in Leadership Through Literature and Film

Raymond F. Comeau, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23635

Description
Today’s business leaders must possess so many qualities and deal with such challenging situations that no group of academic studies can account for them all. This course is based on the premise that case studies using the creative vehicles of literature and film can help managers understand the modern complexities of leadership. It focuses on the qualities, subtleties, ambiguities, and dilemmas of leadership as they appear in in the eyes of some of the keenest observers of human nature, namely, creative artists. Students are asked to share their personal management experiences as they relate to the readings. When appropriate, references to academic studies and theories of leadership are also made. Included on the reading list are films dealing with Howard Hughes (The Aviator) and Gandhi (Gandhi), and the following works of literature: Antigone (Sophocles), Julius Caesar (Shakespeare), Billy Budd (Melville), The Guest (Camus), A Doll’s House (Ibsen), and Death of a Salesman (Miller).

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: An interest in literature and the flexibility to apply concepts gleaned from the readings to practical situations faced by managers.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23635/2019

MGMT E-4225
Negotiation and Organizational Conflict Resolution

Maurie Kelly, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24082 | Section 3

Description
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the concept and types of negotiation. It is designed for students who wish to manage individual and organizational conflict and negotiations more effectively based on the premise that those in management positions engage in some form of negotiation daily. Students discuss the meaning, types, and different strategies of negotiation with an emphasis on an integrative, collaborative, win-win negotiation approach. A variety of topics are discussed including, but not limited to, workplace conflict, strategies for diagnosing, alternative dispute resolution, emotional elements in approaching negotiation and conflict resolution, psychological subprocesses, social contexts, individual differences, multiparty situations, and dealing with impasses. Students learn theories of interpersonal and organizational conflict and its resolution as applied to personal, corporate, historical, and political contexts. The course brings out the significance of leadership in approaching and managing a negotiation situation and organizational conflict resolution.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 39 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24082/2019

MGMT E-4225
Negotiation and Organizational Conflict Resolution

Diana Buttu, MBA, JD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15130 | Section 1

Description
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the concept and types of negotiation. It is designed for students who wish to manage individual and organizational conflict and negotiations more effectively based on the premise that those in management positions engage in some form of negotiation daily. Students discuss the meaning, types, and different strategies of negotiation with an emphasis on an integrative, collaborative, win-win negotiation approach. A variety of topics are discussed including, but not limited to, workplace conflict, strategies for diagnosing, alternative dispute resolution, emotional elements in approaching negotiation and conflict resolution, psychological subprocesses, social contexts, individual differences, multiparty situations, and dealing with impasses. Students learn theories of interpersonal and organizational conflict and its resolution as applied to personal, corporate, historical, and political contexts. The course brings out the significance of leadership in approaching and managing a negotiation situation and organizational conflict resolution.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Tuesdays, 3-5 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15130/2018

MGMT E-4225
Negotiation and Organizational Conflict Resolution

Maurie Kelly, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14248 | Section 2

Description
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the concept and types of negotiation. It is designed for students who wish to manage individual and organizational conflict and negotiations more effectively based on the premise that those in management positions engage in some form of negotiation daily. Students discuss the meaning, types, and different strategies of negotiation with an emphasis on an integrative, collaborative, win-win negotiation approach. A variety of topics are discussed including, but not limited to, workplace conflict, strategies for diagnosing, alternative dispute resolution, emotional elements in approaching negotiation and conflict resolution, psychological subprocesses, social contexts, individual differences, multiparty situations, and dealing with impasses. Students learn theories of interpersonal and organizational conflict and its resolution as applied to personal, corporate, historical, and political contexts. The course brings out the significance of leadership in approaching and managing a negotiation situation and organizational conflict resolution.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14248/2018

MGMT E-4225
Negotiation and Organizational Conflict Resolution

Diana Buttu, MBA, JD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24760 | Section 1

Description
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the concept and types of negotiation. It is designed for students who wish to manage individual and organizational conflict and negotiations more effectively based on the premise that those in management positions engage in some form of negotiation daily. Students discuss the meaning, types, and different strategies of negotiation with an emphasis on an integrative, collaborative, win-win negotiation approach. A variety of topics are discussed including, but not limited to, workplace conflict, strategies for diagnosing, alternative dispute resolution, emotional elements in approaching negotiation and conflict resolution, psychological subprocesses, social contexts, individual differences, multiparty situations, and dealing with impasses. Students learn theories of interpersonal and organizational conflict and its resolution as applied to personal, corporate, historical, and political contexts. The course brings out the significance of leadership in approaching and managing a negotiation situation and organizational conflict resolution.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Mondays, 3-5 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24760/2019

MGMT E-4225
Negotiation and Organizational Conflict Resolution

Diane Frey, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25343 | Section 2

Description
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the concept and types of negotiation. It is designed for students who wish to manage individual and organizational conflict and negotiations more effectively based on the premise that those in management positions engage in some form of negotiation daily. Students discuss the meaning, types, and different strategies of negotiation with an emphasis on an integrative, collaborative, win-win negotiation approach. A variety of topics are discussed including, but not limited to, workplace conflict, strategies for diagnosing, alternative dispute resolution, emotional elements in approaching negotiation and conflict resolution, psychological subprocesses, social contexts, individual differences, multiparty situations, and dealing with impasses. Students learn theories of interpersonal and organizational conflict and its resolution as applied to personal, corporate, historical, and political contexts. The course brings out the significance of leadership in approaching and managing a negotiation situation and organizational conflict resolution.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 6-8 pm
Harvard Hall 202Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25343/2019

MGMT E-4230
Advanced Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Strategies: Mastering the Science and Art

Maurie Kelly, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24814

Description
We all have had experiences where we find ourselves in the company of a master negotiator. You most likely can name someone you admire, someone whose abilities you wish you had. These individuals seem to know how to turn a hopeless situation into an amazing agreement. You may think they were born that way but this is rarely true. In order to be a master negotiator, you must be a master of both the science and the art. You need to have a deep understanding of the basics as well as keen insight into when to create and when to claim value, how to structure a negotiation, and how to address barriers. You should be able to be a master architect in designing your negotiation, long before you ever get to the table. It is imperative that you understand how to bring in new elements, partners, and processes that make up your negotiation campaign. Finally, the proof of your mastery of the science and your entrée into the art is when you are faced with a truly complex situation and understand how to put the science of strategy and experience into action. Becoming a master negotiator requires a solid foundation in negotiation concepts; the ability to structure and execute complex negotiations strategically; experience, but an ongoing desire to learn and grow; expertise in set up and design, agility and flexibility; empathy, sensitivity, and creativity; multidimensional thinking and planning; crisis leadership skills; system 2 thinking; and constant mindful practice. This highly interactive course delves into the strategic system 2 thinking and planning that drive success in multiple arenas including multiparty negotiations, international coalitions, and multiphase situations. We explore impossible situations, deadlocked conflicts, and interpersonal, organizational, and international disputes and learn the skills required to address these scenarios. You develop more sophisticated negotiating skills, learn how to avoid the most serious pitfalls, and emerge prepared to conduct a wider range of complex negotiations and resolve conflicts with confidence.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-4225, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24814/2019

MGMT E-4240
Human Resource Management

Michael K. Thomas, EdD

Peter J. Martel, MS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13365

Description
Human resource (HR) management can be defined as the effective use of human resources in an organization through the management of people-related activities. It is a central and strategic organizational activity of increasing complexity and importance. This introductory survey course covers the range of HR activities all managers need to understand: strategic HR, legal issues, staffing, recruitment and selection, performance management, training, compensation, labor relations, and technical support systems. Through interactive lectures and cases, students become familiar with the basic principles and techniques of human resource management. The course takes a practical view that integrates the contributions of the behavioral sciences with the technical aspects of implementing the HR function in the real world.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 5:40-7:40 pm
53 Church Street L01Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 80 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13365/2018

MGMT E-4240
Human Resource Management

Michael K. Thomas, EdD

Peter J. Martel, MS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23214

Description
Human resource (HR) management can be defined as the effective use of human resources in an organization through the management of people-related activities. It is a central and strategic organizational activity of increasing complexity and importance. This introductory survey course covers the range of HR activities all managers need to understand: strategic HR, legal issues, staffing, recruitment and selection, performance management, training, compensation, labor relations, and technical support systems. Through interactive lectures and cases, students become familiar with the basic principles and techniques of human resource management. The course takes a practical view that integrates the contributions of the behavioral sciences with the technical aspects of implementing the HR function in the real world.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 5:40-7:40 pm
53 Church Street L01Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 80 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23214/2019

MGMT E-4245
Global Management

Robert T. Anthony, MBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24765

Description
Business today often is conducted on a global scale, with and through people from various cultural backgrounds. A goal of this course is to help students develop the intellectual understanding and behavioral skills to increase their effectiveness in dealing with problems that arise in companies that operate across national borders. The course develops topics related to individual and group behavior in global organizations, such as communication, conflict, teamwork, motivation, and change. The course takes a managerial perspective, with a special focus on how this behavior can be motivated, organized, focused, aligned, and led.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24765/2019

MGMT E-4310
Creativity and Innovation

John Dobson, DBA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15430

Description
This course is designed to develop knowledge, skills, and abilities to effectively use design thinking to make better sense of problems and come up with more effective solutions. This course uses divergent and convergent thinking so that students can refine their problem solving skills. Through the use of parallel thinking students learn how to listen, work together, and come up with better solutions.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15430/2018

MGMT E-4310
Creativity and Innovation

Margaret C. Andrews, MS

January session | CRN 25310

Description
Creativity is serious business. Whether in the business, not-for-profit, or public sector, organizations increasingly need people that understand the creative process, know how to manage creative professionals, and can develop an organizational climate that fosters innovation. This course focuses on creativity and innovation, examining the interplay between creativity, organizational processes and systems, and successful innovation. Throughout the course we explore tools and techniques for fostering individual and group creativity, management practices that foster (or inhibit) innovation, methods for developing and evaluating ideas for new products, services, and the business models to execute these ideas, and principles and practices for leading innovation. Using a variety of readings, case examples, discussions, experiential exercises, and a challenging team project, students explore and apply the principles of creativity and innovation.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays-Thursdays, 2-5 pm
Harvard Hall 202Start Date: Jan. 7, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25310/2019

MGMT E-5000
Strategic Management

Kenneth Baylor, DBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25344 | Section 1

Description
To succeed in the future, managers must develop the resources and capabilities needed to gain and sustain advantage in competitive markets both traditional and emerging. The way in which organizations attempt to develop such competitive advantage constitutes the essence of their strategy. This course introduces the concept of strategic management through case analyses, and considers the basic direction and goals of an organization, the environment (social, political, technological, economic, and global factors), industry and market structure, and organizational strengths and weaknesses. The emphasis is on the development and successful implementation of strategy in different types of firms across industries.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Course work in accounting and two other functional areas.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25344/2019

MGMT E-5000
Strategic Management

Greg Miller, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25345 | Section 3

Description
To succeed in the future, managers must develop the resources and capabilities needed to gain and sustain advantage in competitive markets both traditional and emerging. The way in which organizations attempt to develop such competitive advantage constitutes the essence of their strategy. This course introduces the concept of strategic management through case analyses, and considers the basic direction and goals of an organization, the environment (social, political, technological, economic, and global factors), industry and market structure, and organizational strengths and weaknesses. The emphasis is on the development and successful implementation of strategy in different types of firms across industries.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Course work in accounting and two other functional areas.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25345/2019

MGMT E-5000
Strategic Management

Mohsin Habib, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15110 | Section 3

Description
To succeed in the future, managers must develop the resources and capabilities needed to gain and sustain advantage in competitive markets both traditional and emerging. The way in which organizations attempt to develop such competitive advantage constitutes the essence of their strategy. This course introduces the concept of strategic management through case analyses, and considers the basic direction and goals of an organization, the environment (social, political, technological, economic, and global factors), industry and market structure, and organizational strengths and weaknesses. The emphasis is on the development and successful implementation of strategy in different types of firms across industries.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Sever Hall 213Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Course work in accounting and two other functional areas.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15110/2018

MGMT E-5000
Strategic Management

Sharon A. Mertz, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14619 | Section 4

Description
To succeed in the future, managers must develop the resources and capabilities needed to gain and sustain advantage in competitive markets both traditional and emerging. The way in which organizations attempt to develop such competitive advantage constitutes the essence of their strategy. This course introduces the concept of strategic management through case analyses, and considers the basic direction and goals of an organization, the environment (social, political, technological, economic, and global factors), industry and market structure, and organizational strengths and weaknesses. The emphasis is on the development and successful implementation of strategy in different types of firms across industries.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Course work in accounting and two other functional areas.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14619/2018

MGMT E-5000
Strategic Management

Areen Shahbari, MBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24351 | Section 4

Description
To succeed in the future, managers must develop the resources and capabilities needed to gain and sustain advantage in competitive markets both traditional and emerging. The way in which organizations attempt to develop such competitive advantage constitutes the essence of their strategy. This course introduces the concept of strategic management through case analyses, and considers the basic direction and goals of an organization, the environment (social, political, technological, economic, and global factors), industry and market structure, and organizational strengths and weaknesses. The emphasis is on the development and successful implementation of strategy in different types of firms across industries.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Mondays, 8:15-10:15 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: Course work in accounting and two other functional areas.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24351/2019

MGMT E-5000
Strategic Management

Joseph W. Chevarley, MPA

Michael James McCarthy, BS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13351 | Section 1

Description
To succeed in the future, managers must develop the resources and capabilities needed to gain and sustain advantage in competitive markets both traditional and emerging. The way in which organizations attempt to develop such competitive advantage constitutes the essence of their strategy. This course introduces the concept of strategic management through case analyses, and considers the basic direction and goals of an organization, the environment (social, political, technological, economic, and global factors), industry and market structure, and organizational strengths and weaknesses. The emphasis is on the development and successful implementation of strategy in different types of firms across industries.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: Course work in accounting and two other functional areas.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13351/2018

MGMT E-5000
Strategic Management

Mohsin Habib, PhD

January session | CRN 23354

Description
To succeed in the future, managers must develop the resources and capabilities needed to gain and sustain advantage in competitive markets both traditional and emerging. The way in which organizations attempt to develop such competitive advantage constitutes the essence of their strategy. This course introduces the concept of strategic management through case analyses, and considers the basic direction and goals of an organization, the environment (social, political, technological, economic, and global factors), industry and market structure, and organizational strengths and weaknesses. The emphasis is on the development and successful implementation of strategy in different types of firms across industries.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays-Thursdays, 1-4 pm
Sever Hall 306Start Date: Jan. 7, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: Course work in accounting and two other functional areas.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23354/2019

MGMT E-5000
Strategic Management

Areen Shahbari, MBA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15722 | Section 5

Description
To succeed in the future, managers must develop the resources and capabilities needed to gain and sustain advantage in competitive markets both traditional and emerging. The way in which organizations attempt to develop such competitive advantage constitutes the essence of their strategy. This course introduces the concept of strategic management through case analyses, and considers the basic direction and goals of an organization, the environment (social, political, technological, economic, and global factors), industry and market structure, and organizational strengths and weaknesses. The emphasis is on the development and successful implementation of strategy in different types of firms across industries.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:55-9:55 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Course work in accounting and two other functional areas.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15722/2018

MGMT E-5000
Strategic Management

Natasha Eldridge, MBA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15507 | Section 2

Description
To succeed in the future, managers must develop the resources and capabilities needed to gain and sustain advantage in competitive markets both traditional and emerging. The way in which organizations attempt to develop such competitive advantage constitutes the essence of their strategy. This course introduces the concept of strategic management through case analyses, and considers the basic direction and goals of an organization, the environment (social, political, technological, economic, and global factors), industry and market structure, and organizational strengths and weaknesses. The emphasis is on the development and successful implementation of strategy in different types of firms across industries.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:55-9:55 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Course work in accounting and two other functional areas.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15507/2018

MGMT E-5000
Strategic Management

Sharon A. Mertz, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23540 | Section 2

Description
To succeed in the future, managers must develop the resources and capabilities needed to gain and sustain advantage in competitive markets both traditional and emerging. The way in which organizations attempt to develop such competitive advantage constitutes the essence of their strategy. This course introduces the concept of strategic management through case analyses, and considers the basic direction and goals of an organization, the environment (social, political, technological, economic, and global factors), industry and market structure, and organizational strengths and weaknesses. The emphasis is on the development and successful implementation of strategy in different types of firms across industries.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Course work in accounting and two other functional areas.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23540/2019

MGMT E-5002
Business Strategy in the Real World

Daniel C. Deneffe, PhD

January session | CRN 24183

Description
This course is about how to develop, tailor, and apply decision-making frameworks to real world strategy problems. It complements standard strategy courses in a number of important ways. Whereas standard strategy courses typically provide conceptual approaches to formulate strategies to establish sustainable competitive advantage, we focus on short- to medium-term margin improvement. The majority of the course content focuses on hands-on tools and frameworks that help strategic and marketing managers formulate strategy to obtain short-to medium-term advantages rather than long term competitive advantage. In standard strategy courses a number of theoretically sound frameworks of analysis are introduced. This course builds on them but focuses on the how question: Which framework is relevant for what problem? What are the key operational steps to approach a strategy problem (such as entry into a market), and how does one tailor them to the specific company and industry situation? In standard strategy case-based courses, students typically learn to provide strategic solutions from given case information whereas a real world strategy problem often has a blank sheet as a starting point. This course addresses questions such as: How do we gather the right information to address a strategic issue, given real world informational constraints? How do we process that information for improved decision making?

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays-Thursdays, 5:30-8:30 pm
Harvard Hall 202Start Date: Jan. 7, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: ECON E-1010 or an equivalent microeconomics/managerial economics course is required. Basic accounting course is highly recommended.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24183/2019

MGMT E-5005
Corporate Strategy

Eric H. Chung, MBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24503

Description
This course deals with understanding the values of managing multiple lines of businesses under the ownership of one corporate umbrella (that is, a diversified firm). The goal is to anticipate the problems in managing a firm’s diverse businesses, and in appraising its likely performance in the future. The detection, development, and deployment of resources across diverse businesses play a key role in corporate strategy formulation. Limits to firm growth are recognized, specifying boundary conditions of corporate strategy. Business portfolio techniques are applied as necessary analytical tools to define strategic business units, to determine their corporate development roles, to allocate resources among them, and to influence their development. Mergers and acquisitions, decision making, and risk management are also covered as critical issues in corporate strategy.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Harvard Hall 202Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24503/2019

MGMT E-5006
Competitive Strategy

Noushi Rahman, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24735

Description
This course develops a framework for assessing the strategic competitive position and future performance prospects of a business within an industry environment. Reading assignments serve as the theory base and case assignments serve as the practice base of the course. The course builds on the theories of strategic management and industrial organization to help managers better manage their businesses to achieve competitive advantage. In-class case discussion and exercises require smart applications of theory to real world settings. The course provides and applies related practical techniques to analyze a variety of business situations and select appropriate strategic responses for firms confronting them. Class discussions are geared toward discussions about and analyses of the strategic dilemmas that real firms face as they compete with rival firms in their respective industries.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, noon-2 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24735/2019

MGMT E-5012
The Art and Practice of Systems Thinking

Mark Esposito, DBA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15424

Description
How we explore the challenges we face is often framed by the approaches and strategies we use to examine them. This course in systems thinking assesses system behaviors by examining the entire system—including human, political, community, resource, environmental, and social processes—to get a holistic view into how organizations and individuals often look at the world, assess problems, and invent solutions. And since the way systems are designed determines outcomes, we also look at the intended and unintended consequences of various actions. Using nonlinear thinking to complement our typical linear way of thinking can lead to deeper insight into problems and potential solutions, which is the focus of this course.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Wednesdays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15424/2018

MGMT E-5012
The Art and Practice of Systems Thinking

Mark Esposito, DBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25052

Description
How we explore the challenges we face is often framed by the approaches and strategies we use to examine them. This course in systems thinking assesses system behaviors by examining the entire system—including human, political, community, resource, environmental, and social processes—to get a holistic view into how organizations and individuals often look at the world, assess problems, and invent solutions. And since the way systems are designed determines outcomes, we also look at the intended and unintended consequences of various actions. Using nonlinear thinking to complement our typical linear way of thinking can lead to deeper insight into problems and potential solutions, which is the focus of this course.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Mondays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 43 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25052/2019

MGMT E-5015
Applied Corporate Responsibility

Charles Bradford Allen, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15748

Description
This course examines the role of corporate responsibility as a strategy to improve products, profits, and brand equity. The idea of corporations as simply wealth-creating organizations with no obligations to the environment is no longer acceptable. Globalization and increased transparency of corporate operations have revealed significant variations in how organizations attempt to balance the pursuit of profits and good corporate citizenship. Expectations for measurable progress of corporate environmental programs addressing natural resources, pollution controls, monitoring ethical supply chains, and expanded training of employees are growing globally. Stakeholder expectations have accelerated the need to monetize these initiatives. However, the lack of standardized methodology and metrics has resulted in confusion within many industries, hindering progress. Tracking sustainability progress within organizations has often revealed tremendous opportunities for growth.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 8-10 pm
1 Story Street 306Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15748/2018

MGMT E-5030
Project Management

David A. Shore, PhD

Deb Cote, MA

January session | CRN 23361

Description
This course guides students through the fundamental project management concepts, practices, and behavioral characteristics needed to successfully launch, lead, and realize benefits from projects in profit and nonprofit organizations. Effective project managers possess the skills necessary to manage teams, schedules, risks, budgets, scope, and stakeholders to produce a desired outcome. Students analyze the impact of organizational change management theory and explore project management with a practical, hands-on approach through case studies, team assignments, and individual contributions. A key and often overlooked challenge for project managers is the ability to manage without direct influence, gaining the support of stakeholders and access to resources not directly under their control. Special attention is given to critical success factors required to overcoming resistance to change. The course simulates a project in its project team framework, group accountability, and schedule deadlines.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays-Thursdays, 2-5 pm
1 Story Street 306Start Date: Jan. 7, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: Experience working in a company or nonprofit is advisable.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23361/2019

MGMT E-5030
Project Management

Jeffrey E. Francis, MS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15749 | Section 1

Description
This course guides students through the fundamental project management concepts, practices, and behavioral characteristics needed to successfully launch, lead, and realize benefits from projects in profit and nonprofit organizations. Effective project managers possess the skills necessary to manage teams, schedules, risks, budgets, scope, and stakeholders to produce a desired outcome. Students analyze the impact of organizational change management theory and explore project management with a practical, hands-on approach through case studies, team assignments, and individual contributions. A key and often overlooked challenge for project managers is the ability to manage without direct influence, gaining the support of stakeholders and access to resources not directly under their control. Special attention is given to critical success factors required to overcoming resistance to change. The course simulates a project in its project team framework, group accountability, and schedule deadlines.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Experience working in a company or nonprofit is advisable.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15749/2018

MGMT E-5030
Project Management

Timothy Mills, MS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14770 | Section 2

Description
This course guides students through the fundamental project management concepts, practices, and behavioral characteristics needed to successfully launch, lead, and realize benefits from projects in profit and nonprofit organizations. Effective project managers possess the skills necessary to manage teams, schedules, risks, budgets, scope, and stakeholders to produce a desired outcome. Students analyze the impact of organizational change management theory and explore project management with a practical, hands-on approach through case studies, team assignments, and individual contributions. A key and often overlooked challenge for project managers is the ability to manage without direct influence, gaining the support of stakeholders and access to resources not directly under their control. Special attention is given to critical success factors required to overcoming resistance to change. The course simulates a project in its project team framework, group accountability, and schedule deadlines.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Experience working in a company or nonprofit is advisable.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14770/2018

MGMT E-5030
Project Management

Paul Tumolo, MBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24504 | Section 2

Description
This course guides students through the fundamental project management concepts, practices, and behavioral characteristics needed to successfully launch, lead, and realize benefits from projects in profit and nonprofit organizations. Effective project managers possess the skills necessary to manage teams, schedules, risks, budgets, scope, and stakeholders to produce a desired outcome. Students analyze the impact of organizational change management theory and explore project management with a practical, hands-on approach through case studies, team assignments, and individual contributions. A key and often overlooked challenge for project managers is the ability to manage without direct influence, gaining the support of stakeholders and access to resources not directly under their control. Special attention is given to critical success factors required to overcoming resistance to change. The course simulates a project in its project team framework, group accountability, and schedule deadlines.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 214Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Experience working in a company or nonprofit is advisable.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24504/2019

MGMT E-5070
Data as a Second Language

Alexander Chisholm, MBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25081

Description
The business world has been transformed by data. With more information available than ever before, the ability to generate, understand, and make connections with data is now an essential skill for everyone. This course is an applied introduction to data science and is designed for people who want to increase their confidence with numbers. Through real-world examples, we explore core concepts such as descriptive statistics, basic modeling, and data visualization. Using open-source data tools, students learn how to gather data, interpret results, and clearly communicate findings. Each discussion helps improve their data literacy so that they can confidently position new ideas and build consensus through evidence-based insights.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 2-4 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: This course is for business professionals who want to increase their confidence in understanding, exploring, and using data. It is not an advanced data analytics course and there are no formal prerequisites. However, a basic understanding of algebra and spreadsheets such as Excel is beneficial.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25081/2019

MGMT E-5072
Data Literacy in the Age of Machine Learning

Jitendra Subramanyam, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15439

Description
Buzzwords like big data, data science, predictive analytics, machine learning, and deep learning seduce and mystify. As business managers in this age of digital business, students need to know enough about these topics to make good decisions. This course gives students practical knowledge and tools to think creatively about using data and machine learning—in collaboration with their data science teams—to advance their business goals. It teaches students all the math they need to know to complete their assignments. In the first part of the course we dive right into machine learning, unpacking the key concepts. (Spoiler: there are just a few and they’re simple.) We demystify what really happens when machines learn, and we cover the basic techniques: regression and logistic regression. We apply these concepts to make predictions from real datasets. Students get a feel for the practical things that data scientists do. In the second part, we systematically evaluate the performance of machine learning models. We learn how to define performance and measure it. We use this knowledge not only to build the right machine learning models, but to build them right. In the third part of the course, we tackle the art of machine learning: how to make the most of the data we have. In part four, we cover select topics: segmenting customers, spotting fraud, detecting spam, and recommending movies. We define key terms: descriptive statistics, correlation, predictive analytics, regression, logistic regression, non-linear regression, supervised learning, unsupervised learning, clustering, Bayesian inference, and deep learning.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Comfort manipulating numbers and symbols.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15439/2018

MGMT E-5100
Essentials of Management

Carmine P. Gibaldi, EdD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15724

Description
This course introduces the important aspects of managing a business in a global environment. It addresses decision making in connection with communications, marketing, human relations, managing people, corporate social responsibility and managerial ethics, issues affecting efficiency, and it provides the framework for making sound decisions among competing strategic priorities and objectives. Students weigh the risks and rewards of different types of management decisions while acquiring varied business skills.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 43 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15724/2018

MGMT E-5100
Essentials of Management

Kevin McCullagh, MS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24767

Description
This course introduces the important aspects of managing a business in a global environment. It addresses decision making in connection with communications, marketing, human relations, managing people, corporate social responsibility and managerial ethics, issues affecting efficiency, and it provides the framework for making sound decisions among competing strategic priorities and objectives. Students weigh the risks and rewards of different types of management decisions while acquiring varied business skills.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24767/2019

MGMT E-5310
Leading and Managing Nonprofit Organizations

Patricia H. Deyton, MSW

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13357

Description
This course provides an introduction to the major issues and challenges leaders and managers face in increasing nonprofit organizational effectiveness. Topics include mission statements, ethics and leadership, managerial and financial controls, building organizational capacity, fundraising and revenue generation, marketing and the external environment, volunteer management, governance and boards of directors, evaluation of operations and programs, and sustainability.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course is taught via live web conference using Adobe Connect.

Prerequisites: Experience working or volunteering in a nonprofit organization strongly preferred but not required.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 39 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13357/2018

MGMT E-5320
Higher Education Management

G. Timothy Bowman, MBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23211

Description
This is a survey course of leadership responsibilities and opportunities within higher education. Topics include governance, accreditation, institutional research, finance, facilities, fundraising, human resources, student life, recruitment and retention, leadership, and future trends. Students leave the course with an understanding of the overarching issues facing the leadership and administration of colleges and universities.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23211/2019

MGMT E-5330
Principles and Practices of Fundraising

Frank White, MPhil

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13439

Description
This course provides an introduction to the field of nonprofit fundraising, also called development or advancement. It is designed for nonprofit executives and managers who are unfamiliar with development, professionals wishing to transition into the nonprofit sector, individuals seeking to get a start in the fundraising field, and others. It covers annual giving, major gifts, planned giving, corporate and foundation fundraising, events, and crowdfunding. Topics include case statements, boards, capital campaigns, ethics, donor motivations, fundraising anxieties, volunteers, stewardship, and how to make an ask. While some attention is paid to international fundraising, the overwhelming emphasis of this course is on development practices for nonprofit organizations in the United States.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Solid writing skills and an interest in the nonprofit sector.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 60 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13439/2018

MGMT E-5330
Principles and Practices of Fundraising

George T. Kosar, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25082

Description
This course provides an introduction to the field of nonprofit fundraising, also called development or advancement. It is designed for nonprofit executives and managers who are unfamiliar with development, professionals wishing to transition into the nonprofit sector, individuals seeking to get a start in the fundraising field, and others. It covers annual giving, major gifts, planned giving, corporate and foundation fundraising, events, and crowdfunding. Topics include case statements, boards, capital campaigns, ethics, donor motivations, fundraising anxieties, volunteers, stewardship, and how to make an ask. While some attention is paid to international fundraising, the overwhelming emphasis of this course is on development practices for nonprofit organizations in the United States.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Solid writing skills and an interest in the nonprofit sector.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25082/2019

MGMT E-5335
Strategic Planning and Fundraising

Sushma Raman, MPA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25365

Description
This course builds students’ capacity to identify, analyze, and frame key trends and phenomena in the external environment that can affect their organizations and equips them with tools and approaches for strategic planning for their nonprofit organizations or social enterprises. This course also helps students develop models for a fundraising plan that can align with their organization’s strategic plan. This course is suited for executive directors and senior staff of nonprofit organizations, individuals interested in launching nonprofit organizations or social ventures, and board leaders.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Wednesdays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25365/2019

MGMT E-5400
New Business Venturing

Henrik Totterman, DSc

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15725

Description
This course focuses on various dimensions of new business venturing and related business processes. Its aim is to prepare participants to effectively manage creativity in the process of generating ideas and converting them into astonishing new business ventures. The course provides a comprehensive foundation for additional learning in the context of entrepreneurship, more as practice than theory. The emphasis throughout the course is on drawing and synthesizing concepts, practices, and techniques from the functional areas of entrepreneurship and management, and implementing them on an emerging new business venture.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Wednesdays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15725/2018

MGMT E-5408
Breakthrough Innovation with Blockchain Technology

William L. Wellman, MS

Michael James McCarthy, BS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25067

Description
Breakthrough innovation that fundamentally transforms society, business, and government is enabled by a general purpose technology that disrupts/transforms industries, societies, and daily life. Technologies that have historically created breakthrough innovation include the steam engine, electricity, the internal combustion engine, and information technology (including computers and the internet). These technologies were responsible for transforming the world from an agricultural economy to the industrial economy to the information economy. Blockchain is the next general purpose technology that will yield breakthrough innovation and transform the information economy to the value economy. Blockchain’s best known current application is Bitcoin, a digital currency introduced in 2008. On May 22, 2010, two pizzas were purchased for 10,000 Bitcoins. On May 30, 2018, one Bitcoin was valued at $7,402 and Bitcoin’s market cap was $125 billion. This course focuses on understanding blockchain technology and its future potential in five economic sectors. We examine the ways in which blockchain creates breakthrough innovations addressing some of the largest problems in these economic sectors. We explore the role of blockchain technology in promoting fundamental values like human rights, transparency, democracy, and fair trade. We examine use cases like the role of blockchain technology in eliminating blood diamonds from the diamond supply chain. Students complete a project applying blockchain technology to solve a problem in an economic sector they select or to create a new venture that produces breakthrough innovation. Students also gain deeper insights into the general purpose technologies shaping the twenty-first century.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25067/2019

MGMT E-5415
Faster Product Launches: The Business Model Canvas

Christina Inge, MS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15750

Description
What if you could launch a venture with a business model that has already been proven and tested, product features that customers have asked for, and an established funding model? This is the promise of building with the business model canvas. In this course, we model and validate new products from marketing to distribution channels, making them launch-ready before being built. Guided by the methodology, students are able to create a product roadmap, funding model, and distribution model for the product. Additionally, students learn to use marketing channels and consumer personas. In line with the business model canvas framework, students engage with real-world stakeholders throughout this hands-on course.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Mondays, 5:30-7:30 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15750/2018

MGMT E-5420
Entrepreneurship and Innovation

James C. Fitchett, MA

Michael James McCarthy, BS

William L. Wellman, MS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13355

Description
Entire industries are threatened by disruptions like those created by Uber, Airbnb and blockchain: outsiders offering new and less expensive solutions for customer needs. Apple, Amazon, Skype, digital currencies and others have created uncontested markets, delivered higher value, redefined channels, and secured competitive advantages. Innovation, globalization, and digitalization are transforming every industry. Blockchain is capable of transforming virtually every industry. Entrepreneurs and existing firms are compelled to create innovative environments, products, processes, services, and new business models. Incremental improvements are not enough. This course focuses on creating new businesses, capturing new markets, and enhancing effectiveness through innovation, entrepreneurship, and new digital capabilities like blockchain. We examine successful strategies, business models, frameworks, funding options, barriers, and risks for introducing break-through products and services. Topics include business model innovation, design thinking, lean thinking, organizational learning, agility, blockchain and funding. While this course is open to all students, candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, biotechnology, who are interested in the capstone track should enroll in this course before enrolling in BIOT E-599, which requires that all other degree requirements have been completed.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 46 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13355/2018

MGMT E-5420
Entrepreneurship and Innovation

James C. Fitchett, MA

Michael James McCarthy, BS

William L. Wellman, MS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25031

Description
Entire industries are threatened by disruptions like those created by Uber, Airbnb and blockchain: outsiders offering new and less expensive solutions for customer needs. Apple, Amazon, Skype, digital currencies and others have created uncontested markets, delivered higher value, redefined channels, and secured competitive advantages. Innovation, globalization, and digitalization are transforming every industry. Blockchain is capable of transforming virtually every industry. Entrepreneurs and existing firms are compelled to create innovative environments, products, processes, services, and new business models. Incremental improvements are not enough. This course focuses on creating new businesses, capturing new markets, and enhancing effectiveness through innovation, entrepreneurship, and new digital capabilities like blockchain. We examine successful strategies, business models, frameworks, funding options, barriers, and risks for introducing break-through products and services. Topics include business model innovation, design thinking, lean thinking, organizational learning, agility, blockchain and funding.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 6-8 pm
Harvard Hall 202

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 80 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25031/2019

MGMT E-5425
Design Thinking

Dan Degooyer, MBA, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15487

Description
This course explores the dimensions of organizational culture that engender design thinking and innovation. Such cultures recognize and enhance organizational members’ abilities to articulate assumptions and blind spots, value diversity, engage in conflict and collaboration, live with ambiguity and uncertainty, seek out and provide genuine feedback, and create, support, and enhance risk taking. The course emphasizes the practice of design thinking to address complex problems. This includes identifying a complex problem through user pain points, creatively articulating the problem, empathically creating personas to focus the problem and generate solutions, experimenting with a variety of solutions, creating and testing solution mock-ups, seeking end-user responses to the mock-ups through an iterative process, and then deciding on the best solution. The course applies design thinking and organizational cultural practices to innovation through engagement of the principles and practices of entrepreneurship and identifying and generating solution-oriented commercial ideas. It also involves the planning, executing, and generating of a business model for these ideas and then pitching the value of the enterprise to others to persuade them of its value.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Northwest Science Building B109Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15487/2018

MGMT E-5425
Design Thinking

Margaret C. Andrews, MS

Gigi Gormley Kalaher, MA

Yuhgo Yamaguchi, BA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25045

Description
Design thinking is a method of applying creativity to come up with novel solutions to tough problems. It’s the process of immersing oneself in a problem space, thinking creatively around pain points and opportunity areas, then iteratively prototyping totally new solutions. Focused on listening, user empathy, whole-brain thinking, collaboration, and experimentation, design thinking can be applied within any team and in any field; from architecture and design to healthcare and product development. Everything from the Swiffer to the Apple Watch has been a result of design thinking, and the techniques and tools can also be applied to problems in the nonprofit and public sectors. This course delves into the fundamentals of this creative approach by immersing students in the doing of design thinking. Throughout the course, students learn how to empathize with the needs and motivations of the end users, come up with a large number of ideas for solving a problem, hone in on the right value proposition, and start to prototype a new offering.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25045/2019

MGMT E-5445
Eco-entrepreneurship

Alice Nichols, MEd

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25347

Description
This course introduces the concepts and practices of sustainable development, clean technology, and energy management. These areas are explored from a global perspective as they affect current and future opportunities and challenges related to the design, development, and commercialization of sustainable products, services, technologies, and new business models. The course explores the nature of the triple bottom line—the simultaneous delivery of economic, social, and environmental value—and teaches students to apply models, tools, best practices, and frameworks to incorporate social and environmental dimensions into the identification and ethical exploitation of business opportunities. The course design enables future entrepreneurs to identify specific green opportunities, develop a business plan, and provide guidance on how to secure funding and put plans into operation. The course also addresses some of the National Science Foundations I-Corps process for anyone interested or eligible for NSF program funding.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25347/2019

MGMT E-5460
Building A Better Business Model

John Dobson, DBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25066

Description
This course is designed to help students build better business models. The course identifies and explores the discreet steps involved in developing business models. It explores ways in which companies create and capture value. This course is designed to help students develop a new business model for a new or existing venture.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-4310, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25066/2019

MGMT E-5472
Strategic Business Insight

Margaret C. Andrews, MS

Jon A. Fay, AB

David S. McIntosh, MBA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15172

Description
This intensive course focuses on developing a strategic understanding of how businesses create value by linking market opportunities to business models, execution, and financial outcomes. This course helps students answer some of the most important questions in running a business, including: How do businesses create value? What are the elements of a business model, and how do they fit together? What financial results should a business leader expect? What are the operational levers behind financial outcomes? How do markets evolve, and how should this affect the timing of investments in new areas? Who should be on your competitive radar? How can leaders align organizational systems and structure with their business model to improve organizational effectiveness? Drawing on both classic and current examples, the course is intensely interactive, with an emphasis on team-based problem solving.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15172/2018

MGMT E-5625
Sustainability and International Business: Challenges, Opportunities, and Strategies

Maurie Kelly, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14484

Description
Sustainability in international business is more than simply adopting sustainable practices—it has the potential to help companies gain competitive advantage. This course examines the global business environment in the context of sustainability and explores the challenges and opportunities that the new movement toward sustainability offers multinational enterprises and the countries in which they do business. It focuses on the meaning of sustainable development for profit-making global corporations, the effect of sustainability on global corporate development strategies, and how corporations and industries interact with nations to develop relationships and partnerships that support sustainable economic development. We investigate regions of the world such as Africa, Europe—particularly Scandinavia, Asia, and Latin America to learn about how multinationals are approaching sustainability in these regions. We also look at companies such as Unilever, Goodyear, SAB, Hitachi, Chevron, Coca Cola, and GlaxoSmithKline and study their specific approaches to sustainability. Topics covered in this course include corporate social and environmental responsibility; risk management; government, investor, and stakeholder expectations; the social and environmental footprint throughout the business value chain; and impacts and opportunities for multinationals in the age of climate change.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14484/2018

MGMT E-5700
Management Consulting

Mukul Kumar, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25029

Description
This course offers an in-depth view of the management consulting industry. Topics include the structure, conduct, and performance of the management consulting industry; firms in the industry and their competitive strategies; key strategic and organizational issues facing these firms; ideas, tools, and frameworks that these firms have put into practice; problem-solving, communication, and client relation skills that are necessary for success in the industry; management consulting careers; and ethical issues facing management consultants. Conceptual material is illustrated and applied to the real world through rigorous class discussion of business cases, examples, group and individual exercises, and students’ own business and consulting experiences. The course emphasizes hands-on practice and real-time feedback—simulating an actual consulting engagement.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Tuesdays, 3-5 pm

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25029/2019

MGMT E-5750
The Art and Science of Decision Making

Robert S. Duboff, JD

Margaret C. Andrews, MS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25136

Description
This course helps students become aware of the factors that really influence decision outcomes. Using cases, readings about the latest scientific research, and discussions, students get both practical and academic insights. They should become better at making decisions and much better at understanding and influencing how others decide.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Mondays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25136/2019

MGMT E-5790
Ethics, Economics, and Organizations

Michele Jurgens, MBA, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15429

Description
At a time when society’s views on personal morality, social aims, and the environment often appear to conflict with business culture and goals, this course takes a closer look at how managers make decisions in results-driven enterprises. Students explore common organizational situations involving apparent trade-offs between profit or productivity goals and more qualitative values such as loyalty, reciprocity, fairness, honesty, or altruism. The situations explored include those relevant to marketing and commerce (price gouging in a crisis, for example), firm collaborations (transparency in partnerships), negotiations (trust), international development (standards and responsibility), lay-offs/downsizing (impacts), environmental crises (prevention and recuperation), and the management of corporate culture (values and leadership). This course is aimed at present or aspiring managers who are faced with making choices that involve complex human or societal issues and who wish to increase their preparedness and/or develop their skills at handling such issues in the workplace.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Tuesdays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15429/2018

MGMT E-5790
Ethics, Economics, and Organizations

Michele Jurgens, MBA, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25482

Description
At a time when society’s views on personal morality, social aims, and the environment often appear to conflict with business culture and goals, this course takes a closer look at how managers make decisions in results-driven enterprises. Students explore common organizational situations involving apparent trade-offs between profit or productivity goals and more qualitative values such as loyalty, reciprocity, fairness, honesty, or altruism. The situations explored include those relevant to marketing and commerce (price gouging in a crisis, for example), firm collaborations (transparency in partnerships), negotiations (trust), international development (standards and responsibility), lay-offs/downsizing (impacts), environmental crises (prevention and recuperation), and the management of corporate culture (values and leadership). This course is aimed at present or aspiring managers who are faced with making choices that involve complex human or societal issues and who wish to increase their preparedness and/or develop their skills at handling such issues in the workplace.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25482/2019

MGMT E-5805
Real Estate Enterprise Management

Teo Nicolais, AB

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15129

Description
Explored through the lens of what Harvard Business School Professor Emeritus William Poorvu calls “the purest and most enjoyable form of entrepreneurship you can find on the planet,” this course takes students through a series of in-depth, practical decision-making situations for starting, growing, and managing a successful enterprise. Students step into the shoes of a first-time investor and learn the nuts and bolts of getting a project off the ground. Students examine operational issues such as setting benchmarks, aligning incentives, and dealing with delays and cost-overruns. Students grapple with developing a business plan, bringing key partners into their business, and working with a board of directors. Students practice key negotiation skills essential for any business. Students train for managing a crisis using disciplined communication, initiative, strategic thinking, and diplomacy in situations where every second counts. Finally, students examine a business leader’s most difficult challenge: managing the transition between what their company is today and what it needs to be in the future.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Course meets Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm. Students may participate via live web conference or watch at their convenience after the meeting each week.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-2035 and MGMT E-2037 strongly recommended.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15129/2018

MGMT E-5810
The Psychology of Big Data for Decision Makers and Managers

Jennifer Logg, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25357

Description
This course looks at data science from a psychological perspective. Big data is changing the way organizations function and the way individuals make decisions, which means that we need to re-examine what we know about organizational behavior and decision making. A greater focus on collecting and analyzing massive amounts of data means that decision makers are inundated with information. But how can decision makers critically assess this information and, in turn, clearly communicate lessons learned from big data to different audiences? We discuss the practical implications of big data within the framework of research in organizational behavior, judgment and decision making, and social psychology. Our discussions focus on how we can leverage lessons from big data to make more accurate predictions, decisions, and self-assessments; provide useful performance feedback to others; and lead and manage teams through improved communication. A running theme of class discussions includes how people respond to output from big data, produced by algorithms (scripts for mathematical calculations). This course provides students with the competitive edge to understand how to assess and leverage lessons produced by big data for individual decision making and decision making within organizations. No background in either computer science or psychology is necessary. We give students the tools and confidence to critically evaluate the merit of ideas rather than taking them at face value. Students learn how to evaluate research, be it from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, the Economist, or a co-worker, which is useful far beyond the classroom.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 213Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25357/2019

MGMT E-6000
Marketing Management

Susan Hughes-Isley, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25348 | Section 3

Description
In this comprehensive and practical introduction to marketing management, students improve their ability to make effective marketing decisions, including assessing marketing opportunities and developing marketing strategies and implementation plans. Course topics include market-oriented strategic planning, marketing research and information systems, buyer behavior, target market selection, competitive positioning, product and service planning and management, pricing, distribution, and integrated communications—including advertising, public relations, internet marketing, social media, direct marketing, and sales promotions. Through a combination of interactive discussions, cases, practical examples, individual assignments, and a group project, the course applies marketing topics to consumer and business-to-business products, services, and nonprofit organizations. Students gain significant experience in communicating and defending their marketing recommendations and building on the ideas of others.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25348/2019

MGMT E-6000
Marketing Management

Areen Shahbari, MBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25349 | Section 4

Description
In this comprehensive and practical introduction to marketing management, students improve their ability to make effective marketing decisions, including assessing marketing opportunities and developing marketing strategies and implementation plans. Course topics include market-oriented strategic planning, marketing research and information systems, buyer behavior, target market selection, competitive positioning, product and service planning and management, pricing, distribution, and integrated communications—including advertising, public relations, internet marketing, social media, direct marketing, and sales promotions. Through a combination of interactive discussions, cases, practical examples, individual assignments, and a group project, the course applies marketing topics to consumer and business-to-business products, services, and nonprofit organizations. Students gain significant experience in communicating and defending their marketing recommendations and building on the ideas of others.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Thursdays, 8:15-10:15 pm

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25349/2019

MGMT E-6000
Marketing Management

John L. Teopaco, DBA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15446 | Section 4

Description
In this comprehensive and practical introduction to marketing management, students improve their ability to make effective marketing decisions, including assessing marketing opportunities and developing marketing strategies and implementation plans. Course topics include market-oriented strategic planning, marketing research and information systems, buyer behavior, target market selection, competitive positioning, product and service planning and management, pricing, distribution, and integrated communications—including advertising, public relations, internet marketing, social media, direct marketing, and sales promotions. Through a combination of interactive discussions, cases, practical examples, individual assignments, and a group project, the course applies marketing topics to consumer and business-to-business products, services, and nonprofit organizations. Students gain significant experience in communicating and defending their marketing recommendations and building on the ideas of others.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Harvard Hall 202Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 55 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15446/2018

MGMT E-6000
Marketing Management

Nicholas Nugent, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15200 | Section 2

Description
In this comprehensive and practical introduction to marketing management, students improve their ability to make effective marketing decisions, including assessing marketing opportunities and developing marketing strategies and implementation plans. Course topics include market-oriented strategic planning, marketing research and information systems, buyer behavior, target market selection, competitive positioning, product and service planning and management, pricing, distribution, and integrated communications—including advertising, public relations, internet marketing, social media, direct marketing, and sales promotions. Through a combination of interactive discussions, cases, practical examples, individual assignments, and a group project, the course applies marketing topics to consumer and business-to-business products, services, and nonprofit organizations. Students gain significant experience in communicating and defending their marketing recommendations and building on the ideas of others.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:55-9:55 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15200/2018

MGMT E-6000
Marketing Management

Scott Mantie, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15726 | Section 1

Description
In this comprehensive and practical introduction to marketing management, students improve their ability to make effective marketing decisions, including assessing marketing opportunities and developing marketing strategies and implementation plans. Course topics include market-oriented strategic planning, marketing research and information systems, buyer behavior, target market selection, competitive positioning, product and service planning and management, pricing, distribution, and integrated communications—including advertising, public relations, internet marketing, social media, direct marketing, and sales promotions. Through a combination of interactive discussions, cases, practical examples, individual assignments, and a group project, the course applies marketing topics to consumer and business-to-business products, services, and nonprofit organizations. Students gain significant experience in communicating and defending their marketing recommendations and building on the ideas of others.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 60 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15726/2018

MGMT E-6000
Marketing Management

Areen Shahbari, MBA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15727 | Section 3

Description
In this comprehensive and practical introduction to marketing management, students improve their ability to make effective marketing decisions, including assessing marketing opportunities and developing marketing strategies and implementation plans. Course topics include market-oriented strategic planning, marketing research and information systems, buyer behavior, target market selection, competitive positioning, product and service planning and management, pricing, distribution, and integrated communications—including advertising, public relations, internet marketing, social media, direct marketing, and sales promotions. Through a combination of interactive discussions, cases, practical examples, individual assignments, and a group project, the course applies marketing topics to consumer and business-to-business products, services, and nonprofit organizations. Students gain significant experience in communicating and defending their marketing recommendations and building on the ideas of others.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15727/2018

MGMT E-6000
Marketing Management

Scott Mantie, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25528 | Section 5

Description
In this comprehensive and practical introduction to marketing management, students improve their ability to make effective marketing decisions, including assessing marketing opportunities and developing marketing strategies and implementation plans. Course topics include market-oriented strategic planning, marketing research and information systems, buyer behavior, target market selection, competitive positioning, product and service planning and management, pricing, distribution, and integrated communications—including advertising, public relations, internet marketing, social media, direct marketing, and sales promotions. Through a combination of interactive discussions, cases, practical examples, individual assignments, and a group project, the course applies marketing topics to consumer and business-to-business products, services, and nonprofit organizations. Students gain significant experience in communicating and defending their marketing recommendations and building on the ideas of others.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25528/2019

MGMT E-6000
Marketing Management

Carol Ann Clem, MM

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23262 | Section 2

Description
In this comprehensive and practical introduction to marketing management, students improve their ability to make effective marketing decisions, including assessing marketing opportunities and developing marketing strategies and implementation plans. Course topics include market-oriented strategic planning, marketing research and information systems, buyer behavior, target market selection, competitive positioning, product and service planning and management, pricing, distribution, and integrated communications—including advertising, public relations, internet marketing, social media, direct marketing, and sales promotions. Through a combination of interactive discussions, cases, practical examples, individual assignments, and a group project, the course applies marketing topics to consumer and business-to-business products, services, and nonprofit organizations. Students gain significant experience in communicating and defending their marketing recommendations and building on the ideas of others.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 6-8 pm
William James Hall 105Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23262/2019

MGMT E-6000
Marketing Management

Andrew M. Blum, MBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24308 | Section 1

Description
In this comprehensive and practical introduction to marketing management, students improve their ability to make effective marketing decisions, including assessing marketing opportunities and developing marketing strategies and implementation plans. Course topics include market-oriented strategic planning, marketing research and information systems, buyer behavior, target market selection, competitive positioning, product and service planning and management, pricing, distribution, and integrated communications—including advertising, public relations, internet marketing, social media, direct marketing, and sales promotions. Through a combination of interactive discussions, cases, practical examples, individual assignments, and a group project, the course applies marketing topics to consumer and business-to-business products, services, and nonprofit organizations. Students gain significant experience in communicating and defending their marketing recommendations and building on the ideas of others.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 44 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24308/2019

MGMT E-6040
International Marketing

Nicholas Nugent, PhD

Charles Bradford Allen, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24252

Description
This course explores the development of international marketing programs from the determination of objectives and methods of organization through the execution of research, advertising, distribution, and production activities. Students examine the international similarities and differences in marketing functions as related to the cultural, economic, political, social, and physical dimensions of the environment. Students also consider the changes in marketing systems and the adoption of marketing philosophies and practices to fill conditions in different countries.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-6000, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24252/2019

MGMT E-6050
Business-to-Business Marketing

John L. Teopaco, DBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25070

Description
This is a managerially-oriented, case-based course with the goal of developing students’ ability to formulate effective marketing strategies for organizational customers (corporations or nonprofit organizations). The underlying foundation of the course is the notion that organizational buying behavior is profoundly different than consumer buying behavior—in terms of the number and nature of members of the buying unit and the nature of the buying decision process. Specifically, the course builds on the concept that business-to-business (B2B) customers are more value-driven in their purchases than are individual consumers. For instance, their purchasing criteria tend to be more economically and product-functionality driven. Hence, the nature of the B2B marketing mix must take into consideration these characteristics of organizational buying.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Harvard Hall 202Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: MGMT E-6000, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25070/2019

MGMT E-6100
Branding Strategy

Linda Berkeley, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14481

Description
This course helps students understand the value of a brand in a marketing and business environment, and how to build, manage, and protect a brand. Specific areas covered include what a brand is and why it matters, how a brand creates value, ways to measure and understand the value of a brand, managing new and established brands, extending a brand through licensing, and the role of consumer research and consumer insight in managing a brand. The course also explores how digital and social media have created both new opportunities and new risks for brands.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-6000, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14481/2018

MGMT E-6100
Branding Strategy

Thomas Murphy, MBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24567

Description
This course covers the principles and practices of brand management. The course content focuses on applied strategies and tactics used by marketers to build and reinforce successful global brands for products, services, and corporate social responsibility.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Fridays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Feb. 1, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-6000 or one year of experience in a management, marketing, or consulting role in a company or nonprofit organization.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24567/2019

MGMT E-6200
Consumer Behavior

Dafna Goor, MBA

Serena Hagerty, BA

Anne Wilson, BA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15486

Description
Have you ever wondered why you’re so reluctant to order the same entrée as your dining partner? Or why you’d brave a blizzard to attend a show you weren’t really that excited about—just because you already paid for the tickets? This course is designed to introduce students to the evolving field of consumer behavior. We explore people’s behavior across a number of domains—from the cognitive biases that have an impact on our daily decisions, to the ways in which we’re influenced by our peers, to the nudges governments can enact to shape our behavior. This course draws from research in behavioral economics, social psychology, and academic marketing, and is intended to broadly survey the field of consumer behavior.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 103Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: MGMT E-6000, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15486/2018

MGMT E-6600
Strategic Brand Marketing

John L. Teopaco, DBA

David A. Shore, PhD

January session | CRN 24272

Description
This course focuses on three core marketing strategies: positioning, branding, and building trust. In today’s market, almost any product or service can be transformed into a commodity quickly as competitors copy successful products. Students learn how to analyze the competition, and then position and brand products or services in the marketplace to prevent them from being turned into commodities. Case examples are used to illustrate theory as well as how to build, manage, and measure brands. By the conclusion of the course, participants understand the key variables to a successful branding campaign and have a blueprint to use for their own campaigns.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays-Thursdays, 10 am-1 pm
1 Story Street 306Start Date: Jan. 7, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-6000 or permission of the instructors.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24272/2019

MGMT E-6610
Marketing Social Change

Kristian Merenda, MBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24491

Description
This course is for current and future business leaders, entrepreneurs and executives, as they navigate an operating environment that increasingly emphasizes the simultaneous creation of business and social value. It provides students with an in-depth understanding of how marketing principles can be applied to create short-term and lasting social change. Students explore dimensions of product brand-based, corporate, and nonprofit purpose-led marketing and learn to analyze and develop successful marketing and organizational strategies that deliver mutual benefits for business and society. Areas of study include cause-related marketing, cause branding, nonprofit branding, social movements, strategic philanthropy, corporate social responsibility, and shared value.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Wednesdays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-6000, or the equivalent; three to five years of related work experience.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24491/2019

MGMT E-6615
Digital Marketing: Foundations and Framework for Success

Greg O’Brien, DBA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15485

Description
Marketing is becoming digital marketing, with digital ads (as a function of all advertising spending) growing at roughly 15-20 percent annually, and set to take over broadcast television (share of eyeballs and ad dollars) in the next few years. This course teaches students the foundation elements of digital marketing—from media mix and channels to techniques and economics. We review key performance metrics for digital marketing channels including paid search, organic search, e-mail, social, and display. We review techniques and tools for optimizing digital marketing spend across various channels and products.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-6000, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 46 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15485/2018

MGMT E-6630
Sustainability Marketing and Branding

Thomas Murphy, MBA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15433

Description
This course develops the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully market sustainable products and services. At the end of the course students are able to understand the key elements of developing a successful marketing strategy and branding approach for a sustainable market offering. The course also reviews global trends and issues that influence sustainable product success.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Fridays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 7, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Introductory marketing or management course or one year of work experience in a business-to-business, business-to-consumer, or nonprofit organization.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15433/2018

MGMT E-6650
Digital Media and Advertising Strategy

Greg O’Brien, DBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23848

Description
Gone are the days when marketers could rely on having a captive audience. With the proliferation of digital media, consumers have more choices than ever. Marketers must remain nimble as the opportunities to reach consumers digitally evolve and expand. The course provides a landscape overview of the latest digital media advertising strategies and opportunities across a changing technology landscape. From strategy formulation to tactical implementation, students learn how and when to leverage digital media to achieve a variety of specific marketing goals. Additionally, the course provides a detailed overview of the latest trends in this space including consumer behavior, formats, and technology and across media, web, content, and social platforms. Participants complete the course with a comprehensive knowledge of how to use digital advertising to reach the right person at the right time with the right message on the right digital platform.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-6000 or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23848/2019

MGMT E-6650
Digital Media and Advertising Strategy

Britt Teravainen, BA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15734

Description
Gone are the days when marketers could rely on having a captive audience. With the proliferation of digital media, consumers have more choices than ever. Marketers must remain nimble as the opportunities to reach consumers digitally evolve and expand. The course provides a landscape overview of the latest digital media advertising strategies and opportunities across a changing technology landscape. From strategy formulation to tactical implementation, students learn how and when to leverage digital media to achieve a variety of specific marketing goals. Additionally, the course provides a detailed overview of the latest trends in this space including consumer behavior, formats, and technology and across media, web, content, and social platforms. Participants complete the course with a comprehensive knowledge of how to use digital advertising to reach the right person at the right time with the right message on the right digital platform.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-6000 or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15734/2018

MGMT E-6655
Social Media Management

Jemalyn A. Griffin, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14528

Description
This course offers an in-depth exploration of social media theories and management practices. Students start with understanding prominent theories applied in social media practice and then apply these theories in conducting social media research, executing a social media content analysis, and developing a strategic social media management plan for a real-world organization. They have the opportunity to scrutinize a wide variety of social media tactics, paying particular attention to the unique managerial functions of each. More importantly, students learn the mechanism of social influence and how social media trends are changing the way information flows in our society so that they comfortably utilize and effectively leverage emerging social media in the future. In this course, students are able to apply social media management skills and knowledge of social media channels to conduct a social media analysis. In addition, students discuss the use of social media in crises, gain an understanding of setting social media policy, and review ethical and privacy issues surrounding social media marketing. Due to the ever evolving nature of social media, real-time case studies, current trends, and relevant articles are integrated throughout the course and in some cases, supplement or change course assignments.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-6000, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14528/2018

MGMT E-6700
Marketing Research

Vishal Lala, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14839

Description
This is an application-oriented course focusing on the marketing research process used by firms. The course covers research design, measurement scales, questionnaire design, analysis of survey and secondary data, and presentation of results.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:55-9:55 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-6000, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14839/2018

MGMT E-6750
Marketing Analytics: Fundamental Data-Driven Marketing

Christina Inge, MS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24774

Description
This course introduces marketing analytics, including web analytics and data modeling. As big data moves into the mainstream, marketers are seeing the opportunity to make the profession more scientific and numbers-driven than ever before. The marketing analytics industry will be worth over $2.9 billion by 2019, according to the marketing analytics global forecast by the analyst firm Markets and Markets. This makes marketing analytics one of the largest areas of marketing today. In addition, with measurement at the center of every marketing campaign, marketers have the opportunity to prove the return on investment of their programs with unprecedented accuracy. Yet, this wealth of data can be overwhelming. Every channel has its own metrics, every demographic group’s behavior can be mined for targeting information. What are the numbers that matter? And what are they really telling us? How can we best leverage big data and marketing analytics to optimize results? This course explores the growing role of data in marketing. Taking a two-fold approach, the course focuses on the data of marketing. Students learn how to use the two main categories of data available to marketers: internal, or what is called marketing analytics; and external, or big data. In this course, students learn web analytics fundamentals, creating data dashboards, and predictive analytics. This is a purely data-driven course; it does not teach how to do marketing, it teaches how to use data to target consumers and measure marketing. Using real-world examples and practical exercises, the course allows students to understand the interactions between both kinds of data, and how best to use those $2.9 billion’s worth of tools to improve marketing outcomes, demonstrate return on investment to the C-suite, and create increasingly effective marketing campaigns.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:10-7:10 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-6000, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24774/2019

MGMT E-6800
Professional Selling and Sales Management

John Westman, MA, MBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24321

Description
Would you like to improve your persuasion skills? Would you like to know what makes successful sales people effective? This course demystifies professional selling and helps students improve their persuasion and selling effectiveness. We can all benefit from improving our selling skills. A survey of 7,000 professionals revealed that 40 percent of their time was spent on selling; this included all functional areas, not just sales people. The survey also revealed that healthcare and education professionals sell or persuade continually. Students learn about the sales process, the buying process, relationship selling, prospecting, sales call planning, communication, negotiating, and closing sales as well as how to motivate, compensate, and train sales people.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Mondays, 3-5 pm

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: MGMT E-6000, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24321/2019

MUSE E-100
Introduction to Museum Studies

Katherine Burton Jones, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 10207

Description
All museums share responsibility for preserving and interpreting our cultural and natural heritage for the benefit of the public and society. However, museums are more than the collections they house and the exhibits and programs they present. Each museum is a complex network of individuals whose common goal is to create knowledge and to share information and experiences with others. This course provides a broad introduction to the museum world. Students gain an understanding of the museum and the challenges and responsibilities that museums and their staff members encounter. After discussing what a museum is, the various types of museums, and their roles in the community, we introduce current and emerging issues in museums in a number of areas including governance, management of collections, fundraising, and museum jobs and responsibilities.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 306Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-10207/2018

MUSE E-102
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in Museum Studies

Eleanor M. Hight, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15885 | Section 2

Description
In this interdisciplinary proseminar, students develop the writing skills necessary to produce a successful graduate-level research project on a topic relevant to the field of museum studies. During the first half of the course, students read classic scholarly texts in museum studies and complete short assignments designed to hone their use of core elements of academic writing: summary, analysis, argument, counterargument, evidence. During the second half, students write a 10-page research essay that reflects their particular areas of interest within the field of museum studies. We study the theory that informs museum practice. In particular, we examine how museums can powerfully mediate encounters with the collective past and reflect the politics of race, class, and gender as well as individual, communal, and national identities. We analyze how museums create meaning and invite interpretation. Furthermore, students draw upon the resources of their local museums as well as Harvard University’s own museums to see how museums create what James Clifford has called “contact zones” between specialists (such as artists, researchers, scientists, and scholars) and the general public.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. MUSE E-100 recommended.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15885/2018

MUSE E-102
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in Museum Studies

Stephen Shoemaker, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25244 | Section 1

Description
In this interdisciplinary proseminar, students develop the writing skills necessary to produce a successful graduate-level research project on a topic relevant to the field of museum studies. During the first half of the course, students read classic scholarly texts in museum studies and complete short assignments designed to hone their use of core elements of academic writing: summary, analysis, argument, counterargument, evidence. During the second half, students write a 10-page research essay that reflects their particular areas of interest within the field of museum studies. We study the theory that informs museum practice. In particular, we examine how museums can powerfully mediate encounters with the collective past and reflect the politics of race, class, and gender as well as individual, communal, and national identities. We analyze how museums create meaning and invite interpretation. Furthermore, students draw upon the resources of their local museums as well as Harvard University’s own museums to see how museums create what James Clifford has called “contact zones” between specialists (such as artists, researchers, scientists, and scholars) and the general public.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. MUSE E-100 recommended.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25244/2019

MUSE E-102
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in Museum Studies

Eleanor M. Hight, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25503 | Section 2

Description
In this interdisciplinary proseminar, students develop the writing skills necessary to produce a successful graduate-level research project on a topic relevant to the field of museum studies. During the first half of the course, students read classic scholarly texts in museum studies and complete short assignments designed to hone their use of core elements of academic writing: summary, analysis, argument, counterargument, evidence. During the second half, students write a 10-page research essay that reflects their particular areas of interest within the field of museum studies. We study the theory that informs museum practice. In particular, we examine how museums can powerfully mediate encounters with the collective past and reflect the politics of race, class, and gender as well as individual, communal, and national identities. We analyze how museums create meaning and invite interpretation. Furthermore, students draw upon the resources of their local museums as well as Harvard University’s own museums to see how museums create what James Clifford has called “contact zones” between specialists (such as artists, researchers, scientists, and scholars) and the general public.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. MUSE E-100 recommended.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25503/2019

MUSE E-102
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in Museum Studies

Christina Kim Becker, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14775 | Section 1

Description
In this interdisciplinary proseminar, students develop the writing skills necessary to produce a successful graduate-level research project on a topic relevant to the field of museum studies. During the first half of the course, students read classic scholarly texts in museum studies and complete short assignments designed to hone their use of core elements of academic writing: summary, analysis, argument, counterargument, evidence. During the second half, students write a 10-page research essay that reflects their particular areas of interest within the field of museum studies. We study the theory that informs museum practice. In particular, we examine how museums can powerfully mediate encounters with the collective past and reflect the politics of race, class, and gender as well as individual, communal, and national identities. We analyze how museums create meaning and invite interpretation. Furthermore, students draw upon the resources of their local museums as well as Harvard University’s own museums to see how museums create what James Clifford has called “contact zones” between specialists (such as artists, researchers, scientists, and scholars) and the general public.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. MUSE E-100 recommended.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14775/2018

MUSE E-102
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in Museum Studies

Heather Hole, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25571 | Section 3

Description
In this interdisciplinary proseminar, students develop the writing skills necessary to produce a successful graduate-level research project on a topic relevant to the field of museum studies. During the first half of the course, students read classic scholarly texts in museum studies and complete short assignments designed to hone their use of core elements of academic writing: summary, analysis, argument, counterargument, evidence. During the second half, students write a 10-page research essay that reflects their particular areas of interest within the field of museum studies. We study the theory that informs museum practice. In particular, we examine how museums can powerfully mediate encounters with the collective past and reflect the politics of race, class, and gender as well as individual, communal, and national identities. We analyze how museums create meaning and invite interpretation. Furthermore, students draw upon the resources of their local museums as well as Harvard University’s own museums to see how museums create what James Clifford has called “contact zones” between specialists (such as artists, researchers, scientists, and scholars) and the general public.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. MUSE E-100 recommended.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25571/2019

MUSE E-105
Managing the Twenty-First Century Museum

Laura B. Roberts, MBA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15408

Description
The building blocks of museum management are relatively constant, but sustainability requires adaptation to a dynamic environment. We examine the fundamental management issues through the lens of change. How can we become more inclusive institutions? How must our relationships with audiences change to embrace expectations of shared authority and participation? What leadership qualities are needed in the twenty-first century? How will the millennial generation of workers reshape a profession created by baby boomers? How has the culture of accountability and venture philanthropy changed our case for support?

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: MUSE E-100, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15408/2018

MUSE E-106
The Business of Museums

Lawrence Scott Motz, MBA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25501

Description
Museums, in addition to being repositories for scholarly, educational, and cultural stewardship functions, are businesses, and the astute museum professional benefits from understanding how they operate and how they are structured. This course teaches the basic business of museums, large and small, and provides instruction so that museum professionals can operate in the most efficient manner possible. The course is designed to be enlightening to current or prospective staff in all functional areas within a museum, as every department contributes to operations either directly or indirectly. Though there are discussions that introduce basic financial concepts, this is not a finance course. Rather, this course provides history, theory, and practical management considerations for museums operating in today’s environment.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25501/2019

MUSE E-109
Exhibit Design Through Storytelling

Peter Sollogub, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25039

Description
This course approaches exhibit design through storytelling combined with site and location to deliver exhibit experience. The course uses collaborative process, creative communication, and problem solving. It approaches the design experience by asking “why not?” rather than “why?” Students collaborate in groups through a workshop format to develop and deliver the exhibit design. Beginning with spirit and metaphor, the exhibit experience and message are realized in a full-scale built exhibit. Material characteristics, build ability, technology, and the arts are encouraged and incorporated into the actual exhibit delivery. The course also introduces the disciplines of architecture, freehand drawing, graphics, industrial design, and construction into the design process.

Class Meetings:
On-campus Active Learning Weekend
Start Date: Mar. 8, 2019

Graduate credit: $1850
Credits: 2

Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Final paper due Monday, March 25. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25039/2019

MUSE E-110
Museum Exhibition Content Development

Shelley N. Monaghan, CMS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15158

Description
All exhibitions start with a key concept that informs all decisions. This course explores the issues and processes involved in the development of that concept, and the planning of exhibition content in a variety of museum settings. Topics include the development of exhibition themes and educational goals, visitor engagement, intellectual and physical accessibility, universal design, working with designers, and exhibit evaluation methods. The course encourages students to acquire creative communication and problem-solving skills through assignments, workshops, and field trips.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15158/2018

MUSE E-112
Museum Exhibition Design Fundamentals

Alejandro Martinez Suarez, MArch

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15700

Description
Designing exhibits is one of the most exciting and creative activities within the museum field. It involves numerous disciplines to achieve environments that have a meaningful experience for the visitors. This course explores the ways in which exhibitions are conceptualized, designed, and developed from a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach. It provides an overview of the fundamental principles of exhibition design for museums, going through the different layers and roles of planning and designing exhibits: conceptual basis, graphical communication, spatial planning, and technical specifications.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15700/2018

MUSE E-117
Museum Collections Care

David K. DeBono Schafer, MA

Adam J. Aja, PhD

Michaela Schmull, PhD

January session | CRN 24006

Description
This course offers a hands-on training experience in collections care, documentation, and processing at the Harvard University Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Semitic Museum, and Herbaria. Students work directly with collections management and curatorial and archives staff members on specific collections-based projects.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays-Thursdays, 1-4:30 pm
Peabody Museum 12Start Date: Jan. 7, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24006/2019

MUSE E-117B
Managing Art Museum Collections

Vanessa Marcoux, ALM

Jennifer Ruth Allen, BA

Karoline Louise Borman Mansur, ALM

Kathryn Press, BA

Megan Schwenke, MS

January session | CRN 25151

Description
This course offers a hands-on training experience for students to become immersed within a number of departments in collections management at the Harvard Art Museums. Projects may include work with collections care, exhibition production, campus lending, and collections registration staff members on a variety of different projects. Students are assigned a single task (based on interests and experience) and work directly with museum staff for the entire course. Activities include training in object handling and processing, working with the collections database, and use of digital cameras and scanners as needed. Through interactions with museum staff both in and outside of collections management, students are shown how their projects fit into the larger picture of collections care and documentation.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays-Thursdays, 12:30-3:30 pm
Harvard Art Museums Somerville Research Facility 252Start Date: Jan. 7, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets in room 252 at the Somerville Research Facility, 200 Inner Belt Road, Somerville. It is accessible via free 20 minute shuttle service from 32 Quincy Street on weekdays. Free car and bicycle parking is also available. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: MUSE E-100 and MUSE E-115 or permission of the instructor.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 12 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25151/2019

MUSE E-120A
Museum Education: Learning Theories and Approaches

Lynn Baum, MEd

Christina Smiraglia, EdD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15808

Description
This course examines learning theories that have shaped—and are shaping—the development of programs and exhibitions in museums and similar informal learning environments. We explore the wide variety of ways learning happens in museums, focusing on the visitors themselves, and consider how museums are shifting their focus from designing for their audiences to creating with them. Students consider museum education from the lenses of both learner and educator, experiencing and reflecting on educational approaches in actual museum galleries.

Class Meetings:
On-campus Active Learning Weekend
Start Date: Nov. 30, 2018

Graduate credit: $1850
Credits: 2

Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Final paper due Monday, December 17. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: MUSE E-100 or equivalent museum experience.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 16 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15808/2018

MUSE E-126
Museum Evaluation and Audience Research

Christina Smiraglia, EdD

Lynn Baum, MEd

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24789

Description
Research and evaluation are critical for museums and similar institutions, especially in an age of data-driven decisions and public accountability. Organizations cannot learn and improve in any systematic way without some means of assessment. Museum professionals in nearly any position find themselves required to conduct evaluations for their institution or oversee contracted researchers. This course provides students with a general understanding of the entire research process from the development of guiding research questions to the final reporting. The course is appropriate for emerging and experienced professionals, especially those interested in education, exhibitions, marketing, and development in museums and related organizations, who may be involved in the design, oversight, implementation, or consumption of research and evaluation.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: MUSE E-100 or equivalent museum experience is strongly recommended.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 16 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24789/2019

MUSE E-130
Museums and Technology

Katherine Burton Jones, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23583

Description
The internet has changed the way nonprofits deliver information to constituents and the general public. In this course, we explore the ways in which nonprofits use the web and social media to deliver programmatic content as well as how the web and social media are used in marketing, public relations, and fundraising. We also take a look at the back-of-house systems that these organizations rely on for their information infrastructure, providing an in-depth look at the use of databases and websites to further the organization’s mission.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Some knowledge of computer systems, especially in the nonprofit sector.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23583/2019

MUSE E-135
The Future of Historic House Museums

Abby Battis, ALM

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14780

Description
The changing attitudes in historic interpretation along with challenges facing historic house museums today, such as shifting demographics, funding, maintenance, and technology have contributed to declining attendance and waning interest in historic house museums around the world. This course examines the traditional methods for historic house museum sustainability, including collections care and exhibit design, and explores feasible and reinvented methods for reinterpreting the historic house museum in order to maintain its relevance in a changing society.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Museum experience is a plus.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14780/2018

MUSE E-143
Pain, Suffering, and Empathy in the Art Museum

David Odo, DPhil

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25353

Description
How might encounters with works of art in the museum be an opportunity to meaningfully engage with difficult issues surrounding pain and suffering? Such encounters are most often deployed within art museums as part of a program to teach or foster empathy, often with medical students or physicians, for example, and studies are currently underway to determine whether or not this is possible (and effective). This course draws on a project underway at the Harvard Art Museum and interrogates what is meant by empathy in the museum context, and how thinking critically about pain and suffering in art can be an integral part of larger discussions of embodiment, personhood, and social justice. Discussions center around selected works of art from the museum’s collection. The format involves close looking, sketching, active discussions, critical viewing, and participant presentations. There are pre-course readings, listed on the syllabus, and a final written paper due after the weekend has concluded. Please note that some works examined in the course may be disturbing to some students.

Class Meetings:
On-campus Active Learning Weekend
Start Date: Mar. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1250
Graduate credit: $1850
Credits: 2

Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Final paper due Monday, April 15. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25353/2019

MUSE E-144
Museums as Producers of Meaning

Cynthia A. Fowler, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25308

Description
This course examines the various roles played by museums in producing narratives about the objects in their collections. Specifically, we consider factors such as geographical location, museum size, and the mission of the museum in determining what objects end up in museum collections and how those objects are then defined by the museum, art historians, and museum curators based on the reputation of the museum and its status in the museum world. Most significantly, the course examines the important role played by local and regional museums in preserving works not viewed as collectable by large, national museums and how collections in these smaller museums have served revisionist histories of art and culture. Although the course focuses primarily on art museums, it also considers the roles of historic houses, anthropology and cultural museums, libraries, and other collecting institutions in preserving cultural objects.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25308/2019

MUSE E-145
Museum Architecture: Modern and Contemporary

Eleanor M. Hight, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25329

Description
Art, history, and science museums all have the same basic goals: the preservation and exhibition of their collections. How does the architecture of a museum accommodate these goals? How does its architecture attract and engage visitors with its collections in ways that make a museum both environmentally and financially sustainable? How does architecture enable a museum to fulfill its expanding social function today as a dynamic community center? This course traces the evolution of museum architecture from the transformation of the private, princely collections of the Louvre Palace into a public museum during the French Revolution, to the spectacular museum architecture found around the world today. Each week we focus on a theme and a few case studies of international museums dating primarily from the past seventy-five years, while bringing in other museums, both formative and more modest, to expand the discussions. We examine each museum’s architecture in relation to its history, mission, and the preservation and display of its collections. We also examine how new museum projects incorporate concepts of sustainability, in terms of both the environment and financial viability. Finally, we look at the process for working with architects on the creation, renovation, or expansion of a museum.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25329/2019

MUSE E-160
Museums and Questions of Cultural Property: What’s Loot, What’s Not?

Joseph A. Greene, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25507

Description
This course considers questions surrounding the role of museums in defining, displaying, and defending cultural property. For purposes of the course, cultural property is understood to include portable art objects and artifacts as well fixed monuments and sites. Through a series of case studies it examines in turn such issues as ownership, stewardship, and repatriation; looting, illicit trade, and the cultural property marketplace; and the protection of cultural property in the face both of armed conflict and peacetime economic development. It also explores the relationships between material cultural property and contemporary and historical human identities at the national, regional, and local scale, especially as these identities are portrayed in museums. Though not devoted in depth to matters of cultural property law or museum law, the course takes into account the wide range of national laws, international conventions, and treaties that pertain to cultural property. The course has a decided focus on the Mediterranean and Middle East, areas of the instructor’s particular specialization, with excursions into relevant parallel cases in Africa, Asia, and the Americas.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25507/2019

MUSE E-161
Museum Ethics: Framework and Practice

Kara L. Schneiderman, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25042

Description
Ethical considerations touch all areas of the museum profession, from collections to exhibitions to administration and beyond. But what are the codes of ethics for the museum profession? How are ethical, legal, and moral issues different and when do they overlap? Where do organizational management and museum policy fit in? And what do you do when faced with an ethical conundrum at your museum? This course provides students with both the theoretical background and practical application of ethics to a museum setting. Through case studies of recent and current ethical dilemmas, students come to an understanding of the importance of museum ethics and how to apply an ethical approach to their museum practice. Modules examine the ethics of acquisitions, deaccessioning, loans, curation, exhibitions, and the ethical responsibilities of a museum to the wider community it serves.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25042/2019

MUSE E-165
Museum Registration: Systems and Strategies

Kara L. Schneiderman, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15678

Description
Registrars wear many hats in the museum world. They are organizers, risk managers, and problem solvers as they tackle the many legal and managerial challenges faced by today’s museums. In this course, students delve into the numerous facets of museum registration systems and the role of the registrar in museum management and administration. Modules focus both on policy development and procedural solutions, including collections management and ethics policies, acquisitions and accessioning, deaccessioning, loans, records management, provenance research, federal laws impacting materials, risk management, and rights and reproductions. Procedures such as condition reporting, object handling and numbering, packing and shipping, and managing traveling exhibitions are also covered. Through lectures, case studies, and readings, students learn about the administrative, legal, and practical concerns of museum registration within the context of professional standards and best practices for the museum field.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15678/2018

MUSE E-185
Endowments of Cultural Institutions

Lawrence Scott Motz, MBA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15448

Description
Many museums, as well as other cultural nonprofit institutions, often have a significant pool of assets that help to provide a portion of the funds that are expended during any given year of operation. These pools of assets, called endowments, are extremely unique and often misunderstood by the greater public. For instance, how is it possible an institution with a large endowment can appear financially healthy, yet lose money for a number of years and require staffing layoffs? In this course, students learn the characteristics of endowments, with an emphasis on the typical makeup of museum endowments, as well as the choices and decisions arts management teams and boards must make with respect to utilizing their endowments in the most efficient and effective manner possible. The course also teaches the specific formulations that determine the amount of resources that are available for use by the organization in any given year and the plusses and minuses associated with each.

Class Meetings:
On-campus Active Learning Weekend
Start Date: Nov. 16, 2018

Graduate credit: $1850
Credits: 2

Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Final paper due Monday, December 3. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15448/2018

MUSE E-225
Smithsonian: Museum Theater and Performance

Christopher Wilson, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15864

Description
Theater and performance have always offered a tool for people to remember and explore the past, to better understand the present, and chart a course into the future. Performance offers unique opportunities to transport viewers to a different place and time and into the minds and experiences of other people. Since 2005 the award-winning History Alive! theater program at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has brought together more than one million visitors to explore new worlds, confront difficult truths, and intimately connect people and ideas to a new understanding of our past. The program uses the strengths of the performing arts to get people talking about history in pursuit of a more humane future. The course examines program research and development, goals, and outcomes, and includes viewing performances and participating in discussions with the program cast and guest lecturers.

Class Meetings:
On-campus Active Learning Weekend
Start Date: Sep. 27, 2018

Graduate credit: $1850
Credits: 2

Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Final paper due Monday, October 15. This course meets in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, 1300 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15864/2018

MUSE E-230
Smithsonian: The History, Presence, and Possibility of Black Museums

Deborah Mack, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25328

Description
For the past 150 years, black museums have been solidifying their place as critical cultural resources for communities around the United States and the world. Despite this long history, many still believe that there is no literature to reference in teaching or writing about black museums from a museum studies perspective. This unique course challenges that belief by looking at black museums from a reference point that addresses a range of museum topics: history, professional practice, cultural practice, audience development/engagement, and globalizing influence. This course provides important perspectives, case studies, and resources to shine a light on the development of diversity in museums. With nearly 200 museums to reference in the US and beyond, and with a history that began 150 years ago, we work through the abundant corpus of archival, visual, moving image, and digital material to both inform and animate the lessons learned over the semester. This is a topic on which one enters the room bringing one’s world view and priorities based on a people’s history, cultures, and values to the table: context is all.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. It meets in an intensive half-term format from January 28-March 16, beginning via web conference during the first week of the term. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency in Washington, DC. The intensive weekend meets at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, 1400 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC. Students must be present for the entire weekend session in Washington to earn credit for the course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25328/2019

MUSE E-235
Smithsonian: Heritage Emergency and Response Training (HEART) for Museum Professionals

Cori Wegener, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25422

Description
Natural disasters are a when, not an if situation. Hurricanes, fires, floods, and earthquakes endanger museum, archive, and library collections and our shared history every day. Museum professionals must be proactive in planning for and responding to these challenges. Since 2010, the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative has led efforts from Port Au Prince to Puerto Rico to train museum professionals in disaster response and mitigation strategies. In this hands-on, active learning weekend, students are introduced to the basics of threats, hazards, and mitigation faced in collections disasters, learn about the resources available to their institution for response and recovery, and participate in a live evacuation exercise on Smithsonian grounds.

Class Meetings:
On-campus Active Learning Weekend
Start Date: Apr. 4, 2019

Graduate credit: $1850
Credits: 2

Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. It meets at the Smithsonian’s S. Dillon Ripley Center, located at 1100 Jefferson Drive SW, Washington, DC 20560. Final paper due Monday, April 22. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25422/2019

MUSE E-598
Museum Studies Capstone Proposal Tutorial

Katherine Burton Jones, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15676

Description
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong capstone proposal. It is mandatory for candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, museum studies, who wish to register for MUSE E-599 for spring 2019. The tutorial provides an essential foundation for capstone courses, mapping critical issues of project design (scope and background, methodology, and expected outcomes) and allows the capstone courses to begin with projects fully operational.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $0

Notes:

The tutorial is not a course in the traditional sense. It is structured one-on-one advising with the instructor. Students participate in 15- to 30-minute individual appointments (by phone, video-conference, or in person), ordinarily between 9 am – 5 pm (EST), to discuss their topics, proposal designs, and writing progress.

• Last day to register without a late fee: September 3
• Last day to register with a late fee: September 10
• Last day to drop for 100% tuition refund: October 15
• Last day to withdraw for WD grade: November 23

Prerequisites: Students must be in their penultimate semester as candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, museum studies. They must be in good academic standing and in the process of completing all the requirements except the capstone. Students should view the capstone website and submit the first draft of the capstone proposal between July 19 and October 1. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15676/2018

MUSE E-599
Capstone Projects in Museum Studies

Katherine Burton Jones, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14868 | Section 1

Description
This course provides students with the opportunity to complete a capstone project related to their professional interests. Capstone projects can include an analysis of a compelling and hotly debated issue within the field of museum studies or, perhaps, creation of a final product that can be used as demonstration of expertise to future or current employers, such as a museum education curriculum, multimedia design, or exhibit.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Mondays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: Students must be degree candidates who have successfully completed MUSE S-598. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14868/2018

MUSE E-599
Capstone Projects in Museum Studies

Katherine Burton Jones, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15742 | Section 2

Description
This course provides students with the opportunity to complete a capstone project related to their professional interests. Capstone projects can include an analysis of a compelling and hotly debated issue within the field of museum studies or, perhaps, creation of a final product that can be used as demonstration of expertise to future or current employers, such as a museum education curriculum, multimedia design, or exhibit.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: Students must be degree candidates who have successfully completed MUSE S-598. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15742/2018

MUSE E-599
Capstone Projects in Museum Studies

Katherine Burton Jones, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25495 | Section 2

Description
This course provides students with the opportunity to complete a capstone project related to their professional interests. Capstone projects can include an analysis of a compelling and hotly debated issue within the field of museum studies or, perhaps, creation of a final product that can be used as demonstration of expertise to future or current employers, such as a museum education curriculum, multimedia design, or exhibit.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: Students must be degree candidates who have successfully completed MUSE E-598. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25495/2019

MUSE E-599
Capstone Projects in Museum Studies

Katherine Burton Jones, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24273 | Section 1

Description
This course provides students with the opportunity to complete a capstone project related to their professional interests. Capstone projects can include an analysis of a compelling and hotly debated issue within the field of museum studies or, perhaps, creation of a final product that can be used as demonstration of expertise to future or current employers, such as a museum education curriculum, multimedia design, or exhibit.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: Students must be degree candidates who have successfully completed MUSE E-598. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24273/2019

NUTR E-105
Food and Nutrition in Health and Wellbeing

Rachele Pojednic, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14784

Description
Students examine evidence-based relationships between nutrition and the promotion of long-term health and wellbeing. They become familiar with food-related policy and recommendations, including the US dietary guidelines, FDA food labels, and evidence-based nutrition programs, and gain practical skills to make healthful dietary choices. Moreover, students learn health promotion strategies to help influence other people’s food choices and apply these strategies to a specific modifiable chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. After successful completion of this course, students are able to identify the fundamentals of a healthy eating pattern; recognize associations between dietary behaviors and non-communicable diseases and identify evidence-based dietary interventions for those diseases; understand barriers to healthful eating, including cultural, environmental, and social; utilize validated tools to encourage healthful food choices; provide practical advice to improve dietary behaviors; and become adept at accessing evidence-based resources to maintain the most up-to-date knowledge, skills, and tools to promote good nutrition.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 3-5 pm
1 Story Street 306

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14784/2018

PHIL E-4
Introduction to Philosophy

Benjamin Roth, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15501

Description
What is happiness? Should we fear death? Does ethics depend on god’s existence? Do we have free will? What should we do when we think a law is immoral? This course introduces students to Western philosophy through fundamental questions about how we should live. Beginning with Plato’s account of his teacher Socrates’ trial and execution for impiety in ancient Athens, we read central historical thinkers such as Aristotle, Augustine, Montaigne, Descartes, Hume, Kant, Thoreau, Nietzsche, Sartre, Beauvoir, and King, Jr., as well as a number of influential contemporary philosophers who show why these questions remain pressing today.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Harvard Hall 104

Optional online sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15501/2018

PHIL E-100
Introduction to Logic

Eli Hirsch, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 20195

Description
A study of the most basic forms of reasoning and their linguistic expressions, this course provides an introduction to the traditional theory of syllogism, contemporary symbolic logic, the nature of scientific reasoning, and the relationship between logic and language.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Sever Hall 102Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-20195/2019

PHIL E-101
Saints, Heretics and Atheists: An Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion

Jeffrey McDonough, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25530

Description
Does God exist? What is the nature of evil and where does it come from? Are humans free? Responsible? Immortal? Does it matter? This course explores foundational questions in the philosophy of religion through the study of classic works by Plato, Augustine, Al-Ghazali, Aquinas, Pascal, Spinoza, Hume, Nietzsche, and James. Students have the opportunity to reexamine their own views and assumptions about religion in the company of great thinkers of the past.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Culture and Belief 31. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 9-10:15 am starting January 28 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25530/2019

PHIL E-102
Power and Responsibility: Doing Philosophy with Superheroes

Christopher Robichaud, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24689

Description
Pow! Bang! Kaboom! Superhero stories, first arriving on the scene in the late 1930s, are now among the most popular forms of global entertainment. From Superman’s embrace of truth, justice, and the American way to Wonder Woman’s efforts at promoting peace rather than war, from Spider-Man’s personal struggles at balancing his romantic life with his crime fighting exploits to the X-Men’s social struggles with combating prejudice and antagonism, the world has turned its attention to these colorful and larger-than-life narratives, which first emerged in comic books and radio shows but now are also widely found in film, television, and video games. This course leverages the enthusiasm over superheroes to introduce students to core areas of philosophy—metaphysics and epistemology, social and political philosophy, ethics, philosophy of mind, and more. By directly engaging these fantastic narratives, it demonstrates that behind the four-colored panels are stories and characters of depth and complexity, affording us many opportunities to learn important and substantive philosophical ideas in a fresh and exciting way.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 200 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24689/2019

PHIL E-118
Introduction to Metaphysics

Jeff McConnell, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15763

Description
This course is an examination of certain fundamental problems about the ultimate character of reality: the nature of consciousness and the self; the choice between free will and determinism; the origin of the universe and of the order and complexity in it. Special attention is given to difficulties with materialist solutions to these problems and with the degree of luck in our picture of the world.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 6-8 pm
Emerson Hall 101

Optional sections Tuesdays, 8-9 pm.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15763/2018

PHIL E-160
Philosophical Foundations for Economic Justice

Joanne Baldine, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14859

Description
This course examines philosophical foundations of three fundamentally different economic systems: capitalism, socialism/egalitarianism, and the welfare state. Through the selection of readings we think critically about the prospects for economic justice introduced by each system. The main questions focus on what features an economic system and a society ought to have in order to be economically just, and what sorts of claims the different classical economic systems advance in the name of economic justice. In addition, we critically examine opportunities for and obstacles to economic justice in the current global economy, under conditions that did not exist for any of the three classical economic systems. At all times we consider responsibilities of fairness, moral culpability, the requirements of a good life, the grounding of claims for a good life, the problem of poverty, and the ways in which economic systems materially and culturally set conditions for a productive, fair, and just life for all members of the global community.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 303

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14859/2018

PHIL E-162
Economic Justice

Mathias Risse, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25302

Description
Capitalism organizes society around individual pursuits of material gain. Capitalism seems to have won the great ideological struggle with other ways of organizing society. But there is much discontent. The Occupy Movement made clear that even Americans now care about excessive inequality, and many worry about the future in an increasingly economically divided society where access to technology richly rewards some to the exclusion of many others. Capitalism is also closely associated with what is arguably the biggest policy problem of the twenty-first century, climate change. So how can we justify capitalism? And what are feasible alternative ways of organizing society? This class begins with an assessment of the current crisis and explores a range of influential arguments for capitalism. Then we turn to socialist/communist approaches focusing on some of the more influential writings of Karl Marx. Finally, we explore the liberal egalitarianism of John Rawls. The debate about capitalism and its alternatives (and about what capitalism might learn from those) addresses the central political and social concerns of our times. This class offers an in-depth encounter with the major positions in that debate and thereby prepares students to participate in that debate in an informed way. While the first three lectures explore the current predicament and focus on social-scientific readings, the methodological outlook of the class is philosophical. Nonetheless, our concern is always with questions that shape political agendas now and in the foreseeable future.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Ethical Reasoning 41. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:30-11:45 am starting January 28 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25302/2019

PHIL E-166D
Introduction to Ethics

Lee McIntyre, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25315

Description
This course is an introduction to moral philosophy and is intended for the student who has little or no prior exposure to philosophy. It provides a broad but reasonably detailed examination of the central issues of moral philosophy and also considers how these can be applied to several contemporary moral problems.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 213Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25315/2019

PHIL E-167
Biomedical Ethics

Eli Hirsch, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 11907

Description
This course introduces the basic concepts and theories of ethics and applies them to some of the most widely discussed issues of the day. Students examine ethical issues that arise in a biomedical context, such as euthanasia, eugenics, reproductive control, lying to patients, and the right to health care.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Sever Hall 213Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-11907/2018

PHYS E-1AX
Physics I (Lecture): Mechanics, Elasticity, Fluids, and Diffusion

Logan S. McCarty, PhD

Gregory Kestin, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14586

Description
This course is an introduction to classical mechanics, with special emphasis on the motion in fluids of biological objects, from proteins to people. Topics covered include momentum and energy conservation, kinematics, Newton’s laws of motion, oscillations, elasticity, fluids, random walks, and diffusion. Examples and problem set questions are drawn from the life sciences and medicine. This course does not include a lab; students who need a physics lab should enroll concurrently in PHYS E-1axl.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 6-9 pm
Science Center Hall C

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1275
Credits: 3

Prerequisites: Algebra and trigonometry.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14586/2018

PHYS E-1AXL
Physics I (Lab): Mechanics, Elasticity, Fluids, Diffusion

Bryan R. Janson, BS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14592 | Section 4

Description
This hands-on experimental course is intended to complement PHYS E-1ax. Laboratory experiments include aspects of measurement and uncertainty, force and motion, fluid mechanics, and diffusion.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 2-5 pm
Science Center 115

Labs meet roughly every other Thursday, 2-5 pm. Specific schedule to be announced.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $425
Credits: 1

Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS E-1ax, or prior completion of a comparable course in physics (mechanics).

Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14592/2018

PHYS E-1AXL
Physics I (Lab): Mechanics, Elasticity, Fluids, Diffusion

Bryan R. Janson, BS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14593 | Section 5

Description
This hands-on experimental course is intended to complement PHYS E-1ax. Laboratory experiments include aspects of measurement and uncertainty, force and motion, fluid mechanics, and diffusion.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 6-9 pm
Science Center 115

Labs meet roughly every other Thursday, 6-9 pm. Specific schedule to be announced.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $425
Credits: 1

Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS E-1ax, or prior completion of a comparable course in physics (mechanics).

Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14593/2018

PHYS E-1AXL
Physics I (Lab): Mechanics, Elasticity, Fluids, Diffusion

Bryan R. Janson, BS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14594 | Section 6

Description
This hands-on experimental course is intended to complement PHYS E-1ax. Laboratory experiments include aspects of measurement and uncertainty, force and motion, fluid mechanics, and diffusion.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Saturdays, 9 am-noon
Science Center 115

Labs meet roughly every other Saturday 9 am-noon. Specific schedule to be announced.Start Date: Sep. 8, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $425
Credits: 1

Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS E-1ax, or prior completion of a comparable course in physics (mechanics).

Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14594/2018

PHYS E-1AXL
Physics I (Lab): Mechanics, Elasticity, Fluids, and Diffusion

Bryan R. Janson, BS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14589 | Section 1

Description
This hands-on experimental course is intended to complement PHYS E-1ax. Laboratory experiments include aspects of measurement and uncertainty, force and motion, fluid mechanics, and diffusion.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 6-9 pm
Science Center 115

Labs meet roughly every other Monday, 6-9 pm. Specific schedule to be announced.Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $425
Credits: 1

Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS E-1ax, or prior completion of a comparable course in physics (mechanics).

Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14589/2018

PHYS E-1AXL
Physics I (Lab): Mechanics, Elasticity, Fluids, Diffusion

Bryan R. Janson, BS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14590 | Section 2

Description
This hands-on experimental course is intended to complement PHYS E-1ax. Laboratory experiments include aspects of measurement and uncertainty, force and motion, fluid mechanics, and diffusion.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 2-5 pm
Science Center 115

Labs meet roughly every other Tuesday, 2-5 pm. Specific schedule to be announced.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $425
Credits: 1

Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS E-1ax, or prior completion of a comparable course in physics (mechanics).

Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14590/2018

PHYS E-1AXL
Physics I (Lab): Mechanics, Elasticity, Fluids, Diffusion

Bryan R. Janson, BS

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14591 | Section 3

Description
This hands-on experimental course is intended to complement PHYS E-1ax. Laboratory experiments include aspects of measurement and uncertainty, force and motion, fluid mechanics, and diffusion.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-9 pm
Science Center 115

Labs meet roughly every other Wednesday, 6-9 pm. Specific schedule to be announced.Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $425
Credits: 1

Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS E-1ax, or prior completion of a comparable course in physics (mechanics).

Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14591/2018

PHYS E-1BX
Physics II (Lecture): Electromagnetism, Circuits, Waves, Optics

Keith Zengel, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24293

Description
This course is an introduction to electromagnetism, circuits, waves, optics, and sound. Topics covered include electric and magnetic fields, electrical potential, analog and digital circuits, wave propagation in various media, microscopy, sound, and hearing. Many questions and examples are drawn from the life sciences and medicine. This course does not include a lab; students who need a physics lab should enroll concurrently in PHYS E-1bxl.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 6-9 pm
Science Center Hall CStart Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1275
Credits: 3

Prerequisites: PHYS E-1ax, or equivalent preparation in physics (mechanics).

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24293/2019

PHYS E-1BXL
Physics II (Lab): Electromagnetism, Circuits, Waves, Optics

Bryan R. Janson, BS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24300 | Section 1

Description
This hands-on experimental course is intended to complement PHYS E-1bx. Laboratory experiments include aspects of electric and magnetic fields, analog and digital circuits, wave phenomena, and optics.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 6-9 pm
Science Center 115

Labs meet roughly every other Monday, 6-9 pm. See syllabus for specific meeting dates.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $425
Credits: 1

Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS E-1bx, or prior completion of a comparable course in physics (electricity and magnetism).

Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24300/2019

PHYS E-1BXL
Physics II (Lab): Electromagnetism, Circuits, Waves, Optics

Bryan R. Janson, BS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24301 | Section 2

Description
This hands-on experimental course is intended to complement PHYS E-1bx. Laboratory experiments include aspects of electric and magnetic fields, analog and digital circuits, wave phenomena, and optics.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 2-5 pm
Science Center 115

Labs meet roughly every other Tuesday, 2-5 pm. See syllabus for specific meeting dates.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $425
Credits: 1

Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS E-1bx, or prior completion of a comparable course in physics (electricity and magnetism).

Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24301/2019

PHYS E-1BXL
Physics II (Lab): Electromagnetism, Circuits, Waves, Optics

Bryan R. Janson, BS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24302 | Section 3

Description
This hands-on experimental course is intended to complement PHYS E-1bx. Laboratory experiments include aspects of electric and magnetic fields, analog and digital circuits, wave phenomena, and optics.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-9 pm
Science Center 115

Labs meet roughly every other Wednesday 6-9 pm. See syllabus for specific meeting dates.Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $425
Credits: 1

Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS E-1bx, or prior completion of a comparable course in physics (electricity and magnetism).

Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24302/2019

PHYS E-1BXL
Physics II (Lab): Electromagnetism, Circuits, Waves, Optics

Bryan R. Janson, BS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24303 | Section 4

Description
This hands-on experimental course is intended to complement PHYS E-1bx. Laboratory experiments include aspects of electric and magnetic fields, analog and digital circuits, wave phenomena, and optics.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 2-5 pm
Science Center 115

Labs meet roughly every other Thursday, 2-5 pm. See syllabus for specific meeting dates.Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $425
Credits: 1

Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS E-1bx, or prior completion of a comparable course in physics (electricity and magnetism).

Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24303/2019

PHYS E-1BXL
Physics II (Lab): Electromagnetism, Circuits, Waves, Optics

Bryan R. Janson, BS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24304 | Section 5

Description
This hands-on experimental course is intended to complement PHYS E-1bx. Laboratory experiments include aspects of electric and magnetic fields, analog and digital circuits, wave phenomena, and optics.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 6-9 pm
Science Center 115

Labs meet roughly every other Thursday, 6-9 pm. See syllabus for specific meeting dates.Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $425
Credits: 1

Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS E-1bx, or prior completion of a comparable course in physics (electricity and magnetism).

Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24304/2019

PHYS E-1BXL
Physics II (Lab): Electromagnetism, Circuits, Waves, Optics

Bryan R. Janson, BS

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24305 | Section 6

Description
This hands-on experimental course is intended to complement PHYS E-1bx. Laboratory experiments include aspects of electric and magnetic fields, analog and digital circuits, wave phenomena, and optics.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Saturdays, 9 am-noon
Science Center 115

Labs meet roughly every other Saturday, 9 am-noon. See syllabus for specific meeting dates.Start Date: Feb. 2, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $425
Credits: 1

Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS E-1bx, or prior completion of a comparable course in physics (electricity and magnetism).

Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24305/2019

PHYS E-1LAB
Intensive Laboratory for Physics I and II

Gregory Kestin, PhD

January session | CRN 25323

Description
This intensive hands-on experimental course is meant to complement PHYS E-1ax and PHYS E-1bx. Students complete laboratory experiments equivalent to those covered in PHYS E-1axl and PHYS E-1bxl. Experiments include aspects of measurement, force and motion, fluids and diffusion, electric and magnetic fields, circuits, waves, and optics.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays-Fridays, 10 am-6 pm
Science Center 115Start Date: Jan. 14, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $850
Credits: 2

Notes: This lab meets January 14-18. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: PHYS E-1ax, or equivalent preparation in physics (mechanics). Experience with electricity, magnetism, waves, and optics is recommended, but not assumed.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25323/2019

PSYC E-15
Introduction to Psychology

Todd Farchione, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23862

Description
This course is a broad introduction to the field of psychology. Students explore the key figures, diverse theoretical perspectives, and research findings that have shaped some of the major areas of contemporary psychology. This course also examines the research methods used by psychologists across these areas to study the origins and variations in human behavior.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Science Center Hall AStart Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23862/2019

PSYC E-15
Introduction to Psychology

Todd Farchione, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 10232

Description
This course is a broad introduction to the field of psychology. Students explore the key figures, diverse theoretical perspectives, and research findings that have shaped some of the major areas of contemporary psychology. This course also examines the research methods used by psychologists across these areas to study the origins and variations in human behavior.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Science Center Hall AStart Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-10232/2018

PSYC E-380
Field Placement in Psychology

Dante Spetter, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23561

Description
This course is for admitted Master of Liberal Arts candidates in psychology and clinical psychology. It is designed to complement a student’s academic knowledge with hands-on field experience with a clinical population. Students spend 150 hours in a field placement that has been approved by Dr. Dante Spetter, studying psychopathology, psychological assessment, and/or psychotherapy as it applies to one or more discrete clinical conditions. Specific placements are arranged to compliment the individual students’ academic and professional goals. In addition to time spent in the placement, students develop their own reading list, and write a term paper relating the academic and experiential aspects of their work.

Class Meetings:
On campus

Biweekly seminar meetings to be arranged.Start Date:

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts (ALM), psychology or clinical psychology, who have completed six courses in psychology or clinical psychology and have the permission of the instructor. Students must begin working with the instructor in identifying and arranging a specific placement in October and must submit an application outlining their specific field placement plans with supervisor’s signature by December 1. Students are also responsible for meeting any site-specific requirements (orientation, criminal background check, immunizations) prior to the beginning of the semester. This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23561/2019

PSYC E-497
Crafting the Thesis Proposal in Psychology Tutorial

Ariane Liazos, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15882 | Section 2

Description
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong thesis proposal. During the semester, they map critical issues of project design such as scope, background, methodology, and expected outcomes. Students should not register for the tutorial unless they are ready to engage in the entire thesis process. Students are expected to begin the thesis project during the next semester or two after completing the tutorial.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $0
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The tutorial is not a course in the traditional sense. It is structured one-on-one advising with the instructor along with opportunities for interaction with other proposal writers. Students participate in 15- to 30-minute individual appointments (by phone, video-conference, or in person), ordinarily between 9 am – 5 pm (EST), to discuss their topics, proposal designs, and writing progress. In addition, they submit multiple thesis proposal drafts.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, psychology. They must have completed eight courses toward the degree and be in good academic standing. Their pre-work, due June 15, must be approved by the instructor before they are allowed to register for the tutorial. See the Guide to the ALM Thesis for details. Candidates accepted to the 12-course thesis track register for graduate credit; those in the ten-course thesis track register for noncredit.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15882/2018

PSYC E-497
Crafting the Thesis Proposal in Psychology Tutorial

Dante Spetter, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25102

Description
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong thesis proposal. During the semester, they map critical issues of project design such as scope, background, methodology, and expected outcomes. Students should not register for the tutorial unless they are ready to engage in the entire thesis process. Students are expected to begin the thesis project during the next semester or two after completing the tutorial.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $0
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The tutorial is not a course in the traditional sense. It is structured one-on-one advising with the instructor along with opportunities for interaction with other proposal writers. Students participate in 15- to 30-minute individual appointments (by phone, video-conference, or in person), ordinarily between 9 am – 5 pm (EST), to discuss their topics, proposal designs, and writing progress. In addition, they submit multiple thesis proposal drafts.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, psychology. They must have completed eight courses toward the degree and be in good academic standing. Their pre-work, due between September 1 and November 1, must be approved by the instructor before they are allowed to register for the tutorial. See the Guide to the ALM Thesis for details. Candidates accepted to the 12-course thesis track register for graduate credit; those in the ten-course thesis track register for noncredit.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25102/2019

PSYC E-497
Crafting the Thesis Proposal in Psychology Tutorial

Dante Spetter, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15482 | Section 1

Description
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong thesis proposal. During the semester, they map critical issues of project design such as scope, background, methodology, and expected outcomes. Students should not register for the tutorial unless they are ready to engage in the entire thesis process. Students are expected to begin the thesis project during the next semester or two after completing the tutorial.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $0
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The tutorial is not a course in the traditional sense. It is structured one-on-one advising with the instructor along with opportunities for interaction with other proposal writers. Students participate in 15- to 30-minute individual appointments (by phone, video-conference, or in person), ordinarily between 9 am – 5 pm (EST), to discuss their topics, proposal designs, and writing progress. In addition, they submit multiple thesis proposal drafts.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, psychology. They must have completed eight courses toward the degree and be in good academic standing. Their pre-work, due June 15, must be approved by the instructor before they are allowed to register for the tutorial. See the Guide to the ALM Thesis for details. Candidates accepted to the 12-course thesis track register for graduate credit; those in the ten-course thesis track register for noncredit.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15482/2018

PSYC E-597
Theory and Research in Human Development Precapstone

Adrienne Tierney, EdD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15774

Description
This course exposes students to a broad range of literature on various topics in human development. Readings provide a foundational understanding of the fundamental elements of human development scholarship including theories of development, language, emotion, reasoning, conceptual development and learning, motivation, social cognition, and cognitive disorders. Each week, the class examines a different topic, drawing on conceptual frameworks and review articles as well as empirical research. Students cultivate an understanding of concepts from contemporary psychology and cognitive sciences research and their relevance to specific decisions related to development and learning. The course features student presentations of weekly readings as well as written assignments for students to develop their individualized research interests. The final paper of the semester is a written proposal for the capstone project (which includes a literature review, rationale, and stakes) completed in PSYC E-599.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Students must be capstone track candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, psychology, who intend to enroll in PSYC E-599 as their final course in spring 2019. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15774/2018

PSYC E-599
Bridging Science and Practice in Human Development Capstone

Adrienne Tierney, EdD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25382

Description
This course builds upon the foundation in human development established in PSYC E-597 by creating a capstone project that bridges research and practice. The project includes two components: the project prototype and the report. The prototype is the specific product designed according to developmental and learning principles and the report presents the scientific justification of the prototype by explaining the design choices according to the relevant literature. Prototypes can take two different forms. First, they can apply research to practices in order to facilitate learning or behavioral change (for example, curricular materials for an educational program for adolescents to stop smoking, materials for professional development workshops on teamwork). Second, they may communicate scholarship to specific audiences who would benefit from knowing the information (for example, a publishable article or a website explaining current research on emotion function or reasoning about risk for parents and teachers). Projects build on specific interests of each student and are developed in consultation with the instructor. These specialized projects allow the students to seek a practical application in a narrow sub-field of human development, while simultaneously becoming conversant in the diverse range of topics covered in PSYC E-597. The capstone project culminates with a formal presentation of the students’ projects.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Students must have earned a B- or higher grade in PSYC E-597. Students who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25382/2019

PSYC E-1014
The Psychology of Trauma and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Sarah Erb Kleiman, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24509

Description
This course explores the psychological impact of trauma from many different sources, including military combat, accidents and life-threatening events, interpersonal violence and sexual assaults, natural disasters, and childhood physical and sexual abuse. Our emphasis is on the psychological theories used to explain and treat symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). While discussing PTSD, we cover diagnostic methods, research on prevalence and policy issues, comorbid psychological and medical diagnoses, and social correlates. In addition to exploring the challenges associated with PTSD, we discuss mechanisms of positive change following a traumatic event, such as post-traumatic growth. Lectures on course topics are designed to be as interactive as possible by utilizing multimedia, in-class activities, small group discussions, and reflection assignments.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Previous coursework in psychology recommended.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24509/2019

PSYC E-1019
Stress, Coping, and Resilience

Evan Kleiman, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15365

Description
Everyone experiences stress, but stress does not affect everyone the same way. This course explores how stress affects individuals and the process by which individuals cope with stress. The goal of this course is to give an in-depth understanding of the theoretical and empirical work on stress (negative life events, psychological and physiological stress), coping, and resilience. The course is taught from the perspective of clinical psychology and positive psychology and covers factors like social support, self-efficacy, optimism, and gratitude. Major focus is given to the study of resilience to stress and related topics (depression, anxiety, self-injury) through the lens of positive psychology. The course includes assignments that allow students to experience first-hand how positive psychological interventions work.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15365/2018

PSYC E-1019
Stress, Coping, and Resilience

Evan Kleiman, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25196

Description
Everyone experiences stress, but stress does not affect everyone the same way. This course explores how stress affects individuals and the process by which individuals cope with stress. The goal of this course is to give an in-depth understanding of the theoretical and empirical work on stress (negative life events, psychological and physiological stress), coping, and resilience. The course is taught from the perspective of clinical psychology and positive psychology and covers factors like social support, self-efficacy, optimism, and gratitude. Major focus is given to the study of resilience to stress and related topics (depression, anxiety, self-injury) through the lens of positive psychology. The course includes assignments that allow students to experience first-hand how positive psychological interventions work.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25196/2019

PSYC E-1025
Developmental Psychology

Jesse Snedeker, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15873

Description
The course is an introduction to theories and findings in developmental psychology. It covers brain development, perception, language, the origins of individual differences, theory of mind/autism, moral development, emotion and understanding emotion, friendship, parenting, and cross-cultural variation.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Psychology 16. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30-2:45 pm starting September 4 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: PSYC E-15 or the equivalent.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15873/2018

PSYC E-1030
Human Development

Dante Spetter, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25143

Description
This course is an overview of the major theories and topics in lifespan developmental psychology, incorporating psychoanalytic, cognitive-developmental, and behavioral perspectives. Topics include temperament, attachment, learning, language development, social development, family and school influences, self concept and self esteem, adolescent cognitive development, separation and individuation, moral development, and development of identity.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 304Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: PSYC E-15, or equivalent; at least one other related course recommended.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25143/2019

PSYC E-1036
The Science of Physical Activity Applied to Health and Wellbeing

Rachele Pojednic, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24268

Description
Exercise is medicine and fundamental to good health. Given the current epidemic of disease related to sedentary behavior, it is imperative to train future healthcare providers to understand the relationship between physical activity and health. There is also a need to educate healthcare professionals on the benefits of prescribing exercise to their patients. While the benefits of exercise are widely known, healthcare practitioners, including health and wellness coaches, do not always have the necessary training to counsel their patients on how to incorporate exercise and physical activity into their daily routines.

Class Meetings:
Online

Course meets Thursdays, 3-5 pm. Students may participate via live web conference or watch at their convenience after the meeting each week. Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 100 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24268/2019

PSYC E-1040
Personality Psychology

Stephanie Sogg, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 22789

Description
This course covers a brief history and methodology of the study of personality and the major influential theories of personality. The course also focuses significantly on contemporary issues, research, and applications in personality theory.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Emerson Hall 108

Required sections Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 pm.Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-22789/2019

PSYC E-1050
Introduction to Social Psychology

Holly Parker, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13822

Description
This course provides an overview of the major concepts and questions in the field of social psychology. Students have the opportunity to discuss and think critically about a variety of exciting issues, such as the impact of social perceptions on individual behavior, factors that influence how people see themselves, romantic relationships, aggression, and the act of helping others.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 8-10 pm
Harvard Hall 201Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13822/2018

PSYC E-1060
Emotion

Matthew Leeds, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15743

Description
Emotion is a fundamental, complex, and sometimes confusing part of human experience. This course surveys the current state of knowledge about human emotion. The questions addressed include the following: What is emotion? Do we find a set of universal basic emotions if we look across cultures? What are the functions of emotion? Can we control our emotions?

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Maxwell-Dworkin G115

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: PSYC E-15, or the equivalent.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15743/2018

PSYC E-1092
The Neuropsychology of Sex Differences: Implications for Mental Illness

Lisa Maeng, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25409

Description
It is no mystery that men and women are biologically and behaviorally different, but the way these differences impact mental health has often gone unrecognized. Sex and gender have both been increasingly identified as significant factors in disease prevalence, expression of symptoms, and responses to treatment. As such, it is critical that we understand the influence of sex differences and the consequences of adopting a “one size fits all” approach to health care. Unfortunately, this understanding has historically been difficult, if not impossible, to achieve because most of the knowledge we have in this area is based on research conducted exclusively in males. This disproportionate focus on male data is slowly beginning to change, but there are still those who doubt whether the presence/impact of sex differences is significant enough to warrant further investigation. In this course, we explore this debate, focusing on the neurobiology, methodology, significant findings, and future implications of research on sex differences.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 210Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25409/2019

PSYC E-1240
Abnormal Psychology

Shelley H. Carson, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 10236

Description
We examine a variety of mental disorders from several different theoretical perspectives. Focus is on diagnosis, epidemiology, causes, and treatments of each disorder.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
William James Hall B1

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: PSYC E-15, or the equivalent.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-10236/2018

PSYC E-1247
Self-Destructive Behaviors

Kelly Zuromski, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15764

Description
Why do some individuals intentionally engage in behavior that causes themselves bodily harm, such as suicide, non-suicidal self-injury, alcohol and substance use, eating disorders, and the like? This course explores past and current models for understanding potentially self-destructive behavior. We consider the classification, risk factors, assessment, and treatment of such behavior from psychological, developmental, and biological perspectives. The objectives of this course are to provide students with an understanding of past and current theories related to the occurrence of self-destructive behavior, provide an understanding of the methods and content of research on the study of self-destructive behaviors, provide a practical understanding of how such behavior is assessed and treated in clinical settings, and to stimulate integrated thinking and dialogue about all topics related to the occurrence of self-destructive behavior.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 210Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: introductory and abnormal psychology.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15764/2018

PSYC E-1356
Evolution and Cognition

Max Krasnow, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25330

Description
Evolutionary psychology is the application of principles from evolutionary biology to the study of human behavior. In this course, we explore the underlying theories in evolutionary psychology and how they have been applied to topics covering the range of human experience, including cooperation, mating, friendship, aggression, warfare, collective action, kinship, parenting, social learning, dietary choice, spatial cognition, reasoning, emotions, morality, personality and individual differences, predator avoidance, hazard management, culture, and more.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Psychology 1305. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:30-11:45 am starting January 28 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: PSYC E-15, or the equivalent; PSYC E-1050 or PSYC E-1240 recommended.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25330/2019

PSYC E-1415
Dopamine

Simon Barak Caine, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25153

Description
A Parkinson’s victim regains control of her body with l-dopa. A schizophrenic man paralyzed by fear and hallucinations is freed from a mental institution by clozapine. A meth addict lies, cheats, and steals, ending up emaciated and dead. Miracles and monstrosities, all related to a single molecule—dopamine. The overall goal of this seminar is to focus on a single subject, a single chemical neurotransmitter, and remain on that topic to proceed through three phases of study, as follows. First, to orient students to tools from multiple traditional disciplines: synaptic mechanisms of neurotransmission, neuropharmacology, behavioral pharmacology, neuroanatomy, and psychiatry. Second, to elicit interest and curiosity through examples of specific and important disease states: Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, and drug addiction. Third, to gain a historical perspective by reviewing articles of recent years. The main discipline presented in this course is pharmacology, specifically, in vivo pharmacology and more specifically, behavioral pharmacology in humans. Pharmacology has played and continues to play a key role in the history of neuroscience, in many applications of clinical medicine, and in the relationships among mind, brain, and behavior.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 104Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: No science background is necessary, however an inclination for scientific material, and prior introductory coursework in neurobiology, neurosciences, physiological psychology, medical sciences, systems physiology, or biology is helpful.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25153/2019

PSYC E-1440
Sleep and Mental Health

Edward Franz Pace-Schott, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25475

Description
The scientific study of sleep is an area of research that is both highly diverse and among the most interdisciplinary and unifying of topics in psychology and neuroscience. In the past several decades, exciting new discoveries on the neurobiology of sleep have been facilitated by technologies such as functional neuroimaging and molecular genetics. Nonetheless, sleep remains mysterious and controversial and, remarkably, there still is no generally agreed upon function for this behavioral state that occupies one third of our lives. Importantly, sleep science exemplifies the translational approach in biomedical science whereby human and animal research together continually advance the field of sleep medicine. Following an overview on the physiology and behavioral neuroscience of sleep, students choose a topic related to the effects of sleep on mental health to research in depth, to present to the class, and to discuss in a term paper. Topics might include the characteristic abnormalities in sleep occurring in mood, anxiety, psychotic, addictive, autism spectrum, or neurodegenerative disorders. Such changes are increasingly seen as bidirectional, with sleep disturbances contributing to the waking symptoms of these mental disorders. Other topics might focus on the contribution of primary sleep disorders to psychiatric and neurological illness such as the linkage between sleep apnea and depression, circadian rhythm disorders in bipolar illness, insomnia as a risk factor for mood and anxiety disorders, or contribution of nocturnal seizures to neurodevelopmental disorders. Still other topics may focus on the contribution of normal sleep to emotional regulation, memory consolidation, and human performance factors. For those with more neuroscientific interests, topics might include neuroimaging of cognitive functioning following sleep deprivation or the growing interest in trafficking and disposal of abnormal proteins during sleep having a potential role in neurodegenerative illness. The course includes an optional field trip to a clinical sleep laboratory.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Sever Hall 101Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: An introductory psychology course (such as PSYC E-15).

Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25475/2019

PSYC E-1501
Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Jack Demick, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15679

Description
Traditionally, industrial psychology and organizational psychology have been distinguished from one another on the basis of respective content areas. Industrial psychology (often called personnel psychology) is the scientific study of the efficient management of an industrial labor force and particularly the difficulties encountered by workers in a mechanized environment. Industrial psychology typically encompasses areas of inquiry such as worker recruitment, selection, classification, compensation, performance appraisals, and training. Organizational psychology is the scientific study of individual and group behavior in formal organizational settings. A major assumption is that the essence of an organization is patterned human behavior. When behavior is patterned, some structure is imposed on individuals. This structure characteristically comes in the form of roles (normative standards governing behavior) and a guiding set of values; an organization cannot exist when people just do their own thing without any awareness of the behavior of others. Organizational psychology characteristically involves the study of socialization, motivation, occupational stress, leadership, group performance, and organizational development.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
53 Church Street L01Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: PSYC E-15, or the equivalent.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15679/2018

PSYC E-1503
The Psychology of Close Relationships

Holly Parker, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14319

Description
This course is an exploration of the psychology of close human relationships. We learn about intimate (romantic) relationships and friendships, and the ways in which these two kinds of relationships interact. Other kinds of close relationships (family and work relationships, for example) are integrated into the course, and although they are extremely valuable relationships in their own right, they are addressed secondarily to romantic relationships and friendships for the purposes of this course. Examples of topics include the biological bases of attraction and love, relationship formation and dissolution, relational interaction patterns, relationship satisfaction, and the social context of relationships (the influence of others). Students have an opportunity to explore relationships through readings in the popular press, but ultimately a scholarly, critical examination of the scientific literature serves as the foundation of our learning throughout the course. Students find that the literature contains unexpected findings that can change the way they look at relationships, both from academic and applied, real-life perspectives.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Harvard Hall 201Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course.

Prerequisites: PSYC E-15, or the equivalent.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14319/2018

PSYC E-1504
The Science and Application of Positive Psychology

Stephanie Peabody, PsyD

Linda Ann Addante, MD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24824

Description
Positive psychology researchers define happy people as those who are satisfied with life and who have more positive moods than negative ones. The research demonstrates that there are some key factors that shape wellbeing. Genetics comprise about half of the influence on people’s dispositions and about 10 percent of happiness comes from circumstances. This leaves a significant percentage of what determines happiness to our control, our chosen activities, our lifestyle behaviors. People who can choose what they do, and who choose wisely, influence about 40 percent of their own wellbeing. Scientific research has now revealed the things that actually bring sustained happiness and a life of wellbeing. Going through the change process essential to flourish in life is within a person’s control, if s/he is ready, informed with evidence, and willing to take the appropriate action(s) and make the necessary commitment. This course is designed to explore the concepts (biological, psychological, social, and emotional), research behind the concepts, techniques, and exercises that enhance wellbeing. In addition, students have the opportunity to engage in a detailed analysis and evidence-based positivity change process using self-assessment measures and concrete positive psychology and wellbeing enhancing activities.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, noon-2 pm

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: PSYC E-15, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24824/2019

PSYC E-1507
Psychology of Diversity

Mona S. Weissmark, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15447

Description
The United States is becoming increasingly diverse and the world increasingly globalized. The central focus of the course is on the links between diversity and psychological processes at individual, interpersonal, and international levels. We consider several basic questions, including: What is diversity? How do race, nationality, and religion influence individuals? What impact does diversity have on cross-group relationships? How is diversity related to people’s perceptions of fairness and justice? What is the relevance of people’s perceptions of fairness and justice to social problems and social change? Does respect for diversity promote peace and positive change? Much research has addressed these questions, and we closely examine the evidence that has emerged so far.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Previous coursework in psychology is helpful but not required.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15447/2018

PSYC E-1508
Motivation

Jack Demick, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25117

Description
This course surveys the field of motivation. This field entails the scientific examination of motives, traditionally defined as internal forces or influences within the organism having two purposes, namely, to activate and arouse the organism to an optimal level of functioning and to direct the organism’s behavior toward the attainment of a goal. Often described colloquially as the study of why we do the things we do, this line of inquiry has become increasingly important in recent years as it speaks to the decisive question of what people fundamentally want or desire in life. For some time now, psychologists have proposed different theories of motivation, which may be classified with respect to whether the theory posits natural forces (drives, needs, desires) versus some form of rationality (meaningfulness, self-identity) as energizing, directing, or sustaining behavior and whether the theory focuses on content (what motivates) versus process (how motivation takes place). Further, much scientific research has documented the numerous and varied forces or influences on motivation at all levels, that is, biological, psychological, and sociocultural. For example, at the biological level, researchers have uncovered the neuroscience of motivation (mesolimbic dopaminergic pathways). At the psychological level, determinants of motivation have been shown to involve all aspects of experience, namely, cognition (goal setting, mindsets, control beliefs), affect (emotions arise from progress or hindrance in goal pursuit) and valuation (personality and values influence motivation via the processes of goal content and goal striving). At the sociocultural level, the relations between inner social needs (affiliation, dominance) and motivation have been explored for some time now and, more recently, sociocultural theory has expanded the conceptualization of motivation to include external factors such as culturally based knowledge and social interaction as potential motivators. Finally, given that motives have been shown to differ in strength depending on the person and on the situation, diversity, and contextual considerations have more recently been integrated into the field.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 306

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25117/2019

PSYC E-1557
Self and Identity

Alexandra Sedlovskaya, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25118

Description
Our sense of who we are permeates every aspect of our life. This course explores how we develop a sense of self; how we navigate multiple identities, some of which may be conflicting or socially devalued; and how these identities affect—both consciously and unconsciously—our thoughts, motives, feelings, and behavior. Students engage with classical theories and contemporary research to gain insight into psychological perspectives on self and identity.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Thursdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 304Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25118/2019

PSYC E-1578
What Game Theory Reveals About Social Behavior

Bethany Burum, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15812

Description
This course draws on models from game theory and evolutionary dynamics to explain some of the most puzzling aspects of our psychology, including why we speak indirectly, why people end up in feuds over trivial resources, and where our moral intuitions come from. Game theory models what happens when the benefits of one strategy depend on the strategy chosen by another. From doing favors to driving on the right side of the road, this interdependence characterizes much of human social behavior, and game theory is the tool designed to reveal what results. No prior knowledge of game theory or evolutionary dynamics is required.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Human Evolutionary Biology 1392. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 3-4:15 pm starting September 5 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: PSYC E-15 and PSYC E-1050, or similar courses with the permission of the instructor.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15812/2018

PSYC E-1603
Adolescent and Young Adult Development

Dante Spetter, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15754

Description
Adolescence and early adulthood are unique periods in social, emotional, spiritual, and cognitive development. Youth must first incorporate new ways of thinking and feeling into their emerging self concepts, and later establish an identity apart from their family of origin. Whereas in prior generations choosing a career was often considered the sine qua non of identity development (at least for young men), most young adults expect to change both jobs and careers several times. Similarly, forming intimate partnerships followed a far more predictable template, at least for the majority of young people, but today’s youth more consciously consider a wide array of relationships. This course focuses on both the traditional perspectives on cognitive, social, and emotional development and on the challenges of negotiating these universal developmental tasks in the modern world.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 303Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: PSYC E-1030, or a course on child development, or the equivalent.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15754/2018

PSYC E-1605
The Brain in Psychology I: the Neuroanatomical Basis of Psychological Function

William Milberg, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14011

Description
This course reviews contemporary neuroscience and neuroanatomy relevant to understanding higher psychological functions. It combines lectures and laboratory methods to help students gain understanding of the topology and connectivity of cortical structures. Students learn how anatomy as viewed through neuroimaging techniques is related to actual brain tissue and the methods through which inferences about the relationship between neural structure and function are made.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 6-8 pm
William James Hall B1Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14011/2018

PSYC E-1609
Neuroscience of Learning: An Introduction to Mind, Brain, Health, and Education

Tracey Noel Tokuhama-Espinosa, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25122

Description
This course provides an overview of the neuroscience of learning through mind, brain, health, and education science (MBHE), or the intersection of psychology, cognitive neuroscience, health, and education. Fundamental biological, psychological, social, and environmental factors are introduced with an emphasis on critical functions related to learning and achievement across settings, age groups, and concepts such as epigenetics, sensitive periods, and neuroplasticity. In addition, factors that facilitate and roadblocks that inhibit optimization of learning are explored as we discuss key cognitive constructs (language, attention, memory, executive functions, affect/emotions), with special attention to comparative cultural influences on neurocognitive processes. These studies are directly applied by each student in a research project conducted in an area of personal interest.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 3-5 pm

Required labs for graduate-credit students to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25122/2019

PSYC E-1610
The Brain in Psychology II

William Milberg, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23820

Description
This seminar is an introduction to the neuropsychological aspects of cognition, personality, and social behavior. Students are introduced to the intellectual underpinnings, assumptions, and methods used in contemporary neuropsychological research and learn how these apply to the classical problems of psychology. As part of the course, students present and analyze recent literature in cognitive and behavioral neuroscience and neuropsychology.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 6-8 pm
William James Hall B4Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: PSYC E-1605, or the equivalent recommended.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23820/2019

PSYC E-1660
Mind, Brain, and Illness

Joshua W. Buckholtz, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15701

Description
This course is focused on understanding the causal mechanisms of mental illness. We examine the concept of mental illness and the relationship between psychopathological symptoms and specific brain circuits for executive control, motivation, social cognition, and emotion regulation. Further, we explore the ways in which genetic and environmental factors affect the function of these circuits to predispose psychological dysfunction.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Northwest Science Building B101Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15701/2018

PSYC E-1704
Creativity Research: Eccentrics, Geniuses, and Harvard Students

Shelley H. Carson, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15403

Description
Human creativity is essential to our ability to survive and thrive as a species. In addition, creativity in the arts enriches and adds breadth to our everyday experiences. Creativity in the sciences has extended our lifespan, made living conditions more comfortable, and opened the worlds of outer space and inner space to our scrutiny and amazement. This course provides an overview of the major theories, modern research, and current issues in the field of creativity. We examine creativity from different levels of analysis, including biological, psychological, and social levels. We use three different approaches in our examinations: first, we examine empirical research; second, we employ the case-study approach to learn from the lives of history’s most eminent creative achievers; and finally, we use ourselves as subjects to arrive at valuable insights about the creative process. Some of the topics we cover include the definition and measurement of creativity, the nature of the creative process, the creative personality, the role of family life and culture in creativity, the relationship of creativity to IQ, and the relationship of creativity to psychopathology.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
William James Hall B1Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15403/2018

PSYC E-1770
Science of Coaching Psychology

Margaret Moore, MBA

January session | CRN 24773

Description
Coaching psychology, a new and rapidly evolving field, is the art, science, and practice of relationships designed to facilitate change, growth, and self-actualization in all domains of life, health, and work. It is informed by a diverse collection of evidence-based theories and domains, many of which have emerged in the past decade, and are explored in a growing number of coaching textbooks. Core coaching skills are valuable life and professional skills for all students, and can be readily applied to professional and personal lives. This course explores the scientific foundation of core coaching skills and processes that enable effective coaching practice: coaching competencies as defined by the International Coach Federation and the (US) National Consortium for Credentialing Health and Wellness Coaches in partnership with the National Board of Medical Examiners. Course homework includes 12 hours of recorded lectures by the instructor and the Institute of Coaching, McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate. The five-day residential session is designed as a personal transformational experience, a complement to other coach training and education programs, and it applies scientific theories and frameworks in coaching demonstrations and experiential practices. The course integrates basic training in the Immunity to Change coaching program developed by Harvard Graduate School of Education professors Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey. This part of the course is taught by Deborah Helsing, Lecturer on Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Class Meetings:
On campus

This course meets Wednesday-Saturday, January 23-26, 9 am-5:30 pm; and Sunday, January 27 from 9 am-1 pm, in Maxwell Dworkin, room G-115. Final papers due February 11. International Students see important visa information.Start Date: Jan. 23, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 70 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24773/2019

PSYC E-1801
Anxiety Disorders

Richard J. McNally, PhD

January session | CRN 25499

Description
This course concerns current theory and research on the etiology and treatment of anxiety and related disorders (for example, post-traumatic stress disorder or obsessive-compulsive disorder). Cognitive, behavioral, and biological approaches are emphasized.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays-Thursdays, 2-5 pm
William James Hall 105Start Date: Jan. 7, 2019

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: PSYC E-1240 is recommended but not required.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25499/2019

PSYC E-1802
Evidence-Based Treatment for Pediatric Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Jacqueline Sperling, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15822

Description
Pediatric anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can cause significant impairment in children’s daily functioning in their school, home, and social interactions. This seminar focuses on the symptoms and etiology of the disorders and the evidence-based treatment for them.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A course in developmental psychopathology.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15822/2018

PSYC E-1870
Law and Psychology

Ellsworth Lapham Fersch, PhD, JD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25114

Description
This course compares legal and psychological approaches to human behavior and considers their interaction. Topics include criminal, ethnic, and racial profiling; confessions; the insanity defense; civil and criminal commitment; expert witnesses; eyewitness identification and testimony; juries; neuroscience; punishment and rehabilitation; sexual behavior; and victimless crimes. It analyzes the roles of lawyers and of psychologists, in theory and in practice, and focuses on case studies and on research.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 210Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25114/2019

PSYC E-1880
Clinical Psychology

Nancy Hebben, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14782

Description
Clinical psychology is a diverse and compelling field that combines science and practice. Clinical psychologists research, assess, and treat mental illness. They work with people to help them adjust to challenges and deal with problems of everyday life. They can develop and use empirically validated treatments to alleviate suffering and to improve functioning. They also can assess human abilities and personality traits. This course provides a broad overview of the field and introduces students to topics such as the history of clinical psychology, professional activities of clinical psychologists, diagnosis and treatment, the role of science in clinical psychology, and current issues and ethics. The course also explores some of the most common mental illnesses. In addition, students learn about preparing and applying for graduate school in clinical psychology or related fields.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 6-8 pm
William James Hall B6Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Coursework in psychology, preferably abnormal psychology.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14782/2018

RELI E-497
Crafting the Thesis Proposal in Religion Tutorial

Stephen Shoemaker, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25100

Description
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong thesis proposal. During the semester, they map critical issues of project design such as scope, background, methodology, and expected outcomes. Students should not register for the tutorial unless they are ready to engage in the entire thesis process. Students are expected to begin the thesis project during the next semester or two after completing the tutorial.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $0
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The tutorial is not a course in the traditional sense. It is structured one-on-one advising with the instructor along with opportunities for interaction with other proposal writers. Students participate in 15- to 30-minute individual appointments (by phone, video-conference, or in person), ordinarily between 9 am – 5 pm (EST), to discuss their topics, proposal designs, and writing progress. In addition, they submit multiple thesis proposal drafts.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, religion. They must have completed eight courses toward the degree and be in good academic standing. Their pre-work, due between September 1 and November 1, must be approved by the instructor before they are allowed to register for the tutorial. See the Guide to the ALM Thesis for details. Candidates accepted to the 12-course thesis track register for graduate credit; those in the ten-course thesis track register for noncredit.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25100/2019

RELI E-497
Crafting the Thesis Proposal in Religion Tutorial

Stephen Shoemaker, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15480

Description
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong thesis proposal. During the semester, they map critical issues of project design such as scope, background, methodology, and expected outcomes. Students should not register for the tutorial unless they are ready to engage in the entire thesis process. Students are expected to begin the thesis project during the next semester or two after completing the tutorial.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $0
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The tutorial is not a course in the traditional sense. It is structured one-on-one advising with the instructor along with opportunities for interaction with other proposal writers. Students participate in 15- to 30-minute individual appointments (by phone, video-conference, or in person), ordinarily between 9 am – 5 pm (EST), to discuss their topics, proposal designs, and writing progress. In addition, they submit multiple thesis proposal drafts.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, religion. They must have completed eight courses toward the degree and be in good academic standing. Their pre-work, due June 15, must be approved by the instructor before they are allowed to register for the tutorial. See the Guide to the ALM Thesis for details. Candidates accepted to the 12-course thesis track register for graduate credit; those in the ten-course thesis track register for noncredit.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15480/2018

RELI E-1047
Religion, the Arts, and Social Change

Diane L. Moore, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23531

Description
Through historical and contemporary case studies, this course examines the intersection of religion and politics through the lens of the arts. What do particular artistic expressions reveal about religious influences and worldviews within specific social and historical contexts? How do political assumptions about religion and culture influence artistic expression? Literature, poetry, visual art, music, theater, and dance from around the world are explored. Case studies may include the Christian Passion, the veil, Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Nazi Germany, the cold war, apartheid in South Africa, and the Afro-Brazilian experience. Cross-global cases may also be explored through the lenses of immigration, gay and lesbian rights, global warming, and gender equality.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23531/2019

RELI E-1067
Introduction to the Study of Religion and Literature

Stephanie A. Paulsell, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25317

Description
This course introduces students to the study of religion and literature and the long history of the relationship between them. The course considers both the religious dimensions of literary texts and the literary dimensions of explicitly religious texts. Course readings are drawn from theoretical discussions about religion and literature as well as a range of literary texts.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 208Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25317/2019

RELI E-1069
Seeking God: Christian Spirituality in the West

Stephanie A. Paulsell, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15680

Description
This course explores some of the ways in which human beings have sought God within the western Christian tradition and the questions they raise about the relationship between solitude and community, intellectual work and spiritual formation, self-knowledge and the knowledge of God, action and contemplation, doubt and faith.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 107Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15680/2018

RELI E-1505
Religion, Education, and Democracy

Lauren Kerby, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13667

Description
The focus of this course is to develop an understanding of the complex intersection between religion, secularism, democracy, and public education in multicultural America. Our exploration includes a historical review of the relationship between religion and public education in the US with special attention to pivotal Supreme Court decisions that have shaped public policy discourses in these areas over the past half century; a consideration of the social and moral consequences that stem from privileging secularism as the normative ideology of the public sphere; and a historical and contemporary analysis of differing views regarding the nature and purpose of public education and the role of religion in those debates.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:55-9:55 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13667/2018

RELI E-1520
Religion, Conflict, and Peace in Contemporary Global Affairs

Diane L. Moore, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14551

Description
In this course, we explore a series of contemporary conflicts in different regions of the world with a special focus on identifying and analyzing the diverse and complex roles that religions play in both promoting and mitigating violence in each context. Students learn a method for recognizing and analyzing how religious ideologies are embedded in all arenas of human agency and not isolated from political, economic, and cultural life as is often assumed. In addition to examining the conflicts themselves, we also explore the religious dimensions of the impacts those conflicts have on civic life in areas such as public health, education, and commerce. What roles do religions play in fostering violence and what roles do they play in promoting peace? How do religious institutions and ideologies function to support and/or thwart public health initiatives? What are the ideological justifications for functional economic policies and how do they reflect and/or challenge diverse religious values? What roles do religions play in advancing or suppressing educational opportunities and for whom? Are media representations of the religious dimensions of conflict accurate? Possible countries of focus include Brazil, Egypt, France, Israel/Palestine, Myanmar, Nigeria, Qatar, the Philippines, Somalia, Syria, Turkey, and the United States. The course is especially relevant for aspiring or professional educators, journalists, public health workers, foreign service officers, and government officials who wish to better understand how religions function in contemporary world affairs.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course. This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14551/2018

RELI E-1550
Understanding Islam and Contemporary Muslim Societies

Ali S. Asani, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25316

Description
The course is an introduction to the fundamental concepts of Islam and the role that religious ideas and institutions play in Muslim communities around the world. Its main concern is to develop an understanding of the manner in which diverse notions of religious and political authority have influenced Muslim societies politically, socially, and culturally. Through specific case studies of countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, the course considers the role played by ideologies such as jihad, colonialism, nationalism, secularism, and globalization in shaping the ways in which Muslims interpret and practice their faith today. The course briefly considers the contemporary situation of Muslim minorities in Europe and the United States. The course, offered on campus or online, allows those enrolled to engage with students from all over the world.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Tuesdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 303Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25316/2019

RELI E-1701
Mindfulness, Meaning, and Resilience

Chris Berlin, MDiv

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14494

Description
Mindfulness is a way of attending to the experience of the present moment with full awareness and without judgment or reactivity. Studies show the benefits of mindfulness include stress reduction, emotional balance, greater mental focus, and increased physical wellbeing. This introductory course explores the origins of mindfulness in Buddhist philosophy and how it can promote these states, as well as foster greater resilience especially during challenging times. We also discuss its present-day interface with Western psychology, how mindfulness is being applied in clinical contexts, and the role that meaning plays in mindfulness practice and building resilience. The course involves an applied approach that includes class discussions, small groups, guest speakers, practice exercises, and a weekly one-hour section.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Sever Hall 206Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14494/2018

RELI E-2000
Methods in Religious Studies and Education: Integrating the Study of Religion into Curricula

Lauren Kerby, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23864

Description
Students learn how to integrate the study of religion from a nonsectarian perspective throughout the curriculum by applying a cultural studies methodology that is interdisciplinary and appropriate for all ages. Participants learn the foundations of a cultural studies approach and have the opportunity to construct lesson plans and unit plans suitable for their educational settings.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: RELI E-1505, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23864/2019

SOCI E-46
The Caribbean Crucible: Colonialism, Capitalism, and Post-Colonial Misdevelopment in the Region

Orlando Patterson, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14543

Description
This course explores the complex, formative role of the Caribbean in the development of Western colonialism and capitalism and the consequences for the peoples of the region. The course examines three major themes. First, the importance of the region in the origin and early development of Western imperialism: why did both Western Europe and America begin their imperial and colonial expansion in this region? Second, the importance of the region’s slave-based economies for the development of Western capitalism: how important was slavery for Western capital accumulation and the organizational innovations of capitalism? Third, we examine the post-colonial consequences of this engagement for the socio-political, economic, and cultural development of the region. Why in spite of its long history of engagement with Western capitalism, has the region largely faltered in its efforts to develop? We examine the different paths to development through five case studies—neo-colonial dependency in Puerto Rico, communist dependency in Cuba, democratic socialism in Jamaica, Barbados’ neo-liberal strategy, and aid-dependency in Haiti. The final part briefly explores the problems of racial identity, cultural resistance, and globalization through case studies of the region’s distinctive religions and music.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Societies of the World 34. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30-11:45 am starting September 4 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14543/2018

SOCI E-121
Work, Power, and Flexible Capitalism

Rachel Meyer, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25491

Description
This course explores the experience of work in the contemporary political economy with an eye toward both its liberating and oppressive potential. How do different forms of work affect our life circumstances, personalities, and connections to each other? What is meaningful work? In examining the labor process under modern capitalism we focus on both its structural aspects as well as on culture, ideology, and identity. Our approach is rooted in the crucial question of workers’ control over their own labor, and we pay particular attention to the dynamics of conflict versus quiescence in the workplace. Throughout the course we investigate occupations where social class is ambiguous or problematic, leading us to the question: what does it mean to be a worker versus a professional? What are the dynamics of workplace power and control in offices, hospitals, and laboratories compared to the factory floor? We also examine how the workplace intersects with gender, the family, and one’s experience outside of the factory gate or office cubicle. After laying out a foundational understanding of workplace structure, culture, and power, the course moves on to explore trends in the new economy that have implications for the future of work. In particular, we examine the ways in which workers’ connections to employers, occupations, and locations have become more fluid and transitory, and we critically engage in a debate about the social and personal consequences of such flexible labor. Does flexible work lead to liberation or loss of identity? Does it bring self-fulfillment or insecurity? Because flexible work has permeated a variety of economic sectors and occupations, we explore what flexibility means in different contexts. What does flexibility mean for tech workers in Silicon Valley and bankers on Wall Street? We read prominent social theorists along with detailed ethnographic accounts and case studies, representing a variety of workplaces, which in different ways seek to elucidate the conditions of work under modern capitalism.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 210

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25491/2019

SOCI E-144
Human Trafficking, Slavery, and Abolition in the Modern World

Orlando Patterson, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25005

Description
This course surveys the nature, types, and extent of modern servitude, distinguishing broadly between servitude resulting from international trafficking such as transnational prostitution, human smuggling into bonded labor, child soldiering, and organ trafficking, and more intranational forms of servitude such as debt-bondage and the domestic exploitation of women and other vulnerable groups. We examine the conceptual and theoretical issues raised in attempts to distinguish these different modes of exploitation; the empirical difficulties of estimating the magnitude of what are inherently secretive processes; and the ideological controversies surrounding the subject. We explore ethical, socio-political, and practical issues raised by these trends.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Societies of the World 44. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30-11:45 am starting January 29 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25005/2019

SPAN E-1
Intensive Elementary Spanish I

Douglas Morgenstern, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 10266

Description
An introduction to oral and written Spanish for students with little or no background in the language. Assignments involve work with an online textbook and occasional videos. Class sessions focus on additional instructor-supplied exercises, conversation, listening comprehension, and reading. Grammar includes present and past tenses.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference

See the course syllabus for Tuesday and Thursday meeting times.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-10266/2018

SPAN E-1A
Elementary Spanish I

Catalina Espinosa, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13719

Description
This course is an introductory course in Spanish as a foreign language. The four skills—listening, speaking, reading, and writing—are covered, although particular emphasis is placed on speaking and listening. At the end of the semester, students are able to speak about themselves and their environment; to introduce themselves and other people; to ask questions and provide information about people, objects, and places; to talk about their daily activities and how they organize their time; as well as to express what their present obligations and needs are and what plans they have for the future.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Sever Hall 308Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $1250
Undergraduate credit: $1250
Credits: 2

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13719/2018

SPAN E-1B
Elementary Spanish I

Catalina Espinosa, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 21497

Description
This course is the second part of an introductory course in Spanish as a foreign language. At the end of the semester, students are able to talk about their current activities, their likes and dislikes, as well as to express their feelings and opinions and make comparisons. Their knowledge of the verbal system is also enlarged with the introduction of more irregular verbs and the preterit, which enables them to speak about their past experiences. Core grammar points such as the use of direct and indirect object pronouns and the difference between ser and estar are also covered.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Sever Hall 308Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $1250
Undergraduate credit: $1250
Credits: 2

Prerequisites: SPAN E-1a, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-21497/2019

SPAN E-2
Intensive Elementary Spanish II

Douglas Morgenstern, MA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 20240

Description
This course presents additional language structures, including more ways to express the past, the subjunctive mood, and the future and conditional tenses. Assignments involve work with an online textbook, several feature films and documentaries, and websites from Spain and Latin America. Class sessions focus on instructor-supplied exercises, conversation, discussion, listening comprehension, and reading.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference

See the course syllabus for Tuesday and Thursday meeting times.Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: SPAN E-1b, SPAN E-1, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-20240/2019

SPAN E-2
Intensive Elementary Spanish II

Joy Renjilian-Burgy, AM

Mary-Anne Vetterling, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13968

Description
This course emphasizes oral and written communication using additional language structures, including the future and conditional tenses and the subjunctive mood. Students communicate using role-play and other interpersonal activities. They also read short pieces on modern Spanish culture and write compositions on topics of personal interest.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 308Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: SPAN E-1b, SPAN E-1, or the equivalent.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13968/2018

SPCH E-100
Fundamentals of Public Speaking

Marjorie L. North, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13666

Description
This course teaches participants the techniques of capturing and maintaining the attention of an audience by focusing on the content and delivery aspects of public address. Each student has the opportunity to present several speeches.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Byerly Hall 013Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13666/2018

SPCH E-100
Fundamentals of Public Speaking

Jill A. Slye, ALB

January session | CRN 25036

Description
This course covers the basic principles of public speaking. Students learn how to handle nerves, organize and deliver a formal presentation, and use verbal and non-verbal communication to connect with their audience. During class, students learn to use their own communication style while adapting their message for a variety of audiences. Students present several speeches in a safe and comfortable environment. Throughout the semester lectures focus on use of language, narratives, vocal variation, basic techniques for public speaking, and effective methods to overcome the fear of speaking in front of a large audience or small group of people.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays-Thursdays, 9 am-noon
1 Story Street 304Start Date: Jan. 7, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25036/2019

SPCH E-100
Fundamentals of Public Speaking

Jill A. Slye, ALB

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25318

Description
This course covers the basic principles of public speaking. Students learn how to handle nerves, organize and deliver a formal presentation, and use verbal and non-verbal communication to connect with their audience. During class, students learn to use their own communication style while adapting their message for a variety of audiences. Students present several speeches in a safe and comfortable environment. Throughout the semester lectures focus on use of language, narratives, vocal variation, basic techniques for public speaking, and effective methods to overcome the fear of speaking in front of a large audience or small group of people.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Tuesdays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 42 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25318/2019

SPCH E-120
Advanced Public Speaking and Professional Presenting

Jill A. Slye, ALB

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15364

Description
This course covers advanced public speaking techniques for persuasion, effective interoffice communication, and connecting with an audience. Students learn to use their own communication style while adapting their message for a variety of audiences. Students present several speeches and receive peer review. Throughout the semester lectures include a focus on use of language, narratives, vocal variation, techniques for persuasion, and effective communication in the workplace.

Class Meetings:
Online with required on-campus weekend
Mondays, 8-10 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, it includes an intensive—and mandatory—weekend residency. Students must be present for the entire on-campus weekend session to earn credit for the course. The course begins via web conference during the first week of the term, and continues to meet throughout the term. Please see the course website or syllabus for the specific two-hour course meeting dates. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the on-campus weekend session. See Visiting Campus and Finding Housing for information about visiting Cambridge. International Students see important visa information.

Prerequisites: A basic public speaking course or public speaking experience. Students must watch the seven short videos on the course website, available beginning mid-August.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15364/2018

SPCH E-120
Advanced Public Speaking and Professional Presenting

Jill A. Slye, ALB

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24704

Description
This course covers advanced public speaking techniques for persuasion, effective interoffice communication, and connecting with an audience. Students learn to use their own communication style while adapting their message for a variety of audiences. Students present several speeches and receive peer review. Throughout the semester lectures include a focus on use of language, narratives, vocal variation, techniques for persuasion, and effective communication in the workplace.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 102Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: A basic public speaking course or public speaking experience. Students must watch the seven short videos on the course website, available beginning early January.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24704/2019

SPCH E-125
Perfecting Oral Communication

J. E. Hollingworth, MA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13779

Description
This course is designed to assist each participant to become a more comfortable, confident, and effective oral communicator. Situations range from one-on-one to those determined by career goals. The classroom environment is positive, constructive, and supportive. Sample topics include dealing with nervousness, effective delivery in various situations, and second language/regional accent concerns.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Emerson Hall 104Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13779/2018

SSCI E-100A
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in the Social Sciences—Anthropology and Psychology

Richard Joseph Martin, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15914 | Section 3

Description
This proseminar introduces students to basic behavioral science research methods in anthropology and psychology. It teaches them how to read and evaluate research papers and translate their ideas into viable research projects. Topics include library and archival research, scholarly writing and argument, descriptive research methods, quasi-experimental and experimental design, ethical issues, and analytical methods.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Undergraduate statistics and research methods courses are recommended, computer literacy (skills and experience with the internet, Word, and Excel) required. Students must receive a satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. In addition, at the first class meeting, students must complete a writing assignment that demonstrates their graduate-level reading comprehension and ability to write coherent, logical arguments.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15914/2018

SSCI E-100A
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in the Social Sciences—Anthropology and Psychology

Evan Kleiman, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 13108 | Section 2

Description
This proseminar introduces students to basic behavioral science research methods in anthropology and psychology. It teaches them how to read and evaluate research papers and translate their ideas into viable research projects. Topics include library and archival research, scholarly writing and argument, descriptive research methods, quasi-experimental and experimental design, ethical issues, and analytical methods.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Undergraduate statistics and research methods courses are recommended, computer literacy (skills and experience with the internet, Word, and Excel) required. Students must receive a satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. In addition, at the first class meeting, students must complete a writing assignment that demonstrates their graduate-level reading comprehension and ability to write coherent, logical arguments.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-13108/2018

SSCI E-100A
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in the Social Sciences—Anthropology and Psychology

Jack Demick, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15160 | Section 1

Description
This proseminar introduces students to basic behavioral science research methods in anthropology and psychology. It teaches them how to read and evaluate research papers and translate their ideas into viable research projects. Topics include library and archival research, scholarly writing and argument, descriptive research methods, quasi-experimental and experimental design, ethical issues, and analytical methods.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 111Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Undergraduate statistics and research methods courses are recommended, computer literacy (skills and experience with the internet, Word, and Excel) required. Students must receive a satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. In addition, at the first class meeting, students must complete a writing assignment that demonstrates their graduate-level reading comprehension and ability to write coherent, logical arguments.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15160/2018

SSCI E-100A
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in the Social Sciences—Anthropology and Psychology

Evan Kleiman, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25200 | Section 1

Description
This proseminar introduces students to basic behavioral science research methods in anthropology and psychology. It teaches them how to read and evaluate research papers and translate their ideas into viable research projects. Topics include library and archival research, scholarly writing and argument, descriptive research methods, quasi-experimental and experimental design, ethical issues, and analytical methods.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Undergraduate statistics and research methods courses are recommended, computer literacy (skills and experience with the internet, Word, and Excel) required. Students must receive a satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. In addition, at the first class meeting, students must complete a writing assignment that demonstrates their graduate-level reading comprehension and ability to write coherent, logical arguments.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25200/2019

SSCI E-100A
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in the Social Sciences—Anthropology and Psychology

Steven Raymond Boomhower, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25504 | Section 3

Description
This proseminar introduces students to basic behavioral science research methods in anthropology and psychology. It teaches them how to read and evaluate research papers and translate their ideas into viable research projects. Topics include library and archival research, scholarly writing and argument, descriptive research methods, quasi-experimental and experimental design, ethical issues, and analytical methods.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 212Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: Undergraduate statistics and research methods courses are recommended, computer literacy (skills and experience with the internet, Word, and Excel) required. Students must receive a satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. In addition, at the first class meeting, students must complete a writing assignment that demonstrates their graduate-level reading comprehension and ability to write coherent, logical arguments.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25504/2019

SSCI E-100A
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in the Social Sciences—Anthropology and Psychology

Richard Joseph Martin, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25250 | Section 2

Description
This proseminar introduces students to basic behavioral science research methods in anthropology and psychology. It teaches them how to read and evaluate research papers and translate their ideas into viable research projects. Topics include library and archival research, scholarly writing and argument, descriptive research methods, quasi-experimental and experimental design, ethical issues, and analytical methods.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Undergraduate statistics and research methods courses are recommended, computer literacy (skills and experience with the internet, Word, and Excel) required. Students must receive a satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. In addition, at the first class meeting, students must complete a writing assignment that demonstrates their graduate-level reading comprehension and ability to write coherent, logical arguments.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25250/2019

SSCI E-100A
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in the Social Sciences—Anthropology and Psychology

Jack Demick, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25536 | Section 4

Description
This proseminar introduces students to basic behavioral science research methods in anthropology and psychology. It teaches them how to read and evaluate research papers and translate their ideas into viable research projects. Topics include library and archival research, scholarly writing and argument, descriptive research methods, quasi-experimental and experimental design, ethical issues, and analytical methods.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Undergraduate statistics and research methods courses are recommended, computer literacy (skills and experience with the internet, Word, and Excel) required. Students must receive a satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. In addition, at the first class meeting, students must complete a writing assignment that demonstrates their graduate-level reading comprehension and ability to write coherent, logical arguments.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25536/2019

SSCI E-100A
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in the Social Sciences—Anthropology and Psychology

Karyn Gunnet-Shoval, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25560 | Section 5

Description
This proseminar introduces students to basic behavioral science research methods in anthropology and psychology. It teaches them how to read and evaluate research papers and translate their ideas into viable research projects. Topics include library and archival research, scholarly writing and argument, descriptive research methods, quasi-experimental and experimental design, ethical issues, and analytical methods.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: Undergraduate statistics and research methods courses are recommended, computer literacy (skills and experience with the internet, Word, and Excel) required. Students must receive a satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. In addition, at the first class meeting, students must complete a writing assignment that demonstrates their graduate-level reading comprehension and ability to write coherent, logical arguments.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25560/2019

SSCI E-100B
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in the Social Sciences—Government and History

Sergio Imparato, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24576 | Section 3

Description
This proseminar addresses problems and methods related to the study of government, history, international relations, and allied disciplines. It stresses the critical analysis of sources, constructing explanatory models, standards of logical demonstration, and organizing and presenting research results. Emphasis is on developing both writing and research skills. Students study essential categories of analysis used in history and political science.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 7:20-9:20 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. In addition, at the first class meeting, students must complete a writing assignment that demonstrates their graduate-level reading comprehension and ability to write coherent, logical arguments.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24576/2019

SSCI E-100B
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in the Social Sciences—Government and History

Asher Orkaby, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14601 | Section 2

Description
This proseminar addresses problems and methods related to the study of government, history, international relations, and allied disciplines. It stresses the critical analysis of sources, constructing explanatory models, standards of logical demonstration, and organizing and presenting research results. Emphasis is on developing both writing and research skills. Students study essential categories of analysis used in history and political science.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Thursdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 211Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. In addition, at the first class meeting, students must complete a writing assignment that demonstrates their graduate-level reading comprehension and ability to write coherent, logical arguments.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14601/2018

SSCI E-100B
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in the Social Sciences—Government and History

Elise Madeleine Ciregna, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15908 | Section 5

Description
This proseminar addresses problems and methods related to the study of government, history, international relations, and allied disciplines. It stresses the critical analysis of sources, constructing explanatory models, standards of logical demonstration, and organizing and presenting research results. Emphasis is on developing both writing and research skills. Students study essential categories of analysis used in history and political science.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. In addition, at the first class meeting, students must complete a writing assignment that demonstrates their graduate-level reading comprehension and ability to write coherent, logical arguments.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15908/2018

SSCI E-100B
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in the Social Sciences—Government and History

Doug Bond, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25142 | Section 2

Description
This proseminar addresses problems and methods related to the study of government, history, international relations, and allied disciplines. It stresses the critical analysis of sources, constructing explanatory models, standards of logical demonstration, and organizing and presenting research results. Emphasis is on developing both writing and research skills. Students study essential categories of analysis used in history and political science.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 112Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. In addition, at the first class meeting, students must complete a writing assignment that demonstrates their graduate-level reading comprehension and ability to write coherent, logical arguments.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25142/2019

SSCI E-100B
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in the Social Sciences—Government and History

Julie Miller, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15948 | Section 6

Description
This proseminar addresses problems and methods related to the study of government, history, international relations, and allied disciplines. It stresses the critical analysis of sources, constructing explanatory models, standards of logical demonstration, and organizing and presenting research results. Emphasis is on developing both writing and research skills. Students study essential categories of analysis used in history and political science.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. In addition, at the first class meeting, students must complete a writing assignment that demonstrates their graduate-level reading comprehension and ability to write coherent, logical arguments.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15948/2018

SSCI E-100B
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in the Social Sciences—Government and History

Elizabeth Hope Shlala, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25474 | Section 5

Description
This proseminar addresses problems and methods related to the study of government, history, international relations, and allied disciplines. It stresses the critical analysis of sources, constructing explanatory models, standards of logical demonstration, and organizing and presenting research results. Emphasis is on developing both writing and research skills. Students study essential categories of analysis used in history and political science.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:10-7:10 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. In addition, at the first class meeting, students must complete a writing assignment that demonstrates their graduate-level reading comprehension and ability to write coherent, logical arguments.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25474/2019

SSCI E-100B
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in the Social Sciences—Government and History

Harry Bastermajian, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25226 | Section 1

Description
This proseminar addresses problems and methods related to the study of government, history, international relations, and allied disciplines. It stresses the critical analysis of sources, constructing explanatory models, standards of logical demonstration, and organizing and presenting research results. Emphasis is on developing both writing and research skills. Students study essential categories of analysis used in history and political science.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. In addition, at the first class meeting, students must complete a writing assignment that demonstrates their graduate-level reading comprehension and ability to write coherent, logical arguments.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25226/2019

SSCI E-100B
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in the Social Sciences—Government and History

Michael Tworek, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15500 | Section 4

Description
This proseminar addresses problems and methods related to the study of government, history, international relations, and allied disciplines. It stresses the critical analysis of sources, constructing explanatory models, standards of logical demonstration, and organizing and presenting research results. Emphasis is on developing both writing and research skills. Students study essential categories of analysis used in history and political science.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 104Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. In addition, at the first class meeting, students must complete a writing assignment that demonstrates their graduate-level reading comprehension and ability to write coherent, logical arguments.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15500/2018

SSCI E-100B
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in the Social Sciences—Government and History

Michael Tworek, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15550 | Section 3

Description
This proseminar addresses problems and methods related to the study of government, history, international relations, and allied disciplines. It stresses the critical analysis of sources, constructing explanatory models, standards of logical demonstration, and organizing and presenting research results. Emphasis is on developing both writing and research skills. Students study essential categories of analysis used in history and political science.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 2-4 pm
Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. In addition, at the first class meeting, students must complete a writing assignment that demonstrates their graduate-level reading comprehension and ability to write coherent, logical arguments.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15550/2018

SSCI E-100B
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in the Social Sciences—Government and History

Doug Bond, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25550 | Section 6

Description
This proseminar addresses problems and methods related to the study of government, history, international relations, and allied disciplines. It stresses the critical analysis of sources, constructing explanatory models, standards of logical demonstration, and organizing and presenting research results. Emphasis is on developing both writing and research skills. Students study essential categories of analysis used in history and political science.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. In addition, at the first class meeting, students must complete a writing assignment that demonstrates their graduate-level reading comprehension and ability to write coherent, logical arguments.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25550/2019

SSCI E-100B
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies and Scholarly Writing in the Social Sciences—Government and History

Asher Orkaby, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24558 | Section 4

Description
This proseminar addresses problems and methods related to the study of government, history, international relations, and allied disciplines. It stresses the critical analysis of sources, constructing explanatory models, standards of logical demonstration, and organizing and presenting research results. Emphasis is on developing both writing and research skills. Students study essential categories of analysis used in history and political science.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Prerequisites: A satisfactory score on the mandatory test of critical reading and writing skills or a B or higher grade in the alternate expository writing course. In addition, at the first class meeting, students must complete a writing assignment that demonstrates their graduate-level reading comprehension and ability to write coherent, logical arguments.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24558/2019

SSCI E-112
The Idea of the Internet

David Weinberger, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24831

Description
The debate about the internet’s effect on institutions and behavior rages on. Less discussed is the way the net may be transforming some of our most fundamental ideas about who we are, how the world works, and what we can do together. We argue about whether Facebook is making us more or less narcissistic, but we should also be asking whether it’s changing our ideas about friendship and what it means to be social. We worry that Google is making us “stoopid” (as a cover story in The Atlantic put it) but we should also be wondering if it’s changing our ideas about what it means to know something. We are told over and over that the net is creating echo chambers in which people only hear opinions that agree with their own, but we don’t ask about our underlying assumptions about how we’re supposed to come to belief. In this course, we consider the internet’s effect on ideas that we’ve long taken for granted, by together examining its effect on sociality, privacy, education, politics, news, morality, and other fundamental aspects of our lives together.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Mondays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24831/2019

SSCI E-115
Class and Culture

James P. Herron, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14830

Description
It is commonplace to note that in the United States a large portion of the population self-identifies as middle class, even though our society is marked by deep, persistent, and increasing class inequality. Such self-identification, however, can obscure the complex and often contradictory ways in which we experience social class in our everyday lives. This course explores the cultural dimensions of social class in the US from an ethnographic perspective, focusing on the everyday lives and cultures of ordinary Americans. We consider questions such as the following: what is it like to be a working class person in a society heavily invested in ideas of individual advancement and meritocracy? How do professionals (the upper middle class) define themselves and how do they view those above and below them in the class structure? How does social class shape people’s values, political views, and tastes? How are class boundaries created and maintained? The course readings are drawn mainly from anthropology and sociology.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 6-8 pm
Emerson Hall 104

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14830/2018

SSCI E-118
Ethnographies of Capitalism

James P. Herron, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25354

Description
Marx famously wrote that with the advance of capitalist social relations, “all that is solid melts into air.” Here Marx refers to the putative power of capitalism to destroy pre-existing economic, social, and cultural orders. In the centuries since capitalism spread over the globe, it has indeed transformed the life ways and cultures of peoples throughout the world. In more recent years, globalization—understood as the widespread and accelerated movement of capital across national borders—has radically altered the lives of many peoples, from peasants in China to industrial workers in Michigan. But have traditional cultures melted into air, as Marx predicted? This course explores the cultural responses of peoples experiencing the rapid social change, dislocation, opportunities, and hardships brought about by changing capitalist social relations. We consider questions such as the following. How have people coped culturally with the demands of capitalist wage labor and work discipline? How have capitalist social relations transformed communities, families, and senses of ethnic and national identity? We read classic and contemporary ethnographic accounts of cultural responses to capitalism, including Taussig’s The Devil and Commodity Fetishism in South America, Ong’s Spirits of Resistance and Capitalist Discipline, and Silva’s Coming Up Short, among others.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 210

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25354/2019

SSCI E-121
Dying Well

Jason Bryan Silverstein, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15512

Description
“How does one go about dying?” the poet Franz Wright asked. “The world is filled with people / Who have never died.” For a matter so inevitable, which the best minds of every generation have tackled, a good death seems increasingly out of reach. As modern medicine racks up victories to ensure healthier and longer lives, a quieter, darker parallel story is emerging in even our finest hospitals: people die anxious and in pain, pursuing long-shot treatments instead of comfort. Why is dying so difficult, and how can we make death a better experience for others, and ultimately ourselves? This course is split into three units. In the first, we focus on cancer, close reading Paul Kalanithi’s When Breath Becomes Air. In this unit, we explore notions of identity, hope, and what counts as a good outcome, especially when it is at odds with the healthcare team. In the second, we reflect on mortality, including the badness of death and how death should change the way we live, reading Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal and Shelly Kagan’s Death. In the final unit, we examine death and dying through case studies, including sudden death, physician aid-in-dying, and the scientific quest to evade death altogether.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 306Start Date: Sep. 5, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15512/2018

SSCI E-122
Who Lives, Who Dies: Social Medicine in the United States

Jason Bryan Silverstein, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25126

Description
If you are sick or hurt, whether you live or die depends not only on biological factors, but social ones: are you wealthy or poor? Do you have a stable home and health insurance? How far away is the closest trauma center or pharmacy? Do people believe your illness is your fault, or even something you deserve? This course explores how social factors create health disparities in the United States. We gain foundational knowledge of key concepts in social medicine, including an overview of health care policy in the United States and the arguments for health as a human right. We then turn to what we can call chronic emergencies—case studies of people and communities who have been denied health care and allowed to suffer and die, because they are poor, uninsured, undocumented, or otherwise social outcasts. Our examples are drawn from across the United States, from the heroin epidemic in Massachusetts, to the water crisis in Flint, to the suffering of Mexican migrants in California, to the maternal mortality epidemic in Texas. We give significant attention to the lived experience of poverty, chronic hunger, addiction, discrimination, and HIV/AIDS. As we encounter these examples, we hold them against arguments for the use of the private market to distribute health care and see what happens when institutions try to sell drugs to starving people. In the final section, we turn from studying how harm falls unevenly to considering how social determinants can be incorporated into action plans; students apply the themes and concepts from the course to explore topics of their own choosing. By the end of the course, students not only have a knowledge of concepts and case studies in social medicine, but also knowledge about how to close the gaps that we study. For premedical students, this course reviews concepts found on the psychological, social, and biological foundations of behavior section of the MCAT, including how sociocultural factors and access to resources have an impact on health.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 304Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25126/2019

SSCI E-125
Case Studies in Global Health: Biosocial Perspectives

Arthur Kleinman, MD

Anne E. Becker, MD, PhD

Paul E. Farmer, MD, PhD

Salmaan Keshavjee, MD, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15453

Description
This course examines, through lectures and case-based discussions, a collection of global health problems rooted in rapidly changing social structures that transcend national and other administrative boundaries. Students explore case studies (addressing AIDS, tuberculosis, mental illness, and other topics) and a diverse literature (including epidemiology, anthropology, history, and clinical medicine), focusing on how a broad biosocial analysis might improve the delivery of services designed to lessen the burden of disease, especially among those living in poverty.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Societies of the World 25. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30-11:45 am starting September 4 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15453/2018

SSCI E-180
Introduction to Space Studies

Frank White, MPhil

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25324

Description
A new space age has begun, with private enterprise playing a major role and numerous countries entering the arena. Meanwhile, billionaires like Sir Richard Branson, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos are imagining that there will soon be space tourists, settlements on Mars, and millions of people living and working in the solar system. Space studies are no longer a purely academic endeavor nor only found in the realm of science fiction. Recent graduates are already finding work at companies like Virgin Galactic, SpaceX, and Blue Origin, and venture capital is pouring into so-called newspace startups. This course focuses on the burgeoning field of space studies, preparing students to learn more about space because it may impinge on their (terrestrial) field of endeavor or they want to find their niche in space law, space commerce, space environmental issues, space policy, or a myriad of other space-related fields.

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Tuesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25324/2019

SSCI E-495
Advanced Research Methods in the Social Sciences

Nadine Weidman, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25363

Description
This course surveys a wide range of research methods in the social sciences. The purpose of this course is to teach the theory and application of those research methods to help students create well-designed thesis projects. It gives students a sound grounding in a broad range and variety of approaches, designs, statistical techniques, and methods to conducting social science research, both qualitative and quantitative. Focus is on developing analytical thinking skills, identifying research questions, formulating hypotheses, operationalizing ways to test them, and drawing conclusions based on logical analysis of the source testimony. It is ideally suited for Master of Liberal Arts candidates who are looking for a thesis topic or who would like to do more research on a possible thesis topic, as well as others who are interested in pursuing graduate study in the social sciences.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Wednesdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 107Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 60 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25363/2019

SSCI E-497A
Crafting the Thesis Proposal in International Relations Tutorial

Ariane Liazos, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15883 | Section 2

Description
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong thesis proposal. During the semester, they map critical issues of project design such as scope, background, methodology, and expected outcomes. Students should not register for the tutorial unless they are ready to engage in the entire thesis process. Students are expected to begin the thesis project during the next semester or two after completing the tutorial.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $0
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The tutorial is not a course in the traditional sense. It is structured one-on-one advising with the instructor along with opportunities for interaction with other proposal writers. Students participate in 15- to 30-minute individual appointments (by phone, video-conference, or in person), ordinarily between 9 am – 5 pm (EST), to discuss their topics, proposal designs, and writing progress. In addition, they submit multiple thesis proposal drafts.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, international relations. They must have completed eight courses toward the degree, including research methods and data analysis, and be in good academic standing. Their pre-work, due June 15, must be approved by the instructor before they are allowed to register for the tutorial. See the Guide to the ALM Thesis for details. Candidates accepted to the 12-course thesis track register for graduate credit; those in the ten-course thesis track register for noncredit.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15883/2018

SSCI E-497A
Crafting the Thesis Proposal in International Relations Tutorial

Doug Bond, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25101 | Section 1

Description
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong thesis proposal. During the semester, they map critical issues of project design such as scope, background, methodology, and expected outcomes. Students should not register for the tutorial unless they are ready to engage in the entire thesis process. Students are expected to begin the thesis project during the next semester or two after completing the tutorial.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $0
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The tutorial is not a course in the traditional sense. It is structured one-on-one advising with the instructor along with opportunities for interaction with other proposal writers. Students participate in 15- to 30-minute individual appointments (by phone, video-conference, or in person), ordinarily between 9 am – 5 pm (EST), to discuss their topics, proposal designs, and writing progress. In addition, they submit multiple thesis proposal drafts.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, international relations. They must have completed eight courses toward the degree, including research methods and data analysis, and be in good academic standing. Their pre-work, due between September 1 and November 1, must be approved by the instructor before they are allowed to register for the tutorial. See the Guide to the ALM Thesis for details. Candidates accepted to the 12-course thesis track register for graduate credit; those in the ten-course thesis track register for noncredit.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25101/2019

SSCI E-497A
Crafting the Thesis Proposal in International Relations Tutorial

Doug Bond, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15481 | Section 1

Description
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong thesis proposal. During the semester, they map critical issues of project design such as scope, background, methodology, and expected outcomes. Students should not register for the tutorial unless they are ready to engage in the entire thesis process. Students are expected to begin the thesis project during the next semester or two after completing the tutorial.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $0
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The tutorial is not a course in the traditional sense. It is structured one-on-one advising with the instructor along with opportunities for interaction with other proposal writers. Students participate in 15- to 30-minute individual appointments (by phone, video-conference, or in person), ordinarily between 9 am – 5 pm (EST), to discuss their topics, proposal designs, and writing progress. In addition, they submit multiple thesis proposal drafts.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, international relations. They must have completed eight courses toward the degree, including research methods and data analysis, and be in good academic standing. Their pre-work, due June 15, must be approved by the instructor before they are allowed to register for the tutorial. See the Guide to the ALM Thesis for details. Candidates accepted to the 12-course thesis track register for graduate credit; those in the ten-course thesis track register for noncredit.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15481/2018

SSCI E-497A
Crafting the Thesis Proposal in International Relations Tutorial

Ariane Liazos, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25527 | Section 2

Description
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong thesis proposal. During the semester, they map critical issues of project design such as scope, background, methodology, and expected outcomes. Students should not register for the tutorial unless they are ready to engage in the entire thesis process. Students are expected to begin the thesis project during the next semester or two after completing the tutorial.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date:

Noncredit: $0
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The tutorial is not a course in the traditional sense. It is structured one-on-one advising with the instructor along with opportunities for interaction with other proposal writers. Students participate in 15- to 30-minute individual appointments (by phone, video-conference, or in person), ordinarily between 9 am – 5 pm (EST), to discuss their topics, proposal designs, and writing progress. In addition, they submit multiple thesis proposal drafts.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25527/2019

SSCI E-497B
Crafting the Thesis Proposal in Anthropology, Government, and History Tutorial

Donald Ostrowski, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25103

Description
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong thesis proposal. During the semester, they map critical issues of project design such as scope, background, methodology, and expected outcomes. Students should not register for the tutorial unless they are ready to engage in the entire thesis process. Students are expected to begin the thesis project during the next semester or two after completing the tutorial.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Noncredit: $0
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The tutorial is not a course in the traditional sense. It is structured one-on-one advising with the instructor along with opportunities for interaction with other proposal writers. Students participate in 15- to 30-minute individual appointments (by phone, video-conference, or in person), ordinarily between 9 am – 5 pm (EST), to discuss their topics, proposal designs, and writing progress. In addition, they submit multiple thesis proposal drafts.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, anthropology, government, or history. They must have completed eight courses toward the degree, have completed their research methods and data analysis requirement if they are candidates in government, and be in good academic standing. Their pre-work, due between September 1 and November 1, must be approved by the instructor before they are allowed to register for the tutorial. See the Guide to the ALM Thesis for details. Candidates accepted to the 12-course thesis track register for graduate credit; those in the ten-course thesis track register for noncredit.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25103/2019

SSCI E-497B
Crafting the Thesis Proposal in Anthropology, Government, and History Tutorial

Donald Ostrowski, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15483

Description
This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong thesis proposal. During the semester, they map critical issues of project design such as scope, background, methodology, and expected outcomes. Students should not register for the tutorial unless they are ready to engage in the entire thesis process. Students are expected to begin the thesis project during the next semester or two after completing the tutorial.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Sep. 4, 2018

Noncredit: $0
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The tutorial is not a course in the traditional sense. It is structured one-on-one advising with the instructor along with opportunities for interaction with other proposal writers. Students participate in 15- to 30-minute individual appointments (by phone, video-conference, or in person), ordinarily between 9 am – 5 pm (EST), to discuss their topics, proposal designs, and writing progress. In addition, they submit multiple thesis proposal drafts.

Prerequisites: Students must be candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, anthropology, government, or history. They must have completed eight courses toward the degree, have completed their research methods and data analysis requirement if they are candidates in government, and be in good academic standing. Their pre-work, due June 15, must be approved by the instructor before they are allowed to register for the tutorial. See the Guide to the ALM Thesis for details. Candidates accepted to the 12-course thesis track register for graduate credit; those in the ten-course thesis track register for noncredit.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15483/2018

STAR E-114
The Book as Art: Working with Letters, Ink, and Paper

Ted Ollier, MFA

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25192

Description
This course meets in a vintage letterpress studio on campus. This is a fast-paced crash-course in typesetting and relief printing, using lead type, linoleum blocks, and your own inspiration to complete a set of stepwise exercises that will surprise you with the results of your own creativity. We stress both technical mastery and creative exploration in this course.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Adams House PressStart Date: Jan. 28, 2019

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25192/2019

STAR E-114
The Book as Art: Working with Letters, Ink, and Paper

Ted Ollier, MFA

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14572

Description
This course meets in a vintage letterpress studio on campus. This is a fast-paced crash-course in typesetting and relief printing, using lead type, linoleum blocks, and your own inspiration to complete a set of stepwise exercises that will surprise you with the results of your own creativity. We stress both technical mastery and creative exploration in this course.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm
Adams House PressStart Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14572/2018

STAR E-175
History of Film: 1960 to the Present

Charles Warren, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25376

Description
This course surveys the art of film and its cultural context in many countries over recent decades. The class views and discusses films by such directors as Godard, Varda, Bergman, Antonioni, Tarkovsky, Sembene, Herzog, Cassavetes, Akerman, Zhang Yimou, and Kiarostami, and considers important movements such as the French New Wave and the New German Cinema. Students develop skills for film analysis, critical thinking, and writing about film.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 6-9:30 pm
Carpenter Center B04Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $900
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Writing-intensive course.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25376/2019

STAR E-176
Nazi Cinema: The Art of Propaganda

Eric Rentschler, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15682

Description
When we think about the Third Reich, we cannot help but think of the violence and devastation inflicted upon millions by Adolf Hitler and the German people. We also recall well-known images of fanatic believers hallowing their charismatic leader in monumental demonstrations of self-surrender. To this day, Nazi Germany abides in collective memories as a site of mass murder and mass manipulation. This course focuses, however, on a third element that most of us do not so immediately associate with National Socialism, namely mass culture and its key role in history’s first media dictatorship. We analyze seminal films of the Third Reich as popular commodities, ideological constructs, aesthetic artifacts, and historical entities. In so doing we seek to comprehend how the fantasy ware of the Hitler era functioned within the larger contexts of state terror, world war, and genocide. We are also concerned with the enduring afterlife of Nazi sights and sounds, especially their presence in contemporary popular culture.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding 59. Students can watch them on demand starting September 6.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15682/2018

STAR E-182
American Dreams from Scarface to Easy Rider

Eric Rentschler, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25319

Description
This class familiarizes students with popular films produced during crucial junctures in the modern history of the United States, from the Great Depression and World War II through the Cold War, the McCarthy era, and the 1960s. More specifically, we study how Hollywood’s dream factory responded to dramatic challenges that states of crisis and emergency posed to the founding ideals of our democracy. We look at the wide range of functions that commercial fantasy productions assumed, how they at times legitimated and bolstered the status quo, but at others also interrogated, exposed, and even indicted social inequity. Films provide a representative sampling of classical American features from 1932 to 1969, including Scarface, King Kong, The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, Citizen Kane, Casablanca, High Noon, The Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Manchurian Candidate, and Easy Rider.

Class Meetings:
Online
Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the fall 2017 Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding 57.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25319/2019

STAR E-183
The Phantom of Freedom in Recent American Cinema

Charlotte Szilagyi, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25485

Description
This course examines the complex ways in which mass culture, especially Hollywood, has responded to—and reflected on—challenges to American ideals of freedom since Watergate. Freedom functions as a structuring concept and formative assumption in American national self-understanding. Yet in a nation that has deemed itself the land of the free, do liberties add up to a comprehensive notion of freedom? What kinds of meanings has the concept of freedom accrued? How is “freedom to” negotiated against “freedom from”? Is freedom free? And, can freedom become problematic, especially in an age of unlimited choices? At a time when questions around freedom are once again at the forefront of national debates, this course has a timely mission: to shed light on the ways cinema has sought to intervene in the national conversation, especially when certain freedoms have become precarious. It also examines new meanings these Hollywood films accrue for contemporary audiences. We examine films ranging from All the President’s Men (1976), Network (1976), Taxi Driver (1976), Norma Rae (1979), Back to the Future (1985), Do the Right Thing (1989), Gattaca (1997), Minority Report (2002), War of the Worlds (2005), The Help (2005), 12 Years a Slave (2013), and Spotlight (2015).

Class Meetings:
Online (live) web conference
Thursdays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: This course meets via live web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25485/2019

STAT E-80
Basic Probability Using R

Theodore Hatch Whitfield, ScD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25423

Description
This is an introductory course in basic probability theory. It covers the foundations of probability, random variables, expectation and variance, discrete and continuous distributions, conditional probability, multivariate distributions, the Central Limit Theorem, random walks, and game theory. Strong emphasis is placed on computation and simulation, using the statistical software R, and the course presents a gentle introduction to programming. Students cannot count both this course and STAT E-110 toward a degree or certificate.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Wednesdays, 5:40-7:40 pm
1 Story Street 302

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 30, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Students can attend in person on campus, participate live online at the time the class meets via web conference, or watch the recorded video on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: High school algebra. No background in calculus is required, and no prior experience with programming is necessary.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25423/2019

STAT E-100
Introduction to Quantitative Methods for the Social Sciences and Humanities

Ethan Fosse, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14574

Description
This course introduces the basic concepts of data analysis and statistical computing, both increasingly used in the social sciences and the humanities. The emphasis is on the practical application of quantitative reasoning, visualization, and data analysis. The goal is to provide students pragmatic tools for assessing statistical claims and conducting their own basic statistical analyses. Topics covered include basic descriptive measures, measures of association, sampling and sample size estimation, and simple linear regression. Assignments are based on real-world data and problems in a wide range of fields in the social sciences and humanities, including psychology, sociology, education, and public health. Students may count one of the following courses toward a degree or certificate, but not more than one: STAT E-100, STAT E-101 (offered previously), STAT E-102, or STAT E-104.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 6, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: No prior data analytic experience required, but a working knowledge of basic high school algebra is recommended.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14574/2018

STAT E-100
Introduction to Quantitative Methods for the Social Sciences and Humanities

Ethan Fosse, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24571

Description
This course introduces the basic concepts of data analysis and statistical computing, both increasingly used in the social sciences and the humanities. The emphasis is on the practical application of quantitative reasoning, visualization, and data analysis. The goal is to provide students pragmatic tools for assessing statistical claims and conducting their own basic statistical analyses. Topics covered include basic descriptive measures, measures of association, sampling and sample size estimation, and simple linear regression. Assignments are based on real-world data and problems in a wide range of fields in the social sciences and humanities, including psychology, sociology, education, and public health. Students may count one of the following courses toward a degree or certificate, but not more than one: STAT E-100, STAT E-101 (offered previously), STAT E-102, or STAT E-104.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 31, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: No prior data analytic experience required, but a working knowledge of basic high school algebra is recommended.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24571/2019

STAT E-102
Fundamentals of Biostatistics

Bernard A. Rosner, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24540

Description
This course is an introduction to statistical methods used in biological and medical research. Elementary probability theory, basic concepts of statistical inference, regression and correlation methods, and sample size estimation are covered. Emphasis on applications to medical problems. Students may count one of the following courses toward a degree or certificate, but not more than one: STAT E-100, STAT E-101 (offered previously), STAT E-102, or STAT E-104.

Class Meetings:
On campus
Tuesdays, 6-8 pm
Sever Hall 113

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Jan. 29, 2019

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: High school algebra.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24540/2019

STAT E-104
Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Economics and Other Quantitative Fields

Michael I. Parzen, DSc

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 24106

Description
A rigorous introduction to statistics for students intending to study economics and other quantitative fields. Examples are drawn from finance, decision analysis, and economic decision making. In addition to descriptive statistics, probability, inference, and regression modeling, this course covers portfolio creation, decision analysis, and time series analysis. Students with prior exposure to introductory statistics will find some overlap of material but will be exposed to new applications and learn more advanced modeling techniques. The statistical software package R is used. Harvard has a site license for the software so it does not need to be purchased. Students may count one of the following courses toward a degree or certificate, but not more than one: STAT E-100, STAT E-101 (offered previously), STAT E-102, or STAT E-104.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Statistics 104. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:30-11:45 am starting January 28 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: High school algebra.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-24106/2019

STAT E-104
Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Economics and Other Quantitative Fields

Michael I. Parzen, DSc

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14527

Description
A rigorous introduction to statistics for students intending to study economics and other quantitative fields. Examples are drawn from finance, decision analysis, and economic decision making. In addition to descriptive statistics, probability, inference, and regression modeling, this course covers portfolio creation, decision analysis, and time series analysis. Students with prior exposure to introductory statistics will find some overlap of material but will be exposed to new applications and learn more advanced modeling techniques. The statistical software package R is used. Harvard has a site license for the software so it does not need to be purchased. Students may count one of the following courses toward a degree or certificate, but not more than one: STAT E-100, STAT E-101 (offered previously), STAT E-102, or STAT E-104.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Statistics 104. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:30-11:45 am starting September 5 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: High school algebra.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14527/2018

STAT E-109
Introduction to Statistical Modeling

Michael I. Parzen, DSc

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25123

Description
This is a second course in statistical inference and is a further examination of statistics and data analysis beyond an introductory course. Topics include t-tools and permutation-based alternatives including bootstrapping, multiple-group comparisons, analysis of variance, linear regression, model checking, and refinement. Statistical computing and simulation-based emphasis is covered as well as basic programming in the R statistical package. Thinking statistically, evaluating assumptions, and developing tools for real-life applications are emphasized. Students may not count this course toward a degree if they have already completed STAT E-139, offered previously. Students cannot count both CSCI E-106 and STAT E-109 toward a degree or certificate.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Statistics 109. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30-11:45 am starting January 29 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: An introductory statistics course such as STAT E- 100 or STAT E-104.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25123/2019

STAT E-110
Introduction to Probability

Joseph K. Blitzstein, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 15821

Description
A comprehensive introduction to probability, as a language and toolbox for understanding randomness and uncertainty, and as a foundation for future study of statistics and data science. This course covers sample spaces and events, conditional probability, and Bayes’ theorem. Students also learn univariate distributions, density functions, expectation and variance, normal, t, binomial, negative binomial, poisson, beta, and gamma distributions. This course also covers multivariate distributions, joint and conditional distributions, independence, transformations, and multivariate normal. Discussions include limit laws, such as the law of large numbers and central limit theorem, as well as Markov chains, including transition probabilities, stationary distributions, and convergence. Students cannot count both this course and STAT E-80 toward a degree or certificate.

Class Meetings:
Online

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:30-2:45 pm starting September 5 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: MATH E-16, or the equivalent.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-15821/2018

STAT E-150
Intermediate Statistics: Methods and Modeling

Karyn Gunnet-Shoval, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 23445

Description
This intermediate statistics course is intended to give students familiarity with statistical tools used to analyze data in a variety of disciplines, including psychology, and provides experience reading and understanding studies based on data analysis. The focus is on understanding underlying concepts rather than on memorizing mathematical formulas. Students use SPSS to analyze data, and gain experience reading output and translating it into meaningful findings. The course covers linear regression, various types of ANOVA (including factorial, ANCOVA, and repeated measures), as well as effect sizes and power analyses.

Class Meetings:
Online

Course meets Tuesdays, 5:50-7:50 pm. Students may participate via live web conference or watch at their convenience after the meeting each week. Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: STAT E-100, STAT E-101 (offered previously), STAT E_102, STAT E-104, or the equivalent; understanding of univariate statistics, correlation, univariate regression, t-tests, and one-way ANOVA is assumed.

Enrollment limit: Limited to 100 students

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-23445/2019

STAT E-150
Intermediate Statistics: Methods and Modeling

Jenny Gutbezahl, PhD

Fall Term 2018 | CRN 14567

Description
This intermediate statistics course is intended to give students familiarity with statistical tools used to analyze data in a variety of disciplines, including psychology, and provides experience reading and understanding studies based on data analysis. The focus is on understanding underlying concepts rather than on memorizing mathematical formulas. Students use SPSS to analyze data, and gain experience reading output and translating it into meaningful findings. The course covers linear regression, various types of ANOVA (including factorial, ANCOVA, and repeated measures), as well as effect sizes and power analyses.

Class Meetings:
On campus or online
Mondays, 5:50-7:50 pm
Science Center Hall A

Optional sections to be arranged.Start Date: Sep. 10, 2018

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Prerequisites: STAT E-100, STAT E-101 (offered previously), STAT E_102, STAT E-104, or the equivalent; understanding of univariate statistics, correlation, univariate regression, t-tests, and one-way ANOVA is assumed.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-14567/2018

STAT E-200
Advanced Quantitative Research Methodology

Gary King, PhD

Spring Term 2019 | CRN 25163

Description
This course shows how to do high quality data science, one of the fastest, most impactful areas in all of academia, industry, government, and elsewhere. Without overwhelming students with math, we give students the deep intuition behind the theories of inference underlying most statistical methods. We cover how new approaches to research methods, data analysis, and statistical theory are developed so students can understand not merely the methods we teach but new ones that will undoubtedly be invented after this class is over. We also show how it is even easy to conceive original approaches and new statistical methods when required. The specific models we introduce are chosen based on students’ research topics. In past years, this has included models for discrete choice, rare events, causal inference, event counts, ecological inference, time series cross-sectional analysis, compositional data, causal inference, and case-control designs.

Class Meetings:
Online

Required sections to be arranged.Start Date:

Noncredit: $1700
Undergraduate credit: $1700
Graduate credit: $2750
Credits: 4

Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Government 1002. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays, 3-5:45 pm starting January 28 or they can watch them on demand. Videos are available within 24 hours of the lecture.

Prerequisites: STAT E-190 or the equivalent.

Syllabus: http://my.extension.harvard.edu/course/ext-25163/2019