AAAS E-119
Chocolate, Culture, and the Politics of Food
Carla D. Martin PhD, Lecturer on African and African American Studies, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25963 | Section 1
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.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences companion course African and African American Studies 119x. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Thursdays, 12:45-2:45 pm starting January 25 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
ANTH E-1050
Moctezuma’s Mexico Then and Now: Ancient Empire, Race Mixture, and Finding LatinX
Davíd Carrasco PhD, Neil L. Rudenstine Professor for the Study of Latin America, Harvard University
William L. Fash PhD, Charles P. Bowditch Professor of Central American and Mexican Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16855 | Section 1
Description
This course provides students with the opportunity to explore how pre-Hispanic and Colonial Mexican and Latina/o cultures provide vital context for understanding today’s changing world. The emphasis is on the mythical and social origins, glory days, and political collapse of the Aztec Empire and Maya civilizations as a pivot to the study of the sexual, religious, and racial interactions of the Great Encounter between Mesoamerica, Africa, Europe, and the independent nations of Mexico and the United States. The study of the archaeology, artistic media, cosmovision, capital cities, human sacrifice, and the religious devotions of ancient Mesoamerica illuminate the Day of the Dead and Virgin of Guadalupe phenomena today. Objects at the Peabody Museum are used to examine new concepts of race, nation, and the persistence of Moctezuma’s Mexico in Latino identities in the Mexico-US Borderlands. This course empowers students to evaluate the ways the US is changing and struggling to define itself in relation to Latin America and especially the migration of peoples, ideas, arts, music, and food from and through Mexico.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences companion course Gen Ed 1148. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:30-11:45 am starting September 6 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
ANTH E-1055
Religions of Latin America: Mexico, Peru, El Caribe
Davíd Carrasco PhD, Neil L. Rudenstine Professor for the Study of Latin America, Harvard University
Pedro Noe Morales MTS
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16903 | Section 1
Description
This course focuses on Mexico and the Mexican Americas from 1517-2017 while making comparisons with both Peru and religions of the Caribbean. While Mexican-based religions thread through the entire course, students can choose to also work on religious practices, sacred sites, and migration stories from either Peru or El Caribe in comparative perspective. We study emerging cult and folk hero worship such as Santa Muerte and Jes s Malverde. We examine symbols, root paradigms, saints, health practices, miracles, and migration by integrating archaeological, artistic, documentary, and ethnographic source materials and novels. Methods from anthropology, history of religions, religion, and literature are used to study race mixture, architecture, women’s roles, transculturation, liberation theology, and plastic arts. An innovation in the course is the exploration of ways music and current musical trends such as reggaton, rap and narco corridos reflect religious devotions.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:50pm-7:50pm, Harvard Hall 101
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Divinity School course HDS 3705 and the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Anthropology 1062.
ANTH E-115
Class and Culture
James P. Herron PhD, Director of the Harvard Writing Project and Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26405 | Section 1
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. Students may not take both ANTH E-115 and SSCI E-115 (offered previously) for degree or certificate credit.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 2:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Final papers due between January 18 and February 5. See course syllabus for details.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
ANTH E-118
Histories and Ethnographies of Capitalism
James P. Herron PhD, Director of the Harvard Writing Project and Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16813 | Section 1
Description
Karl Marx famously wrote that with the advance of capitalist social relations, “all that is solid melts into air.” Here Marx refers to the supposed 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 lifeways 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. This course critically examines capitalism historically and ethnographically. In the first part of the course, we consider historical accounts of the origins, development, and transformation of American capitalism, focusing on the key themes of slavery, industrialization, and financialization. In the second part of the course, we consider ethnographic accounts of life under contemporary capitalism, focusing on 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 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? Students may not take both ANTH E-118 and SSCI E-118 (offered previously) for degree or certificate credit.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
ANTH E-1400
Quests for Wisdom: Religious, Moral, and Aesthetic Searches for the Art of Living
Davíd Carrasco PhD, Neil L. Rudenstine Professor for the Study of Latin America, Harvard University
Arthur Kleinman MD, Esther and Sidney Rabb Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University, and Professor of Medical Anthropology and Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Stephanie A. Paulsell PhD, Susan Shallcross Swartz Professor of the Practice of Christian Studies, Harvard Divinity School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26739 | Section 1
Description
This is an experimental course taught from the perspectives of anthropology and religious studies that is intended to be transformative for students and teachers alike. Our goal is to develop, in collaboration with students, a pedagogy for fostering students’ personal quests for wisdom, through lectures and readings, extensive conversation, and other experiences inside and outside of class, including dramaturgical experiences with film or theater, caregiving, and meditation. As teachers we are inspired by William James’s conception of knowledge in the university as a strategy needed to live a life of purpose and significance that also contributes to improving the world. In the words of Albert Camus, “Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.” Together, we engage with the problems of danger, uncertainty, failure, and suffering that led the founders of the social sciences and humanities to ask fundamental questions about meaning, imagination, aesthetics, social life, and subjective experience. These are the same existential questions that bring ordinary people all over the world, and throughout history, to question common sense reality in the face of catastrophes and the violence of everyday life. The many answers to these questions wisdom that is found in religious, ethical, and aesthetic quests, expressions, and traditions are intended to furnish individuals’ art of living with strategies to respond to potential and hope, pain and suffering; to promote healing; and to address concerns about salvation, redemption, or other kinds of moral-emotional transformation. Together through discussions, lectures, films, virtual museum visits, readings, and action we explore different paths to wisdom, including the youthful quest for truth, beauty, and goodness; the affirmation of caregiving for others as the means of applying wisdom to repair and improve the world; suffering and the ordeal of journeying through labyrinths and tests of courage; the discovery of wisdom in teachers and mentors near and far; and the process of creative mourning for past losses and shaping new beginnings.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences companion course Anthropology 1400. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Wednesdays, 3:00-5:45 pm starting January 24 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
ANTH E-1410
The Storyteller in Flight: Migrant Narratives, Refugee Camp Cultures, and the Arts of Displacement
Lowell A. Brower PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16949 | Section 1
Description
What are the effects of displacement on tradition, storytelling, and cultural belonging? How does forced migration influence narration, creative expression, and imagination? What are the powers and potentials of artistic communication after existential rupture? What is the role of the storyteller in flight? This course explores expressive cultures in motion, amid crisis, and out of place, and asks how tradition bearers and creative innovators adapt when the communities in which their preexisting cultural practices had once flourished are destroyed, uprooted, transformed, or dispersed. It also asks how researchers, aid workers, activists, and other outsiders might engage in ethical and beneficial ways with individuals and communities in exile. In examining the impacts of forced migration on cultural production, transmission, and innovation, we put classical theories of refugee and migration studies in conversation with recent ethnographies and folklore collections, as well as memoirs, novels, songs, and films by and about displaced persons. With case studies ranging from colonial Africa, to post-war Europe, to contemporary America, we explore what, if anything, holds together the refugee experience, while also interrogating our own neighborly obligations and scholarly commitments as we navigate what has famously been deemed the century of the migrant.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 26 students
ANTH E-1645
Money and Power: Cultural Approaches to Economic Life
James P. Herron PhD, Director of the Harvard Writing Project and Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26215 | Section 1
Description
This course considers how culture shapes the economic aspects of our lives. That is, we seek to understand the economy not as a separate realm with its own special logic and structure but instead as embedded in the social relations, identities, and cultural practices of everyday life. Our major course themes include exchange, money, debt, commodification, markets, and labor. We consider questions such as, how do the different kinds of exchanges we engage in gift exchanges versus market exchanges, for instance shape our relationships with others? We explore the social meaning of money and the role of the market in our lives. In a world where it is possible to rent a family, does money destroy love and intimacy? What aspects of our lives are governed by the logic of capitalism and what aspects escape capitalism’s grip? Why does it feel shameful to be in debt, and how has this shame been manipulated for political purposes? Why in the US do we consider work to be sacred and morally purifying even though many of us have tedious jobs? The course readings include theoretical and empirical works drawn mainly from the fields of anthropology, economic sociology, and heterodox economics. Our key texts include David Graeber’s Debt, Viviana Zelizer’s The Social Meaning of Money, and Sidney Mintz’s Sweetness and Power.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
ANTH E-1660
Anthropology and Human Rights
Theodore Macdonald, Jr. PhD, Affiliate of the Department of Social Studies, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26048 | Section 1
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 require specific contextualization.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students
ANTH E-1663
The Supernatural in the Modern World
Lowell A. Brower PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26589 | Section 1
Description
What do our ghost stories say about us, what do our beasts betray about us? Which witches bewitch us, which rumors consume us, and what sense can be made of what haunts us? Restless spirits, alien invaders, wicked witches, bloodthirsty vampires, legendary cryptids, murderous ogres, illuminati satanists, deep-state conspirators, memetic online menaces: our contemporary bestiary is overflowing with meaningful monsters. Our spine-tingling intellectual task in this course is to analyze the roles that these malevolent entities and the supernatural narratives we tell about them play in our everyday lives, collective psyches, communities, and politics, and in the crises we confront as individuals and groups. Are our occult stories allegories of our modern discontents or simply holdovers from our childhood nightmares? Are they symptoms of specific societal crises or representations of timeless pan-human fears? How has the witch hunt, the rumor panic, the standardized nightmare of the group transformed in this meme-ified age of online participatory culture, global interconnection, ecological catastrophe, and fake-news-driven conspiracy thinking? What can we learn about ourselves, our pasts, and our futures by thinking deeply about what scares us the most? And how frightened should we be of what we might find if we dig too deeply into that question? We analyze the supernatural in relationship historical memories, cultural anxieties, folk traditions, spiritual beliefs, physiological sensations, political conflicts, environmental disasters, and existential imperatives. Because nowhere is safe from the things that go bump in the night, our interdisciplinary journey takes us across time and space into the bellies of various beasts, from the gates of Harvard Yard, to the hills of Rwanda, the message boards of 4chan, the proms of rural Pennsylvania, the ships of the Middle Passage, the villages of medieval Europe, the halls of the White House, your creepy neighbor’s basement, and the deep dark woods. Our abominable assignments include creative reading responses, the documentation and analysis of frightful folklore, a fearsome final project, and a co-created haunted Harvard virtual tour. Course activities may include local excursions, storytelling sessions, and paranormal experimentation.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
ANTH E-1667
The Opioid Epidemic
Jason Bryan Silverstein PhD, Lecturer on Global Health and Social Medicine and Co-Director, Master of Science in Media, Medicine, and Health Program, Harvard Medical School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16797 | Section 1
Description
More people die every year from opioid overdoses than gunshot wounds and car accidents, and the crisis appears to be worsening and rapidly changing. Making matters worse, understanding the crisis in real time is notoriously difficult, especially since most who overdose do not go to hospitals and death certificates are often unreliable. And while everyone agrees something must be done, what that something is leads us into heated debates over health care spending and harm reduction. While most medical research focuses on the biology of disease, this course takes a biosocial approach to unmask how social factors, economic insecurity, and the availability of massive amounts of pharmaceuticals have become an overdose crisis. We read social scientists, journalists, public health scholars, and first-hand accounts in order to understand the chronic emergencies (such as de-industrialization and despair) behind this acute crisis. By investigating the opioid epidemic in this way, students are encouraged to think boldly and creatively beyond the traditional boundaries of medicine: perhaps someone’s best medicine is a housing voucher, or a testing strip to detect fentanyl. By the end of the course, students understand the social roots of the opioid epidemic and how solutions may be implemented.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
ANTH E-1690
Internet Folklore and Digital Storytelling
Lowell A. Brower PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26375 | Section 1
Description
Exploring the wild world wide web of informal vernacular culture being created, transmitted, and adapted by online communities, this course examines the powers, potentials, and peculiarities of internet folklore in relationship to community-building, political engagement, social change, and everyday negotiations of individual and group identity. On our digital journey, we encounter viral videos, meme warriors, urban legends, occult folk beliefs, disinformation campaigns, and viral challenges, while examining connections between contemporary online culture and ancient storytelling traditions. What new folk groups, storytelling genres, and political potentialities are arising as a result of online engagement? What are the creative, destructive, and ambivalent capacities of online participatory culture, and how are they being harnessed in projects of future-making? Course assignments invite students to research, analyze, and participate in digital storytelling in an attempt to better understand ourselves and our historical moment through folkloristic engagement.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Fridays, January 26-May 11, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
ANTH E-1720
Magic Today: An Introduction to the Anthropology of Magic
Giovanna Parmigiani PhD, Lecturer on Religion and Cultural Anthropology and Research Associate in Transcendence and Transformation, Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard Divinity School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16985 | Section 1
Description
What is magic? Is it different from religion? Is magic a way of knowing? In this course, we look at magic from an anthropological perspective. We focus, in particular, on contemporary magic in Europe and North America, addressing for example contemporary paganisms, Wicca, chaos magic, new age spirituality, and contemporary esotericism. By engaging with ethnographic works, students become acquainted with or deepen their knowledge of the main issues, traditions, debates, and research in the field of the anthropology of religion and of magic. Students analyze contemporary magic vis- -vis popular culture, feminism, globalization, medicine, social media, history, and well-being. They do so through ethnographic readings, films, music, arts, discussions, and independent research.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students
ANTH E-186
We Are One: An Anthropological Introduction to Contemporary Spiritualities
Giovanna Parmigiani PhD, Lecturer on Religion and Cultural Anthropology and Research Associate in Transcendence and Transformation, Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard Divinity School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26588 | Section 1
Description
What is spirituality? How is it different from religion? How is spirituality linked to well-being? In this course, we address some of the most widespread ideas and practices within contemporary spiritualities with an anthropological lens. We read scholarly work, for example, on astrology, Tarot, and divination; Reiki and energy healing; mediumship and near-death experiences; unidentified flying objects; and conspirituality. We discuss their relation to neoliberalism and material culture; their role in healing and in popular culture; and their connections with politics, time, environmentalism, the senses, and non-rational ways of knowing. We do so through ethnographic readings, films, music, arts, discussions, and independent research. By engaging with ethnographic works, students become acquainted with or deepen their knowledge of the main issues, traditions, debates, and research in the field of the anthropology of religion and spirituality.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students
APMA E-115
Mathematical Modeling
Zhiming Kuang PhD, Gordon McKay Professor of Atmospheric and Environmental Science, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26062 | Section 1
Description
Mathematical models are ubiquitous, providing a quantitative framework for understanding, prediction, and decision making in nearly every aspect of life, ranging from the timing of traffic lights, to the control of the spread of disease, to resource management, to sports. They also play a fundamental role in all natural sciences and increasingly in the social sciences as well. This course provides an introduction to modeling through in-depth discussions of a series of examples, and hands-on exercises and projects that make use of a range of continuous and discrete mathematical tools.
Prerequisites: MATH E-21a and MATH E-21b or permission of instructor. Knowledge of some programming language is helpful, but not necessary, as we introduce Matlab to those with no previous experience. Students must have Matlab installed on their computers. Students proficient in Python are welcome to use that language instead of Matlab.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences companion course Applied Mathematics 115.
ARAB E-1
Intensive Elementary Modern Standard Arabic I
Muhammad A. Habib PhD, Preceptor in Arabic, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 13547 | Section 1
Description
This course is designed for students who have not previously studied Arabic and introduces the script, sounds, and basic grammar of the language. Emphasis is placed on developing proficiency in all four skills (reading, speaking, listening, and writing), as well as an understanding and appreciation of Arabic culture.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, Thursdays, September 5-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
ARAB E-2
Intensive Elementary Modern Standard Arabic II
Muhammad A. Habib PhD, Preceptor in Arabic, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 23418 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: ARAB E-1 or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, Thursdays, January 23-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
ASTR E-8
The Emergence of Space and Time, Light and Matter: How Our Galaxy, Our Sun, and Our Earth Came to Be
Alessandro Massarotti PhD, Associate Professor of Physics, Stonehill College and Associate of the Department of Astronomy, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26439 | Section 1
Description
From the birth of our universe, 14 billion years ago, the explosion of space into existence which led to the Big Bang, our knowledge is only recently beginning to give us more fundamental answers about our physical existence. In this course, we discuss how the expanding cosmos gave rise to galaxies, how stars are born and die, and how planets form. We explore black holes, neutron stars, and other mysterious states of matter. Students learn about the most recent developments in the field of astronomy, including the discovery of gravity waves coming from merging neutron stars and the first images from the huge black hole at the center of our galaxy. We look into the mystery of symmetry in the cosmic laws and explore the possible existence of portals between far away times and locations, wormholes. We delve into the near future of telescopic exploration, such as the Webb Telescope and many other upcoming space missions.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
ASTR E-80
Planets, Moons, and Their Stars: The Search for Life in the Cosmos
Alessandro Massarotti PhD, Associate Professor of Physics, Stonehill College and Associate of the Department of Astronomy, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16972 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: High School algebra. Some chemistry and physics background useful but not necessary.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
BIOS E-10
Introduction to Biochemistry
Robin Lynn Haynes PhD, Principal Associate in Pathology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Roopali Roy PhD, Instructor in Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14563 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Introductory biology and chemistry.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Fridays, September 8-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm, Science Center C
Required sections for graduate-credit students, optional sections for undergraduate-credit students to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
BIOS E-10
Introduction to Biochemistry
Robin Lynn Haynes PhD, Principal Associate in Pathology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Roopali Roy PhD, Instructor in Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24316 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Introductory biology and chemistry.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Fridays, January 26-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Required sections for graduate-credit students, optional sections for undergraduate-credit students to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
BIOS E-107
Introduction to Medical Neuroscience
Daniel L. Roe PhD, Lecturer on Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity, Part-time, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26711 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Some background in basic biology is helpful.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 5:40pm-7:40pm, Tosteson Medical Ed Center 227
Required sections for graduate-credit students, optional sections for undergraduate-credit students to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: On-campus meetings are recorded. A live stream is available at the time the class meets. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. See minimum technology requirements. This course meets on the Longwood campus.
BIOS E-11
Medical Terminology
Jennifer A. Carr PhD, Lab Instructor, Salem State University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16967 | Section 1
Description
This course teaches the medical terminology and vocabulary used by individuals working in healthcare setting. The focus of this course is on medical and clinical terminology relating to human anatomy and physiology from an organ system perspective. An emphasis is placed on those terms relating to the clinical diagnosis and pathophysiology of disease states. Students also learn how to use prefixes, suffixes and word roots to determine the meaning of new terms. Common short hand used in the medical field such as acronyms and abbreviations are also covered.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
BIOS E-118
Deep Sea Biology
Peter Girguis PhD, Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26553 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
BIOS E-12
Principles and Techniques of Molecular Biology
Alain Viel PhD, Senior Lecturer on Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 22965 | Section 1
Description
The course addresses both the fundamental principles and techniques of molecular biology. Students gain an in-depth knowledge of nucleic acid structure, molecular genetics, and the biochemistry of transcription and protein synthesis. Other topics include how mechanisms of gene regulation play a role in retroviral pathogenesis and embryonic development. Each lecture directly relates molecular biology to current laboratory techniques. Virtual laboratory sessions, using LabXchange, a free Harvard educational platform are included, These virtual laboratory sessions provide students with a broad exposure to several important techniques in molecular biology. Virtual experiments include current approaches to mutation analysis, protein interaction assays, and recombinant cDNA cloning by PCR.
Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a (offered previously), BIOS E-1ax, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Required labs Thursdays, 7:40-9:40 pm. See syllabus for specific schedule.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
BIOS E-123
Reproductive Biology: Physiological, Evolutionary, and Behavioral Aspects
Daniel Spratt MD, Professor of Medicine, Maine Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25897 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Introductory biology or physiology or BIOS E-163.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:40pm-7:40pm, One Brattle Square 204
Optional sections Wednesdays, time to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
BIOS E-129
Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology
Julie Park PhD, Lecturer on Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University
BIOS S-129: Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology PhD
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16940 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a and BIOS E-1b (offered previously) or BIOS E-1ax and BIOS E-1bx, or the equivalent; knowledge of cell, molecular, or developmental biology is recommended.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
BIOS E-14
Principles of Genetics
Frederick R. Bieber PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Chu Kwen Ho PhD, Instructional Consultant, STEM Education and Teacher Development, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26516 | Section 1
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. The course also covers legal, ethical, and policy considerations for use of genetic technology.
Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a and BIOS E-1b (offered previously) or BIOS E-1ax and BIOS E-1bx, or the equivalent; CHEM E-1a and CHEM E-1b (offered previously) or CHEM E-1ax and CHEM E-1bx, or the equivalent; and MATH E-8.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
BIOS E-155
Medical Microbiology
Matthew Schaefers PhD, Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School and and Research Associate, Boston Children’s Hospital
Nikolaus Jilg MD, PhD, Instructor in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Sarah Osmulski MD, Resident Physician, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24224 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Basic molecular and cellular biology, such as BIOS E-1a (offered previously), BIOS E-1ax, or equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
BIOS E-16
Cell Biology
Jared Johnson PhD, Instructor in Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16988 | Section 1
Description
This course is an in-depth exploration of the structure, function, and behavior of the basic units of life cells. Students learn about the processes of cytoskeletal reorganization and vesicle trafficking, and the highly choreographed events that govern cell polarity and mitosis. Special attention is given to connections to human diseases and the experimental breakthroughs that changed how we view human life at its most basic level.
Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a (offered previously), BIOS E-1ax, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
BIOS E-162a
Human Pathophysiology I
Nancy Long Sieber PhD, Adjunct Lecturer on Physiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16915 | Section 1
Description
This course focuses on the pathophysiology of the human cardiovascular, respiratory, and renal systems, and on how these systems are altered by various physiologic challenges. The concept of homeostasis is integrated with general disease processes such as injury, inflammation, fibrosis, and neoplasia to demonstrate ways in which perturbations in physiological regulatory mechanisms result in disease. We particularly focus on chronic disease, the effects of stress and obesity on these systems, and on differences between men and women in the manifestation of these diseases. Please note that Human Pathophysiology II is offered in alternate years.
Prerequisites: BIOS E-65c and BIOS E-65d, or permission of the instructors.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Optional weekly review sessions to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
BIOS E-163
Human Endocrine Physiology
Daniel Spratt MD, Professor of Medicine, Maine Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25898 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a and BIOS E-1b (offered previously), BIOS E-1ax and BIOS E-1bx, or introductory physiology.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 5:40pm-7:40pm, 1 Story Street 306
Optional sections Thursdays, time to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
BIOS E-167
Principles of Cardiology
Abul Ariza MD, Research Fellow in Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School
Frans Serpa MD, Research Fellow in Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16980 | Section 1
Description
One person dies every 34 seconds in the United States from cardiovascular disease. From public health to critical care, in the outpatient setting to state-of-the-art clinical research, cardiology is a major staple in any physician-scientist career. The goal of this course is to familiarize students with the basic concepts of cardiology, from anatomy and physiology to common pathologies, with a basic understanding of the tools and procedures performed in the specialty. All these concepts are then integrated to gain novel skills such as basic interpretation and understanding of the electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, and the different types of angiographies. Finally, we hypothesize the future directions of cardiology by discussing the most advanced diagnostics and therapeutics, such as proteomic and metabolic profiling, ventricular assistant devices, artificial hearts, and heart transplantation. We use challenging clinical cases based on real-life scenarios to dissect this highly complex and fascinating specialty into clinical, research, and public health concepts. Through lectures, active participation in forums, clinical-based assessments, the most updated materials, and a final presentation of an individual project to the faculty, the course gives students the knowledge to understand how the cardiovascular system works in health and disease. Emphasis includes high-yield concepts of the cardiovascular system present in medical licensing examinations by analyzing epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management of common cardiovascular diseases.
Prerequisites: Some background in basic anatomy and/or biology is helpful.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
BIOS E-18
Evolution
Maria Miara PhD, Associate Professor of Biology, Brandeis University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14330 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: An introductory organismal biology course such as BIOS E-1b (offered previously) or BIOS E-1bx.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students
BIOS E-1ax
Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology (Lecture)
Edith Julieta Sarmiento-Ponce PhD, Associate of the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
Michael J. Borrett PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17004 | Section 1
Description
This course is the first half of a year-long introductory series focused on the principles of cellular biology (BIOS E-1ax) and organismic biology (BIOS E-1bx). Topics include molecular biology, energy, metabolism, and genetics. The series complies with the current medical school requirements for one year of introductory biology. This course does not include a lab; students who need a biology lab should enroll concurrently in BIOS E-1axl.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Mondays, Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm, Science Center A
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,530.
Credits: 3
Notes: Students in this course, other sections of BIOS E-1AX, and in BIOS E-1AXL may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or in live sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in the live sessions, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other courses.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 55 students
BIOS E-1ax
Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology (Lecture)
Edith Julieta Sarmiento-Ponce PhD, Associate of the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
Michael J. Borrett PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17005 | Section 2
Description
This course is the first half of a year-long introductory series focused on the principles of cellular biology (BIOS E-1ax) and organismic biology (BIOS E-1bx). Topics include molecular biology, energy, metabolism, and genetics. The series complies with the current medical school requirements for one year of introductory biology. This course does not include a lab; students who need a biology lab should enroll concurrently in BIOS E-1axl.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,530.
Credits: 3
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Students in this course, other sections of BIOS E-1AX, and in BIOS E-1AXL may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or in live sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in the live sessions, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other courses.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
BIOS E-1axl
Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology (Lab)
Edith Julieta Sarmiento-Ponce PhD, Associate of the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
Michael J. Borrett PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17007 | Section 1
Description
This laboratory course is only open to students who are concurrently enrolled in BIOS E-1ax. The course allows students to gain familiarity with laboratory techniques and apparatus, and to apply their knowledge of concepts from BIOS E-1ax in an actual laboratory situation.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Labs meet roughly every other week Mondays, 6-9 pm. Other times may be available pending enrollment and student interest. See course syllabus for details.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $510.
Credits: 1
Notes: Students in this course, other sections of BIOS E-1AXL, and in BIOS E-1AX may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or in labs. Accordingly, when students participate in the labs, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other courses.
BIOS E-1axl
Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology (Lab)
Edith Julieta Sarmiento-Ponce PhD, Associate of the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
Michael J. Borrett PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17008 | Section 2
Description
This laboratory course is only open to students who are concurrently enrolled in BIOS E-1ax. The course allows students to gain familiarity with laboratory techniques and apparatus, and to apply their knowledge of concepts from BIOS E-1ax in an actual laboratory situation.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Labs meet roughly every other week Mondays, 6-9 pm. Other times may be available pending enrollment and student interest. See course syllabus for details.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $510.
Credits: 1
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Students in this course, other sections of BIOS E-1AXL, and in BIOS E-1AX may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or in labs. Accordingly, when students participate in the labs, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other courses.
BIOS E-1bx
Introduction to Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (Lecture)
Casey Roehrig PhD, Manager of Instructional Development, Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, Harvard University
Lorenzo Gesuita PhD, Research Fellow in Genetics and Genomics, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26631 | Section 1
Description
This course is the second half of a year-long introductory series focused on the principles of cellular biology (BIOS E-1ax) and organismic biology (BIOS E-1bx). This course builds on the foundation established in BIOS E-1ax and covers the origin of life and principles of evolution, and anatomy and physiology. The series fulfills current medical school requirements for one year of introductory biology. This course does not include a lab; students who need a biology lab should enroll concurrently in¿ BIOS E-1bxl.
Prerequisites: BIOS E-1ax or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Mondays, Wednesdays, January 22-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm, Science Center A
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,530.
Credits: 3
Notes: Students in this course, other sections of BIOS E-1BX, and in BIOS E-1BXL may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or in live sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in the live sessions, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other courses.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students
BIOS E-1bx
Introduction to Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (Lecture)
Casey Roehrig PhD, Manager of Instructional Development, Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, Harvard University
Lorenzo Gesuita PhD, Research Fellow in Genetics and Genomics, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26632 | Section 2
Description
This course is the second half of a year-long introductory series focused on the principles of cellular biology (BIOS E-1ax) and organismic biology (BIOS E-1bx). This course builds on the foundation established in BIOS E-1ax and covers the origin of life and principles of evolution, and anatomy and physiology. The series fulfills current medical school requirements for one year of introductory biology. This course does not include a lab; students who need a biology lab should enroll concurrently in¿ BIOS E-1bxl.
Prerequisites: BIOS E-1ax or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Wednesdays, January 22-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,530.
Credits: 3
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Students in this course, other sections of BIOS E-1BX, and in BIOS E-1BXL may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or in live sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in the live sessions, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other courses.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
BIOS E-1bxl
Introduction to Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (Lab)
Casey Roehrig PhD, Manager of Instructional Development, Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, Harvard University
Lorenzo Gesuita PhD, Research Fellow in Genetics and Genomics, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26633 | Section 1
Description
This laboratory course is only open to students who are concurrently enrolled in BIOS E-1bx. The course allows students to gain familiarity with laboratory techniques and apparatus, and to apply their knowledge of concepts from BIOS E-1bx in an actual laboratory situation.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Labs meet roughly every other week Mondays, 6-9 pm. Other times may be available pending enrollment and student interest. See course syllabus for details.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $510.
Credits: 1
Notes: Students in this course, other sections of BIOS E-1BXL, and in BIOS E-1BX may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or in labs. Accordingly, when students participate in the labs, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other courses.
BIOS E-1bxl
Introduction to Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (Lab)
Casey Roehrig PhD, Manager of Instructional Development, Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, Harvard University
Lorenzo Gesuita PhD, Research Fellow in Genetics and Genomics, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26634 | Section 2
Description
This laboratory course is only open to students who are concurrently enrolled in BIOS E-1bx. The course allows students to gain familiarity with laboratory techniques and apparatus, and to apply their knowledge of concepts from BIOS E-1bx in an actual laboratory situation.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Labs meet roughly every other week Mondays, 6-9 pm. Other times may be available pending enrollment and student interest. See course syllabus for details.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $510.
Credits: 1
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Students in this course, other sections of BIOS E-1BXL, and in BIOS E-1BX may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or in labs. Accordingly, when students participate in the labs, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other courses.
BIOS E-200
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Biology
Catherine Cahill PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16872 | Section 1
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. The course is organized around discussion of topics derived from peer-reviewed published research in the fields of mucosal immunology, microbiology, and virology. We discuss the COVID-19 pandemic and attempt to understand disease pathogenesis, innate responses, and vaccine design. We also learn about human microbiome and how its presence alters susceptibility to infection. We discuss how microbiome-derived metabolites can control the immune system and learn how diet, probiotics, and/or microbiota-released metabolites ensure health. Through critical reading and presentation of research articles, students practice asking research questions that can be addressed experimentally and write 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. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone. This is the required admission course for the ALM, biology. Students interested in the ALM, biotechnology, should see BIOT E-200.
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) and EXPO E-42c are highly recommended.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 11:00am-1:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
BIOS E-200
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Biology
Margaret A. Lynch PhD, Director of Undergraduate-Faculty Research Partnerships, Brandeis University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 22950 | Section 1
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. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course (students will complete the official proposal course later in their degree program), it does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone. 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.
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) and EXPO E-42c are highly recommended.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
BIOS E-203
Classic Papers in Experimental Biology
William J. Anderson PhD, Senior Lecturer on Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16899 | Section 1
Description
What makes a science paper a classic? Does it start or redefine a field? Does it reveal a fundamental understanding of life? Is it the basis for a class of compounds that revolutionize medicine? This course explores some of these transformative papers taken from different fields in biology.
Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a and BIOS E-1b (offered previously), BIOS E-1ax and BIOS E-1bx, or equivalent. BIOS E-200 recommended but not required.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students
BIOS E-204
Developmental and Regenerative Biology
William J. Anderson PhD, Senior Lecturer on Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26504 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: One year of introductory biology (BIOS E-1a and BIOS E-1b [offered previously], BIOS E-1ax and BIOS E-1bx, 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
BIOS E-207
Forensic Pathology
Jennifer Coulombe PhD, Research Fellow in Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Dana Stearns MD, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26199 | Section 1
Description
This course explores injury analysis and the determination of trauma etiology and mechanics. Starting with an examination of injury and emergency department tables from the Centers for Disease Control, students move on to case analyses and self and team-run investigations. Topics include, but are not limited to, intentional versus unintentional trauma, ballistic trauma, child abuse, intimate partner violence, motor vehicle accidents, penetrating trauma, and various other methods of intentional trauma.
Prerequisites: BIOS E-65c or BIOS E-65d, or equivalent.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm, Tosteson Medical Ed Center 128
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets on the Longwood campus.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
BIOS E-236
How Commensal Organisms Control Our Health
Mihaela G. Gadjeva PhD, Associate Director, Bacteriology, Moderna
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17030 | Section 1
Description
The overarching subject of the course is to describe how gut commensal organisms are involved in the maintenance of human health. The course uses a collection of recently published, ground-breaking, and exciting new discoveries on the subject. We make connections between diet, gut colonization with commensal organisms, metabolites released by the commensal organisms, and maintenance of health. We also discuss the role of commensals when health is perturbed during conditions such as neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, and infection. Students learn what changes in the commensal communities co-occur with the different diseased states. Under the commensal-neurodegenerative disease topic, we explore the contribution of commensal-derived metabolites to the development and progression of autism, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s diseases. Under the commensal-cancer topic, we examine how the efficacy of current biologics for cancer treatment depends on commensal colonizers. Lastly, we explore how commensal species alter immune responses to determine susceptibility to infections. This is a highly interactive course, where students may suggest and select favorite topics to explore and present during section discussions. Students can also suggest innovative future research directions based what they have learned during our meetings.
Prerequisites: Knowledge in cell biology and immunology.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
BIOS E-245
CRISPR: Gene Editing Applications for Healthcare and Biotechnology
Alain Viel PhD, Senior Lecturer on Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25920 | Section 1
Description
CRISPR is a recent gene-editing technology providing an efficient, effective, and precise solution to genetic engineering with applications in the healthcare, biotechnology, and agriculture industries. CRISPR has a promising potential to transform diseases treatments, contribute to food security, or even aid biofuel production. Using real-world case studies, the course illustrates CRISPR’s potential to cure inherited genetic disorders, to treat infectious diseases such as HIV, and to advance the fight against cancer. When applicable, the impact and possibilities of the outcomes of CRISPR’s applications on the healthcare industry are discussed. The course also discusses the applications of CRISPR in the biotechnology industry and their roles in the development of disease-resistant cultivars, improving food yields, and allowing biofuels to become a viable alternative energy source.
Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a (offered previously), BIOS E-1ax, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
BIOS E-280
The Human Brain in the Animal Kingdom
Erin Hecht PhD, Assistant Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26703 | Section 1
Description
Our brains make us what we are. How did they get that way? How are they different from other animals’ and how are they similar? This course explores the structure and function of the modern human brain and examines the selective pressures that have impacted the evolution of human neuroanatomy and cognition. Frequent comparisons are made with other primate and non-primate species in order to situate an understanding of Homo sapiens within the context of the broader animal kingdom. Additionally, the course delves into the types of methodological approaches used to study these topics and consider the frontiers of new knowledge in this area. The course integrates research and theory from biological anthropology, archaeology, psychology, ethology, and neuroscience. Topics covered include the evolution of large brains in humans and other species; the emergence of specializations for communication, tool use, and culture; social cognition and theory of mind; individual variation and experience-dependent plasticity in the brain; and domestication and self-domestication.
Prerequisites: Some background in basic biology, psychology, and/or neuroscience is helpful, but not strictly required.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences companion course Human and Evolutionary Biology 2339. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30-2:45 pm starting January 23 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
BIOS E-30
Epigenetics, Epitranscriptomics, and Gene Regulation
Amy Tsurumi PhD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16171 | Section 1
Description
This course is designed to introduce students to the field of epigenetics and epitranscriptomics, and gene regulatory mechanisms that occur without changes in the underlying DNA sequence. Molecular mechanisms we cover in depth include DNA and RNA modifications, histone modifications, chromatin remodeling, non-coding RNAs, and RNA editing. We discuss studies describing the role of epigenetics and epitranscriptomics in various developmental events, the natural aging process, environmental exposures, and malignancies such as cancer, obesity, neurological disorders, and inflammatory diseases. We also learn about molecular techniques and model organisms commonly used in epigenetics research.
Prerequisites: BIOS E-12 or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
BIOS E-40
Introduction to Proteomics
Alain Viel PhD, Senior Lecturer on Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 13099 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a (offered previously), BIOS E-1ax, or the equivalent. BIOS E-12 recommended.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 5:40pm-7:40pm, 1 Story Street 302
Required review sessions Thursdays, 5:50-7:50 pm.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
BIOS E-45
Introduction to Genomics
Arezou A. Ghazani PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26515 | Section 1
Description
This course provides an overview of human and comparative genomic studies, genomic architecture, numerical and structural variations, and regulatory mechanisms of the genome. The course topics include current and novel practices in genome interrogations, global copy number variation (CNV) assessment, sequencing, and data analysis. This course cultivates an understanding of functional genomics and genomic malfunction, genome-wide association studies (GWAS), and the new field of personal genomics, along with discussions on social and ethical impacts resulting from advances in genomics studies.
Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a and BIOS E-1b (offered previously) or BIOS E-1ax and BIOS E-1bx, or the equivalent. CHEM E-1a and CHEM E-1b (offered previously) or CHEM E-1ax and CHEM E-1bx, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
BIOS E-50
Neurobiology
Laura Magnotti PhD, Lecturer on Neuroscience, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 13097 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Introductory biology or permission of the instructor. For graduate-credit students, successful completion of BIOS E-200 or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm, Science Center E
Required sections for graduate-credit students, optional sections for undergraduate-credit students to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
BIOS E-50
Neurobiology
Edith Julieta Sarmiento-Ponce PhD, Associate of the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26657 | Section 1
Description
This course explores the brain at the level of molecules, cells, circuits, and behavior. Topics include brain anatomy and function; sensory and motor systems; how the brain processes thoughts; how the brain regulates emotions; learning, memory, and attention; neurodiversity; and neurological disorders.
Prerequisites: A college-level introductory biology course or a strong background in biology is recommended.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
BIOS E-52
The Neurobiology of Pain
Ryan W. Draft PhD, Lecturer on Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15683 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a (offered previously), BIOS E-1ax, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
BIOS E-53
Brain Invaders: Pathogens of the Central Nervous System
Laura Magnotti PhD, Lecturer on Neuroscience, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26229 | Section 1
Description
The brain has evolved a unique but very effective system to protect itself from invaders. In this course, we explore the specific defenses that the nervous system uses to protect itself. We also examine how some pathogens evade or breach those defenses and the impact of those invasions. Finally, we explore how scientists have been able to translate their understanding of these pathogenic mechanisms into technologies for research and therapeutic applications.
Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a (offered previously), BIOS E-1ax, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm, Science Center 104
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
BIOS E-60
Immunology
David E. Sloane EdM, MD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 23186 | Section 1
Description
What is the immune system and how does it work to protect organisms from danger like infections and cancer? In this comprehensive course, we answer these questions by exploring the structure and function of the immune system, focusing on cellular and molecular mechanisms. Students develop a solid understanding of innate versus adaptive immunity; antigens and antibodies; B cells, T cells, and their receptors; major histocompatibility complex (MHC) proteins; cytokines and chemokines; processes of lymphocyte development and antigen presentation; and the genetics of the immune system. Case studies describe clinical aspects of human immune system function in health and disease including infections (bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic), cancers, autoimmune diseases, allergic and other hypersensitivity diseases, immunodeficiencies, transplantations, vaccinations, and medications and other therapeutic agents (including biologics and CAR-T cells) that affect and harness the immune system. Along the way, we touch on broader themes such as the relationship between the immune system and the nervous system, the dynamics of complex systems that operate at different planes of resolution (from the molecular and cellular to whole populations of organisms and the interactions of different species in ecosystems including the human microbiome), and some philosophical and interpretive views of immunity such as how it contributes to identity and how it functions in ways analogous to language. 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.
Prerequisites: Background in biology, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology is helpful.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Sundays, January 28-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
BIOS E-65c
Clinical Anatomy and Physiology I
Britt Stockton Lee MD, PhD, MEDscience Teacher, Harvard Medical School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 13387 | Section 1
Description
This course is an immersive introduction to human anatomy and physiology from a clinical perspective. Students gain a functional understanding of the systems of the body and the structure and function of the tissues that comprise them. Using real-life clinical scenarios, students use their newfound basic science knowledge to assess and diagnose pathologies of the respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, nervous, endocrine, urinary, immune, and musculoskeletal systems.
Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a and BIOS E-1b (offered previously) or BIOS E-1ax and BIOS E-1bx.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 90 students
BIOS E-65d
Clinical Anatomy and Physiology II
Britt Stockton Lee MD, PhD, MEDscience Teacher, Harvard Medical School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 23232 | Section 1
Description
This course is a continuation of BIOS E-65c. Students gain a functional understanding of the systems of the body and the structure and function of the tissues that comprise them. Using real-life clinical scenarios, students use their newfound basic science knowledge to assess and diagnose pathologies of the respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, nervous, endocrine, urinary, immune, and musculoskeletal systems.
Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a and BIOS E-1b (offered previously) or BIOS E-1ax and BIOS E-1bx, BIOS E-65c, algebra, and introductory geometry.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 90 students
BIOS E-66
Sports Physiology
Maria Miara PhD, Associate Professor of Biology, Brandeis University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26621 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: One semester of anatomy and physiology (such as BIOS E-65c or BIOS E-65d) or permission of the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
BIOS E-67
Introduction to Pharmacology
Elizaveta Wick PhD, HMX Pharmacology Curriculum Lead, Harvard Medical School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26585 | Section 1
Description
It is often thought that studying pharmacology involves memorizing drug names and chemical pathways, but in reality this subject is built upon a few simple concepts. This course aims to cover these fundamental concepts of pharmacology including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and toxicology. Learning materials are delivered online through HMX, a digital learning initiative from the faculty of Harvard Medical School. The HMX pharmacology course has been created by a highly skilled interdisciplinary team of Harvard Medical School educators and creative professionals. Using integrated multimedia elements and didactic visuals the HMX course focuses on bringing foundational concepts in pharmacology to life via real-world and clinical applications. Students also participate in a live component where they have the opportunity to dive deeper into these pharmacological concepts and work on problem-solving activities in weekly sessions with their instructor. In addition to receiving course credit, students have the opportunity to earn a certificate from Harvard Medical School. A certificate of achievement or a certificate of completion can be earned by those who attain certain thresholds within the course. Students registered in this course have access to the HMX pharmacology course. They should not enroll separately in the HMX course.
Prerequisites: Introductory biology and biochemistry are strongly recommended.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 11:00am-1:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
BIOS E-70
Introduction to Epidemiology
Jennifer Fonda PhD, Lecturer in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Assistant Professor in Psychiatry, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, and Research Health Scientist, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24809 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Basic quantitative skills essential; familiarity with medical terminology helpful.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
BIOS E-72
Infectious Diseases in a World of Changing Climate, Drug Resistance, and Vaccine Hesitancy
Narges Dorratoltaj PhD, Director, Life and Health Modeling, Verisk
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16122 | Section 1
Description
Despite the availability of control measures, infectious diseases are emerging and re-emerging. These outbreaks emphasize the importance of understanding the epidemiology of infectious diseases through qualitative and quantitative methods. This course introduces the basics of infectious disease epidemiology and modeling, disease surveillance methods, dynamics of transmission, and assessment of prevention and control measures. The epidemiology of different diseases based on route of transmission (food-borne, water-borne, vector-borne, or air-borne) along with common and recently emerged infectious diseases (COVID-19, influenza, malaria, Ebola, Zika, and antimicrobial resistance pathogens) are discussed. Finally, we explore some modeling techniques to understand the epidemiology and dynamics of infectious disease outbreaks to help public health officials make more informed decisions. We consider the political, demographic, and social changes that have an impact on public health.
Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a (offered previously) or BIOS E-1ax, MATH E-8, and MATH E-15, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:40pm-7:40pm, 1 Story Street 304
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
BIOT E-100
Business and Science of Biotechnology
Swetha Srinivasa Murali PhD, Senior Associate, OMX Ventures
Nicolas Labovitis ALM, Chief Executive Officer, Ibex Finance, LLC
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17003 | Section 1
Description
This course explores the science, practice, and business of biotechnology. The impact and drawbacks in areas of modern biotechnology such as genetic engineering as well as the ethical implications of innovative biotechnology applications are covered. Throughout the semester, students are introduced to biotechnology as an applied science, policy and regulatory aspects of drug development, academic and small business innovation, technical biotechnology applications, opportunities to cross-train with focus on various career possibilities, and building fundraising and organizational resilience for uncertain funding environments. The goal of this course is to prepare students for the four core areas of study for the biotechnology degree.
Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a (offered previously) or BIOS E-1ax and BIOS E-12, or their equivalents.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 65 students
BIOT E-100
Business and Science of Biotechnology
Swetha Srinivasa Murali PhD, Senior Associate, OMX Ventures
Nicolas Labovitis ALM, Chief Executive Officer, Ibex Finance, LLC
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26640 | Section 1
Description
This course explores the science, practice, and business of biotechnology. The impact and drawbacks in areas of modern biotechnology such as genetic engineering as well as the ethical implications of innovative biotechnology applications are covered. Throughout the semester, students are introduced to biotechnology as an applied science, policy and regulatory aspects of drug development, academic and small business innovation, technical biotechnology applications, opportunities to cross-train with focus on various career possibilities, and building fundraising and organizational resilience for uncertain funding environments. The goal of this course is to prepare students for the four core areas of study for the biotechnology degree.
Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a (offered previously) or BIOS E-1ax and BIOS E-12, or their equivalents.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
BIOT E-100
Business and Science of Biotechnology
Swetha Srinivasa Murali PhD, Senior Associate, OMX Ventures
Nicolas Labovitis ALM, Chief Executive Officer, Ibex Finance, LLC
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26743 | Section 2
Description
This course explores the science, practice, and business of biotechnology. The impact and drawbacks in areas of modern biotechnology such as genetic engineering as well as the ethical implications of innovative biotechnology applications are covered. Throughout the semester, students are introduced to biotechnology as an applied science, policy and regulatory aspects of drug development, academic and small business innovation, technical biotechnology applications, opportunities to cross-train with focus on various career possibilities, and building fundraising and organizational resilience for uncertain funding environments. The goal of this course is to prepare students for the four core areas of study for the biotechnology degree.
Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a (offered previously) or BIOS E-1ax and BIOS E-12, or their equivalents.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
BIOT E-104
Introductory Bioinformatics
Soohyun Lee PhD, Senior Bioinformatics Scientist, Exact Sciences
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16716 | Section 1
Description
This course is designed to cover an introductory level overview of bioinformatics. It covers commonly used bioinformatics tools and algorithms as well as standard formats, with the focus on DNA/RNA sequence and sequencing data analysis. The topics include sequence alignment, motif detection, conservation analysis, Markov models, short-read sequencing data alignment, variant detection and visualization, peak calling, clustering methods, standard formats, random access tools, and performance analysis. Web-based tools and databases are also covered. Pipeline development frameworks and cloud-based approaches are discussed briefly. This course does not include artificial intelligence or machine learning techniques or theoretical analysis of algorithms. Programming is not the focus of the course, but students are welcome to apply their programming skills to the course material.
Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of molecular biology (DNA, RNA, and protein) required. Knowledge in genomics and epigenetics a plus but not required. Statistics and programming skills a plus but not required.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
BIOT E-105
Bioinformatics: Fundamentals of Sequence Analysis
Michael Agostino PhD
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24434 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Fundamental knowledge of molecular biology (DNA, RNA, protein) and genomics required. More advanced knowledge a definite plus. No programming skills required.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
BIOT E-120
Ethics and Trends in Biotechnology
Timothy Furlan PhD, Burnett Family Distinguished Chair in Ethics, University of St. Thomas, Director, Center for Ethical Leadership, and Senior Editor, Pediatric Ethicscope
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15456 | Section 1
Description
Biotechnology offers exciting and promising prospects for healing the sick and relieving suffering. But exactly because of their impressive powers to alter the workings of body and mind, the dual uses of the same technologies also make them attractive to people who are not sick, but who would use them to look younger, perform better, or feel happier. These applications of biotechnology are already presenting us with some unfamiliar and very difficult challenges. In this course, we consider such possible beyond therapy uses and explore both their scientific basis and the ethical and social issues they are likely to raise. We consider how pursuing the goals of better children, superior performance, ageless bodies, or happy souls might be aided or hindered, elevated or degraded, by seeking them through a wide variety of technological means. Among the biotechnological techniques considered are techniques for screening genes and testing embryos, choosing sex of children, modifying the behavior of children, augmenting muscle size and strength, enhancing athletic performance, slowing senescence, blunting painful memories, brightening mood, and altering basic temperaments. Toward the end of the course, we begin to ask what kinds of human beings and what sort of society we might be creating in the coming age of biotechnology.
Prerequisites: BIOS E-1a and BIOS E-1b (offered previously) or BIOS E-1ax and BIOS E-1bx, BIOS E-12, or the equivalents.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
BIOT E-140
RNA Biology and Therapeutics
Casey Roehrig PhD, Manager of Instructional Development, Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16997 | Section 1
Description
RNA molecules can store and transfer genetic information, as well as regulate cellular processes through enzymatic activity and their interaction with other biomolecules. In the past decade, advances in next-generation sequencing have revealed new classes of RNAs and the multiple layers of information and functions they carry. The newly discovered functions of different classes of RNA molecules and their roles in human development and disease have led to the emergence of RNA therapeutics. This course explores the intersection of modern basic and translational research on RNA biology along with the biotechnology industry’s drug development efforts around RNA therapeutics. The course offers a unique opportunity for students, researchers, and biotechnology innovators to expand their knowledge about the growing science of RNA therapeutics and to develop a deep understanding of RNA-focused drug development in the biotech industry. This course opens with an introduction to the RNA world, including evolutionary theories about biomolecules, fundamental concepts related to the structure and functions of RNAs, current classifications of RNA molecules, and modern tools and techniques for studying RNAs. The course then covers current classes of RNA molecules and their roles in normal biology and in disease. This course focuses on a number of classes of RNA therapeutics including drugs that target normal or abnormal RNA transcripts and drugs and vaccines composed of RNAs.
Prerequisites: BIOS E-12.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students
BIOT E-200
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Biotechnology
Margaret A. Lynch PhD, Director of Undergraduate-Faculty Research Partnerships, Brandeis University
Fall Term 2023 | 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. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone. This is the required admission course for the ALM in biotechnology. Students interested in the ALM in biology should enroll in BIOS E-200.
Prerequisites: Students without a background in life sciences should successfully complete BIOS E-1a (offered previously) or BIOS E-1ax, and BIOS E-12 or their equivalents before attempting to take BIOT E-200. EXPO E-42c is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
BIOT E-200
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Biotechnology
Elizabeth Wiltrout Leary PhD, Senior Program Manager, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Tufts Medical Center
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 23457 | 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. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone. This is the required admission course for the ALM in biotechnology. Students interested in the ALM in biology should enroll in BIOS E-200.
Prerequisites: Students without a background in life sciences should successfully complete BIOS E-1a (offered previously) or BIOS E-1ax, and BIOS E-12 or their equivalents before attempting to take BIOT E-200. EXPO E-42c is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
BIOT E-220
Regulatory Aspects of Drug Development
Jonathon Parker PhD, Vice President, Head of Regulatory Neurology, Ultragenyx
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25749 | Section 1
Description
The course provides an overview of the prescription drug development process and regulatory considerations for this process, including small molecules, biologics, and gene therapy. It focuses on the phases of pharmaceutical development, aspects influencing the pharmaceutical industry, and the regulatory themes and healthcare concepts that shape the decisions having an impact on the entire process.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
BIOT E-225
Biomedical Product Development
Sujata K. Bhatia PhD, MD, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15756 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Background in introductory biology and chemistry.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
BIOT E-227
Immunoassay Design and Development
Masha Fridkis-Hareli PhD, President, ATR, LLC
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16674 | Section 1
Description
This introductory course explores assays commonly used in drug discovery and development. Immunoassays are key in characterization of drug candidates for efficacy and safety prior to market authorization. The overall goal of the course is to provide students with knowledge of different types of immunoassays including enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), flow cytometry, and cell-based assays. Topics include design and optimization process, reagent selection, assay validation, and implementation for various applications in drug profiling.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
BIOT E-597
Precapstone: Business Ideas and Entrepreneurial Innovation
Steven Denkin PhD, Director and Research Advisor, Biotechnology, Harvard Extension School
Nicolas Labovitis ALM, Chief Executive Officer, Ibex Finance, LLC
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16815 | Section 1
Description
This precapstone course prepares students to write and present their business plan in the capstone. It is mandatory for candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, biotechnology, who wish to register for BIOT E-599 in the spring. Through idea discovery, market research, and prototype development, students identify an innovative biotechnology product or application. In addition to idea generation and development, students receive guidance and advising to work effectively in teams to develop and propose a viable idea and outline a business plan. During the semester, students meet with industry experts to discuss best practices.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in Master of Liberal Arts, biotechnology, who are in their penultimate semester. Prospective candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be in good academic standing and in the process of successfully completing all degree requirements except the capstone, BIOT E-599, which they must enroll in the upcoming spring term as their one and only final course (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone). Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
BIOT E-599
Capstone: Business Ideas and Entrepreneurial Innovation
Steven Denkin PhD, Director and Research Advisor, Biotechnology, Harvard Extension School
Beth Zielinski-Habershaw PhD
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25061 | Section 1
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 their own executive summary. During the semester, students meet with industry experts to discuss best practices.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, biotechnology, capstone track. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in May with only the capstone left to complete (no other course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone). Prospective candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must have earned a B-minus or higher grade in BIOT E-597 in the prior fall term. Candidates who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
CGRK E-1a
Beginning Ancient Greek
Nadav Asraf, Ph.D. PhD, Teaching Assistant in the Classics, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16868 | Section 1
Description
This course is the first of a four-part sequence providing a comprehensive introduction to the classical Greek language. Students develop a foundational understanding of morphology and syntax while reading texts inspired by or adapted from authors such as Aristophanes, Demosthenes, Herodotus, and Plato. Grammatical concepts covered include the declension of nouns and adjectives; pronouns (demonstrative, indefinite, and interrogative); the function of the cases; the conjugation of verbs in the present, imperfect, and future indicative; and the present participle. In addition, this course provides an introduction to ancient Greek literature and culture.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $750, undergraduate credit $1,020.
Credits: 2
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 28 students
CGRK E-1b
Beginning Ancient Greek
Nadav Asraf, Ph.D. PhD, Teaching Assistant in the Classics, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26493 | Section 1
Description
This course is the second of a four-part sequence providing a comprehensive introduction to the classical Greek language. Students improve their understanding of morphology and syntax while reading texts inspired by or adapted from authors such as Aristophanes, Demosthenes, Herodotus, and Plato. Grammatical concepts covered include the conjugation of verbs in the aorist indicative; the aorist participle; the conjugation of verbs in the present and aorist optative (active and middle voices); the potential optative; comparative and superlative adjectives; relative clauses; particles; indirect statements; and the principal parts of common verbs. In addition, this course provides an introduction to ancient Greek literature and culture.
Prerequisites: CGRK E-1a or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $750, undergraduate credit $1,020.
Credits: 2
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 28 students
CGRK E-2a
Intermediate Classical Greek I
Nadav Asraf, Ph.D. PhD, Teaching Assistant in the Classics, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16869 | Section 1
Description
This course is the third of a four-part sequence providing a comprehensive introduction to the classical Greek language. Students improve their understanding of morphology and syntax while reading texts inspired by or adapted from authors such as Aristophanes, Demosthenes, Herodotus, and Plato. Grammatical topics covered include the perfect tense, the conjugation of verbs in the passive voice, the conjugation of athematic verbs, the genitive absolute, indirect statements, conditional clauses, clauses of effort, the subjunctive mood, articular infinitives, and indefinite constructions. In addition, this course provides an introduction to ancient Greek literature and culture.
Prerequisites: CGRK E-1b or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $750, undergraduate credit $1,020.
Credits: 2
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 28 students
CGRK E-31
Homer’s Odyssey
Jeremy Rau PhD, Professor of Linguistics and of the Classics, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26071 | Section 1
Description
Reading of selections of Homer’s Odyssey, with an introduction to Homeric language and meter and the history of the poem. The course also includes a survey of Homeric linguistics, including the compositional background of the poems, the effect of meter and composition on Homeric language, and the dialect makeup of Homeric language.
Prerequisites: CGRK E-1a and CGRK E-1b, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
CGRK E-34
Plato
Jeremy Rau PhD, Professor of Linguistics and of the Classics, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17044 | Section 1
Description
An introduction to Plato’s language and style, philosophy, authorial voice and narrative strategies, and his cultural context. We read selections of the Symposium in Greek and all in English.
Prerequisites: CGRK E-1a and CGRK E-1b, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
CHEM E-100
Organic Chemistry of Drug Synthesis and Action
Craig Masse PhD, Senior Vice President of Discovery Research, Ajax Therapeutics
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14210 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: CHEM E-17 or equivalent preparation in organic chemistry.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
CHEM E-17l
Principles of Organic Chemistry: Laboratory
David Rose BA, Undergraduate Chemistry Lab Coordinator, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16999 | Section 1
Description
This hands-on experimental laboratory course is intended to complement CHEM E-17. Practical applications of the reactions learned in CHEM E-17, such as those of carbonyls, amines, and aromatic structures, 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, and quantitative multi-step synthesis.
Prerequisites: CHEM E-17 or equivalent (prior or concurrent). Prospective students who do not plan to concurrently enroll in CHEM E-17 should contact the course instructor to ensure that the necessary prerequisites are met.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:00pm-10:00pm, Science Center 210
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,020.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students in this course, other sections of CHEM E-17L, and CHEM E-27LAB may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or lab sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in labs, they may do so alongside students in other sections.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 32 students
CHEM E-17l
Principles of Organic Chemistry: Laboratory
David Rose BA, Undergraduate Chemistry Lab Coordinator, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17026 | Section 2
Description
This hands-on experimental laboratory course is intended to complement CHEM E-17. Practical applications of the reactions learned in CHEM E-17, such as those of carbonyls, amines, and aromatic structures, 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, and quantitative multi-step synthesis.
Prerequisites: CHEM E-17 or equivalent (prior or concurrent). Prospective students who do not plan to concurrently enroll in CHEM E-17 should contact the course instructor to ensure that the necessary prerequisites are met.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 1:30pm-5:30pm, Science Center 210
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,020.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students in this course, other sections of CHEM E-17L, and CHEM E-27LAB may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or lab sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in labs, they may do so alongside students in other sections.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 16 students
CHEM E-17l
Principles of Organic Chemistry: Laboratory
David Rose BA, Undergraduate Chemistry Lab Coordinator, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17027 | Section 3
Description
This hands-on experimental laboratory course is intended to complement CHEM E-17. Practical applications of the reactions learned in CHEM E-17, such as those of carbonyls, amines, and aromatic structures, 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, and quantitative multi-step synthesis.
Prerequisites: CHEM E-17 or equivalent (prior or concurrent). Prospective students who do not plan to concurrently enroll in CHEM E-17 should contact the course instructor to ensure that the necessary prerequisites are met.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Saturdays, September 9-December 21, 9:00am-1:00pm, Science Center 210
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,020.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students in this course, other sections of CHEM E-17L, and CHEM E-27LAB may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or lab sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in labs, they may do so alongside students in other sections.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 28 students
CHEM E-17x
Principles of Organic Chemistry
Sirinya Matchacheep PhD, Lecturer on Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Director of Instructional Laboratory Programs, Harvard University
Brandon David Conley MA
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16992 | Section 1
Description
This course is an 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.
Prerequisites: One year of general chemistry, such as CHEM E-1ax and CHEM E-1bx, with grades of B-minus or higher.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 6:00pm-9:00pm, Science Center B
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,530.
Credits: 3
Notes: Students in this course, other sections of CHEM E-17X, and in CHEM E-17L may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or labs. Accordingly, when students participate in the live sessions, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other courses.
CHEM E-17x
Principles of Organic Chemistry
Sirinya Matchacheep PhD, Lecturer on Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Director of Instructional Laboratory Programs, Harvard University
Brandon David Conley MA
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16991 | Section 2
Description
This course is an 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.
Prerequisites: One year of general chemistry, such as CHEM E-1ax and CHEM E-1bx, with grades of B-minus or higher.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 6:00pm-9:00pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,530.
Credits: 3
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Students in this course, other sections of CHEM E-17X, and in CHEM E-17L may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or labs. Accordingly, when students participate in the live sessions, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other courses.
CHEM E-1ax
General Chemistry I (Lecture)
Gregg Tucci PhD, Senior Lecturer on Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University
Justin McCarty MM, Head Teaching Fellow in General Chemistry, Harvard Division of Continuing Education
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17039 | Section 1
Description
This course 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 6:00pm-9:00pm, Science Center D
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,530.
Credits: 3
Notes: Students in this course, other sections of CHEM E-1AX, and CHEM E-1AXL may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or in live sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in live class sessions they will do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other course(s).
Enrollment limit: Limited to 340 students
CHEM E-1ax
General Chemistry I (Lecture)
Gregg Tucci PhD, Senior Lecturer on Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University
Justin McCarty MM, Head Teaching Fellow in General Chemistry, Harvard Division of Continuing Education
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14578 | Section 2
Description
This course 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 6:00pm-9:00pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,530.
Credits: 3
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Students in this course, other sections of CHEM E-1AX, and CHEM E-1AXL may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or in live sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in live class sessions they will do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other course(s).
Enrollment limit: Limited to 100 students
CHEM E-1axl
General Chemistry I (Lab)
Justin McCarty MM, Head Teaching Fellow in General Chemistry, Harvard Division of Continuing Education
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14587 | Section 1
Description
This laboratory course is only open to students who are concurrently enrolled in 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.
Prerequisites: Previous or concurrent enrollment in one semester of college-level general chemistry.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 7:30pm-9:45pm, Science Center 212
Labs meet roughly every other week. Specific schedule to be announced.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $510.
Credits: 1
Notes: Students in this course, other sections of CHEM E-1AXL, and in CHEM E-1AX may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or labs. Accordingly, when students participate in the labs, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other course.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
CHEM E-1axl
General Chemistry I (Lab)
Justin McCarty MM, Head Teaching Fellow in General Chemistry, Harvard Division of Continuing Education
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17064 | Section 2
Description
This laboratory course is only open to students who are concurrently enrolled in 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.
Prerequisites: Previous or concurrent enrollment in one semester of college-level general chemistry.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 7:30pm-9:45pm, Science Center 212
Labs meet roughly every other week. Specific schedule to be announced.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $510.
Credits: 1
Notes: Students in this course, other sections of CHEM E-1AXL, and in CHEM E-1AX may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or labs. Accordingly, when students participate in the labs, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other course.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
CHEM E-1axl
General Chemistry I (Lab)
Justin McCarty MM, Head Teaching Fellow in General Chemistry, Harvard Division of Continuing Education
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17065 | Section 3
Description
This laboratory course is only open to students who are concurrently enrolled in 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.
Prerequisites: Previous or concurrent enrollment in one semester of college-level general chemistry.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Saturdays, September 9-December 21, 10:30am-12:45pm, Science Center 212
Labs meet roughly every other week. Specific schedule to be announced.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $510.
Credits: 1
Notes: Students in this course, other sections of CHEM E-1AXL, and in CHEM E-1AX may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or labs. Accordingly, when students participate in the labs, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other course.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
CHEM E-1axl
General Chemistry I (Lab)
Justin McCarty MM, Head Teaching Fellow in General Chemistry, Harvard Division of Continuing Education
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16859 | Section 4
Description
This laboratory course is only open to students who are concurrently enrolled in 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.
Prerequisites: Previous or concurrent enrollment in one semester of college-level general chemistry.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Saturdays, September 9-December 21, 10:30am-12:45pm
Labs meet roughly every other week. Specific schedule to be announced.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $510.
Credits: 1
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Students in this course, other sections of CHEM E-1AXL, and in CHEM E-1AX may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or labs. Accordingly, when students participate in the labs, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other course.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
CHEM E-1bx
General Chemistry II (Lecture)
Gregg Tucci PhD, Senior Lecturer on Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University
Justin McCarty MM, Head Teaching Fellow in General Chemistry, Harvard Division of Continuing Education
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26676 | Section 1
Description
This course 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.
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 instructors with a detailed syllabus and grade report from their previous general chemistry course.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 6:00pm-9:00pm, Science Center B
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,530.
Credits: 3
Notes: Students in this course, other sections of CHEM E-1BX, and in CHEM E-1BXL may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or in live sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in live class sessions online, they will do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other course.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 340 students
CHEM E-1bx
General Chemistry II (Lecture)
Gregg Tucci PhD, Senior Lecturer on Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University
Justin McCarty MM, Head Teaching Fellow in General Chemistry, Harvard Division of Continuing Education
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24285 | Section 2
Description
This course 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.
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 instructors with a detailed syllabus and grade report from their previous general chemistry course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 6:00pm-9:00pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,530.
Credits: 3
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Students in this course, other sections of CHEM E-1BX, and in CHEM E-1BXL may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or in live sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in live class sessions online, they will do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other course.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 100 students
CHEM E-1bxl
General Chemistry II (Lab)
Justin McCarty MM, Head Teaching Fellow in General Chemistry, Harvard Division of Continuing Education
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24307 | Section 1
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 a laboratory situation. Prior to each lab, students read the lab experiment and complete a pre-laboratory report.
Prerequisites: Previous or concurrent enrollment in two semesters of college-level general chemistry.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 7:30pm-9:45pm, Science Center 210
Labs meet roughly every other week. Specific schedule to be announced.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $510.
Credits: 1
Notes: Students in this course, other sections of CHEM E-1BXL, and CHEM E-1BX may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or in live sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in live class sessions they will do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other course.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
CHEM E-1bxl
General Chemistry II (Lab)
Justin McCarty MM, Head Teaching Fellow in General Chemistry, Harvard Division of Continuing Education
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26701 | Section 2
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 a laboratory situation. Prior to each lab, students read the lab experiment and complete a pre-laboratory report.
Prerequisites: Previous or concurrent enrollment in two semesters of college-level general chemistry.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 10:30am-12:45pm, Science Center 210
Labs meet roughly every other week. Specific schedule to be announced.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $510.
Credits: 1
Notes: Students in this course, other sections of CHEM E-1BXL, and CHEM E-1BX may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or in live sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in live class sessions they will do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other course.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CHEM E-1bxl
General Chemistry II (Lab)
Justin McCarty MM, Head Teaching Fellow in General Chemistry, Harvard Division of Continuing Education
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26702 | Section 3
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 a laboratory situation. Prior to each lab, students read the lab experiment and complete a pre-laboratory report.
Prerequisites: Previous or concurrent enrollment in two semesters of college-level general chemistry.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Saturdays, January 27-May 11, 10:30am-12:45pm, Science Center 210
Labs meet roughly every other week. Specific schedule to be announced.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $510.
Credits: 1
Notes: Students in this course, other sections of CHEM E-1BXL, and CHEM E-1BX may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or in live sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in live class sessions they will do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other course.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
CHEM E-1bxl
General Chemistry II (Lab)
Justin McCarty MM, Head Teaching Fellow in General Chemistry, Harvard Division of Continuing Education
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26483 | Section 4
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 a laboratory situation. Prior to each lab, students read the lab experiment and complete a pre-laboratory report.
Prerequisites: Previous or concurrent enrollment in two semesters of college-level general chemistry.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Saturdays, January 27-May 11, 10:30am-12:45pm
Labs meet roughly every other week. Specific schedule to be announced.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $510.
Credits: 1
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Students in this course, other sections of CHEM E-1BXL, and CHEM E-1BX may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or in live sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in live class sessions they will do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other course.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
CHEM E-27lab
Organic Chemistry of Life: Laboratory
David Rose BA, Undergraduate Chemistry Lab Coordinator, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17096 | Section 1
Description
This experimental laboratory course is intended to complement CHEM E-17 and CHEM E-27 (offered previously). Practical applications of the concepts learned in lecture, such as chirality, enzyme catalysis, and pharmacology, are expanded upon in the laboratory. Emphasis is place on the intersectionality of chemistry, biology, medicine, and the environment.
Prerequisites: Students must have taken one semester of organic chemistry lecture and one semester of organic chemistry laboratory. CHEM E-17lab is recommended. If organic chemistry laboratory was taken at a different institution, students should contact the instructor to ensure that the necessary prerequisites are met.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Saturdays, September 9-December 21, 9:00am-1:00pm, Science Center 210
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $510.
Credits: 1
Notes: Students in this course and sections of CHEM E-17L may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or lab sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in labs, they may do so alongside students in other sections.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 8 students
CHEM E-27x
Organic Chemistry of Life
Sirinya Matchacheep PhD, Lecturer on Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Director of Instructional Laboratory Programs, Harvard University
Brandon David Conley MA
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26627 | Section 1
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 drug-like molecules. This course does not include a lab; students who need an organic chemistry lab should enroll in CHEM E-27lab.
Prerequisites: CHEM E-17 or equivalent preparation in organic chemistry. Basic knowledge of biology can be helpful.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm, Science Center D
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,530.
Credits: 3
Notes: Students in this course and other sections of CHEM E-27X may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or in live sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in the live sessions, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other course.
CHEM E-27x
Organic Chemistry of Life
Sirinya Matchacheep PhD, Lecturer on Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Director of Instructional Laboratory Programs, Harvard University
Brandon David Conley MA
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26626 | Section 2
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 drug-like molecules. This course does not include a lab; students who need an organic chemistry lab should enroll in CHEM E-27lab.
Prerequisites: CHEM E-17 or equivalent preparation in organic chemistry. Basic knowledge of biology can be helpful.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,530.
Credits: 3
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Students in this course and other sections of CHEM E-27X may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or in live sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in the live sessions, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other course.
CLAS E-116
The Ancient Greek Hero
Gregory Nagy PhD, Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature, Harvard University
Keith Allen DeStone PhD, Research Associate, Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24099 | Section 1
Description
What does it mean to be human? This course takes a close look at the human condition as viewed through the lens of classical Greek civilization; the basic organizing principle is an objective study of a model of humanity, the hero. Students learn that there are different definitions of the hero in different historical times and places. In the end, though, the one true hero of this course is the logos or word of logical reasoning, as activated by Socratic dialogue. The logos of dialogue in this course requires careful thinking, realized in close reading and reflective writing. The last word about this logos comes from Plato’s memories of words spoken in dialogue by Socrates during the last days of his life, which is read towards the very end of the course. Such a last word, shaped by a deep understanding of the idea of the hero in all its varieties throughout the history of Greek civilization, becomes the latest word for students who earnestly engage in dialogue, by way of writing as well as reading, with heroic expressions of the human condition. This course is driven by a sequence of dialogues that lead to such an engagement, guiding the attentive reader through many of the major works of the ancient Greek classics. In this course, all readings (which are freely available via the course website) are translated into contemporary English and supplemented by selections from the ancient visual arts.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the HarvardX course The Ancient Greek Hero.
CREA E-100r
Advanced Fiction: Writing the Short Story
Elizabeth Ames MFA, Writer
Spring Term 2024 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-100r
Advanced Fiction: Writing the Short Story
Thomas Wisniewski PhD, Lecturer on Comparative Literature, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26530 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, Thursdays, January 23-March 9, 5:30pm-7:45pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-101r
Writing a Nonfiction Book
Deirdre Mask JD, Writer
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16883 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: At least one creative writing class; preferably beginning or advanced narrative (or creative) nonfiction.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-101r
Writing a Nonfiction Book
Christina Thompson PhD, Editor, Harvard Review, Harvard College Library
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16305 | Section 2
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.
Prerequisites: At least one creative writing class; preferably beginning or advanced narrative (or creative) nonfiction.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-101r
Writing a Nonfiction Book
Deirdre Mask JD, Writer
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26577 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: At least one creative writing class; preferably beginning or advanced narrative (or creative) nonfiction.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-101r
Writing a Nonfiction Book
Christina Thompson PhD, Editor, Harvard Review, Harvard College Library
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25084 | Section 2
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.
Prerequisites: At least one creative writing class; preferably beginning or advanced narrative (or creative) nonfiction.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-105r
Advanced Fiction: Writing the Novel
Elizabeth Ames MFA, Writer
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16882 | Section 1
Description
This is an advanced fiction-writing course. Class meetings run mainly as workshops: students respond to one another’s novel excerpts. We also discuss process, as well as elements of fiction that relate to the novel. Students are expected to produce two new chapters (10 to 20 pages each) and to revise them during the term.
Prerequisites: Students should have successfully completed other fiction-writing courses and begun writing a novel when the semester begins.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 12:30pm-2:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-105r
Advanced Fiction: Writing the Novel
Elisabeth Sharp McKetta PhD, Writer
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16475 | Section 2
Description
This is an advanced fiction-writing course. Class meetings run mainly as workshops: students respond to one another’s novel excerpts. We also discuss process, as well as elements of fiction that relate to the novel. Students are expected to produce two new chapters (10 to 20 pages each) and to revise them during the term.
Prerequisites: Students should have successfully completed other fiction-writing courses and begun writing a novel when the semester begins.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Wednesdays, September 6-October 21, 12:15pm-2:45pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-105r
Advanced Fiction: Writing the Novel
Elizabeth Ames MFA, Writer
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17083 | Section 3
Description
This is an advanced fiction-writing course. Class meetings run mainly as workshops: students respond to one another’s novel excerpts. We also discuss process, as well as elements of fiction that relate to the novel. Students are expected to produce two new chapters (10 to 20 pages each) and to revise them during the term.
Prerequisites: Students should have successfully completed other fiction-writing courses and begun writing a novel when the semester begins.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-105r
Advanced Fiction: Writing the Novel
Thomas Wisniewski PhD, Lecturer on Comparative Literature, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17094 | Section 4
Description
This is an advanced fiction-writing course. Class meetings run mainly as workshops: students respond to one another’s novel excerpts. We also discuss process, as well as elements of fiction that relate to the novel. Students are expected to produce two new chapters (10 to 20 pages each) and to revise them during the term.
Prerequisites: Students should have successfully completed other fiction-writing courses and begun writing a novel when the semester begins.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-105r
Advanced Fiction: Writing the Novel
William J. Holinger MA, Director, Secondary School Program, Harvard Summer School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26407 | Section 1
Description
This is an advanced fiction-writing course. Class meetings run mainly as workshops: students respond to one another’s novel excerpts. We also discuss process, as well as elements of fiction that relate to the novel. Students are expected to produce two new chapters (10 to 20 pages each) and to revise them during the term.
Prerequisites: Students should have successfully completed other fiction-writing courses and begun writing a novel when the semester begins.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-105r
Advanced Fiction: Writing the Novel
Elizabeth Ames MFA, Writer
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26746 | Section 2
Description
This is an advanced fiction-writing course. Class meetings run mainly as workshops: students respond to one another’s novel excerpts. We also discuss process, as well as elements of fiction that relate to the novel. Students are expected to produce two new chapters (10 to 20 pages each) and to revise them during the term.
Prerequisites: Students should have successfully completed other fiction-writing courses and begun writing a novel when the semester begins.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-107
Advanced Fiction: Writing Historical Fiction
Rachel Kadish MA, MFA in Creative Writing Faculty, Lesley University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26566 | Section 1
Description
This is a writing workshop for creative writing students interested in exploring the possibilities of historical fiction. Students write and revise original historical fiction, and discuss published works by authors such as Toni Morrison, Geraldine Brooks, Jaroslav Hasek, Min Jin Lee, John Edgar Wideman, Alice Munro, and Italo Calvino. In addition to considering fundamental craft elements such as character and plot, students design an approach to researching their chosen historical period. Through brief assignments and class discussions, they engage with issues such as the ethics of historical accuracy, the rendering of period dialogue, and the challenges of working with worldviews different from their own.
Prerequisites: A beginning-level creative writing course or permission of the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-110r
Advanced Poetry Writing: The Art of the Line
David Barber MFA, Author
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26361 | Section 1
Description
This intensive poetry 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 haunted 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. The collective goal 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.
Prerequisites: A beginning poetry course or permission of the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-114
Advanced Fiction: Writing Suspense Fiction
Christopher S. Mooney MA, Author
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16783 | Section 1
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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-114
Advanced Fiction: Writing Suspense Fiction
Christopher S. Mooney MA, Author
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26367 | Section 1
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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-118r
Advanced Creative Nonfiction
Brian Pietras PhD, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16880 | Section 1
Description
This workshop course is intended for experienced writers of creative nonfiction who want to produce publishable work. Sometimes referred to as true stories, well told, creative nonfiction is a capacious genre. In the first half of the course we study writing by masters of the craft, including James Baldwin, Joan Didion, Audre Lorde, and Jo Ann Beard. In the second half, we use what we have learned about scene, plot, character, point of view, and voice to produce new work. Students may write memoirs, personal or lyric essays, profiles, and literary nonfiction. Toward the end of the course, we focus on strategies for getting published, including how to identify likely publication venues and how to effectively pitch editors.
Prerequisites: A beginning creative writing course ideally, CREA E-22 or permission of the instructor. Students should come to the first class with either a work in progress or a well-developed idea for a 5,000-word piece of creative nonfiction.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-118r
Advanced Creative Nonfiction
Kurt Pitzer MFA, Author
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17075 | Section 2
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.
Prerequisites: A beginning writing course or permission of the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-120r
Advanced Screenwriting
Wayne Wilson MFA, Screenwriter
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16668 | Section 1
Description
In this advanced screenwriting workshop, students watch films and episodic television excerpts and discuss the work of workshop members. During the course, students present two 20- to 30-page acts from their screenplays for class discussion. The final project is a revision of one of these two workshop submissions.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-121
Advanced Fiction: Writing the Middle Grade and Young Adult Novel
Mary Sullivan Walsh BA, Author and Freelance Editor
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15776 | Section 1
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 Angie Thomas, Lois Lowry, and Kwame Alexander, students learn to read like writers and to develop their own voices. Students are expected to have completed approximately 40 pages and a working synopsis of their novel by the end of the course.
Prerequisites: A ten-page writing sample to be submitted to mlswalsh@g.harvard.edu before classes begin.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 12:30pm-2:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-121
Advanced Fiction: Writing the Middle Grade and Young Adult Novel
Mary Sullivan Walsh BA, Author and Freelance Editor
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25946 | Section 1
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 Angie Thomas, Lois Lowry, and Kwame Alexander, students learn to read like writers and to develop their own voices. Students are expected to have completed approximately 40 pages and a working synopsis of their novel by the end of the course.
Prerequisites: A ten-page writing sample to be submitted to mlswalsh@g.harvard.edu before classes begin.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-122
Advanced Fiction: Writing Fairy Tales
Katie Beth Kohn MA
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25809 | Section 1
Description
Fairy tales have inspired authors for centuries and we are still very much under their spell. In the first part of this course, we study classic as well as contemporary fairy tales, including works by Helen Oyeyemi, Neil Gaiman, Margaret Atwood, and Kelly Link. In the second part, students workshop their own original prose fiction fairy tale, which may be a piece of short-form fiction or an excerpt from a longer work in progress. Throughout, we explore how fairy tales have encouraged authors to develop their own style and voice, even as they seem to speak in a language all their own.
Prerequisites: A beginning creative writing course or permission of the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-122
Advanced Fiction: Writing Fairy Tales
Katie Beth Kohn MA
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26745 | Section 2
Description
Fairy tales have inspired authors for centuries and we are still very much under their spell. In the first part of this course, we study classic as well as contemporary fairy tales, including works by Helen Oyeyemi, Neil Gaiman, Margaret Atwood, and Kelly Link. In the second part, students workshop their own original prose fiction fairy tale, which may be a piece of short-form fiction or an excerpt from a longer work in progress. Throughout, we explore how fairy tales have encouraged authors to develop their own style and voice, even as they seem to speak in a language all their own.
Prerequisites: A beginning creative writing course or permission of the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-124
Writing for TV
Bryan Delaney MA, Playwright and Screenwriter
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16928 | Section 1
Description
The course covers the most important aspects of the art and craft of dramatic writing for television. Topics covered include the key elements of a TV show, an overview of the current TV landscape, how to create a show (including how to write a pitch bible and pilot episode), dramatic structure, characterization, dialogue and descriptions, in-class workshops of the students’ pilot drafts, and working on staff, collaboration, and the writers room. We also discuss the business side of TV writing, such as breaking into the business, selling a script, and working with agents, managers, producers, and directors. As the main goal of the course, each student creates a new TV show. They undertake to write two drafts of the first 15 pages of the pilot episode for their show (30 pages total), plus a story outline for the rest of the pilot episode. The TV shows we study and discuss in the course cover a range of genres hour long drama, half-hour comedy, and comedy/drama hybrids.
Prerequisites: Students should come to class with an idea for a TV series that they would like to write (drama or comedy).
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 11:00am-1:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-125r
Advanced Playwriting
Bryan Delaney MA, Playwright and Screenwriter
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26260 | Section 1
Description
This course is intended for students who have some experience with playwriting or dramatic writing in general so that they can refine the skills they have 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 and dialogue (including subtext, rhythm, imagery, and exposition), how to analyze students’ own work as playwrights, dealing with feedback, the drafting process, techniques for rewriting, collaboration (with directors and actors) and the business of the art working with theaters, agents, literary managers, and dramaturges. 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.
Prerequisites: Ideally, students come to the first class with an idea for a one-act play to write throughout the course, although this is not mandatory, as the first class explores techniques for generating ideas.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 11:00am-1:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-126
Advanced Fiction: Writing Horror
Katie Beth Kohn MA
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16669 | Section 1
Description
How do authors achieve the spine-tingling, bone-chilling, nightmare-inducing effects of great horror fiction? In addition to studying works of classic and contemporary horror, students in this course complete two works of short fiction before workshopping and presenting a final work. Throughout, we consider the diversity of the genre, from the gothic romanticism of Bram Stoker and Nathaniel Hawthorne to the paranoiac parables of Shirley Jackson and Ira Levin as well as the blockbuster works of Stephen King. We also pay considerable attention to emerging voices in the genre, studying selected works from Tananarive Due, Paul Tremblay, Carmen Maria Machado, Otessa Moshfegh, Emily Carroll, and Iain Reed. For final works, students are invited to workshop standalone works of short form fiction or selections from larger projects (novels, anthologies, scripts) provided these works are developed and drafted during the course.
Prerequisites: A beginning-level creative writing course or permission of the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-126
Advanced Fiction: Writing Horror
Katie Beth Kohn MA
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17076 | Section 2
Description
How do authors achieve the spine-tingling, bone-chilling, nightmare-inducing effects of great horror fiction? In addition to studying works of classic and contemporary horror, students in this course complete two works of short fiction before workshopping and presenting a final work. Throughout, we consider the diversity of the genre, from the gothic romanticism of Bram Stoker and Nathaniel Hawthorne to the paranoiac parables of Shirley Jackson and Ira Levin as well as the blockbuster works of Stephen King. We also pay considerable attention to emerging voices in the genre, studying selected works from Tananarive Due, Paul Tremblay, Carmen Maria Machado, Otessa Moshfegh, Emily Carroll, and Iain Reed. For final works, students are invited to workshop standalone works of short form fiction or selections from larger projects (novels, anthologies, scripts) provided these works are developed and drafted during the course.
Prerequisites: A beginning-level creative writing course or permission of the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-128
Advanced Memoir: Mythic Structures
Elisabeth Sharp McKetta PhD, Writer
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26042 | Section 1
Description
Both myth and memoir share a structure: somebody goes into the woods and comes out wiser about the ways of the world, emerging with an elixir (real or symbolic) to bring healing and hope. In sharing a memoir with readers, we share our lessons, the morals of our stories, the keys to our versions of happily ever after. Yet memoir writers often get stuck choosing which stories (from all of the stories we have lived) to include. In this course, we study myths and fairy tales, and write memoirs. We read short memoirs by writers who use these imaginary stories as a framework to examine their own lives, including Linda Grey Sexton, Sabrina Mark, Alexander Chee, and Michael Mejia. Students borrow structure from the great pool of myth and fairy tale lore and then fill in their stories with the particulars of their human-sized lives. Using mythic structure to help shape ordinary life events helps writers to combine universal themes with their own true voice a way to write our lives and make it matter. Students must craft new material for this course or develop new material for an existing project, such as a chapter in a longer memoir.
Prerequisites: A beginning-level creative writing course or permission of the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Wednesdays, January 22-March 9, 9:00am-11:15am
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-143
Advanced Fiction: Writing the Murder Mystery Novel
David Freed ALM, Novelist and Journalist
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26475 | Section 1
Description
Murder mysteries have become the most popular realm of commercial fiction, with an insatiable demand for new titles each year among the millions of the genre’s loyal devotees. This course guides students in conceiving their own murder mystery, from plot outline to the execution of a commercially viable first chapter.
Prerequisites: At least one advanced writing course, or by prior permission from the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-148
Advanced Fiction: Writing Flash Fiction
Thomas Wisniewski PhD, Lecturer on Comparative Literature, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26557 | Section 1
Description
How can you tell a story in a single paragraph? In a page? In three? This advanced writing course explores one of the hottest forms of fiction published today: flash fiction. Students read widely and experiment freely with the form, which offers a range of possibilities both in style and in length. In weekly writing workshops, students receive regular feedback on their work-in-progress and significantly revise 20-25 pages of prose with the aim of publication. As students draft their work, we study and dissect models of masterful very short fiction by writers both classic and contemporary, including Colette, Guy de Maupassant, Franz Kafka, Jorge Luis Borges, Clarice Lispector, Ernest Hemingway, Yasunari Kawabata, Dorothy Parker, Jamaica Kincaid, Lydia Davis, Charles Baxter, Anne Carson, Keith Taylor, Joyce Carol Oates, and Amy Hempel. We discuss these texts with the eye of a writer attentive to elements of craft, including dramatic structure, tone, point of view, suspense, prose style, rhythm, characterization, and plot. Working in this genre pushes students to write with economy and to polish their sentences as they aspire towards the hallmarks of excellent prose fiction: precision and economy, clarity and urgency. The course concludes with a conversation about how to break into publishing by working in a form that offers many opportunities for literary contests, awards, and first publications.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-156
The Art of the Pitch
Catherine Eaton MFA, Director and Writer
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16929 | Section 1
Description
You have an idea or you have created a brilliant piece of work: a novel, a screenplay, a concept for a TV series, maybe even a scripted nonfiction podcast. Now what? How do you convince others to jump on board to buy or create or collaborate or publish or produce your story? How do you move it out of your desk drawer or hard drive or imagination and into the world? In this course, we break down the making of a pitch into its core elements generating the idea, developing the story, and stress-testing the material as we practice strategies for producing pitch materials and for pitching your project, in the room, to a live audience. Students write and revise two treatments: one for a work they have created and one for an idea they have yet to develop. Students build one look book and one pitch deck and do three live pitches. Students develop an insider’s perspective on industry practices and etiquette, essential knowledge for anyone interested in the business of creation.
Prerequisites: An advanced creative writing course or the equivalent, or permission of the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 11:00am-1:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-156
The Art of the Pitch
Catherine Eaton MFA, Director and Writer
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25774 | Section 1
Description
You have an idea or you have created a brilliant piece of work: a novel, a screenplay, a concept for a TV series, maybe even a scripted nonfiction podcast. Now what? How do you convince others to jump on board to buy or create or collaborate or publish or produce your story? How do you move it out of your desk drawer or hard drive or imagination and into the world? In this course, we break down the making of a pitch into its core elements generating the idea, developing the story, and stress-testing the material as we practice strategies for producing pitch materials and for pitching your project, in the room, to a live audience. Students write and revise two treatments: one for a work they have created and one for an idea they have yet to develop. Students build one look book and one pitch deck and do three live pitches. Students develop an insider’s perspective on industry practices and etiquette, essential knowledge for anyone interested in the business of creation.
Prerequisites: An advanced creative writing course or the equivalent, or permission of the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 11:00am-1:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-159
What Writers Can Learn from Shakespeare
Joyce Van Dyke PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26611 | Section 1
Description
This is a course for playwrights, fiction writers, and screenwriters. The course explores specific techniques of William Shakespeare’s character creation, with the aim of enlarging our own technical repertoire as contemporary writers. Techniques include the most important thing to know about how Shakespeare builds his characters (developed by John Barton), using key-words and key-rhythms in a character’s language, why writers should obscure a character’s motives, Frank Kermode’s concept of Shakespeare as a virtuoso of openings, making minor characters spicy, and the creative use of stereotypes. Course work for individual students culminates in a major writing project in the student’s chosen genre (for example, a play, screenplay, piece of short fiction, or piece of long fiction). There are weekly writing exercises on the character techniques discussed in class; these exercises are the same for everyone, regardless of the genre of their writing project. The writing project, along with the weekly exercises, comprise the portfolio to be turned in at the end of the course. Course requirements include reading several Shakespeare plays (the tentative list includes Much Ado About Nothing, Hamlet, and Measure for Measure), weekly writing assignments, and the major writing project.
Prerequisites: Experience with playwriting, screenwriting, fiction writing, or permission of the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-22
Introduction to Creative Nonfiction
Margaret Deli PhD, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26257 | Section 1
Description
This is a workshop-based course for students interested in creative nonfiction: reading it, discussing it, and writing it for yourself. More specifically, the course is based on a simple premise: good readers make good writers. Reading and discussing texts by the likes of Zadie Smith, James Baldwin, and Joan Didion help students become both as they hone their knowledge and appreciation for the craft of writing. We also attend to such topics as persona and point of view, the relationship between concision and coherence, and various strategies for pre-writing, drafting, revising, and editing. These conversations carry over to workshop, as well as the two different essays (and a final portfolio) that students submit by the end of term.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-24
Story Development
Shelley Evans MFA, Screenwriter
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24510 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
CREA E-25
Introduction to Fiction Writing
William J. Holinger MA, Director, Secondary School Program, Harvard Summer School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16814 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
CREA E-25
Introduction to Fiction Writing
Randy S. Rosenthal MTS, Editor
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26570 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
CREA E-30a
Beginning Poetry: Listening to Lines
David Barber MFA, Author
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16374 | Section 1
Description
This intensive workshop offers students the opportunity to develop their aptitude and affinity for the practice of poetry. 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 why poetry matters.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
CREA E-45a
Beginning Screenwriting
Susan Steinberg PhD, Filmmaker, Writer
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16939 | Section 1
Description
This is a workshop for those who wish to learn the foundations and processes for writing feature-length motion picture screenplays. Adaptations, documentary, and television scripts may be written with the instructor’s permission. Topics covered include concept and theme development, dramatic structure, plot, character arc, dialogue writing, the use of visual language, and writing in format. By the semester’s end, students produce a full feature film treatment and complete act one of their film in script format. Class meetings consist of presentation and discussion of work, writing exercises, brief lectures, film, and script analyses. At the semester’s end, actors do readings of script segments.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-597
Precapstone: Building the World of the Book: Fiction
Katie Beth Kohn MA
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16990 | Section 1
Description
In this course, students engage in a series of structured creative writing exercises that make it possible for them to delve deeply into their characters what they look like, what they want and need, and how they interact with the world in which they live as they structure the imaginative world of their fiction. Students draft the first chapter of their capstone novel or the first story in their capstone collection (15-20 pages). Students also write a plan for their projects (5-10 pages) in which they create a roadmap of their book, bringing the plot and key characters into focus and defining the audience for their stories.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in Master of Liberal Arts, creative writing and literature, who are in their penultimate semester. Prospective candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be in good academic standing and in the process of successfully completing all degree requirements except the capstone, CREA E-599, which they must enroll in the upcoming spring term as their one and only final course with the same instructor (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone). Candidates are allowed to complete the summer residency after the capstone. Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 6:30pm-9:30pm
Course meets roughly every other week. See syllabus for specific meeting dates.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 12 students
CREA E-597
Precapstone: Building the World of the Book: Fiction or Nonfiction
Elisabeth Sharp McKetta PhD, Writer
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16656 | Section 2
Description
In this course, students engage in a series of structured writing exercises that make it possible for them to delve deeply into their characters what they look like, what they want and need, and how they interact with the world in which they live as they structure the world of their fiction or nonfiction. Students draft the first chapter of their capstone novel, memoir, or nonfiction book, or the first story or essay in their capstone collection (15-20 pages). Students also write a plan for their projects (5-10 pages) in which they create a roadmap of their book, bringing the narrative arc and key characters into focus and defining the audience for their work.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in Master of Liberal Arts, creative writing and literature, who are in their penultimate semester. Prospective candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be in good academic standing and in the process of successfully completing all degree requirements except the capstone, CREA E-599, which they must enroll in the upcoming spring term as their one and only final course with the same instructor (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone). Candidates are allowed to complete the summer residency after the capstone. Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 11:00am-2:30pm
Course meets roughly every other week. See syllabus for specific meeting dates.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 12 students
CREA E-597
Precapstone: Building the World of the Book: Fiction
Leah De Forest MFA, Writer
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16821 | Section 3
Description
In this course, students engage in a series of structured creative writing exercises that make it possible for them to delve deeply into their characters what they look like, what they want and need, and how they interact with the world in which they live as they structure the imaginative world of their fiction. Students draft the first chapter of their capstone novel or the first story in their capstone collection (15-20 pages). Students also write a plan for their projects (5-10 pages) in which they create a roadmap of their book, bringing the plot and key characters into focus and defining the audience for their stories.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in Master of Liberal Arts, creative writing and literature, who are in their penultimate semester. Prospective candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be in good academic standing and in the process of successfully completing all degree requirements except the capstone, CREA E-599, which they must enroll in the upcoming spring term as their one and only final course with the same instructor (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone). Candidates are allowed to complete the summer residency after the capstone. Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 11:00am-2:00pm
Course meets roughly every other week. See syllabus for specific meeting dates.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 12 students
CREA E-599
Capstone: Developing the Manuscript: Fiction
Katie Beth Kohn MA
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26624 | Section 1
Description
This course is meant to follow CREA E-597, in which students built the imaginative world of their books and produced the first story or chapter of them. In this workshop, students write two additional chapters or stories, or approximately 30 pages of new work. The capstone project in total should be about 50-60 pages the equivalent of a thesis. Students submit the entire manuscript the plan and the three chapters developed during both the precapstone and capstone courses at the end of the second semester, but instructors read and comment on only the two new chapters.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, creative writing and literature. Candidates must be in good academic standing, with only the capstone and the on-campus summer residency left to complete (no other course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone course, CREA E-597, with the same instructor in the previous fall term. Candidates are allowed to complete the summer residency after the capstone. Candidates who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 6:30pm-9:30pm
Course meets roughly every other week. See syllabus for specific meeting dates.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 12 students
CREA E-599
Capstone: Developing the Manuscript: Fiction or Nonfiction
Elisabeth Sharp McKetta PhD, Writer
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26250 | Section 2
Description
This course is meant to follow CREA E-597, in which students built the imaginative world of their books and produced the first story, essay, or chapter of them. In this workshop, students write two additional chapters, stories, or essays, or approximately 30 pages of new work. The capstone project in total should be about 50-60 pages the equivalent of a thesis. Students submit the entire manuscript the plan and the three chapters, stories, or essays developed during both the precapstone and capstone courses at the end of the second semester, but instructors read and comment on only the two new chapters.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, creative writing and literature. Candidates must be in good academic standing, with only the capstone and the on-campus summer residency left to complete (no other course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone course, CREA E-597, with the same instructor in the previous fall term. Candidates are allowed to complete the summer residency after the capstone. Candidates who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 11:00am-2:30pm
Course meets roughly every other week. See syllabus for specific meeting dates.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 12 students
CREA E-599
Capstone: Developing the Manuscript: Fiction
Leah De Forest MFA, Writer
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26418 | Section 3
Description
This course is meant to follow CREA E-597, in which students built the imaginative world of their books and produced the first story or chapter of them. In this workshop, students write two additional chapters or stories, or approximately 30 pages of new work. The capstone project in total should be about 50-60 pages the equivalent of a thesis. Students submit the entire manuscript the plan and the three chapters developed during both the precapstone and capstone courses at the end of the second semester, but instructors read and comment on only the two new chapters.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, creative writing and literature. Candidates must be in good academic standing, with only the capstone and the on-campus summer residency left to complete (no other course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone course, CREA E-597, with the same instructor in the previous fall term. Candidates are allowed to complete the summer residency after the capstone. Candidates who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 11:00am-2:00pm
Course meets roughly every other week. See syllabus for specific meeting dates.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 12 students
CREA E-65
Humor Writing
Ian Shank MFA, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26562 | Section 1
Description
This is an intensive workshop for creative writing students looking to seriously invest in their craft. Over the course of the semester, students draft five mini-essays (1-2 pages each) inspired by an author or comic technique studied in class, and then expand and substantively revise one or two of these drafts to include in a final portfolio (10 pages). As part of the final revision process, students identify an online humor publication in consultation with the instructor that is aligned with the spirit of their work, and then pitch and/or submit at least one piece from their final portfolio for consideration.
Prerequisites: A beginning-level creative writing course or permission of the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 6:00pm-9:00pm
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Final papers due between January 18 and February 5. See course syllabus for details.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-90
Fundamentals of Fiction
Ryan Napier PhD, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16784 | Section 1
Description
This intensive, immersive course is designed for graduate-credit students with strong writing skills and an interest in becoming fiction writers but little formal experience, students who would like to develop a solid foundation in story and scene structure before embarking on an advanced fiction writing course. The first part of the course focuses on a close analysis of plot and structure in several short stories and novels. Students then apply these techniques and methods to generate and shape their own ideas, build a solid narrative foundation, and use scene structure to craft a dramatic story. Using Janet Burroway’s Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft, students explore and learn the fundamentals of character, dialogue, showing versus telling, and point of view. By the end of the course, students complete a short story or the first chapter of a novel (about 15 to 20 pages of fiction), which is workshopped in class.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-90
Fundamentals of Fiction
Tracy L. Strauss MFA, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26063 | Section 1
Description
This intensive, immersive course is designed for graduate-credit students with strong writing skills and an interest in becoming fiction writers but little formal experience, students who would like to develop a solid foundation in story and scene structure before embarking on an advanced fiction writing course. The first part of the course focuses on a close analysis of plot and structure in several short stories and novels. Students then apply these techniques and methods to generate and shape their own ideas, build a solid narrative foundation, and use scene structure to craft a dramatic story. Using Janet Burroway’s Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft, students explore and learn the fundamentals of character, dialogue, showing versus telling, and point of view. By the end of the course, students complete a short story or the first chapter of a novel (about 15 to 20 pages of fiction), which is workshopped in class.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-91
Fundamentals of Dramatic Writing
Shelley Evans MFA, Screenwriter
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16697 | Section 1
Description
This course is designed for students with strong writing skills who have an interest in writing plays and/or screenplays, but little formal experience. The course introduces basic principles of dramatic writing and provides a foundation for advanced playwrighting and screenwriting courses. Using both plays and screenplays as study texts, we elucidate the elements of dramatic writing and consider how those elements work differently in different mediums. Plays and screenplays are similar but not the same both genres create narrative using character and dialogue, but plays lean more heavily on the inner life and voice of characters, while screenplays unfold in the external world, building stories with images and action. Weekly exercises guide students through the process of developing different kinds of scripts assessing potential story ideas, doing pre-draft character and backstory exploration, finding structure, and writing scenes. By the end of the semester, students have completed a short outline and the first twenty pages of a play or screenplay, which are workshopped in class.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CREA E-91
Fundamentals of Dramatic Writing
Jennifer Rapaport MFA, Affiliated Faculty, Emerson College
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26708 | Section 1
Description
This course is designed for students with strong writing skills who have an interest in writing plays and/or screenplays, but little formal experience. The course introduces basic principles of dramatic writing and provides a foundation for advanced playwrighting and screenwriting courses. Using both plays and screenplays as study texts, we elucidate the elements of dramatic writing and consider how those elements work differently in different mediums. Plays and screenplays are similar but not the same both genres create narrative using character and dialogue, but plays lean more heavily on the inner life and voice of characters, while screenplays unfold in the external world, building stories with images and action. Weekly exercises guide students through the process of developing different kinds of scripts assessing potential story ideas, doing pre-draft character and backstory exploration, finding structure, and writing scenes. By the end of the semester, students have completed a short outline and the first twenty pages of a play or screenplay, which are workshopped in class.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
CSCI E-101
Foundations of Data Science and Engineering
Bruce Huang EdD, PhD, Director of Master’s Degree Program in Information Technology, Harvard Extension School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16602 | Section 1
Description
Most data scientists spend 20 percent of their time building data models and analyzing model results. What do they do with the remaining 80 percent of their time? The answer is data engineering. Data engineering is a subdiscipline of software engineering that focuses on the transportation, transformation, and management of data. This course takes a comprehensive approach to explore data science, which includes data engineering concepts and techniques. Key topics include data management and transformation, exploratory data analysis and visualization, statistical thinking and machine learning, natural language processing, and storytelling with data, emphasizing the integration of Python, MySQL, Tableau, development, and big data analytics platforms. Students cannot earn Harvard Extension School degree credit for CSCI E-101 if it is taken after CSCI E-29.
Prerequisites: CSCI E-7, CSCI E-50, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
CSCI E-101
Foundations of Data Science and Engineering
Bruce Huang EdD, PhD, Director of Master’s Degree Program in Information Technology, Harvard Extension School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26190 | Section 1
Description
Most data scientists spend 20 percent of their time building data models and analyzing model results. What do they do with the remaining 80 percent of their time? The answer is data engineering. Data engineering is a subdiscipline of software engineering that focuses on the transportation, transformation, and management of data. This course takes a comprehensive approach to explore data science, which includes data engineering concepts and techniques. Key topics include data management and transformation, exploratory data analysis and visualization, statistical thinking and machine learning, natural language processing, and storytelling with data, emphasizing the integration of Python, MySQL, Tableau, development, and big data analytics platforms. Students cannot earn Harvard Extension School degree credit for CSCI E-101 if it is taken after CSCI E-29.
Prerequisites: CSCI E-7, CSCI E-50, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
CSCI E-102
Econometrics and Causal Inference with R
Dmitry V. Kurochkin PhD, Senior Research Analyst, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Office for Faculty Affairs, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26343 | Section 1
Description
Supervised learning algorithms, such as support-vector machines, random forests, and neural networks have demonstrated phenomenal performance in the era of big data. However, they often fail in answering the question, what would happen if the world changed in some specific way while holding other variables fixed? Such problems arise in many business applications including in finance, policymaking, and healthcare. This course covers modern econometric techniques for evaluating causal effects based on observational (that is, non-experimental) data. Topics covered in the course include multivariate linear regression, heteroscedasticity and weighted least squares (WLS), dummy variables and interactions, difference in differences (DD), logistic regression, probit model, censored regression models, exact matching, propensity score matching (PSM), regression discontinuity design (RDD), fuzzy regression discontinuity (FRD), synthetic control, instrumental variables (IV), and two-stage least squares (2SLS). Students get hands-on experience using R.
Prerequisites: Calculus equivalent to MATH E-15, introductory probability and statistics, and familiarity with linear regression. Prior programming experience, preferably in R, is helpful but not required.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-103
Data Engineering for Analytics to Solve Business Challenges
Eric Gieseke ALM, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Pago Capital
Anindita Mahapatra ALM, Solutions Architect, Databricks
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16694 | Section 1
Description
In today’s world, data is generated at an ever-increasing rate. The analytic platforms need to match this pace of generated data, digest it, and generate useful insights. The best decisions are made with informed data and as it changes, one needs to follow the signals and indicators embedded in the data. The technology space is evolving rapidly and choosing the right technology fit for the data at hand is an important decision. The next decision is to select the best architecture to provide the solution for technical challenges and helps the business improve its growth, revenue, and time to market. Spark provides a swiss army knife to handle the entire data life cycle, from ingestion to consumption. Newer offerings from the open source community around Delta and MLFlow help strengthen the data platform by making it performant, reliable, and repeatable. Often, innovation is left in proof of concept stages and does not see production because of the lack of foundational architectural components necessary for hardened and mature enterprise-grade deployments. This lost innovation translates to lost revenue and missed opportunities. This course helps students to appreciate the power of technology and skillfully apply it in practical situations in the real world. It leverages the Databricks platform on Amazon web services (AWS) to simplify the cluster setup so that students can focus on the data engineering aspects of getting the data ready for analytics.
Prerequisites: Familiarity with Amazon Web Services, structured query language (SQL), and Python. Some experience with big data, Spark, and data stores is good to have.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Required sections Thursdays, time to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
CSCI E-104
Advanced Deep Learning
Zoran B. Djordjevi PhD, Senior Enterprise Architect
Blagoje Djordjevic PhD, Staff Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26435 | Section 1
Description
Artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning applications have proliferated and are having an increasing impact on industry, sciences, and engineering. This course expounds on those trends and enables students to engage in advanced research and development in AI and deep learning. We investigate topics such as large language models (LLMs), generative adversarial networks (GANs), graph neural networks (GNNs), and differentiable applications in natural science. For important classes of neural networks, we explore the fundamental mechanisms behind their operations and provide practical illustrations of their uses. For example, we review the structure of transformer-based pretrained LLMs, the principles of attention, and their use in applications such as ChatGPT, with a focus on understanding prompt programming. For GANs, we examine the generation of realistic representations of people, speech, paintings, and music. For GNNs, we dive into the analysis of chemical molecules, proteins, and drugs and quantitative structure property relationship in physical systems. We learn how to impose constraints that are reflections of physical or geometric laws governing physical systems. Concepts introduced in every lecture are illustrated by practical examples. Code samples used in lectures and homework assignments are written in PyTorch and occasionally in Keras.
Prerequisites: CSCI E-89 or any other introductory deep learning course. Proficiency with Python.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Fridays, January 26-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-106
Data Modeling
Hakan Gogtas PhD, Head of US Model Validation Group, Deutsche Bank
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15765 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Proficiency in R programming, introductory probability and statistics, multivariate calculus equivalent to MATH E-21a, and linear algebra equivalent to MATH E-21b.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-106
Data Modeling
Hakan Gogtas PhD, Head of US Model Validation Group, Deutsche Bank
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26017 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Proficiency in R programming, introductory probability and statistics, multivariate calculus equivalent to MATH E-21a, and linear algebra equivalent to MATH E-21b.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-108
Data Mining, Discovery, and Exploration
Stephen Elston PhD, Principal Consultant, Quantia Analytics LLC
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26492 | Section 1
Description
Extracting useful insights and relationships from massive complex data sets is the domain of data mining. Data mining has wide ranging applications in science and technology, including web search, interactions in social networks, recommender systems, processing signals in large internet-of-things (IoT) sensor networks, image search, genetic analysis, and discovery of interactions between drugs. This course surveys a range of unsupervised learning algorithms for data mining. The emphasis is on graph algorithms and scaling for massive datasets. The course comprises readings and lectures on theory along with hands-on exercises and projects where students apply the theory through Python coding. For the hands-on component of the course a variety of libraries in the Python language, including possibly Scikit-Learn, NetworkX, Neo4J, and Surprise are used. Students may not take both CSCI E-96 and CSCI E-108 for degree or certificate credit.
Prerequisites: Students enrolling in this course are expected to have some background in Python programming equivalent to CSCI E-7 or CSCI E-50 and statistical modeling equivalent to CSCI E-63c, CSCI E-101, CSCI E-106, or STAT E-109. Knowledge of basic linear algebra, equivalent to MATH E-21a, is essential.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Optional sections Wednesdays, 6-8 pm.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-109a
Introduction to Data Science
Pavlos Protopapas PhD, Scientific Program Director and Lecturer, Institute for Applied Computational Science, Harvard University
Kevin A. Rader PhD, Senior Preceptor in Statistics, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16877 | Section 1
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 (both offered previously) may not count CSCI E-109a or CSCI E-109b toward a degree or certificate.
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. Introductory probability is recommended.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences companion course Computer Science 109a. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 9:45-11:00 am starting September 6 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 85 students
CSCI E-109b
Advanced Topics in Data Science
Pavlos Protopapas PhD, Scientific Program Director and Lecturer, Institute for Applied Computational Science, Harvard University
Alexander Young PhD, Undergraduate Advisor and Lecturer in Statistics, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26501 | Section 1
Description
Building upon the material in CSCI E-109a, the course introduces advanced methods for statistical modeling, representation, and prediction. Topics include multiple deep learning architectures such as convolutional neural networks (CNNs), recurrent neural networks (RNNs), transformers, language models, autoencoders, and generative models, as well as basic Bayesian methods and unsupervised learning. Students are strongly encouraged to enroll in both the fall and spring course within the same academic year. Students who have previously completed CSCI E-107 or CSCI E-109 may not take CSCI E-109a or CSCI E-109b for degree or certificate credit.
Prerequisites: A grade of B-minus or higher in CSCI E-109a. Students who have not completed CSCI E-109a should contact the instructors before registering.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences companion course Computer Science 109b. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 9:45-11:00 am starting January 22 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 85 students
CSCI E-10a
Introduction to Computer Science Using Java I
Henry H. Leitner PhD, Senior Lecturer on Computer Science, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14289 | Section 1
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 may not count all three toward a degree.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
CSCI E-10b
Introduction to Computer Science Using Java II
Henry H. Leitner PhD, Senior Lecturer on Computer Science, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16971 | Section 1
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 may not count all three toward a degree.
Prerequisites: CSCI E-10a, or the equivalent experience in a high-level programming language such as C, C++, or Java.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
CSCI E-10b
Introduction to Computer Science Using Java II
Henry H. Leitner PhD, Senior Lecturer on Computer Science, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24027 | Section 1
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 may not count all three toward a degree.
Prerequisites: CSCI E-10a, or the equivalent experience in a high-level programming language such as C, C++, or Java.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
CSCI E-11
Frontiers of Computer Science: Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things, and Cybersecurity
Brian Subirana PhD, Instructor, MIT xPRO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26067 | Section 1
Description
In this course, we review use cases and challenges of three interrelated areas in computer science: artificial intelligence (AI), the internet of things (IoT), 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 focused on the instructor presenting the research conducted by leading Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) experts in their fields. Students gain an understanding of what is possible and what not today, as well as what MIT researchers are trying to make possible in the near future. The course provides a framework to analyze the frontiers in computer science. The first part surveys state-of-the-art topics in designing AI products and services. The focus of this part of the course is to understand where the rapidly evolving frontier in AI areas is. It covers machine learning (including neural networks), speech processing, robotics computer vision, and natural language processing. Topics in this first section also include existing hurdles for successful AI design such as explainability, visualization, adversarial attacks, and institutional review board (IRB) approval. The AI segment has two weeks entirely devoted to healthcare, covering neural implants, ingestible robotics, multi-modal longitudinal diagnosis with deep neural networks, mechanical limbs including grasping, and wi-fi surveillance. The second part of the course looks at the 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 into 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 radio frequency identification (RFID) to cloud technologies, and from sensors to the world wide web. The third and final part of the course covers cybersecurity issues related to hardware, software, cryptography, blockchain, and policy to make better, safer decisions. Topics include systems (secure architectures, network security, secure programming languages, and system verification); algorithmic solutions (public key cryptography, multi-party computation, secret sharing, distributing trust, and computing on encrypted data); public policy issues in cybersecurity; and case studies (BitLocker, web security, and mobile phone security).
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).
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
Enrollment limit: Limited to 200 students
CSCI E-114
Web Application Development with Jamstack
David P. Heitmeyer AM, Director of Academic Platforms and Development, Harvard University Information Technology
Arthur J. Barrett BSc, Senior Technical Architect, Harvard University Information Technology
Laurence P. Bouthillier MS, Executive Director, University of British Columbia Extended Learning
Michael D. Hilborn MS, Director, Platform Engineering and Operations, Harvard Business School Online
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26437 | Section 1
Description
This course provides an introduction to web application development through the Jamstack (Javascript, application programming interfaces [APIs], and Markup) approach. Jamstack is a development architecture for modern website and application development that is increasingly popular due to performance, reliability, scalability, and security advantages. This course focuses on learning and implementing key aspects of the Jamstack approach, including pre-built HTML markup created with static site generators, client-side JavaScript, the use of APIs for back-end data and content, and automated deployment workflows. While specific frameworks and services are used in project work, the course examines how they align with Jamstack architecture principles and how they relate to alternative tools in the Jamstack landscape.
Prerequisites: Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to the level of CSCI E-12 is required, and knowledge of Javascript to the level of CSCI E-3 is preferred. Comfort working from the command line to install tools and packages, including troubleshooting.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 70 students
CSCI E-115
Advanced Practical Data Science
Pavlos Protopapas PhD, Scientific Program Director and Lecturer, Institute for Applied Computational Science, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17072 | Section 1
Description
The primary objective of this course is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the deep learning process in a practical, real-world context. With a strong emphasis on machine learning operations (MLOps), this course not only reviews existing deep learning flows, but also enables students to build, deploy, and manage applications that leverage these models effectively. In the rapidly evolving field of data science, merely creating powerful predictive models is not enough. Efficiently deploying and managing these models in production environments a practice often referred to as MLOps has become an essential skill. MLOps bridges the gap between the development of machine learning (ML) models and their operation in production settings, combining practices from data science, data engineering, and software engineering. This course is built upon the model of balancing conceptual understanding, theoretical knowledge, and hands-on implementation. It introduces students to the iterative process of model development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and updating, ensuring they acquire a strong foundation in MLOps principles.
Prerequisites: An introductory course in machine learning and deep learning, such as CSCI E-89, CSCI E-109b, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Online
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences course Applied Computation 215. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:45-5:00 pm starting September 5 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 55 students
CSCI E-116
Dynamic Modeling and Forecasting in Big Data
William Yu PhD, Economist, Anderson Forecast, University of California, Los Angeles, Anderson School of Management
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16856 | Section 1
Description
Most machine learning models focus on cross-sectional data, while most time-series models focus on time series with few variables and low-frequency data. This course covers the skills and models to handle big data that are both rich in variables and time. We discuss both structural models and reduced-form models. Students learn dynamic regression model, dynamic factor model, vector autoregressions model, error correction model, dimensional reduction tools for fat dataset, and state-space model. Students also learn advanced methods to decompose trend, cycle, and seasonality in high-frequency data and to make more reliable time series forecasting.
Prerequisites: One programming course in any programming language. An introductory machine learning course, such as linear regression or machine learning in general.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-116
Dynamic Modeling and Forecasting in Big Data
William Yu PhD, Economist, Anderson Forecast, University of California, Los Angeles, Anderson School of Management
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26469 | Section 1
Description
Most machine learning models focus on cross-sectional data, while most time-series models focus on time series with few variables and low-frequency data. This course covers the skills and models to handle big data that are both rich in variables and time. We discuss both structural models and reduced-form models. Students learn dynamic regression model, dynamic factor model, vector autoregressions model, error correction model, dimensional reduction tools for fat dataset, and state-space model. Students also learn advanced methods to decompose trend, cycle, and seasonality in high-frequency data and to make more reliable time series forecasting.
Prerequisites: One programming course in any programming language. An introductory machine learning course, such as linear regression or machine learning in general.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-117
Secure Applications: Managing the Deployment Infrastructure
Heather Hinton PhD, Chief Information Security Officer, PagerDuty
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26436 | Section 1
Description
You have spent time designing, developing, and testing your web-facing product and have released it into a would of ever-changing and constantly more aggressive cyber threats. How do you know if you can handle a data breach or a cybersecurity compromise? How do you continue to protect the data your application processes and keep your application available and secure, and how do you prove this to your customers? Thanks to the President’s Executive Order (EO) 14028 on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity and the anticipated US Securities and Exchange Commission ruling, this is getting harder and harder (or at least more time consuming). In this course, we work through the steps to secure your product, including the processes and tools needed to do so, and how to generate the evidence that you and your customers need in order to have a level of assurance that the necessary and appropriate data protection is in place.
Prerequisites: CSCI E-149a or experience with security software development principles. A basic understanding of security threats, tools, and landscape.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-12
Fundamentals of Website Development
David P. Heitmeyer AM, Director of Academic Platforms and Development, Harvard University Information Technology
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15078 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Basic familiarity working with computers, including file management.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-120
Introduction to Algorithms and their Limitations
Adam Hesterberg PhD, Lecturer on Computer Science, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Anurag Anshu PhD, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, John A. Paulson School of Applied Sciences and Engineering, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16951 | Section 1
Description
Looking at the world around us, we see computers solving problems on incredibly large scales: finding webpages relevant to our internet searches and returning them in sorted order, computing the quickest way to reach a destination given current traffic conditions, and matching people on dating sites. How is this possible? More computing power? Intensive application-specific engineering? While these certainly have had a role to play, in this course, students are exposed to and learn how to use general algorithm design principles that cut across application domains and remain relevant even as computing technology changes. First among these principles is mathematical abstraction, whereby we capture the essence of a computational problem (as well as the notion of what a computer is) so that we can develop and analyze solutions independent of an implementation. Given these mathematical abstractions, we can apply a toolkit of basic algorithmic techniques in the search for solutions and then gain certainty in their correctness and efficiency through rigorous mathematical proofs. Furthermore, the powerful concept of reductions allows us to identify relationships between computational problems that seem very different on the surface and thus automatically transfer solutions from one to another. At the same time, some important computational problems have defied the search for algorithmic solutions. Computer scientists would love to have debugging tools that determine whether their programs can crash, natural scientists would love to have simulators that quickly determine the energy-minimizing states of physical or biological systems, and university registrars would love to be able to automatically schedule classes in a way that optimally maximizes the use of the best classrooms. Why have no scalable algorithms been found for these problems? In the last part of the course, students learn that many important computational problems are inherently unsolvable they have no general algorithmic solution whatsoever. Others are solvable, but have no efficient algorithm the minimum computation time inherently grows exponentially with the size of the problem instance. Uncovering these phenomena (known as uncomputability and intractability, respectively) are unique benefits of a mathematically rigorous approach to algorithms. While we may sometimes be satisfied with empirical demonstrations of the performance of an algorithm we have found, a proof seems to be the only way to convince ourselves that there is no algorithm whatsoever. This course aims to give students the power of using mathematical abstraction and rigorous proof to understand computation. Thus equipped, students are able to design and use algorithms that apply to a wide variety of computational problems with confidence about their correctness and efficiency, as well as recognize when a problem may have no algorithmic solution. At the same time, students may gain an appreciation for the beautiful mathematical theory of computation that is independent of (indeed, predates) the technology on which it is implemented.
Prerequisites: Experience with proofs and discrete mathematics at the level of CSCI E-20, and (Python) programming at the level of CSCI E-50.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences companion course Computer Science 120. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:45-11:00 am starting September 5 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
CSCI E-121
Introduction to Theoretical Computer Science
Boaz Barak PhD, Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14302 | Section 1
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?
Prerequisites: CSCI E-20 or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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, 11:15-12:30 pm starting September 5 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
CSCI E-125
Crypto and Blockchain: Understanding the Technology and the Challenges It Presents
Daniel Garrie JD, Founder and Managing Director, Law and Forensics, LLC and JAMS Neutral Mediator
David Cass MBA, Vice President, Cyber and IT Risk, Supervision Group, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26601 | Section 1
Description
This course aims to unpack the hype behind the cryptocurrency craze and give students the facts through the eyes of leading regulators, technologists, lawyers, and experts. Students learn what blockchains and cryptocurrencies are, how they can be used, and where the future of this technology is headed. The course covers multiple areas, including the basics of blockchain technology and how it works; how to create, transact, and store cryptocurrencies; regulatory and legal challenges that come with the adoption of a digital currency; surveys of how different regulatory agencies define securities in the US; and technical pieces that are underpinning secure software, system interactions with cryptocurrencies, and distributed consensus for reliability.
Prerequisites: An introductory finance or economics course.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-140
Ethics of Cybersecurity
Daniel Garrie JD, Founder and Managing Director, Law and Forensics, LLC and JAMS Neutral Mediator
David Cass MBA, Vice President, Cyber and IT Risk, Supervision Group, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26595 | Section 1
Description
This course introduces students to methods, controls, and frameworks to study ethics. The course examines cybersecurity professionals’ ethical responsibilities at various levels and their responsibilities to companies, governments, and themselves. The course then examines decision frameworks and applies these frameworks to multiple scenarios, including the government’s recent cases against cybersecurity professionals for ethical violations. The course examines the interplay of privacy, integrity, confidentiality, and legal issues. Students work together to create a professional code of conduct as part of the final project and present it to the class.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-142
Foundations of Technology Risk Management and Assessment
David Cass MBA, Vice President, Cyber and IT Risk, Supervision Group, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16682 | Section 1
Description
Technology risk refers to any risk of financial loss, disruption, or damage to the reputation of an organization as a result of the failure of its information technology (IT) systems. This course covers the foundations of technology risk management, IT risk identification, IT risk assessment, risk mitigation, and risk and control monitoring and reporting.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-144
Information System Forensics
David Cass MBA, Vice President, Cyber and IT Risk, Supervision Group, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Daniel Garrie JD, Founder and Managing Director, Law and Forensics, LLC and JAMS Neutral Mediator
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16955 | Section 1
Description
The course focuses on the principles and practices of forensic investigation and analysis of information in modern organizations and distributed information systems. Topics include studies of information processes, events, time measurement, causal factors, information volatility, technical and procedural forensic methods, rules of evidence, and case law.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-145
Networking at Scale
Minlan Yu PhD, Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26710 | Section 1
Description
Modern networks have grown to extremely large scale, connecting millions of servers, and high speed, with terabits per second to meet the needs of a variety of cloud applications in business and society (for example, social media, public health, and entertainment). In this course, we study not only basic concepts in networking but also how these concepts are applied and extended for networking at scale. We discuss the recent technology trends and design choices of performance, scalability, manageability, and cost faced by companies who own large-scale networks such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook. This course includes lectures, system programming projects, and homework.
Prerequisites: System programming at the level of CSCI E-61.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences companion course Computer Science 145. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:45-11:00 am starting January 23 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
CSCI E-147a
Fundamentals of the Law and Cybersecurity
Daniel Garrie JD, Founder and Managing Director, Law and Forensics, LLC and JAMS Neutral Mediator
David Cass MBA, Vice President, Cyber and IT Risk, Supervision Group, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26594 | Section 1
Description
In a world with almost limitless data collection capability, where cyberattacks can propagate instantaneously and where the identity or location of an adversary may not be known, individuals and institutions are increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks that disrupt productivity, jeopardize privacy, and threaten national security. This course examines legal, business, and policy challenges stemming from rapidly evolving cybersecurity threats. It begins with an introduction to cybersecurity, cybercrime, and cyberwarfare. It explores the national and international legal frameworks that govern cyberspace, including laws related to cyber crime, espionage, and war. The course also discusses how current laws affect corporations and provides detailed case studies regarding the state of cybersecurity in various countries. It looks at the limits of current law and the need for further policy evolution, as well as the real-world impact of different legal, business, and policy options.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-151
Introduction to Databases with SQL
Carter Zenke EdM, Senior Preceptor, Harvard Extension School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17011 | Section 1
Description
This course is an introduction to databases using a language called SQL. Students learn how to create, read, update, and delete data with relational databases, which store data in rows and columns, and how to model real-world entities and relationships among them using tables with appropriate types, triggers, and constraints. The course covers how to normalize data to eliminate redundancies and reduce potential for errors and how to join tables together using primary and foreign keys. Students learn how to automate searches with views and expedite searches with indexes, as well as how to connect SQL with other languages like Python and Java. The course begins with SQLite for portability’s sake and ends with introductions to PostgreSQL and MySQL for scalability’s sake. Assignments are inspired by real-world datasets.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
CSCI E-151
Introduction to Databases with SQL
Carter Zenke EdM, Senior Preceptor, Harvard Extension School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26716 | Section 1
Description
This course is an introduction to databases using a language called SQL. Students learn how to create, read, update, and delete data with relational databases, which store data in rows and columns, and how to model real-world entities and relationships among them using tables with appropriate types, triggers, and constraints. The course covers how to normalize data to eliminate redundancies and reduce potential for errors and how to join tables together using primary and foreign keys. Students learn how to automate searches with views and expedite searches with indexes, as well as how to connect SQL with other languages like Python and Java. The course begins with SQLite for portability’s sake and ends with introductions to PostgreSQL and MySQL for scalability’s sake. Assignments are inspired by real-world datasets.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
CSCI E-155
Networks and Cloud Security
David Cass MBA, Vice President, Cyber and IT Risk, Supervision Group, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Daniel Garrie JD, Founder and Managing Director, Law and Forensics, LLC and JAMS Neutral Mediator
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16963 | Section 1
Description
This course explores a wide range of topics within cybersecurity, such as computer operating systems, infrastructure, network, and internet security; intrusion detection and prevention; cryptography; basic attack methodologies; attack mitigation; information systems strategy and planning; security risk analysis and risk management; and information assurance, social engineering, and application security.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-155
Networks and Cloud Security
David Cass MBA, Vice President, Cyber and IT Risk, Supervision Group, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26603 | Section 1
Description
This course explores a wide range of topics within cybersecurity, such as computer operating systems, infrastructure, network, and internet security; intrusion detection and prevention; cryptography; basic attack methodologies; attack mitigation; information systems strategy and planning; security risk analysis and risk management; and information assurance, social engineering, and application security.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-159
Cybersecurity: Intrusion, Hacking, and Detection
David J. Malan PhD, Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Computer Science, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16996 | Section 1
Description
The course is an introduction to cybersecurity for technical and non-technical audiences alike. Students learn how to secure their accounts, data, systems, and software against today’s threats and how to recognize and evaluate tomorrow’s as well, both at home and at work. Students learn how to preserve their own privacy. Students learn to view cybersecurity not in absolute terms but relative, a function of risks and rewards (for an adversary) and costs and benefits (for them), and to recognize cybersecurity as a trade-off with usability itself. The course presents both high-level and low-level examples of threats, providing students with all they need to know technically to understand both. Assignments are inspired by real-world events.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
CSCI E-159
Cybersecurity: Intrusion, Hacking, and Detection
David J. Malan PhD, Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Computer Science, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26630 | Section 1
Description
The course is an introduction to cybersecurity for technical and non-technical audiences alike. Students learn how to secure their accounts, data, systems, and software against today’s threats and how to recognize and evaluate tomorrow’s as well, both at home and at work. Students learn how to preserve their own privacy. Students learn to view cybersecurity not in absolute terms but relative, a function of risks and rewards (for an adversary) and costs and benefits (for them), and to recognize cybersecurity as a trade-off with usability itself. The course presents both high-level and low-level examples of threats, providing students with all they need to know technically to understand both. Assignments are inspired by real-world events.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
CSCI E-165
Data Systems
Stratos Idreos PhD, Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16957 | Section 1
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 business, science, and 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, systems for machine learning, 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 structured query language (SQL). We discuss both how data systems have 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.
Prerequisites: CSCI E-50 and CSCI E-61, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
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 Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:45-11:00 am starting September 5 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
CSCI E-171
Visualization
Hanspeter Pfister PhD, An Wang Professor of Computer Science, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16477 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Students are expected to have programming experience (for example, CSCI E-50) and ideally some experience with web development.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences course Computer Science 171. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 2:15-3:30 pm starting September 6 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
CSCI E-176
Advanced Cloud Technology Management: Strategies for Successful Enterprise Deployment
Jeremy Wei EdD, Chief Technology Officer, Foxit Software
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26700 | Section 1
Description
In the rapidly evolving landscape of cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI), organizations are confronted with an urgent and critical demand for competent technology leaders to align technologies with internal and external business needs. This course is designed to address this pressing need, equipping professionals with the essential skills necessary for effective enterprise technology deployment and management. Through a comprehensive curriculum encompassing lectures, readings, discussions, and assignments, students can actively explore and evaluate various aspects of enterprise technology deployment, business-technology alignment, and organizational change decisions and implementations. By engaging in these learning activities, students gain valuable insights and practical knowledge that enable them to drive successful technology strategies within their organizations.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference with Required On-Campus Weekend
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Saturday, February 17, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Sunday, February 18, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, this course also 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 syllabus for the specific course meeting dates. 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
CSCI E-184
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence: Ethics, Governance, and Laws
Bruce Huang EdD, PhD, Director of Master’s Degree Program in Information Technology, Harvard Extension School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26606 | Section 1
Description
Data science and artificial intelligence (AI) are creating new opportunities to improve businesses’ decision making, productivity, and competitiveness. However, data science and AI also create ethical and privacy concerns. For example, a classification algorithm can harm a sub-category of the population due to bias in the data used to develop and train the model. Data scientists and AI engineers often learn the concepts, tools, and techniques and then start to collect data and develop machine learning algorithms without realizing the unintended consequences of their data products. What obligation do data scientists and AI engineers have to be guardians of the data they collect and analyze? How do we ensure data and AI products’ fairness, interpretability, privacy, and security? This course focuses on ethics, governance, and laws specifically related to data science and AI. This course aims to provide a framework to help students understand the value tradeoffs at stake as they collect data, develop algorithms, and deal with some of the consequences. We use case studies, examples, and simulations to facilitate learning, critical thinking, debates, decision making, and problem solving in the context of data science, AI ethics, and governance.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-192
Modern Data Analytics
Marina Popova ALM, Engineer, TechTarget
Edward S. Sumitra MS, Associate Director, Curriculum Associates
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26646 | Section 1
Description
Data is the new gold of the modern age. It affects all aspects of business and everyday lives: social media, communication, financial and health data, web and application logs, security, and threat mitigation all rely on the ability to collect, process, and analyze terabytes and petabytes from numerous data sources. Modern cloud-based frameworks and infrastructure serve as a foundation and an enabler for most services. In this course, students learn how to navigate this extraordinarily diverse and fast-changing field through popular tools and frameworks to process and analyze data, such as Spark 3 and related application programming interfaces (APIs) and frameworks (Spark Core, Spark SQL, Spark MLLib, and GraphX). We cover the basics of machine learning and deploying models to the cloud, including how to design and organize data using modern distributed data storage options (such as Redshift and BigQuery); elements of data lakes and data warehouse design and evolution to data mesh architectures; trends in unified data analytics and modern data stack frameworks; and integration with business intelligence (BI) tools for data visualization (Looker or Amazon Web Services [AWS] Quicksight). We work hands-on with many of the above frameworks on AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) cloud. We primarily use Python for those assignments that require programming.
Prerequisites: CSCI E-88, CSCI E-88a, or CSCI E-90, and intermediate Python skills. Some familiarity with Docker and cloud environments. CSCI E-88c is recommended.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-1b
Computer Science for Business Professionals
David J. Malan PhD, Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Computer Science, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16998 | Section 1
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 they are 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
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course is also available for noncredit as OpenCourseWare at cs50.edx.org/business.
CSCI E-1b
Computer Science for Business Professionals
David J. Malan PhD, Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Computer Science, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25393 | Section 1
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 they are 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
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course is also available for noncredit as OpenCourseWare at cs50.edx.org/business.
CSCI E-20
Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science
Rebecca Nesson PhD, Associate Senior Lecturer on Computer Science, Harvard University
Michael Mitzenmacher PhD, Thomas J. Watson, Sr. Professor of Computer Science, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26502 | Section 1
Description
This course teaches all the math not taught in the traditional calculus/linear algebra sequence that is needed to take more advanced courses in theory of computation and/or algorithms. That is, it teaches discrete mathematics, logic, and basic probability, but does not teach calculus or linear algebra. It also gives a good introduction to reading mathematical notation and writing formal proofs. A principal objective of the course is to not just teach a set of mathematical topics, but also to prepare students to think mathematically and to read and write mathematics.
Prerequisites: MATH E-10 or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. The recorded lectures are from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences companion course Computer Science 20. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 60 students
CSCI E-22
Data Structures
David G. Sullivan PhD, Master Lecturer on Computer Science, Boston University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26616 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: A good working knowledge of Java (CSCI E-10b, or the equivalent).
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 5:40pm-7:40pm, 1 Story Street 304
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-23a
Introduction to Game Development
Colton T. Ogden Chief Technology Officer, From Zero LLC
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26415 | Section 1
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 L VE 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.
Prerequisites: CSCI E-7, CSCI E-10a, CSCI E-10b, CSCI E-50, CS50x, or prior programming experience in any language.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course is also available for noncredit as OpenCourseWare at cs50.edx.org/games.
CSCI E-25
Computer Vision
Stephen Elston PhD, Principal Consultant, Quantia Analytics LLC
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26285 | Section 1
Description
Computer vision is an exciting and rapidly changing field. In a little over ten years, deep learning algorithms have revolutionized several aspects of computer vison. Applications that were infeasible or impractical a few years ago are now in routine production. These advances allow intelligent systems to interact with the real-world using vision. Examples of modern computer vision (CV) applications include digital photography, robotic or autonomous vehicles, medical imaging, and scientific imaging. This course is a fast-moving survey of both fundamental theory of CV algorithms along with hands-on practical assignments applying these methods using Python. Successfully deploying CV applications often requires a combination of classical methods and state-of-the-art algorithms. Therefore, this course includes classical image processing and CV techniques which are the basis of many standard CV applications. From this foundation the course moves to the deep learning approaches that have revolutionized computer vision. Students apply tools drawn from the extensive universe of Python CV related packages in the hands-on assignments. Major topics covered in the course include: algorithms used to prepare images, transform images and extract features; statistical properties of images and methods of decomposition; classification of objects in images; optimization and regularization for machine learning algorithms; deep neural networks for image classification; motion in images and optical flow; advanced deep neural network architectures; object detection and tracking algorithms; models of stereo vision; segmentation of images; and generative models.
Prerequisites: Experience programming using the Python language, equivalent to CSCI E-7 or CSCI E-29. For people with limited Python programming experience, some experience programming, in any language, such as R, Matlab, or C++ is helpful. Some exposure to basic machine learning and data science methods, equivalent to CSCI E-101, is helpful but not essential. Knowledge of linear algebra, including eigenvalue-eigenvector decomposition and a bit of differential and integral calculus is essential.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Optional sections Mondays, 7-9 pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-26
Introduction to C, Unix/Linux Programming, and Web Interfaces
Bruce Molay AB, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14294 | Section 1
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 and server-side Unix programming to provide web access to those applications and data.
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.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
CSCI E-265
Big Data Systems
Stratos Idreos PhD, Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26522 | Section 1
Description
Big data is everywhere. A fundamental goal across modern business and science 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 course, 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.
Prerequisites: CSCI E-61, and CSCI E-66 or CSCI E-165, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences companion course Computer Science 265. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:45-11:00 am starting January 23 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and SEAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or SEAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
CSCI E-28
Unix/Linux Systems Programming
Bruce Molay AB, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24040 | Section 1
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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
CSCI E-3
Introduction to Web Programming Using JavaScript
Laurence P. Bouthillier MS, Executive Director, University of British Columbia Extended Learning
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15118 | Section 1
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, VueJS, 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.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
CSCI E-31
Web Application Development using Node.js
Laurence P. Bouthillier MS, Executive Director, University of British Columbia Extended Learning
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25038 | Section 1
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, 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 representational state transfer (REST) application programming interfaces (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.
Prerequisites: Basic HTML/JavaScript. CSCI E-3 and CSCI E-12 are excellent preparations for this course.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
CSCI E-33a
Web Programming with Python and JavaScript
Brian Paul Yu EdM, Preceptor in Computer Science, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16215 | Section 1
Description
This course examines the design and implementation of web applications with Python, JavaScript, and SQL using frameworks like Django, React, and Bootstrap. Topics include database design, scalability, security, and user experience. Through hands-on projects, students learn to write and use application programming interfaces (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.
Prerequisites: CSCI E-50, CS50x, or prior programming experience in any language.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course is also available for noncredit as OpenCourseWare at cs50.edx.org/web.
CSCI E-33a
Web Programming with Python and JavaScript
Brian Paul Yu EdM, Preceptor in Computer Science, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25184 | Section 1
Description
This course examines the design and implementation of web applications with Python, JavaScript, and SQL using frameworks like Django, React, and Bootstrap. Topics include database design, scalability, security, and user experience. Through hands-on projects, students learn to write and use application programming interfaces (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.
Prerequisites: CSCI E-50, CS50x, or prior programming experience in any language.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course is also available for noncredit as OpenCourseWare at cs50.edx.org/web.
CSCI E-34
User Experience Engineering
David S. Platt ME, President, Rolling Thunder Computing, Inc.
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14557 | Section 1
Description
Success in today’s software marketplace requires excellent user experience (UX). This course presents the foundations of excellent UX in a platform-agnostic manner. This course requires no programming. Instead, we focus on deciding what to program to make our users happier and more productive. Students learn to start with the user, not the toolkit. Who are our users and how do we represent them with personas? What problems are these users trying to solve, what would they consider a good solution, and how do we represent that with stories? How should the user interaction flow and how do we represent it with quick, inexpensive mockups? How can we test different designs on users? How can we learn what users really do, instead of what they can remember or will admit to? Students work on a term project of their choosing, performing all steps of the UX design process. We use modern design tools such as Figma. We examine in-depth case studies and hear from industry-leading guest speakers. Students finish this course with a starter portfolio to show potential employers.
Prerequisites: Because we will not be programming, no specific software development skills are required for this course. However, more than for most computer science courses, students must be ready to think in new ways, participate in discussions, experiment, and challenge the assumptions they have worked with throughout their careers.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-39
Design Principles in React
Nicolas Javier Tejera Aguirre ALM, Chief Technology Officer, Tolemi
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16734 | Section 1
Description
This course teaches students how to implement usable and understandable applications using ReactJS, including core concepts of design like typography, color theory, and visual hierarchy. The first weeks cover introduction to font families, color palettes, and design principles, and how to apply the right ones based on context. We then deep dive into ReactJS and build simple yet complete components, applying the acquired knowledge to produce user-friendly and proportionally designed objects. We finalize by building a small web application, leveraging existing component libraries and frameworks.
Prerequisites: Proficiency in Javascript, HTML, and CSS.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:40pm-7:40pm, 1 Story Street 306
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-40
Communication Protocols and Internet Architectures
Len Evenchik SM, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14296 | Section 1
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, domain name system (DNS), multimedia protocols for voice and video, routing protocols (RIP, OSPF, and BGP), 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, network security and encryption, and the design and analysis of both private networks and the internet are presented. The course discusses new areas of work, including real-time voice and video on the internet, quality of service (QoS), gigabit wireless networks, internet of things (IoT), software-defined networks (SDN), and network functions virtualization (NFV).
Prerequisites: Programming or networking experience; a basic understanding of the principles of communication protocols.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:40pm-7:40pm, 1 Story Street 304
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-40
Communication Protocols and Internet Architectures
Len Evenchik SM, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24033 | Section 1
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, domain name system (DNS), multimedia protocols for voice and video, routing protocols (RIP, OSPF, and BGP), 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, network security and encryption, and the design and analysis of both private networks and the internet are presented. The course discusses new areas of work, including real-time voice and video on the internet, quality of service (QoS), gigabit wireless networks, internet of things (IoT), software-defined networks (SDN), and network functions virtualization (NFV).
Prerequisites: Programming or networking experience; a basic understanding of the principles of communication protocols.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the fall course.
CSCI E-43
How to Assess and Communicate Risk in Information Security
Derek Brink MBA, Vice President and Research Fellow, Aberdeen Strategy and Research, Spiceworks Ziff Davis
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24587 | Section 1
Description
In simple terms, risk is the likelihood of something bad taking place, and the resulting business impact if it does in fact occur. We often talk about the bad things that could happen that is, the threats, vulnerabilities, and exploits, and the technologies that are used to defend against them but these are not risks. Senior business leaders need their subject-matter experts in cyber security to advise them not about the technical details (the “what”), but about the risk (the “so what”), and about how an incremental investment in recommended security controls quantifiably reduces that risk. This course covers how to assess security risks, properly defined, how to use these risk assessments to make better-informed recommendations regarding what to do about them, and how to communicate these risks more effectively to business decision makers.
Prerequisites: CSCI E-45a, CSCI E-45b, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students
CSCI E-45a
The Cyber World: Hardware, Software, Networks, Security, and Management
Scott Bradner
Benoit Gaucherin Maitrise, Senior Director of Information Technology, Campus Systems, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14299 | Section 1
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
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
CSCI E-45b
The Cyber World: Governance, Threats, Conflict, Privacy, Identity, and Commerce
Scott Bradner
Benoit Gaucherin Maitrise, Senior Director of Information Technology, Campus Systems, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24037 | Section 1
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
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
CSCI E-49
Cloud Security
Ramesh Nagappan MS, Principal Security Technologist, Amazon
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16960 | Section 1
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 ground-up coverage on the high level concepts of cloud landscape, architectural principles, development techniques, design patterns, and real-world security best practices as applied to cloud service providers and consumers. It also addresses regulatory compliance requirements critical to design, implement, deliver, and manage secure cloud-based services. The course delves into the secure cloud-based application development processes that build on DevOps and DevSecOps processes, proactively identifying and mitigating risks with threat models, protection, and isolation of physical and logical infrastructures including computer storage (cloud-hosted virtualization, containerization using Docker and Kubernetes) and network topologies; comprehensive data protection with applied cryptography; end-to-end identity management and access control; monitoring, auditing, intrusion detection, and incident response processes; fraud detection (using machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques); and complying with industry and regulatory mandates. 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).
Prerequisites: One of the following courses: CSCI E-7, CSCI E-12, CSCI E-33a, CSCI E-45a, CSCI E-45b, CSCI E-46, CSCI E-90, CSCI E-94, or the equivalent. Additional web application development and/or systems administration knowledge will be very helpful.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-49
Cloud Security
Ramesh Nagappan MS, Principal Security Technologist, Amazon
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24557 | Section 1
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 ground-up coverage on the high level concepts of cloud landscape, architectural principles, development techniques, design patterns, and real-world security best practices as applied to cloud service providers and consumers. It also addresses regulatory compliance requirements critical to design, implement, deliver, and manage secure cloud-based services. The course delves into the secure cloud-based application development processes that build on DevOps and DevSecOps processes, proactively identifying and mitigating risks with threat models, protection, and isolation of physical and logical infrastructures including computer storage (cloud-hosted virtualization, containerization using Docker and Kubernetes) and network topologies; comprehensive data protection with applied cryptography; end-to-end identity management and access control; monitoring, auditing, intrusion detection, and incident response processes; fraud detection (using machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques); and complying with industry and regulatory mandates. 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).
Prerequisites: One of the following courses: CSCI E-7, CSCI E-12, CSCI E-33a, CSCI E-45a, CSCI E-45b, CSCI E-46, CSCI E-90, CSCI E-94, or the equivalent. Additional web application development and/or systems administration knowledge will be very helpful.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-49a
Cryptography and Identity Management for Cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) Applications
Ramesh Nagappan MS, Principal Security Technologist, Amazon
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16685 | Section 1
Description
Confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, authorization, and accountability are the most critical security requirements that serve as the basis for deploying and delivering trustworthy information technology (IT) applications and services in on-premise enterprises, cloud provider hosted platforms, and network-centric devices that are connected to the internet. Adopting cryptography and identity management solutions for data protection and access control addresses these security requirements and has become a vital part of all business applications, electronic transactions, IT networks, cloud providers, and internet of things (IoT). This course provides a ground-up coverage on the high-level concepts, applied mechanisms, architecture, design, and real-world implementation practices of using cryptography and identity management solutions as they apply to cloud-hosted applications, services, and IoT devices.
Prerequisites: CSCI E-49, CSCI E-90, CSCI E-118, or equivalent. Experience with web application development and/or systems administration using a cloud provider is helpful.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Fridays, September 8-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-50
Intensive Introduction to Computer Science
David J. Malan PhD, Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Computer Science, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14290 | Section 1
Description
This course teaches students how to solve problems, both with and without code, with an emphasis on correctness, design, and style. Topics include computational thinking, abstraction, algorithms, data structures, and computer science more generally. Problem sets are inspired by the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences. More than teach students how to program in one language, this course teaches how to program fundamentally and ultimately how to teach oneself new programming languages. The course starts with a traditional but omnipresent language called C that underlies today’s newer languages, through which students learn not only about functions, variables, conditionals, and loops, but also how computers themselves work underneath the hood, memory and all. The course then transitions to Python, a higher-level language that students understand all the more because of C. Toward term’s end, the course introduces SQL, via which students can store data in databases, along with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, via which students can create web and mobile applications. The course culminates in a final project. Students can count two of the following three courses CSCI E-10a, CSCI E-10b, and CSCI E-50 toward a degree. They may not count all three toward a degree.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences course Computer Science 50 (CS50). Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays, 1:30-4:15 pm starting September 11 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions. This course is also available for noncredit via EdX.
CSCI E-50
Intensive Introduction to Computer Science
David J. Malan PhD, Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Computer Science, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24107 | Section 1
Description
This course teaches students how to solve problems, both with and without code, with an emphasis on correctness, design, and style. Topics include computational thinking, abstraction, algorithms, data structures, and computer science more generally. Problem sets are inspired by the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences. More than teach students how to program in one language, this course teaches how to program fundamentally and ultimately how to teach oneself new programming languages. The course starts with a traditional but omnipresent language called C that underlies today’s newer languages, through which students learn not only about functions, variables, conditionals, and loops, but also how computers themselves work underneath the hood, memory and all. The course then transitions to Python, a higher-level language that students understand all the more because of C. Toward term’s end, the course introduces SQL, via which students can store data in databases, along with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, via which students can create web and mobile applications. The course culminates in a final project. Students can count two of the following three courses CSCI E-10a, CSCI E-10b, and CSCI E-50 toward a degree. They may not count all three toward a degree.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences course Computer Science 50 (CS50). This course is also available for noncredit via EdX.
CSCI E-59
Designing and Developing Relational and NoSQL Databases
Gregory Thomas Misicko ALM, Engineering Manager, NetApp Cloud Solutions
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25690 | Section 1
Description
This course focuses on the design and development of databases using a very practical and hands-on approach to learning. Students begin by learning how to set up and configure a database server, followed by a thorough understanding of how to design and develop a real-world database built for stability and performance. Structured query language (SQL) is taught starting from the most basic level and leading up to an advanced level. As many projects today evaluate NoSQL options, students also learn about the more popular NoSQL options available and work with MQL and Cypher.
Prerequisites: Capable of learning new programming languages (such as SQL, MQL, or Cypher) from the beginning.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 8:00pm-10:00pm, One Brattle Square 204
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-597
Data Science Precapstone
Bruce Huang EdD, PhD, Director of Master’s Degree Program in Information Technology, Harvard Extension School
Stephen Elston PhD, Principal Consultant, Quantia Analytics LLC
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25390 | Section 1
Description
This course helps students develop academically strong, team-based capstone proposals. Working in teams is a critical industry skill that must be mastered for professional success. The course is mandatory for candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, data science, who wish to register for CSCI E-599a in the spring. It prepares students to explore interdisciplinary capstone topics from a variety of industries and areas. Through workshops and collaboration with industry partners and other capstone students with experience from different industries and disciplines, students identify capstone topics, apply the appropriate data science methods, and use data to advance innovative solutions. Students receive guidance on how to work effectively in teams, refine project proposals, and build the domain knowledge necessary in their selected area. By the end of the course, each team submits a detailed capstone proposal, including project rationale, literature reviews, methods, and expected outcomes, which they intend to execute during CSCI E-599a.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted degree candidates in Master of Liberal Arts, data science, who are in their penultimate semester. Prospective candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be in good academic standing and in the process of successfully completing all degree requirements except the capstone, CSCI E-599a, which they must enroll in the upcoming spring term as their one and only final course (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone). Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 1:00pm-4:00pm, One Brattle Square 203
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: Because this course requires in-person attendance, students must comply with the Harvard Extension School mandatory COVID-19 immunization documentation policy. Please see the COVID-19 updates page for details.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students
CSCI E-599
Software Engineering Capstone
Peter Vaughan Henstock PhD, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Lead, Pfizer, Inc.
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24531 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, software engineering, capstone track. Prospective candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be in good academic standing, have completed nine degree courses including the software design requirement, and have proficiency in programming. Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 27 students
CSCI E-599a
Data Science Capstone
Bruce Huang EdD, PhD, Director of Master’s Degree Program in Information Technology, Harvard Extension School
Stephen Elston PhD, Principal Consultant, Quantia Analytics LLC
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16091 | Section 1
Description
This course is the culmination of the Master of Liberal Arts, data science, where student teams execute their capstone proposal from CSCI S-597. It gives students the opportunity to collaborate with industry partners and other students on complex capstone topics using their data science, communications, negotiation, leadership, and project management skills. At the completion of the capstone, students can demonstrate their ability to think critically about data, communicate with diverse audiences, and advance innovation in ways that benefit society.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted degree candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, data science. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in March with only the capstone left to complete (no other course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the Harvard Summer School precapstone course, CSCI S-597, in the previous summer term. Candidates who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Students in this course and CSCI E-599B may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or class sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in live class sessions, they will do so alongside students in the other course. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other course.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students
CSCI E-599a
Data Science Capstone
Bruce Huang EdD, PhD, Director of Master’s Degree Program in Information Technology, Harvard Extension School
Stephen Elston PhD, Principal Consultant, Quantia Analytics LLC
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25391 | Section 1
Description
This course is the culmination of the Master of Liberal Arts, data science, where student teams execute their capstone proposal from CSCI E-597. It gives students the opportunity to collaborate with industry partners and other students on complex capstone topics using their data science, communications, negotiation, leadership, and project management skills. At the completion of the capstone, students can demonstrate their ability to think critically about data, communicate with diverse audiences, and advance innovation in ways that benefit society.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted degree candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, data science. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in May with only the capstone left to complete (no other course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone course, CSCI E-597, in the previous January term. Candidates who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students
CSCI E-599b
Cybersecurity Capstone
Bruce Huang EdD, PhD, Director of Master’s Degree Program in Information Technology, Harvard Extension School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16989 | Section 1
Description
This course is the culmination of the Master of Liberal Arts, cybersecurity, where student teams execute their capstone proposal from CSCI S-597b. It gives students the opportunity to collaborate with industry partners and other students on complex capstone topics using their cybersecurity, communications, negotiation, leadership, and project management skills. At the completion of the capstone, students can demonstrate their ability to think critically about cybersecurity, communicate with diverse audiences, and advance innovation in ways that benefit society.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted degree candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, cybersecurity. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in March with only the capstone left to complete (no other course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone course, CSCI S-597b, in the previous summer term. Candidates who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Students in this course and CSCI E-599A may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or class sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in live class sessions, they will do so alongside students in the other course. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other course.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
CSCI E-63c
Elements of Data Science and Statistical Learning with R
Andrey Sivachenko PhD, Scientist IV, Head of Bioinformatics, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Lab
Victor A. Farutin PhD, Senior Director, Computational Biology, Verve Therapeutics
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15123 | Section 1
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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 200 students
CSCI E-63c
Elements of Data Science and Statistical Learning with R
Andrey Sivachenko PhD, Scientist IV, Head of Bioinformatics, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Lab
Victor A. Farutin PhD, Senior Director, Computational Biology, Verve Therapeutics
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24748 | Section 1
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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 200 students
CSCI E-66
Database Systems
David G. Sullivan PhD, Master Lecturer on Computer Science, Boston University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16976 | Section 1
Description
This course covers the fundamental concepts of database systems. Topics include data models (entity-relationship, 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.
Prerequisites: CSCI E-22 or the equivalent, and strong programming skills in Java.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 5:40pm-7:40pm, 1 Story Street 304
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-7
Introduction to Computer Science with Python
Henry H. Leitner PhD, Senior Lecturer on Computer Science, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16959 | Section 1
Description
This course is an introduction to computer science for students without prior programming experience. It explores problem-solving and data analysis using Python, a programming language with a simple syntax and a powerful set of libraries. This course covers basic data types and collections (lists, dictionaries, tuples, and sets), control flow, recursion, information hiding, and encapsulation using classes and objects, and introduces the analysis of program performance. The course presents an integrated view of computer systems, from switching circuits up through compilers, and examines theoretical and practical limitations related to unsolvable and intractable computational problems. Other topics include the social and ethical dilemmas presented by such issues as software unreliability, algorithmic bias, and invasions of privacy.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, Thursdays, October 24-December 21, 5:10pm-7:25pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: October 23, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-7
Introduction to Computer Science with Python
Henry H. Leitner PhD, Senior Lecturer on Computer Science, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25531 | Section 1
Description
This course is an introduction to computer science for students without prior programming experience. It explores problem-solving and data analysis using Python, a programming language with a simple syntax and a powerful set of libraries. This course covers basic data types and collections (lists, dictionaries, tuples, and sets), control flow, recursion, information hiding, and encapsulation using classes and objects, and introduces the analysis of program performance. The course presents an integrated view of computer systems, from switching circuits up through compilers, and examines theoretical and practical limitations related to unsolvable and intractable computational problems. Other topics include the social and ethical dilemmas presented by such issues as software unreliability, algorithmic bias, and invasions of privacy.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:50pm-7:50pm, 1 Story Street 304
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-71
Agile Software Development
Richard Kasperowski ALB, Chief Technology Officer, Thrivelution
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16441 | Section 1
Description
This course is an immersive experience in agile software development. We study the technical, cultural, and social aspects of agile, including agility in software product development; business agility, including scrum, agile product inception, user stories, product backlog construction, definition of done and definition of ready, estimating, agile forecasting, project management, sprint planning, and retrospectives; technical agility, including pair programming, mob programming, test-driven development, working with legacy code, refactoring for clean code, behavior-driven development, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and DevOps; and advanced agility, including high-performance teams, core protocols for psychological safety and emotional intelligence, agile at large scale, and introducing and sustaining agile in your organization.
Prerequisites: CSCI E-22 or the equivalent. Students must have a computer suitable for software development.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference with Required On-Campus Weekend
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Saturday, Sunday, September 16-17, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 204
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, this course also 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 syllabus for the specific course meeting dates. 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 30 students
CSCI E-73
Cross-Platform Development of Mobile Device Applications
David S. Platt ME, President, Rolling Thunder Computing, Inc.
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26615 | Section 1
Description
Mobile devices are the hottest sector in software development today. Today’s mobile market is about evenly split between iPhone (iOS) and Android. Though developers have to cover them both, separate development efforts are difficult and wasteful. Microsoft’s MAUI platform provides a framework that covers both Android and iOS platforms from a single C# codebase. We start with the basic anatomy of a MAUI mobile application. We examine XAML, the layout language, and its code for constructing objects and setting their properties. We cover forms and layout, controls, navigation, and text handling. We study styles and user experience design. We go deep under the hood with multi-threading. We examine databinding and model-view-viewmodel architecture stack. We conclude by connecting our mobile applications to the cloud. This is a hands-on course, not a theoretical one, and extensive programming homework is required.
Prerequisites: Familiarity with either the C# or Java language. Successful completion of CSCI E-50 or equivalent, or at least one year of industrial experience in object-oriented programming.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference with Required On-Campus Weekend
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Saturday, April 27, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 203
Sunday, April 28, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 203
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, this course also 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 syllabus for the specific course meeting dates. 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
CSCI E-80
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python
Brian Paul Yu EdM, Preceptor in Computer Science, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16393 | Section 1
Description
This course explores the concepts and algorithms at the foundation of modern artificial intelligence, diving into the ideas that give rise to technologies like game-playing engines, handwriting recognition, and machine translation. Through hands-on projects, students gain exposure to the theory behind graph search algorithms, classification, optimization, machine learning, large language models, and other topics in artificial intelligence as they incorporate them into their own Python programs. By course’s end, students emerge with experience in libraries for machine learning as well as knowledge of artificial intelligence principles that enable them to design intelligent systems of their own.
Prerequisites: CSCI E-50, CS50x, or at least one year of experience with Python.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
CSCI E-80
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python
Brian Paul Yu EdM, Preceptor in Computer Science, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25793 | Section 1
Description
This course explores the concepts and algorithms at the foundation of modern artificial intelligence, diving into the ideas that give rise to technologies like game-playing engines, handwriting recognition, and machine translation. Through hands-on projects, students gain exposure to the theory behind graph search algorithms, classification, optimization, machine learning, large language models, and other topics in artificial intelligence as they incorporate them into their own Python programs. By course’s end, students emerge with experience in libraries for machine learning as well as knowledge of artificial intelligence principles that enable them to design intelligent systems of their own.
Prerequisites: CSCI E-50, CS50x, or at least one year of experience with Python.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
CSCI E-80a
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Brian Subirana PhD, Instructor, MIT xPRO, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16439 | Section 1
Description
This course introduces artificial intelligence (AI) programming tools inspired by our understanding of the human brain. The course includes four programming assignments in Python covering the four units of the brain as proposed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Brain, Minds and Machines (CBMM): sensor stream, brain operating system, cognitive core, and symbolic compositional models. Collectively the four assignments introduce a set of tools and computer science concepts, with a focus on deep learning, spanning a basic skill set to program complete models able to perform AI tasks. Part of the assignments include comparing the deep learning tools implemented with other AI tools not based on neural networks. The focus of the assignments is to build models reproducing as closely as possible the complex cognitive tasks humans do naturally. Human intelligence can be characterized in a variety of ways and as part of the course, we review how various computer engineering applications may benefit from these different advances in modeling human intelligence. We discuss various integrative approaches aiming at combining experimental techniques in neuroscience and cognitive science, with computational modeling in order to elucidate the architecture of intelligence. The course provides background to understand some of the current limitations in our progress towards a general artificial intelligence machine.
Prerequisites: Some basic computer skills to install and program with Python, for example CSCI E-7.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
CSCI E-82
Advanced Machine Learning, Data Mining, and Artificial Intelligence
Peter Vaughan Henstock PhD, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Lead, Pfizer, Inc.
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15407 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: This course builds upon topics covered in CSCI E-63c and CSCI E-109a 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 60 students
CSCI E-83
Fundamentals of Data Science
Stephen Elston PhD, Principal Consultant, Quantia Analytics LLC
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16768 | Section 1
Description
This course builds on CSCI E-101, giving students a solid foundation for advanced data modeling, machine learning, and artificial intelligence (AI). The course focuses on the modern computational statistical methods underpinning advanced data science. In the twenty-first century, these powerful, computationally intensive models are both practical and widely used. Such models enable us to explore and model the complex datasets commonly encountered in the real world. The course employs a combination of theory and hands-on experience using Python programming tools. The focus is on foundational computational statistical algorithms and effective visualization methods. The hands-on component of the course uses the Python packages, NumPy, Pandas, Seaborn, Statsmodels, and PyMC3, along with selected other open-source packages. The focus of this course is on methods to address the exploration and modeling changes arising from the analysis of increasingly complex datasets. Basic computational statistical inference employing three approaches is addressed: maximum likelihood, modern resampling methods, and Bayesian models. The properties and behavior of the rich family of linear models, foundational to many statistical, machine learning and AI algorithms are surveyed. The course reviews probability theory, with an emphasis on conditional probability, essential to understanding modern computational statistical methods, machine learning, and AI. Additionally, large scale inference and series methods are explored.
Prerequisites: Some exposure to basic machine learning and data science methods, equivalent to CSCI E-101. Experience programming using the Python language, equivalent to CSCI E-7 or CSCI E-29. For people with limited Python programming experience, some experience programming, in any language, such as R, Matlab, or C++, is essential. Knowledge of linear algebra, including eigenvalue-eigenvector decomposition and a bit of differential and integral calculus is essential.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Optional sections Mondays, 7-9 pm.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-87
Big Data and Machine Learning in Healthcare Applications
Oleg Pianykh PhD, Assistant Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, and Director of Medical Analytics, Massachusetts General Hospital
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17070 | Section 1
Description
While large volumes of digital healthcare data have been captured for decades, we are only starting to mine them for information that can significantly advance healthcare delivery and quality. Built from many practical experiences, this course teaches students how to apply big data analytics and machine learning to the most challenging problems found in modern hospitals. We cover several important areas operational, clinical, and imaging using hands-on examples and real problems. Students not only learn how to build efficient data models, but also how to implement them in different healthcare environments, avoiding the most common pitfalls and achieving meaningful results.
Prerequisites: Basic understanding of statistics and machine learning. Programming in Python or Matlab is required for most homework assignments.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
CSCI E-88c
Programming in Scala for Big Data Systems
Edward S. Sumitra MS, Associate Director, Curriculum Associates
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16769 | Section 1
Description
Scala is a strongly typed, versatile programming language that has emerged as one of the de-facto languages in big data systems. Scala supports multiple programming paradigms, including familiar object-oriented programming (OOP) and functional programming (FP) techniques. This hands-on course covers types and data structures, build tools, functional programming concepts with higher-order functions, pattern matching, concurrency, and parallel processing. Popular libraries in the Scala ecosystem are introduced and applied. Students learn unit testing libraries and reinforce techniques taught in lectures by completing weekly programming assignments. Students apply their knowledge to develop batch processing applications in Apache Spark and stream processing applications in Apache Flink in the latter part of the course.
Prerequisites: Familiarity with a programming language like Java, Python, Javascript, C#, or C++.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-89
Deep Learning
Zoran B. Djordjevi PhD, Senior Enterprise Architect
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16392 | Section 1
Description
The ability of computerized systems to acquire vast amounts of data and display them in informative ways raises our expectations for fast, accurate identification or recognition of events or objects and for predictions about future events. Machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) have fulfilled those needs to some degree. Over the last 10 years, a versatile architectural style of artificial neural networks called deep learning has emerged as the most promising answer to those expectations. Today, deep learning is the primary technique for analysis and resolution of many issues in data analyses and natural sciences, linguistics, and engineering. We use deep learning for image classification, manipulation and generation, speech recognition and synthesis, natural language translation, sound and music manipulation and generation, navigation of self-driving cars, and many other activities. In this course, students master several key architectures for implementation of deep learning networks, such as convolutional neural networks (CNNs), recurrent neural networks (RNNs), long short-term memory networks (LSTMs), autoencoders, generative adversarial networks (GANs), transformers with attention, and graph neural networks. We provide references to many practical applications where those architectures are successfully used. The course starts with a review of the theoretical foundations of the neural networks approach to machine learning including auto-differentiation and backpropagation. The emphasis of the course is on practical applications of deep learning using Keras (packages within TensorFlow 2.x framework) and PyTorch.
Prerequisites: Proficiency with Python. We assume no familiarity with Linux and introduce all essential Linux features and commands. Students need access to a computer with a 64-bit operating system and at least 8 GB of RAM. Having a machine with NVIDIA card is a plus but not required. All complex examples given as assignments could be run on Google Collaboratory.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Fridays, September 8-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-89c
Deep Reinforcement Learning
Dmitry V. Kurochkin PhD, Senior Research Analyst, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Office for Faculty Affairs, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16817 | Section 1
Description
This course introduces deep reinforcement learning (RL), one of the most modern techniques of machine learning. Deep RL has attracted the attention of many researchers and developers in recent years due to its wide range of applications in a variety of fields such as robotics, robotic surgery, pattern recognition, diagnosis based on medical image, treatment strategies in clinical decision making, personalized medical treatment, drug discovery, speech recognition, computer vision, and natural language processing. Deep RL can be seen as the third area of machine learning, in addition to supervised and unsupervised algorithms, in which the learning of an agent occurs as a result of its own actions and interaction with the environment. Such learning processes do not need to be guided externally, but it has been difficult until recently to use RL ideas practically. This course focuses on foundations of deep RL and applications to problems that emerge in healthcare and social science applications.
Prerequisites: Introductory probability and statistics, multivariate calculus equivalent to MATH E-21a, and proficiency in Python programming equivalent to CSCI E-7. We formulate value (cost) functions and perform optimization. Students are expected to be comfortable taking derivatives. Basic knowledge of probability theory (in particular, conditional probability distributions and conditional expectations) is necessary. Understanding matrix vector operations and notation is helpful but not required. All coding exercises are performed in Python. Students are required to take a short pretest at the beginning of the course. The pretest score does not count toward the final grade but helps you understand whether your background in calculus, probability theory, as well as command of coding positions you for success in this course.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-8b
Mobile GIS
Pinde Fu PhD, Team Lead of Platform Engineering and Senior Principal Software Developer Engineer, Esri
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16696 | Section 1
Description
We live in the post-PC era. We have far more smartphones, tablets, and wearable devices than desktops and laptops. Mobile geospatial information systems (GIS) allow users to view, capture, update, and analyze geospatial data from a mobile device anywhere and anytime. With the popularity and location awareness of mobile devices, mobile GIS has become an indispensable part of geospatial solutions in sustainable development, health and human services, emergency management, and utilities. Consumer mobile GIS applications, such as Google Maps, Google Earth, Waze, and Zillow, have put the basic GIS capabilities in everyone’s hands. This course focuses on enterprise mobile GIS, which offers a much wider variety of capabilities. Students learn the foundational principles, in-depth knowledge, and state-of-the-art technologies to manage, design, and implement mobile GIS projects. This course teaches students how to create mobile GIS solutions and native applications for online and offline spatial data visualization, data collection, location tracking, and workforce coordination based on Esri’s mobile GIS products, including Survey123, Field Maps, QuickCapture, AuGeo, ArcGIS 360 VR, AuGeo, and ArcGIS Maps SDKs for mobile application development. The course explores the popular types of applications and frontiers, including location-based services (LBS), volunteered geographic information (VGI), virtual reality (VR), and augmented reality (AR). Access to Harvard ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS mobile applications is provided.
Prerequisites: Students must have a computer (Windows or MacOS) and a smartphone or tablet (iOS or Android).
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-90
Cloud Services, Infrastructure, and Computing
Gregory Thomas Misicko ALM, Engineering Manager, NetApp Cloud Solutions
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15865 | Section 1
Description
Off-premise/cloud services, infrastructure, and computing 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 does not require any prior experience working with cloud services and does not require any programming skills.
Prerequisites: Ability to read and write simple code in either Java or Python is a plus.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 8:00pm-10:00pm, 1 Story Street 306
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-92
Principles of Operating Systems
James L. Frankel PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University and President, Frankel and Associates, Incorporated
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26605 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Knowledge of data structures and programming experience, such as CSCI E-22 or the equivalent. An advanced algorithms course, such as CSCI E-124 or equivalent, is preferred but not required. Students must have sufficient experience to write large programming projects in the C programming language that utilize a wide variety of data structures.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 8:00pm-10:15pm, 53 Church Street L01
Required sections Tuesdays, 6:45-7:45 pm.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
CSCI E-94
Fundamentals of Cloud Computing and OpenAI with Microsoft Azure
Joseph Ficara ASEE, Lead Architect, The Predictive Index
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25152 | Section 1
Description
This course introduces the student to cloud computing and serverless computing fundamentals. We contrast the challenges and benefits of cloud computing, serverless cloud computing, and traditional self-managed cloud and on-premises solutions. Students learn the fundamental architecture and design patterns necessary to build geographically distributed, highly available, and scalable solutions using key services in the Microsoft Azure platform. Students learn about the OpenAI offerings in Azure and how to leverage them in their cloud-native solutions. Students learn by doing, architecting secure, scalable, georedundant, and cost-effective infrastructure and deploying that infrastructure to Microsoft Azure using infrastructure as code via the Bicep language. Students also build, develop, and deploy cloud-native, secure, and scalable applications that gracefully degrade when non-essential functionality is unavailable on top of their Azure infrastructure. Students learn to implement defense in depth using network segmentation virtual networks (VNETs) and additional best practices. Microsoft Azure Services covered include Azure Front Door, Azure Application Services, Azure Application Configuration, KeyVault, Azure SQL, Azure application programming interface (API) management, serverless services including Azure Functions, and Azure Logic Applications. Azure Active Directory (AD) for authentication, Azure Storage, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid, Azure Event Hub, Azure Cosmos database, and Azure Cognitive Search. In addition to Azure services and guidance, the course covers implementing processes to streamline development, such as continuous integration, continuous deployment (CICD), and automated testing using Azure DevOps. Students also learn how to test their applications and infrastructure at scale using Azure Load Testing. Coverage includes always-up architecture and deployment strategies, rollback strategies, A/B testing, testing in production, monitoring, distributed tracing, alerting, performance tuning, snapshot debugging in production, and health analysis using Application Insights and Azure Monitor. Additionally, students learn strategies and architecture for ensuring data sovereignty concerns are addressed in their solutions.
Prerequisites: Basic C#, C++, Python, or Java development skills. CSCI E-10a or the equivalent. This course involves a substantial amount of programming in C# and cross platform.NET (6 or above).
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
CSCI E-95
Compiler Design and Implementation
James L. Frankel PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University and President, Frankel and Associates, Incorporated
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16965 | Section 1
Description
This course is a study of the theory and practice required for the design and implementation of interpreters and compilers for programming languages. Coursework ranges from the abstract, such as categorization of grammars and languages, to the concrete, such as specific algorithms used in compilers and practical performance issues. Topics include lexical analysis, parsing, symbol table generation, type checking, error detection, code generation, optimization, and run-time support. Techniques for top-down and bottom-up parsing both with and without the use of automated tools are studied. Local and global optimization are covered. An extensive programming project is required of all students.
Prerequisites: Knowledge of data structures and programming experience (CSCI E-22, or the equivalent) with an advanced algorithms course preferred, but not required (CSCI E-124, or the equivalent). Students must have sufficient experience to write large programming projects in the C programming language that utilize a wide variety of data structures. This course does not teach programming.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 8:00pm-10:15pm, 53 Church Street L01
Required sections Tuesdays, 6:45-7:45 pm.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
CSCI E-96
Data Mining for Business
Edward Kwartler MBA, Field Chief Technology Officer, DataRobot
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15736 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Since this course utilizes R throughout the semester students should complete the 4-hour free online course Introduction to R at DataCamp.com found here: https://www.datacamp.com/courses/free-introduction-to-r.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Optional labs to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-96
Data Mining for Business
Edward Kwartler MBA, Field Chief Technology Officer, DataRobot
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26599 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Students need to bring laptops to class to use for exercises.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Optional labs to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
CSCI E-97
Software Design: Principles, Models, and Patterns
Eric Gieseke ALM, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Pago Capital
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15356 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: CSCI E-22, or the equivalent, and proficiency in Java.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
DEVP E-102
Global Development: Theory and Practice
Alexander Puutio PhD, Senior Expert, Office of the Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16433 | Section 1
Description
This course covers the theoretical foundations of development in the twenty-first century and introduces students to the practical reality of development work, from project development to delivery in the field. During the course, students acquire a deep theoretical understanding of development and its principles and prerequisites. From there, students learn how to create, deliver, and measure the results of development projects with a particular focus on areas such as agriculture, education and training, governance, human rights, information and communication technology, safety and security, and humanitarian aid. Students assess and analyze the results of past development initiatives against a robust theoretical framework as well as political and organizational objectives. Real-life projects implemented by organizations such as the United Nations, the World Bank Group, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Department for International Development (DFID) are used as case studies and entry points for discussion. This course is divided into the following four broad thematic areas that guide the discussions and analysis in class: theory of development and principles and prerequisites; project design and planning; operational delivery and coordination; and impact measurement and sustaining results. Students prepare a case study of a real-life development project implemented by a global development organization and the results of the study are published in support of the global community of practice.
Prerequisites: Experience manipulating data and algebraic equations on spreadsheets is helpful.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
DEVP E-102
Global Development: Theory and Practice
Alexander Puutio PhD, Senior Expert, Office of the Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25998 | Section 1
Description
This course covers the theoretical foundations of development in the twenty-first century and introduces students to the practical reality of development work, from project development to delivery in the field. During the course, students acquire a deep theoretical understanding of development and its principles and prerequisites. From there, students learn how to create, deliver, and measure the results of development projects with a particular focus on areas such as agriculture, education and training, governance, human rights, information and communication technology, safety and security, and humanitarian aid. Students assess and analyze the results of past development initiatives against a robust theoretical framework as well as political and organizational objectives. Real-life projects implemented by organizations such as the United Nations, the World Bank Group, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Department for International Development (DFID) are used as case studies and entry points for discussion. This course is divided into the following four broad thematic areas that guide the discussions and analysis in class: theory of development and principles and prerequisites; project design and planning; operational delivery and coordination; and impact measurement and sustaining results. Students prepare a case study of a real-life development project implemented by a global development organization and the results of the study are published in support of the global community of practice.
Prerequisites: Experience manipulating data and algebraic equations on spreadsheets is helpful.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
DEVP E-110
Foundations of Sustainable Development
Patrick Walsh PhD, Full Professor of International Development Studies, School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16389 | Section 1
Description
The broad goal of this course is to introduce students to the foundations of sustainable development including food and nutritional security, social service delivery, energy policy, water resource management, urbanization, infrastructure, human rights, biodiversity, adaptation to climate change, mitigating greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), sustainable business, ethics, governance, and education. Through a global classroom, lectures are attended virtually with academic, policy and practice partners of the Global Association from around the world. The course consists of weekly live global classroom broadcasts featuring international experts.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 75 students
DEVP E-135
Resiliency and Macroeconomic Policy
Bruno S. Sergi PhD, Professor of International Economics, University of Messina and Associate, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26651 | Section 1
Description
This course examines the challenges of formulating macroeconomic policy in the face of major global disruptions like COVID-19, climate change, and war, and examines how countries can be more resilient to these shocks and deliver on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This course examines economic growth stories to understand macroeconomic policy resilience from the past to the present, and how economic trajectories shape our future society. Given ever-changing business environment opportunities, we accurately assess and discuss how fiscal, monetary, exchange rate, and industrial policies might impact policymaking. There are addressed approaches to developing innovations and boosting structural reforms, and mechanisms for resolving apparent conflicts between macroeconomic policy and resilience. Each session explores the effective mechanisms underpinning pathways to growth and enhance resilience, including the role of structural policies and international financial institutions.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 12:30pm-2:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
DEVP E-136
More Than Just a Meal: American Food, a Global History
Zachary Nowak PhD, Director, The Umbra Institute
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26653 | Section 1
Description
How can food let us taste the past? This course uses food history to reveal the stories of Native Americans, women, enslaved people, factory workers, and other everyday people in the American past. By looking at what people in the United States ate from the twelfth century onward, we uncover how historical actors other than just elite white men made America. The course is about contributions to American food culture, but also about resistance. We make extensive use of primary sources of all kinds, including objects. The goals of this course are not just to teach content but also to teach students how to analyze historical data and objects, as well as convey skills that are useful for other courses students may take. It is designed to help students become much better researchers. Students can not take both DEVP E-136 and HIST E-1710 for degree or certificate credit.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
DEVP E-150
Racial Equity and Economic Development
LaChaun Banks MBA, Director for Equity and Inclusion, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School and Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26282 | Section 1
Description
This course addresses the organizational, institutional, and public policy foundations of stratification and racial inequality in the United States, particularly racial equity as a key value, measure, and framework for preparing and implementing local economic development plans and policies. The course examines theory as well as the implementation of local policy initiatives for racial equity in US cities. Investigating a wide range of contemporary theory and practice in the field of urban economic development, students propose new recommendations and executive strategies for cities currently pursuing pro-growth agendas. The course focuses on the Harvard Bloomberg City Leadership Initiative’s Guide to Equitable Economic Development as a framework for discussion and the adoption of a city for further examination and recommendations. From redevelopment to entrepreneurship approaches, the course provides students with a working knowledge of local government approaches to more equitable economic development strategies; a critical point of view on the merits and limitations of these strategies; and formal opportunities to present new views to public and political actors in the field.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
DEVP E-172
Case Studies in Development Economics
Bruno S. Sergi PhD, Professor of International Economics, University of Messina and Associate, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17021 | Section 1
Description
Sustainable development includes not only a healthy economic base, but also a sound environment, stable and rewarding employment, adequate purchasing power, distributional equity, national self-reliance, and maintenance of cultural integrity. This course explores the many dimensions of sustainability and its relationship to economic growth and the use of national, multinational, and international political, legal, and economic mechanisms including environmental and trade law, and economic incentives to further sustainable development. We examine the inter-relationship of global economic and financial changes, employment, and working conditions; the environment in the context of theories of development, trade, and employment; and the importance of networks and organizational learning. Mechanisms for resolving the apparent conflicts between development, environment, and employment are explored. Students may not take both DEVP E-172 and ENVR E-172 for degree or certificate credit.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 12:30pm-2:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
DEVP E-599
Global Development Practice Capstone
Judith Irene Rodriguez MA, Senior Research Associate, Zofnass Program for Sustainable Infrastructure, Harvard Graduate School of Design and Research Specialist, Healthy Cities Lab, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25972 | Section 1
Description
This course is a capstone designed for students earning a Master of Liberal Arts, global development practice. The course approach is learner-centered, whereby students create a development plan for a client by applying skills and knowledge gained from their graduate school experience. This course builds upon the student’s guided prework completed in DEVP E-598. The course deliverables include a detailed actionable and measurable plan, as well as a presentation to be given to the class and to client stakeholders. Appropriate clients may include communities, corporations, nongovernment organizations (NGOs), governmental agencies, schools, universities, and hospitals. Students work with a client with one or more stakeholders to develop and deliver a customized development plan focused on one or more of these areas: community development, human rights, labor practices, education, environmental sustainability, and fair operating practices. Listings of prior projects may be viewed at the Global Development Practice Capstone website.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, global development practice. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in May with only the capstone left to complete (no other course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone course, DEVP E-598, in the previous fall term. Candidates who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference with Required On-Campus Weekend
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Saturday, Sunday, February 3-4, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 204
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, this course also 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 syllabus for the specific course meeting dates. 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 20 students
DGMD E-1
Digital Media: From Ideas to Designs and Prototypes
Bakhtiar Mikhak PhD, Co-Founder, Media Modifications, Ltd.
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16151 | Section 1
Description
This is a practical design course on perspectives, tools, and methods for going from an idea for a product or service powered by a mobile and/or web application to an interactive design prototype ready for handoff to a development team. We start with brainstorming and iteratively refining the core concept for your product or service, based on which we create the brand identity along with detailed personas and stories that capture why and for whom your product or service is developed. We then translate those personas and stories into storyboards that illustrate the application’s experiential flow in real-world contexts in terms of concrete visual and interaction design elements. The design and development of a component-based pattern library for creating interactive prototypes with live data is a central focus of this course. We introduce a varied, growing collection of third-party component libraries that can help give your prototypes a professional and polished quality. We create prototypes with a visual design tool that also allows creating and enhancing components with code for imagining and realizing even richer interactions and experience flows. The work in this course is based on significant use of a mix of the following tools and technologies: Notion, Milanote, and Framer (with Figma, Play, HTML, CSS, Javascript, React, Next.js, Github, and Visual Studio Code).
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference with Required On-Campus Weekend
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Friday, October 13, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 203
Saturday, October 14, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 203
Sunday, October 15, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 203
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, this course also 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 syllabus for the specific course meeting dates. 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
DGMD E-1
Digital Media: From Ideas to Designs and Prototypes
Bakhtiar Mikhak PhD, Co-Founder, Media Modifications, Ltd.
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26600 | Section 1
Description
This is a practical design course on perspectives, tools, and methods for going from an idea for a product or service powered by a mobile and/or web application to an interactive design prototype ready for handoff to a development team. We start with brainstorming and iteratively refining the core concept for your product or service, based on which we create the brand identity along with detailed personas and stories that capture why and for whom your product or service is developed. We then translate those personas and stories into storyboards that illustrate the application’s experiential flow in real-world contexts in terms of concrete visual and interaction design elements. The design and development of a component-based pattern library for creating interactive prototypes with live data is a central focus of this course. We introduce a varied, growing collection of third-party component libraries that can help give your prototypes a professional and polished quality. We create prototypes with a visual design tool that also allows creating and enhancing components with code for imagining and realizing even richer interactions and experience flows. The work in this course is based on significant use of a mix of the following tools and technologies: Notion, Milanote, and Framer (with Figma, Play, HTML, CSS, Javascript, React, Next.js, Github, and Visual Studio Code).
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference with Required On-Campus Weekend
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Friday, February 9, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 204
Saturday, February 10, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 204
Sunday, February 11, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 204
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, this course also 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 syllabus for the specific course meeting dates. 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
DGMD E-10
Advanced Digital Photography
Gregory S. Marinovich MS, Master Lecturer, Journalism, Boston University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16834 | Section 1
Description
This course explores storytelling through the genres of photojournalism, documentary, and art photography. We look at photographic books with the goals of expanding students’ approaches, techniques, and aesthetic possibilities for their semester-long projects. 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. Documentary photography and long-form photojournalism predominate, but we also explore art. 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. We dive into portraiture outside of the studio, shooting stories involving people and discussing how to get the picture when everyone does not want you to. This course explores conflict and documentary photography extensively, with an emphasis on narrative photography, but it does not preclude students from any genre of photography they wish to pursue. The goal of the course is for each student to produce a body of work or a photographic essay in electronic book form. The skill of editing one’s own work is a key learning goal.
Prerequisites: Students should have an intermediate to advanced knowledge of photography, or have completed DGMD E-9 or the equivalent. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 22 students
DGMD E-10
Advanced Digital Photography
Gregory S. Marinovich MS, Master Lecturer, Journalism, Boston University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26741 | Section 1
Description
This course explores storytelling through the genres of photojournalism, documentary, and art photography. We look at photographic books with the goals of expanding students’ approaches, techniques, and aesthetic possibilities for their semester-long projects. 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. Documentary photography and long-form photojournalism predominate, but we also explore art. 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. We dive into portraiture outside of the studio, shooting stories involving people and discussing how to get the picture when everyone does not want you to. This course explores conflict and documentary photography extensively, with an emphasis on narrative photography, but it does not preclude students from any genre of photography they wish to pursue. The goal of the course is for each student to produce a body of work or a photographic essay in electronic book form. The skill of editing one’s own work is a key learning goal.
Prerequisites: Students should have an intermediate to advanced knowledge of photography, or have completed DGMD E-9 or the equivalent. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 22 students
DGMD E-11
Digital Media: From Prototypes to Products and Services
Bakhtiar Mikhak PhD, Co-Founder, Media Modifications, Ltd.
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25712 | Section 1
Description
This is a practical software engineering course on creating a minimum viable product or service based on an interactive prototype for a mobile or web application designed in Framer (or Figma). We begin with a detailed review of the designs with particular attention to the underlying design system, and in particular, its component or pattern library. The first half of the course is dedicated to building a fully functioning demo of your application, where the the front-end user experience is powered by these components and the backend is implemented on a platform like 8base. We dedicated the second half of the course to either enriching your demo with novel features or preparing a version of your application for launch as a product or service. In the former case, the work on final deliverables may focus on iterative refinements to interaction and interface design or integration with third-party services for real-time interactivity and working with cloud storage and live data. In the latter case, the work would focus on deployment, security, and scaling. Your work in this course is based on significant use of a mix of these tools: Notion, Framer, HTML, CSS, Javascript, React, Next.js, Remix, Github, and Visual Studio Code.
Prerequisites: DGMD E-1 or equivalent with permission of the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference with Required On-Campus Weekend
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Friday, March 22, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 204
Saturday, March 23, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 204
Sunday, March 24, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 204
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, this course also 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 syllabus for the specific course meeting dates. 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
DGMD E-14
Wearable Devices and Computer Vision
Nabib Ahmed AM, Artificial Intelligence Researcher, Meta
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16693 | Section 1
Description
This course explores the field of wearable devices and computer vision, and exposes students to hands-on practical exercises based on real-life situations and industry problems. Wearable technologies is currently a 50 billion dollar industry, with estimated annual growth of 10 percent year over year. It is experiencing explosive growth with exciting applications in many fields, from medicine to sports to fitness to entertainment, empowering people to interact, communicate, and experience the environment around them in new, innovative ways. Some prominent examples are smart watches, medical trackers, and augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headsets. Underlying these advances in wearable devices is computer vision, which is an exciting field of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning enabling computers to derive information from images, videos, and other inputs. In this course we explore advances in wearable devices and utilize computer vision to tackle emerging problems (for example assistive devices, educational applications, and health monitoring). Students learn about sensors, signal processing, data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, computational optical analysis, simultaneous localization and mapping, lighting and material estimation, and robust algorithms for modeling. Students may not take both DGMD E-13 and DGMD E-14 for degree or certificate credit.
Prerequisites: CSCI E-7 or CSCI E-50 or equivalent. Experience with programming, technical and code documentation, and data (any programming language will do; some examples are Python, R, Java, or C/C++). Familiarity with algebra and geometry. No background needed in machine learning, computer vision, or wearable devices.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
DGMD E-17
Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles, Drones, and Artificial Intelligence
Nabib Ahmed AM, Artificial Intelligence Researcher, Meta
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26008 | Section 1
Description
This course explores the field of robotics, autonomous vehicles, and drones, and exposes students to the core technologies and systems through practical exercises and simulation. These are fields with tremendous growth and opportunities in the next 10-50 years; billions of dollars are being invested and the market size is expected to grow 10-15 percent annually. The impact of these technologies can fundamentally revolutionize a multitude of industries and transform our society, from self-driving cars to same-day drone delivery, to robotic assistants and laborers. This course explores the theories, tools, and processes that enable these technologies and the challenges, limitations, and capabilities of modern robotics, autonomous vehicles, and drone technologies. Students learn about sensor technologies for automation, autonomy from a systems perspective, vision-based perception and techniques, modern machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms, mathematical modeling and abstraction, and engineering design. The goal is to develop a fundamental toolkit to advance the next generation within the field.
Prerequisites: CSCI E-7 or CSCI E-50 or equivalent. Experience with programming, technical and code documentation, and data (any programming language will do; some examples are Python, R, Java, or C/C++). Familiarity with algebra and geometry. No background needed in machine learning, computer vision, or wearable devices.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
DGMD E-2
Web Programming for Beginners with PHP
Susan Buck MPS, Web Programmer
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16121 | Section 1
Description
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of programming via the lens of web development using PHP. We start by learning about basic programming paradigms such as data types, variables, conditionals, loops, functions, classes, and more. Next, we apply these concepts to build simple web applications that involve form processing and basic database interaction. In addition to coding, students are also introduced to universal programming tools such as command line, Git version control, server management, and software testing. Emphasis is also placed on troubleshooting strategies and technical communication. While we primarily work with PHP, we address how the concepts we are working with apply to other web-capable programming languages. Additionally, we take a broad look at numerous tools and frameworks used on the web and learn about when and how each tool is most appropriate. By looking at the field as a whole, students leave this course with a big picture understanding of the many technologies used on the web, so that they can make informed decisions on what courses to take next and what tools to use in their next project.
Prerequisites: See https://hesweb.dev/e2/prereq.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
DGMD E-20
Modern and Mobile Front-End Web Design I
Rupananda Misra EdD, Assistant Professor and User Experience Design Program Coordinator, Professional Science Master’s Program, Rutgers University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14283 | Section 1
Description
In this course, students learn HTML, cascading style sheets (CSS), and JavaScript, which are three fundamental web development technologies. Students learn hands-on and practical knowledge of how to create responsive design websites that would run on any modern browser and mobile device. The course explores advanced topics in CSS such as complex motion, games using HTML Canvas, JavaScript document object model (DOM), and JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and Bootstrap. Students use version control software such as GitHub.
Prerequisites: Basic computer knowledge.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 11:00am-1:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
DGMD E-23
Planning Successful Websites and Applications
Lisa DiOrio MS, Owner and Lead Developer, Fembot Creative
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16308 | Section 1
Description
There are many options to build a website, from website builders to coding a site from scratch. Regardless of the option you choose to build the site, a solid planning process is crucial to produce an effective site. Questions such as what is significant about the product, for whom the product exists, and how should the product information be organized need to be addressed upfront. In this course, students learn to plan and design a website or web 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. Students select two projects and then create a complete plan for each. These plans can serve as a blueprint for anyone charged with building the corresponding website. This course is not a coding course. It focuses on the other aspects of website and web application creation to set the stage for building better sites that get results.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
DGMD E-25
Developing Websites with WordPress
Lisa DiOrio MS, Owner and Lead Developer, Fembot Creative
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16681 | Section 1
Description
A content management system (CMS) facilitates rapid website development and updates, often requiring minimal coding. Some of the key features of a CMS are separation of content from page structure by utilizing a database to store content, taxonomy to provide classification for posts and pages, themes to provide a foundational structure, building blocks (modules and plugins) that extend functionality, and templates to define the structure of related pages. In this hands-on course, we explore these concepts and more using the WordPress CMS to create engaging, mobile-friendly websites with compelling content that meets the goals of a business or organization. The course is project-based; students build several sites over the term, culminating in a final project to build a complete website of their choosing.
Prerequisites: CSCI E-12 or permission of the instructor. Students should have a solid understanding of HTML and CSS fundamentals.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
DGMD E-26
WordPress Programming
Lisa DiOrio MS, Owner and Lead Developer, Fembot Creative
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26268 | Section 1
Description
This hands-on course helps students gain an understanding of how to utilize client-side and server-side web programming to create customized online solutions, rich user experiences, e-commerce, and mobile friendly websites using the WordPress content management system (CMS). Students hone programming skills by customizing WordPress websites including the WordPress backend. Course topics include working with WordPress, programming in PHP, relational databases, SQL and MySQL database programming, programming WordPress theme files, adding custom code to a WordPress site, the WordPress CODEX/function library, WordPress filters and hooks, plugin development, programming WordPress shortcodes, site migration, and site maintenance. Project assignments help students gain proficiency with individual concepts culminating in a comprehensive final project to create an interactive website.
Prerequisites: A working knowledge of web technologies, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Familiarity with programming concepts including conditionals, loops, functions, and arrays. Experience working with WordPress is helpful, but not required.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
DGMD E-27
Modern and Mobile Front-End Web Design II
Rupananda Misra EdD, Assistant Professor and User Experience Design Program Coordinator, Professional Science Master’s Program, Rutgers University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24269 | Section 1
Description
In this course the students learn the technologies that will power the next generation of web and mobile applications. Using TypeScript syntax, students learn to develop programs using popular libraries and frameworks such as React.js. The course covers types, class-based objects, functions, ES6 features, interfaces and inheritance, and decorators. The students learn to create a React application.
Prerequisites: DGMD E- 20, basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, or permission of the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 11:00am-1:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
DGMD E-28
Developing Single-Page Web Applications
Lisa DiOrio MS, Owner and Lead Developer, Fembot Creative
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25694 | Section 1
Description
In this course, students learn how to build interactive, single-page applications (SPAs) and interfaces for the web. An SPA is a special classification of a website or web application in which the user can navigate between different screens without loading a new web page. Instead, new content may be accessed directly from the server using an application programming interface (API). This results in performance improvements and a more dynamic experience. Well-constructed SPAs include a rich user interface to provide a seamless interactive user experience. Two well-known examples of SPAs are Gmail and Twitter, which both provide dynamic page views without the need to reload the page. SPAs can be created with Javascript as well as various frameworks including React, Angular, Node.js, and Vue.js. We explore the pros and cons of SPAs, as well as their effective design. We explore several technologies in the course including Javascript ECMAScript 6, React, JSON, and APIs, as well as mechanisms involved in SPA development such as components, routing, and state management. This hands-on course includes many coding assignments to help students master the techniques used to build an SPA, culminating in a final project to build a complete single-page web application.
Prerequisites: JavaScript and/or a strong foundation in programming. Comfort with HTML/CSS (CSCI E-12 or equivalent). For the best chance of success in this course, students should understand the fundamentals of creating a website and have some coding experience.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
DGMD E-30
Introduction to Media Production
Nicholas J. Manley MFA, Co-Founder, The Ebiz Institute
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14285 | Section 1
Description
Building skills from the ground up, we demystify the technology and techniques, giving students everything they need to make professional-level video content in their fields. Cinematography, audio recording, editing, production management, and lighting for documentary and narrative film are all covered in a project-based approach. Students learn how to light an interview like a pro, make the most of their equipment in the field, conduct interviews, break down scenes, storyboard, plan, and produce video projects. 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.
Prerequisites: Students may use most available video capture devices including video cameras, DSLR/mirrorless cameras, or smartphones (additional applications may be required). Specific approaches for each device are covered. Additionally, a tripod, audio recording device (or smartphone), and access to video editing software is required. In this course we use Adobe Premiere CC.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
DGMD E-30
Introduction to Media Production
Nicholas J. Manley MFA, Co-Founder, The Ebiz Institute
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26602 | Section 1
Description
Building skills from the ground up, we demystify the technology and techniques, giving students everything they need to make professional-level video content in their fields. Cinematography, audio recording, editing, production management, and lighting for documentary and narrative film are all covered in a project-based approach. Students learn how to light an interview like a pro, make the most of their equipment in the field, conduct interviews, break down scenes, storyboard, plan, and produce video projects. 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.
Prerequisites: Students may use most available video capture devices including video cameras, DSLR/mirrorless cameras, or smartphones (additional applications may be required). Specific approaches for each device are covered. Additionally, a tripod, audio recording device (or smartphone), and access to video editing software is required. In this course we use Adobe Premiere CC.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
DGMD E-35
Video Editing and Digital Design
Alexandra Seckar-Bandow ALM, Video Editor, Verse Video Education
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15362 | Section 1
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, and students are given the option to shoot new material for their final projects if desired.
Prerequisites: General comfort with computers.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
DGMD E-35
Video Editing and Digital Design
Alexandra Seckar-Bandow ALM, Video Editor, Verse Video Education
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24026 | Section 1
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, and students are given the option to shoot new material for their final projects if desired.
Prerequisites: General comfort with computers.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
DGMD E-37
Introduction to Motion Graphics and Story Visualization
Jason Wiser MFA, Creative Director, Yaya Play Games
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16169 | Section 1
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 toward an understanding of well-edited stories and effects.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Optional sections Wednesdays, 7-8 pm.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
DGMD E-42
Making the Short Film: Innovations and Practices for the Digital Age
Alexandra Seckar-Bandow ALM, Video Editor, Verse Video Education
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14730 | Section 1
Description
Short films are an exciting and ever-evolving form of storytelling. 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, documentary, or animation 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 course serves as a support system for each student, offering advice, critiques, and resources so that each member 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.
Prerequisites: Experience with video editing and production strongly encouraged but not required.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
DGMD E-45
Introduction to 3D Animation and Virtual Reality
Jason Wiser MFA, Creative Director, Yaya Play Games
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25799 | Section 1
Description
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of 3D modeling, surfacing, and animation. Students learn to model and texture objects, compose and light scenes, animate, and render as movies, learning techniques applicable to work in video games and augmented reality (AR), architectural and medical visualization, and television and feature films.
Prerequisites: Online students must have the following software, hardware, operating systems, and peripherals. For software: Autodesk Maya, Unity, Adobe Photoshop, and After Effects (see syllabus for details). For hardware: 4 GB of RAM (8-16GB recommended), 64-bit Intel or AMD multi-core processor, a webcam, a microphone (headset recommended), and 15 GB of free hard-drive space for installing programs. For operating systems, one of the following: Apple Mac OS X 10.8.5 or higher, or Microsoft Windows 7 (SP1) 10 or higher. For peripherals: a three-button mouse (a two-button mouse will not work with Maya). A digital drawing tablet and pen, such as a Wacom Intuos, is recommended.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Required sections Wednesdays, 7-8 pm.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
DGMD E-5
Exploring Digital Media
Daniel P. Coffey ALM, Senior Product Manager, Dolby Laboratories
Ian C. Sexton MA, Senior Technologist in Production, Harvard Division of Continuing Education
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26718 | Section 1
Description
This is a practical, introductory course that gives a fast-paced overview of a broad range of topics related to contemporary digital 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, video compression, and distribution. The basic elements of web design via a graphical interface is also touched upon. 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 practical related topics.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the 2019 course.
DGMD E-50
Introduction to Visual Communication Design
Athir Mahmud PhD, Consultant
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15157 | Section 1
Description
This course introduces students to a theory-driven, hands-on approach to visual communication design. Students learn about vector and raster graphics, designing for target audiences and accessibility, and editing photographs using some of the most commonly used photo editing software in the visual design industry. Topics include elements and principles of design, color theory, visual perception, typography, symbolism, brand identity, logos, and information design. Connections to current and historical contexts of visual communication and the graphic arts are interwoven throughout the course. Students share design work and take part in design critiques and written discussions, as both designers and peers.
Class Meetings:
Online
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
DGMD E-52
Logo Design and Brand Identity
Athir Mahmud PhD, Consultant
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26648 | Section 1
Description
This course provides students with a comprehensive, in-depth theoretical and design-based understanding of logo design and brand identity from a visual communication perspective. Topics include logos and branding in corporations, education, medicine, and start-ups. Attention is also placed on logos and branding surrounding web development, print advertising, packaging, and mobile devices, as well as brand recognition and longevity. Students gain an appreciation for personal branding and spend time developing this during the course of the semester.
Prerequisites: A prior basic understanding of design is usually helpful, especially the use of digital design applications.
Class Meetings:
Online
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
DGMD E-55
Designing Educational Media
Kerry Foley EdM, Director of Online Pedagogy and Course Design, Department of Teaching and Learning, Division of Continuing Education, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26054 | Section 1
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 and teaching, fundamentals of user experience, and techniques for effective product development 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 product 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
DGMD E-58
Design of Computational Media for Formal and Informal Learning
Bakhtiar Mikhak PhD, Co-Founder, Media Modifications, Ltd.
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26457 | Section 1
Description
Through hands-on activities and extended case studies, this course explores the principles underlying the design of technologies for supporting critical and creative thinking in mathematics, science, and engineering education. Special projects provide participants with opportunities to design and implement new learning experiences with computational media. Teachers in particular develop concrete starting points for integrating technology in their own classroom practice in a hands-on way. Technologies introduced include Framer, Processing, D3.js, Wolfram, Cylon.js, and a variety of physical computing toolkits.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
DGMD E-599
Capstone Design Studio
Bakhtiar Mikhak PhD, Co-Founder, Media Modifications, Ltd.
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17031 | Section 2
Description
This capstone course is designed for students whose research projects focus on web development with a focus on front-end design. Students apply knowledge and skills obtained in the program to design a significant individual project in a collaborative environment. At the end of the semester, they make a formal oral presentation to their peers and visiting faculty.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, digital media design. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in March with only the capstone left to complete (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone tutorial, DGMD S-598, in the previous Harvard Summer School term. Candidates who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
DGMD E-599
Capstone Design Studio
Alexandra Seckar-Bandow ALM, Video Editor, Verse Video Education
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24247 | Section 2
Description
This capstone course is designed for students whose research projects focus on video production and web development with a focus on front-end design. Students apply knowledge and skills obtained in the program to design a significant individual project in a collaborative environment. At the end of the semester, they make a formal oral presentation to their peers and visiting faculty.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, digital media design. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in May with only the capstone left to complete (no other course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone tutorial, DGMD E-598, in the previous fall term. Candidates who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
DGMD E-60
Designing Online Courses
Adrienne Phelps-Coco PhD, Executive Director of Teaching and Learning, Division of Continuing Education, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16625 | Section 1
Description
In this course, we approach online course design as a creative endeavor that is grounded in learning theory and bound by the practical realities of everyday course development. We read as practitioners, reflecting on 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 and 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, working with artificial intelligence (AI), and evaluation of learning design success. Students may not take both DGMD E-60 and EDUC E-113 for degree or certificate credit.
Prerequisites: DGMD E-55, EDUC E-103, EDUC E-115, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
DGMD E-9
Fundamentals of Digital Photography
Leonie Marinovich BA, Documentary Photographer
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16307 | Section 1
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 course include the fundamentals of exposure, composition, lighting, editing techniques, color correction, delivery for print and digital media, metadata creation, and digital workflow management. We reference 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. Students have the option to create a learning portfolio to present their work.
Prerequisites: Students do not need to have previous experience as a photographer, but learning the craft also requires a commitment to mastering other associated technologies. Students need to have a digital camera (DSLR or mirrorless) with the ability to manually control aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. A compact camera or a smartphone will not be adequate. A tripod suitable for the weight of your camera is required. 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 card for their camera.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
DGMD E-9
Fundamentals of Digital Photography
Leonie Marinovich BA, Documentary Photographer
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26740 | Section 1
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 course include the fundamentals of exposure, composition, lighting, editing techniques, color correction, delivery for print and digital media, metadata creation, and digital workflow management. We reference 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. Students have the option to create a learning portfolio to present their work.
Prerequisites: Students do not need to have previous experience as a photographer, but learning the craft also requires a commitment to mastering other associated technologies. Students need to have a digital camera (DSLR or mirrorless) with the ability to manually control aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. A compact camera or a smartphone will not be adequate. A tripod suitable for the weight of your camera is required. 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 card for their camera.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
DRAM E-10
Introduction to Acting
Remo Airaldi AB, Lecturer on Theater, Dance, and Media, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 12954 | Section 1
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. Students may only take DRAM E-10 or DRAM E-10a and DRAM E-10b for degree or certificate credit.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
DRAM E-10
Introduction to Acting
Remo Airaldi AB, Lecturer on Theater, Dance, and Media, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26372 | Section 1
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. Previous theater study is not required. Students may only take DRAM E-10 or DRAM E-10a and DRAM E-10b for degree or certificate credit.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 6:00pm-9:00pm
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
DRAM E-10a
Introduction to Acting I
Remo Airaldi AB, Lecturer on Theater, Dance, and Media, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17006 | Section 1
Description
Through individual and group exercises, monologues, and improvisations, this active learning weekend helps students develop their acting potential and sharpen their performing skills. Previous theater study is not required. Students may only take DRAM E-10 or DRAM E-10a and DRAM E-10b for degree or certificate credit.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, September 29, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 203
Saturday, September 30, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 203
Sunday, October 1, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 203
Term Start Date: September 29, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,020, graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
DRAM E-10b
Introduction to Acting II
Remo Airaldi AB, Lecturer on Theater, Dance, and Media, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26669 | Section 1
Description
Through individual and group exercises, monologues, and improvisations, this active learning weekend helps students develop their acting potential and sharpen their performing skills. Previous theater study is not required. Students may only take DRAM E-10 or DRAM E-10a and DRAM E-10b for degree or certificate credit.
Prerequisites: Students must have earned a grade of satisfactory in DRAM E-10a to enroll in this course.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, April 5, 5:30pm-8:30pm, Harvard Hall 202
Saturday, April 6, 9:00am-5:00pm, Harvard Hall 202
Sunday, April 7, 9:00am-1:00pm, Harvard Hall 202
Term Start Date: April 05, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,020, graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
DRAM E-12
Acting Shakespeare
Remo Airaldi AB, Lecturer on Theater, Dance, and Media, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24418 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
DRAM E-20
Advanced Acting
Marcus Stern MFA, Head of Directing and Lecturer on Theater, Dance and Media, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 23479 | Section 1
Description
This is an acting course designed both for students who have no previous acting, performance, or arts class experience, as well as for students who have had a fair amount of acting experience and are interested in honing their work in pursuit of a career in acting. The focus is on scene and monologue work and audition techniques. The texts for the scenes and monologues come from contemporary theater, television, and film scripts. Core components of the course include the idea of simply working from yourself, action-based acting (how one person is trying to change/affect another person in a scene), how to read a scene or monologue to figure out what your character might want from that situation, how to find a personal connection to that character, and how to choose material that best suits the individual actor for auditions and scene work. The course is designed around tangible and concrete ideas and techniques, so that those who might initially be intimidated by the idea of an acting course, or an arts course in general, feel comfortable. It is important to note that while the course is intentionally designed to be as un-intimidating and accessible as possible, it does require a good deal of work outside of class time.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 16 students
DRAM E-21
Improvisational Acting
John Kuntz MA, Lecturer on Theater, Dance, and Media, Harvard University and Associate Professor of Theater, Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16970 | Section 1
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. Students may only take DRAM E-21 or DRAM E-21a and DRAM E-21b for degree or certificate credit.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
DRAM E-21
Improvisational Acting
John Kuntz MA, Lecturer on Theater, Dance, and Media, Harvard University and Associate Professor of Theater, Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26636 | Section 1
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. Students may only take DRAM E-21 or DRAM E-21a and DRAM E-21b for degree or certificate credit.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
DRAM E-21a
Improvisational Acting I
John Kuntz MA, Lecturer on Theater, Dance, and Media, Harvard University and Associate Professor of Theater, Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17009 | Section 1
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, humor, imagination, voice, and body. Students may only take DRAM E-21 or DRAM E-21a and DRAM E-21b for degree or certificate credit.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, October 20, 5:30pm-8:30pm, Harvard Hall 202
Saturday, October 21, 9:00am-5:00pm, Harvard Hall 202
Sunday, October 22, 9:00am-1:00pm, Harvard Hall 202
Term Start Date: October 20, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,020, graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
DRAM E-21b
Improvisational Acting II
John Kuntz MA, Lecturer on Theater, Dance, and Media, Harvard University and Associate Professor of Theater, Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26670 | Section 1
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. Students may only take DRAM E-21 or DRAM E-21a and DRAM E-21b for degree or certificate credit.
Prerequisites: Students must have earned a grade of satisfactory in DRAM E-21a to enroll in this course.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, March 1, 5:30pm-8:30pm, Harvard Hall 202
Saturday, March 2, 9:00am-5:00pm, Harvard Hall 202
Sunday, March 3, 9:00am-1:00pm, Harvard Hall 202
Term Start Date: March 01, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,020, graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
DRAM E-26
Creating Cabaret Theater: Storytelling Through Song
Pamela J. Murray MusM, Performance Faculty, Voice, Musical Theater Cabaret Ensemble, Boston College
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16953 | Section 1
Description
This performance workshop explores how to approach a song, deeply explore its meaning, and draw from personal experience to create a final product that communicates a story. Each student works on solo pieces in a supportive setting to further vocal, acting, and performance skills and keeps a journal of their learning process to be shared at the end of the semester. The individual pieces may incorporate scene partners and dialogue, and the class works together to develop these solo scenes into a final production to be performed at the end of the term.
Prerequisites: Some performance experience (in acting or singing) is helpful. Students must also bring a song to sing at the first class meeting.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm, Music Building PH9
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
DRAM E-38
Script and Score: The Intersection of Story and Song
Pamela J. Murray MusM, Performance Faculty, Voice, Musical Theater Cabaret Ensemble, Boston College
Wesley Verge MFA
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26592 | Section 1
Description
This intermediate to advanced performance course explores how singing and acting intersect in musical theater. It develops the singer-actor as an interpreter of song using a variety of musical theater vocal styles. Students work to develop a flexible, expressive vocal instrument while also meeting the challenge of singing in harmony with a scene partner. The script and score analysis portion of the course develops musicianship and refinement in performance, combining vocal and acting skills with character development in musical play scene work, including dialogue. Students hone their acting skills through improvisational ensemble work and individualized coaching. They grow in their capacity as singers and actors while also developing a deeper understanding of the processes involved in being a musical theater performer. Scenes are chosen from a variety of eras and styles, and each student learns two contrasting numbers.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm, 34 Concord Avenue 213
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
ECON E-1000
Essentials of Economics
Bruce D. Watson MA, Master Lecturer on Economics, Boston University and Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16740 | Section 1
Description
This course provides an analytic and applied overview of both microeconomics and macroeconomics. In the microeconomic portion of the course, we examine exactly how prices are determined in competitive markets and what can distort that determination. Market structure is analyzed, including the fundamentals of firm pricing and production decisions. Using examples from various industries, we analyze what happens when market conditions change. Furthermore, we examine how these changes affect overall social welfare. Issues concerning trade are addressed, for example, when should countries, or even individuals, trade? Who gains or loses from trade? Turning to macroeconomics, we investigate the key economic statistics that you read about in the business press and other media, such as gross domestic product (GDP), the consumer price index (CPI), and the unemployment rate. For so many around the world, economic development is literally a matter of life and death. While economic growth is primarily a long-run phenomenon, short-run fluctuations in the economy cycles of expansion and recession are often the focus of short-run planning decisions by consumers, firms, and government. We examine in detail what causes these fluctuations and how government policies monetary and fiscal policy can dampen these cycles. An understanding of the Federal Reserve and monetary policy must be predicated on an understanding of the banking and financial system. Therefore, we delve into that in the course of our study of actions by the monetary authority. Recent events have also thrust fiscal policy to the fore. We talk in detail about how fiscal policy works and its implications for the economy in both the short and long term. 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. Indeed, after completing the course, students often find that they are better able to read and interpret the business press and other media and are better equipped to evaluate the economic policies promulgated by governments and other institutions. More importantly, however, the analytical skills students acquire in the course are instrumental in their continued success in the pursuit of a graduate degree or certificate. Students may not take both ECON E-10a and ECON E-1000 for degree or certificate credit.
Prerequisites: Exposure to graphing and elementary algebra.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
ECON E-1000
Essentials of Economics
Bruce D. Watson MA, Master Lecturer on Economics, Boston University and Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26348 | Section 1
Description
This course provides an analytic and applied overview of both microeconomics and macroeconomics. In the microeconomic portion of the course, we examine exactly how prices are determined in competitive markets and what can distort that determination. Market structure is analyzed, including the fundamentals of firm pricing and production decisions. Using examples from various industries, we analyze what happens when market conditions change. Furthermore, we examine how these changes affect overall social welfare. Issues concerning trade are addressed, for example, when should countries, or even individuals, trade? Who gains or loses from trade? Turning to macroeconomics, we investigate the key economic statistics that you read about in the business press and other media, such as gross domestic product (GDP), the consumer price index (CPI), and the unemployment rate. For so many around the world, economic development is literally a matter of life and death. While economic growth is primarily a long-run phenomenon, short-run fluctuations in the economy cycles of expansion and recession are often the focus of short-run planning decisions by consumers, firms, and government. We examine in detail what causes these fluctuations and how government policies monetary and fiscal policy can dampen these cycles. An understanding of the Federal Reserve and monetary policy must be predicated on an understanding of the banking and financial system. Therefore, we delve into that in the course of our study of actions by the monetary authority. Recent events have also thrust fiscal policy to the fore. We talk in detail about how fiscal policy works and its implications for the economy in both the short and long term. 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. Indeed, after completing the course, students often find that they are better able to read and interpret the business press and other media and are better equipped to evaluate the economic policies promulgated by governments and other institutions. More importantly, however, the analytical skills students acquire in the course are instrumental in their continued success in the pursuit of a graduate degree or certificate. Students may not take both ECON E-10a and ECON E-1000 for degree or certificate credit.
Prerequisites: Exposure to graphing and elementary algebra.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
ECON E-1005
Foundations of Real-World Economics
John Komlos PhD, Professor of Economics, Emeritus, University of Munich
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16840 | Section 1
Description
The course discusses complex economic processes in straightforward terms so that they can be understood without the use of mathematics and without prior knowledge of economics. The focus is on understanding the way the economy works in the real world in contrast to conventional economics, which relies excessively on assumptions, theorizing, 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 healthcare. 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 dignified life for so many millions of its citizens. Mainstream economists do not have the answers to the challenges of globalization, inequality, and technological unemployment 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 which the focus is not on production and consumption, but the achievement of a high quality of life. In contrast, this course weaves ideas from history, 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 behavioral economists and the impact of the financial crisis of 2008, the economic roots of the rise of populism, and the main impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 11:00am-1:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
ECON E-1010
Microeconomic Theory
Dorian B. Klein MBA, Co-Founder and Director, Verida Credit and Key Principal, Alfieri SA
Marion Laboure PhD, Director, Thematic Research, Deutsche Bank
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16651 | Section 1
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.
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. ECON E-10a, ECON E-1000, or the equivalent; MATH E-8, or the equivalent understanding of introductory college-level algebra.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
ECON E-1010
Microeconomic Theory
Zinnia Mukherjee PhD, Associate Professor of Economics, Simmons University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16157 | Section 2
Description
This course covers the fundamental concepts of microeconomics at the intermediate level. Students learn about how individuals make decisions in a world of scarce resources. Students learn about how consumers choose over a range of goods and services given their limited resources, and how firms decide on how much output to produce and supply in the market. Our discussion on market structures focuses on the simplest of markets (perfectly competitive markets), single-seller markets (monopolies), and oligopolistic markets where firms are involved in strategic interactions with each other. We explore situations in which markets fail and the role of public policies in addressing these failures. The same principles that govern market-based decisions also govern non-market-based decisions. We apply the principles of microeconomics to understand how individuals make non-market related decisions.
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. ECON E-10a, ECON E-1000, or the equivalent; MATH E-8, or the equivalent understanding of introductory college-level algebra.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 120 students
ECON E-1010
Microeconomic Theory
Dorian B. Klein MBA, Co-Founder and Director, Verida Credit and Key Principal, Alfieri SA
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17090 | Section 3
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.
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. ECON E-10a, ECON E-1000, or the equivalent; MATH E-8, or the equivalent understanding of introductory college-level algebra.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
ECON E-1010
Microeconomic Theory
Bruce D. Watson MA, Master Lecturer on Economics, Boston University and Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 23285 | Section 1
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.
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. ECON E-10a, ECON E-1000, or the equivalent; MATH E-8, or the equivalent understanding of introductory college-level algebra.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
ECON E-1017
Financing Community and Economic Development
James Carras MPA, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25617 | Section 1
Description
This course provides an understanding of financing mechanisms, tools, policies, and programs available to community and economic development professionals. The course focuses on access and availability of capital, both public and private, for businesses and real estate development projects that have an impact particularly on low opportunity communities. The course covers how capital markets operate and are structured; challenges for community economic development professionals to access those markets, business, and real estate financing fundamentals; public development finance tools including Opportunity Zone Funds, New Market Tax Credits and Community Development Financial Institutions; and capital access strategies such as Community Reinvestment Act research and advocacy. The course also addresses sustainable development and the role of development finance and impact investing. We explore the relationship between local community economic development, environmental sustainability, cultural vitality, and trends in the regional and national economies. Specifically, we focus on how to make community and economic investments that yield development outcomes that contribute to economic, environmental, and cultural vitality. This approach extends a triple bottom line approach that seeks to benefit profits, people, and the planet.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 55 students
ECON E-1035
Behavioral Economics and Decision Making
David S. McIntosh MBA, Founder, Creative Business Breakthroughs
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15713 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Introductory economics (ECON E-10a, ECON E-1000, or equivalent) required.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
ECON E-1040
Strategy, Conflict, and Cooperation
Robert Neugeboren PhD, Lecturer on Economics, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17073 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: MATH E-8 or the equivalent, or satisfactory placement test score.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students
ECON E-10a
Principles of Economics
Rand Ghayad PhD, Head of Economics and Global Labor Markets, LinkedIn
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16609 | Section 1
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. Students may not take both ECON E-10a and ECON E-1000 for degree or certificate credit.
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.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
ECON E-10a
Principles of Economics
Stacey Gelsheimer, PhD PhD, Lecturer on Economics, Boston University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25979 | 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 are then 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. Students may not take both ECON E-10a and ECON E-1000 for degree or certificate credit.
Prerequisites: A working knowledge of elementary algebra and geometry is required.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
ECON E-1533
Monetary Policy After the Financial and Pandemic Crises
Dorian B. Klein MBA, Co-Founder and Director, Verida Credit and Key Principal, Alfieri SA
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26567 | Section 1
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 the actual operations 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, and 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, and 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. Following deliberations and analysis of the financial crisis of 2008-2009, we then examine the monetary and fiscal policy responses to the pandemic crisis of 2020-2022. Were these policy responses even more extreme? Did central banks overshoot? Were lessons learned from the financial crisis? Was it too much, leading to inflation and too much debt?
Prerequisites: ECON E-10a or ECON E-1000, and basic algebra.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students
ECON E-1615
Managerial Economics
Aleksandar Tomic PhD, Associate Dean for Strategy, Innovation, and Technology and Director of Master of Science in Applied Analytics and Applied Economics, Woods College of Advancing Studies, Boston College
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26198 | Section 1
Description
This course provides an overview of economic tools and analytic approaches available to the manager for business decision making. It includes such topics as pricing, forecasting, demand analysis, production and cost analysis, and macroeconomic policy as it affects the business environment. The purpose of this course is to develop an economic perspective that is appropriate for students aspiring to manage business units or entire companies in a wide variety of industries. Students may not take both ECON E-1600 and ECON E-1615 for degree or certificate credit.
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. ECON E-10a, ECON E-1000, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
ECON E-1700
Urban Development Policy
James Carras MPA, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15079 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Courses in sociology, political science, urban planning, architecture, public policy, and economics are helpful but not required.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 55 students
ECON E-1920
Capital Markets and Investments
Bruce D. Watson MA, Master Lecturer on Economics, Boston University and Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14510 | Section 1
Description
Students are exposed to the framework of modern portfolio theory and investment analysis with which they 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.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-2000 or the equivalent course or experience; a course or courses in quantitative methods such as basic statistics or college algebra.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
ECON E-1920
Capital Markets and Investments
Aleksandar Tomic PhD, Associate Dean for Strategy, Innovation, and Technology and Director of Master of Science in Applied Analytics and Applied Economics, Woods College of Advancing Studies, Boston College
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16764 | Section 2
Description
Students are exposed to the framework of modern portfolio theory and investment analysis with which they 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.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-2000 or the equivalent course or experience; a course or courses in quantitative methods such as basic statistics or college algebra.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 80 students
ECON E-1920
Capital Markets and Investments
Dorian B. Klein MBA, Co-Founder and Director, Verida Credit and Key Principal, Alfieri SA
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25654 | Section 1
Description
Students are exposed to the framework of modern portfolio theory and investment analysis with which they 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.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-2000 or the equivalent course or experience; a course or courses in quantitative methods such as basic statistics or college algebra.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 80 students
ECON E-1925
Emerging Markets: Investment Theories and Practice
Peter Marber PhD, Chief Investment Officer for Emerging Markets, Aperture Investors, and Adjunct Instructor, Finance, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16930 | Section 1
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 COVID-19 pandemic 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
ECON E-1944
History of Financial Crises 1637 to Present
John Komlos PhD, Professor of Economics, Emeritus, University of Munich
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26443 | Section 1
Description
The goal of this course is to discuss the 386-year history of financial crisis culminating in the financial crisis 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 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 were obviously 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 and 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 Wall Street bailouts that forgot to bail out the people on main street and stood by as nine million people were evicted from their homes. We also discuss the aftermath of the crisis, its effect on the rise of populism, and end by outlining the main impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the financial world.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 11:00am-1:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
EDUC E-103
Introduction to Instructional Design
Stacie Cassat Green MEd, Principal, 64 Crayons
Denise Snyder ALM, Director of Learning Design and Digital Innovation and Academic Affairs Campus Diversity Officer Liaison, Union College
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14021 | Section 1
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.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The orientation to the course opens mid-August. See course syllabus for details.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 60 students
EDUC E-103
Introduction to Instructional Design: The Art and Science of Building Knowledge
Valerie Mann EdD, Associate Professor, College Success, Johnson County Community College
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26467 | Section 1
Description
In this course, students learn application skills melding the best of learning strategies, learning theory, and mind-brain education research. This course is intended to provide managers, trainers, learning designers, and teachers with skills to manage their instructional design and teaching tools while infusing learning strategies to maximize knowledge for varied types of learning preferences and needs. With practical application at the fore, students engage with current research, strategies for effective learning, and design principles to explore how these concepts can be applied to help learners achieve their best in the classroom and workplace, both face to face and online.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
EDUC E-103
Introduction to Instructional Design
Stacie Cassat Green MEd, Principal, 64 Crayons
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25190 | Section 2
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.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The orientation to the course opens mid-January. See course syllabus for details.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
EDUC E-113
Applied Learning Design
Stacie Cassat Green MEd, Principal, 64 Crayons
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24800 | Section 1
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. Students may not take both EDUC E-113 and DGMD E-60 for degree or certificate credit.
Prerequisites: DGMD E-55, EDUC E-103, EDUC E-111, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
EDUC E-113
Applied Learning Design
Dustin Liu MEd
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26539 | Section 2
Description
In this course, students engage as designers to scope and prototype learning experiences that apply the principles of adult learning and development. Throughout the semester, students practice key components of the learning design process such as determining need and learning objectives, and testing prototypes. Course topics include design thinking, instructional design models, learning technology, and learner engagement. The goal of the course is to equip students with the tools, mindsets, and frameworks to approach their work as designers of in-person, hybrid, and online learning.
Prerequisites: DGMD E-55, EDUC E-103, EDUC E-111, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
EDUC E-115
Adult Learning Theories
Cindy Joyce MA, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Pillar Search and Human Resources Consulting
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16407 | Section 1
Description
Why is adult learning so important? When you understand adult learning, you have the knowledge and tools needed to tailor learning, training, and even feedback, ensuring that adult learners or your team members are motivated to learn and grow, connect with the learning experience, and eager to learn relevant material. Learning opportunities for adults are often modeled after how children are taught in grade school and high school. However, adults learn much differently from children, and their motivation to learn is vastly different as well. This course explores adult learning theory and practice, how to engage the adult learner, and how to provide learning opportunities that are meaningful. Human resources practitioners, trainers, instructional designers, managers, and leaders alike benefit from this course.
Prerequisites: Educational or work experience in education, teaching, organizational behavior, human resources, training, or instructional design.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
EDUC E-127
Ludic Learning: Designing Playful Learning Experiences
Adeeb Syed MEd
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26433 | Section 1
Description
Gaming is expected to become the dominant form of media in the twenty-first century, surpassing the film, television, and music industries in the competition for our attention. Unsurprisingly, this has led to renewed interest in using games for educational purposes, with various stakeholders in a variety of contexts contributing to the discourse. Educational technology companies and learning and development departments within organizations are particularly influential, armed with newly coined yet somewhat nebulous buzzwords such as gamification. At the same time, there has been a constellation of new and emerging technologies that are not only transforming our understanding of what it means to learn, but also disrupting traditional notions of work. These changes are all further complicated by new and potentially dangerous methods of data capture that influence design decisions to prioritize financial gain over the needs and well being of learners. However, the main puzzle is that while modern schooling has only existed for a few hundred years and various forms of digital edutainment for even less, games and play have served as natural, powerful, and intrinsically motivating learning vehicles for thousands of years. In this project and problem-based course, we strive to resolve these various tensions by viewing games and play as natural literacies that coexist and cooperate within a complex, interconnected ecosystem. We critically evaluate traditional ideas of learning, wrestle with the outlandish claims of companies, and explore alternative pedagogies and their associated measurement methods. While this course draws on foundational research in the learning sciences, we are less interested in debating the particulars of these findings and more interested in distilling and creatively translating them into playful tools for thinking, discovery, reflection, and expression.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
ENGL E-102
Introduction to Old English Language and Literature
Daniel Donoghue PhD, John P. Marquand Professor of English, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16766 | Section 1
Description
This course introduces the earliest English literature, starting with basic grammar and building up to selections from various prose texts and poems such as The Wanderer and The Dream of the Rood. 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
ENGL E-109
Tolkien’s Library
Daniel Donoghue PhD, John P. Marquand Professor of English, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26583 | Section 1
Description
J. R. R. Tolkien’s creative imagination was famously inspired by his wide reading in medieval texts from northwestern Europe, drawing from Old English, Old Icelandic, and other vernacular literatures. This course reads across the genres of literature familiar to Tolkien, including Beowulf and other Old English literature, Nj ls Saga and other Icelandic sagas, excerpts from the Finnish Kalevala, and Irish literature like the T in B C ailnge. The readings are in translation, with facing-page original texts where possible (especially Old English). Primary texts are supplemented by relevant works of criticism. We also dip into Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and his other high fantasy to note parallels.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 38 students
ENGL E-142
Decadence, Degeneration, Decline: The Popular British Novel
Margaret Deli PhD, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16802 | Section 1
Description
The British Empire controlled roughly a quarter of the world by the end of the nineteenth century; its literature, however, was increasingly haunted by decline. This course explores why, by way of some of the writers and texts most responsible for shaping what it means to be British in our pop-cultural consciousness. Focusing on three kinds of breakdown aesthetic decadence, aristocratic degeneration, and imperial decline our course links popular texts like Dracula (1897), Brideshead Revisited (1945), and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1974) to the emergence of a new kind of British power based on myth and nostalgia. We also think about decline as a shaper of modernism, the political power of decline, and the cultural afterlives of the texts we encounter.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
ENGL E-159
Reading James Joyce’s Ulysses
Theoharis C. Theoharis PhD, Associate Scholar, Comparative Literature, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16315 | Section 1
Description
James Joyce’s Ulysses is the most admired novel of the twentieth century in English. In this course, we try to see why that is true by reading the book closely, chapter by chapter, looking at how Joyce made one story on one day in Dublin the universal story of how humane men and women prevail over the violence bent on destroying them. We pay special attention to how Joyce elaborately combined detailed realistic story lines and characters with symbolism, allusion, references, and off-kilter comparisons, such as the book’s title, which names an obscure and peaceful man after a notoriously sly and vindictive one, Ulysses.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
ENGL E-162
Greatest Hits of Twenty-First Century Theater So Far
Sue Weaver Schopf PhD, Distinguished Service Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Robert Payne Fox Jr JD, Of Counsel, Nutter McClennen Fish, LLP
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16946 | Section 1
Description
British, Irish, and American drama of the twenty-first century has sought to push the boundaries of theatrical presentations in three ways: dramatic structure and stagecraft; thematic content that challenges assumptions about gender, race, ethnicity, class, historical memory, and politics; and more direct engagement with the audience as an actual part of the performance. In this course, we examine 15 game-changing plays and, when possible, view some of them. The plays we study include Jerusalem, Hamilton, Small Island, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Leopoldstadt, Take Me Out, War Horse, Topdog/Underdog, Prima Facie, Disgraced, Cypress Avenue, Fairview, Sweat, Sing Yer Heart Out for the Boys, and Fat Ham.
Prerequisites: Undergraduates should have successfully completed EXPO E-25, and graduate students HUMA E-100 or the equivalent proseminar in their respective areas before enrolling in this course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
ENGL E-182a
Poetry in America: From the Mayflower to Emerson
Elisa New PhD, Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature, Harvard University
Jesse Benjamin Raber PhD, Writer
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15383 | Section 1
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
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit, undergraduate, graduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course is offered in partnership with the Poetry in America (PiA) initiative. Teachers may apply for Poetry in America scholarships.
ENGL E-182m
Poetry in America: From the Civil War through Modernism
Elisa New PhD, Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature, Harvard University
Jesse Benjamin Raber PhD, Writer
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25016 | Section 1
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
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit, undergraduate, graduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course is offered in partnership with the Poetry in America (PiA) initiative. Teachers may apply for Poetry in America scholarships.
ENGL E-183b
Seeing Nature in the Twentieth Century
Collier Brown PhD, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16901 | Section 1
Description
In this course, students survey important contributions to modern American environmental literature. From the gritty social realism of the early 1900s to the post-pastoral lyricism of the early 2000s, we consider the diverse ways in which Americans have grappled with environmental issues in fiction, poetry, and even some photography. Our readings include writers like Mary Austin, Ann Petry, Annie Dillard, Leslie Marmon Silko, Helena Mar a Viramontes, and Rachel Carson.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students
ENGL E-192
Poetry in the Anthropocene
Collier Brown PhD, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26666 | Section 1
Description
In this era of global environmental degradation what we are growing accustomed to calling the later Anthropocene many poets have turned their attention to the subject of human kinship and interdependency with the non-human world. And in this course, we read a number of poets, from the early twentieth century to the present, from A.R. Ammons to Ada Lim n, whose poems insist on a different way on an ecological way of seeing and talking about nature. This course may interest not only poetry enthusiasts but students of the environmental humanities more broadly: sustainability, literature, history, theater, and creative writing.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students
ENGL E-207
The Culture of Capitalism
Martin Puchner PhD, Byron and Anita Wien Professor of Drama and of English and Comparative Literature, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16442 | Section 1
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
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the 2013 Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Culture and Belief 56.
ENGL E-234
Art of the Personal Essay
Collier Brown PhD, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26543 | Section 1
Description
In this course, we look at the art of the essay from the sixteenth-century to the present, making important stops along the way at the works of Michel de Montaigne (who first popularized the genre), William Hazlitt, Virginia Woolf, and James Baldwin, right up to today’s most innovative essayists writers like Rebecca Solnit, Janet Malcolm, and Ross Gay. This course would be of interest to nonfiction writers curious about the history of their craft and the evolution of the form over time.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students
ENGL E-251
Identity and Difference: Becoming What You Are
Theoharis C. Theoharis PhD, Associate Scholar, Comparative Literature, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26586 | Section 1
Description
The novel normally tells the story of a person flourishing or failing to flourish through succeeding or failing in love and work. Love and work involve choice on the part of the beloved and the worker, and by those bestowing the sought for love and work. The choice almost always involves assessment of the person’s identity, which is often defined by terms thought to indicate essential characteristics. These terms have often included the person’s race, ethnicity, gender, religion, and language. Differences in these terms between those choosing and those hoping to be chosen can mean inclusion or rejection in the flourishing offered by love and work. The stakes can be as high as life and death when difference plays into a person’s trying to become what they are through love and work. The novels in this course Joseph Conrad’s Lord Jim, Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janet Frame’s Owls Do Cry, and David Leavitt’s The Lost Language of Cranes range across the twentieth century from the late Victorian era to the 1990s and are set in Africa, New Zealand, the rural American South, and New York City. Differences in race, religion, gender, and sexuality generate the conflicts over who is deemed worthy of love and who is allowed to flourish through work in the worlds these novels depict.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
ENGL E-259
What Was American Transcendentalism?
Ross Martin PhD, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26617 | Section 1
Description
The transcendentalists can be described in a word: firebrands. From civil disobedience to heresy, from abolitionism to utopianism, this course explores how transcendentalism takes root in New England to generate some of the most radical experiments in Antebellum America life. However, regardless of transcendentalism’s fame, or how illustrious its members, or how canonical its texts, we have no satisfactory way to define the movement or its achievements. What does it even mean to transcend? Transcend what and to where? In this course, we attempt to figure out what transcendentalism is and why it matters by traversing its theological, historical, and literary contexts. Tracing (or perhaps dissolving) the boundary between human, world, and god, we investigate how intellectual and social revolution happens without distinguishing poetry from science, religion from politics, accident from fate, and perhaps even transcendence from immanence. We ask, among other questions, what are our obligations to ourselves and our neighbors or to animals and plants? Are we bound to respect what violates our conscience? How do we embrace both individualism and collectivism? All said, what do the transcendentalists teach us about rights and responsibilities in our own time?
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
ENGL E-260
Campus Literature
Ian Shank MFA, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26625 | Section 1
Description
For generations, writers of all stripes have looked to the college campus as both a window into the future and an invented setting from which to reimagine it. But why, exactly, does the college campus occupy a position of such significance in the American psyche? What can reading campus writing teach us about this country’s past and present? And how can writing it help usher in the future we want? In this course, we explore these and other questions by considering the evolving literature of American higher education over the last half century. Students can expect to read across a wide range of genres and forms from campus novels, to reported essays, to works of academic satire in service to a final creative or analytical essay on a related topic of their choosing.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
ENGL E-261
George Saunders: A Survey
Ian Shank MFA, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16993 | Section 1
Description
In just over two decades, George Saunders has achieved the kind of literary prominence that eludes most writers for life. Widely recognized as the best short-story writer in English alive today, Saunders has won the National Book Award, a MacArthur Fellowship, and a Guggenheim Fellowship, and is a four-time recipient of the National Magazine Award, among numerous other accolades for his fiction, nonfiction, and teaching. In this course, we take a broad view of Saunders’ life and work, asking ourselves what his writing can teach us about voice, prose style, and the state of contemporary American literature more broadly. Over the term, students should expect to read extensively in service to a final creative or analytical essay on a related topic of their choosing.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
ENGL E-300
Poetry in America for Teachers: The City from Whitman to Hip Hop
Elisa New PhD, Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature, Harvard University
Jesse Benjamin Raber PhD, Writer
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16639 | Section 1
Description
In this course, we consider those American poets whose themes, forms, and voices have given expression to visions of the city since 1850. Beginning with Walt Whitman, the great poet of nineteenth-century New York, we explore the diverse and ever-changing environment of the modern city from Chicago to London, from San Francisco to Detroit through the eyes of such poets as Carl Sandburg, Emma Lazarus, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Langston Hughes, Marianne Moore, Frank O’Hara, Gwendolyn Brooks, Allen Ginsberg, Robert Hayden, and Robert Pinsky, as well as contemporary hip hop and spoken word artists. This course introduces content and techniques intended to help students and educators learn how to read texts of increasing complexity. Readings and activities were chosen and designed with the Common Core English Language Arts (ELA) standards in grades six through 12 in mind. Enrollment is not limited to teachers. Students with an interest in education, or with the poets and poems covered in this course, are welcome to enroll.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit, undergraduate, graduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course is offered in partnership with the Poetry in America (PiA) initiative. The course is also offered in partnership with the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE). Teachers enrolled for noncredit who are interested in professional development can earn certificates of participation for 90 professional development hours from HGSE’s Professional Education. Teachers may apply for Poetry in America scholarships.
ENGL E-305
Poetry in America for Teachers: Earth, Sea, Sky
Elisa New PhD, Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature, Harvard University
Jesse Benjamin Raber PhD, Writer
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26680 | Section 1
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
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit, undergraduate, graduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course is offered in partnership with the Poetry in America (PiA) initiative. The course is also offered in partnership with the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE). Teachers enrolled for noncredit who are interested in professional development can earn certificates of participation for 90 professional development hours from HGSE’s Professional Education. Teachers may apply for Poetry in America scholarships.
ENGL E-597
English Precapstone: The Novel and Its Contexts
Duncan White DPhil, Lecturer on History and Literature, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15775 | Section 1
Description
This course prepares students to write their Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) capstone project. We read novels from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries that both reflected and shaped the historical moment of their creation. In doing so we attended to the history and evolution of the novel as a form while also exploring the different approaches literary critics have taken to interpreting and analyzing works of narrative fiction. As we read these novels closely, we think about how they raise pressing social, economic, and political questions, consider their circulation and reception, and reflect on the role of representation, including questions of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. By the end of the semester, students are equipped with the critical tools to embark on writing an independent scholarly research paper for their capstone project in the spring semester.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in Master of Liberal Arts, English, who are in their penultimate semester. Prospective candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be in good academic standing and in the process of successfully completing all degree requirements, including HUMA E-300a and HUMA E-300b (if admitted prior to September 1, 2023, this series is not required but encouraged; if admitted after September 1, 2023, it is required). Candidates must enroll in the capstone, ENGL E-599, in the upcoming spring term as their one and only final course (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone). Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
ENGL E-599
English Capstone: The Novel and Its Contexts
Duncan White DPhil, Lecturer on History and Literature, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25383 | Section 1
Description
This course guides students through every step of writing their independent research paper. Building on the work done in the prior precapstone course, students work through the progressive stages of writing a research paper, incorporating peer workshop feedback, and skill-building exercises to help them produce work that reaches the high standards of an academic journal article. Students write proposals, conduct a literature review, develop theses and scholarly interventions, and work through multiple drafts, before producing their final capstone paper.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted capstone track candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, English, capstone track. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in May with only the capstone left to complete (no other course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone course, ENGL E-597, in the previous fall term. Candidates who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
ENSC E-132
Tissue Engineering for Clinical Applications
Sujata K. Bhatia PhD, MD, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25367 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Introductory biology and chemistry.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
ENVR E-100
Introduction to Sustainability
Michaela Thompson PhD, Lecturer in Anthropology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26485 | Section 1
Description
This course explores contemporary understandings and practical implications of the idea of sustainability. Throughout the semester we investigate the meanings and measures that different groups have given to sustainability; explore tools for analyzing the complex social-environmental systems that we seek to develop sustainably; and examine how societies have avoided depleting resources while instituting practical action that advances sustainability effectively and equitably.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 60 students
ENVR E-101
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Sustainability and Global Development
Lindi Dorothee von Mutius JD, Director, Sustainability and Global Development Practice, Harvard Extension School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 11925 | Section 1
Description
The twin goals of this course are to introduce concepts of global development, sustainability science, law, policy, and economics and to prepare students to master writing and research competency commensurate to graduate-level scholarship at Harvard University. Students learn about emerging topics in the fields of sustainability and global development and conduct their own research projects over the course of the semester, culminating in a final paper. The process of research and writing that students learn in this course should serve them well as they journey through these two programs and their thesis, capstone, or consulting capstone project.
Prerequisites: Proficiency in English and knowledge of APA citation format. 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. EXPO E-42b or EXPO E-42c are highly recommended.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Saturdays, September 9-December 21, 10:00am-12:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
ENVR E-101
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Sustainability and Global Development
Lindi Dorothee von Mutius JD, Director, Sustainability and Global Development Practice, Harvard Extension School
Nazeli Tonoyan MA
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25505 | Section 1
Description
The twin goals of this course are to introduce concepts of global development, sustainability science, law, policy, and economics and to prepare students to master writing and research competency commensurate to graduate-level scholarship at Harvard University. Students learn about emerging topics in the fields of sustainability and global development and conduct their own research projects over the course of the semester, culminating in a final paper. The process of research and writing that students learn in this course should serve them well as they journey through these two programs and their thesis, capstone, or consulting capstone project.
Prerequisites: Proficiency in English and knowledge of APA citation format. 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. EXPO E-42b or EXPO E-42c are highly recommended.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Saturdays, January 27-May 11, 10:00am-12:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
ENVR E-102
Design of Renewable Energy Projects
Ramon Sanchez ScD, Research Associate, Environmental Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16714 | Section 1
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, wastewater 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.
Prerequisites: High school math and science.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 75 students
ENVR E-102a
Innovative Technologies and Practices for Climate Change Resilience
Ramon Sanchez ScD, Research Associate, Environmental Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26276 | Section 1
Description
Students in this course learn how to analyze emerging innovative technologies and practices comprehensively, how to assess their climate change and health impacts, recommendations to facilitate their implementation, and how to use green and social financial instruments to foster equitable social development while decreasing community vulnerabilities and increasing climate change resilience. Among some of the technologies and practices analyzed are advanced low-energy desalination systems, rainwater traps, advanced sustainable aquaculture systems, sustainable irrigation and soil reforming for sustainable agriculture, techniques to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in meat and protein production, biodegradable solar systems, bladeless wind generation technologies, microalgae farming for food and fuels, biodegradable plastics manufacturing, plasma gasification of agricultural and municipal waste for electricity generation, carbon capture and sequestration technologies in power plants, lithium extraction from fossil saltwater in fracking operations, advanced hydrogen production systems using renewable energies, and advanced electric vehicles and geoengineering technologies. Students also assess community vulnerabilities and recommend risk reduction technologies and practices to increase resilience. Additionally, students learn how to monetize health, environmental, and social benefits for each technology or sustainable practice to use municipal bonds, green financing mechanisms from banks, carbon offset exchanges, and some government grants to fund their implementation in the community.
Prerequisites: Basic high school math and science.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 75 students
ENVR E-103a
The Law and Policy of Climate Change: Influencing Decision Makers
Aladdine Dory Joroff JD, Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School and Director of Climate Policy, City of Boston
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26619 | Section 1
Description
Empirical data demonstrate that the climate is changing and that these changes could produce increasingly serious consequences over the course of this century. This course explores the legal framework in which climate change mitigation and adaptation actions occur and the policy tools available to regulators. We explore several climate change mitigation and adaptation measures in-depth to provide a window into the relationship between legal and policy strategies at the federal, state, and municipal levels, including how these relationships create opportunities and obstacles to climate change action. Students strategize how to develop and implement legally defensible climate change measures that are supported by stakeholders, including drafting implementation and supporting documents. The course begins with a brief introduction to climate change and its projected impacts and then reviews the legal framework of climate change law, including the evolution of climate change related laws in the United States and related litigation. This analysis focuses on the federal level, but also considers the separate authority of states and municipalities to take action. Massachusetts and Boston are the primary case studies for the course. Substantive issues that are addressed include administrative law and the relationship between congressional statutes and agency regulations; the structure of the federal Clean Air Act and history of air regulation in the United States; federalism, particularly the relationship between federal, state, and municipal governments in regulating air pollution; and the judicial review processes. The course applies this legal framework to an in-depth review of specific climate change issues, such as strategies for managing development in flood-prone areas. In this context, the course examines a range of legal and policy tools. At the federal level, for instance, we consider the implications of federal maps that designate flood risk areas without considering projected impacts of climate change and incentives created by federally-subsidized flood insurance. The course then considers strategies for improving regulation and removing obstacles to climate change measures, including through state and local actions, such as revised building codes and zoning laws. We review the process that municipalities often follow in climate change planning, with a focus on the technical and legal challenges that communities need help addressing. Through this analysis students learn about substantive legal issues such as preemption and takings law, procedural aspects of rulemakings, and opportunities for public involvement in policy and regulatory development. In addition to learning about the substantive legal issues covered in the course, students develop or practice legal research skills associated with researching statutes and regulations and interpreting judicial decisions. Students also gain experience with activities relevant to designing and implementing climate change strategies by writing comments on regulations, drafting statutory or regulatory language, and writing corporate climate change statements.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
ENVR E-107
Minerals and Natural Resources
Jennifer Cole PhD, Associate Professor of Liberal Arts, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17035 | Section 1
Description
This course is a geologic and environmental treatment of the materials used in our global society. We discuss how these materials are obtained from Earth, what the sustainability impacts are, what types and amounts of energy are involved, what 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 case studies to underscore the importance of understanding where materials originate and how to select substances for use based on health impacts, sustainability, and other impacts. Topics include but are not limited to building materials, fashion and fibers, ceramics and glass, computers, film and video, 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:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
ENVR E-110
Sustainable Ocean Environments
George D. Buckley MS, Consultant
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 21784 | Section 1
Description
The world’s oceans and coastal environments provide vital ecological services such as climate moderation, oxygen, food, energy, habitats, biodiversity, and natural flood control, as well as important services such as fisheries, global transportation, minerals, recreation, and tourism. We study those and other topics and their related environmental impacts such as coastal development and pollution, and related management strategies including the future of blue technologies. We investigate ways to be involved in ocean issues and life-long learning opportunities.
Prerequisites: High school biology.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:40pm-7:40pm, One Brattle Square 205
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students
ENVR E-113
International Political Economy of Decarbonization
Juergen Braunstein PhD, Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26231 | Section 1
Description
Starting with the economic aspects of global decarbonization, this course examines emerging issues raised by the transition to a low carbon economy its impact on jobs, inequality, finance, trade, mobility, and infrastructure for citizens, societies, and nations. Choices about global decarbonization are highly contested in terms of material interests and ideologies, and they raise a set of new questions at the intersection of climate change, geo-economics, national policies, and global politics. These questions include: how does the energy transition affect the global economic order? Will a greener future lead to fewer resource conflicts around carbon resources? Is green the new gold? How does the low carbon transition affect the value of carbon assets? Is the US equipped to sustain its role as global leader in finance? How does the sustainable transition affect international trade flows? Is a carbon adjustment tax a stepping stone towards decarbonized trade? What is the prospect of green trade wars erupting?
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 11:00am-1:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
ENVR E-116
The Carbon Economy: Calculating, Managing, and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Richard Goode MBA, Partner, PwC
Marlon Robert Banta ALM, Director, Product Definition, Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corporation
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 23508 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 103 students
ENVR E-116a
Measuring and Mitigating Indirect Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Michael Macrae PhD, Senior Manager, Scope 2, Greenhouse Gas Protocol, World Resources Institute
Marlon Robert Banta ALM, Director, Product Definition, Dassault Systemes SolidWorks Corporation
Richard Goode MBA, Partner, PwC
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16165 | Section 1
Description
This course investigates best practices and approaches to measuring and mitigating indirect greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, also known as Scope 3 emissions. These emissions include all indirect GHG emissions that occur in a value chain and therefore outside the direct control of a typical organization. Supply chain emissions are frequently the largest overall source of an organization’s GHG emissions and are becoming an increasingly relevant topic as more companies outsource manufacturing, logistics, and other key functions to third parties. Waste, water use, and GHG emissions are still incurred in bringing products and services to consumers, but they are often not fully accounted for. Proper accounting for these emissions that are known contributors to climate change is coming under increasing scrutiny through major disclosure initiatives including the US Securities and Exchange Committee (SEC) and European commissions such as the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG). Students investigate how to gather data from disparate sources, how to calculate or estimate emissions, and how the procurement of supplies, services, and travel can be managed to mitigate or even reduce indirect emissions. The course also familiarizes students with leading measurement and goal setting standards (the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, the Climate Registry, Science Based Targets, and the Carbon Disclosure Project or CDP) and investigates indirect emissions reduction efforts that are underway at several leading Fortune 500 companies as well as universities, municipalities, and government agencies.
Prerequisites: ENVR E-116 is encouraged but not necessary.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
ENVR E-117
Sustainability Leadership for the Twenty-First Century
Leith Sharp MEd, Director, Executive Education for Sustainability Leadership, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Jack Spengler PhD, Akira Yamaguchi Professor of Environmental Health and Human Habitation, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 13543 | Section 1
Description
To inspire and enable people to lead effective change towards environmental sustainability, this course is designed to enhance individual change agency skills as applied to 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 technical 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, capacity building, and technology are discussed. Students leave with an experiential knowledge of change management because they are required to complete a project involving a real-life change leadership project of their choice. Students typically find this project to be both deeply rewarding and central to the development of their knowledge and confidence as change managers.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Required sections Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 pm.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
ENVR E-118c
Sustainable Tourism
Mark Leighton PhD, Associate Director and Senior Research Advisor, Sustainability, Harvard Extension School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16642 | Section 1
Description
Travel and tourism (T T) was growing rapidly at scale before the COVID-19 pandemic, with six decades of consistent growth forecast to continue. In 2019, the T T sector contributed 10.3 percent to global gross domestic product (GDP), over US $8.9 trillion, supporting one in ten jobs (330 million) worldwide, and one in five new jobs over the last five years. However, the health and economic crises of the pandemic threw the disruptive forces acting on T T into sharp relief, drawing attention to the interconnected and hyper-dependent nature of sustainability, health, and business. For many countries, T T is the dominant sector generating income, tax revenues, and economic security for millions of individuals and their families. However, it is clear that the negative impacts of T T on people and the planet cannot be allowed to continue as the sector recovers it needs to build back better and more sustainably. Positioning sustainability as a strategic driver, many T T companies are showing the enormous potential the sector has to drive fulfilment of the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs). This course presents innovative case studies and expert speakers from across the sector and challenges students to surface the tensions and choices inherent in driving growth and recognize the technical, economic, and political dimension in scaling sustainability solutions. It widens the view of sustainability beyond immediate operational impacts to consider the broader systems in which T T operates and the sustainability leadership practices that drive innovation. It pays attention to the trade-offs and dilemmas presented by T T activities and the enormous potential of the sector to educate the traveler and drive conservation. This course encourages student to re-imagine the sector and pursue more sustainable T T, focused on attenuating its negative impacts and advancing the contribution T T makes to global citizenship and a more balanced economy and equitable society.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
ENVR E-119
Transforming the Built Environment for Resilience and Sustainability
Grey Lee MPA, Business Development Manager for Sustainability, Environmental, Social, and Governance Specialist, S P Global
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16111 | Section 1
Description
How can real estate and buildings become more responsive to climate risk and other challenges to our communities? The greening of buildings has grown exponentially over the past decade, but is the transition fast enough to meet the needs of our communities in the dynamic times ahead? Can urban resilience become an intrinsic dimension of real estate development to mitigate widespread disruptions caused by climate change? The built environment of our communities creates energy and material utilization patterns and subsequent ecological effects. Climate change challenges existing buildings and infrastructure, which has led to new policies and professional responses for adaptation and regeneration. Building design and location are a critical determinant of wellness, comfort, and productivity for occupants. This course introduces students to the principles of sustainability and resilience in our communities with a focus on systems dynamics. We use the framework of social equity and basic environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics to explore how urban design and policy can embrace priorities for human well-being. Students become familiar with international standards for sustainable design, operations, and management of buildings more favorable to the integrity of communities such as the US Green Building Council’s LEED certifications, Passive House, WELL Building Standard, the Living Building Challenge, and other concepts related to sustainable design. We ensure hands-on engagement with local policy protocols and meet practitioners who have participated in the advancement of best practice in sustainability and resilience.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 12:30pm-2:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
ENVR E-119d
Decarbonizing the Building Sector
Paul Ormond MS, Efficiency Engineer, Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24776 | Section 1
Description
It is within reach to decarbonize the building sector within the next few decades. This can be accomplished with a combination of better buildings (such as Passive House), electrification, and a renewably-powered electrical grid. Buildings can also be built with their own on-site renewables to create a net zero energy building. This course provides a comprehensive exploration of our greening grid, zero energy buildings, and Passive House buildings. Topics include grid fundamentals, building energy dynamics, emissions profiles, renewable systems, energy economics, passive architecture, energy budgets, site and source energy, policy, codes, financing, and incentive structures. A variety of assignments, projects, and teaching tools are used in this course, including analysis assignments, a team pitch, weekly report-outs, a textbook and numerous references, live guest speakers, and a guest speaker library.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 5:40pm-7:40pm, One Brattle Square 204
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students
ENVR E-119e
Sustainable Infrastructure
Cristina Contreras Casado ALM, Founder and Managing Director, Sinfranova LLC
Judith Irene Rodriguez MA, Senior Research Associate, Zofnass Program for Sustainable Infrastructure, Harvard Graduate School of Design and Research Specialist, Healthy Cities Lab, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25775 | Section 1
Description
Sustainable infrastructure (SI) has been recognized as the central pillar of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Sustainable infrastructure strives to enhance access to basic services, promote environmental sustainability, and support inclusive growth through its endeavor to meet the sustainable development goals (SDGs), while looking for pathways to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, as reported by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). This course introduces students to the current landscape of sustainability assessment tools and explores the benefits that sustainable projects bring to public and private entities, to local communities, and to the planet in general. We ask the following key questions: what is sustainable infrastructure? What are the main features of a sustainable project? How do these features overlap or differ from the SDGs? How can infrastructure and urban development projects align with both SI practices and the SDGs? To answer these questions, we use real-world case studies. Considering the mandate of the 2030 agenda, “leave no one behind,” specific attention is given to how different stakeholders participate in the process.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
ENVR E-119g
Sustainable Cities
Julio Lumbreras PhD, Visiting Scientist, Exposure, Epidemiology, and Risk Program, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Fernando Fernandez-Monge MPA, Research Fellow, Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15759 | Section 1
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 fundamental governance aspects in cities, such as the need to create partnerships and establish radical collaborations between diverse stakeholders to foster urban transformations.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students
ENVR E-129a
Local to Global Agroecology
Dan Goldhamer MS, County Director and Horticulture Agent, Colorado State University Extension
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16158 | Section 1
Description
Agriculture is one of humanity’s oldest pursuits and yet it is far from perfected. In this time of climate change and ecological degradation, a significant amount of greenhouse gas emissions and damage to ecosystems can be traced back to the way in which humans produce food, feed, fuel, and fiber. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates that 10-12 percent of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are due to agriculture. Agriculture is also tied to ecological degradation including deforestation, depletion and contamination of water and soil resources, and chemical pollution. However, many individuals and organizations are discovering innovative and tailored solutions to these problems. Addressing the ecological and climate change challenges of agriculture in the next ten years will be essential to ensure a meaningful reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and to creating resilient production systems. This course provides a broad introduction to the underlying biology and ecology of crop and animal agricultural production systems. We explore how different production techniques including conventional, organic, and regenerative, operate in both a dryland and irrigated setting. Students in this course gain a greater understanding of the realities that agricultural producers must face every day in their quest to feed themselves and the world. The goal of this course is to equip students with a basic understanding of the ecology of agricultural systems, gain applicable vocabulary and concepts related to agriculture, and an understanding of the challenges and opportunities farmers face when seeking sustainable solutions. We explore crop and animal agriculture at scales ranging from kitchen gardens to thousands of acres. We also explore the various tools, techniques, and technologies farmers employ throughout the globe.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students
ENVR E-129c
The Role of Soil Health in Creating Sustainable Food Systems
Emily Lynn Holleran ALM, Instructor, Arizona State University School of Sustainability
Helen D. Silver JD, Principal, Ground Up Consulting, LLC
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25791 | Section 1
Description
Ninety-five percent of the world’s food is grown in topsoil, but current farming techniques are eroding this soil and stripping it of essential minerals, microbes, and nutrients needed to support human and planetary health. The United Nations has stated that if soil degradation continues, we may only have 60 years of farming left. Loss of topsoil through agricultural practices is a major contributor to water and air quality degradation and biodiversity loss. Replenishing degraded soils may be a critical element in battling burgeoning health crises such as micronutrient deficiencies, obesity, and related diseases. Increasing soil health will also be a critical response to combating and adapting to the climate crisis. Though strong market, political, and social forces perpetuate the status quo, policymakers, agricultural producers, and the general public are taking note and developing, examining, and implementing a wide array of interventions to reverse soil degradation. This course explores the global food system from food production to disposal from the premise that agricultural soil health must underlie any sustainable food system that supports public and planetary health and social equity. We address the current state of agricultural soil health globally and the current and future effects on public and planetary health, including effects on water, air, climate, and nutrition, and social and economic equity. We explore whether adopting sustainable agricultural practices that support and enhance soil health can feed the growing global population while simultaneously buttressing achievement of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Finally, we examine the key interventions put forth to support agricultural soil health, including direct farmer education and subsidies, social movements such as food sovereignty, labeling requirements, corporate initiatives, consumer education, and increased organic waste recycling.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 12:30pm-2:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
ENVR E-131
Food Systems and Global Supply Chains
Jennifer Cole PhD, Associate Professor of Liberal Arts, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26652 | Section 1
Description
This course is intended for students interested in the supply-chain side of sustainable food. Of all the activities humans engage in on Earth, agriculture has the single biggest environmental impact. This course looks in detail at the supply chain of food production and the impact assessment of global food production. Together we investigate how food passes from production to distribution and consumption and what the sustainability ramifications are, specifically on air, water, soil, energy, mining, and human health. This is a research-based course where participants choose related food scenarios and quantify their impact on greenhouse gases and climate change; energy use; air, water, and soil degradation; and solid waste disposal. Topics include genetic modification of food for increased productivity, meat and dairy, additives for shelf stability, organic and local food, the 2018 Farm Bill legalizing hemp, food subsidies, aquaculture, packaging and transportation, fast food, and food safety. The first part of the course is a series of lectures covering the principles of economics as they pertain to agriculture; agricultural styles and practices; soil resources and problems; and the myriad ways we pollute the Earth’s air, soil, and water as we obtain food. The second part of the course is a series of papers and discussion on supply-chain management and simple modeling scenarios designed to quantify the economics and sustainability of common food items.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
ENVR E-135b
Sustainable Business in the Twenty-First Century
Matthew Gardner PhD, Managing Partner, Sustainserv, Inc.
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25745 | Section 1
Description
. These three modules (the business case for change, driving change at scale, and purpose driven systemic change) are expanded upon with guest speakers, real world case studies, and in-depth discussions. Each week students analyze examples from companies in a variety of industries to show how sustainability is integrated into their business models and to explore what opportunities still exist for companies to improve. The course uses case studies from publicly traded companies, augmented by links to various forms of information for students to compare and contrast throughout the semester. Information is presented from academic research, white papers published by respected scholars and experts, and the actual disclosures of major multinational companies. The case method is used to provide a participative and realistic forum that enables students to learn about sustainability while also developing the skills to use the information. In addition to receiving course credit, students who successfully complete this course for undergraduate or graduate credit can earn a certificate of completion from Harvard Business School Online.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
ENVR E-137
Sustainable Manufacturing and Technologies
Ramon Sanchez ScD, Research Associate, Environmental Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26623 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: High school math.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 75 students
ENVR E-138
Introduction to Sustainable Finance and Investments
Carlos Alberto Vargas PhD, Faculty, EGADE Business School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26684 | Section 1
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. Students may not take both ENVR E-138 and ENVR E-235 for degree or certificate credit.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
ENVR E-138a
Making the Sustainable Investment Case
Graham Sinclair MBA, Senior Responsible Investment Strategist, Parametric
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26244 | Section 1
Description
Making the sustainable investing case is a crucial skill for every type of professional, whether in the private, public, or not-for-profit sectors. This course takes lessons from the theories and practices of sustainable investment in the professional investment industry and makes them accessible to other disciplines. In every sector and situation, one is increasingly expected to identify, measure, and report material environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks. Every investment has implicit ESG factors, because every decision made relies upon humans to buy, make, or do something and employs the rule of law to govern contractual relationships between investor and investee. Investment decisions are made daily for more than US $100 trillion assets under management in the global investment industry and projected to grow to US $145.4 trillion by 2025. This course explores capital allocation decisions more broadly, looking at decisions made every day by governments, companies, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Sustainable investment proactively considers themes and issues such as climate pollution, workplace safety, employee health and wellness, local community relationships, diversity, executive compensation, business ethics, corruption, and new market innovation. We explore critiques of sustainable investment to better understand theory and practice. While some have tried to tarnish what ESG is, and is not, the reality is every investment, business or government today is fast learning how best to integrate all factors, including ESG factors, into their investment decision-making practice. In a multi-polar world with interconnected decision-making processes and consequences, more stakeholders demand greater transparency, customers have expectations of their vendors, reputation and litigation risks are profligate, and regulators seek to reduce negative impacts on society. This course is grounded in industry experience, investment policies and portfolios, and cross-disciplinary academic literature. We teach using Harvard Business School case studies and case examples drawn from industry. The course blends the academic and practitioner literature with current academic research and industry activities to ensure students learn from the most relevant material. We promote students’ experiential learning by building up components of simulated investment recommendations. Students have many opportunities to explore topics of interest to them, including those drawn from headlines.
Prerequisites: Familiarity with key concepts of sustainability, finance, or investment is helpful but not required.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students
ENVR E-140
Fundamentals of Ecology for Sustainable Ecosystems
Aaron Hartmann PhD, Research Associate, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 12779 | Section 1
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 and specific sites 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.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
ENVR E-143
Evaluating Sustainable Food Systems and other Enterprises in Rural Areas, With a View from Tuscany
Mark Leighton PhD, Associate Director and Senior Research Advisor, Sustainability, Harvard Extension School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25371 | Section 1
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 regenerative farming and small-scale organic farm enterprises, typically with diverse production systems, common historically and now resurgent in the farm to table and local food movements as alternatives to industrial agriculture. The course focuses on comparisons between New England and Tuscany; in both of these regions, ecological and economic sustainability challenges in the rural landscape include producing food and forest 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 and other forms of pollution addresses sustainability goals. Online required class sessions discuss readings on models and analysis of sustainable food production systems, including organic, permaculture, and forest farming systems. Assignments and readings develop skills in spreadsheet modeling of production integrated with financial analysis of small-scale enterprises. The centerpiece of the course is an intensive and mandatory week long learning experience, May 5-May 12, in residence at Spannocchia, a historical Tuscan farming estate near Sienna. Field exercises and discussions at Spannocchia are augmented with an all-day field trip to a nearby biodynamic winery and onward for the afternoon to the hill town of San Gimignano, and then a half-day trip to Tenuta San Carlo in southwestern Tuscany, a very different agro-ecosystem. 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. Students are housed at Spannocchia in either the Fattoria or Villa rooms in the main building; rooms are typically 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. In addition to completing all required assignments for the course, students must attend the entire week at Spannocchia to pass the course (you cannot arrive late or leave early). If you neglect to register with Spannocchia, pay their separate deposit, or miss their deadlines, you may not be able to register, complete, or pass the course. Harvard Extension School (HES) spring term registration, drop, and withdrawal deadlines apply to ENVR E-143. See the calendar. If students drop the course, HES will refund tuition payment according to standard refund policy. HES is not responsible for payments made to Spannocchia, travel, or other expenses that students may incur. In addition to the course tuition, students are responsible for: Approximately $1,000-$1,200 USD paid to Spannocchia by January 10. This includes room and board for May 5-May 12 (seven nights) and educational fees. Course members rendezvous in Siena on Sunday, May 5, and then share taxis to Spannocchia after a group lunch. Note that up to 45 days before the program start date (May 5) at Spannocchia, a student withdrawing from the course will have their prepaid Spannocchia fee reimbursed less a $250 deposit and credit card processing fees. However, cancellations within 45 days of the start date are not refundable. US health insurance that provides coverage outside the United States. Transportation to and from Spannocchia (via Siena). Shared per capita cost of bus/van rental and driver for the field trip, and shared taxi or van to and from Siena or Florence to Spannocchia. (Students also have some miscellaneous individual costs: for example, a $30 hotel tax, meals in Siena and San Gimignano, and a wine tasting fee if students participate). The cost of passports and visas (if the latter is needed). Costs of any required COVID-19 vaccinations, boosters, and tests, both in home country and Italy, depending on regulations at the time.
Prerequisites: No previous courses are required; however, ENVR E-129 (offered previously), ENVR E-129a, ENVR S-129b, ENVR E-129c, ENVR E-140, and ENVR E-210 are relevant sustainability courses providing background. Familiarity with Excel spreadsheets is helpful, but not required. Students must be at least 18 years old.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference with Required On-Campus Weekend
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
This course meets via live web conference Wednesdays, 7:40-9:40 pm; and in Tuscany, Italy, May 5-12, 2024. Optional review sessions to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 28 students
ENVR E-149
Environmental Conservation
Aaron Hartmann PhD, Research Associate, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26641 | Section 1
Description
Preserving and recovering populations, communities, and ecosystems is the core goal of conservation biology. But achieving this goal requires much more than an understanding of biology. It requires that we evaluate humanity’s place in nature through numerous lenses, including those seemingly far afield from the natural world. This course integrates evolutionary and ecological theory into resource management, economics, sociology, business, psychology, and law to explore conservation strategies, the value of ecosystem services, evidence-based management, and the challenges of decision making under conflicting interests. As this list underscores, conservation biology is inherently interdisciplinary, and this means that each student’s training and perspective is integral as we build a comprehensive understanding of this complex discipline.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
ENVR E-151
Life Cycle and Supply Chain Sustainability Assessment
Gregory A. Norris PhD, Director, Sustainability and Health Initiative for NetPositive Enterprise (SHINE), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 13749 | Section 1
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. 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 sustainability-relevant impacts in global supply chains. We also review the state of life cycle practice and current initiatives involving companies, governments, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). We ground the entire course on the goal of making human activities, from the personal to the global, truly sustainable.
Prerequisites: College math, and/or chemistry are helpful, but students have thrived in this class without that background.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
ENVR E-154
Sustainable Product Design and the Innovation Ecosystem
Ramon Sanchez ScD, Research Associate, Environmental Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14518 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: High school math.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students
ENVR E-158b
Applied Circular Economics
Manuel Maqueda MS, JD, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, SUPER.ngo
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16829 | Section 1
Description
This course gives students the essential concepts, tools, and skills needed to take part in the transition to a circular economy in a wide variety of economic sectors and areas of human activity. Ecosystems tend toward a stable equilibrium, or homeostasis, and have the ability to regenerate and thrive for thousands of years. Likewise, the circular economy seeks to maintain the value and preserve the stocks of materials, components, and goods, while eliminating waste and pollution and restoring natural capital. The circular economy allows for a better economic and ecological performance than today’s prevailing economy which follows a take-make-waste linear model that destroys value, depletes stocks, and degrades living systems. The transition to a circular economy is mandated by the ecological and physical boundaries of our planet. Without an accelerated transition it will be impossible to meet the Paris Agreement targets. At the same time, the transition to a circular economy is a tremendous opportunity that would unleash global economic growth and create an estimated 95 million new jobs worldwide while also boosting economic resilience. The European Union, Canada, China, and other leading economies have outlined aggressive roadmaps towards a circular economy. In the United States, 60 percent of chief executive officers plan to transition to a circular economy framework. This course challenges not only what, but how students think about sustainability. Students are encouraged to think in systems and material flows, while embracing a radical collaboration mindset. Along the way we visit different areas of opportunity that range from biomass management to industrial symbiosis; examine circularity in sectors as diverse as food, electronics, and plastics; outline the role of related disciplines such as biomimicry and permaculture; and discuss innovative business models where products are servitized, dematerialized, and completely redesigned to foster modularity, repairability, upgradeability, and cradle-to-cradle life cycles.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 75 students
ENVR E-158c
Toxics in Consumer Products
Kathleen Sellers MS, Technical Fellow, Environmental Resources Management
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26471 | Section 1
Description
Concerned about toxics in consumer products? This course demystifies underlying scientific concepts, including the science that drives outrage and brings concerns over toxics to the fore. We explore what it means for a chemical to be toxic and take a systems approach to understanding exposures to chemicals that can result in risks to human health and the environment. Case studies of headline issues and guest speakers from the industry make abstract concepts come alive. This course provides students with the tools to support effective action to make products more sustainable and to make better choices as a consumer.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
ENVR E-158e
Sustainable Fashion
Kelly A. Burton ALM, Head of Sustainability and Social Impact, Blue Apron
Lorenza Wong MS, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Fashion Institute of Technology and Parsons School of Design, The New School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26051 | Section 1
Description
The global fashion and apparel industry has changed dramatically in the last 20 years to become an industry that today produces between six and ten percent of the world’s greenhouse gases. This course explores the historical, social, and environmental aspects of the global fashion industry and the current tools and methodologies available to improve it. It enables students to understand the connection between sustainable development and the apparel industry; think critically about both the common and less discussed aspects of the apparel industry, including consumption, durability, and sustainable design; appreciate the complexities of the economic impacts of externalities both positive and negative on the industry; and explore the social and environmental impacts and the tools available to monitor and measure positive impact.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
ENVR E-158f
Regenerative Economics
Manuel Maqueda MS, JD, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, SUPER.ngo
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26427 | Section 1
Description
In this course we examine ways to accelerate the transition towards an economy that enriches, restores, and regenerates the Earth’s biosphere at scale while reversing climate change. Although regenerative economics is still an emergent field, this course focuses on praxis rather than on theory, seeking to equip participants with ideas and tools to solve real-world problems and to create innovative, regenerative economy initiatives in a variety of sectors. To this effect, we illustrate the topics with case studies and are joined by guest speakers who are leading practitioners in their domains. In this course, we visit different areas of regenerative opportunity that include regenerative agriculture and permaculture, agroforestry, and large-scale ecosystem restoration; as well as labriculture (in vitro food production) and bio-based materials and products (grown instead of made). In addition to the circular economics framework, we discuss the planetary boundary framework, and look at several large-scale human-Earth models, including National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA). Earth observation, the internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and blockchain are discussed as technologies to foster, manage, and measure regeneration, both locally and at planetary scale. Other emerging technologies such as synthetic biology, nanotechnology, and geo-engineering are examined with a precautionary, biomimetic, and critical lens.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 75 students
ENVR E-163
Principles of Natural Resources Management
Joshua Ellsworth MS, Program Fellow, Hartford International University for Religion and Peace
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26604 | Section 1
Description
What core knowledge about ecosystem functions helps sustainability and development professionals, no matter where they work? What are the limits of our understandings and when do we need to bring in others to develop site-specific analysis and strategies? Professionals in the sustainability and global development fields often need to work on or assess agriculture, water, and natural resource conservation projects and supply chains across different geographic, ecological, and agricultural regions. While they do not have to be experts in every situation, they do need to be able to learn quickly about complex natural systems in order to work effectively in teams, provide analysis, and make programmatic decisions. Despite the diversity of these natural systems, there are common processes and mechanisms that underpin and connect all of them. There are key questions one can ask in any situation to learn more. If professionals are familiar with these common ecological and physical processes, then they are capable of quickly adjusting their work to new contexts by asking relevant technical questions, recognizing what they do not yet know, and identifying with whom they should consult. This course is designed to cultivate critical thinking as it relates to natural resources management to help each student understand common processes across natural systems and to develop a set of questions that can guide their future work in any given location. The course covers the core characteristics and management of water, soils, forests, pastures, and agricultural systems and how they are interconnected. Specific topics include water resources, river dynamics, and how natural and human-caused ecosystem disturbance such as fire, logging, and grazing factor into the ecology and succession of forests, grasslands, agriculture, and ecological restoration. Students explore these topics through lectures, individual work, and a team assignment focused on a natural resources management and restoration plan in a location of their choice.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students
ENVR E-164
Land Conservation and Nature-Based Climate Solutions
Frank Lowenstein MS, Senior Director, Climate Culture Boston, Rare
Henry Tepper MA, Conservation Consultant
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17017 | Section 1
Description
Land conservation drives both sustainable development and biodiversity protection and is becoming increasingly important in addressing climate change through nature-based solutions. This is an applied course that teaches the skills and intellectual frameworks necessary to effectively secure and manage public and private protected areas, a critical toolset for advancing nature-based solutions. The course includes a hands-on field component, which is customized by the instructors to each student’s geography and interest, and which reinforces the practical skills and knowledge taught throughout the semester. Protecting and sensitively managing the world’s lands and waters strongly influences the future richness of global biodiversity, the economic future of rural and indigenous communities, and the trajectory of future global climate change. The course covers the global origins and growth of land conservation tools and strategies and their relationship to other social movements, including climate action, democratic and multilateral institutions, and environmental justice. We use case studies from the instructors’ decades of experience as conservation leaders and practitioners and a global network of guest lecturers practicing in different settings around the world to examine the advantages and limitations of a comprehensive range of land conservation tools and strategies. These include, but are not limited to, direct government action, including two national parks; private lands conservation, including conservation easements and other private lands protection agreements used around the world; strategic conservation planning, including creating ecosystem- and large landscape-scale protected areas; land conservation as part of global carbon credit and offset programs and the emergence of biodiversity credit methodologies; and the growth of community-based conservation. These tools and strategies are presented in the context of the effectiveness of nature-based solutions to advance both climate change mitigation and adaptation. The field component of the course allows students to learn through experiential work done directly with a conservation organization, improving their understanding of how conservation strategies are deployed in the field. As examples, students may develop a management plan for a public or private conservation property or assist a land trust with fulfilling its conservation easement monitoring obligations. The instructors use their worldwide network of contacts in the conservation community to identify an opportunity that matches the interest and geography of each student. The field practicum substitutes for a research paper. Students emerge from the course with the knowledge, preparation, and inspiration to become effective and influential conservation practitioners and leaders around the world.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
ENVR E-166
Water Resources Policy and Watershed Management
Scott Horsley MA, Lecturer, Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14545 | Section 1
Description
This course presents a comprehensive approach to water resources management by integrating environmental science (geology, soils, and 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. 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:
Online or On Campus
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 3:00pm-5:00pm, 1 Story Street 306
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
ENVR E-166a
Wetland Science and Policy
Jennifer Cole PhD, Associate Professor of Liberal Arts, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26421 | Section 1
Description
This course is intended for students interested in geological, hydrologic, biological, and social sciences with an specific focus on wetland environments and resources. In this course, students gain an interdisciplinary overview of physicochemical, biological, and cultural aspects of wetlands. We cover definitions, classification systems, origins, and natural processes of wetland environments. We discuss wetlands across the globe, including in boreal, temperate, and tropical climates. We investigate hydrology, soils, and vegetation and their relationship to ecosystem processes, societal values, and management. We examine human use, modification, exploitation, jurisdictional delineation, and management options, along with legal and political aspects of wetlands. This is a broad course, encompassing forestry, coastal management, energy, climate change, agriculture, history, and ecosystem succession, in addition to the areas listed above.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
ENVR E-174
Transportation and Sustainability
Eric Plosky MS, Executive Director, MobilityData
Carson Poe MA, Transportation Industry Analyst, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, United States Department of Transportation
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16984 | Section 1
Description
Is our current transportation system sustainable from environmental, energy, economic, social, and technological perspectives? In this course, with one eye on current events (such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the Biden administration’s focus on infrastructure), we focus on the sustainability of transportation. We examine the interplay of transportation and the structure of society, including topics such as the economy, the environment, land use, politics, technology, and history. Changes now occurring on the national and global levels, such as those wrought by the pandemic and by the rising movement for social justice, are explored through lectures, readings, and student work. From a sustainability perspective, the nexus of energy consumption, vehicle emissions, climate change, habitat loss or alteration, and air quality are explored to understand the impacts of various forms of transportation and the potential utilization of emerging technologies and new policies and institutional structures to dramatically improve results. Looking beyond current practices, we also explore how more fundamental shifts, such as in consumer habits, are reshaping transportation networks and the infrastructure barriers that we must address. Finally, we examine the role of legal and regulatory actions on transportation/environmental relationships at the state and federal levels, and how future standards could be utilized to advance sustainability.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
ENVR E-178
Socio-ecological Systems Thinking to Support a Regenerative Future
Katherine von Stackelberg ScD, Research Scientist, Environmental Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25370 | Section 1
Description
This is a course on the economy in society and in the biosphere focused on supporting planetary health. 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 based on linear systems of extraction to waste rather than regeneration. We are increasingly putting our well-being at risk through the unintended environmental consequences of modern life. Industrialization and development at the expense of natural resources, energy- and pollution-intensive food production, and an economic system that fails to account for natural capital: these 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, talk about the implications for sustainability (of what to whom), identify actionable strategies for sustainability that explicitly recognize the coupled human-natural system, and challenge conventional disciplinary norms by integrating social and natural sciences for more effective decision making. We explore themes related to the essentiality of biodiversity to ecosystem services, working with nature, biophilic design, biomimicry, permaculture and multifunctional agricultural landscapes, and collaborative decision making, and identify quantitative approaches for decision making based on systems thinking and dynamics.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 11:00am-1:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students
ENVR E-182
Implementing an Environmental Stewardship Plan
Jenny Kehl, PhD PhD, Professor of Business, International and Political Economy, Concordia University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16981 | Section 1
Description
This course is designed to offer an advanced understanding and practical application of environmental conservation for business, agency, and community partners. It is a practicum in natural resource management and environmental consultancy. The course includes policy analyses, data analyses, evaluation of natural resource consumption and supply chains, climate change risk assessment and mitigation, and innovation in stewardship and sustainability. It focuses on resource management practices that are environmentally sustainable, economically transformative, socially equitable, and stakeholder inclusive. The final product is an actual environmental stewardship plan for a business, agency, or community partner.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 12:30pm-2:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students
ENVR E-185
The Food System: Environment, Health, and Ethics
Sparsha Saha PhD, Lecturer on Government and Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26438 | Section 1
Description
The course has three units. In the first, students learn about the environmental, health, and ethical costs of animal agriculture (with a global focus though the United States is highlighted). Topics include: animal agriculture’s impact on climate change, as well as other less well known planetary boundaries like biodiversity loss, nitrogen/phosphorus cycles, water use, and land use; animal agriculture’s impact on health, including both communicable and non-communicable diseases; animal agriculture’s ethical costs, with a focus on marginalized black and brown populations who disproportionately bear these costs. In the second unit, we turn our attention to the lack of attention on these costs in policy, with a focus on the United States. Here, the topics include: subsidies (highlighting the lack of public investment in alternative proteins, in contrast to the approach taken by other countries like Singapore, Israel, and China); regulation (explaining how factory farms are virtually unregulated due to exemptions and lack of willingness in the US); legislation or proposed legislation (including the Green New Deal, the Biden Plan, and the Paris Agreement). In the third unit, we showcase the vast array of actors who are part of the food systems shift. The course aims to show students that they have opportunities to be part of the change by connecting them with other actors in the space including policymakers and staff, industry leaders in the plant-based sector, health professionals, academics, and advocates and activists.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
ENVR E-187
Renewable Energy Mini-Grids for Rural Community Development
Scott Kennedy PhD, Chief Executive Officer, ClearSky Power and Co-Executive Director, Energy Action Partners
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26441 | Section 1
Description
Renewable energy mini-grids are a key technology for extending electricity access to over 500 million people worldwide. Yet, for such a critical infrastructure, the mini-grid sector is far from standardized and faces several challenges. This course takes a deep dive into the rapidly evolving technologies, business models, policies, and project development approaches that are driving innovation in rural electricity access. Students learn the context of energy poverty, how limited energy access underlies numerous development challenges, and the various current approaches for rural electrification. The course then focuses specifically on renewable energy mini-grids, introducing the technology stack generation, power conversion, energy storage, distribution, and metering their different architectures and business models for service delivery. Students learn specific tools and methods for the mini-grid project development process, including feasibility studies, demand estimation, risk assessment, and project financing. Students also learn participatory planning and community engagement techniques that align project design with community expectations and increase community agency. The course draws on case studies and contributions from active practitioners, particularly from Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Students completing this course come away with a deep understanding of mini-grid technology, the opportunities and challenges around rural energy access, and the latest tools and methods for mini-grid project development.
Prerequisites: High school math and science. ENVR E-102 recommended.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
ENVR E-190
Urban Agriculture
Zachary Nowak PhD, Director, The Umbra Institute
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25667 | Section 1
Description
What do gardens in cities do for people? Urban agriculture is a catch-all term that covers community gardens, vegetable plots at prisons, didactically-minded gardens in schoolyards, gardens planted illegally on vacant lots, high-tech hydroponic companies, and farmers’ markets. Students develop knowledge about how these spaces differ across variables like legality, goals, and actors. Students in this course learn about how growing food in Global North cities has a long past. We debate whether urban agriculture is an excellent way for city dwellers to reduce hunger and assert their control over urban space, or whether it’s just another subtle manifestation of neoliberalism. A core goal of this course, above and beyond the content, is to develop research skills in multiple disciplines that will be useful for other courses.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 2:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
ENVR E-195
Sustainability Accelerator: Practicing Community Empowerment and Local Leader Development
Justin Newey Allen MBA, Co-Founder, Ulrich Allen Leadership Capital
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16962 | Section 1
Description
As global sustainability crises escalate, the world needs local sustainability leaders who have the capacity to create change. This course teaches skills, introduces tools, and provides experiential learning opportunities that teach change agents how to accelerate local leader development and empower community action. The course begins with an overview of theory and research on community empowerment and a review of successful sustainability initiatives. Then, utilizing an experiential act-to-learn model (rather than a traditional learn-to-act approach), students are assigned to teams and paired with external sustainability practitioners (for example, change leaders working on social justice, climate, education, infrastructure, or health initiatives). Students learn community engagement skills and praxis (creating space for reflection and collective action) with practitioners’ target community beneficiaries. After engaging with beneficiaries, students provide partners with a clearer picture of the community’s needs and collaborate to co-create an updated community-centric theory of change and a draft a proposed community-led project charter. Throughout the course, students learn practical skills and tools associated with community empowerment and local leadership development. Students also learn and practice reflective coaching and engage in weekly coaching sessions.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
ENVR E-196
Designing Sustainability Research
Juergen Braunstein PhD, Local Affiliate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17002 | Section 1
Description
Research projects in sustainability are complex and transcend the boundaries of conventional disciplines such as economics, international relations, and sociology. Sustainability and carbon issues affect and interact with monetary stability, industrial policy, and more; comprise different analytical foci, including human behavior, politics, and power conflicts; and operate across multiple units of analysis such as individuals, groups, organizations, states, and relationships between states. Research designs must integrate distinct components coherently and logically to adequately capture this multidimensionality. A good research project has both good ideas and good design. While good ideas can be hard to pin down, a longstanding set of rules and design principles can help us turn compelling ideas into excellent research. Good design makes ideas more accessible, persuasive, and likely to achieve their aims. This course provides students with the fundamental principles for designing research projects in the sustainability field, including how to link empirical data to concepts, concepts to theory, and theory to research strategy. This includes articulating a problem, question, or research puzzle and providing a rationale for it; reviewing the relevant literature; advancing a hypothesis or argument; constructing a theoretical framework; defining concepts, variables, and relationships; and designing a test of the hypothesis or argument. Once students learn the principles of research design, their reading and comprehension of even the densest academic writing will improve. When one knows what to expect from the research design of an article, report, or book one is better able to distinguish the argument from the evidence, the logic from the information, and the normative issues (that is, what should be done) from underlying and wider practical and theoretical implications. We explore current issues in sustainability research through a number of cases that bring the full array of research design, including cross-sectional, longitudinal, and comparative designs. The particular order in which these designs are introduced throughout the course follows a cumulative rationale (that is, starting with most descriptive designs to most deductive designs). While the methodological focus is on qualitative approaches, we also look at nested designs, deploying qualitative and quantitative analytical tools simultaneously. This involves hands-on practice. By drafting a research design for a sustainability project, justifying their strategy, and examining their work for potential flaws, students’ research critical thinking improves. At the same time, students gain further insights through peer and diagnostic review processes and illustrations of common research designs in sustainability studies.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 11:00am-1:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
ENVR E-199
Environmental Law and Policy
David Mears JD, Executive Director, Audubon Vermont and Vice President, National Audubon Society
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17015 | Section 1
Description
United States’ environmental laws and policies have grown in importance and complexity in response to our increased knowledge of the risks and challenges associated with our present trajectory. We are experiencing the stark challenge of shifting the cultural and economic drivers of unsustainable patterns of living on the land at a time of a deep ideological divide in our democratic institutions. This divide is interfering with the ability of our elected leaders to develop long-term, systemic strategies for change. On the other hand, we have a better societal understanding of the risks of failing to address the unsustainability of the ways that humans are currently living on our planet. In response, local, state, tribal, and national-level leaders are open to new policy approaches, giving rise to the opportunity for environmental professionals to participate in the development of improved systems. In this course, we explore the ways that the United States has made important progress in addressing many environmental problems through its laws and policies. However, this exploration also reveals that those solutions have tended to exist in isolation, not addressing or perhaps masking larger system declines that we can see in the form of climate change, loss of biodiversity, inequitable allocation of the benefits and burdens of environmental degradation, and permanent disruption to the ability of the land, air, and water to regenerate. The fact that these trends are not abating in response to the strategies employed over the past fifty years of the modern American environmental movement suggests a need to explore what has worked, what has not worked, and how we view our current challenges through an ecological lens in order to adjust our strategy in response to that knowledge. Students in this course explore the major areas of US environmental and natural resources law and policy, with a focus on the areas of water quality and quantity, biodiversity, hazardous waste and toxic substances, and land use. Students review examples that demonstrate the interplay of local, state, tribal, and federal governmental decision-making processes. In addition, students gain experience in reading case law, statutes, and regulations, as well as policy analyses. Finally, students are invited to bring their own personal and professional experiences to bear as we explore the importance of collaboration and interdisciplinary thinking to solve complex environmental issues.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
ENVR E-210
Quantitative Research in Sustainability
Linda Powers Tomasso PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Environmental Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 13757 | Section 1
Description
Understanding the dynamics of complex ecological and environmental systems and designing policies to promote their sustainability is a formidable challenge that requires analytical and measurement savvy. Both the practitioner and policymaker must be able to evaluate scientific research, recognizing fundamental pitfalls in research design data interpretation, and contextual relevance. Computational modeling tools have allowed for more dynamic and accurate predictions of complex environmental and ecological systems, though simulation output is only as valid as the quality of the input data. Analyzing the integrity of measurement scenarios is critical; what omissions and limitations might bias an outcome, and how might human behavioral interactions cause scenario modeling to differ from quantitative predictions? To learn these skills, students enrolled in this course conduct practical exercises illustrating a range of measurement and modeling techniques, including statistical analysis of ecological and environmental data and system dynamics modeling. Building on these methods, skill development also includes scientific writing, critiquing primary research literature, negotiating environmental resource rights, and accurately communicating environmental science in non-technical language. Course activities are rooted in core issues of environmental and sustainability sciences climate change, human population dynamics, population viability analysis of endangered species, economic appraisal of projects that impact natural resources, impacts of built and natural environments on human health, and climate justice. Quantitative techniques are taught at an introductory level; some data analysis and simulation modeling are conducted using Excel spreadsheets.
Prerequisites: Experience manipulating data and algebraic equations on spreadsheets is helpful.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Optional sections Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
ENVR E-210
Quantitative Research in Sustainability
Linda Powers Tomasso PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Environmental Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 23614 | Section 1
Description
Understanding the dynamics of complex ecological and environmental systems and designing policies to promote their sustainability is a formidable challenge that requires analytical and measurement savvy. Both the practitioner and policymaker must be able to evaluate scientific research, recognizing fundamental pitfalls in research design data interpretation, and contextual relevance. Computational modeling tools have allowed for more dynamic and accurate predictions of complex environmental and ecological systems, though simulation output is only as valid as the quality of the input data. Analyzing the integrity of measurement scenarios is critical; what omissions and limitations might bias an outcome, and how might human behavioral interactions cause scenario modeling to differ from quantitative predictions? To learn these skills, students enrolled in this course conduct practical exercises illustrating a range of measurement and modeling techniques, including statistical analysis of ecological and environmental data and system dynamics modeling. Building on these methods, skill development also includes scientific writing, critiquing primary research literature, negotiating environmental resource rights, and accurately communicating environmental science in non-technical language. Course activities are rooted in core issues of environmental and sustainability sciences climate change, human population dynamics, population viability analysis of endangered species, economic appraisal of projects that impact natural resources, impacts of built and natural environments on human health, and climate justice. Quantitative techniques are taught at an introductory level; some data analysis and simulation modeling are conducted using Excel spreadsheets.
Prerequisites: Experience manipulating data and algebraic equations on spreadsheets is helpful.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Optional sections Mondays, 7:40-9:40 pm.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
ENVR E-235
Fundamentals of Sustainable Investing
Cary Krosinsky BA, Lecturer, Yale College and Adjunct Lecturer, New York University Stern Executive Education
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16969 | Section 1
Description
Twenty-first century businesses and investors face a broadening and deepening array of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities. Climate change, water scarcity, community conflict, resource depletion, supply chain breakdowns, worker well-being, and economic inequality pose material challenges that make sustainability an imperative for successful corporations and investors. This course examines the theory and practice of sustainable investing. We explore related investment and corporate strategies, industry trends across all asset classes, future scenarios, industry players, and frameworks and while reviewing the viability of practical investment performance analysis, available ESG data, and impact metrics, as well as diversification, geopolitics, and asset allocation considerations. Students may not take both ENVR E-138 and ENVR E-235 for degree or certificate credit.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
ENVR E-496
Crafting the Thesis Proposal in Sustainability
Mark Leighton PhD, Associate Director and Senior Research Advisor, Sustainability, Harvard Extension School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25105 | Section 1
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. Students are encouraged to contact their research advisor well before prework is due to discuss possible thesis topics and 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.
Prerequisites: Registration is restricted to officially admitted candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, sustainability, who have received prework approval. Prospective candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Students must have completed eight courses toward the degree and fulfilled their research methods requirement. All students must be in good academic standing. Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course. Students submit their prework by October 1 to thesis_prework@extension.harvard.edu. See prework guidelines for details.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 3:00pm-6:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: Final papers due between January 18 and February 5. See course syllabus for details. International Students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
ENVR E-599
Independent Research Capstone
Michaela Thompson PhD, Lecturer in Anthropology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16896 | Section 1
Description
This course offers students the overview, direction, and support for completing an individual capstone project, creatively engaging their professional and personal interests. It catalyzes the thinking, designing, implementing, and dissemination essential to successful research. Participants are guided in the processes of heuristic question formulation, hypothesis testing, data collection and analysis, writing, and oral presentation through four approaches. Starting with their preliminary proposals and needs assessments, students meet individually with the instructor during the term, ensuring research is on track and benefitting from available literature, experts, and other resources. Lectures and discussions explore challenges and opportunities in project scoping, boundary delineation, stakeholder inclusion, impact assessment, and sampling design; logical consistency, lateral thinking, case study analysis; prototyping, benchmarking, and bet hedging; effective writing, editing, graphic presentation, and information search; and public presentation and network-building. In recurring workshops, participants present their work-in-progress for constructive input from the class. At semester’s end, the professional community is invited to an online symposium anchored by students’ research presentations. A web-archive of resulting video-recorded and written capstones serves sustainability professionals globally. Listings of prior projects may be viewed at the Independent Research Capstone website.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted degree candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, sustainability, capstone track. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in March with only the capstone left to complete (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone course, ENVR S-598, in the previous Harvard Summer School term. Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference with Required On-Campus Weekend
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Saturday, Sunday, September 16-17, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 203
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, this course also 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 syllabus for the specific course meeting dates. 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 25 students
ENVR E-599
Independent Research Capstone
Michaela Thompson PhD, Lecturer in Anthropology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26345 | Section 1
Description
This course offers students the overview, direction, and support for completing an individual capstone project, creatively engaging their professional and personal interests. Lectures and discussions explore challenges and opportunities in project scoping, boundary delineation, stakeholder inclusion, impact assessment, and sampling design; logical consistency, lateral thinking, and case study analysis; prototyping, benchmarking, and bet hedging; effective writing, editing, graphic presentation, and information search; and public presentation and network building. Students are asked to prepare a poster of their work to present to the wider graduate community at the end of the semester. Listings of prior projects may be viewed at the Independent Research Capstone website.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted degree candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, sustainability, capstone track. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in May with only the capstone left to complete (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone tutorial, ENVR E-598, in the previous fall term. Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference with Required On-Campus Weekend
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Saturday, Sunday, February 3-4, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 203
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, this course also 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 syllabus for the specific course meeting dates. 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 25 students
ENVR E-599a
Consulting for Sustainability Solutions Capstone
Neil Hawkins ScD, President, Michigan Sustainability Associates
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14533 | Section 1
Description
This course is a capstone for students earning a Master of Liberal Arts, sustainability degree. Course deliverables include a detailed actionable/measurable sustainability action plan (SAP) as well as a presentation to be given to the class and to client stakeholders. Appropriate clients may include communities, corporations, nongovernment organizations (NGOs), governmental agencies, schools, universities, and hospitals. Students work with a client to develop and deliver a customized SAP focused on reduction of operating costs, minimization of the environmental footprint, brand differentiation and improvement of environmental sustainability practices. Class time is devoted to addressing client requirements and developing actionable solutions. Listings of prior projects may be viewed at the Consulting with Clients for Sustainability Solutions Capstone website.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted degree candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, sustainability, consulting track. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in March with only the capstone left to complete (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone tutorial, ENVR S-598a, in the previous Harvard Summer School term. Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference with Required On-Campus Weekend
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Friday, September 15, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 201
Saturday, September 16, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 201
Sunday, September 17, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 201
This course includes required online presentations on Saturday, December 2, 9 am-5 pm.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, this course also 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 syllabus for the specific course meeting dates. 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 25 students
ENVR E-599a
Consulting for Sustainability Solutions Capstone
Neil Hawkins ScD, President, Michigan Sustainability Associates
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26497 | Section 1
Description
This course is a capstone for students earning a Master of Liberal Arts, sustainability degree. Course deliverables include a detailed actionable/measurable sustainability action plan (SAP) as well as a presentation to be given to the class and to client stakeholders. Appropriate clients may include communities, corporations, nongovernment organizations (NGOs), governmental agencies, schools, universities, and hospitals. Students work with a client to develop and deliver a customized SAP focused on reduction of operating costs, minimization of the environmental footprint, brand differentiation and improvement of environmental sustainability practices. Class time is devoted to addressing client requirements and developing actionable solutions. Listings of prior projects may be viewed at the Consulting with Clients for Sustainability Solutions Capstone website.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted degree candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, sustainability, consulting track. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in May with only the capstone left to complete (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone tutorial, ENVR E-598a, in the previous fall term. Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference with Required On-Campus Weekend
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Friday, February 2, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 201
Saturday, February 3, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 201
Sunday, February 4, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 201
This course includes required online presentations on Saturday, April 27, 9 am-5 pm.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, this course also 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 syllabus for the specific course meeting dates. 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 25 students
EXPO E-105
Essentials of Editing
Christina Thompson PhD, Editor, Harvard Review, Harvard College Library
Laura Healy MA, Editor and Literary Translator
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16948 | Section 1
Description
This course offers an overview of editing theory and practice. Topics to be covered include line editing, copyediting, common syntactic and grammatical pitfalls, word choice, paragraph structure, clarity, and concision. The emphasis is on learning to identify and correct errors that commonly appear in professional writing. Students may only take one of the following for degree or certificate credit: EXPO E-105, EXPO E-160, EXPO E-170, or JOUR E-105.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, October 13, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 205
Saturday, October 14, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Sunday, October 15, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Term Start Date: October 13, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,020, graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information. Final papers due October 30.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
EXPO E-105
Essentials of Editing
Christina Thompson PhD, Editor, Harvard Review, Harvard College Library
Laura Healy MA, Editor and Literary Translator
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26559 | Section 1
Description
This course offers an overview of editing theory and practice. Topics to be covered include line editing, copyediting, common syntactic and grammatical pitfalls, word choice, paragraph structure, clarity, and concision. The emphasis is on learning to identify and correct errors that commonly appear in professional writing. Students may only take one of the following for degree or certificate credit: EXPO E-105, EXPO E-160, EXPO E-170, or JOUR E-105.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, February 9, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 201
Saturday, February 10, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 201
Sunday, February 11, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 201
Term Start Date: February 09, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,020, graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information. Final papers due February 26.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing
Janet Sylvester PhD
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15549 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing
Laura Healy MA, Editor and Literary Translator
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16733 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 11:00am-1:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing
Sarah Ahrens PhD
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15120 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing
Randy S. Rosenthal MTS, Editor
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15916 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing
Matthew Davis PhD, Associate Professor of English, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15944 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing
Paul A. Thur MA, Director of the Writing Center, College of General Studies, Boston University
Fall Term 2023 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing
Steven Wandler PhD, Director of Writing and Professional Communication, St. Catherine University
Fall Term 2023 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, Thursdays, September 5-October 21, 8:10pm-10:25pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing
Randy S. Rosenthal MTS, Editor
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17097 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing
Elisabeth Sharp McKetta PhD, Writer
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 23882 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 9:00am-12:00pm
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Final papers due between January 18 and February 5. See course syllabus for details.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing
Maxine Rodburg MFA
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26750 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing
Allyson K. Boggess MFA, Writer
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 23434 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing
Steven Wandler PhD, Director of Writing and Professional Communication, St. Catherine University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 23715 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing
Janet Sylvester PhD
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26535 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing
Randy S. Rosenthal MTS, Editor
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26491 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing
Laura Healy MA, Editor and Literary Translator
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26086 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 11:00am-1:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing
Heidi Hendricks ALM, Coordinator, Harvard Library Preservation Services, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24941 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing
Steven Wandler PhD, Director of Writing and Professional Communication, St. Catherine University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26722 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-15
Fundamentals of Academic Writing
Joan Feinberg MA, Consultant
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26749 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-25
Academic Writing and Critical Reading
Margaret Rennix PhD, Academic Coach, Academic Resource Center, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16132 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-25
Academic Writing and Critical Reading
Shannon F. Monaghan PhD, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17093 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-25
Academic Writing and Critical Reading
Emilie J. Raymer PhD, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15124 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-25
Academic Writing and Critical Reading
John Robert Sampson PhD, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15935 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-25
Academic Writing and Critical Reading
Ross Martin PhD, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16890 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-25
Academic Writing and Critical Reading
Geraldine A. Grimm PhD, Lecturer on German, Harvard Divinity School
Fall Term 2023 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Fridays, September 8-December 21, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-25
Academic Writing and Critical Reading
Lisa A. Gulesserian PhD, Preceptor on Armenian Language and Culture, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16142 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, Thursdays, September 5-October 21, 7:40pm-9:55pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-25
Academic Writing and Critical Reading
Jodi Johnson PhD, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17080 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-25
Academic Writing and Critical Reading
Keating Patrick Joseph McKeon PhD, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17087 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-25
Academic Writing and Critical Reading
Tran Nguyen PhD, Assistant Professor, Bucknell University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24338 | 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.
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 November 30. Students registered in the alternate expository writing course in the fall term may not register for this section.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 6:00pm-9:00pm
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Final papers due between January 18 and February 5. See course syllabus for details.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-25
Academic Writing and Critical Reading
Margaret Rennix PhD, Academic Coach, Academic Resource Center, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25398 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-25
Academic Writing and Critical Reading
Sarah Ahrens PhD
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24751 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-25
Academic Writing and Critical Reading
Emilie J. Raymer PhD, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25778 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-25
Academic Writing and Critical Reading
Paul A. Thur MA, Director of the Writing Center, College of General Studies, Boston University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 22801 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-25
Academic Writing and Critical Reading
John Robert Sampson PhD, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26724 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-25
Academic Writing and Critical Reading
Keating Patrick Joseph McKeon PhD, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26725 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 12:30pm-2:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-25
Academic Writing and Critical Reading
Jodi Johnson PhD, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26726 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-34
Business Rhetoric
Franklin J Schwarzer JD, Attorney, Schlesinger and Buchbinder, LLP
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15544 | 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, memoranda, proposals, and presentations. 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
EXPO E-34
Business Rhetoric
Randy S. Rosenthal MTS, Editor
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15784 | 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, memoranda, proposals, and presentations. 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
EXPO E-34
Business Rhetoric
Joan Feinberg MA, Consultant
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15546 | 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, memoranda, proposals, and presentations. 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
EXPO E-34
Business Rhetoric
Jennifer Ann Doody ALM
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14087 | 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, memoranda, proposals, and presentations. 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
EXPO E-34
Business Rhetoric
Elliott Turley PhD, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17081 | 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, memoranda, proposals, and presentations. 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
EXPO E-34
Business Rhetoric
Sheza Alqera MTS, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17086 | 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, memoranda, proposals, and presentations. 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 10:00pm-11:59pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
EXPO E-34
Business Rhetoric
Kurt Pitzer MFA, Author
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26533 | 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, memoranda, proposals, and presentations. 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 6:30pm-9:30pm
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Final papers due between January 18 and February 5. See course syllabus for details.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
EXPO E-34
Business Rhetoric
Franklin J Schwarzer JD, Attorney, Schlesinger and Buchbinder, LLP
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25402 | 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, memoranda, proposals, and presentations. 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
EXPO E-34
Business Rhetoric
Thomas Akbari MA, Lecturer in English, Northeastern University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25089 | 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, memoranda, proposals, and presentations. 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
EXPO E-34
Business Rhetoric
Virginia Maurer MA, Senior Associate, Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25570 | 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, memoranda, proposals, and presentations. 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
EXPO E-34
Business Rhetoric
Judith A. Murciano MA, Associate Director and Director of Fellowships, Bernard Koteen Office of Public Interest Advising, Harvard Law School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26534 | 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, memoranda, proposals, and presentations. 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
EXPO E-34
Business Rhetoric
Jennifer Ann Doody ALM
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25682 | 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, memoranda, proposals, and presentations. 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
EXPO E-34
Business Rhetoric
Elliott Turley PhD, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26730 | 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, memoranda, proposals, and presentations. 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
EXPO E-34
Business Rhetoric
Sheza Alqera MTS, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26736 | 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, memoranda, proposals, and presentations. 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 10:00pm-11:59pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
EXPO E-42a
Writing in the Humanities
Jeffrey Robert Wilson PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16888 | 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 the Harvard Extension School or graduate study elsewhere. Students are introduced to the work of reading, writing about, and conducting research on literary texts.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-42a
Writing in the Humanities
Thomas A. Underwood PhD
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15143 | 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 the Harvard Extension School or graduate study elsewhere. Students are introduced to the work of reading, writing about, and conducting research on literary texts.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, Thursdays, September 5-October 21, 11:00am-1:15pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-42a
Writing in the Humanities
Patricia Bellanca PhD, Head Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25736 | 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 the Harvard Extension School or graduate study elsewhere. Students are introduced to the work of reading, writing about, and conducting research on literary texts.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 12:00pm-3:00pm
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Final papers due between January 18 and February 5. See course syllabus for details.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-42a
Writing in the Humanities
Jeffrey Robert Wilson PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25910 | 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 the Harvard Extension School or graduate study elsewhere. Students are introduced to the work of reading, writing about, and conducting research on literary texts.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-42b
Writing in the Social Sciences
Janling Fu AM
Fall Term 2023 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-42b
Writing in the Social Sciences
Sparsha Saha PhD, Lecturer on Government and Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15918 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-42b
Writing in the Social Sciences
Erin Danielle Routon PhD, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16887 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-42b
Writing in the Social Sciences
Thomas A. Underwood PhD
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16884 | Section 4
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, Thursdays, October 24-December 21, 11:00am-1:15pm
Term Start Date: October 23, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-42b
Writing in the Social Sciences
Nicholas Coburn-Palo PhD, Preceptor in Public Speaking, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17085 | Section 5
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-42b
Writing in the Social Sciences
Janling Fu AM
Spring Term 2024 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-42b
Writing in the Social Sciences
Briana J. Smith PhD, Lecturer on History and Literature, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26532 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-42b
Writing in the Social Sciences
Sparsha Saha PhD, Lecturer on Government and Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26109 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-42b
Writing in the Social Sciences
Nicholas Coburn-Palo PhD, Preceptor in Public Speaking, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26723 | Section 4
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-42b
Writing in the Social Sciences
Briana J. Smith PhD, Lecturer on History and Literature, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26727 | Section 5
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-42b
Writing in the Social Sciences
Erin Danielle Routon PhD, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26731 | Section 6
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-42c
Writing in the Sciences
Thomas Akbari MA, Lecturer in English, Northeastern University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16865 | 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 key terms, 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. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-42c
Writing in the Sciences
Kristen Starkowski PhD, Lecturer in Rhetoric, Writing, and Professional Communication, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14538 | 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 key terms, 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. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-42c
Writing in the Sciences
Thomas Akbari MA, Lecturer in English, Northeastern University
Spring Term 2024 | 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 key terms, 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. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-42c
Writing in the Sciences
Kristen Starkowski PhD, Lecturer in Rhetoric, Writing, and Professional Communication, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26488 | 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 key terms, 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. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-42c
Writing in the Sciences
Thomas Akbari MA, Lecturer in English, Northeastern University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26728 | Section 3
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 key terms, 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. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-49
Introduction to Strategic Communication and Public Relations
Terry Gipson MFA, Preceptor in Public Speaking, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16914 | Section 1
Description
This course is a theoretical and practical introduction to the role of strategic communication and public relations in corporate, nonprofit, and political spheres. It includes analysis and practical application of the skills involved in building strategic communication relationships with various publics and core audiences.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-49
Introduction to Strategic Communication and Public Relations
Terry Gipson MFA, Preceptor in Public Speaking, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17084 | Section 2
Description
This course is a theoretical and practical introduction to the role of strategic communication and public relations in corporate, nonprofit, and political spheres. It includes analysis and practical application of the skills involved in building strategic communication relationships with various publics and core audiences.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-49
Introduction to Strategic Communication and Public Relations
Terry Gipson MFA, Preceptor in Public Speaking, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26712 | Section 1
Description
This course is a theoretical and practical introduction to the role of strategic communication and public relations in corporate, nonprofit, and political spheres. It includes analysis and practical application of the skills involved in building strategic communication relationships with various publics and core audiences.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-49
Introduction to Strategic Communication and Public Relations
Terry Gipson MFA, Preceptor in Public Speaking, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26742 | Section 2
Description
This course is a theoretical and practical introduction to the role of strategic communication and public relations in corporate, nonprofit, and political spheres. It includes analysis and practical application of the skills involved in building strategic communication relationships with various publics and core audiences.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
EXPO E-5
Fundamentals of Grammar
Virginia Maurer MA, Senior Associate, Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16886 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
EXPO E-5
Fundamentals of Grammar
Judith A. Murciano MA, Associate Director and Director of Fellowships, Bernard Koteen Office of Public Interest Advising, Harvard Law School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 13175 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
EXPO E-5
Fundamentals of Grammar
Jerusha Achterberg MPH, Consultant, KC Social Impact Lab
Spring Term 2024 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
EXPO E-90
Principles of Legal Writing
Franklin J Schwarzer JD, Attorney, Schlesinger and Buchbinder, LLP
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15801 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
FOLK E-122
Irish Folklore and Folklife
Kate Chadbourne PhD, Affiliate of the Department of Celtic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16904 | Section 1
Description
This course introduces students to the main topics of Irish folklore study. We read and listen to samples of verbal art: folk narratives, proverbs, jokes, songs, and onomastic lore, and we investigate the evidence of folklife, including popular religion, work and play, seasonal festivals, and fairylore. Our main goal is to assemble a rich and detailed picture of life in rural, traditional Irish communities in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
FREN E-1
Intensive Elementary French I
Kimberlee Anne Campbell PhD, Consultant
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16457 | Section 1
Description
Students learn basic French grammar, vocabulary, and conversational skills. This course features one-to-one conversations with the instructor, and small-group discussions with other students. Assessment is by portfolio and conversations with the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Required half-hour conversation sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
FREN E-1a
Elementary French I
Anne Taieb MA, Senior Lecturer in French, Tufts University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15360 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $750, undergraduate credit $1,020.
Credits: 2
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
FREN E-1b
Elementary French I
Anne Taieb MA, Senior Lecturer in French, Tufts University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25004 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: FREN E-1a, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $750, undergraduate credit $1,020.
Credits: 2
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
FREN E-2
Intensive Elementary French II
Kimberlee Anne Campbell PhD, Consultant
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26022 | Section 1
Description
Students continue to develop their communication skills, building on the materials from FREN E-1. This course features one-to-one conversations with the instructor, and small-group discussions with other students. Assessment is by portfolio and conversations with the instructor.
Prerequisites: FREN E-1b or FREN E-1.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
GERM E-1
Intensive Elementary German I
Ruth Sondermann MBA, Work Abroad Program Officer, Germanic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 11066 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
GERM E-2
Intensive Elementary German II
Ruth Sondermann MBA, Work Abroad Program Officer, Germanic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 20126 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: GERM E-1 or permission of the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Wednesdays, January 22-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
GOVT E-1008
Global Ethnic Politics
Gloria Y.A. Ayee PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University and Senior Research Fellow, Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25700 | Section 1
Description
This seminar provides a comparative, global analysis of race and ethnicity, and is designed to help students understand the history, dynamics, and salience of ethnic inequality and political cleavage. Issues under consideration include definitions of race and ethnicity, colonization, nationhood, the politics and political history of indigenous peoples, the history and persistence of white supremacy, multiculturalism, legacies of slavery, ethnic political mobilization, panethnicity, diasporas and transnationalism, migration, ethnic cleansing and genocide, contemporary racial stratification, causes of ethnic conflict and violence, and responses to ethnic conflict.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students
GOVT E-1035
Money, Markets, and Morals
Michael J. Sandel DPhil, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25941 | Section 1
Description
What should be the role of money and markets in our society? Are there some things that money should not be able to buy? Should people be permitted to buy sex, votes, babies, citizenship, or college admission? What about buying and selling the right to pollute, procreate, immigrate, discriminate, or to hunt endangered species? Should we use markets to govern health care, education, privacy, or criminal law? The course considers what moral limits, if any, the law should impose on market exchanges. Drawing upon classical philosophical works and contemporary moral and political controversies, we attempt to determine what goods and social practices should not be up for sale.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the video series for the Institute of New Economic Thinking.
GOVT E-1045
Justice
Michael J. Sandel DPhil, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16357 | Section 1
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
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the HarvardX course.
GOVT E-1048
Human Rights and International Politics
Mathias Risse PhD, Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights, Global Affairs and Philosophy, Harvard Kennedy School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 23673 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students
GOVT E-1054
Transitional Justice and the Politics of Truth Commissions
Gloria Y.A. Ayee PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University and Senior Research Fellow, Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16146 | Section 1
Description
Scholars, policymakers, and political leaders have long debated appropriate responses to severe human rights violations that occur during periods of civil conflict, war, and genocide. This seminar introduces students to interdisciplinary studies in transitional justice and post-conflict reconciliation by focusing on the work of truth and reconciliation commissions. Students examine key concepts and theoretical perspectives that are central to the field of transitional justice. Drawing on cases such as South Africa, Chile, Peru, Kenya, Liberia, Nepal, Panama, and Canada, the course critically examines how truth commissions are used to provide accountability for human rights abuses carried out by the state.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students
GOVT E-1058
Ignorance, Lies, Hogwash, and Humbug
Christopher Robichaud PhD, Senior Lecturer in Ethics and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26358 | Section 1
Description
Is truth dead? Time magazine posed this question in bold red print on its April 3, 2017 cover. It is a surprising concern, given that information of every sort imaginable is merely a tap away on our phones, access to educational resources is robust for both traditional students and online learners, and direct interaction with public figures is more unencumbered than ever before with the help of social networks. Yet we nevertheless find that “alternative facts” regularly compete on equal footing with actual facts, fake news beats out mainstream news, and expert knowledge is sidelined for gut hunches and whatever feels correct. Such is the so-called post-truth age. Can our democracy survive it? Contrary to what many may think, it is not obvious that it can. Perhaps even more surprising, if it can survive, it may only be by way of the much-maligned practice of politics. In this course, we interrogate the post-truth age, primarily within the American context, through an interdisciplinary engagement with epistemology, political philosophy, media studies, and the behavioral and social sciences.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Science course Gen Ed 1023. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30-11:45 am starting January 23 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
GOVT E-1111
Political Corruption
Jeeyang Rhee Baum PhD, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15794 | Section 1
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? We examine case studies including Afghanistan, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Italy, Nigeria, South Korea, and the US.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
GOVT E-1113
Democracy’s Century: Democratic Transitions in Comparative Perspective
George Soroka PhD, Lecturer on Government, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16913 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students
GOVT E-1135
Democracy: Breakthroughs and Breakdowns
Daniel Ziblatt PhD, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26699 | Section 1
Description
What gives rise to democracy? What leads it to die? This course has a broad comparative and global sweep, seeking to answer these questions by analyzing the development of democracy in Europe, the United States, and Latin America. The course introduces students to competing conceptions of democracy, competing theories of when democracy is created and barriers to democratic survival, and analyzes major episodes of democratic breakthrough and breakdown ranging from the fall of the Berlin wall to the rise of Nazism and the collapse of democracy in cold war Latin America.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the spring 2022 Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Government 1130.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
GOVT E-1204
Capitalism, Democracy, and War in Central and Eastern Europe in Historical Perspective
Grzegorz Ekiert PhD, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Government, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26526 | Section 1
Description
The last one hundred years of east central European history represents a fascinating case for students of comparative politics interested in political transitions and regime changes, as well as social and economic transformations and their political consequences. During this period new states emerged, disappeared, and re-emerged in the region. Democratic, fascist, and communist regimes were established and dismantled. Economic systems were destroyed and rebuilt. Countries experienced wars, foreign invasions, revolutions and civil wars, state- and nation-building processes, economic and political crises, rapid social and cultural transformations, and modernization. This course examines critical periods in central and east European history and politics: the emergence and experiences of newly restored independent states in the aftermath of the First World War, the devastations of the Second World War and subsequent imposition of communist regimes, their evolution and their rapid and largely unanticipated collapse in 1989, subsequent transitions to democracy and a market economy, the accession to the European Union (EU) and the recent slowdown in economic reforms, democratic backsliding, the largely unexpected authoritarian turn in some of the new EU member states and Russian invasion of Ukraine. The course is designed to provide a general introduction to central and east European politics; survey existing interpretations of social, political and economic developments in the region; and examine these developments within the framework of the contemporary literature in comparative politics.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences companion course Government 1203. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:30-11:45 am starting January 22 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
GOVT E-1250
Transatlantic Relations After the Ukraine War
Francesca Giovannini DPhil, Executive Director of Managing the Atom, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School and Adjunct Assistant Professor of International Security, The Fletcher School at Tufts University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26658 | Section 1
Description
This course examines the impact of the conflict in Ukraine on the security of Europe and North America. The course explores the various security challenges faced by the transatlantic community, including Russian aggression, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, cyber attacks, and energy security. The course also examines the role of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU) in addressing these challenges and maintaining stability in the region. The course begins with an overview of the causes and consequences of the Ukraine war, including the annexation of Crimea and the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine. It then explores the various diplomatic and military responses to the conflict, including sanctions, military exercises, and the deployment of NATO troops to eastern Europe. The course also examines the political and economic implications of the conflict, including the impact on NATO and the EU, the rise of nationalist movements in Europe, and the emergence of new alliances and partnerships. The course also covers the challenges posed by Russian aggression, including its military intervention in Ukraine, its support for separatist movements in the region, and its efforts to undermine Western democracies. The course examines the various strategies adopted by the transatlantic community to counter these challenges, including sanctions, military exercises, and diplomatic initiatives. The course also delves into the issue of energy security in the region, exploring the role of natural gas and oil in shaping the transatlantic security landscape. The course examines the implications of Europe’s dependence on Russian energy, the impact of the shale gas revolution on the energy market, and the role of alternative energy sources in promoting energy security. The course concludes with a discussion of the future of transatlantic security, including the prospects for conflict resolution in Ukraine, the future of NATO and the EU, and the role of new actors such as China and India in shaping the security landscape. The course emphasizes the importance of transatlantic cooperation in addressing the security challenges faced by the region and the need for a comprehensive approach that combines diplomatic, military, and economic tools.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
GOVT E-1297
African Politics in Perspective: Groups, Governance, and Growth
Gloria Y.A. Ayee PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University and Senior Research Fellow, Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16966 | Section 1
Description
Africa is a diverse continent, rich in human and natural resources. According to recent projections, Africa will account for more than half of global population growth in the coming decades, doubling its current population of 1.2 billion people by the year 2050. With rapid urbanization across the continent, Africa is primed to become a key player in the global economic order and the center of the world’s urban megalopolises. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to wide-ranging issues that shape contemporary politics in Africa. To understand the complexity of cultures and dynamic social structures, the nature and development of political systems on the continent, Africa’s place in the geopolitical arena, and the economic prospects for individual nations and the continent as a whole, we critically explore issues related to group identity and social cohesion, examine pre-colonial structures, European colonialism and imperialism, and legacies of colonialism, and evaluate how post-colonial states have grappled with democratization, nation-building, political violence, conflict, and security issues. The following guiding questions frame our study of African politics: how has Africa been shaped by colonialism and its legacies? What factors drive economic growth and development on the continent? What accounts for the relatively high levels of political violence in some African states? What are the socioeconomic and political prospects for shaping Africa’s future? To answer these questions, we examine broad patterns across the continent and consider the political, economic, and social contexts in individual countries. Key thematic areas that are the foundation for this course are pre-colonial political structures; European colonialism and imperialism; nationalism and decolonization; race and ethnic identity; gender politics in Africa; neocolonialism and African economy; ethnic conflict and violence; post-conflict reconstruction; democratization; transitional justice in Africa; Africa in the geopolitical arena; diaspora and transnational solidarity; and economic dimensions of African politics. This course draws from different academic disciplines, including political science, economics, anthropology, sociology, and history.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
GOVT E-1313
Race, Film, and American Politics
Gloria Y.A. Ayee PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University and Senior Research Fellow, Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25677 | Section 1
Description
This course examines the multifaceted ways in which racial and ethnic identity has been represented in American film. Drawing on political science, sociology, anthropology, and film and media studies, we assess the ways in which the mainstream media in the United States focusing primarily on the Hollywood film industry has portrayed different population groups and shaped our understanding of what it means to be American. The course addresses issues of social stratification and considers the intersection of identity and politics by analyzing historical shifts in cinematic representation in the United States.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
GOVT E-1372
The Civil Rights Movement in America
Andrew Joseph Pope PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26216 | Section 1
Description
Tens of thousands of African Americans led a decades-long struggle for liberation and equality during the twentieth century. The Black freedom struggle, or the civil rights movement, encompassed a range of economic, social, and political demands that affected every person living in the United States. This course re-examines parts of the movement that are well known, like Martin Luther King, Jr., or non-violent direct action, as well as lesser-known elements of the movement like sharecroppers in Alabama joining the Communist Party or the role of Black Power advocates in shaping modern America. Together we study the art, literature, music, and history of the movement and how it transformed American society. The course focuses on deepening our knowledge of the civil rights movement through in-depth discussions during class. Each day students have a reading to complete. In class, we read primary sources together and I offer short lectures to help contextualize each class’s discussion topics. There is always time for questions. Students do not need any previous study of African American history in order to take this course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 6:00pm-9:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
GOVT E-1521
Bureaucratic Politics: Government, Military, Social, and Economic Organizations
Daniel Carpenter PhD, Allie S. Freed Professor of Government, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26546 | Section 1
Description
Despite (and perhaps because of) globalization, the internet, and other features of contemporary life, formal bureaucratic organizations continue to shape the world we live in. Government affairs both domestic and foreign are still largely the province of public agencies. Where government services are carried out by contract, as with privatization schemes, they are often implemented by large private organizations with bureaucratic forms (think of Halliburton). In economic affairs, corporations both large and small produce, invest, and consume vast shares of resources. Despite the common image of businesses as small, complex and formalized organizations still do most of the work of the contemporary economy, including finance (think of the various banks now receiving funding from the US government or being nationalized overseas), production of steel and automobiles, and software development (Apple, Microsoft, or Oracle). Billions of humans worldwide organize their faith more or less by worshipping in formally organized churches with hierarchical structures, the best example being the Roman Catholic Church. Educational institutions worldwide and at every level of training are characterized by highly formalized structures, as students at Harvard University doubtless recognize. Bureaucratic organizations are not always large organizations, but they are characterized by formalized rules and regulations, systematic record-keeping and archiving of past decisions, formalized planning for the future, hierarchies of status, defined career paths (within the organization and across organizations), a concern for organizational identity, and other features. Many of these features vary immensely across organizations and there is no single epitome of bureaucratic form. This course has several purposes: to acquaint students with different theories of organization, to learn more about governmental and military organizations in the United States (the executive branch and the American bureaucracy), and to compare different forms of bureaucracy in social, economic, governmental, and military spheres. The course focuses upon government agencies, particularly those at the federal level of government in the United States, but includes powerful lessons for other forms of organization as well. The course aims to provide students with familiarity with several different theoretical approaches and models to studying bureaucratic organizations; a sense of cutting-edge scholarship on bureaucratic politics and organizations; a sound knowledge of the broad parameters of the historical development and operation of bureaucracy in the United States, especially in the military and civilian spheres; and a theoretical and empirical understanding of selected bureaucratic organizations in the history of the United States.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Science companion course Government 1521. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:00-1:15 pm starting on January 22 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
GOVT E-1722
The Politics of Climate Change and the Environment
Dustin Tingley PhD, Professor of Government, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16910 | Section 1
Description
Climate change, as well as a host of environmental challenges like access to clean water, pose an existential threat to our planet. This course studies how politics can be both an obstacle and a solution to solving these problems. Students may not count both GOVT E-1722 and GOVT S-1511 (offered previously) for degree or certificate credit.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
GOVT E-1722
The Politics of Climate Change and the Environment
Dustin Tingley PhD, Professor of Government, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26246 | Section 1
Description
Climate change, as well as a host of environmental challenges like access to clean water, pose an existential threat to our planet. This course studies how politics can be both an obstacle and a solution to solving these problems. Students may not count both GOVT E-1722 and GOVT S-1511 (offered previously) for degree or certificate credit.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
GOVT E-1723
Propaganda, Past and Present
George Soroka PhD, Lecturer on Government, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16795 | Section 1
Description
Propaganda has been a factor in politics since antiquity, but in an age when social media has made disseminating ideas easier than ever and the terms fake news and alternative facts have entered the popular lexicon, it appears particularly pernicious. Studying what political propaganda is, as well as by whom (and how) it is disseminated and what its goals are, is therefore particularly relevant today. This course begins by looking at the history of the term and its theoretical underpinnings, distinguishing it from related but nevertheless distinct forms of persuasive speech (for example, advertising, op-eds, and polemics) and obvious misinformation. Next, we examine various examples of propaganda and their manifestations, both historical as well as more contemporaneous (for example, World War I and World War II, Russian and Chinese troll farms, and the 2021 United States Capitol riot). The course concludes by considering the normative implications of political propaganda for the societies we live in.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
GOVT E-1723
Propaganda, Past and Present
George Soroka PhD, Lecturer on Government, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26738 | Section 1
Description
Propaganda has been a factor in politics since antiquity, but in an age when social media has made disseminating ideas easier than ever and the terms fake news and alternative facts have entered the popular lexicon, it appears particularly pernicious. Studying what political propaganda is, as well as by whom (and how) it is disseminated and what its goals are, is therefore particularly relevant today. This course begins by looking at the history of the term and its theoretical underpinnings, distinguishing it from related but nevertheless distinct forms of persuasive speech (for example, advertising, op-eds, and polemics) and obvious misinformation. Next, we examine various examples of propaganda and their manifestations, both historical as well as more contemporaneous (for example, World War I and World War II, Russian and Chinese troll farms, and the 2021 United States Capitol riot). The course concludes by considering the normative implications of political propaganda for the societies we live in.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
GOVT E-1726
Intelligence and International Security
Michael David Miner PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16120 | Section 1
Description
This course explores the opaque world of intelligence and international security. The course begins with a survey of disciplines and methods of analysis before reviewing intelligence requirements as a component in policy processes that drive and inform decision making within the national security system. We consider various intelligence related topics including espionage, covert action, politicization, counterintelligence, public oversight, intelligence failure, and reform. The course strikes a balance between contemporary issues and the storied histories of intelligence systems around the world. Though predominantly focused on the United States, the course also considers intelligence activities in the United Kingdom, Russia, China, and elsewhere. Students grapple with historical and hypothetical problem sets based on real-world scenarios to develop assessment capabilities. Required readings and assignments draw on classic and influential work in addition to declassified documents which illuminate the historical narrative in a tangible way. The course concludes with reflections on how past experience informs current perspectives and might elucidate future intelligence requirements to better anticipate and understand the changing world.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 60 students
GOVT E-1726
Intelligence and International Security
Michael David Miner PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26077 | Section 1
Description
This course explores the opaque world of intelligence and international security. The course begins with a survey of disciplines and methods of analysis before reviewing intelligence requirements as a component in policy processes that drive and inform decision making within the national security system. We consider various intelligence related topics including espionage, covert action, politicization, counterintelligence, public oversight, intelligence failure, and reform. The course strikes a balance between contemporary issues and the storied histories of intelligence systems around the world. Though predominantly focused on the United States, the course also considers intelligence activities in the United Kingdom, Russia, China, and elsewhere. Students grapple with historical and hypothetical problem sets based on real-world scenarios to develop assessment capabilities. Required readings and assignments draw on classic and influential work in addition to declassified documents which illuminate the historical narrative in a tangible way. The course concludes with reflections on how past experience informs current perspectives and might elucidate future intelligence requirements to better anticipate and understand the changing world.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students
GOVT E-1743
Cyberspace and International Security
Derek Reveron PhD, Lecturer in Extension and Faculty Affiliate, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University, and Professor of National Security Affairs, Naval War College
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25629 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students
GOVT E-1743a
Cyber Attack Meets Cyber Policy
Derek Reveron PhD, Lecturer in Extension and Faculty Affiliate, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University, and Professor of National Security Affairs, Naval War College
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16978 | Section 1
Description
In this course, students wrestle with the challenges of different cyber futures. Students are cast as key members of the US national security community to discuss cyber vulnerabilities, current US cyber policy, and the challenges associated with recovering from a major cyber attack.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, October 6, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 201
Saturday, October 7, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 201
Sunday, October 8, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 201
Term Start Date: October 06, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,020, graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information. Final papers due October 23.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
GOVT E-1744
Women, Peace, and Security
Joan Johnson-Freese PhD, Senior Fellow, Women in International Security
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24686 | Section 1
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, nongovernmental, 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
GOVT E-1796a
Future Foreign Policy and Defense Strategy
Derek Reveron PhD, Lecturer in Extension and Faculty Affiliate, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University, and Professor of National Security Affairs, Naval War College
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26618 | Section 1
Description
Students use their experience wrestling with the most pressing national security challenges to inform how the US government should be positioned 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:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, March 1, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 205
Saturday, March 2, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Sunday, March 3, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Term Start Date: March 01, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,020, graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information. Final papers due March 18.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
GOVT E-1820
Grand Strategy in International Relations and US Foreign Policy
Sergio Imparato PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26462 | Section 1
Description
This course explores the concept of grand strategy in international relations and US foreign policy. The main purpose is to analyze the ways in which nations formulate, implement, and assess strategic options to advance their perceived interests in the international arena. How do states allocate their resources to achieve their goals? Special attention is placed on the study of political, military, and diplomatic resources in the context of American foreign policy. The course has three components. The first addresses the main theoretical approaches to grand strategy in international relations literature. The second traces the historical development of US grand strategy. The third evaluates the policy relevance of grand strategy options available to the US today. Some of the questions that guide our discussions are: what is grand strategy and what is it for? What are the sources of grand strategy and how are grand strategies formulated? What are the main tools to implement a grand strategy? Should the US engage in an active internationalist strategy or retreat from its international commitments?
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 3:00pm-5:00pm, 1 Story Street 304
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
GOVT E-1886
The Role of Nuclear Weapons in the Twenty-First Century
Francesca Giovannini DPhil, Executive Director of Managing the Atom, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School and Adjunct Assistant Professor of International Security, The Fletcher School at Tufts University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14188 | Section 1
Description
Nuclear weapons have played a significant role in shaping the international security landscape since their development in the mid-twentieth century. The deployment of nuclear weapons by superpowers during the cold war created a system of deterrence and their potential for mass destruction remains a major concern for international security to this day. In this course, we explore the history and evolution of nuclear weapons, the strategic and political implications of nuclear deterrence, and current efforts to reduce and eliminate nuclear weapons. The course begina with a brief history of the development of nuclear weapons, including the Manhattan Project and the events leading up to their deployment during World War II. We also examine the cold war arms race, including the strategy of mutual assured destruction (MAD), and the impact of nuclear weapons on international relations. Next, we focus on the political and strategic implications of nuclear deterrence. We explore the ways in which nuclear weapons have influenced state behavior, including their role in preventing major wars between nuclear-armed states. We also examine the impact of nuclear weapons on regional and global security, including the potential for nuclear escalation and the spread of nuclear weapons to other states. The course examines in particular the evolving relation between the United States and the Russian Federation, the expanding nuclear arsenal of China, the North Korea threat, and the proliferation risks of Iran. We also discuss possible escalation risks between India and Pakistan and explore how Taiwan and Ukraine might both lead to dangerous confrontations among major nuclear players. In addition to discussing the historical and political aspects of nuclear weapons, the course also examines current efforts to reduce and eliminate them. This includes a discussion of arms control and disarmament negotiations, such as the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), as well as non-proliferation efforts aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to new states. Throughout the course, we also consider the ethical and moral dimensions of nuclear weapons, including the debate over just war theory and the humanitarian consequences of their use. This includes an examination of the arguments for and against nuclear deterrence and the role of civil society in shaping public opinion on nuclear weapons.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
GOVT E-1889
Evolution of Deterrence Theory
Nikolas Gvosdev DPhil, Professor of National Security Affairs, Naval War College
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16443 | Section 1
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 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 the cold war and 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, as well as application of deterrence theory to non-nuclear strategic weapons (including cyber and economic tools).
Prerequisites: HIST E-1960 is helpful but not required.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
GOVT E-1970
Power and Identity in the Middle East
Melani Cammett PhD, Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26545 | Section 1
Description
The Middle East is in the midst of a dramatic transformations with ongoing waves of uprisings, violent conflict, and economic crises. This course situates these 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, mass uprisings against authoritarian rulers, what explains persistent authoritarianism and regime change across the region, why Islamist parties and movements emerged, and the dynamics of war and conflict.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences companion course Gen Ed 1008. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30-11:45 am starting January 23 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
GOVT E-1979
Shi’a Islam and Politics in the Middle East
Mohammad Sagha PhD, Lecturer in the Modern Middle East, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University
Payam Mohseni PhD, Director of the Project on Shi’ism and Global Affairs, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26737 | Section 1
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 majority militia-led fight against the remnants of 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students
GOVT E-20
Foundations of Comparative Politics
George Soroka PhD, Lecturer on Government, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16983 | Section 1
Description
This course is designed to offer an introduction to major concepts and theories in comparative politics, as well as to familiarize students with the basic tools of comparative analysis. During our time together, we ask and attempt to answer questions such as when do revolutions occur? Why are some countries democratic while others are not? What is the interplay between culture and politics? How do economic factors influence political development? To what extent are political processes the result of individual volition versus larger structural forces? In doing so, we examine cases from around the globe and across time. The objective of this course is two-fold: to provide students with a theoretical grounding through which to understand the political world we inhabit, as well as to introduce the academic field of comparative politics, along with its empirical expectations and modes of argumentation.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the spring 2023 course.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
GOVT E-20
Foundations of Comparative Politics
Yuhua Wang PhD, Professor of Government, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26735 | Section 1
Description
This course introduces students to major theories and concepts in comparative politics, as well as the basic tools of comparative analysis. It explores competing theoretical approaches (modernization, Marxist, social, cultural, institutionalist, and history-centered) to three major phenomena in world politics: economic development, democratization, and political order. It also explores debates about the role of political institutions, states and state-building, and civil society in shaping political outcomes. These theoretical debates are examined through an analysis of cases from across the globe, including Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, and the Middle East. The final week examines the United States in comparative perspective.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences companion course Government 20. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:30-2:45 pm starting January 22 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
GOVT E-40
International Conflict and Cooperation
Dustin Tingley PhD, Professor of Government, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15054 | Section 1
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 contemporary and historical cases. The course begins with a foundational review of the different levels at which states interact and the primary theoretical paradigms in the field. It then addresses how states achieve cooperation in the face of international anarchy, a question that has attracted the attention of scholars since Thucydides. The course next addresses basic bargaining theory, which uses insights from economics to explore how bargaining breakdowns, commitment problems, and incomplete information can lead to war. Thereafter we examine three popular topics in contemporary international relations research: the roles that psychology, leaders, and domestic politics play in explaining international conflict and cooperation. We also explore the sources and effects of international institutions such as the United Nations and World Trade Organization. We spend a week studying terrorism, a problem of particular significance in the modern world. We also look at trade, foreign aid, international development, and climate change. We conclude with international law and an exploration of the future of international relations.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
Enrollment limit: Limited to 100 students
GOVT E-40
International Conflict and Cooperation
Dustin Tingley PhD, Professor of Government, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24799 | Section 1
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 contemporary and historical cases. The course begins with a foundational review of the different levels at which states interact and the primary theoretical paradigms in the field. It then addresses how states achieve cooperation in the face of international anarchy, a question that has attracted the attention of scholars since Thucydides. The course next addresses basic bargaining theory, which uses insights from economics to explore how bargaining breakdowns, commitment problems, and incomplete information can lead to war. Thereafter we examine three popular topics in contemporary international relations research: the roles that psychology, leaders, and domestic politics play in explaining international conflict and cooperation. We also explore the sources and effects of international institutions such as the United Nations and World Trade Organization. We spend a week studying terrorism, a problem of particular significance in the modern world. We also look at trade, foreign aid, international development, and climate change. We conclude with international law and an exploration of the future of international relations.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
Enrollment limit: Limited to 100 students
GOVT E-594
Deliberative Justice Precapstone: The Theory and Practice of Good Citizenship
Sergio Imparato PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16373 | Section 1
Description
The course is an introduction to the theory, methods, and practice of deliberative moral reasoning. Students learn how to effectively identify and analyze ethical dilemmas relevant to their communities, how to constructively engage in civic debates, and how to present persuasive moral arguments in public settings. Class meetings feature presentations that address the students’ topics of interest, discussions on methods of moral deliberation, and assignments that bolster written and oral communication. Emphasis is placed on the development of the written and rhetorical skills needed to advance moral arguments of a political nature. Examples include issues of social, political, and economic inequalities; environment, healthcare and biomedical issues; migration, civic membership, and issues of privacy; technology; and dignity of work.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in Master of Liberal Arts, government or international relations, who are in their penultimate semester. Prospective candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be in good academic standing and in the process of successfully completing all degree requirements, including SSCI E-300a and SSCI E-300b (if admitted prior to September 1, 2023, this series is not required but encouraged; if admitted after September 1, 2023, it is required). Candidates must enroll in the capstone, GOVT E-599c, in the upcoming spring term as their one and only final course (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone). Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 3:00pm-5:00pm, 1 Story Street 304
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Students in this course and GOVT E-94 may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or class sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in live class sessions, they will do so alongside students in the other course. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other course.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 17 students
GOVT E-595
Policy Writing and Analysis Precapstone
Nicholas Coburn-Palo PhD, Preceptor in Public Speaking, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16184 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in Master of Liberal Arts, government or international relations, who are in their penultimate semester. Prospective candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be in good academic standing and in the process of successfully completing all degree requirements, including SSCI E-300a and SSCI E-300b (if admitted prior to September 1, 2023, this series is not required but encouraged; if admitted after September 1, 2023, it is required). Candidates must enroll in the capstone, GOVT E-599, in the upcoming spring term as their one and only final course (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone). Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
GOVT E-595
Policy Writing and Analysis Precapstone
Michael David Miner PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15493 | Section 2
Description
This course prepares students for advanced study, writing, and research in policy analysis. Lectures and in-class activities prioritize diagnosis and communication of problems followed by the development of methodological policy prescriptions. Topical readings encompass the foreign and domestic spectrum including historical case studies to illustrate dynamics in motion. Coursework stresses tangible skills to better evaluate, design, and write policy papers. A policy paper is a scholarly work that analyzes a relevant issue and provides evidence-based, actionable recommendations for decision-makers and organizational leaders. Emphasis is placed on the identification of policy challenges, the use of methodological tools to analyze them, and the design and presentation of potential solutions. This course further explores public policy including a comprehensive review of processes that drive and inform decision making at the local, state, federal, and international levels. Students are provided ample writing and research opportunities to explore issues of personal and professional interest in the production of a high-quality policy paper. Assignments include practical tools and skills most frequently used in policy settings such as memos and briefings, but also longer analytical papers and presentations.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in Master of Liberal Arts, government or international relations, who are in their penultimate semester. Prospective candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be in good academic standing and in the process of successfully completing all degree requirements, including SSCI E-300a and SSCI E-300b (if admitted prior to September 1, 2023, this series is not required but encouraged; if admitted after September 1, 2023, it is required). Candidates must enroll in the capstone, GOVT E-599, in the upcoming spring term as their one and only final course (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone). Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
GOVT E-597
National Security Writing and Analysis Precapstone
Derek Reveron PhD, Lecturer in Extension and Faculty Affiliate, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University, and Professor of National Security Affairs, Naval War College
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16317 | Section 1
Description
This course prepares students for advanced study, writing, and research in national security. This course explores the national security system and policy processes that drive and inform decision making. Readings span current affairs and historical cases to illustrate dynamics of strategic decision making. Assignments include the development of practical tools and skills most frequently used in national security settings such as memos, briefings, 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 White House.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in Master of Liberal Arts, government or international relations, who are in their penultimate semester. Prospective candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be in good academic standing and in the process of successfully completing all degree requirements, including SSCI E-300a and SSCI E-300b (if admitted prior to September 1, 2023, this series is not required but encouraged; if admitted after September 1, 2023, it is required). Candidates must enroll in the capstone, GOVT E-599b, in the upcoming spring term as their one and only final course (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone). Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 27 students
GOVT E-597a
Strategies to Advance Social Change Precapstone
Flavia Perea PhD, Lecturer on Sociology, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16632 | Section 1
Description
How can we make change? In this course we explore the ethical foundations, principles, methods, tools, and skill-set essential for designing strategies to advance social change. We explore various perspectives and practices for students to equip themselves with the tools to imagine and design novel, rigorous, and equity-centered strategies to make progress towards justice in society. Together we engage with various ideas and materials drawn from law and policy, community organizing, advocacy, the social sciences, journalism, documentary film, community health, and personal narrative, as well as scholarly literature, both contemporary and historical, with an eye towards the future. The course emphasizes collaborative approaches for advancing social change through partnership, movement and coalition building, collective agency, empowerment, and organizing to cultivate and sustain collaborative efforts that leverage individual and collective agency and capacity for our liberation. Interrogating and dissecting harmful systems of power is central to our work, as students each develop individual projects that leverage inquiry for purposeful transformative action to help dismantle structures of domination and oppression. Students may not take both GOVT E-597a and GOVT E-1072 for degree or certificate credit.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in Master of Liberal Arts, anthropology, government, international relations, or religion, who are in their penultimate semester. Prospective candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be in good academic standing and in the process of successfully completing all degree requirements, including HUMA E-300a and HUMA E-300b or SSCI E-300a and SSCI E-300b (if admitted prior to September 1, 2023, this series is not required but encouraged; if admitted after September 1, 2023, it is required). Candidates must enroll in the capstone, GOVT E-599a, in the upcoming spring term as their one and only final course (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone). Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
GOVT E-599
Policy Analysis Capstone
Nicholas Coburn-Palo PhD, Preceptor in Public Speaking, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25762 | 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, nongovernment organizations (NGOs), and policy makers and practitioners. The capstone project culminates with a formal presentation of the students’ projects to a panel of experts.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted capstone track candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, government or international relations, capstone track. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in May with only the capstone left to complete (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone course, GOVT E-595, with the same instructor in the prior fall term. Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
GOVT E-599
Policy Analysis Capstone
Michael David Miner PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25115 | 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, write a comprehensive paper, and brief a professional audience. In consultation with the instructor, students select a concrete policy problem, conduct autonomous research to analyze the topic in detail, and provide a set of actionable recommendations for consideration by an outside panel of experts. Throughout the semester students receive feedback from their peers, instructors, and staff to aid project development. Class meetings include the creation of writing schedules, discussions focused on policy analysis methodology, and peer-review analysis of student projects. As time permits special guests are invited to share insights on policy related issues. Students are provided ample writing and research opportunities to explore topics of personal and professional interest in the production of high-quality policy papers worthy of publication outside of the course. Projects are team oriented reflecting a real-world approach seen at the local, state, federal, and international levels on policy matters foreign and domestic. Emphasis is placed on the identification of potential target audiences, such as governmental agencies, nongovernment organizations (NGOs), policymakers, and practitioners. The capstone project culminates with a formal presentation of projects to a panel of policy experts and includes detailed feedback and consideration of the arguments, ideas, and recommendations.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted capstone track candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, government or international relations, capstone track. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in May with only the capstone left to complete (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone course, GOVT E-595, with the same instructor in the prior fall term. Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
GOVT E-599a
Social Justice Capstone: Equity and the Struggle for Justice
Flavia Perea PhD, Lecturer on Sociology, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25071 | Section 1
Description
In this course, candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, government, international relations, or religion further develop and implement the project they began designing in GOVT E-597a, as students move from concepts, theory, and aspirations to their concrete applications in the real world. Projects require a strong conceptual foundation ground in evidence, best practices, as well as the principles and methods integral for the formulation of equitable, impactful, and transformative strategies to advance social change. The course takes a workshop approach where students work in small groups, continually supporting each other to further develop individual projects that engage collaborators, communities, stakeholders, or the broader public to plan and carry out action. Students share their work and progress in their small groups and with the whole class throughout the term.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted capstone track candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, anthropology, government, international relations, or religion, capstone track. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in May with only the capstone left to complete (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone course, GOVT E-597a, in the previous fall term. Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
GOVT E-599b
National Security Analysis Capstone
Derek Reveron PhD, Lecturer in Extension and Faculty Affiliate, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University, and Professor of National Security Affairs, Naval War College
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25112 | Section 1
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 a US national security organization. The students frame a problem for analysis, complete a group in-depth research project, and present their findings to senior representatives from a government organization. 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.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted capstone track candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, government or international relations, capstone track. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in May with only the capstone left to complete (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone course, GOVT E-597, in the previous fall term. Candidates who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference with Required On-Campus Weekend
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Saturday, Sunday, April 13-14, 9:00am-5:00pm, Harvard Hall 202
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, this course also 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 syllabus for the specific course meeting dates. 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 27 students
GOVT E-599c
Deliberative Justice Capstone
Sergio Imparato PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25957 | Section 1
Description
This course allows students to apply the knowledge acquired in GOVT E-594 to produce a capstone essay. In consultation with the instructor, students work in groups to identify ethical conflicts that affect their communities and work towards the development of an argumentative essay. Throughout the semester, students receive feedback both from their peers and the instructor to aid in the development of their group projects. Class meetings include the development of writing schedules, discussions focused on moral reasoning methodology, and peer-review analysis of student projects. The capstone culminates with a formal presentation of the students’ argument to a local town hall meeting.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted capstone track candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, government or international relations, capstone track. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in May with only the capstone left to complete (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone course, GOVT E-594, in the previous fall term. Candidates who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 17 students
GOVT E-94
Deliberative Justice: The Theory and Practice of Good Citizenship
Sergio Imparato PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16401 | Section 1
Description
The course is an introduction to the theory, methods, and practice of deliberative moral reasoning. Students learn how to effectively identify and analyze ethical dilemmas relevant to their communities, how to constructively engage in civic debates, and how to present persuasive moral arguments in public settings. Class meetings feature presentations that address the students’ topics of interest, discussions on methods of moral deliberation, and assignments that bolster written and oral communication. Emphasis is placed on the development of the written and rhetorical skills needed to advance moral arguments of a political nature. Examples include issues of social, political, and economic inequalities, environment, healthcare, and biomedical issues, migration, civic membership, and issues of privacy, technology, and dignity of work.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 3:00pm-5:00pm, 1 Story Street 304
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Students in this course and GOVT E-594 may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or class sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in live class sessions, they will do so alongside students in the other course. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other course.
HARC E-155
Velazquez: The Importance of Las Meninas
Mary Crawford-Volk PhD
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16974 | Section 1
Description
Diego Vel zquez (1599-1660), painter to a powerful prince in life, has been esteemed as a prince among painters since his death. By 1900 recognition of his achievement attracted an international group of painters like douard Manet, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, John Singer Sargent, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso. This interest persists among artists today, who respond now to Vel zquez in video and film, sculpture, and photography. In this development, one Vel zquez work has emerged to command sustained attention: Las Meninas. Created in 1656, it first went on public view when the Prado opened in 1819. Its size (10 1/2 by 9 feet) conveys importance, but its composition, technical virtuosity, and magisterial space give iconic grandeur. Unsurprisingly, interpretations abound. After looking at related works and details of Vel zquez’s life, this course focuses on Las Meninas. Social issues around portraiture arise quickly, but issues of representation are crucial, especially now. These involve what we do not see but know, as painted space invades real space and the passage of time is implicated. Welcome to the challenges of Las Meninas.
Prerequisites: An introductory art history course and/or a course in seventeenth- to nineteenth-century European painting.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
HARC E-176
John Singer Sargent: Major Masterpieces
Mary Crawford-Volk PhD
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26593 | Section 1
Description
By 1900, John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) had earned unrivalled international success for his portraits of the cultural elite and the virtuoso glamour of these paintings rightly remains an interest in his art today. But during his career, Sargent created another group of important works that addressed areas other than society portraiture, which also rank as masterpieces. In fact, from the exotic charm of Fum e D’ambre Gris in 1880 to the dynamic energy of El Jaleo in 1882, the daring self-assurance of Madame X in 1884, and the performative originality of Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth in 1889, Sargent transformed established subject areas in European painting. He then pursued this original vision in large-scale, permanent forms of expression that began with The History of Religion at the Boston Library in 1895 and continued in the twenty-foot wide World War I painting Gassed in 1919 and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts rotunda in 1921. In this course we look at these works in detail, considering both style and context, to construct a new, richer set of parameters for understanding Sargent’s achievement.
Prerequisites: An introductory art history course and/or a course in European painting, sixteenth through nineteenth century, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
HARC E-179
Understanding Architecture
Mark R. Johnson MArch, Director of Development, DivcoWest Real Estate Investments
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24591 | Section 1
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? Using the finest examples of American architecture located on the Harvard campus, students are asked to analyze buildings using a rigorous conceptual framework and then synthesize their findings according to how contemporary observers may ascribe meaning to the built work.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
HARC E-195
History of Photography
Collier Brown PhD, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26609 | Section 1
Description
This course surveys the history of photography from its origins in 1839 to present, from Louis-Jacques-Mand Daguerre to Sally Mann and Dawoud Bey. We begin in France with the story of the daguerreotype and follow that narrative as it introduces not only new techniques and technologies but new schools of thought around the way we see and describe our world.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 3:00pm-6:00pm
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
HIST E-1045
The First World War
Jamie Martin PhD, Assistant Professor of History and of Social Studies, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17013 | Section 1
Description
The First World War was one of the largest and most devastating conflicts the world has ever seen. It was also one of the first wars that was waged across the entire earth from Europe to Africa, China, and the Middle East. This course examines the First World War not only as a European conflict, but as a truly global one. Students explore the origins, course, and legacies of the war and the impact it had on politics and societies around the world. As such, this course focuses not only on the military and economic aspects of the war in its principal European and Middle Eastern theaters, but also on how the war transformed conceptions of democracy, the state, gender, race, and art around the world. This course concludes by looking at how the war’s outcome permanently reshaped international relations and sowed the seeds for many future conflicts.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences companion course History 1045. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30-2:45 pm starting September 5 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
HIST E-1156
Early Modern Europe, 1450-1789
Tamar Herzog PhD, Monroe Gutman Professor of Latin American History, Harvard University and Affiliated Faculty Member, Harvard Law School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16917 | Section 1
Description
This course is an introductory survey of early modern European history, from the fifteenth to the late eighteenth century. Organized chronologically and thematically, it examines developments from the late Middle Ages to the Age of Revolutions, including the passage from feudalism to urban institutions, the Renaissance, European Expansion overseas, the Protestant and the Catholic Reformations, the Scientific Revolution, the Rise of Absolutism, slavery, the Enlightenment, and revolutions. Meetings alternate between lecture and discussion of primary sources (available in English translation).
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences companion course History 1155. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:00-10:15 am starting September 6 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
HIST E-1402
Early Modern Britain, 1485-1714
Flynn Cratty PhD, Lecturer on History, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26549 | Section 1
Description
The history of Tudor and Stuart Britain is filled with dramatic personalities and frequent catastrophes. It is no wonder that the period has inspired so many novels, films, and television shows. In addition to bodice rippings and beheadings, however, the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries also witnessed the formation of British political, religious, intellectual, and economic institutions that would eventually be exported across the world. This course surveys these developments with special attention to the ways men and women sought to imagine new worlds in times of instability. Topics include the English and Scottish reformations, magical and scientific cultures, Puritanism and Arminianism, the civil wars, the growth of the public sphere, and the evolving British political constitution.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences companion course History 1029. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:30-2:45 pm starting January 22 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
HIST E-1426
Exploring Gender and Power in Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre via History, Literature, and Film
Maura A. Henry PhD, Professor of History, Holyoke Community College and Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26622 | Section 1
Description
Charlotte Bronte’s fictional heroine Jane Eyre famously declared: “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.” To what extent, though, was this more a fantasy rather than a lived reality for women in nineteenth-century England? We explore gender and power through an interdisciplinary approach to the novel, pertinent historical sources, and a few modern film adaptations.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, April 19, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 205
Saturday, April 20, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Sunday, April 21, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Term Start Date: April 19, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,020, graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information. Final papers due May 6.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
HIST E-1438
Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol through History, Literature, and Film
Maura A. Henry PhD, Professor of History, Holyoke Community College and Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16987 | Section 1
Description
Since it was first published in 1843, Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol has never been out of print, been translated into more than three dozen languages, and been adapted into hundreds of radio, stage, and film productions over the past 180 years. For millions of people around the world, (re)reading or (re)watching A Christmas Carol is an annual tradition. Our course applies an interdisciplinary approach to deepen and enrich our understanding of Dickens’s classic tale about nineteenth-century British society, notably questions of power, wealth, inequality, and ethics. We analyze A Christmas Carol by closely reading the novella, placing it within its historical context among pertinent primary sources, and analyzing a selection of the modern film adaptations that reimagine and reconstruct Dickens’s story.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, December 1, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 205
Saturday, December 2, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Sunday, December 3, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Term Start Date: December 01, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,020, graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information. Final papers due December 18.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
HIST E-1439
Charles Dickens’s London through History, Literature, and Film
Maura A. Henry PhD, Professor of History, Holyoke Community College and Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26391 | Section 1
Description
A vibrant multi-class, multi-racial, and multi-ethnic jigsaw puzzle, nineteenth-century London was a capital city, the center of a vast empire, the largest city on the planet, and a place of both danger and opportunity. Charles Dickens called London his “magic lantern:” he used a series of lenses to project the lives of the metropolis and its inhabitants onto the page. Using an interdisciplinary approach, students examine London through the writings of Dickens (novels, short stories, journalism, and letters focused on London), recent historical scholarship, and modern film and television adaptations of Dickens’s novels. Students analyze Dickens’s London through a series of analytical lenses such as class, gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, urbanization, industrialization, theatre and leisure, and crime and punishment.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
HIST E-1440
The Crown: Analyzing British History from Edward VII to Charles III through History and Film
Maura A. Henry PhD, Professor of History, Holyoke Community College and Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16944 | Section 1
Description
How did Britain go from sitting atop the world’s greatest Empire in 1901 to Brexit in 2020 and into a prolonged economic and political slide through 2022? Using the monarchy as our lens, we analyze Britain’s tumultuous twentieth and twenty-first centuries with a focus on two world wars, imperial and economic decline, modern transformations and social upheaval, as well as abdication, regnal transitions, and various royal scandals. Films and television series to be screened include Downton Abbey, The King’s Speech, The Crown, The Queen, and documentary footage.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
HIST E-1570
Germany from Bismarck to Hitler
Alison Frank Johnson PhD, Professor of History and Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17043 | Section 1
Description
This course covers the history of German-speaking Europe from the revolutions of 1848 through the postwar division of West Germany, East Germany, and Austria. The main focus is political and social history. Themes include war, revolution, genocide, nationalism, liberalism, racism, anti-semitism, gender, and intellectual and cultural highlights.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
HIST E-1571
Everyday Life in Cold War Berlin
Briana J. Smith PhD, Lecturer on History and Literature, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17048 | Section 1
Description
In this course, we examine the history of Berlin from the rubble years after World War II through the aftermath of German unification in the 1990s from the perspective of the history of everyday life. Our discussion of diaries, primary source documents, literature, films, art, and music produced in divided Berlin reveals how the divided city shaped individual lives and subjectivities, and how individual Berliners shaped the history of cold war Berlin.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
HIST E-1607b
Boston in the American Revolution
Robert J. Allison PhD, Professor of History, Suffolk University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26376 | Section 1
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:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, January 12, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 204
Saturday, January 13, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 204
Sunday, January 14, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 204
Term Start Date: January 12, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,020, graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information. Final papers due Monday, January 29.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
HIST E-1607s
Boston Under Siege
Robert J. Allison PhD, Professor of History, Suffolk University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26373 | Section 1
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:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, April 19, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 201
Saturday, April 20, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 201
Sunday, April 21, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 201
Term Start Date: April 19, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,020, graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information. Final papers due May 6.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
HIST E-1636
Introduction to Harvard History
Zachary Nowak PhD, Director, The Umbra Institute
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16721 | Section 1
Description
Harvard University’s history is a story of professors, students, courses, and research that has led to world-changing innovations. But it is also a story of student unrest, gender unease, and the exclusion of women and minorities, enslaved people, Native Americans, and working-class people. All of them helped to make Harvard and left traces in its archives, libraries, and museums; its buildings; and even in its soil. Some Harvard stories have been told; others have been forgotten. In this course, we uncover Harvard’s past via exercises including creating an oral history and submitting it to the Harvard University Archives, in order to both learn about Harvard’s history and add to it. This course changes the way students see Harvard and also gives them research and writing skills to aid them in their other courses.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
HIST E-1650
Creation of the American Constitution
Robert J. Allison PhD, Professor of History, Suffolk University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16898 | Section 1
Description
“All men would be tyrants if they could.” You would have seen this on many bumper stickers in 1776 if there were such things. How did the Revolutionary generation address this problem of power? How did they create a system which would protect individual liberty, but also permit government action? We consider these problems, and others, as we explore the creation of constitutions in the American Revolutionary period, and the development of the American government up to the Civil War.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
HIST E-1669
History of American International Relations
Robert J. Allison PhD, Professor of History, Suffolk University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26540 | Section 1
Description
This course explores the role of the United States in the wider world, from the time of the American Revolution to the present. We discuss the tension between idealism and self-interest as American international policy evolved, from the first alliance with France, through the Monroe Doctrine, westward expansion, imperialism, the rise of Asia, colonialism and the challenges of the cold war, to engagement with Islamic societies. How has the United States defined itself and its role in a changing world? How has the world responded to American ideas, policies, and power?
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
HIST E-1674
Latin@s Remaking America: Immigration, Culture, and Language
Davíd Carrasco PhD, Neil L. Rudenstine Professor for the Study of Latin America, Harvard University
Pedro Noe Morales MTS
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26547 | Section 1
Description
This course is an introduction to the multiple ways the Latino diaspora is challenging and contributing to the revitalization of the cultural, religious, and democratic processes in the United States. Special focus on migration histories to and from Latin America, cultural exchange and social practices in families, citizenship, the arts, and religious traditions. Attention is paid to the robust debates about immigration reform, ethnic identity, Dreamers, education, bilingualism, and American cultures as cores and borderlands. The course provides opportunities for students to research and write about their own family migration stories. We use film, music, poetry, and painting as ways of understanding the Latinx world.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 5:50pm-7:50pm, Harvard Hall 201
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Anthropology 1648.
HIST E-1680
Riots, Strikes, and Conspiracies in American History
Andrew Joseph Pope PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16857 | Section 1
Description
The course examines the history of riots, strikes, and conspiracies in America from the 1600s to the present. This course uses readings and discussions to focus on a series of short-term events that shed light on American politics, culture, and social organization. It emphasizes finding ways to make sense of these complicated, highly traumatic events, and on using them to understand larger processes of change in American history. While race has been an important element to every riot, strike, and conspiracy in American history, most of these events represented overlapping interests of race, gender, class, and even sexuality. As such, we consider events that occurred in a variety of circumstances. The present conditions of poverty, policing, and protest always inform our starting point when we engage the readings. A central thesis of this course is that the present is best understood through a deliberate examination of the past.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
HIST E-1682
White Rage: Progress and Backlash in American History
Andrew Joseph Pope PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26379 | Section 1
Description
This course examines how people struggled to achieve the full-promise of freedom throughout American history. The organizing theme of this course is the cycle of progress and retrenchment, of revolutions and counter-revolutions, that has come to define American life. The course begins with enslaved people’s struggles for freedom, and the white planters who created a form of representative government to maintain the institution. From there, we proceed chronologically through American history to the present, exploring changing notions of community, strategies used to gain freedom, and the range of violent responses that groups seeking liberation encountered. Our readings include a play by Suzan Lori-Parks, manifestos by white power advocates, George Schuyler’s novel Black No More, essays by Toni Morrison, political speeches, and oral history interviews with formerly enslaved people and migrant workers, among many other historical and literary sources. While race has been an important element to every debate about political representation in American history, most debates represented overlapping interests of race, gender, class, and even sexuality. As such, we take up each issue throughout the semester.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference with Required On-Campus Weekend
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Friday, March 22, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 205
Saturday, March 23, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Sunday, March 24, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, this course also 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 syllabus for the specific course meeting dates. 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 20 students
HIST E-1825
Power and Civilization: China
William C. Kirby PhD, T.M. Chang Professor of China Studies, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, and Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor
Peter K. Bol PhD, Charles H. Carswell Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16900 | Section 1
Description
Modern China presents a dual image: a society transforming itself through economic development and infrastructure investment that aspires to global leadership; and the world’s largest and oldest bureaucratic state, with multiple traditions in its cultural, economic, and political life. The modern society and state that is emerging in China bears the indelible imprint of China’s historical experience, of its patterns of philosophy and religion, and of its social and political thought. These themes are discussed in order to understand China in the twenty-first century and as a great world civilization that developed along lines different from those of the Mediterranean. The course introduces online features to make the riches of Harvard’s visual collections and the expertise of its faculty more accessible to Extension School students.
Prerequisites:
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the HarvardX course.
HIST E-1827
The United States and China: Opium War to the Present
Erez Manela PhD, Francis Lee Higginson Professor of History, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26183 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students
HIST E-1889
The Great War: World War I through Film and Literature
Donald Ostrowski PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16935 | Section 1
Description
This year is the one-hundred-fifth 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:
Online or On Campus
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 3:00pm-5:00pm, 1 Story Street 304
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
HIST E-1900
Not Like US? Americans as Occupiers and Nation Builders
Andrew Gordon PhD, Lee and Juliet Folger Fund Professor of History, Harvard University
Erez Manela PhD, Francis Lee Higginson Professor of History, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16925 | Section 1
Description
The United States has launched numerous projects of military occupation and nation-building in foreign lands since the late nineteenth century. These have been contradictory enterprises, in which Americans often sought to make other peoples more like them, while at the same time insisting on their difference. 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.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences companion course Gen Ed 1017. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30-11:45 am starting September 5 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
HIST E-1960
The History of the Cold War
Nikolas Gvosdev DPhil, Professor of National Security Affairs, Naval War College
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24927 | Section 1
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:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
HIST E-20
Historical Controversies
Donald Ostrowski PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26579 | Section 1
Description
This course describes, discusses, and analyzes a number of controversies that are vexing present-day historical scholarship and generating both emotional heat and intellectual light. Such hot topics motivate scholars to dig deeper for more evidence and better arguments, but they also often expose the weaknesses within scholarship. In the process of studying these controversies, students learn about specific issues in historical study, the nature of historical research in general, and the difference between a historical controversy and a conspiracy theory. Controversies covered include origins of agriculture and the state; the Piltdown hoax and who perpetrated it; what the Harappan civilization was; the significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls; the fall of the Roman Empire, the Classical Maya, and Cahokia; reasons for Galileo’s recantation and house arrest; the legacy of slavery in the United States; the origins of the French revolution; the rise of National Socialism; and the cold war.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 3:00pm-5:00pm, 1 Story Street 306
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
HIST E-597
Key Issues and Events in American Social Change Precapstone
Stephen Shoemaker PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15772 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in Master of Liberal Arts, history, government, or religion, who are in their penultimate semester. Prospective candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be in good academic standing and in the process of successfully completing all degree requirements, including HUMA E-300a and HUMA E-300b or SSCI E-300a and SSCI E-300b (if admitted prior to September 1, 2023, this series is not required but encouraged; if admitted after September 1, 2023, it is required). Candidates must enroll in the capstone, HIST E-599, in the upcoming spring term as their one and only final course (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone). Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
HIST E-597b
Precapstone: Historical Biography
Ariane Liazos PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16603 | Section 1
Description
This course teaches students the research and writing skills they need to write historical biography. It is interdisciplinary, drawing on the research skills of history and political science as well as narrative writing skills. We read and discuss excerpts from biographies as well as articles on the craft of biography. Students develop research and writing skills through short assignments and oral presentations. Students submit an annotated bibliography and proposal for their spring capstone as their final assignment for the course.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in Master of Liberal Arts, government or history, who are in their penultimate semester. Prospective candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be in good academic standing and in the process of successfully completing all degree requirements, including SSCI E-300a and SSCI E-300b (if admitted prior to September 1, 2023, this series is not required but encouraged; if admitted after September 1, 2023, it is required). Candidates must enroll in the capstone, HIST E-599b, in the upcoming spring term as their one and only final course (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone). Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
HIST E-599
Key Issues and Events in American Social Change Capstone
Stephen Shoemaker PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25381 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted capstone track candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, history, government, or religion, capstone track. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in May with only the capstone left to complete (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone course, HIST E-597, in the previous fall term. Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
HIST E-599b
Capstone: Historical Biography
Ariane Liazos PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26191 | Section 1
Description
This course builds on the work done in HIST E-597b. Students use the research and writing skills they have developed to produce a sample chapter of a biography, one that could be submitted as part of a book proposal or a biographical article for an academic journal. Students include a bibliography and endnotes with their final submission. This semester predominantly consists of workshops of student writing-in-progress; students are evaluated on the feedback they provide for each other.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted capstone track candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, government or history, capstone track. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in May with only the capstone left to complete (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone course, HIST E-597b, in the previous fall term. Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
HUMA E-100
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in English and Religion
Stephen Shoemaker PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 12944 | Section 1
Description
This proseminar focuses on the research, writing, critical and analytical skills necessary to produce a successful graduate-level research project in the humanities. Attention is paid to the development of competency in close-reading and to the strategies of textual analysis. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone.
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. EXPO E-42a is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
HUMA E-100
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in English and Religion
Collier Brown PhD, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16627 | Section 2
Description
This proseminar focuses on the research, writing, critical and analytical skills necessary to produce a successful graduate-level research project in the humanities. Attention is paid to the development of competency in close-reading and to the strategies of textual analysis. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone.
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. EXPO E-42a is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
HUMA E-100
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in English and Religion
Elise Madeleine Ciregna PhD, Director of Administrator, Committee on the Study of Religion, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26093 | Section 1
Description
This proseminar focuses on the research, writing, critical and analytical skills necessary to produce a successful graduate-level research project in the humanities. Attention is paid to the development of competency in close-reading and to the strategies of textual analysis. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone.
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. EXPO E-42a is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
HUMA E-100
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in English and Religion
Stephen Shoemaker PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25780 | Section 2
Description
This proseminar focuses on the research, writing, critical and analytical skills necessary to produce a successful graduate-level research project in the humanities. Attention is paid to the development of competency in close-reading and to the strategies of textual analysis. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone.
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. EXPO E-42a is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
HUMA E-101
Proseminar: Elements of the Writer’s Craft
Anne Elliott MFA, MFA, Workshop Leader, A Public Space
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15449 | Section 1
Description
This is an intensive course in the craft and analysis of prose from a writer’s perspective. 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.
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. EXPO E-42a is strongly recommended. Students in this course are expected to have a firm command of grammar, syntax, and prose composition, and to have read widely.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 11:00am-1:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
HUMA E-101
Proseminar: Elements of the Writer’s Craft
Leah De Forest MFA, Writer
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15911 | Section 2
Description
This is an intensive course in the craft and analysis of prose from a writer’s perspective. 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.
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. EXPO E-42a is strongly recommended. Students in this course are expected to have a firm command of grammar, syntax, and prose composition, and to have read widely.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
HUMA E-101
Proseminar: Elements of the Writer’s Craft
Elisabeth Sharp McKetta PhD, Writer
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15538 | Section 3
Description
This is an intensive course in the craft and analysis of prose from a writer’s perspective. 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.
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. EXPO E-42a is strongly recommended. Students in this course are expected to have a firm command of grammar, syntax, and prose composition, and to have read widely.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Wednesdays, September 6-October 21, 9:00am-11:30am
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
HUMA E-101
Proseminar: Elements of the Writer’s Craft
Bryan Delaney MA, Playwright and Screenwriter
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25950 | Section 1
Description
This is an intensive course in the craft and analysis of prose from a writer’s perspective. 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.
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 November 30. Students registered in the alternate expository writing course in the fall term may not register for this section. EXPO E-42a is strongly recommended. Students in this course are expected to have a firm command of grammar, syntax, and prose composition, and to have read widely.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 10:00am-1:00pm
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Final papers due between January 18 and February 5. See course syllabus for details.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
HUMA E-101
Proseminar: Elements of the Writer’s Craft
Katie Beth Kohn MA
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25574 | Section 2
Description
This is an intensive course in the craft and analysis of prose from a writer’s perspective. 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.
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. EXPO E-42a is strongly recommended. Students in this course are expected to have a firm command of grammar, syntax, and prose composition, and to have read widely.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
HUMA E-101
Proseminar: Elements of the Writer’s Craft
Leah De Forest MFA, Writer
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25168 | Section 3
Description
This is an intensive course in the craft and analysis of prose from a writer’s perspective. 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.
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. EXPO E-42a is strongly recommended. Students in this course are expected to have a firm command of grammar, syntax, and prose composition, and to have read widely.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
HUMA E-101
Proseminar: Elements of the Writer’s Craft
Elisabeth Sharp McKetta PhD, Writer
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25074 | Section 4
Description
This is an intensive course in the craft and analysis of prose from a writer’s perspective. 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.
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. EXPO E-42a is strongly recommended. Students in this course are expected to have a firm command of grammar, syntax, and prose composition, and to have read widely.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Wednesdays, January 22-March 9, 12:30pm-2:45pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
HUMA E-103
Sea Monsters Throughout the Ages: Fables, Films, and Facts
Peter Girguis PhD, Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16875 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
HUMA E-107
Disease, Illness, and Health through Literature
Karen Thornber PhD, Harry Tuchman Levin Professor in Literature, Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16911 | Section 1
Description
Inevitably, over the course of our lives, most of us develop a health condition that requires medical care. We are also likely to be called on to provide care for others, whether loved ones or acquaintances, or, for those in the health professions, strangers. How can we best prepare ourselves to be effective partners, whether we are the caregivers or care recipients? Or both at the same time? Engaging with a diverse range of memoirs, creative nonfiction, life writing, and novels from four continents by physicians, patients (including physician-patients), and concerned individuals, this course helps students interrogate what it means to promote healing and well being in their personal and professional lives. Readings by creative writers, activists, intellectuals, and medical professionals help us think about how we can more effectively address health crises such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease, and how we can better confront end-of-life decisions and care, including the controversies surrounding physician-assisted dying. Through narratives such as Paul Kalanithi’s When Breath Becomes Air, Harriet Washington’s Medical Apartheid, Anne Fadiman’s When the Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, Meri Nana-Ama Danquah’s Willow Weep for Me, and Yan Lianke’s Dream of Ding Village, we reflect on different ways in which to become a strong advocate for practices and policies that reduce suffering and promote healing. Students may not receive degree credit for both this course and COMP S-120.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
HUMA E-110
Masterpieces of World Literature
Martin Puchner PhD, Byron and Anita Wien Professor of Drama and of English and Comparative Literature, Harvard University
David Damrosch PhD, Ernest Bernbaum Professor of Comparative Literature, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26011 | Section 1
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
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the HarvardX course.
HUMA E-156
Sustainable Happiness: Great Books of East Asia
Ryuichi Abe PhD, Reischauer Institute Professor of Japanese Religions, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26607 | Section 1
Description
The first half of this course strives to teach students the skills necessary to enjoy reading the most important Confucian, Daoist, and Buddhist scriptures of east Asia. The second half the course covers major literary texts, both classical and modern, of east Asia by pointing at the Confucian, Daoist, and Buddhist influence in the production of literary poetic texts.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
HUMA E-170
Your Brain on Poetry
Anne C. Dymek PhD, PhD, College Fellow in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26714 | Section 1
Description
Poetry is a powerful tool for expressing and exploring the human experience. But what is it about poetry that allows it to connect with us so deeply? What can we learn about the workings of the brain, the mind, and the nature of human experience through the study of poetry? In this course, we delve into the science and art of poetic expression, reception, and interpretation, drawing on insights from literary and cultural studies, neuroscience, philosophy, linguistics, new media and technologies, and psychology. We explore the ways in which poetry engages our senses, imagination, cognition, and behavior. Furthermore, as we delve into the fascinating world of poetry, we also contemplate the exciting possibilities that the future may hold. Considering the advancements in brain technologies, we explore how poetry could potentially pave the way for an entirely new art form, one that emerges from the reactions of our brains to language and engages us in a virtual reality of creative expression like never before imagined.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
HUMA E-211
Mexican Postcards: An Introduction to Mexico’s Histories, Cultures, and Traditions
María Luisa Parra PhD, Senior Preceptor in Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26679 | Section 1
Description
This introductory course allows students to explore and become acquainted with Mexico’s ethnic, cultural, and linguistic richness and historical and social complexity. In doing so, students learn about Mexico’s many contributions to the world as a crossroads between continents, oceans, historical times, world events, and global forces. The course includes pre-work, co-construction of knowledge through in-class discussion, a final creative project, and a visit to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where students explore Mexican art of the periods of their choice in the museum’s American wing.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, April 12, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 201
Saturday, April 13, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 201
Sunday, April 14, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 201
Term Start Date: April 12, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,020, graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information. Final papers due April 29.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
HUMA E-220
Frida Kahlo’s Mexico: Women, Arts, and Revolution
María Luisa Parra PhD, Senior Preceptor in Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16936 | Section 1
Description
This course revolves around the short and creative life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, as a window to explore the cultural and political revolution that shaped Mexico’s identity in the twentieth century and continues to influence Mexican’s daily lives. Kahlo lived at a time when 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 Kahlo’s romantic and artistic relationship with Diego Rivera as we learn about the Mexican muralism and graphic arts traditions along with the beauty of Mexican music and popular culture. We also become familiar with the works of some of Kahlo’s female artist friends, such as Lola lvarez Bravo, Tina Moditti, Aurora Reyes and Mar a Izquierdo, who gave voice to the voiceless: women, indigenous communities, and the disabled. Finally, we explore topics of Kahlo’s representations in media, the commodification of her persona, and how and why she has become a global icon.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
HUMA E-300a
Engaging in the Scholarly Conversation I
Stephen Shoemaker PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17024 | Section 1
Description
This course trains students in the skills of critically engaging the scholarly literature in their field of study. They learn how to assess the presuppositions, argumentation, methodology, evidence, and conclusions of scholarly writing in their discipline. After building that foundational skill set, the second portion of the course focuses on how to identify patterns, debates, and schools of thought in the larger body of existing scholarship relevant to the students’ interests, which is an essential precursor of the final goal: identifying gaps or opportunities for future scholarly contributions.
Prerequisites: Only officially admitted degree candidates or those who have submitted an admission application in the current summer term in the following Master of Liberal Arts fields of study may take this course: anthropology, English, or religion. HUMA E-300a and HUMA E-300b must be completed before registering in the Crafting the Thesis Proposal tutorial for thesis-track students and prior to precapstone course for capstone-track students. We strongly advise students to complete the two weekends in the same academic year with same instructor (part one in fall and part two in spring).
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, November 17, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 203
Saturday, November 18, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 203
Sunday, November 19, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 203
Term Start Date: November 17, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information. Final papers due December 4. Students in this course, PSYC E-300A, and SSCI E-300A may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or class sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in live class sessions, they may do so alongside students in those courses. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other courses.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
HUMA E-300b
Engaging in the Scholarly Conversation II
Stephen Shoemaker PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26665 | Section 1
Description
This course trains students in the skills of critically engaging the scholarly literature in their field of study. They learn how to assess the presuppositions, argumentation, methodology, evidence, and conclusions of scholarly writing in their discipline. After building that foundational skill set, the second portion of the course focuses on how to identify patterns, debates, and schools of thought in the larger body of existing scholarship relevant to the students’ interests, which is an essential precursor of the final goal: identifying gaps or opportunities for future scholarly contributions.
Prerequisites: Only students who have successfully completed HUMA E-300a in the fall with a grade of B-minus or higher may take this course. HUMA E-300a and HUMA E-300b must be completed before registering in the Crafting the Thesis Proposal tutorial for thesis-track students and prior to precapstone course for capstone-track students. We strongly advise students to complete the two weekends in the same academic year with same instructor (part one in fall and part two in spring).
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, April 5, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 203
Saturday, April 6, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 203
Sunday, April 7, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 203
Term Start Date: April 05, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information. Final papers due April 22. Students in this course, PSYC E-300B, and SSCI E-300B may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or class sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in live class sessions, they may do so alongside students in those courses. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other courses.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
IORP E-1501
Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Adam Smith PhD, Consultant, Kincentric
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16845 | Section 1
Description
How would you choose the ideal worker out of 400 applicants? Is it possible to predict employee motivation? Are virtual teams more effective than in-person teams? Questions like these can be answered through the help of industrial and organizational (I/O) psychology, which is the application of psychological theories and principles to the workplace. Examining decades of research from psychology, sociology, management, and statistics, we discuss a wide range of theories and practices which have had an impact on I/O psychology applications. We also focus on how organizations currently use I/O principles in everyday scenarios and evaluate practical examples of how the field continues to influence talent management. Examined through the scientist-practitioner lens, course material covers both theoretical and real-world applications and addresses the gap between the two. Course topics include job/worker analysis, organizational research methods, employee selection, motivation, attitudes, health and stress, leadership, and a variety of other content areas. Students may not take both IORP E-1501 and PSYC E-1501 (offered previously) for degree or certificate credit.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
IORP E-1501
Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Adam Smith PhD, Consultant, Kincentric
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26452 | Section 1
Description
How would you choose the ideal worker out of 400 applicants? Is it possible to predict employee motivation? Are virtual teams more effective than in-person teams? Questions like these can be answered through the help of industrial and organizational (I/O) psychology, which is the application of psychological theories and principles to the workplace. Examining decades of research from psychology, sociology, management, and statistics, we discuss a wide range of theories and practices which have had an impact on I/O psychology applications. We also focus on how organizations currently use I/O principles in everyday scenarios and evaluate practical examples of how the field continues to influence talent management. Examined through the scientist-practitioner lens, course material covers both theoretical and real-world applications and addresses the gap between the two. Course topics include job/worker analysis, organizational research methods, employee selection, motivation, attitudes, health and stress, leadership, and a variety of other content areas. Students may not take both IORP E-1501 and PSYC E-1501 (offered previously) for degree or certificate credit.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
IORP E-1502
Psychometric Theory and Assessment
Jenny Malatras PhD, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, Union College
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16846 | Section 1
Description
This course exposes the student to the basic principles of test construction and interpretation, including issues related to reliability and validity. Additionally, issues related to test administration, scoring, and reporting are explored, with emphasis given to the ethical uses of tests. Attention is also given to emerging trends in the practical uses and applications of tests. Students may not take both IORP E-1502 and PSYC E-1502 (offered previously) for degree or certificate credit.
Prerequisites: PSYC E-15 or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 12:30pm-2:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students
IORP E-1502
Psychometric Theory and Assessment
Daniel Schroeder DPhil, President and Chief Executive Officer, Organization Development Consultants, Inc.
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17032 | Section 2
Description
This course exposes the student to the basic principles of test construction and interpretation, including issues related to reliability and validity. Additionally, issues related to test administration, scoring, and reporting are explored, with emphasis given to the ethical uses of tests. Attention is also given to emerging trends in the practical uses and applications of tests. Students may not take both IORP E-1502 and PSYC E-1502 (offered previously) for degree or certificate credit.
Prerequisites: PSYC E-15 or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
IORP E-1502
Psychometric Theory and Assessment
Jenny Malatras PhD, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, Union College
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26453 | Section 1
Description
This course exposes the student to the basic principles of test construction and interpretation, including issues related to reliability and validity. Additionally, issues related to test administration, scoring, and reporting are explored, with emphasis given to the ethical uses of tests. Attention is also given to emerging trends in the practical uses and applications of tests. Students may not take both IORP E-1502 and PSYC E-1502 (offered previously) for degree or certificate credit.
Prerequisites: PSYC E-15 or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 12:30pm-2:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
IORP E-1502
Psychometric Theory and Assessment
Daniel Schroeder DPhil, President and Chief Executive Officer, Organization Development Consultants, Inc.
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26672 | Section 2
Description
This course exposes the student to the basic principles of test construction and interpretation, including issues related to reliability and validity. Additionally, issues related to test administration, scoring, and reporting are explored, with emphasis given to the ethical uses of tests. Attention is also given to emerging trends in the practical uses and applications of tests. Students may not take both IORP E-1502 and PSYC E-1502 (offered previously) for degree or certificate credit.
Prerequisites: PSYC E-15 or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
IORP E-1510
Mindfulness for Work
Deborah R. Phillips PhD, Research Associate, Department of Psychology, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16947 | Section 1
Description
This course focuses on the application of mindfulness theory (without meditation) as developed by Harvard Professor Ellen Langer and how it can have an impact on our work and health. It has a special emphasis given to her psychology of possibility in applied settings to encourage students to become more mindful and, as a result, less stressed about organizational life and decisions. Conceptual frameworks, case discussions, and skill-oriented activities are applied to each topic. We investigate how an increase in mindfulness can give rise to an increase in well-being and subsequently how we do our work and integrate our play.
Prerequisites: PSYC E-15 or the equivalent, or an introductory business course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 11:00am-1:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
ISMT E-111
Advertising Analytics and Real-Time Technology
Justin E. Fortier MBA, Principal Data Scientist, ViralGains
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25797 | Section 1
Description
This course provides a detailed overview of today’s digital advertising technology industry. Students learn the ecosystem, common goals, success metrics, and key national and local competitors that define the industry. Key terms, such as real-time bidding and walled gardens, are introduced. Topics include the use of data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence as advertising technology optimization tools, and the challenges that recent legislation protecting consumer data present to advertising technology firms.
Prerequisites: Students need laptops loaded with Jupyter notebooks and Python 3.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
ISMT E-136
Time Series Analysis with Python
Dmitry V. Kurochkin PhD, Senior Research Analyst, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Office for Faculty Affairs, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16180 | Section 1
Description
Time series data (for example, closing prices of an exchange-traded fund, maximum yearly temperatures, monthly PC sales, or daily numbers of visitors) arise whenever correlations of adjacent observations in time cannot be ignored. This course covers modern methods for time series analysis and forecasting. In addition to mathematical foundations of time series, students get hands-on experience building predictive models in cases of both stationary and non-stationary time series. Topics covered in the course include autocorrelation and partial autocorrelation, Fourier analysis, stationarity, time series decomposition, autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) process and the Box-Jenkins methodology, generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (GARCH) model, and long short-term memory (LSTM), a special type of recurrent neural networks (RNN) which has demonstrated to be superior to classical time series models in many applications.
Prerequisites: Introductory probability and statistics, calculus equivalent to MATH E-15, and proficiency in Python programming equivalent to CSCI E-7. Familiarity with deep neural networks is helpful but not required. All coding exercises are performed in Python. Students are required to take a short pretest at the beginning of the course. The pretest score does not count toward the final grade but helps students understand whether their background in calculus and probability theory, as well as command of coding positions them for success in this course.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
ISMT E-138
The Future of Humanity: A System Approach
Fawwaz Habbal PhD, Senior Lecturer on Applied Physics, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26470 | Section 1
Description
It is irresistible to think that the human race will survive forever despite the many challenges Earth faces. But humanity’s most pressing challenges are interconnected and embroil competing interests, thus creating intractable complex systems challenges. These challenges defy simplification. Over the years, reductionist approaches focusing on linear relations failed to provide mitigations for these challenges. Attempts to address these complex challenges must employ integrative logic of systems-oriented thinking. Depth must be balanced with breadth. The goal of this course is to give students an appreciation for the complexity of some of today’s most intractable problems, and in so doing, help students understand global challenges and develop methodologies for navigating the world they face. In addition, students are able to think critically on the nature of the challenges faced and propose systems mitigations that may help humanity. This multidisciplinary course is designed to be accessible to students of different backgrounds without mathematical preparations. Students learn foundations and techniques such as complexity, systems maps, design, foresights, and creating human collations. Some pressing challenges such as sustainability, climate change, epidemics, inequality, sociability, human displacement, and the critical materials for civilization are discussed. Through such topics, students critically examine trends and news and participate in discussions that could possibly influence the future of the human race. Students form small networks and groups and use different techniques to propose future-oriented analysis. They practice developing robust frameworks for integrating economic, political, technical, ethical, and social lenses into an analysis of complex problems which would reveal possible unintended consequences and roadblocks that may impede progress.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 5:40pm-7:40pm, 1 Story Street 302
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
ISMT E-150
Introduction to GIS
Jeff Blossom MS, GIS Service Manager, Center for Geographic Analysis, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 12917 | Section 1
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, spatio-temporal analysis, 3D modelling, 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.
Prerequisites: Access to a computer running Windows. Familiarity with Word documents, spreadsheets, and browsing the Internet.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
ISMT E-158
Remote Sensing Data and Applications
Magaly Koch PhD, Research Associate Professor, Center for Remote Sensing, Boston University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16059 | Section 1
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 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 European Space Agency, and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency). 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.
Prerequisites: Basic understanding of geospatial data or permission of the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Required labs to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
ISMT E-158
Remote Sensing Data and Applications
Magaly Koch PhD, Research Associate Professor, Center for Remote Sensing, Boston University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26596 | Section 1
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 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 European Space Agency, and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency). 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.
Prerequisites: Basic understanding of geospatial data or permission of the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Required labs to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
ISMT E-161
Computational Bayesian Inference
Dmitry V. Kurochkin PhD, Senior Research Analyst, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Office for Faculty Affairs, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26597 | Section 1
Description
The techniques of statistical inference for studying properties of data generating processes include method of moments, maximum likelihood estimation, Bayesian inference, and nonparametric statistics. Bayesian inference is an important approach to data analysis in which unknown parameters are treated as random variables whose probability distributions can be updated in light of new information. Bayesian inference is particularly advantageous for sequential data analysis and hypothesis testing when data are being collected sequentially. In this course, students learn foundations of Bayesian inference, including contemporary computational methods such as Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) and get hands-on experience using R. Topics covered in the course include Bayes’ rule, prior and posterior distributions, Markov Chain (MC), MCMC methods, the celebrated Metropolis-Hastings algorithm, and the Gibbs sampler.
Prerequisites: Introductory probability and statistics and calculus equivalent to MATH E-15. Prior programming experience, preferably in R, is helpful but not required.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
ISMT E-165
Creating and Maintaining Scalable Design Systems
Bakhtiar Mikhak PhD, Co-Founder, Media Modifications, Ltd.
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17001 | Section 1
Description
This is a practical introduction to design systems and why they are rapidly gaining prominence across industries. We introduce the design concepts that lay the foundation for maintainable, scalable design systems through case studies of the most notable examples of the practice, such as Material Design by Google and Carbon Design System by IBM. We then create a design system from scratch. We begin with the visual rules and guidelines of the design system and their application to the design of the system’s core icon set and component library. We then turn our attention to micro-interactions, state transitions, and animations. We translate these designs into a library of code components. While our implementation and documentation is as styled components in React, our approach lays the foundation for implementation with other programming languages and frameworks. We address ensuring accessibility in particular. Finally, we discuss human and organizational considerations in adopting, transitioning to, and maintaining design systems into existing product design teams and workflows.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
ISMT E-195
Global Business and Technology Trends
Zoya Kinstler PhD
Bruno S. Sergi PhD, Professor of International Economics, University of Messina and Associate, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26647 | Section 1
Description
This course explores the global business challenges caused by worldwide advancements in digital technology across multinational corporations, industries, and governments, and combines lectures, discussions of the assigned readings, and case studies. The first part of the course focuses on business and technology strategies in selected regions and industries, including global business and go-to-market strategies. Case studies for this portion of the course include technology and business in China, innovation and start-ups in India, central banking and digital currencies, the internet-of-things (IoT) and industrial reforms in Europe, and platform business models and ecommerce in Asia. The second part of the course concerns technology strategy in global and regional corporations and digital technologies as business-solution enablers. Topics include robotic automation and artificial intelligence (AI), innovation management via a review of corporate innovation strategies, blockchain and digital currency, industrial IoT with a review of global corporate industrial IoT solutions, and platform business models and ecosystems.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 3:00pm-6:00pm
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
ISMT E-599
Capstone Seminar in Digital Enterprise
Zoya Kinstler PhD
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14790 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates for the Master of Liberal Arts, information management systems. Prospective candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be good academic standing and have completed at least nine courses toward the degree, including all the core degree requirements. Candidates who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference with Required On-Campus Weekend
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Friday, September 22, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 203
Saturday, September 23, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 203
Sunday, September 24, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 203
Required sections Mondays, 7:40-8:30 pm.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, this course also 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 syllabus for the specific course meeting dates. 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 25 students
ISMT E-599
Capstone Seminar in Digital Enterprise
Zoya Kinstler PhD
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24470 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates for the Master of Liberal Arts, information management systems. Prospective candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be good academic standing and have completed at least nine courses toward the degree, including all the core degree requirements. Candidates who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference with Required On-Campus Weekend
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Friday, February 16, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 204
Saturday, February 17, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 204
Sunday, February 18, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 204
Required sections Mondays, 7:40-8:30 pm.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, this course also 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 syllabus for the specific course meeting dates. 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 25 students
ITAL E-1
Intensive Elementary Italian I
Antonio Di Sanzo PhD, Instructor, Melrose High School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14477 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, Thursdays, September 5-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
JAPA E-1
Elementary Japanese I
Ikue Shingu MA
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16324 | Section 1
Description
This course is designed for people with little or no background in Japanese. It covers Lessons 1-6 of volume one of the textbook Genki, third edition. Students develop basic conversational skills as well as basic reading and writing skills necessary for situations in daily life.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, Thursdays, September 5-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
JAPA E-2
Elementary Japanese II
Ikue Shingu MA
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25912 | Section 1
Description
This course aims to further develop a basic foundation in modern Japanese, leading to proficiency in the four language skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. It covers Lessons 7-12 of volume one of the textbook Genki, third edition.
Prerequisites: JAPA E-1, or permission of the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, Thursdays, January 23-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
JOUR E-100
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Journalism
June Carolyn Erlick MSJ, Publications Director, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, and Editor-in-Chief, ReVista: Harvard Review of Latin America, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15913 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
JOUR E-100
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Journalism
Sallie Martin Sharp PhD, Editor and Journalist
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26477 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Wednesdays, January 22-March 9, 5:30pm-7:45pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
JOUR E-110
The Constitution and the Media
Franklin J Schwarzer JD, Attorney, Schlesinger and Buchbinder, LLP
Elisabeth Ryan MPH, JD, Director of Compliance, Garden Remedies, Inc.
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 22424 | Section 1
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:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
JOUR E-135
Commentary and Op-Ed Writing
Matthew Hay Brown MS, Americas Editor, The Washington Post
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16994 | Section 1
Description
The media is awash in opinions. From legacy news organizations to social media to open platforms to podcasts, everyone has access to a megaphone. This course helps students develop the skills they need to be heard above the din. We discuss exemplary editorials, op-ed pieces, reported essays, and criticism and produce our own, focusing on factual reporting, well supported argument, and powerful, persuasive writing. We meet with practitioners and learn how to pitch our pieces for professional publication.
Prerequisites: An introductory journalism course, some journalism experience, or permission of the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
JOUR E-136
First-Person Journalism
Martha Nichols MA, Founder and Publisher, Talking Writing Magazine
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26474 | Section 1
Description
First-person journalism is an exciting genre that combines a personal perspective with solid research and observations of the larger world. This course emphasizes both long and short formats from topical features to personal essays to book-length works of first-person journalism. It underscores the difference between journalism and creative nonfiction, and the way those two genres often merge. Students do a lot of writing and get practice pitching ideas to editors. For a final project, students have the option of producing several short pieces or one long work of first-person journalism.
Prerequisites: Experience with journalism and other forms of nonfiction writing is helpful but not required.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 3:00pm-6:00pm
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Final papers due between January 18 and February 5. See course syllabus for details.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
JOUR E-137
Feature Writing
Kimberly Cross MA, Author
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26490 | Section 1
Description
Feature writing combines the literary craft of fiction with the fact-gathering skills of the journalist, historian, and documentary filmmaker. The best feature stories are both timely and timeless, using a narrative as a vehicle to touch upon something expansive, some universal truth or subtle meaning. Feature stories can take many forms, but in this course we focus on two: a reported personal essay and a third-person narrative. Both stories range from 2,000 to 3,000 words, and a sequence of weekly writing exercises (ungraded but required) build up to both. Students learn the publishing process from pitch to publication, with emphasis on immersion reporting, interviewing, story structure, editing, and fact-checking. Students also learn organizational techniques essential for stories with many sources and tools that enable them to reconstruct scenes they are not able to witness as a writer. The end goal of this course is to complete and polish two feature stories to submit to a target publication.
Prerequisites: An introductory journalism course, some journalism experience, or permission of the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
JOUR E-137a
Feature Writing: First-Person Stories and Essays
Martha Nichols MA, Founder and Publisher, Talking Writing Magazine
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16933 | Section 1
Description
Nonfiction stories written with an “I” now encompass everything from news features to personal essays. This course covers the craft of feature writing with an emphasis on first-person reportage and storytelling. We begin the semester with short personal features and direct reporting, move on to trend stories, and end with personal essays. Students participate in weekly live web conferences that include in-class writing exercises and explore work by diverse nonfiction authors. Special emphasis is placed on developing observation skills, fact-checking, and attribution for the digital age. Offered for students who plan to pursue journalism, the course includes lots of writing, practice pitching ideas to editors, AP style, and reporting.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
JOUR E-137a
Feature Writing: First-Person Stories and Essays
Ruth Tam BA
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17095 | Section 2
Description
Personal essays have been a part of journalism and nonfiction literature for generations. But recently, the heightened interest in creators, and the growth in outlets for personal expression, have caused a boom of first-person storytelling. From TikToks and tweet threads to essay collections and podcasts, first-person stories are dominating our cultural conversations. But what does it take to tell your own story well? How can you use the tools of journalism to report on yourself and contribute to the larger conversation? In this course, students learn the elements of successful first-person writing and develop their own style and voice. In analyzing others’ work and writing their own short and longform essays, students learn how to weave reporting with first-person narrative storytelling. Writers we read and discuss include Jia Tolentino, Cathy Park Hong, and Kiese Laymon.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
JOUR E-140c
Race, Media, and News Writing
Austin B. Bogues MA, Assistant Washington Editor, USA Today
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26460 | Section 1
Description
This course examines the role race plays in current events and news writing. Students read a variety of opinion and news reporting pieces, and develop multiple original reporting pieces involving issues of race, race relations, and demographics in the United States. The course also brings in guest speakers to discuss reporting on race.
Prerequisites: An introductory journalism course, some journalism experience, or permission of the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
JOUR E-144
Investigative Reporting
Jenifer B. McKim BA, Deputy Investigative Editor, GBH News
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26613 | Section 1
Description
Investigative reporters use documents, data, and human sources to tell true stories, hold the powerful accountable, and amplify the voices of the powerless. In this course, students learn the skills and techniques that are essential for impact-driven investigative journalists working in the current market, including how to interview vulnerable and hostile sources, mine the internet, and gather and analyze data to bring information to light. Students learn about their legal rights to access public records under state and federal laws, find and draft out a story, and respond to obstacles and roadblocks by examining examples of impact-driven journalism. By the end of the course, students have reported and completed a story that should be ready for publication.
Prerequisites: A basic journalism course or permission of the instructors.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
JOUR E-161
Podcasting
Robert E. Frederick MS, Chief Content Officer, Global Virus Network
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16866 | Section 1
Description
The podcasting world includes millions of episodes in over 100 languages. Regularly, news shows top the podcast charts, with journalists talking about their own reported stories. Those journalists who have the skills to tell their stories in a podcasting format are more likely to get greater exposure for their work. In this course, students gain those skills, including interviewing for audio, writing and editing for the ear, and producing podcasts in their entirety. Smaller assignments over the semester scaffold together so the student is prepared to construct a 15-minute podcast of their own by the end of the term. For the first class meeting students should come prepared with a list of three podcast episodes that they enjoy from storytelling podcasts (for example, The Daily, 99% Invisible, or Endless Thread).
Prerequisites: A basic journalism course. The course requires a smartphone, headphones with a microphone, and access to a basic Mac/Windows computer.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference with Required On-Campus Weekend
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Friday, September 22, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 204
Saturday, September 23, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 204
Sunday, September 24, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 204
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, this course also 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 syllabus for the specific course meeting dates. 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 18 students
JOUR E-161
Podcasting
Iris Adler MA, Journalist and Podcast Consultant
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26489 | Section 1
Description
There are more than two million podcasts currently available and the number of podcasts, and the audience for them, has grown significantly. It has become essential for journalists to gain the skills necessary to create compelling on-demand content on this platform. In this course, students choose a journalistic topic they would like to explore in a podcast and gain the necessary skills to produce it: reporting, audio storytelling, scripting, interviewing, and basic audio production and design. We develop these skills through instruction, practice, collaboration, and feedback, as well as by listening to and analyzing state-of-the art podcasts. Short skill-building assignments culminate in a podcast episode on the topic of the student’s choice.
Prerequisites: Basic journalism course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference with Required On-Campus Weekend
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Saturday, Sunday, April 13-14, 9:00am-5:00pm, Harvard Hall 201
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, this course also 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 syllabus for the specific course meeting dates. 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 18 students
JOUR E-170
Writing About Food
Alicia Anstead MA, Associate Director for Programming and Communications, Office for the Arts, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16720 | Section 1
Description
While food writing is certainly about food, it is also about politics, family, culture, justice, and identity. In this course, students read classic and contemporary food reporting by food writers, cultural commentators, and chefs such as Dawn Davis (Bon App tit), Nikita Richardson (The New York Times), and David Chang (Momofuko). Writing assignments include short in-class essays and three longer works. The course also features guests from the worlds of the food industry and food journalism.
Prerequisites: An introductory journalism course, some journalism experience, or permission of the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
JOUR E-173
Video Storytelling for Social Media
Marisa N. Palmer BA, Producer, Vice News
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16973 | Section 1
Description
What type of content makes the internet tick? 27,000 new users join the internet every hour and digital journalists need to capture their attention by identifying compelling topics and reporting on them from every angle. In this course, students select a topic that fits their personal interests (such as social justice, the arts, food, or community), interview a diverse array of experts on that topic, and develop a series of short videos using basic camera equipment and professional editing software. Along the way, they develop a fundamental understanding of social video metrics and tricks of the trade, looking behind the curtain of high-performing videos on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Guest lecturers include producers behind some of the internet’s most eye-catching stories and members of social distribution teams who know how to make videos go viral.
Prerequisites: Basic journalism course or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
JOUR E-175
Photojournalism
Samantha K. Appleton BA, Freelance Photojournalist
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16673 | Section 1
Description
This course is an introduction to photojournalism for students and professionals. Through weekly photo assignments and critiques, students learn to look critically at images, make photographs that are both creative and rich in content, and produce a body of work through the editing and sequencing of images. The course touches on the historic role of photography through the essential work of photographers like Dorothea Lange, Yoichi Okamoto, and James Nachtwey, but focuses on the process of creating a lasting photograph. By the end of the course, students have a portfolio of images and basic strategies for working in the industry.
Prerequisites: A basic understanding of photography. This course spends only a small amount of time on technical issues.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 12:30pm-2:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
JOUR E-179
Covering Washington
Matthew Hay Brown MS, Americas Editor, The Washington Post
Jessica Gresko MA, Reporter, The Associated Press
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26574 | Section 1
Description
Decisions made in Washington affect every American and the journalism produced in the nation’s capital is some of the most important and impactful work we do. In this course, students conceive, develop, report, and write the investigative story of their choice under the guidance of two veteran Washington journalists and teachers. We study exemplary coverage of Congress, the White House, the Supreme Court, federal agencies, lobbying, campaign finance and politics. Students pitch their story ideas for peer feedback. Then we meet for a weekend in the capital to visit with newsmakers, professionals, and journalists, and report our stories on the ground.
Prerequisites: A basic journalism course or permission of the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference with Required On-Campus Weekend
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Saturday, April 6, 2:00pm-5:00pm
Sunday, April 7, 9:00am-5:00pm
Monday, April 8, 9:00am-12:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via 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 (Saturday-Monday) in Washington, DC. Please see syllabus for details about the weekend meeting locations and schedule. Students must be present for the entire weekend session in Washington, DC to earn credit for the course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals for the weekend session. International Students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
JOUR E-182
Audience Engagement: Journalism in the Age of Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Apple
Matthew Karolian BS, General Manager, Boston.com, Boston Globe Media
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16921 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Basic journalism course or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
JOUR E-186
Reviewing the Performing Arts
Sarah L. Kaufman MSJ, Author and Arts and Culture Critic
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26429 | Section 1
Description
This workshop course offers practical guidance for journalists who wish to write about the performing arts, including film, drama, music, and dance. We read and analyze works by such critics and essayists as Zadie Smith, Manohla Dargis, Doreen St. Felix, Wesley Morris, Peter Marks, and Frank Rich. Students write film and other reviews and critical essays, while learning to develop their skills in perception, analytical thinking, organization, and persuasiveness. We hear from guest writers, watch recorded performances, and investigate criticism’s ability to build new knowledge of the arts, drawing from work published in a variety of media, both legacy and new. Students learn to develop their own distinctive voices while tapping into their critical faculties to analyze the arts in fresh and convincing ways. Although this is a course for journalists, it is useful for students with an interest in performance or in dramatic writing because it provides a new understanding of the view from the other side of the stage and screen.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
JOUR E-599
Journalism Capstone Project
June Carolyn Erlick MSJ, Publications Director, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, and Editor-in-Chief, ReVista: Harvard Review of Latin America, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 13272 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, journalism. Prospective degree candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be in good academic standing with a minimum of 36 degree-applicable credits completed with required grades. In addition, candidates must submit capstone proposals by June 1. Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements or do not have their capstone proposals approved by the deadline are dropped from the course. See the journalism capstone website for proposal details and approval deadlines.
Class Meetings:
Online
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
JOUR E-599
Journalism Capstone Project
June Carolyn Erlick MSJ, Publications Director, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, and Editor-in-Chief, ReVista: Harvard Review of Latin America, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 23092 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, journalism. Prospective degree candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be in good academic standing with a minimum of 36 degree-applicable credits completed with required grades. In addition, candidates must submit capstone proposals by October 1. Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements or do not have their capstone proposals approved by the deadline are dropped from the course. See the journalism capstone website for proposal details and approval deadlines.
Class Meetings:
Online
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
LATI E-1a
Beginning Latin I
Ivy Livingston PhD, Senior Preceptor in Classics, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14239 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $750, undergraduate credit $1,020.
Credits: 2
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
LATI E-1b
Beginning Latin II
Ivy Livingston PhD, Senior Preceptor in Classics, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25493 | Section 1
Description
This course continues to develop reading ability in Latin, building on the skills learned in LATI E-1a. Readings include inscriptions and short texts mainly from the classical period (such as the poetry of Martial), as well as longer mythological stories written for learners.
Prerequisites: LATI E-1a or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $750, undergraduate credit $1,020.
Credits: 2
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
LATI E-2a
Intermediate Latin I
Ivy Livingston PhD, Senior Preceptor in Classics, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16590 | Section 1
Description
This course follows LATI E-1a and LATI E-1b. Students progress from the straightforward narratives and short inscriptions of the introductory courses to more complex authentic and adapted texts. Readings are from the classical period to the middle ages and from various genres, including lyric poetry and history. After this course, students have experience with most of the standard forms and syntax of Latin and should be prepared for further literature courses or independent study.
Prerequisites: LATI E-1a and LATI E-1b or equivalent background; please consult with the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $750, undergraduate credit $1,020.
Credits: 2
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
LATI E-2b
Intermediate Latin II
Ivy Livingston PhD, Senior Preceptor in Classics, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26172 | Section 1
Description
In this course, students transition to reading more extensive passages of unadapted literature, beginning with a passage from the Vulgate (the fourth-century Latin translation of the Bible). The main texts are a mythological story of transformation from Ovid’s epic poem, Metamorphoses and part of Julius Caesar’s account of his subjugation of Gaul. This course is intended for students who have begun (or are beginning) to read classical Latin texts that include all the standard grammatical structures of the language.
Prerequisites: LATI E-2a or equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $750, undergraduate credit $1,020.
Credits: 2
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
LATI E-32
Epistolary Latin: Cicero and Pliny
Christopher Alan Parrott PhD, Visiting Faculty, Providence College
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17010 | Section 1
Description
In this course we read selections from the letters of Cicero and Pliny the Younger. Cicero’s letters to his friends and to Atticus provide invaluable information about the culture and history of the last decades of the Roman Republic; Pliny’s epistles offer insight into the world of the Roman elite in the High Empire and touch on a wide variety of subjects, including the eruption of Vesuvius, encounters with ghosts, and Roman imperial policy toward Christians during Pliny’s tenure as governor of Bithynia. Through our readings, students improve their knowledge of Latin grammar and gain greater facility in reading Classical Latin prose. They also become familiar with the form, function, conventions, and style of the Latin epistle, as well as the social and historical contexts of the Late Republic and High Empire.
Prerequisites: LATI E-2b or the equivalent. Students should have an intermediate to advanced knowledge of Latin grammar and have some experience in reading Latin texts.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
LING E-120
Introduction to Historical Linguistics
Zachary Rothstein-Dowden PhD
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17059 | Section 1
Description
This course is an introduction to historical linguistics the study of language change over time. It covers the fundamental aspects of language change (semantic phonological morphological and syntactic) as well as the techniques and procedures involved in investigating these changes. Students study the comparative method learn how to demonstrate or refute genetic relationships between languages and try their hand at reconstruction of prehistoric phases of languages. The course further addresses the issues of long-range comparisons externally (socially) and internally (structurally) motivated language change and language contact. More culturally oriented topics such as evolution of writing decipherment of forgotten writing systems and language and prehistory (linguistic paleontology) are likewise explored.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
LSTU E-112
Firearms Law and the Second Amendment
Elisabeth Ryan MPH, JD, Director of Compliance, Garden Remedies, Inc.
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26569 | Section 1
Description
Federal and state gun laws are vast, complex, and often misunderstood. Second Amendment jurisprudence, which was almost nonexistent until the twenty-first century, evolved rapidly after the landmark Supreme Court cases of Heller and McDonald in 2008 and 2009. These cases affirmed the constitutional right to private firearms and extended that right to constrain state action. But Second Amendment jurisprudence was thrown into chaos in 2022, with the decision of New York State Rifle Association versus Bruen, which threw all existing gun laws into serious question. 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, the ever-present policy issues that surround gun control and public safety and public health, and the potential future of firearms law in the United States.
Prerequisites: Basic understanding of the American legal system is preferred, but not required.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
LSTU E-131
Start-ups from the Perspective of Business and IP Law
Tiffany Nichols PhD, JD, Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of History, Princeton University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16950 | Section 1
Description
This course covers the intersection between start-ups, entrepreneurship, and intellectual property (IP) law. Students gain skills with navigation of major tenets of intellectual property law including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets as these concepts relate to start-ups and entrepreneurship. Students also gain experience in presenting shark tank and more formal pitches that incorporate references to the IP holdings of start-ups or small businesses. Further, students receive an introduction to the basics of contract instruments which allow for sharing of IP with entities outside of a start-up while protecting the IP of the start-up. Lastly, students are exposed to the IP litigation landscape that start-ups face using actual litigation matters. For example, students are provided with an overview of discovery and gain deposition skills through a hands-on approach. Upon completing the course, students are able to perform basic legal research, understand basic case law, and interpret basic legal documents, such as patent applications and simple confidentiality agreements, which are relevant to start-ups during their funding and growth periods.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
LSTU E-132
Disability, Law, and Medicine
Michael Stein PhD, JD, Visiting Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16626 | Section 1
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 instructor draws from the fields of 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 persons 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
MATH E-10
Precalculus
David Arias EdD
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 12572 | Section 1
Description
An intensive course for students with superior algebra skills who want to enroll in MATH E-15 the following term. During the semester, linear, quadratic, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, polynomial, and rational functions are discussed. 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.
Prerequisites: A satisfactory placement test score.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MATH E-10
Precalculus
David Arias EdD
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 22379 | Section 1
Description
An intensive course for students with superior algebra skills who want to enroll in MATH E-15 the following term. During the semester, linear, quadratic, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, polynomial, and rational functions are discussed. 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.
Prerequisites: A satisfactory placement test score.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MATH E-115
Introduction to Complex Analysis
David Arias EdD
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26355 | Section 1
Description
Complex analysis is the study of functions of a complex variable. A complex variable (z) can take on the value of a complex number (x + iy), where i is the unit imaginary number and x and y represent real numbers. Differentiation and integration of complex functions involve procedures used to differentiate and integrate functions of real numbers. Thus, if you enjoyed calculus of real variables, you would enjoy complex analysis. During the semester, we discuss limits, continuity, differentiation, and integration involving exponential, logarithmic, power, trigonometric, hyperbolic, inverse trigonometric, and inverse hyperbolic complex functions. Cauchy-Riemann equations, analytic functions, harmonic functions, Cauchy-Goursat theorem, Taylor series, Laurent series, and Cauchy’s residue theorem are also discussed.
Prerequisites: Math E-21a or equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MATH E-15
Calculus 1
Eric C. Towne AB, Curriculum Advisor, Advanced Placement Calculus, The College Board
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 10436 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: MATH E-10, or the equivalent, or satisfactory placement test score. The graduate-credit option is available only to students participating in the Extension School’s mathematics for teaching program.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 6:00pm-9:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Optional sections for all students Mondays, 7-8 pm; required weekly seminars for graduate-credit students to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MATH E-15
Calculus 1
Eric C. Towne AB, Curriculum Advisor, Advanced Placement Calculus, The College Board
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 20399 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: MATH E-10, or the equivalent, or satisfactory placement test score. The graduate-credit option is available only to students participating in the Extension School’s mathematics for teaching program.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections for all students Thursdays, 7-8 pm; required weekly seminars for graduate-credit students to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
MATH E-156
Mathematical Statistics
Dmitry V. Kurochkin PhD, Senior Research Analyst, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Office for Faculty Affairs, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16470 | Section 1
Description
This course is an introduction to mathematical statistics and data analysis. It starts by introducing central concepts of probability theory (events, probability measure, random variables, distributions, joint distributions, and conditional distributions) and then moves on to the development of mathematical foundations of statistical inference. Topics covered in the course include random variables, expectations, parameter estimation (method of moments, method of maximum likelihood, and Bayesian approach), properties of point estimators (bias, variance, consistency, and efficiency), confidence intervals, hypotheses testing, likelihood ratio test, data summary methods, and introduction to linear regression. A class of distributions, including chi-squared, t, and F distributions, the distributions derived from normal that occur in many applications of hypothesis testing and statistical inference, is introduced.
Prerequisites: MATH E-15 or equivalent. No prior knowledge of probability is assumed. Students are required to take a short pretest at the beginning of the course. The pretest score does not count toward the final grade but helps students understand whether their background in calculus positions them for success in this course.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:40pm-7:40pm, 1 Story Street 306
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MATH E-156
Mathematical Statistics
Dmitry V. Kurochkin PhD, Senior Research Analyst, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Office for Faculty Affairs, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26408 | Section 1
Description
This course is an introduction to mathematical statistics and data analysis. It starts by introducing central concepts of probability theory (events, probability measure, random variables, distributions, joint distributions, and conditional distributions) and then moves on to the development of mathematical foundations of statistical inference. Topics covered in the course include random variables, expectations, parameter estimation (method of moments, method of maximum likelihood, and Bayesian approach), properties of point estimators (bias, variance, consistency, and efficiency), confidence intervals, hypotheses testing, likelihood ratio test, data summary methods, and introduction to linear regression. A class of distributions, including chi-squared, t, and F distributions, the distributions derived from normal that occur in many applications of hypothesis testing and statistical inference, is introduced.
Prerequisites: MATH E-15 or equivalent. No prior knowledge of probability is assumed. Students are required to take a short pretest at the beginning of the course. The pretest score does not count toward the final grade but helps students understand whether their background in calculus positions them for success in this course.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 5:50pm-7:50pm, 1 Story Street 306
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MATH E-16
Calculus 2 with Series and Differential Equations
Srdjan Divac MA, Lecturer on Mathematics and Statistics, Boston University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 10437 | Section 1
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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:40pm-7:40pm, 1 Story Street 304
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MATH E-16
Calculus 2 with Series and Differential Equations
Srdjan Divac MA, Lecturer on Mathematics and Statistics, Boston University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 20395 | Section 1
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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 5:40pm-7:40pm, 1 Story Street 304
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MATH E-21a
Multivariable Calculus
Robert Winters PhD
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 11648 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: MATH E-16, or the equivalent; placement test is recommended.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 8:00pm-10:00pm, Harvard Hall 101
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MATH E-21b
Linear Algebra
Robert Winters PhD
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 21474 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: MATH E-16 or the equivalent, or permission of the instructor; some familiarity with vectors; general familiarity with matrix-capable calculators or mathematical software; the placement test is recommended but not required.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 8:00pm-10:00pm, Harvard Hall 101
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MATH E-21c
Ordinary Differential Equations
Robert Winters PhD
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16432 | Section 1
Description
This course covers ordinary differential equations (ODEs); continuous models; analytic, graphical, and numerical solutions; input-response formulation of linear ODEs; systems of first-order ODEs and matrix exponentials; and nonlinear systems and phase-plane analysis.
Prerequisites: One variable calculus; some familiarity with multivariable calculus, linear algebra, and complex numbers.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MATH E-23a
Linear Algebra and Real Analysis I
Kris Lokere ALM
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15176 | Section 1
Description
This is the first half of an integrated treatment of linear algebra, real analysis, and multivariable calculus. By combining these disciplines into one course, we show important relations between each, which allows us to use results from one topic to gain deeper understanding of other topics. We cover matrices, eigenvectors, dot and cross products, limits, continuity, and differentiability, all in multiple dimensions, with an introduction to manifolds. This course covers both mathematical proofs as well as applications. Students learn to write more than twenty important proofs and see how proof-based mathematics prepares them for applications in engineering, economics, data science, and artificial intelligence.
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.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MATH E-23c
Mathematics for Computation and Data Science
Kris Lokere ALM
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25129 | Section 1
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, logic, vector spaces, infinite series, and integration. Application to statistical problems. Includes an introduction to statistical and graphical tools in the R programming language. Students may not take both MATH E-23c and MATH E-23b for degree or certificate credit.
Prerequisites: Linear algebra, solid single-variable calculus, and introductory multivariable differential calculus. MATH E-23a would be more than sufficient.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 80 students
MATH E-3
Quantitative Reasoning: Practical Math
Graeme D. Bird PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 12500 | Section 1
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. Microsoft Excel is introduced and some practical uses of it are demonstrated. Recommendations for calculators are made during the first class.
Prerequisites: A willingness to (re)discover math, appreciate its practical uses, and enjoy its patterns and beauty.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 8:00pm-10:00pm, Harvard Hall 101
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MATH E-3
Quantitative Reasoning: Practical Math
Graeme D. Bird PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 20389 | Section 1
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. Microsoft Excel is introduced and some practical uses of it are demonstrated. Recommendations for calculators are made during the first class.
Prerequisites: A willingness to (re)discover math, appreciate its practical uses, and enjoy its patterns and beauty.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 8:00pm-10:00pm, 1 Story Street 306
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,000.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MATH E-300
Mathematical Foundations for Teaching Secondary School Math
Andrew Engelward PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 13787 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Familiarity with K-12 mathematics.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MATH E-301
Elementary Number Theory
David Arias EdD
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16762 | Section 1
Description
Number theory can be used to find the greatest common divisor, determine whether a number is prime, and solve Diophantine equations. With the improvement of computer technology, number theory also helps us to protect private information by encrypting it as it travels through the internet. During the course, we discuss mathematical induction, division and Euclidean algorithms, the Diophantine equation ax + by = c, the fundamental theorem of arithmetic, prime numbers and their distribution, the Goldbach conjecture, congruences, the Chinese remainder theorem, Fermat’s theorem, Wilson’s theorem, Euler’s theorem, and cryptography. Additional topics may include number-theoretic functions, primitive roots, and the quadratic reciprocity law.
Prerequisites: MATH E-8 or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MATH E-305
Mathematical Connections: Advanced Algebra and Trigonometry
Andrew Engelward PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26552 | Section 1
Description
Algebra is often considered the language of mathematics, for good reason. In this advanced algebra course we conduct a series of in-depth explorations of this rich, fascinating subject, taking on topics involving the form and function of polynomials, such as analyzing polynomials using difference tables (connecting with ideas leading to calculus), and touching on the concept of infinite polynomials. We also investigate sequences and series arithmetic, geometric, as well as other types; explore complex numbers and their geometry; and thoroughly develop trigonometric functions and identities. The course is designed for teachers who are teaching Algebra 2 classes, or for anyone who has taken MATH E-303 and who wants to learn more about this interesting subject.
Prerequisites: MATH E-303 or equivalent, and familiarity with K-12 mathematics.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MATH E-345
Math Teacher Leadership
Carolyn Gardner-Thomas PhD, Director, Mathematics for Teaching Program, Harvard Extension School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16409 | Section 1
Description
This course supports math teacher leadership knowledge and skill development through investigations of practice, reflections, design, and implementation of programs oriented to address dynamic contextual school situations. Using research-based frameworks for teacher leadership development, we explore strategies to drive school improvement efforts in mathematics teaching, learning, and school culture. Students engage with collaborative and system-based approaches for timely, relevant, data-informed, and sustainable mathematics education improvement. The course is designed for math teachers and administrators interested in formal and informal coaching and mentoring of math teachers, the design and facilitation of professional development experiences for math teachers, and transformational leadership in mathematics education.
Prerequisites: Knowledge of number systems, algebra, and other standard precalculus mathematics. A minimum of three years of teaching mathematics is assumed.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
MATH E-599
Teaching Projects: Math for Teaching Capstone
Carolyn Gardner-Thomas PhD, Director, Mathematics for Teaching Program, Harvard Extension School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16408 | Section 1
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 research a current topic in mathematics education through the use of journal articles, presentating their findings to the math for teaching community. In the second part, students design and present teaching activities using learning technologies that support students’ mathematical thinking. In addition, students contribute blog entries to a math for teaching blog.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted degree candidates for the Master of Liberal Arts, mathematics for teaching, capstone track. Prospective degree candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in March, with only the capstone left to complete (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone). Candidates who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
MATH E-599
Teaching Projects: Math for Teaching Capstone
Carolyn Gardner-Thomas PhD, Director, Mathematics for Teaching Program, Harvard Extension School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 22946 | Section 1
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 research a current topic in mathematics education through the use of journal articles, presentating their findings to the math for teaching community. In the second part, students design and present teaching activities using learning technologies that support students’ mathematical thinking. In addition, students contribute blog entries to a math for teaching blog.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted degree candidates for the Master of Liberal Arts, mathematics for teaching, capstone track. Prospective degree candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in May, with only the capstone left to complete (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone). Candidates who do not meet these requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
MATH E-6
Mathematics and the Greeks
Graeme D. Bird PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 23689 | Section 1
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 either write a research paper on some aspect of Greek mathematics or prepare a series of lesson plans showing how a section of the course material could be taught in high schools.
Prerequisites: High school algebra or MATH E-8.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 8:00pm-10:00pm, 1 Story Street 306
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MATH E-8
College Algebra
David Abbruzzese, Jr. BSEE
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 20393 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: A satisfactory placement test score.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Optional sections Mondays, 4-5 pm.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
MGMT E-10
HBS CORe: Business Analytics, Economics for Managers, and Financial Accounting
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15074 | Section 1
Description
The Credential of Readiness (CORe program) is a primer on the fundamentals of business offered through Harvard Business School Online. Developed and taught by Harvard Business School faculty, this course covers business analytics, economics for managers, and financial accounting the essentials to contribute to business discussions and decision making. 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 applies fundamental economic principles to business decisions, covering customer demand, supplier cost, pricing, markets, and differentiation. The financial accounting portion is taught by V.G. Narayanan and teaches key accounting concepts and principles to illuminate financial statements and unlock critical insights into business performance and potential. All learning materials and instructor and participant interaction take 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. For more information see HBS Online’s CORe webpage. Students who have previously enrolled in HBS Online’s Financial Accounting, MGMT E-10 (or MGMT S-10), HBS Online’s CORe, or the HBS Online section of MGMT E-1000 (or MGMT S-1000), and were still enrolled after the 100% refund deadline are not eligible to enroll in MGMT E-10.
Prerequisites: To register for this course, students must apply to and be admitted by HBS Online for the September cohort. Apply now. If accepted, registration transactions must all be done on the HBS Online website. For more information, visit the HBS Online support portal. 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.
Class Meetings:
Online
Term Start Date: September 06, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $4,080.
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: August 29
- Last day to register: September 1
- Course start date: September 6
- Last day to drop for 100% tuition refund, minus the HBS Online $100 nonrefundable enrollment fee: September 7
MGMT E-10
HBS CORe: Business Analytics, Economics for Managers, and Financial Accounting
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24586 | Section 1
Description
The Credential of Readiness (CORe program) is a primer on the fundamentals of business offered through Harvard Business School Online. Developed and taught by Harvard Business School faculty, this course covers business analytics, economics for managers, and financial accounting the essentials to contribute to business discussions and decision making. 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 applies fundamental economic principles to business decisions, covering customer demand, supplier cost, pricing, markets, and differentiation. The financial accounting portion is taught by V.G. Narayanan and teaches key accounting concepts and principles to illuminate financial statements and unlock critical insights into business performance and potential. All learning materials and instructor and participant interaction take 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. For more information see HBS Online’s CORe webpage. Students who have previously enrolled in HBS Online’s Financial Accounting, MGMT E-10 (or MGMT S-10), HBS Online’s CORe, or the HBS Online section of MGMT E-1000 (or MGMT S-1000), and were still enrolled after the 100% refund deadline are not eligible to enroll in MGMT E-10.
Prerequisites: To register for this course, students must apply to and be admitted by HBS Online for the January cohort. Apply now. If accepted, registration transactions must all be done on the HBS Online website. For more information, visit the HBS Online support portal. 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.
Class Meetings:
Online
Term Start Date: January 09, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $4,080.
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: January 1
- Last day to register: January 4
- Course start date: January 9
- Last day to drop for 100% tuition refund, minus the HBS Online $100 nonrefundable enrollment fee: January 10
MGMT E-1000
Financial Accounting Principles
Andrew Azer MS, Assurance Senior Manager, CohnReznick
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16426 | 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. Students may not take both MGMT E-1000 and ECON S-1900 for degree or certificate credit.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MGMT E-1000
Financial Accounting Principles
V. G. Narayanan PhD, Thomas D. Casserly, Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15877 | Section 2
Description
Financial accounting is the backbone of any well-run business. Be it a Fortune 500 company, a start-up, or a non-profit, having a solid understanding of financial accounting is essential for business success. This course teaches students the fundamentals of financial accounting. Starting with the basics of recording transactions as journal entries and posting them to T-accounts, students learn how to prepare a balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement. Equipped with an understanding of the building blocks of financial statements, students learn how to analyze them and calculate and interpret critical ratios. The course concludes with an introduction to forecasting and valuation where students learn to prepare forecasted financial statements and make capital budgeting decisions using tools such as net present value and internal rate of return calculations. Throughout the course both United States generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and international financial reporting standards (IFRS) are considered. This course is delivered through the HBS Online Core platform and the Harvard Canvas platform. It features the educational material developed by Harvard Business School (HBS) and HBS Online for use by students seeking to become proficient in financial accounting principles and practices. In addition to the fully online pre-recorded portion, the course features eight live review sessions led by teaching fellows on Zoom, allowing students to apply and deepen their understanding of the basic accounting concepts. The review sessions, homework assignments, and additional elements in the course are delivered through Canvas. Students who have previously enrolled in HBS Online’s Financial Accounting, MGMT E-10 (or MGMT S-10), HBS Online’s CORe, or the HBS Online section of MGMT E-1000 (or MGMT S-1000), and were still enrolled after the 100 percent refund deadline are not eligible to enroll in this section of MGMT E-1000. They will be dropped from the course. Students may not count this course toward the HBS Online noncredit CORe or the HBS Online Financial Accounting Certificate. Students may not take both MGMT E-1000 and ECON S-1900 for degree or certificate credit.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged. Sections meet roughly every other week via live web conference starting the first week of classes. Students sign up for sections (first come, first served) on the Canvas course website. See course syllabus for details.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
Registration for this section of MGMT E-1000 ends on August 31 for all students.
- Last day to register: August 31
- Last day to make credit status changes or drop for 100% tuition refund: September 12
- Last day to drop for 50% tuition refund: September 19
- Last day to withdraw for WD grade: November 21
MGMT E-1000
Financial Accounting Principles
Andrew Azer MS, Assurance Senior Manager, CohnReznick
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26201 | 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. Students may not take both MGMT E-1000 and ECON S-1900 for degree or certificate credit.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MGMT E-1000
Financial Accounting Principles
Gregory Sabin DBA, Preceptor, Harvard Extension School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26565 | 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. Students may not take both MGMT E-1000 and ECON S-1900 for degree or certificate credit.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, Thursdays, January 23-March 9, 5:30pm-7:45pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 200 students
MGMT E-1000
Financial Accounting Principles
V. G. Narayanan PhD, Thomas D. Casserly, Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25179 | Section 3
Description
Financial accounting is the backbone of any well-run business. Be it a Fortune 500 company, a start-up, or a non-profit, having a solid understanding of financial accounting is essential for business success. This course teaches students the fundamentals of financial accounting. Starting with the basics of recording transactions as journal entries and posting them to T-accounts, students learn how to prepare a balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement. Equipped with an understanding of the building blocks of financial statements, students learn how to analyze them and calculate and interpret critical ratios. The course concludes with an introduction to forecasting and valuation where students learn to prepare forecasted financial statements and make capital budgeting decisions using tools such as net present value and internal rate of return calculations. Throughout the course both United States generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and international financial reporting standards (IFRS) are considered. This course is delivered through the HBS Online Core platform and the Harvard Canvas platform. It features the educational material developed by Harvard Business School (HBS) and HBS Online for use by students seeking to become proficient in financial accounting principles and practices. In addition to the fully online pre-recorded portion, the course features eight live review sessions led by teaching fellows on Zoom, allowing students to apply and deepen their understanding of the basic accounting concepts. The review sessions, homework assignments, and additional elements in the course are delivered through Canvas. Students who have previously enrolled in HBS Online’s Financial Accounting, MGMT E-10 (or MGMT S-10), HBS Online’s CORe, or the HBS Online section of MGMT E-1000 (or MGMT S-1000), and were still enrolled after the 100 percent refund deadline are not eligible to enroll in this section of MGMT E-1000. They will be dropped from the course. Students may not count this course toward the HBS Online noncredit CORe or the HBS Online Financial Accounting Certificate. Students may not take both MGMT E-1000 and ECON S-1900 for degree or certificate credit.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged. Sections meet roughly every other week via live web conference starting the first week of classes. Students sign up for sections (first come, first served) on the Canvas course website. See course syllabus for details.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
Registration for this section of MGMT E-1000 ends on January 18 for all students.
- Last day to register: January 18
- Last day to make credit status changes or drop for 100% tuition refund: January 28
- Last day to drop for 50% tuition refund: February 4
- Last day to withdraw for WD grade: April 19
MGMT E-104
Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Economics and Finance
Sudhakar Raju PhD, Professor of Finance and Data Science, Rockhurst University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16613 | Section 1
Description
This course is a rigorous introduction to quantitative methods for students intending to study economics, finance, accounting, marketing, and management science. Examples are drawn from these areas. Topics covered include probability distributions, statistical inference, multiple linear regression, logistic regression, optimization, and machine learning. This course focuses on applications illustrating concepts with datasets. The statistical programming language, R, is completely integrated into the course. Students may count one of the following courses toward a degree or certificate, but not more than one: MGMT E-104, STAT E-100, STAT E-101 (offered previously), STAT E-102, or STAT E-104.
Prerequisites: Prior college-level course in statistics, and prior courses in economics or finance recommended. Familiarity with Excel. Familiarity with R is desirable but not required.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
MGMT E-104
Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Economics and Finance
Sudhakar Raju PhD, Professor of Finance and Data Science, Rockhurst University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26002 | Section 1
Description
This course is a rigorous introduction to quantitative methods for students intending to study economics, finance, accounting, marketing, and management science. Examples are drawn from these areas. Topics covered include probability distributions, statistical inference, multiple linear regression, logistic regression, optimization, and machine learning. This course focuses on applications illustrating concepts with datasets. The statistical programming language, R, is completely integrated into the course. Students may count one of the following courses toward a degree or certificate, but not more than one: MGMT E-104, STAT E-100, STAT E-101 (offered previously), STAT E-102, or STAT E-104.
Prerequisites: Prior college-level course in statistics, and prior courses in economics or finance recommended. Familiarity with Excel. Familiarity with R is desirable but not required.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
MGMT E-1300
Nonprofit and Governmental Accounting
James F. White MBA, Assistant Vice President for Finance and Controller, Berklee College of Music
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26675 | Section 1
Description
This course introduces the fundamentals of accounting and finance associated with governmental and nonprofit organizations. It emphasizes the issues related to fund accounting including general and special revenue funds, debt service funds, capital project funds, internal service funds, and enterprise and fiduciary funds. It emphasizes the issues related to net asset accounting including unrestricted net assets and restricted net assets (temporarily and permanently restricted). A detailed review of the complete preparation of financial statements for both governmental and nonprofit organizations is a core concept in the course. There is a review of the concepts associated with long-term debt and fixed-asset accounting, planning and control of cash and temporary investments, budgeting and budgetary control, management control and financial reporting, strategic planning, program analysis, measurement of output, reporting on performance, external auditing cost determination, and tax levies.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000 helpful but not required.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 80 students
MGMT E-1600
Managerial Accounting
Andrew Azer MS, Assurance Senior Manager, CohnReznick
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16398 | Section 1
Description
This course introduces the basic principles, methods, and challenges of modern managerial accounting. It covers traditional topics such as job-order costing, cost-volume-profit analysis, budgeting and variance analysis, profitability analysis, relevant costs for decision making, and cost-plus pricing, as well as emerging topics such as activity-based cost (ABC) accounting. The material is examined from the perspective of students preparing to use management accounting information as managers, to support decision making such as pricing, product mix, sourcing, and technology decisions, and short- and long-term planning; and to measure, evaluate, and reward performance. This course emphasizes the relationships between accounting techniques and other organizational activities, such as strategy and motivation. Students may not take both MGMT E-1600 and ECON S-1901 for degree or certificate credit.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MGMT E-1600
Managerial Accounting
Gregory Sabin DBA, Preceptor, Harvard Extension School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26409 | Section 1
Description
This course introduces the basic principles, methods, and challenges of modern managerial accounting. It covers traditional topics such as job-order costing, cost-volume-profit analysis, budgeting and variance analysis, profitability analysis, relevant costs for decision making, and cost-plus pricing, as well as emerging topics such as activity-based cost (ABC) accounting. The material is examined from the perspective of students preparing to use management accounting information as managers, to support decision making such as pricing, product mix, sourcing, and technology decisions, and short- and long-term planning; and to measure, evaluate, and reward performance. This course emphasizes the relationships between accounting techniques and other organizational activities, such as strategy and motivation. Students may not take both MGMT E-1600 and ECON S-1901 for degree or certificate credit.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, Thursdays, March 19-May 11, 5:30pm-7:45pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: March 18, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 200 students
MGMT E-2000
Principles of Finance
Gregory Sabin DBA, Preceptor, Harvard Extension School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16378 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: High school algebra.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MGMT E-2000
Principles of Finance
Bruce D. Watson MA, Master Lecturer on Economics, Boston University and Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 13407 | Section 2
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.
Prerequisites: High school algebra.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MGMT E-2000
Principles of Finance
Gregory Sabin DBA, Preceptor, Harvard Extension School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26202 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: High school algebra.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MGMT E-2000
Principles of Finance
Bruce D. Watson MA, Master Lecturer on Economics, Boston University and Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 23258 | Section 2
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.
Prerequisites: High school algebra.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the fall course.
MGMT E-2020
Managerial Finance
C. Bulent Aybar PhD, Professor of International Finance, Southern New Hampshire University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16043 | Section 1
Description
The objective of the course is to provide the student with the basic analytical tools required to make value-creating financial decisions. The student is provided with an introduction to theoretical foundations and practical applications in financial decision making. Topics covered in the course include analysis of financial and operating performance, assessment of financial health, financial planning, working capital and growth management, the time value of money, risk-return trade off, valuation of financial and real assets, investment, funding, and distribution decisions in the context of nonfinancial firms.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-2000 or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-2035
Principles of Real Estate
Teo Nicolais MS, President, Nicolais, LLC
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14821 | Section 1
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:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MGMT E-2035
Principles of Real Estate
Teo Nicolais MS, President, Nicolais, LLC
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24792 | Section 1
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:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MGMT E-2037
Real Estate Finance and Investment
Teo Nicolais MS, President, Nicolais, LLC
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15718 | Section 1
Description
This course presents a toolkit for maximizing risk-adjusted 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.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-2035 is strongly recommended.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MGMT E-2037
Real Estate Finance and Investment
Teo Nicolais MS, President, Nicolais, LLC
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24505 | Section 1
Description
This course presents a toolkit for maximizing risk-adjusted 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.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-2035 is strongly recommended.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MGMT E-2600
Financial Statement Analysis
James F. White MBA, Assistant Vice President for Finance and Controller, Berklee College of Music
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15437 | 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.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000 and MGMT E-2000, or the equivalent required; MGMT E-1600 and MGMT E-2020 helpful.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 8:00pm-10:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 80 students
MGMT E-2600
Financial Statement Analysis
Surjit Tinaikar PhD, Associate Professor of Accounting, College of Management, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26204 | 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.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000 and MGMT E-2000, or the equivalent required; MGMT E-1600 and MGMT E-2020 helpful.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
MGMT E-2600
Financial Statement Analysis
Andrew Azer MS, Assurance Senior Manager, CohnReznick
Spring Term 2024 | 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.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000 and MGMT E-2000, or the equivalent required; MGMT E-1600 and MGMT E-2020 helpful.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-2620
Business Analysis and Valuation
Ned Gandevani MBA, PhD, Senior Portfolio Manager, Moloney Securities, RBC Capital
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16909 | Section 1
Description
This course introduces a framework for the analysis of financial statements and financial plans, with a particular focus on their usefulness in valuing and financing companies and evaluating corporate and management performance. Students learn how to value financial assets by gaining an in-depth understanding of valuation theory and how valuation models work. To value a company, students study how to assess the financial health of a company by considering macroeconomic data and corporate strategies, and analyzing the company’s financial statements. They utilize different valuation methods including discounted cash flow (DCF), dividend discount model (DDM), residual income valuation (RIM), and market multiples to ascertain the intrinsic value or fair value of the company.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000, and either MGMT E-2020 or MGMT E-2700, or the equivalents.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-2620
Business Analysis and Valuation
James F. White MBA, Assistant Vice President for Finance and Controller, Berklee College of Music
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16352 | Section 2
Description
This course introduces a framework for the analysis of financial statements and financial plans, with a particular focus on their usefulness in valuing and financing companies and evaluating corporate and management performance. Students learn how to value financial assets by gaining an in-depth understanding of valuation theory and how valuation models work. To value a company, students study how to assess the financial health of a company by considering macroeconomic data and corporate strategies, and analyzing the company’s financial statements. They utilize different valuation methods including discounted cash flow (DCF), dividend discount model (DDM), residual income valuation (RIM), and market multiples to ascertain the intrinsic value or fair value of the company.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000, and either MGMT E-2020 or MGMT E-2700, or the equivalents.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MGMT E-2700
Corporate Finance
Gregory Sabin DBA, Preceptor, Harvard Extension School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16615 | 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. Students may not count both MGMT E-2700 and MGMT E-2710 for degree or certificate credit.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000, or MGMT E-2000, or the equivalent is helpful.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 55 students
MGMT E-2700
Corporate Finance
Ned Gandevani MBA, PhD, Senior Portfolio Manager, Moloney Securities, RBC Capital
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14293 | 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. Students may not count both MGMT E-2700 and MGMT E-2710 for degree or certificate credit.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000, or MGMT E-2000, or the equivalent is helpful.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MGMT E-2700
Corporate Finance
Bruce D. Watson MA, Master Lecturer on Economics, Boston University and Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 23462 | 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. Students may not count both MGMT E-2700 and MGMT E-2710 for degree or certificate credit.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000, or MGMT E-2000, or the equivalent is helpful.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MGMT E-2700
Corporate Finance
James F. White MBA, Assistant Vice President for Finance and Controller, Berklee College of Music
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26544 | 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. Students may not count both MGMT E-2700 and MGMT E-2710 for degree or certificate credit.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000, or MGMT E-2000, or the equivalent is helpful.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, Thursdays, January 23-March 9, 8:10pm-10:25pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MGMT E-2720
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Restructurings
Viktoria Dalko PhD, Professor of Finance, Hult International Business School
Mehmood Akhter Bheda MM, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Frontera Hotel Group
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25743 | Section 1
Description
This 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, including 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.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000 and MGMT E-2000, or the equivalent; business analysis and valuation helpful but not required.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 1:00pm-4:00pm
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students
MGMT E-2720
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Restructurings
Nicolas Deffrennes MSc, President, Blason Wines Group SAS
Marion Laboure PhD, Director, Thematic Research, Deutsche Bank
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25935 | Section 2
Description
This course provides students with a thorough understanding of the principles of mergers and acquisitions (M A) with a distinct real-life approach from practitioners (for example, from investment banking, private equity, and McKinsey). It covers the core aspects of a deal, including strategic rationale, valuation, structuring, and financing. It is illustrated by a case study from the Harvard Business School.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-1000 and MGMT E-2000, or the equivalent; business analysis and valuation helpful but not required.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
MGMT E-2725
Global M A Design: Digital Business Model Innovation and Cross-Border Deals
C. Bulent Aybar PhD, Professor of International Finance, Southern New Hampshire University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26495 | Section 1
Description
In rapidly evolving markets and industries with patterns of digital disruption, business model innovation, and global value chain strategies are paramount to increasing shareholder value and propelling growth. Business strategies have to be sensitive to their specific ecosystem and should be tailor-made. Mergers and acquisitions (M As) are a specific approach to leverage growth and value by redesigning corporate portfolios or by creating a competitive advantage at the business unit level. The dark side of these strategies is that they have significant risk profiles, and they tend to under-deliver on promised synergies and may seriously diminish shareholder value. This course focuses on the strategic and technical challenges of M A process in the international context and offers a rich toolbox for prospective analysts and managers.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-2000, MGMT E-2020, or MGMT E-2700, or equivalent courses in finance.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
MGMT E-2784
Hedge Funds: History, Strategies, and Practice
Peter Marber PhD, Chief Investment Officer for Emerging Markets, Aperture Investors, and Adjunct Instructor, Finance, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26575 | Section 1
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 course tracks a live multi-sector hedge fund portfolio throughout the semester and analyzes current events and price action.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
MGMT E-2790
Private Equity
Viney Sawhney MS, President, Boston National Capital Partners
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26390 | Section 1
Description
This course provides the intellectual framework used in the private equity process: valuation in private equity settings, creating term sheets, and the process of due diligence and deal structuring. Other learning objectives include building an understanding of harvesting through initial public offerings and mergers and acquisitions, public-private partnerships, and sovereign wealth funds. The final objective is to show how corporate governance, ethics, and legal considerations factor into private equity deals.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-2000 or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 6:30pm-9:30pm
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
MGMT E-2795
Venture Capital
Viney Sawhney MS, President, Boston National Capital Partners
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16798 | Section 1
Description
This course focuses on the venture capital cycle and typical venture-backed start-up companies. It covers the typical venture fund structure and related venture capital objectives and investment strategies, intellectual property, and common organizational issues encountered in the formation of start-ups. It covers matters relating to initial capitalization and early stage equity incentive and compensation arrangements, valuation methodologies, challenges of fundraising, due diligence, financing strategies, and harvesting. Students critically examine investment terms found in term sheets and the dynamics of negotiations between the owners and the venture capitalist. The course examines the role of venture capitalists in adding value during the growth phase for portfolio companies. Alternate financing channels that include incubators, accelerators, crowd-funding, angels, and super-angels are studied in depth. The system of rules, practices, and processes by which start-ups are directed and controlled and the typical dynamics that play out between the venture capitalist and the entrepreneur are an integral part of this course.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-2000 or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
MGMT E-3010
Leadership Communications
Michelle Ehrenreich MBA, Founding Partner, Acuity Partners
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 13584 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
MGMT E-3010
Leadership Communications
Michelle Ehrenreich MBA, Founding Partner, Acuity Partners
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24058 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
MGMT E-3012
The Art of Communication
Mimi Goss PhD, President, Mimi Goss Communications
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25976 | Section 1
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 useful in their professional lives.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
MGMT E-3038
Public Relations in Business and Entrepreneurship
Frank White MPhil, Communications Consultant
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15426 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
MGMT E-3300
Development Communications
Frank White MPhil, Communications Consultant
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25660 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
MGMT E-3310
Grant Proposal Writing
George T. Kosar PhD, Assistant Vice President for Institutional Partnerships, Office of Advancement, Georgetown University and Associate, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 13610 | Section 1
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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Online
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
MGMT E-3500
Enterprise Social Media and Organizational Collaboration
Aline Yurik PhD, Director, Information Technology, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25079 | Section 1
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.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students
MGMT E-4000
Organizational Behavior
Lee G. Bolman PhD, Professor and Marion Bloch/Missouri Chair in Leadership Emeritus, Bloch School of Management, University of Missouri – Kansas City
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14515 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4000
Organizational Behavior
Carmine P. Gibaldi EdD, Professor of Management and Organizational Psychology, St. John’s University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 13813 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 37 students
MGMT E-4000
Organizational Behavior
Paul Green DBA, Assistant Professor of Management, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15733 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Wednesdays, October 23-December 21, 3:00pm-5:15pm
Term Start Date: October 23, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4000
Organizational Behavior
Edward Barrows DBA, Managing Director, Duke Corporate Education
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17091 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4000
Organizational Behavior
Ellen Harris EdM, Director, Thompson Island Outward Bound Professional and Coach, Harvard Business School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 23220 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4000
Organizational Behavior
Lee G. Bolman PhD, Professor and Marion Bloch/Missouri Chair in Leadership Emeritus, Bloch School of Management, University of Missouri – Kansas City
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26668 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4000
Organizational Behavior
Paul Green DBA, Assistant Professor of Management, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26053 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4000
Organizational Behavior
Robert T. Anthony MBA, Professor of Management, Hult International Business School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25539 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4000
Organizational Behavior
Carmine P. Gibaldi EdD, Professor of Management and Organizational Psychology, St. John’s University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25661 | 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, Thursdays, January 23-March 9, 5:30pm-7:45pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4000
Organizational Behavior
Tonya Echols MA, Managing Principal, Vigere and Adjunct Faculty, Leadership and Organizational Behavior, William Mary
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26748 | Section 6
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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4030
Leading through Change
Harold V. Langlois PhD, President, CMS Associates
Kathrine Suzanne Livingston MEd, Managing Partner, CMS Associates
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 23860 | Section 1
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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 60 students
MGMT E-4100
Managing Yourself and Leading Others
Margaret C. Andrews MS, Managing Director, Higher Ed Associates and Founder, The MYLO Center
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17047 | 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 blind spots 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4100
Managing Yourself and Leading Others
Margaret C. Andrews MS, Managing Director, Higher Ed Associates and Founder, The MYLO Center
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15413 | 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 blind spots 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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4105
Cultivating Authentic Leadership
Anne N. Occhipinti MA, Assistant Dean for Professional Education, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16617 | Section 1
Description
Self-awareness is essential on your path to authentic leadership. This course uses a variety of self-assessment tools, readings, and discussions to help us understand work styles and preferences, strengths and goals, and how those factors contribute to the type of leader we want to be. It is increasingly important for people to have a clear idea of who they are and their purpose in life in order to navigate their work-life and become confident and inspiring leaders. Authenticity is about the true self; having clarity about and acting based on one’s deepest interests, values, and motivations, and most importantly how we can bring our authentic selves into all corners of our lives. Students apply what they have learned from the course to their personal development through in-depth self-exploration. Students also use peer coaching which allows them to explore areas of growth, as well as to develop this important skill set. The course aims to promote skills for students to understand and develop authenticity in themselves.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
MGMT E-4122
Influence and Power in Organizations
Laura Downing MBA, Founder, CLIR Coaching
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16871 | Section 1
Description
In a world of flattening organizations and expanding networks, success accrues to those who understand how to influence effectively and use power to their advantage. Unfortunately, very few know what influence and power are or how to build skills in these areas. In this course, students learn how to use influence and power as tools for understanding environments, crafting agendas, and reaching personal goals. The course is designed to uncover individual views and feelings about personal presence and influence and power, and develop practical perspectives and approaches to overcome problems and capitalize on opportunities. Through lecture, case discussions, and weekly application assignments, students learn how to grow influence and power in their own organizations.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4140
Gender, Leadership, and Management
Patricia H. Deyton MDiv, Senior Advisor, Council of Women World Leaders
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24485 | Section 1
Description
This discussion-based seminar, which is equally important for women and men, examines leadership and management from gender-based historical and current perspectives. Issues covered include leadership styles and their impact, understanding power, conflict management, ethical decision making, workplace stereotypes, impact on policy making, differences in communication, negotiations, and approaches to teamwork. Students have the opportunity to lead discussions and engage in a small-scale research project of their own design.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 27 students
MGMT E-4160
Creating and Leading Team Dynamics
Harold V. Langlois PhD, President, CMS Associates
Kathrine Suzanne Livingston MEd, Managing Partner, CMS Associates
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 13375 | Section 1
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 teaming 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 provide flow and high performance. The course is highly interactive with case-based exercises intended to build students’ skills as effective, contributing team members. Self-reflection about one’s own teaming behavior is a central activity during the semester.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
MGMT E-4178
Optimizing Leadership
Ashley Prisant MBA, PhD, Portfolio Chief Human Resources Officer, LFM Capital
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26369 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: At least one to three years of job experience plus experience in influencing others either past or present are recommended.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4190
Case Studies in Managerial Leadership through Literature and Film
Raymond F. Comeau PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Tiffany Nancy Lin ALM, Staff Scientist, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16906 | Section 1
Description
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 managerial leadership. We all know that the works of great creative writers and the films of outstanding directors present us with the most subtle, complex, and compelling case studies on human interactions. Through the use of a one-page paper, students build a bridge between the themes and interactions they find in these works and the actions and situations they perceive within a managerial leadership context. The result is a deeper, fresher, and more nuanced perspective on managerial leadership. Specific managerial topics that students have written on in the past include achieving life/work balance; dealing with inflexible managers; recognizing and overcoming racial, gender, and cultural biases; thinking like an entrepreneur; using effective communication strategies to resolve conflict; creating an inclusive and innovative workplace; overcoming resistance to change; thinking strategically to plan present and future initiatives; developing personal power; and carrying out fragile negotiations. Students are encouraged to share their personal management experiences as they relate to the readings. Films covered include The Aviator (Martin Scorsese), Gandhi (Richard Attenborough), Shall We Dance? (Masayuki Suo), The Age of Innocence (Martin Scorsese), Whale Rider (Niki Caro), and Chariots of Fire (Hugh Hudson), and works of literature include Antigone (Sophocles), Julius Caesar (William Shakespeare), Billy Budd (Herman Melville), The Guest (Albert Camus), A Doll’s House (Henrik Ibsen), Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe), and The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton).
Prerequisites: An interest in literature and the flexibility to apply concepts gleaned from the readings to practical situations faced by managers.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
MGMT E-4225
Negotiation and Organizational Conflict Resolution
Diana Buttu MBA, JD, Lawyer
Fall Term 2023 | 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 conflict situations, power, culture and diversity in negotiation, emotional elements in approaching negotiation and conflict resolution, psychological sub-processes, 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4225
Negotiation and Organizational Conflict Resolution
Maurie Kelly PhD, Director, Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access, Institutes of Energy and the Environment, and Instructor of Risk Management, Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16525 | 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 conflict situations, power, culture and diversity in negotiation, emotional elements in approaching negotiation and conflict resolution, psychological sub-processes, 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4225
Negotiation and Organizational Conflict Resolution
Nicholas Coburn-Palo PhD, Preceptor in Public Speaking, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17041 | 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 conflict situations, power, culture and diversity in negotiation, emotional elements in approaching negotiation and conflict resolution, psychological sub-processes, 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, Thursdays, September 5-October 21, 6:00pm-8:15pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4225
Negotiation and Organizational Conflict Resolution
Katri Nousiainen LLM, Visiting Researcher, Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14248 | Section 4
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 conflict situations, power, culture and diversity in negotiation, emotional elements in approaching negotiation and conflict resolution, psychological sub-processes, 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, Thursdays, October 24-December 21, 5:30pm-7:45pm
Term Start Date: October 23, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4225
Negotiation and Organizational Conflict Resolution
Nicholas Coburn-Palo PhD, Preceptor in Public Speaking, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26370 | 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 conflict situations, power, culture and diversity in negotiation, emotional elements in approaching negotiation and conflict resolution, psychological sub-processes, 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 only
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 6:30pm-9:30pm, One Brattle Square 205
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: International students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4225
Negotiation and Organizational Conflict Resolution
Paula Gutlove MD, Deputy Director, Institute for Resource and Security Studies
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26081 | 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 conflict situations, power, culture and diversity in negotiation, emotional elements in approaching negotiation and conflict resolution, psychological sub-processes, 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4225
Negotiation and Organizational Conflict Resolution
Maurie Kelly PhD, Director, Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access, Institutes of Energy and the Environment, and Instructor of Risk Management, Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University
Spring Term 2024 | 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 conflict situations, power, culture and diversity in negotiation, emotional elements in approaching negotiation and conflict resolution, psychological sub-processes, 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4225
Negotiation and Organizational Conflict Resolution
Diana Buttu MBA, JD, Lawyer
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26667 | Section 4
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 conflict situations, power, culture and diversity in negotiation, emotional elements in approaching negotiation and conflict resolution, psychological sub-processes, 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4225
Negotiation and Organizational Conflict Resolution
Katri Nousiainen LLM, Visiting Researcher, Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26520 | Section 5
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 conflict situations, power, culture and diversity in negotiation, emotional elements in approaching negotiation and conflict resolution, psychological sub-processes, 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, Thursdays, March 19-May 11, 5:30pm-7:45pm
Term Start Date: March 18, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4230
Advanced Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Strategies: Mastering the Science and Art
Maurie Kelly PhD, Director, Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access, Institutes of Energy and the Environment, and Instructor of Risk Management, Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24814 | Section 1
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 entr e 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.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-4225, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4240
Human Resource Management
Michael K. Thomas EdD, President and Chief Executive Officer, New England Board of Higher Education
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 13365 | Section 1
Description
Human resource management (HRM) can be defined as the effective use of human resources in an organization, through the management of people-related activities. It is a strategic organizational activity of increasing complexity and importance. This introductory course covers the range of critical HR issues and core activities that all managers need to understand, including strategic HRM, legal issues, talent acquisition, performance management, employee development, and compensation and rewards. Through interactive lectures and case studies, students become familiar with the basic principles and techniques of strategic HRM. The course takes a practical view that integrates contemporary management thought with practical aspects of implementing HR functions in the real world. It enables students to be effective talent managers and to ensure that people are a source of an organization’s competitive advantage. Additionally, the course focuses on a set of emerging, innovation-oriented issues that are applicable across all of the core topics. These include HR and people analytics to better justify investments in HRM and people, leaders are increasingly looking for ways to leverage data and analytics to drive individual and collective performance; and coaching, mentoring, and performance improvement leaders and managers are tasked with helping to improve employee satisfaction, growth, and performance, but leaders and managers need support in learning to provide sustained and effective feedback in its various forms. We also cover continuous learning the organization that learns the most and the fastest will have a competitive advantage; the changing world of work and contemporary issues the global pandemic and other forces are quickly changing work and organizations, pushing HR professionals to learn and lead in new ways; and equity, diversity, and inclusion the workforce is changing to reflect societal diversity and organizations face new pressures to demonstrate their commitments to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 100 students
MGMT E-4240
Human Resource Management
Michael K. Thomas EdD, President and Chief Executive Officer, New England Board of Higher Education
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 23214 | Section 1
Description
Human resource management (HRM) can be defined as the effective use of human resources in an organization, through the management of people-related activities. It is a strategic organizational activity of increasing complexity and importance. This introductory course covers the range of critical HR issues and core activities that all managers need to understand, including strategic HRM, legal issues, talent acquisition, performance management, employee development, and compensation and rewards. Through interactive lectures and case studies, students become familiar with the basic principles and techniques of strategic HRM. The course takes a practical view that integrates contemporary management thought with practical aspects of implementing HR functions in the real world. It enables students to be effective talent managers and to ensure that people are a source of an organization’s competitive advantage. Additionally, the course focuses on a set of emerging, innovation-oriented issues that are applicable across all of the core topics. These include HR and people analytics to better justify investments in HRM and people, leaders are increasingly looking for ways to leverage data and analytics to drive individual and collective performance; and coaching, mentoring, and performance improvement leaders and managers are tasked with helping to improve employee satisfaction, growth, and performance, but leaders and managers need support in learning to provide sustained and effective feedback in its various forms. We also cover continuous learning the organization that learns the most and the fastest will have a competitive advantage; the changing world of work and contemporary issues the global pandemic and other forces are quickly changing work and organizations, pushing HR professionals to learn and lead in new ways; and equity, diversity, and inclusion the workforce is changing to reflect societal diversity and organizations face new pressures to demonstrate their commitments to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 80 students
MGMT E-4241
Nonprofit Human Resource Management
Cindy Joyce MA, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Pillar Search and Human Resources Consulting
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25940 | Section 1
Description
How do you make the most of your more valuable asset your team in a nonprofit, and how do you ensure that they are well aligned with your mission? This course examines human resources (HR) in the nonprofit setting, providing an introduction to the practices, policies, and theories related to nonprofit human resource management. Whether you are now or plan to be an HR practitioner, leader, or board member with a nonprofit organization, museum, school, or foundation, this course prepares you with the knowledge and skills needed to manage, train, and support human capital and ensure a positive and productive employee experience.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4310
Creativity and Innovation
Michael Grandinetti MBA, Adjunct Professor, School of Engineering, Brown University and Industry Fellow, College of Engineering, Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, University of California Berkeley
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25687 | Section 1
Description
Creativity is not just for artists. In fact, it is a fundamental aspect of success regardless of functional role, place in the organizational hierarchy, or industry sector. In the world of business, creativity manifests as innovation. According to a recent survey of 1,500 C-level executives by IBM, creativity is the number one leadership competency required to effectively navigate our increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world. Whether operating in the corporate, startup, social entrepreneurship, not-for-profit, or public sectors, organizations increasingly need people who understand the creative process; know how to manage, motivate, and engage creative professionals; and can develop an organizational culture that encourages experimentation, considers the inevitable failures as learning opportunities, and enables innovative outcomes. This course focuses on best practices in creativity and innovation, exploring 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 and services, 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 team project, students explore and apply the principles of creativity and innovation.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4400
Diversity and Inclusion Management
Tracie Denise Jones MEd, Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26241 | Section 1
Description
As workplaces become increasingly diverse, both opportunities and challenges arise. People must constantly interact with peers, managers, and customers with different backgrounds, experiences, and identities. When used effectively, these differences can not only improve performance and creativity, but they can also lead to greater employee and customer engagement, satisfaction, and inclusion. This course is designed to help employees and managers navigate diverse work settings more effectively and provide them with the tools to deepen their understanding of the differences around them, overcome barriers to creating inclusion, manage and communicate with people from different backgrounds, and identify and implement approaches for managing diversity.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4410
Inclusive Leadership
Christal Morris EdD, Chief Sustainability and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, Milliman
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26614 | Section 1
Description
This is an interactive course on the topics of diversity, equity and inclusion. The course focuses on gaining alignment and understanding on why creating workplace inclusion is equally important to a focus on building diverse teams, and how systemic barriers to entry impact the ability to establish inclusion and belonging. The course combines a variety of learning formats, including self-reflection, breakout groups, experiential learning, and full group discussions. The course asks participants to consider the definitions of concepts like diversity, equity and inclusion, microaggressions, and privilege, and takes leaders through an unwritten rules exercise to uncover opportunities to progress policies and norms in client assignments, talent and engagement, recruitment, and performance. As an outcome of this course, participants should understand why inclusion must be felt in order for a diverse team to thrive. Leaders should also understand a new avenues to lean in on topics that are difficult to discuss at work such as race and diversity, and why we gravitate towards some people more than others.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 11:00am-1:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4420
Corporate America Advancing Racial Equity
Peter M. Williams MPA
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16858 | Section 1
Description
The killing of George Floyd and other incidents of racial violence have spotlighted corporate America’s role in advancing racial equity. After Floyd’s death, several corporations made pledges to advance racial equity in this nation. However, many social justice advocates have instead questioned whether these pledges have been attained or have gone far enough. This course examines the literature and the strategies advocates have used to persuade corporations to go beyond diversity and inclusion programs and how our nation’s private sector can help work towards a more fair and just society for all its citizenry. The course uses a framework that provides students with a new pathway for this nation’s chief executive officers (CEOs) to lead more equitable businesses. This pathway offers a strategy to achieve a fairer country for all by having companies reimagine their actions within their four walls, in the communities where they are situated, and at the societal level. The students explore the historical context for the current inequities within the US and strategies practitioners use to persuade CEOs to adopt a racial equity framework as part of their business model. A primary focus of the course is tointroduce students to the cutting-edge practices utilized by companies that have adopted the racial equity framework.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4500
Work and Well-Being
Jeff Steiner PhD
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26400 | Section 1
Description
This course draws from multiple disciplines to examine the complex relationship between human labor and human flourishing. Topics include the history and evolution of work; the future of work; the measurement of well-being at work and in life; the modern employee engagement crisis; similarities and differences across countries and work contexts; the role of individuals, managers, organizations, and policy-makers in improving well-being outcomes; and the role of individuals in managing their own work and careers in pursuit of the good life.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4520
The Science of Happiness and Wellbeing
Mukul Kumar PhD, Chief Innovation Officer, Hult International Business School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16863 | Section 1
Description
The course translates findings from academic research, particularly in positive psychology and behavior change, into attitudes, behaviors, and practices that students can adopt to have happy, fulfilling, and meaningful lives. We explore the foundation of happiness and what makes us happy, set goals, and chart a path for achieving a greater sense of happiness. The course goes beyond knowledge acquisition and requires hands-on student engagement with weekly reflections and practices for behavior change. We also survey the growing range of happiness technology tools and technologies that support individuals in their quest for a more fulfilling life and explore entrepreneurial ideation for creating new happiness technology ventures.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, Fridays, September 6-October 21, 1:30pm-3:45pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-4625
Building Relationships for Impact
Bushra Guenoun AB, Doctoral Candidate, Harvard Business School
Elizabeth Rachel Johnson AB, Doctoral Candidate, Harvard Business School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16864 | Section 1
Description
Have you ever wondered how to effectively build relationships in the workplace and throughout your career? Research shows that individuals who form and maintain strong mentoring, coaching, and sponsorship relationships are significantly more likely to succeed professionally. In this course, we explore each of these developmental relationships and discuss their unique benefits, challenges, and opportunities. We begin by focusing on how you can make the most of these developmental relationships when you are in the learning position (mentee, coachee, or sponsee). We address questions such as: what are the best ways to network so you can build development relationships? Once you are in a meeting with a mentor, coach, or sponsor, what are the right questions to ask them? How do you know when to start or end a developmental relationship? Then, we shift focus and learn how to be an effective mentor, coach, and sponsor to others. We discuss questions such as: how do you give good advice? How do you recognize the type of support that your mentee, coachee, or sponsee needs? How do you evaluate your performance as a mentor, coach, or sponsor? Finally, we discuss how organizational structures affect the extent to which these relationships can be successful. We answer questions such as: when do formalized mentorship or coaching programs work? How should these programs be designed to optimize outcomes? This course is designed to introduce you to different forms of and perspectives on developmental relationships so that you can understand the unique value of different types of developmental relationships in the workplace; learn how to create and make the most of developmental relationships when you are in the learning position; discover how to become a more effective leader by strengthening your mentorship, coaching, and sponsorship skills; and understand how organizational structures can affect developmental relationships within an organization.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-5000
Strategic Management
Edward Barrows DBA, Managing Director, Duke Corporate Education
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15722 | 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.
Prerequisites: Course work in accounting and two other functional areas.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-5000
Strategic Management
Mohsin Habib PhD, Associate Professor of Management, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15110 | 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.
Prerequisites: Course work in accounting and two other functional areas.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
MGMT E-5000
Strategic Management
Kenneth Baylor DBA, Principal, Advanced Leadership Solutions, LLC
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 13351 | 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.
Prerequisites: Course work in accounting and two other functional areas.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
MGMT E-5000
Strategic Management
Areen Shahbari MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Cactus International and Principal, Shahbari Training and Consultancy
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 23354 | 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.
Prerequisites: Course work in accounting and two other functional areas.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 6:00pm-9:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-5000
Strategic Management
Kenneth Baylor DBA, Principal, Advanced Leadership Solutions, LLC
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25344 | 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.
Prerequisites: Course work in accounting and two other functional areas.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
MGMT E-5000
Strategic Management
Laura Downing MBA, Founder, CLIR Coaching
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26131 | 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.
Prerequisites: Course work in accounting and two other functional areas.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
MGMT E-5000
Strategic Management
Shawn P. O’Connor MBA, JD, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mazzy Health
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26554 | 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.
Prerequisites: Course work in accounting and two other functional areas.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Wednesdays, March 18-May 11, 8:10pm-10:25pm
Term Start Date: March 18, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 37 students
MGMT E-5005
Corporate Strategy
Eric H. Chung MBA, Partner, Energy and Utilities, West Monroe
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24503 | Section 1
Description
This course deals with understanding the value created by managing multiple lines of businesses under the ownership of one corporate umbrella that is, a diversified firm. The ultimate goal is to create what we call a corporate advantage by anticipating the challenges a firm faces in managing its diverse businesses, assessing its future performance, and developing alternative strategies. The recognition, development, and deployment of resources across these diverse businesses play a key role in corporate strategy formulation. Limits to firm growth are recognized, specifying boundary conditions of corporate strategy. Business portfolio methodologies are applied to define strategic business units, determine their fit within the corporate parent, allocate resources among them, and influence their corporate development approach. Mergers and acquisitions, decision making, and transformation are also covered as critical issues in corporate strategy.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-5013
Applied Systems Design and Thinking
Tessa Tzeitel Forshaw MA, Lecturer, Experience and Curriculum Designer in Teaching and Learning, Stanford d.school, and Doctoral Candidate, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Meredith Caldwell MBA, Strategic Vision Architect, People Rocket
Jacob Hale PhD, Associate Principal Designer, People Rocket
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17062 | Section 1
Description
Systems make the water you drink, the health care you access, the businesses you work in, and the products you buy. Yet as a society, we tend to promote siloed and linear thinking that contributes to rising challenges facing these systems and others. In this course, we aim to shift this paradigm by positioning (good) system design as the outcome of rewiring our mental models to see everything as systems. System design and the cognitive approach of systems thinking plays a critical role in developing holistic and sustainable solutions to problems faced in the many systems in our society. Throughout the semester, students learn and implement the methodologies and frameworks of a systems thinker to analyze, design, and measure systems and their effectiveness. Students refine their ability to learn from others, identify the rich interconnections of systems, and generate alternative system designs and innovations through ongoing collaborative coursework. This is a course designed with the practitioner in mind, where tools learned today could be applied tomorrow. It requires that students embrace the process of striking a balance between rigidity and chaos, just like the world’s best systems do.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
MGMT E-5015
Applied Corporate Responsibility
Charles Bradford Allen PhD, Professor of Marketing, School of Business, Plymouth State University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15748 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
MGMT E-5015
Applied Corporate Responsibility
Charles Bradford Allen PhD, Professor of Marketing, School of Business, Plymouth State University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26209 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
MGMT E-5030
Project Management
Shannon Pettiford MS, Senior Information Technology Program Manager, Boston Consulting Group
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16400 | Section 1
Description
This course provides an overview of the fundamentals of project management, with an emphasis on the tools, techniques, and processes involved. The course provides an overview of the project management process, focusing on its lifecycle, project definition, scope, planning, and project monitoring. The purpose of this course is to provide students with a basic exposure to the tasks and challenges facing project managers, the tools and techniques used to manage projects, and how to analyze complex projects across multiple functions in a global environment. Project managers must have the abilities and skills to simultaneously manage their teams, schedules, risks, and resources, and deliver a successful outcome and this course is designed to help students learn to do just that. The objective of the course is to learn the skills and tools of the project management discipline, with a practical, hands-on, and real-world approach. Not to be underestimated is the challenge of managing without authority, an essential skill for project managers to gain the support of resources not directly under their management control. Most organizations are matrix-led, which means that resources are shared and temporary. The project manager must be able to use resources efficiently to achieve the goals and objectives required for a successful outcome, on time, within scope, and under budget. Regardless of one’s project management experience, this course is designed to bring project principles to life by practicing the skills and facilitation techniques in an online team environment.
Prerequisites: Experience working in a company or nonprofit is advisable.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-5030
Project Management
Timothy Mills MS, Member, Board of Directors, 3HO Foundation and Project Management Consultant
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16654 | Section 2
Description
This course guides students through the fundamental project management concepts, best practices, and behavioral characteristics needed to successfully initiate, plan, manage, and lead projects in profit and nonprofit organizations. Successful project managers possess the skills necessary to effectively manage teams, schedules, risks, budgets, scope, and stakeholders to produce a desired outcome. Students explore project management with a practical, hands-on approach through real-world case assessments and team and individual assignments. 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 effectively managing projects in the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environment. The course simulates detailed project planning in a project team framework, group accountability, and meeting the the project sponsor’s objectives.
Prerequisites: Experience working in a company or nonprofit is advisable.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-5030
Project Management
David A. Shore PhD, Adjunct Professor of Organizational Development, Business School, University of Monterrey, Mexico
Deb Cote MA, Senior Director, Strategic Planning and Performance, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Mass General Brigham
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 23361 | 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. 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.
Prerequisites: Experience working in a company or nonprofit is advisable.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 2:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
MGMT E-5030
Project Management
Eric Pool EdD, Assistant Professor of Health Care Administration, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Spring Term 2024 | 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.
Prerequisites: Experience working in a company or nonprofit is advisable.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-5033
Supply Chain Management
Zal Phiroz PhD, President, Pier Consulting Group
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16938 | Section 1
Description
From corporate giants to small businesses, product manaufacturing firms constantly strive to optimize operations and logistics techniques and practices. This course introduces the concept of supply chain management (SCM) and identifies how companies are using SCM to reduce costs and gain competitive advantage. In addition to looking at the history and evolution of SCM, we explore the relationship between domestic and foreign goods supply and how logistical efficiency, environmental factors, and strategic positioning come together to help companies compete more effectively.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 11:00am-1:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
MGMT E-5042
Agile Project Management
Jordan Locke BS, Senior Technical Project Manager, Major League Baseball
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16137 | Section 1
Description
Almost every large company you hear of now is doing some form of agile project management. Why is this project management method so popular, and how is it practically applied? In this course, we discuss the underlying values of agile and learn about frameworks that apply them. This is a hands-on course that gives students practical ways to start implementing agile in their work and daily life. Students may not take both ISMT E-101 (offered previously) and MGMT E-5042 for degree or certificate credit.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
MGMT E-5042
Agile Project Management
Shannon Pettiford MS, Senior Information Technology Program Manager, Boston Consulting Group
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25977 | Section 1
Description
Change is the new norm, and global organizations must adapt to dynamic and varied environments and challenges. A thorough review of agile techniques and methodologies helps address such concerns, providing the skills, knowledge, and techniques to ensure projects deliver benefit realization, deliver on time, and improve team efficiency. In this course, students learn to differentiate between agile and waterfall project management methodologies, exploring when each is most beneficial to use, and assessing how the agile methodology is leveraged to address stakeholders’ changing requirements. Students learn project management skills and best practices to lead agile project teams and provide effective delivery solutions. Agile project management practices and principles are discussed in detail, including self-organizing teams, project management roles, adaptive planning, value-driven delivery, stakeholder engagement, problem detection and resolution, print execution, and retrospective analysis. Current trends and best practices are also explored, using case studies to discover best practices and techniques in the field. In team settings, students use the scrum approach to understand better what executing an agile methodology of a project feels like. Regardless of project management experience, this course is designed to bring agile principles to life by practicing the skills and facilitation techniques in a team-based environment. Students may not take both ISMT E-101 (offered previously) and MGMT E-5042 for degree or certificate credit.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
MGMT E-5044
Product Development with Scrum
Chris Belknap MBA, Professional Scrum Trainer and Coach, Scrum On, LLC
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17050 | Section 1
Description
This is a hands-on course that provides the foundational knowledge needed to work with scrum in a highly practical way. The course is a combination of instruction, assignments, and team-based exercises. During the exercises, students work in teams over a series of sprints to learn scrum and use it to deliver a product. They experience first-hand how the scrum framework improves their ability to deliver value compared to traditional methods. During the course, students experience new, agile ways of working that enable teams to deliver more value, satisfy stakeholders, and work in teams more effectively. Students work in teams in a series of short sprints to build a product, facing the same problems they face outside of class and learning how to use scrum to address them. Through a combination of instruction and exercises, students learn the underlying theory and principles of the scrum framework, focusing on how scrum can help manage changing priorities, increase productivity, measure value, and accelerate product delivery. In addition, students are provided with techniques and tools to facilitate behavioral change and cultivate servant leadership. The course also provides the foundational scrum knowledge needed for those wishing to continue their education with role-focused (scrum master, product owner, developer, leader) training opportunities.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, Thursdays, October 24-December 21, 6:30pm-8:45pm
Term Start Date: October 23, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
MGMT E-5060
Operations Management
Zal Phiroz PhD, President, Pier Consulting Group
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26581 | Section 1
Description
The operational function lies at the heart of every organization, whether for profit or nonprofit, whether manufacturing or service. All organizations take some inputs and transform them into outputs for consumption by customers. The operational function focuses on this transformation process. It examines how value is added to a product or service. This course covers the design, planning, execution, control, and improvement of operational systems in organizations with a special focus on the strategic role of the operational function in helping the organization achieve its mission.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students
MGMT E-5080
Thinking in Management Science
Phil Bangayan MBA, Principal Data Scientist, Teradata
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26541 | Section 1
Description
Given today’s information-rich environment, companies need more competent managers and analysts to apply quantitative thinking to make data-driven decisions. However, not everyone has the background to transform and utilize information into valuable and actionable insights. This course is aimed at making students comfortable with the methods in management science to improve their companies. This course applies spreadsheets to the business-driven contexts in operations, finance, and marketing. Through case studies and spreadsheet-based examples, students learn how to make a strong business recommendation based on analysis and modeling as appropriate.
Prerequisites: High school algebra, basic probability, spreadsheet knowledge, and the ability to form and communicate logical recommendations in a written format such as a memo.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-5090
Crisis Management and Emergency Preparedness
Arnold M. Howitt PhD, Faculty Co-director, Program on Crisis Leadership, Roy and Lila Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26210 | Section 1
Description
As the world’s struggles with COVID-19 show, crises challenge individuals and organizations to respond creatively to high-stakes and novel circumstances. Today not only traditional emergency responders (police, firefighters, and emergency medical teams) must be ready for crises, but also private and nonprofit organizations, as well as a wider spectrum of public sector responders (for example, public health, transportation, and public works). Through study of cases of a range of actual crises and of conceptual frameworks for understanding the dynamics of crises, this course takes a managerial perspective on crisis management and emergency preparedness. It focuses both on what responders must do during the critical period of crisis response and on how organizations can prepare themselves for high performance in these situations. It examines how individuals and groups make decisions in crises, identifies the skills and management systems crises demand, considers the differences between managing routine emergencies and crises, and asks how organizations can effectively prepare for crises in advance.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-5100
Essentials of Management
Carmine P. Gibaldi EdD, Professor of Management and Organizational Psychology, St. John’s University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16622 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 37 students
MGMT E-5100
Essentials of Management
Carmine P. Gibaldi EdD, Professor of Management and Organizational Psychology, St. John’s University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24767 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-5110
Business Law
Shawn P. O’Connor MBA, JD, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mazzy Health
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26243 | Section 1
Description
This course examines the legal structure of corporations and other business forms such as partnerships and limited liability companies. Topics include the distinction between corporations and other business forms; legal separateness of business enterprises from their owners; formation of corporations; financing of corporations under federal securities law; management duties and powers; shareholder rights; fundamental changes such as mergers, sales of assets, and tender offers; and insider trading. Please note that this course provides a general legal framework and is not suited for those with a strong legal background.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 6:00pm-9:00pm
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
MGMT E-5310
Leading and Managing Nonprofit Organizations
Patricia H. Deyton MDiv, Senior Advisor, Council of Women World Leaders
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 13357 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Experience working or volunteering in a nonprofit organization strongly preferred but not required.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
MGMT E-5330
Principles and Practices of Fundraising
George T. Kosar PhD, Assistant Vice President for Institutional Partnerships, Office of Advancement, Georgetown University and Associate, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26442 | Section 1
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
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
MGMT E-5395
Execution is Everything: How to Build a Successful Business
Shawn P. O’Connor MBA, JD, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mazzy Health
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17058 | Section 1
Description
While many aspiring entrepreneurs spend months or even years agonizing about the idea for their new venture, the vast majority of new business ventures fail. This is because aspiring entrepreneurs underestimate the importance of execution. In this course, students learn how to assemble, grow, and develop the ideal team; how, when, and from whom to raise capital; how to choose the best legal structures and contracting practices for your business; how to trademark your brand and patent any inventions; how to maximize the impact of your start-up marketing spend from public relations to digital marketing; and how to most effectively and efficiently maintain the financial records of a new venture. This course also includes opportunities to put each of these skills into practice so that when students are ready to launch their business, they can maximize the probabilities of success.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 49 students
MGMT E-5420
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
James C. Fitchett MA, Co-Founder, VODA.ai
William L. Wellman MS, Founder, Personated Reality Solutions
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 13355 | Section 1
Description
Innovation, globalization, and digitalization are transforming every industry. This course focuses on creating new businesses, new markets, and effectiveness through innovation, entrepreneurship, and digital capabilities. Entire industries are threatened by disruptors like Uber, Airbnb and blockchain: outsiders with new, less expensive solutions for customers. Apple, Amazon, Skype, and digital currencies have created uncontested markets, delivered higher value, redefined channels, and secured competitive advantages. 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. We examine successful strategies, business models, frameworks, funding options, barriers, and risks for introducing breakthrough products and services. Topics include business model innovation, design thinking, lean thinking, organizational learning, agility, blockchain, and fundraising.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students
MGMT E-5420
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
James C. Fitchett MA, Co-Founder, VODA.ai
William L. Wellman MS, Founder, Personated Reality Solutions
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25031 | Section 1
Description
Innovation, globalization, and digitalization are transforming every industry. This course focuses on creating new businesses, new markets, and effectiveness through innovation, entrepreneurship, and digital capabilities. Entire industries are threatened by disruptors like Uber, Airbnb and blockchain: outsiders with new, less expensive solutions for customers. Apple, Amazon, Skype, and digital currencies have created uncontested markets, delivered higher value, redefined channels, and secured competitive advantages. 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. We examine successful strategies, business models, frameworks, funding options, barriers, and risks for introducing breakthrough products and services. Topics include business model innovation, design thinking, lean thinking, organizational learning, agility, blockchain, and fundraising.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students
MGMT E-5625
Sustainability and International Business: Challenges, Opportunities, and Strategies
Maurie Kelly PhD, Director, Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access, Institutes of Energy and the Environment, and Instructor of Risk Management, Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14484 | Section 1
Description
Sustainability in international business is more than simply adopting sustainable practices it has the potential to help companies gain competitive advantage. This course is designed to be highly interactive. We use articles, cases, group simulations, and videos to support learning and engage students. Students also have a chance to interact with each other through decision-making exercises, simulations, and group discussions. The course explores the global business environment in the context of sustainability. It focuses on the meaning of sustainable development in relation to for-profit global corporations, the effect of sustainability on global corporate development strategies, and how corporations interact with nations across the globe positively and negatively. We examine the sustainability issues faced by different regions of the world such as Africa, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Topics covered include corporate social responsibility, sustainability and strategic leadership, chemical and environmental pollution impacts, fast fashion and the apparel industry, labor rights and child labor, climate change impacts and opportunities, supply chains, renewable energy, food systems, and the role of consumers in sustainability. Companies examined include Walmart, Interface, UPS, Exxon, Patagonia, Ikea, Google, Unilever, Heineken, Nestl , H M, Adidas, and DuPont. Countries discussed include Brazil, Costa Rica, Nigeria, South Africa, Haiti, China, Singapore, Germany, Sweden, and the US.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-5700
Management Consulting
Shawn P. O’Connor MBA, JD, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mazzy Health
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16107 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 48 students
MGMT E-5700
Management Consulting
Mukul Kumar PhD, Chief Innovation Officer, Hult International Business School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25029 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, Fridays, January 24-March 9, 1:30pm-3:45pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
MGMT E-5750
The Art and Science of Decision Making
Robert Duboff JD, CEO, HawkPartners, LLC
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26487 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-5806
Real Estate Development
Teo Nicolais MS, President, Nicolais, LLC
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16934 | Section 1
Description
Real estate development is the process by which ingenuity and financial capital are transformed into the built environments that shapes our cities and lives. This course takes students through the real estate development process. Starting with inception phase, we walk through the processes of market research, site selection, and working with public and private stakeholders. Students study how developers perform due diligence and manage risks in the pre-development phase. Students learn how developers raise capital through construction loans and complex joint venture partnerships. For managing the physical construction, we examine a variety of delivery methods, risk sharing agreements, and the construction contracts that govern them. Students also learn strategies for achieving stabilization, operation, and exit from the project. At every stage, we learn to balance risk and reward, with a focus on generating investment returns while making a lasting, positive impact on our cities.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-2035 strongly recommended.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MGMT E-5806
Real Estate Development
Teo Nicolais MS, President, Nicolais, LLC
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26506 | Section 1
Description
Real estate development is the process by which ingenuity and financial capital are transformed into the built environments that shapes our cities and lives. This course takes students through the real estate development process. Starting with inception phase, we walk through the processes of market research, site selection, and working with public and private stakeholders. Students study how developers perform due diligence and manage risks in the pre-development phase. Students learn how developers raise capital through construction loans and complex joint venture partnerships. For managing the physical construction, we examine a variety of delivery methods, risk sharing agreements, and the construction contracts that govern them. Students also learn strategies for achieving stabilization, operation, and exit from the project. At every stage, we learn to balance risk and reward, with a focus on generating investment returns while making a lasting, positive impact on our cities.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-2035 strongly recommended.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MGMT E-597
Precapstone in Management: Entrepreneurship in Action
Henrik Totterman DSc, Professor of Practice, Entrepreneurship and Management, Hult International Business School and Chief Executive Officer, Lead X3M, LLC
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25671 | Section 1
Description
This course is a comprehensive introduction to the underlying dynamics of entrepreneurial business. It is mandatory for capstone track candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, management who wish to register for MGMT S-599 in the following Harvard Summer School term. The course is focused on flexibility, innovation, resource management, and responsiveness when starting and operating high growth potential ventures, which are required skills when taking the capstone course.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in the in the Master of Liberal Arts, management, capstone track. Prospective candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be in good academic standing and have completed the seven core courses and plan to take the capstone, MGMT S-599, which they must enroll in the upcoming Harvard Summer School term as their one and only final course (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone). Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
MGMT E-6000
Marketing Management
Michael Grandinetti MBA, Adjunct Professor, School of Engineering, Brown University and Industry Fellow, College of Engineering, Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, University of California Berkeley
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16975 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-6000
Marketing Management
Patricia Hambrick MBA, Master Lecturer, Marketing, Questrom School of Business, Boston University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16518 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
MGMT E-6000
Marketing Management
Scott Mantie PhD, Associate Professor of Marketing, School of Business, Plymouth State University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15726 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students
MGMT E-6000
Marketing Management
Shawn P. O’Connor MBA, JD, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mazzy Health
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25786 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
MGMT E-6000
Marketing Management
Scott Mantie PhD, Associate Professor of Marketing, School of Business, Plymouth State University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24308 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students
MGMT E-6000
Marketing Management
Areen Shahbari MBA, Chief Executive Officer, Cactus International and Principal, Shahbari Training and Consultancy
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26357 | 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, Thursdays, March 19-May 11, 8:10pm-10:25pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: March 18, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-6040
International Marketing
Nicholas Nugent, Sr. PhD
Charles Bradford Allen PhD, Professor of Marketing, School of Business, Plymouth State University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24252 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-6000, MGMT E-6615, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
MGMT E-6100
Branding Strategy
Thomas Murphy MBA, Associate Professor of Practice, Graduate School of Management, Clark University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24567 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-6000, MGMT E-6615, or one year of experience in a management, marketing, or consulting role in a company or nonprofit organization.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Fridays, January 26-May 11, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-6600
Strategic Brand Marketing
John L. Teopaco DBA, Senior Affiliated Faculty, Emerson College, and Part-time Faculty, Carroll School of Management, Boston College
David A. Shore PhD, Adjunct Professor of Organizational Development, Business School, University of Monterrey, Mexico
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24272 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-6000 or permission of the instructors.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 10:00am-1:00pm
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
MGMT E-6605
Luxury Marketing
Sandrine Crener PhD, Partner, 4 Art Partners
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16108 | Section 1
Description
This course is an introduction to the marketing of luxury goods and services. The luxury industry is unlike any other; it is an inspiring and fascinating world that involves a diverse group of competitors. On the supply side, it encompasses a broad range of sectors from hotels to real estate, yachts to private jets, fashion to jewelry, and pits small independent businesses against established multinational conglomerates. On the market side, luxury consumers are extremely demanding and sophisticated; luxury goods and services must not only be of exceptional quality but also provide a complex set of functional, social, and emotional benefits to consumers. The course explores the origin, history, and evolution of luxury and gives an overview of the global luxury industry including markets, major players, and trends. Then it highlights the specificities of marketing in the luxury sector. Luxury brands are an entirely different proposition and require a very specific approach to brand management and marketing. They notably have to manage a number of inherent paradoxes and tensions. We discuss differences in mass versus luxury marketing approaches. The course also focuses on examining the main challenges with which luxury brands are currently confronted.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-6000, MGMT E-6615, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
MGMT E-6615
Digital Marketing: Foundations and Framework for Success
Greg O’Brien DBA, Founder/President, Rockport Advisors
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15485 | Section 1
Description
Marketing has become digital marketing, with digital ads (as a function of all advertising spending) growing at roughly 15-20 percent annually, and recently having taken over traditional advertising (broadcast television and radio) when measured by ad spend. This course teaches students the foundation elements of digital marketing and advertising from media mix and channels to techniques, economics, and measurement. 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.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-6000, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
MGMT E-6615
Digital Marketing: Foundations and Framework for Success
Andrew M. Blum MBA, Instructor of the Practice, Business Communications, Charles F. Dolan School of Business, Fairfield University and Lecturer of Marketing, Columbia University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25665 | Section 1
Description
Marketing has become digital marketing, with digital ads (as a function of all advertising spending) growing at roughly 15-20 percent annually, and recently having taken over traditional advertising (broadcast television and radio) when measured by ad spend. This course teaches students the foundation elements of digital marketing and advertising from media mix and channels to techniques, economics, and measurement. 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.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-6000, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
MGMT E-6630
Sustainability Marketing and Branding
Thomas Murphy MBA, Associate Professor of Practice, Graduate School of Management, Clark University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15433 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-6615 or the equivalent. Introductory marketing or management course or one year of work experience in a business-to-business, business-to-consumer, or nonprofit organization.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Fridays, September 8-December 21, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-6670
Fundamentals of Search Engine Marketing
Christina Inge MS, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Thoughtlight
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16438 | Section 1
Description
As search engine marketing plays a larger role in business communications than ever before, marketers and developers increasingly need to understand how to optimize websites to be found on search engines, mobile devices, and voice assistants. In this hands-on course, we explore both the theory and practice of search marketing. Students learn about how search engines work, the ways in which websites can be found, and the role of content in search marketing. Covering both search marketing and search advertising, this course provides managers with the high-level strategies they need to ensure the sites they own are findable on the web. This course also features hands-on, practical labs in which students develop a search strategy to ensure a brand’s prominence in the age of ambient findability the permanent interconnectedness of consumers via a wide range of wearable devices, voice assistants, and more traditional online consumer behavior. This course covers both organic search engine optimization (SEO) and search-based advertising such as pay-per-click (PPC) to provide complete coverage of the topic.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-6000, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-6750
Marketing Analytics: Fundamental Data-Driven Marketing
Christina Inge MS, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Thoughtlight
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24774 | Section 1
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. Marketing analytics is 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 programming. 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 analytics to improve marketing outcomes, demonstrate return on investment to the C-suite, and create increasingly effective marketing campaigns.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-6000, MGMT E-6615, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
MGMT E-6800
Professional Selling and Sales Management
John Westman MA, MBA, Vice President, Citius Pharmaceuticals
Michael James McCarthy BS, MA
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24321 | Section 1
Description
Do you want to improve your persuasion skills? Would you like to study and apply approaches that drive sales and sales management success? Would you like to join a community of continual learners who strive to help others perform even better? This highly interactive, high energy, action-oriented course is designed based on accelerated learning and distance learning best practices and is improved each year based on student feedback. Topics include ideal customers, sales process, buying process, prospecting, negotiating, and closing, as well as motivating, compensating, coaching, and training salespeople. Teaching methods include student presentations and real-life cases, techniques such as the persuasion equation, the trust call, why/how/what statements, and guest speakers.
Prerequisites: MGMT E-6000, MGMT E-6615, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
MGMT E-7001
Economic Solutions for Real World Decision Making
Daniel Deneffe PhD, Managing Director, Deneffe Consulting, and Professor of Economics and Strategy, Hult International Business School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17054 | Section 1
Description
In this on-campus, intensive, and highly interactive learning experience, participants discover the importance of applying and tailoring economic concepts to make better decisions in areas such as market entry decisions, optimal product/service launches, pricing tactics, and bidding excellence in tenders/auctions through experimentation, learning from errors, short cases, and simulations. While the course has its foundations in microeconomics and managerial economics, it does not impose the same restrictive assumptions, which often do not hold in the real world: the equilibrium price is not known, managers cannot be assumed to know their demand function, and companies and competitors are not as rational as the theory portrays. The course allows participants to discover how and when economic concepts can and have been successfully adapted and tailored to make better decisions at real-world companies. The questions to be addressed include: for which companies is demand and supply analysis, one of the most central tools of microeconomics, key and for which companies is it unimportant? How do companies obtain the market demand and supply data to understand and predict market equilibrium prices? How does one obtain information on the company-specific demand curve (assumed to be known in microeconomics) for any existing or new products or services that customers have never seen or experienced? How can microeconomic utility and indifference analysis be applied in the real world to extract customer preferences? And how can that be used to construct future demand and decide upon whether or not to enter or create a market, with what specific product or service, and at what price? Should companies obtain and use price and other elasticities in the real world for better decision making? What are common practices and what are its fallacies? How can they be overcome? How can we use, tweak, and supplement game-theoretic concepts in the real world where its assumptions of perfect information and hyperrationality do not hold? How can that allow managers to make significantly better decisions in areas such as bidding in tenders and auctions, pricing, and market positioning?
Prerequisites: Students must have earned a B-minus or higher in ECON E-1010, ECON E-1600, or ECON E-1615 in order to enroll in this course.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, November 3, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 205
Saturday, November 4, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Sunday, November 5, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Term Start Date: November 03, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,020, graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-7001
Economic Solutions for Real World Decision Making
Daniel Deneffe PhD, Managing Director, Deneffe Consulting, and Professor of Economics and Strategy, Hult International Business School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26693 | Section 1
Description
In this on-campus, intensive, and highly interactive learning experience, participants discover the importance of applying and tailoring economic concepts to make better decisions in areas such as market entry decisions, optimal product/service launches, pricing tactics, and bidding excellence in tenders/auctions through experimentation, learning from errors, short cases, and simulations. While the course has its foundations in microeconomics and managerial economics, it does not impose the same restrictive assumptions, which often do not hold in the real world: the equilibrium price is not known, managers cannot be assumed to know their demand function, and companies and competitors are not as rational as the theory portrays. The course allows participants to discover how and when economic concepts can and have been successfully adapted and tailored to make better decisions at real-world companies. The questions to be addressed include: for which companies is demand and supply analysis, one of the most central tools of microeconomics, key and for which companies is it unimportant? How do companies obtain the market demand and supply data to understand and predict market equilibrium prices? How does one obtain information on the company-specific demand curve (assumed to be known in microeconomics) for any existing or new products or services that customers have never seen or experienced? How can microeconomic utility and indifference analysis be applied in the real world to extract customer preferences? And how can that be used to construct future demand and decide upon whether or not to enter or create a market, with what specific product or service, and at what price? Should companies obtain and use price and other elasticities in the real world for better decision making? What are common practices and what are its fallacies? How can they be overcome? How can we use, tweak, and supplement game-theoretic concepts in the real world where its assumptions of perfect information and hyperrationality do not hold? How can that allow managers to make significantly better decisions in areas such as bidding in tenders and auctions, pricing, and market positioning?
Prerequisites: Students must have earned a B-minus or higher in ECON E-1010, ECON E-1600, or ECON E-1615 in order to enroll in this course.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, March 29, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 204
Saturday, March 30, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 204
Sunday, March 31, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 204
Term Start Date: March 29, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,020, graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-7053
Monetary Policy: A Simulation of a Financial Crisis Weekend
Dorian B. Klein MBA, Co-Founder and Director, Verida Credit and Key Principal, Alfieri SA
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17051 | Section 1
Description
Have you noticed how many financial and banking crises revolve around a weekend? The Bear Sterns weekend in March 2008, the famous Lehman weekend in September 2008, and more recently, the Silicon Valley Bank weekend and the Credit Suisse weekend in March 2023? Imagine the pressure, the stress, and the stakes as some of the most powerful and influential political and financial leaders, plus a few Wall Street masters of the universe, gather around the table for around the clock negotiations which must have a result before markets open on Monday morning. The global financial system and the world economy depend on a resolution of these meetings. This course replicates such a scenario. We use either a past financial crisis event or, possibly, following one in the making at the time of our course. We spend the first half of the weekend analyzing the situation, using tools and concepts from macroeconomics, capital markets, and monetary and fiscal policy. Once the groundwork is established, we then set up into role-playing teams representing the main constituents and simulate the negotiations that happen in these real-life weekends. Remember, the world economy is at stake!
Prerequisites: Students must be concurrently enrolled in ECON E-1920 or ECON E-1533, or have completed either course with a B-minus or higher in order to enroll in this course.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, September 29, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 205
Saturday, September 30, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Sunday, October 1, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Term Start Date: September 29, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,020, graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-7053
Monetary Policy: A Simulation of a Financial Crisis Weekend
Dorian B. Klein MBA, Co-Founder and Director, Verida Credit and Key Principal, Alfieri SA
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26686 | Section 1
Description
Have you noticed how many financial and banking crises revolve around a weekend? The Bear Sterns weekend in March 2008, the famous Lehman weekend in September 2008, and more recently, the Silicon Valley Bank weekend and the Credit Suisse weekend in March 2023? Imagine the pressure, the stress, and the stakes as some of the most powerful and influential political and financial leaders, plus a few Wall Street masters of the universe, gather around the table for around the clock negotiations which must have a result before markets open on Monday morning. The global financial system and the world economy depend on a resolution of these meetings. This course replicates such a scenario. We use either a past financial crisis event or, possibly, following one in the making at the time of our course. We spend the first half of the weekend analyzing the situation, using tools and concepts from macroeconomics, capital markets, and monetary and fiscal policy. Once the groundwork is established, we then set up into role-playing teams representing the main constituents and simulate the negotiations that happen in these real-life weekends. Remember, the world economy is at stake!
Prerequisites: Students must be concurrently enrolled in ECON E-1920 or ECON E-1533, or have completed either course with a B-minus or higher in order to enroll in this course.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, April 26, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 205
Saturday, April 27, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Sunday, April 28, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Term Start Date: April 26, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,020, graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-7093
Applied Behavioral Economics and Decision Making
David S. McIntosh MBA, Founder, Creative Business Breakthroughs
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26695 | Section 1
Description
A hands-on workshop for students to apply what they have learned in ECON E-1035 to a specific problem. Following in-class discussions of best practices for nudges and other interventions, students work in teams to analyze a situation where behavioral factors are preventing optimal outcomes and propose specific steps to improve the outcomes for one or more of the parties involved.
Prerequisites: Students must have earned a B-minus or higher in ECON E-1035 in order to enroll in this course.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, February 2, 5:30pm-8:30pm, Harvard Hall 202
Saturday, February 3, 9:00am-5:00pm, Harvard Hall 202
Sunday, February 4, 9:00am-1:00pm, Harvard Hall 202
Term Start Date: February 02, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,020, graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 24 students
MGMT E-7200
Principles of Finance: Weekend
Gregory Sabin DBA, Preceptor, Harvard Extension School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26682 | Section 1
Description
This is an active learning weekend course that accompanies MGMT E-2000 in Boston that includes guest lectures from professional investors, visits to financial institutions, and a presentation on the current state of academic research in the field.
Prerequisites: Students must be concurrently enrolled in MGMT E-2000 or have completed MGMT E-2000 with a B-minus or higher in order to enroll in this course.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, April 19, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 204
Saturday, April 20, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 204
Sunday, April 21, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 204
Term Start Date: April 19, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,020, graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 55 students
MGMT E-7235
Applied Principles of Real Estate
Teo Nicolais MS, President, Nicolais, LLC
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17049 | Section 1
Description
This on-campus, active learning weekend is an immersive learning experience for investing in real estate. Students participate in a property investment simulation based on real-life assets in the Harvard Square area. Working in teams, students gain hands-on experience in conducting market research, identifying acquisition targets, performing financial due diligence, and developing persuasive investment proposals. At the end of the weekend, teams present their investment opportunities to the class, exposing students to a variety of presentation styles and techniques that can strengthen their own investment pitches in the future. Augmented by Harvard Business School case studies, the experience takes students from Harvard’s campus into the neighborhoods beyond as they practice market analysis and real estate investment decision making. Students may not take both MGMT E-2035w (offered previously) and MGMT E-7235 for degree or certificate credit.
Prerequisites: Students must be concurrently enrolled in MGMT E-2035 or have completed MGMT E-2035 with a B-minus or higher in order to enroll in this course.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, November 10, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 203
Saturday, November 11, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 203
Sunday, November 12, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 203
Term Start Date: November 10, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,020, graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 60 students
MGMT E-7235
Applied Principles of Real Estate
Teo Nicolais MS, President, Nicolais, LLC
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26681 | Section 1
Description
This on-campus, active learning weekend is an immersive learning experience for investing in real estate. Students participate in a property investment simulation based on real-life assets in the Harvard Square area. Working in teams, students gain hands-on experience in conducting market research, identifying acquisition targets, performing financial due diligence, and developing persuasive investment proposals. At the end of the weekend, teams present their investment opportunities to the class, exposing students to a variety of presentation styles and techniques that can strengthen their own investment pitches in the future. Augmented by Harvard Business School case studies, the experience takes students from Harvard’s campus into the neighborhoods beyond as they practice market analysis and real estate investment decision making. Students may not take both MGMT E-2035w (offered previously) and MGMT E-7235 for degree or certificate credit.
Prerequisites: Students must be concurrently enrolled in MGMT E-2035 or have completed MGMT E-2035 with a B-minus or higher in order to enroll in this course.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, April 19, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 203
Saturday, April 20, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 203
Sunday, April 21, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 203
Term Start Date: April 19, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,020, graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 60 students
MGMT E-7285
Hedge Funds: Active Learning Weekend
Peter Marber PhD, Chief Investment Officer for Emerging Markets, Aperture Investors, and Adjunct Instructor, Finance, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26683 | Section 1
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 are the major hedge fund strategies and their mechanics? What are their hidden risks and unique limitations? This active learning weekend complements the full term course MGMT E-2784 and helps students develop an understanding of how hedge fund managers, as well as hedge fund investors, think, operate, and invest. The weekend features a variety of guest speakers, case studies, and other activities to further enhance concepts introduced in MGMT E-2784. Students may not take both MGMT E-2784w (offered previously) and MGMT E-7285 for degree or certificate credit.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, March 1, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 201
Saturday, March 2, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 201
Sunday, March 3, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 201
Term Start Date: March 01, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
MGMT E-7405
Emotional Intelligence for Impact
Laura Elisabeth Wilcox MA, Director of Management Programs, Harvard Extension School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17056 | Section 1
Description
This applied active learning weekend focuses on the role emotional intelligence plays in leadership and in decision making. Students apply emotional intelligence concepts to real-world situations through engaging exercises, in-class discussions, and case studies. In addition, students learn how to identify their own emotional patterns and triggers as well as those in others. At the end of the weekend, students leave with tools for managing derailing emotions, a strategy for connecting with others, and a better appreciation for the role emotional intelligence plays in how we think and lead in our personal and professional life.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, October 20, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 201
Saturday, October 21, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 201
Sunday, October 22, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 201
Term Start Date: October 20, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-7405
Emotional Intelligence for Impact
Laura Elisabeth Wilcox MA, Director of Management Programs, Harvard Extension School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26696 | Section 1
Description
This applied active learning weekend focuses on the role emotional intelligence plays in leadership and in decision making. Students apply emotional intelligence concepts to real-world situations through engaging exercises, in-class discussions, and case studies. In addition, students learn how to identify their own emotional patterns and triggers as well as those in others. At the end of the weekend, students leave with tools for managing derailing emotions, a strategy for connecting with others, and a better appreciation for the role emotional intelligence plays in how we think and lead in our personal and professional life.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, March 1, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 203
Saturday, March 2, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 203
Sunday, March 3, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 203
Term Start Date: March 01, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-7412
Leadership in Teams and Organizations
Lee G. Bolman PhD, Professor and Marion Bloch/Missouri Chair in Leadership Emeritus, Bloch School of Management, University of Missouri – Kansas City
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26690 | Section 1
Description
Students participate in a series of individual and team activities challenging their skills and strategies in leadership, influence, and negotiation. Learning is primarily experiential, augmented by timely conceptual discussions. Students have rich opportunities for personal reflection and feedback.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, January 12, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 205
Saturday, January 13, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Sunday, January 14, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Term Start Date: January 12, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-7412
Leadership in Teams and Organizations
Lee G. Bolman PhD, Professor and Marion Bloch/Missouri Chair in Leadership Emeritus, Bloch School of Management, University of Missouri – Kansas City
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26691 | Section 2
Description
Students participate in a series of individual and team activities challenging their skills and strategies in leadership, influence, and negotiation. Learning is primarily experiential, augmented by timely conceptual discussions. Students have rich opportunities for personal reflection and feedback.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, May 3, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 204
Saturday, May 4, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 204
Sunday, May 5, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 204
Term Start Date: May 03, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-7415
Understanding and Evolving Organizational Culture
Margaret C. Andrews MS, Managing Director, Higher Ed Associates and Founder, The MYLO Center
Dayna J. Catropa EdM, Consultant
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26692 | Section 1
Description
There is a saying that culture eats strategy for breakfast, meaning that no strategy can succeed if it is not supported by an organization’s culture. Many senior executives want to change the culture of their organizations, yet the popular press tells us that a large percentage of all these initiatives fail. Why is organizational culture so difficult to change? Or is it? Using a series of cases, exercises, and large and small group discussions, we delve into organizational culture what it is, how it forms, why it can be difficult to change, and how to increase the odds of success in evolving an organizational culture.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, January 16-19, 9:00am-5:30pm, One Brattle Square 204
Term Start Date: January 16, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: International students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-7421
Introduction to Negotiating Your Career
Paula Gutlove MD, Deputy Director, Institute for Resource and Security Studies
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26694 | Section 1
Description
Today’s professionals understand that to achieve career success they need to know what they want and to be able to negotiate effectively to get it. Yet, studies show that most people embarking on their career journey are unclear about what they want and why they want it. They are reluctant, or unable, to advocate for themselves. This can inhibit or derail a career journey, leading to dissatisfaction with roles, responsibilities, pay, and promotion. Ultimately, it can lead to career frustration and burnout. This on-campus, week-long residential course uses a range of interactive exercises, role plays, games, and simulations. These activities engage students in uncovering their interests, priorities, and career directions and goals. Skills development includes strategies for empowerment and self-advocacy, approaches to uncovering sources of negotiation power, and tools to recognize and create career negotiation opportunities. Students engage in exercises to develop and practice their own unique and authentic negotiation voice in order to put their career journey on a path to success and move it forward.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, January 8-11, 9:00am-5:30pm, One Brattle Square 204
Term Start Date: January 08, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: International students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-7425
Negotiating Your Leadership Success
Paula Gutlove MD, Deputy Director, Institute for Resource and Security Studies
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17055 | Section 1
Description
The twenty-first century is unfolding with numerous intersecting crises and challenges. Transforming these challenges into opportunities for meaningful change requires a new leadership paradigm. Key to this new leadership paradigm is the strategic application of integrative negotiation and collaborative problem solving. In the new paradigm, leading through inspiration and mutual empowerment can create the conditions for innovative, collaborative solutions to complex problems, including those related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and ethics, sustainability, and responsibility (ESR). This on-campus, active learning weekend uses a range of interactive exercises, role plays, games, and simulations. These activities engage students in uncovering their strengths and passions to respond to the leadership opportunities this moment in history provides. Skill development includes strategies for empowerment and leadership advocacy, tools to recognize and create leadership negotiation opportunities, and leveraging of negotiation leadership power through collaboration and networking. Students engage in exercises to develop and practice their own unique and authentic leadership voice and to negotiate their leadership career success.
Prerequisites: Students must have earned a B-minus or higher in MGMT E-4225 in order to enroll in this course.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, October 13, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 202
Saturday, October 14, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 202
Sunday, October 15, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 202
Term Start Date: October 13, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-7460
Applied Coaching
Bobbi Wegner PsyD, Adjunct Lecturer on Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26697 | Section 1
Description
Coaching is an emerging discipline that has applications in many professional fields and even to our personal lives. Navigating this new terrain with its many different approaches can be overwhelming. In this course, students learn solid practices in coaching grounded in evidence-based psychology. Topics include: what is coaching and what it is not, how to structure a coaching relationship, how to hold a coaching stance, understanding self as coach, how to assess for readiness for change, key theories in change, basics skills in coaching, difficult situations, ethics, cross-cultural considerations, and how to terminate a coaching relationship. This course is highly self-reflective and practice-based. Students are given direct, honest feedback on strengths and areas of growth from faculty and peers.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, January 2-5, 9:00am-5:30pm, Harvard Hall 201
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: International students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 54 students
MGMT E-7482
Optimizing Leadership: Applied Strategies
Ashley Prisant MBA, PhD, Portfolio Chief Human Resources Officer, LFM Capital
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17057 | Section 1
Description
This intensive, on-campus weekend course focuses on overcoming challenges by leading from the middle and the top. Students are trained in multiple subject matter areas including thinking and acting systematically, resiliency, communication, influence, learning agility, and self awareness, based on research developed by the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL). Students are also engaged in class and group breakout sessions to immediately practice and use skills learned during the course, and have access to world-class speakers and practitioners on the topics of the sessions.
Prerequisites: Students must have earned a B-minus or higher in MGMT E-4000 or MGMT E-4178 in order to enroll in this course.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, September 29, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 201
Saturday, September 30, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 201
Sunday, October 1, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 201
Term Start Date: September 29, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-7484
It Depends: Unpacking the Paradoxes of Leadership
Margaret C. Andrews MS, Managing Director, Higher Ed Associates and Founder, The MYLO Center
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26689 | Section 1
Description
Anyone that has ever been in a leadership position knows that leading people and organizations is rife with paradox. How can we transform an organization while at the same time focusing on performance? Can we change our culture and get results in the short-term? Why is it that we are often hired for our hard skills, yet get high performance from others if we use soft skills? Can we hold people accountable and treat each person as an individual? How do we make the tough calls and ensure buy-in with our decisions? The answer to these questions is “yes, and,” and “it depends” another paradox. Throughout the weekend, we use cases, vignettes, role plays, simulations, and discussion to parse many of the paradoxes of leadership.
Prerequisites: Students must have earned a B-minus or higher in MGMT E-4000, MGMT E-4030, or MGMT E-4100 in order to enroll in this course.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, April 26, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 204
Saturday, April 27, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 204
Sunday, April 28, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 204
Term Start Date: April 26, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-7542
Applied Introduction to Design Thinking and Innovation
Tessa Tzeitel Forshaw MA, Lecturer, Experience and Curriculum Designer in Teaching and Learning, Stanford d.school, and Doctoral Candidate, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Richard Lee Cox Braden BSEE, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, People Rocket and Lecturer, The Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, Stanford University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17053 | Section 1
Description
As the world changes at an unprecedented pace, ambiguity is everywhere. Design thinking, innovation, agile, and many other approaches to problem solving have never been more important. But often these methods are only accessible to an exclusive club of people who are certified in a methodology and allowed to practice design and innovation. In this course, we believe in radical access to design and innovation. We believe that for design and innovation to change the world for the better, it has to be inclusive, human centered, and accessible to everyone everywhere. In this course, students learn how to become innovative and leverage the foundational mindsets and abilities of design thinking and innovation to make change in their lives, organizations, and the world.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, October 6, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 203
Saturday, October 7, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 203
Sunday, October 8, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 203
Term Start Date: October 06, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MGMT E-7680
Applied Selling and Sales Management Methods
John Westman MA, MBA, Vice President, Citius Pharmaceuticals
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26688 | Section 1
Description
This on-campus, active learning weekend is an immersive learning experience to help students refine their selling methods and adapt them to their specific needs and environment. Students engage more deeply with proven selling methods and tailor approaches to real-time situations. Students present and discuss their recommendations on how to best improve their selling and/or sales leadership results. Students compete in a simulation that challenges them to integrate neuroscience and best practice insights. Invited guests emphasize and elaborate on key learnings. There is a contest for most valuable takeaways written by students and a final reflection on ideas that each student implements based on the weekend experience.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, April 5, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 204
Saturday, April 6, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 204
Sunday, April 7, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 204
Term Start Date: April 05, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
MUSE E-100
Introduction to Museum Studies
Katherine Burton Jones MA, Director, Museum Studies, Harvard Extension School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 10207 | Section 1
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:
Online or On Campus
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 5:40pm-7:40pm, 1 Story Street 306
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
MUSE E-102
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Research in Museum Studies
Jeffrey Robert Wilson PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14775 | Section 1
Description
In this proseminar, students develop the skills necessary to engage in graduate-level research in the field of museum studies. Students read classic scholarly texts in museum studies and complete short assignments designed to hone their academic writing skills including critical reading, textual analysis, and argument development. Students also write a 10-page research essay that reflects a particular area of interest within the field of museum studies. Throughout the semester we consider 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. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the capstone.
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, EXPO E-42a. MUSE E-100 is also recommended.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
MUSE E-102
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Research in Museum Studies
Jeffrey Robert Wilson PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25503 | Section 1
Description
In this proseminar, students develop the skills necessary to engage in graduate-level research in the field of museum studies. Students read classic scholarly texts in museum studies and complete short assignments designed to hone their academic writing skills including critical reading, textual analysis, and argument development. Students also write a 10-page research essay that reflects a particular area of interest within the field of museum studies. Throughout the semester we consider 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. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the capstone.
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, EXPO E-42a. MUSE E-100 is also recommended.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
MUSE E-102
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Research in Museum Studies
Eleanor M. Hight PhD, Professor of Art History and Humanities, Emerita, University of New Hampshire
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25244 | Section 2
Description
In this proseminar, students develop the skills necessary to engage in graduate-level research in the field of museum studies. Students read classic scholarly texts in museum studies and complete short assignments designed to hone their academic writing skills including critical reading, textual analysis, and argument development. Students also write a 10-page research essay that reflects a particular area of interest within the field of museum studies. Throughout the semester we consider 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. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the capstone.
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, EXPO E-42a. MUSE E-100 is also recommended.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
MUSE E-105
The Twenty-First Century Museum
Laura B. Roberts MBA, Principal, Roberts Consulting
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16926 | Section 1
Description
Sustainability requires adaptation to a dynamic environment. We examine museums’ fundamental management issues through the lens of change. How can museums become more inclusive institutions? What does it mean to decolonize museum practice? 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 has the millennial generation of workers reshaped a profession created by baby boomers? How has the culture of accountability and venture philanthropy changed our case for support?
Prerequisites: MUSE E-100, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
MUSE E-106
The Business of Museums
Lawrence Scott Motz MBA, Consultant
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25501 | Section 1
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:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MUSE E-107
Museums and the Law
Bonnie Clendenning JD, Consultant and Board Chair, Empower Success Corps
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26707 | Section 1
Description
Museums, being complex institutions, encompass not only their collections and exhibits but all the people who contribute to their successes, including trustees, employees, volunteers, donors, members and visitors. Museums are often involved in legal matters relating to governance, operations, personnel, intellectual property including digital media, and cultural heritage. They combine scholarly disciplines with intertwined management and organizational challenges. This course provides an overview of the law and its principles as they relate to museums, which should benefit museum professionals even if they do not anticipate being directly involved in legal matters.
Prerequisites: MUSE E-100 is recommended.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
MUSE E-109
Exhibit Design through Narrative
Michael Howard Maler ALM, Consultant
Cesar Zapata MPA, Founder and Designer, Zapata Design Studio
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17025 | Section 1
Description
Students collaborate in groups through a lecture-workshop format, exploring exhibit design history, theory, and practice in how it relates to visitor experience and engagement, culminating in the development of an exhibition design proposal and 3-D scaled model of a narrative-style exhibition. The course introduces practices from multiples disciplines that allows students to understand their role as exhibit designers working with other sectors of the museum fields including architecture, design, fabrication, and new media.
Prerequisites: MUSE E-100 or the equivalent is recommended.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, November 3, 5:30pm-8:30pm, 1 Story Street 304
Saturday, November 4, 9:00am-5:00pm, 1 Story Street 304
Sunday, November 5, 9:00am-1:00pm, 1 Story Street 304
Term Start Date: November 03, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information. Final papers due November 20.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MUSE E-110
Museum Exhibition Content Development
Shelley N. Monaghan CMS, Consultant
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15158 | Section 1
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MUSE E-115
Collections Management: Issues and Solutions
Sara M. Frankel MA, Collections Manager for the David P. Wheatland Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, Harvard University
Arlene Veronica Alvarez MPA, Consultant
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16086 | Section 1
Description
The course explores the main issues encountered during museum collection management activities. These activities not only affect collections care, but also curation, research, exhibits, and educational projects. Specific challenges and solutions are examined through case studies and analysis of different scenarios. Topics addressed include acquisitions, documentation, digitizing, storage, disaster planning, ethics, and museum-wide strategies for successful collection management.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
MUSE E-117
Museum Collections Care
David K. DeBono Schafer MA, Director of Collections Technologies, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University
Adam J. Aja PhD, Chief Curator, Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East
Adam Baldinger MA, Curatorial Associate, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
Christina Byrd MS, Curatorial Associate, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
Crystal Maier PhD, Curatorial Associate, Entomology, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
Mark Omura MS, Curatorial Associate, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
Jennifer Winifred Trimble ALM, Curatorial Associate, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
Jeremiah Trimble ALM, Curatorial Associate, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26381 | Section 1
Description
This course offers a hands-on training experience in collections care, documentation, and processing at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Museum of Comparative Zoology, and Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments. Students work directly with collections management, curatorial, and archives staff members on specific collections-based projects.
Prerequisites: MUSE E-100 or the equivalent is recommended.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 1:00pm-4:30pm, Peabody Museum 12
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: International students see important visa information.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 13 students
MUSE E-123
Telling New Stories With Objects
Reed Gochberg PhD, Associate Curator and Manager of Exhibitions, Concord Museum
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26556 | Section 1
Description
How can museums tell more inclusive histories through the objects in their collections? In this course, we explore how objects can illuminate the lives of people often left out of the archive or historical record. From clothing and accessories to food and toys, objects and the institutions that collect them provide a material record of how political, economic, and social events shaped the lives of ordinary people. By examining how objects were made, used, and collected, we explore how they open up possibilities for interpreting familiar subjects in new ways and developing exhibitions and programs that are inclusive and accessible to all. This course uses the varied collections across Harvard University to practice methods for analyzing objects, developing strategies for interpretation, and envisioning ways to incorporate them into exhibitions and programs. Prior to our on-campus weekend, we read key works of scholarship on the theories and methods of material culture, the history of museums, and interpretation strategies. Course activities include visits to Harvard’s museums and libraries, including the Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Museum of Natural History, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, and Houghton Library. Course activities include object-based analysis, gallery tours, small group workshops, and group discussions. The final assignment invites students to propose how they might interpret objects at Harvard and beyond by drawing on the interdisciplinary methods we practice together.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, March 1, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 204
Saturday, March 2, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 204
Sunday, March 3, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 204
Term Start Date: March 01, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information. Final papers due March 18.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
MUSE E-126
Museum Evaluation and Audience Research
Christina Smiraglia EdD, Learning Researcher, Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Lynn Baum MEd, Principal, Turtle Peak Consulting
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17046 | Section 1
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. Students work in groups to evaluate an actual online informal learning experience and may need to recruit adults to participate in the study.
Prerequisites: MUSE E-100 or equivalent museum experience is strongly recommended.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 16 students
MUSE E-130
Museums and Technology
Katherine Burton Jones MA, Director, Museum Studies, Harvard Extension School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 23583 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Some knowledge of computer systems, especially in the nonprofit sector.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MUSE E-135
The Future of Historic House Museums
Abby Battis ALM, Associate Director for Collections, Historic Beverly
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17069 | Section 1
Description
The changing attitudes in historic interpretation along with challenges facing historic house museums today, such as recovering from a worldwide pandemic, 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.
Prerequisites: Museum experience is a plus.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
MUSE E-144
Museums as Producers of Meaning
Cynthia A. Fowler PhD, Professor of Art, Emmanuel College
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16908 | Section 1
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 museum professionals, art historians, and museum curators. Most significantly, the course examines the important role played by local and regional museums in preserving works often 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
MUSE E-147
Introduction to Informal Learning
Christina Smiraglia EdD, Learning Researcher, Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Lynn Baum MEd, Principal, Turtle Peak Consulting
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26650 | Section 1
Description
This course examines selected learning theories that have shaped and are shaping the development of educational offerings like programs and exhibitions in museums and similar informal learning environments. We explore a variety of ways that learning happens in these institutions, focusing on the visitors themselves. Students consider informal learning from the lenses of both educator and learner, experiencing and reflecting on educational approaches firsthand before then analyzing and suggesting improvements to an existing educational offering (virtual or onsite) based on the discussed learning theories and approaches.
Prerequisites: MUSE E-100 or equivalent museum experience recommended.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 16 students
MUSE E-153
The Modern Natural History Museum: Theory and Practice
Gonzalo Giribet PhD, Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Curator of Invertebrates in the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
Breda Zimkus PhD, Director of Collections Operations, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26555 | Section 1
Description
In this course students learn about natural history museums and their unparalleled treasures: biological specimens. Biological diversity is threatened by many factors and natural history museums serve as a repository not only for physical specimens, but also their associated data (images and distributions) and genetic resources. But none of these resources can have a global impact unless they are available for the broader community. Databases, cryo-preservation of specimens, and DNA technologies are the tools of the future for natural history collections, a future that is already here.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MUSE E-161
Museum Ethics: Framework and Practice
Kara L. Schneiderman MA, Director of Collections, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16650 | Section 1
Description
Now more than ever, ethical considerations touch all areas of the museum profession. But what are ethical standards and best practices for the museum field and why do they matter? Or do they matter? How are ethics and the law 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 challenge at your museum? This course provides both a theoretical framework and practical tools for applying professional codes of ethics towards a better understanding of the critical role of museums in society today. Modules examine museum ethics in the context of governance, fundraising, acquisitions and provenance, deaccessioning, cultural heritage, decolonization, exhibitions, diversity and inclusion, and social justice. Through a case study approach, students analyze and evaluate the outcomes of real-world ethical challenges and broaden their understanding of the expanding role of museums as catalysts for change.
Prerequisites: MUSE E-100 or the equivalent recommended.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
MUSE E-165
Museum Registration: Systems and Strategies
Kara L. Schneiderman MA, Director of Collections, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25625 | Section 1
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, documentation, provenance research, legal issues, and rights and reproductions. Procedures such as condition reporting, object numbering and labeling, packing and shipping, and managing traveling exhibitions are also covered. Through lectures, readings, case studies, and in-class activities, 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.
Prerequisites: MUSE E-100 or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
MUSE E-186
Mastering Museum Management
Katherine Burton Jones MA, Director, Museum Studies, Harvard Extension School
Lawrence Scott Motz MBA, Consultant
Laura B. Roberts MBA, Principal, Roberts Consulting
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26240 | Section 1
Description
The course is designed to provide a deeper understanding of assorted topics at the intersection of managerial structures, external constituencies, financial sustainability, and operational efficiency. The first module of the course looks at the building blocks of nonprofit organizational development in the context of museums: mission and vision, strategic planning, organizational lifecycle, and governance. The second looks at managing relationships with a museum’s various audiences and stakeholders through fundraising and membership programs, community engagement strategies, and various marketing tools. Module three focuses on managing the financial aspects of museums and other institutions operating in the current environment, specifically strategic revenue sources, an in-depth look at endowments, and creating a project plan and projections. The final module provides an opportunity to synthesize the first three by examining the various areas of museum operations and engaging with two scenarios from guest speakers. This module highlights the importance of a cohesive team and a robust communication plan, both internal and external. This course is about the real-world challenges facing museum managers and draws on management theory, case studies, and current thinking about the directions and initiatives museums need to engage in. Guest speakers offer perspectives from a variety of museums and administrative functions.
Prerequisites: While there are no academic prerequisites, it is strongly recommended that the student have taken two or more of the following courses: MUSE E-100, MUSE E-102, MUSE E-105, and MUSE E-185 (offered previously).
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MUSE E-190
Art Crime: Implications and Investigations
Anthony Amore MPA, Security Director and Chief Investigator, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Geoffrey Kelly MA, Federal Law Enforcement Official
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26340 | Section 1
Description
Crimes against art are a multi-billion dollar per year illicit activity. They range from thefts from museums and homes to the trafficking of looted antiquities. This course explores the impacts of art crimes and the methods of investigating them through the use of real-world examples.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
MUSE E-599
Capstone Projects in Museum Studies
Katherine Burton Jones MA, Director, Museum Studies, Harvard Extension School
Fall Term 2023 | 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.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted capstone track candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, museum studies. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in March with only the capstone left to complete (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone tutorial, MUSE S-598, in the previous Harvard Summer School term. Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference with Required On-Campus Weekend
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Friday, September 15, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 205
Saturday, September 16, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Sunday, September 17, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, this course also 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 syllabus for the specific course meeting dates. 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 15 students
MUSE E-599
Capstone Projects in Museum Studies
Katherine Burton Jones MA, Director, Museum Studies, Harvard Extension School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17028 | 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.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted capstone track candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, museum studies. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in March with only the capstone left to complete (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone tutorial, MUSE S-598, in the previous Harvard Summer School term. Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference with Required On-Campus Weekend
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Friday, September 22, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 205
Saturday, September 23, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Sunday, September 24, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, this course also 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 syllabus for the specific course meeting dates. 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 15 students
MUSE E-599
Capstone Projects in Museum Studies
Katherine Burton Jones MA, Director, Museum Studies, Harvard Extension School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26521 | 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.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted capstone track candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, museum studies. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in May with only the capstone left to complete (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone tutorial, MUSE E-598, in the previous fall term. Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 22 students
MUSE E-599
Capstone Projects in Museum Studies
Katherine Burton Jones MA, Director, Museum Studies, Harvard Extension School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24273 | 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.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted capstone track candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, museum studies. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in May with only the capstone left to complete (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone tutorial, MUSE E-598, in the previous fall term. Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference with Required On-Campus Weekend
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Friday, February 2, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 205
Saturday, February 3, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Sunday, February 4, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, this course also 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 syllabus for the specific course meeting dates. 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 22 students
MUSI E-155
Opera and Society
Alexandra Amati PhD, Lecturer, Music, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17029 | Section 1
Description
In this course we examine operas from 1600 to today and discuss not only how musical and dramatic elements convey a story and characters’ emotions, but also (and perhaps more importantly) elements such as the social and political questions raised by the works, including racial and gender issues; the environment they were created in and for; and the status of musicians, impresarios, and theater managers. We pay particular attention to how these works were perceived and what messages, overt or covert, they conveyed to the original intended audience. We then unpack what they might have to offer today’s American audience and whether they ought to be still performed on our stages and, if so, in what form.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
MUSI E-190r
Technomusicology
Wayne G. Marshall PhD, Assistant Professor of Music History, Berklee College of Music
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25695 | Section 1
Description
This course uses hands-on media production, in the form of audio and video art, to examine the interplay between music and technology since the dawn of sound reproduction, especially in the digital age. Embracing such technologies ourselves, we use music software (Ableton Live) to explore new techniques and idioms by composing audio/video artworks. Readings, discussions, and projects focus on significant forms and their histories, including soundscapes, mashups, podcasts, supercuts, and DJ-style mixes. Students develop a fluency in the history of sound studies while cultivating competencies in audio and video editing, sampling and arranging, mixing and remixing, and, in framing their projects, descriptive and poetic forms of writing.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
NUTR E-1036
The Science of Physical Activity for Health and Well-Being
Rachele Pojednic PhD, Associate Professor, Health and Human Performance, Norwich University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26455 | Section 1
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. Students may not take both NUTR E-1036 and PSYC E-1036 (offered previously) for degree or certificate credit.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
NUTR E-105
Food and Nutrition in Health and Well-Being
Rachele Pojednic PhD, Associate Professor, Health and Human Performance, Norwich University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14784 | Section 1
Description
Students examine evidence-based relationships between nutrition and the promotion of long-term health and well-being. 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 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:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
PHIL E-101
Saints, Heretics and Atheists: An Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion
Jeffrey McDonough PhD, Professor of Philosophy, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26638 | Section 1
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 western religion through the study of classic works by Plato, Augustine of Hippo, Anselm of Canterbury, Ibn Sina, Al-Ghazali, Thomas Aquinas, Blaise Pascal, Baruch Spinoza, David Hume, John Stuart Mill, Friedrich Nietzsche and William James, as well as discussions by contemporary authors such as Pamala Milne, Marilynne Robinson, and Daniel Dennett. Students have the opportunity to reexamine their own views and assumptions about religion in dialogue with great thinkers of the past and present.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences companion course Philosophy 31. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:00-10:15 am starting January 23 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
PHIL E-105
The Meaning of Life
Mathias Risse PhD, Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights, Global Affairs and Philosophy, Harvard Kennedy School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16601 | Section 1
Description
Many of us have good reasons for doing this or that, making this decision rather than that, choosing this path over another. There is often a point to these choices that we can identify and sometimes have thought hard about. But is there a point to life as a whole? That is the question about the meaning of life. Though the question is notoriously hard to make precise, one way or another it has animated much literature and art, and also much philosophy. Some philosophers have provided very disheartening answers to the questions of whether life has meaning, including that life is suffering and then it ends; life is absurd and never gains any meaning; life is all about creating hell for each other and we cannot escape. But other philosophers have provided more uplifting answers. Both kinds of answers deserve serious scrutiny. Such scrutiny should be of interest to anybody who wishes to make reflection on their life as a whole part of their education. After reviewing a number of pessimistic and more optimistic approaches to the meaning of life we also turn to the subject of death. We all die eventually. We normally encounter death among family and friends before we have to deal with our own. These themes too are the subject of philosophical reflection. The course finishes with a discussion of an important set of lectures on the topics of this course by a contemporary philosopher. This course is quite wide-ranging and integrates historical figures and references to art and literature as appropriate, but its main focus is on contributions by relatively recent thinkers in the Anglo-American analytical tradition of philosophy. The methodology of this course is philosophical. Some of the topics may touch you quite personally and you should take this into account before enrolling.
Prerequisites: None, but prior exposure to philosophy is a plus.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
PHIL E-109
Buddhist Philosophy
Parimal G. Patil PhD, Professor of Religion and Indian Philosophy, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26744 | Section 1
Description
Indian Buddhism has inspired philosophers for almost 2500 years. Yet, relative to Euro-American philosophy, Buddhist philosophy has received little attention. In this course, we explore the rich traditions of Indian Buddhist philosophy. More specifically, we discuss topics in Buddhist epistemology, ethics, metaphysics, philosophy of action, and philosophy of mind. We pay particular attention to the arguments that Buddhist philosophers used to defend their views and respond to their critics. In addition to understanding these arguments in their historical contexts, we ask what we can learn from them today and, when relevant, investigate how they are being used in contemporary philosophy.
Prerequisites: Previous coursework in philosophy would be helpful.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
PHIL E-110
The Good Life: Learning from Classical India
Parimal G. Patil PhD, Professor of Religion and Indian Philosophy, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16719 | Section 1
Description
What is a good life? How does it relate to personal happiness, or to being a good ruler, citizen, friend, or lover? What is the relative value of justice, citizenship, loyalty, friendship, personal profit, and pleasure? How do we make reasoned choices when these values are in conflict? What are our sources and models for such reasoning? When is such reasoning ethical? Are we all subject to the same ethical norms? Should we be? Is the good life the same for everyone? Questions such as these were of enduring concern for philosophers, political theorists, literary theorists, and theorists of pleasure in classical India. This course is devoted to investigating how classical South Asian intellectuals wrestled with such questions and to thinking critically about their responses to them in the context of our own lives.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:50pm-7:50pm, Harvard Hall 201
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
PHIL E-124
Camus, Sartre, Beauvoir, and Current Social Debates
Raymond F. Comeau PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Tiffany Nancy Lin ALM, Staff Scientist, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26548 | Section 1
Description
The writings of Albert Camus (1913-1960) and Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980), both Nobel Prize winners, and Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986), winner of the prestigious Goncourt Prize, are all representative of French existentialism and have made a lasting impact. Their ideas resonate today on a number of fronts that still cause lively debate, among them antisemitism, racism, epidemics, terrorism, suicide, feminism, capital punishment, authoritarianism, and ageism. These writers are also masters of thought and expression. We study their creative works aesthetically and intellectually, and follow their mode of philosophical thinking closely as they develop such concepts as freedom, the absurd, revolt, justice, individual responsibility, ethics, authenticity, committed writing and action, and the appeal to the conscience. Among works to be studied by Camus are The Myth of Sisyphus, The Guest, Reflections on the Guillotine, The Plague, and The Fall; by Sartre, Existentialism is a Humanism, No Exit, Anti-Semite and Jew, and What is Literature?; and by Beauvoir, The Second Sex, The Monologue, The Ethics of Ambiguity, and The Coming of Age. Most of the works are read in their entirety, the very long ones in carefully selected excerpts. Students write one-page opinion papers to help them crystallize their thoughts and prepare for class discussion.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
PHIL E-181
Love, Lust, and Loyalty: The Ethics of Intimacy from Plato to Martin Luther King
Sergio Imparato PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16945 | Section 1
Description
This course is an introduction to the ethics of love, sex, and friendship. We explore the moral obligations that stem from intimate relationships and perspectives on the ethics surrounding consent, commitment, and trust. Students engage in discussions that inspire a deeper understanding of the moral intricacies of human connection. By the end of the semester, students are equipped with the tools to face ethical dilemmas in their personal and professional lives.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 3:00pm-5:00pm, 1 Story Street 306
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
PHYS E-1ax
Physics I (Lecture): Mechanics, Elasticity, Fluids, and Diffusion
Anna Wang-Holtzen PhD, Preceptor in Physics, Harvard University
Alexander Bartholomew BA, Physics Instructional Lab Specialist, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17000 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Students should have a firm foundation in algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. Although we discuss some elementary concepts of calculus in class, we do not expect students to use calculus on homework or examinations.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:00pm-9:00pm, Science Center D
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,530.
Credits: 3
Notes: Students in this course, other sections of PHYS E-1AX, and in PHYS E-1AXL may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or in live sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in the live sessions, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other courses.
PHYS E-1ax
Physics I (Lecture): Mechanics, Elasticity, Fluids, and Diffusion
Anna Wang-Holtzen PhD, Preceptor in Physics, Harvard University
Alexander Bartholomew BA, Physics Instructional Lab Specialist, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14586 | Section 2
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.
Prerequisites: Students should have a firm foundation in algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. Although we discuss some elementary concepts of calculus in class, we do not expect students to use calculus on homework or examinations.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:00pm-9:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,530.
Credits: 3
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Students in this course, other sections of PHYS E-1AX, and in PHYS E-1AXL may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or in live sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in the live sessions, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other courses.
PHYS E-1axl
Physics I (Lab): Mechanics, Elasticity, Fluids, and Diffusion
Anna Wang-Holtzen PhD, Preceptor in Physics, Harvard University
Alexander Bartholomew BA, Physics Instructional Lab Specialist, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14592 | Section 1
Description
A hands-on lab course intended to complement PHYS E-1ax. Students work together in small groups to complete six experiments over the course of the term. Experiments include aspects of measurement and uncertainty, force and momentum, simple harmonic oscillators, fluid mechanics, and diffusion.
Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS E-1ax or prior completion of a comparable course in physics (mechanics).
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 6:00pm-9:00pm, Science Center 115
Labs meet roughly every other week. Specific schedule to be announced.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $510.
Credits: 1
Notes: Students in this course, other sections of PHYS E-1AXL and in PHYS E-1AX may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or labs. Accordingly, when students participate in the labs, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other courses.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
PHYS E-1axl
Physics I (Lab): Mechanics, Elasticity, Fluids, and Diffusion
Anna Wang-Holtzen PhD, Preceptor in Physics, Harvard University
Alexander Bartholomew BA, Physics Instructional Lab Specialist, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17066 | Section 2
Description
A hands-on lab course intended to complement PHYS E-1ax. Students work together in small groups to complete six experiments over the course of the term. Experiments include aspects of measurement and uncertainty, force and momentum, simple harmonic oscillators, fluid mechanics, and diffusion.
Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS E-1ax or prior completion of a comparable course in physics (mechanics).
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 2:00pm-5:00pm, Science Center 115
Labs meet roughly every other week. Specific schedule to be announced.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $510.
Credits: 1
Notes: Students in this course, other sections of PHYS E-1AXL and in PHYS E-1AX may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or labs. Accordingly, when students participate in the labs, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other courses.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
PHYS E-1axl
Physics I (Lab): Mechanics, Elasticity, Fluids, and Diffusion
Anna Wang-Holtzen PhD, Preceptor in Physics, Harvard University
Alexander Bartholomew BA, Physics Instructional Lab Specialist, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17067 | Section 3
Description
A hands-on lab course intended to complement PHYS E-1ax. Students work together in small groups to complete six experiments over the course of the term. Experiments include aspects of measurement and uncertainty, force and momentum, simple harmonic oscillators, fluid mechanics, and diffusion.
Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS E-1ax or prior completion of a comparable course in physics (mechanics).
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 6:00pm-9:00pm, Science Center 115
Labs meet roughly every other week. Specific schedule to be announced.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $510.
Credits: 1
Notes: Students in this course, other sections of PHYS E-1AXL and in PHYS E-1AX may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or labs. Accordingly, when students participate in the labs, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other courses.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
PHYS E-1axl
Physics I (Lab): Mechanics, Elasticity, Fluids, and Diffusion
Anna Wang-Holtzen PhD, Preceptor in Physics, Harvard University
Alexander Bartholomew BA, Physics Instructional Lab Specialist, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17068 | Section 4
Description
A hands-on lab course intended to complement PHYS E-1ax. Students work together in small groups to complete six experiments over the course of the term. Experiments include aspects of measurement and uncertainty, force and momentum, simple harmonic oscillators, fluid mechanics, and diffusion.
Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS E-1ax or prior completion of a comparable course in physics (mechanics).
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Saturdays, September 9-December 21, 9:00am-12:00pm, Science Center 115
Labs meet roughly every other week. Specific schedule to be announced.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $510.
Credits: 1
Notes: Students in this course, other sections of PHYS E-1AXL and in PHYS E-1AX may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or labs. Accordingly, when students participate in the labs, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other courses.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
PHYS E-1axl
Physics I (Lab): Mechanics, Elasticity, Fluids, and Diffusion
Anna Wang-Holtzen PhD, Preceptor in Physics, Harvard University
Alexander Bartholomew BA, Physics Instructional Lab Specialist, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14593 | Section 5
Description
A hands-on lab course intended to complement PHYS E-1ax. Students work together in small groups to complete six experiments over the course of the term. Experiments include aspects of measurement and uncertainty, force and momentum, simple harmonic oscillators, fluid mechanics, and diffusion.
Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS E-1ax or prior completion of a comparable course in physics (mechanics).
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Lab meets roughly every other week on Tuesday from 2-5 pm or Saturday from 9 am-12 pm. Students need to choose one time. See syllabus for details.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $510.
Credits: 1
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Students in this course, other sections of PHYS E-1AXL and in PHYS E-1AX may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or labs. Accordingly, when students participate in the labs, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other courses.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
PHYS E-1bx
Physics II (Lecture): Electromagnetism, Circuits, Waves, and Optics
Anna Wang-Holtzen PhD, Preceptor in Physics, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26635 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: PHYS E-1ax, or equivalent preparation in physics (mechanics).
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:00pm-9:00pm, Science Center D
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,530.
Credits: 3
Notes: Students in this course, other sections of PHYS E-1BX, and in PHYS E-1BXL may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or labs. Accordingly, when students participate in the live sessions, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other courses.
PHYS E-1bx
Physics II (Lecture): Electromagnetism, Circuits, Waves, and Optics
Anna Wang-Holtzen PhD, Preceptor in Physics, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24293 | Section 2
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.
Prerequisites: PHYS E-1ax, or equivalent preparation in physics (mechanics).
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:00pm-9:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,530.
Credits: 3
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Students in this course, other sections of PHYS E-1BX, and in PHYS E-1BXL may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or labs. Accordingly, when students participate in the live sessions, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other courses.
PHYS E-1bxl
Physics II (Lab): Electromagnetism, Circuits, Waves, and Optics
Alexander Bartholomew BA, Physics Instructional Lab Specialist, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24301 | 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.
Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS E-1bx or prior completion of a comparable course in physics (electricity and magnetism).
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 6:00pm-9:00pm, Science Center 106
Labs meet roughly every other week. Specific schedule to be announced.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $510.
Credits: 1
Notes: Students in this course, other sections of PHYS E-1BXL, and in PHYS E-1BX may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or labs. Accordingly, when students participate in the labs, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other course.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
PHYS E-1bxl
Physics II (Lab): Electromagnetism, Circuits, Waves, and Optics
Alexander Bartholomew BA, Physics Instructional Lab Specialist, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26704 | 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.
Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS E-1bx or prior completion of a comparable course in physics (electricity and magnetism).
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 2:00pm-5:00pm, Science Center 106
Labs meet roughly every other week. Specific schedule to be announced.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $510.
Credits: 1
Notes: Students in this course, other sections of PHYS E-1BXL, and in PHYS E-1BX may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or labs. Accordingly, when students participate in the labs, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other course.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
PHYS E-1bxl
Physics II (Lab): Electromagnetism, Circuits, Waves, and Optics
Alexander Bartholomew BA, Physics Instructional Lab Specialist, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26705 | 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.
Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS E-1bx or prior completion of a comparable course in physics (electricity and magnetism).
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 6:00pm-9:00pm, Science Center 106
Labs meet roughly every other week. Specific schedule to be announced.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $510.
Credits: 1
Notes: Students in this course, other sections of PHYS E-1BXL, and in PHYS E-1BX may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or labs. Accordingly, when students participate in the labs, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other course.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
PHYS E-1bxl
Physics II (Lab): Electromagnetism, Circuits, Waves, and Optics
Alexander Bartholomew BA, Physics Instructional Lab Specialist, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26706 | 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.
Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS E-1bx or prior completion of a comparable course in physics (electricity and magnetism).
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Saturdays, January 27-May 11, 9:00am-12:00pm, Science Center 106
Labs meet roughly every other week. Specific schedule to be announced.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $510.
Credits: 1
Notes: Students in this course, other sections of PHYS E-1BXL, and in PHYS E-1BX may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or labs. Accordingly, when students participate in the labs, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other course.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
PHYS E-1bxl
Physics II (Lab): Electromagnetism, Circuits, Waves, and Optics
Alexander Bartholomew BA, Physics Instructional Lab Specialist, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24302 | 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.
Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in PHYS E-1bx or prior completion of a comparable course in physics (electricity and magnetism).
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Lab meets roughly every other week on Wednesdays, 6-9 pm or Saturdays, 9 am-12 pm. Students must choose one time. See syllabus for details.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $510.
Credits: 1
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Students in this course, other sections of PHYS E-1BXL, and in PHYS E-1BX may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or labs. Accordingly, when students participate in the labs, they may do so alongside students in other sections. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other course.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
PSYC E-1007
Wellbeing from the Inside Out: Working toward a Healthy Body, Peaceful Mind, and Joyful Heart
Beth Frates MD, Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16805 | Section 1
Description
This course explores how to enhance our state of wellbeing. We look at what it means to be in a state of health and what it takes to move beyond that into wellbeing and thriving. The course focuses on the research that helps us understand how to keep our bodies healthy, our minds peaceful, and our hearts joyful. We examine both the science and the art of wellbeing. Our own experiences help to formulate our own inner wisdom, and we work to draw that out in this course as we search for the meaning of wellbeing.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 11:00am-1:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 62 students
PSYC E-1017
Grief
Cynthia A. Meyersburg PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16781 | Section 1
Description
Grief is ubiquitous. At some point in our lives, each of us will grieve, yet it can be a taboo topic. This course provides an overview of the major theories, modern research, and current issues for understanding the phenomenon of grief. We examine psychological as well as anthropological and sociological research articles so we can better address questions such as, what is grief? Why do we grieve? Did Neanderthals grieve? Is grieving over the death of pets a new phenomenon? Is there more than one normal pattern of recovery? Are there effective treatments for people with complicated grief? What are some of the grieving practices of people in different cultures? At different times in history? Is it possible to have a meaningful and worthwhile life, despite grief? What does it mean to be resilient? We read and discuss a fascinating set of materials, enriching our knowledge and understanding of this important, universal topic.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
PSYC E-1018
Psychological Resilience
Shelley H. Carson PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25649 | Section 1
Description
This course covers the field of resilience research, including an examination of evidence-based cognitive, emotional, interpersonal, and self-care skills that have been demonstrated to reduce risk of major psychological disorders, such as major depression and anxiety disorders, in the face of adversity.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 3:00pm-6:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
PSYC E-1019
Stress, Coping, and Resilience
Evan Kleiman PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Rutgers University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25196 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students
PSYC E-1022
Happiness and Affective Forecasting
Marcia Steinbrook PhD, Professor of Psychology, Emerita, Salem State University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16774 | Section 1
Description
This course provides students with depth in a focused topic in psychology, while taking a developmental perspective. To arrive at a working definition of happiness, we review classic philosophical theories that underlie the psychology of happiness. After a brief overview of the history of happiness, we explore developmental foundations for it, and factors that contribute to or detract from it over a lifetime. We review affective forecasting skills that are essential for making better choices, in order to enhance marriage, parenting, and career satisfaction.
Prerequisites: PSYC E-15 or equivalent. At least one other course in social, clinical, or developmental psychology is recommended. A basic grasp of applied statistics would be helpful.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
PSYC E-1023
Habits and Habit Change
Shelley H. Carson PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26286 | Section 1
Description
This course examines habits and habit change at several levels of analysis, including the biological (neurobiological), psychological (emotional, cognitive, and behavioral), and socio-cultural levels. Some of the topics we cover include the definition and measurement of habits, individual differences in our propensity to form habits and make changes to them (in other words how our personality affects our habits), the role of IQ, gender, age, and cultural differences in habits, and the relationship of habits to various forms of psychopathology. We also apply what we learn by forming a new habit of our own during the course.
Prerequisites: An introductory psychology course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
PSYC E-1027
Psychophysiology of Stress and Resilience
Vladimir Ivkovic PhD, Instructor in Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16918 | Section 1
Description
This course explores the concepts of stress and resilience in relation to the underlying psychophysiologic mechanisms that regulate them. Shaped by evolutionary forces, human psychophysiologic, emotional, behavioral, and social performance continuously adapts to intrinsic and extrinsic stressors with the aim of improving fitness. The traditional topics are supplemented with current stress-related research in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. These core topics and processes are discussed in the broader context of (mental) health and understanding of the etiology of stress-related psychopathologies, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Contemporary findings from research studies conducted in laboratory (for example, neuroimaging), occupational and extreme (for example, spaceflight), and clinical (for example, mental health clinic) environments are discussed in the context of history, systems, and research paradigms used to study psychophysiology of stress. Theoretical concepts and research findings are evaluated relative to their utility in developing prevention and mitigation strategies for stress-related psychopathologies, and translational implementation in clinical treatments. This course may feature expert guest lecturers (occupational health experts, and NASA and Antarctic researchers) and demonstrations of state-of-the-art experimental methodologies used in psychophysiologic research on stress and resilience.
Prerequisites: An introductory-level courses in psychology and human physiology is recommended prior to taking this course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students
PSYC E-1028
Loss and Legacy
Cynthia A. Meyersburg PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17042 | Section 1
Description
Grief is ubiquitous. Yet, in many cultures, this aspect of human experience is taboo to discuss and scientific research into understanding grief is a relatively recent endeavor. We focus on meaning-making creative activities and on addressing collective grief. Weather permitting, we take a guided tour and explore an historical and innovative cemetery. Students learn about ethical wills and begin creating their own legacy writing. Students may not take both PSYC E-1017w (offered previously) and PSYC E-1028 for degree or certificate credit.
Prerequisites: Students must be concurrently enrolled in PSYC E-1017 or have completed PSYC E-1017 with a B-minus or higher in order to enroll in this course.Students should bring a laptop to class.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, October 6, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 205
Saturday, October 7, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Sunday, October 8, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Term Start Date: October 06, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,020, graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information. Final papers due October 23.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
PSYC E-1038
Health: A Positive Psychology Perspective
ELLEN LANGER PhD, Professor of Psychology, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16826 | Section 1
Description
Why does it seem that some people are so resilient and content? This course looks at psychological and physical health from the perspective of positive psychology. The major focus is on mindfulness theory and its relationship to stress and coping, illness and wellness, decision making, and placebos. The medical model, the biosocial model, and a unified mind-body model are compared to examine their role in becoming mindful and thus healthier, happier, and less stressed.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences companion course Psychology 1005. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30-11:45 am starting September 5 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
PSYC E-1038
Health: A Positive Psychology Perspective
ELLEN LANGER PhD, Professor of Psychology, Harvard University
Deborah R. Phillips PhD, Research Associate, Department of Psychology, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26459 | Section 1
Description
Why does it seem that some people are so resilient and content? This course looks at psychological and physical health from the perspective of positive psychology. The major focus is on mindfulness theory and its relationship to stress and coping, illness and wellness, decision making, and placebos. The medical model, the biosocial model, and a unified mind-body model are compared to examine their role in becoming mindful and thus healthier, happier, and less stressed.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the fall 2023 Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences companion course Psychology 1005.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
PSYC E-1050
Introduction to Social Psychology
Holly Parker PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 13822 | Section 1
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:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
PSYC E-1053
Sex, Gender, and Evolution
Max Krasnow PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16922 | Section 1
Description
Why did so many species evolve to have two sexes? Why is sex dichotomous in our gametes, but continuous in our bodies and behavior? Did we evolve to have a sense of our own gender identity and if so, why? This course takes a deep dive into these questions and more. Classes are organized around group discussion of readings. After mastering the foundational material, students write their final paper, applying the course material and their outside interests and expertise to a topic of interest in this wide field.
Prerequisites: Evolutionary psychology or an equivalent course is recommended. Prior coursework in some combination of introductory genetics, biology, psychology, sociology, and women and gender studies is helpful but not required.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 12:30pm-2:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students
PSYC E-1081
Schizophrenia
Cynthia A. Meyersburg PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26671 | Section 1
Description
Schizophrenia is a neurodevelopmental disorder that approximately one percent of people experience during their lives. Schizophrenia can be profoundly disabling, and even for people who are able to be very high functioning (for example, Professor Elyn Saks,) schizophrenia is a difficult disorder to manage. Better understanding the symptoms, risk factors, treatments, and impacts of schizophrenia can provide valuable insight and help to reduce stigma.
Prerequisites: Students must have earned a B-minus or higher in PSYC E-1240, PSYC E-1880, or PSYC E-1881 in order to enroll in this course.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, February 9, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 205
Saturday, February 10, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Sunday, February 11, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Term Start Date: February 09, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,020, graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information. Final papers due February 26.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
PSYC E-1154
History and Systems of Psychology
Cynthia A. Meyersburg PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17037 | Section 1
Description
Psychology is a young science with a fascinating history. By reading and discussing a variety of materials, with an emphasis on using primary sources, students learn about the development of psychology as a field, including schools of thought, pioneers in the field, and early controversies.
Prerequisites: PSYC E-15 or permission of the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 12:30pm-2:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
PSYC E-1240
Psychopathology
Shelley H. Carson PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 10236 | Section 1
Description
We examine a variety of mental disorders from several different theoretical perspectives. We focus on diagnostic issues, epidemiology, causes, gender differences, and treatments of each disorder.
Prerequisites: PSYC E-15, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
PSYC E-1310
Cognitive Neuroscience
Elizabeth Phelps PhD, Pershing Square Professor of Neuroscience, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17071 | Section 1
Description
This course provides students with a foundational knowledge of cognitive neuroscience, a field that studies the intricate links between the mind, the brain, and behavior. Students learn basics about brain anatomy and function and the methods used to study how the brain supports cognition and behavior. We explore the various functions of the brain by taking a journey from lower to higher level cognitive processes. We study how we can sense and perceive the world, act in it, remember it, feel about it, control thoughts and behaviors, make decisions, and think about others.
Prerequisites: PSYC E-15 or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
Enrollment limit: Limited to 100 students
PSYC E-1310
Cognitive Neuroscience
Elizabeth Phelps PhD, Pershing Square Professor of Neuroscience, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26709 | Section 1
Description
This course provides students with a foundational knowledge of cognitive neuroscience, a field that studies the intricate links between the mind, the brain, and behavior. Students learn basics about brain anatomy and function and the methods used to study how the brain supports cognition and behavior. We explore the various functions of the brain by taking a journey from lower to higher level cognitive processes. We study how we can sense and perceive the world, act in it, remember it, feel about it, control thoughts and behaviors, make decisions, and think about others.
Prerequisites: PSYC E-15 or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
Enrollment limit: Limited to 100 students
PSYC E-1320
Brain Mechanisms of Psychiatric Disorders and Drug Actions
Simon Barak Caine PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26308 | Section 1
Description
Though psychopharmacology is typically restricted to training in psychiatry, it is a fascinating and rigorous science with far reaching applications for many aspects of our everyday lives. Have you wondered whether depression is caused by too little serotonin, schizophrenia by too much dopamine, or anxiety by too much cortisol? Is all that true? What does the science tell us? This course challenges the assumption that this material is of use only to health professionals and basic research scientists through an examination of specific examples of patient populations, many of which may remind you of someone you know or have known. Finally, what about recreational drugs and commonly used drugs? Is nicotine a carcinogen? Is too much caffeine bad for your health? Are cannabinoids addictive? What is the difference between cannabinoids and cannabidiols? The course covers these questions and more.
Prerequisites: Background in neurobiology and/or neuroscience is extremely relevant.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 11:00am-1:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
PSYC E-1356
Evolutionary Psychology
Max Krasnow PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26283 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: PSYC E-15, or the equivalent; PSYC E-1050 or PSYC E-1240 recommended.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
PSYC E-1410
Introduction to Psychopharmacology
Steven Raymond Boomhower PhD, Senior Toxicologist, Gradient
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26608 | Section 1
Description
Human interaction with drugs permeates our society. Alcohol, cigarettes and electronic cigarettes, heroin, and marijuana all of these chemicals act on the brain and alter an individual’s behavior. Psychopharmacology is the study of drugs’ effects on behavior and is a growing interdisciplinary field in psychology. This course is designed as an introduction to the methods of psychopharmacology, both in humans and nonhumans. We survey a wide variety of drug classes, select drugs, basic concepts in pharmacology, behavioral methodology, clinical applications, and drug effects on the nervous system. This course is meant to emphasize both historical and classical studies in the field of psychopharmacology as well as topical developments relevant to present day issues related to drugs, addiction, and human behavior.
Prerequisites: PSYC E-15 or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
PSYC E-1415
Dopamine
Simon Barak Caine PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16732 | Section 1
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.
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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 11:00am-1:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students
PSYC E-1437
Memory Systems of the Brain
Simon Barak Caine PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16731 | Section 1
Description
This course is a neuroscience-based survey of memory systems including the disciplines of traditional psychology (for example, behaviorism versus cognitivism), behavioral neuroscience (in animals and human patient case studies), neuroanatomy (both extrinsic and intrinsic circuitries), cognitive neuroscience (executive functions, including semantic and episodic memory, and language) and contemporary topics in learning and memory research (including epigenetics, optogenetics, and chemogenetics). Students learn how to approach original scientific articles, including citation, hypothesis, methods (key dependent and independent variables), results (including graphs, statistical analyses, and interpretation), and conclusions, and importantly, learn to determine in their professional scientific opinion if the conclusions are sufficiently justified by the results, or not.
Prerequisites: Background in neurobiology and/or neuroscience is highly relevant, and in the absence of the latter, an inclination to science-based coursework and neurobiology/neuroscience especially is an advantage.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 11:00am-1:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
PSYC E-1440
Sleep and Mental Health
Edward Franz Pace-Schott PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16052 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: An introductory psychology course (such as PSYC E-15).
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students
PSYC E-1440
Sleep and Mental Health
Edward Franz Pace-Schott PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26426 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: An introductory psychology course (such as PSYC E-15).
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students
PSYC E-1475
Culinary Psychology: How the Mind and Body Work Together to Maximize the Enjoyment of Healthy Eating
Beth Frates MD, Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School
Stelios Kiosses MS, Clinical Lead, Edison Education, and Research Collaborator, Computational Psychopathology Research Group, University of Oxford
Neil Rippington MA, Consultant and Author
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26058 | Section 1
Description
This course teaches the basics of the psychology of eating and cooking, with an emphasis on how our minds have an impact on our taste and appetite for food. Healthy thinking and lifestyle patterns are an integral part of nutrition. Exercise, sleep, friendships, attitude, and alcohol have a significant impact on what food we consume and when we consume it. We explore the importance of our senses for the perception and enjoyment of food. We review cultural and historical aspects of food such as aphrodisiacs, processed foods, and the use of cutlery.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 54 students
PSYC E-15
Introduction to Psychology
Todd Farchione PhD, Research Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 10232 | Section 1
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:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
PSYC E-15
Introduction to Psychology
Todd Farchione PhD, Research Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 23862 | Section 1
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:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
PSYC E-1503
The Psychology of Close Relationships
Holly Parker PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26580 | Section 1
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 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.
Prerequisites: PSYC E-15, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
PSYC E-1506
Groups and Culture
Bobbi Wegner PsyD, Adjunct Lecturer on Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26528 | Section 1
Description
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the concept of groups and culture. It is designed to help students understand key skills that generate cohesion and cooperation, and demonstrate how individuals can come together as a group and function across scale. Drawing on examples of successful organizations and small group experiences, students learn the recipe to positive group functioning and how to create a culture that promotes learning, growth, collaboration, trust, and positive change. Students also learn how to lead a successful small group and translate these skills to larger systems. Students learn about what not to do as well; past flops from groups and organizations are shared, and how to reform a toxic culture is addressed. The course is viewed through the lens of practical application. Students walk away understanding the basic principles of group dynamics, group facilitation, and culture. There are guest speakers from both business and psychology.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 11:00am-1:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
PSYC E-1507
Psychology of Diversity
Mona Sue Weissmark PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15447 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Previous coursework in psychology is helpful but not required.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
PSYC E-1508
Motivation
Bobbi Wegner PsyD, Adjunct Lecturer on Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16739 | Section 1
Description
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the concept of motivation. It is designed to help students understand what motivation is, how it relates to needs, cognitions, emotions, and behaviors. It also covers how to assess and intervene to help people achieve goals effectively. Students learn the different types of motivation, what shapes it, how to assess and measure it, how to make a theoretical formulation on where people are in their readiness for change, how to foster motivation through intervention such as motivational interviewing, and how to promote motivation on an individual and systems level. This course is led by a practicing clinical psychologist and the semester is viewed through the lens of application. Students walk away understanding what to look for, how to ask questions and assess, how to formulate an understanding of an individual’s motivation to change, what tools to use, and how to think about motivation on an individual and systems level. Theory of change is touched upon as well.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 11:00am-1:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
PSYC E-1508
Motivation
Cynthia A. Meyersburg PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25117 | Section 1
Description
Motivation is an internal process that drives behavior. Understanding motivation is essential for effecting change in ourselves and in others. In this course students learn the theories and empirical research regarding motivation, as well as consider how to apply what they learn to a variety of contexts ranging from improving workplace productivity, enhancing learning in school, changing personal habits, and understanding the behaviors of others.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 60 students
PSYC E-1515
The Psychology of Competition and Peak Performance
Emily Hangen PhD, Visiting Assistant Professor, Fairfield University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26318 | Section 1
Description
Competition is ubiquitous: athletes compete on the sport field, dancers and actors audition for coveted roles, candidates vie for employment or political positions, businesses compete for profit, and students compete for scholarships and program admission. Why do some individuals choke under the pressure of competition, while others thrive? How does having a competitor or audience watching you affect how well you perform? In this course we elucidate the relation between competition and performance in discussions of social comparison theory, social facilitation, goal adoption, the opposing process model of competition, performance under stress, and deliberate practice. Students develop a scientifically-grounded understanding of how competition affects motivation and performance and learn practical, evidence-based tips for how to reach their own peak performance.
Prerequisites: Familiarity with general psychology is helpful.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
PSYC E-1520
Psychology of Willpower
Rebecca Fortgang PhD, Instructor in Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16417 | Section 1
Description
It’s two in the morning. Will you finally write that paper, or will you give up and go to sleep? You are not the only person who faces dilemmas like these. Self-control is challenging, and everyone struggles with it. How do we find the willpower to do the things we will be happy about tomorrow, and stay away from things we regret? This course brings together insights from psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, and behavioral economics to identify how we can break old habits and forge new ones, resist temptation, and pursue goals. Students learn about the science of self-control and put empirically-supported strategies to the test in their own lives.
Prerequisites: PSYC E-15 or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
PSYC E-1552
Music and the Mind
John Patrick Whelan MD, PhD, Lecturer on Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26511 | Section 1
Description
Fifty years ago Leonard Bernstein presented six seminal lectures entitled, “The Unanswered Question,” first in the Harvard Square Theater and later to a national Public Television audience. What is the meaning of music, he asked, and why do we enjoy it? This course takes his inquiry several steps further, exploring the evolutionary origins of our musicality, the relationship between music and speech, and the unique emotional impact of music. We explore the neuroanatomy of hearing and music perception, its relationship to sound perception in other species, the extraordinary capacity for musical memory, the relationship between music and emotion, the role of involuntary music (that is, ear worms), and alterations in music perception experienced by patients with autism, Williams syndrome, stroke, and dementia. No previous musical training is necessary, but students can anticipate gaining an improved appreciation of musical form and variety across cultures, and a sense of the experimental progress the past twenty years in the neuroscience of music perception.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
PSYC E-1557
Self and Identity
Alexandra Sedlovskaya PhD, Associate Director, C. Roland Christensen Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard Business School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25118 | Section 1
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:
Online or On Campus
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 5:50pm-7:50pm, Harvard Hall 101
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
PSYC E-1585
Leading and Managing Diversity: The Science of Bias
Joseph A Vitriol PhD, Assistant Professor, Management, Lehigh University College of Business
Adam Brosan Magerman PhD, Consultant, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, RHR International
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17036 | Section 1
Description
This course focuses on the design, implementation, and evaluation of anti-bias interventions and other initiatives to create, maintain, and lead diverse, equitable, and inclusive (DEI) organizations. This course equips students with a scientific understanding of modern forms of bias, how they impact interactions and decision making, and how to confront biases in individuals and organizations. One of the major goals of this course is for students to learn how to identify evidence-based strategies and translate them into bold actions in order to create and maintain meaningful change for individuals, organizations, and societies. Students gain practical experience by participating directly in a real-world anti-bias intervention and DEI program. Students also learn to apply cutting-edge scientific methods (for example, how to design and conduct a survey or field experiment) that are critical for evaluating the effectiveness of these initiatives. The course culminates in an independent research project in which students propose, develop, and evaluate the effectiveness of an anti-bias or pro-diversity intervention in an organizational setting.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, October 20, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 205
Saturday, October 21, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Sunday, October 22, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Term Start Date: October 20, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,020, graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information. Final papers due November 6.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
PSYC E-1586
Confronting Bias in the Self and Others
Adam Brosan Magerman PhD, Consultant, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, RHR International
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16995 | Section 1
Description
Most people reject hostile expressions of prejudice and are motivated to reduce bias in their judgment and behavior, but many groups continue to be marginalized and discriminated against in modern society. Targets of prejudice often experience interpersonal and institutional discrimination that undermines their psychological well-being and economic mobility. In this course, we critically examine the psychological processes that underpin conscious and unconscious forms of prejudice and stereotyping. We examine the effectiveness of various interventions for reducing bias, considering how and why many people fight back rather than self-improve when confronted with evidence of their own bias or that of others in society. Together we work to develop a scientific understanding of how modern forms of prejudice and discrimination operate in human relations and how to confront biases in the self and others.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
PSYC E-1605
The Brain in Psychology I: The Neuroanatomical Basis of Psychological Function
William Milberg PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14011 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students
PSYC E-1609
Neuroscience of Learning: An Introduction to Mind, Brain, Health, and Education
Tracey Noel Tokuhama-Espinosa PhD, Educational Researcher
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25122 | Section 1
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, and affect/emotions) with special attention to comparative cultural influences on neurocognitive processes. These studies are directly applied by students who complete the semester research project, which is conducted in an area of personal interest.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 11:00am-1:00pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students
PSYC E-1610
The Brain in Psychology II
William Milberg PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 23820 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: PSYC E-1605, or the equivalent recommended.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
PSYC E-1612
Lifestyle Medicine for Brain Health and Performance
Stephanie Peabody PsyD, Founding Director, Brain Health Initiative
Shelley H. Carson PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26503 | Section 1
Description
The brain plays a critical role in every area of an individual’s life, from learning, working, and playing, to personality, aptitude, and memory. The profound implications of lifelong neurogenesis (creation of new neurons), lifelong neuroplasticity (rewiring the brain through experience), and cognitive reserve (delaying the onset of degenerative symptoms via a brain health lifestyle) are too often taken for granted in our culture. It is not just about eating blueberries, taking a walk, or doing a daily puzzle. What we do at every stage of life has an impact on our brain performance. This course offers core information on the brain, brain health, performance, and optimal functioning, as well as practical ways to promote brain-healthy living to prevent injury, diseases, and other brain health problems for individuals and communities. Topics include brain anatomy and function (including plasticity and neurogenesis); common myths about the brain and brain health; the brain and brain body connection; and how to protect and promote the developing, maturing, and aging brain (for example, physical activity, nutrition, sleep, social engagement, how positive and negative thoughts affect brain functioning, stress resilience, and cognitive stimulation). Throughout the semester, students are introduced to and have the opportunity to experience evidence-based brain health and performance assessments, protocols, and tools to optimize brain health and enhance brain performance.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 11:00am-1:00pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
PSYC E-1620
Brain and Behavior in the Extremes
Vladimir Ivkovic PhD, Instructor in Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16124 | Section 1
Description
What happens to the human brain and behavior when we are exposed to isolated, confined, and extreme environments? Examples include spaceflight; high altitude flights or mountaineering; submersed or underwater activities; and polar, desert, or jungle exploration. In addition to these classical extreme environments, the COVID-19 pandemic placed a large portion of the world’s population in an extreme environment defined by social and physical isolation/confinement, movement and travel restrictions, disruption of personal and professional activities, and novel health risks and behavioral adjustments. This course covers the effects of extreme environmental exposures on major physiologic systems and the resulting neurophysiologic and neurobehavioral performance and (re)adaptation. These topics are augmented by contemporary findings from research studies conducted in operational environments and discussed in the context of history, experimental methods, and research paradigms used in extreme environmental physiology and translational neuroscience. We also review current studies emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic and discuss them in the context of transition from every day to a new normal extreme environment, including physiologic, behavioral, and social adaptations. Theoretical concepts and research findings are evaluated relative to their utility in developing functional countermeasures for extreme human habitation as well as methods for clinical treatment of related medical conditions in the general population. As such, this course may be particularly interesting to students pursuing careers in translational neuroscience, psychology, extreme physiology/medicine, and human performance in extreme environments. This course features expert guest lecturers (for example, NASA astronauts and researchers, Antarctic expeditionary physicians, and underwater explorers) and demonstrations of unique experimental methodologies and equipment used in isolated, confined, and extreme environments.
Prerequisites: Prospective students would benefit from completing introductory-level courses in psychology and human physiology prior to taking this course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students
PSYC E-1702
The Emotional Mind
Leah Somerville PhD, Grafstein Family Professor of Psychology, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26719 | Section 1
Description
Not only do emotions permeate our everyday lives, they have aided in the survival of the human species. But what are emotions and what are they good for? What causes us to experience an emotion and how do emotional responses, in turn, influence our perception, memory, decision making, and psychological well-being? This course address these questions by drawing on key advances from historical, philosophical, psychological, and neuroscientific perspectives.
Prerequisites: This is an advanced-level psychology course. PSYC E-15 or the equivalent is strongly recommended.
Class Meetings:
Online
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences companion course Psychology 1702. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:30-2:45 pm starting January 22 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 36 students
PSYC E-1704
Creativity Research: Eccentrics, Geniuses, and Harvard Students
Shelley H. Carson PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15403 | Section 1
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:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
PSYC E-1853
Psychosis: Development, Symptoms, and Treatment
Rebecca Fortgang PhD, Instructor in Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26393 | Section 1
Description
Psychosis is among the most mysterious states of the human mind. It is a symptom of several psychiatric disorders, most notably schizophrenia. It can also be experienced temporarily under the influence of psychoactive drugs, sleep loss, or extreme stress. In this course, we discuss the symptoms and phenomenology of psychosis and how it manifests in schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Students also learn about the various pathways of its development, with a focus on genetic and environmental influences, as well as possible treatment interventions. Students are challenged to confront their preexisting notions about psychosis and to develop understanding and empathy for those experiencing it.
Prerequisites: An introductory psychology course recommended.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
PSYC E-1860
Pseudoscience and Mental Health
Cynthia A. Meyersburg PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26507 | Section 1
Description
In clinical psychology, it is essential to distinguish valid scientific claims from pseudoscientific ones so that we conduct research that is elucidating and provide treatments that work. This course teaches students the critical thinking skills necessary to identify the characteristics of pseudoscience, applying what they learn to evaluate popular, and often controversial, methods, assessments, and treatments within the field of clinical science. Controversies to be examined include the following: is the Rorschach inkblot test a valid measure of psychopathology? Is there such a thing as multiple personality disorder? Is it possible to remember events that did not actually occur? The critical thinking skills learned in this course can help students recognize bias and errors in their own research and that of others.
Prerequisites: PSYC E-15 or permission of the instructor.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 12:00pm-3:00pm
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
PSYC E-1865
Psychopaths and Psychopathy
Ellsworth Lapham Fersch PhD, JD, Lecturer on Psychology, Harvard Medical School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25735 | Section 1
Description
This course focuses on criminal as well as successful white-collar and street psychopaths. Topics include definitions of psychopathy and its relation to sociopathy and antisocial personality disorder; neuroscientific and psychological research into causation and treatment; similarities and differences among male and female psychopaths; social and media reaction; and legal responses. The course examines psychological and neuroscience research as well as case studies.
Prerequisites: Introductory psychology or abnormal psychology, or introductory neuroscience.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
PSYC E-1870
Law and Psychology
Ellsworth Lapham Fersch PhD, JD, Lecturer on Psychology, Harvard Medical School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16907 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
PSYC E-1871
Power and Privilege in Systems
Lindsey Davis PhD, Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology, William James College
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16661 | Section 1
Description
This course looks at a variety of intersections between human psychology and the functioning of organizations and systems, with a focus on issues related to power and privilege. Students examine the role of psychological research in understanding and resolving systemic inequities. The differential treatment of individuals in a variety of systems (for example, criminal justice, health care, and education) are examined using social science research and case studies. These ideas are applied to analyze aspects of workplace culture and dynamics, including recruitment, retention, and conflict resolution. Students are encouraged to explore their own roles in these dynamics through self-reflection assignments and small and large group discussions. The final project requires students to work remotely in small groups to consult with an organization of their choosing regarding an identified issue related to equity and/or inclusion, using culturally competent and trauma-informed approaches.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
PSYC E-1877
The Psychology of Cults
Bethany Burum PhD, Associate of the Department of Psychology and Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26044 | Section 1
Description
In November of 1978, 909 members of the People’s Temple perished in Jonestown, Guyana. In March of 1997, 39 followers of the Heaven’s Gate cult died in a mass suicide, believing that their souls would join a spacecraft following the comet Hale-Bopp. In the 1960s and 70s, David Berg of the Children of God convinced his followers to abandon their monogamous marriages, encourage pedophilia, and allow their children to be sex trafficked. How do these things happen? This course explores the psychological mechanisms that enable cults to form and to take things to such extremes. What do cults share with other groups (mainstream religions, nations, and everyday social interactions), and what makes them stand apart? In what ways are cults an environment in which many of our psychological tendencies (toward ingroup conformity, heuristic decision making, and rationalization) are magnified? And what do cults reveal about the profound power of our social environment?
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students
PSYC E-1880
Clinical Psychology
Nancy Hebben PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14782 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: Coursework in psychology, preferably abnormal psychology.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students
PSYC E-1881
Applied Clinical Psychology
Cynthia A. Meyersburg PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26509 | Section 1
Description
Clinical psychology is a diverse and compelling field. Clinical psychologists research, assess, and treat mental illness. They work with people to help them adjust to challenges and heal after losses. 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 introduces students to clinical psychology, including topics such as the history of treatment and the role of science in clinical psychology. The course also explores some of the most common mental illnesses. We consider challenges and controversies in the field. In addition, we learn about preparing for graduate school in clinical psychology or related fields.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 11:00am-1:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
PSYC E-2000
Case Studies in the Lives of Persons
Wynn Schwartz PhD, Lecturer on Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25693 | Section 1
Description
How do we go about understanding and describing the lives of persons? How can we empathetically depict a life that respects how people actually behave, how people come to be the way they are, and how people change? While acting more or less cognizant and intentionally, engaged in varied roles in multiple and complex communities, people encounter and construct their worlds. Working from a theory-neutral descriptive perspective designed for comparative theoretical approaches, we employ conceptual tools that facilitate an examination of the nuanced commonalities, differences, and significant through-lines in selected adults and then apply these concepts in constructing a psychological biography or autobiography.
Prerequisites: PSYC E-15 or equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 19 students
PSYC E-2340
Behavior Change Workshop
Rebecca Fortgang PhD, Instructor in Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26677 | Section 1
Description
Absolutely everyone faces challenges with motivation and self-control this is part of being human. This intensive weekend course is designed to help students apply the science of goals, motivation, and self-control to a personal goal. Students are asked to choose one behavior change challenge to target over the course of two weeks (and hopefully beyond), using empirically-supported methods. This course brings together insights from psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, and behavioral economics to identify how we can break old habits and forge new ones, resist urges, and pursue valued changes in our lives.
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, April 12, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 205
Saturday, April 13, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Sunday, April 14, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Term Start Date: April 12, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $1,020, graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information. Final papers due April 29.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
PSYC E-2451
Ethical Controversies in Psychology and Neuroscience
Nadine Weidman PhD, Lecturer on the History of Science, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16943 | Section 1
Description
Can brain scans really see your thoughts? Should your brain or your free will be held responsible for your behavior? Should psychoactive drugs be used to enhance our lives even to make us superhuman or only to treat illness? Psychology, psychiatry, and neuroscience raise a host of ethical controversies, from their claim to peer into the privacy of the mind, to their applications in the criminal justice system, to their treatment of experimental subjects (both human and animal), to the myriad uses of artificial intelligence. Rather than attempting to determine the right answers, this course explores the scientific, social, and political issues, and the moral and religious values, that these questions involve. Readings include works by scientists, philosophers, historians, theologians, and ethicists. Students enact the roles of stakeholders in in-class debates on issues raised by the present-day technologies of mind and brain.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
PSYC E-300a
Engaging in the Scholarly Conversation I
Adrienne Tierney EdD, Research Advisor in Psychology, Harvard Extension School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17023 | Section 1
Description
This course trains students in the skills of critically engaging the scholarly literature in their field of study. They learn how to assess the presuppositions, argumentation, methodology, evidence, and conclusions of scholarly writing in their discipline. After building that foundational skill set, the second portion of the course focuses on how to identify patterns, debates and schools of thought in the larger body of existing scholarship relevant to the students’ interests, which is an essential precursor of the final goal: identifying gaps or opportunities for future scholarly contributions.
Prerequisites: Only officially admitted degree candidates or those who have submitted an admission application in the current summer term in the Master of Liberal Arts, psychology program may take this course. PSYC E-300a and PSYC E-300b must be completed before registering in the Crafting the Thesis Proposal tutorial for thesis-track students and prior to precapstone course for capstone-track students. We strongly advise students to complete the two weekends in the same academic year with same instructor (part one in fall and part two in spring).
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, November 17, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 205
Saturday, November 18, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Sunday, November 19, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Term Start Date: November 17, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information. Final papers due December 4. Students in this course, HUMA E-300A, and SSCI E-300A may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or class sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in live class sessions, they may do so alongside students in those courses. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other courses.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
PSYC E-300b
Engaging in the Scholarly Conversation II
Adrienne Tierney EdD, Research Advisor in Psychology, Harvard Extension School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26664 | Section 1
Description
This course trains students in the skills of critically engaging the scholarly literature in their field of study. They learn how to assess the presuppositions, argumentation, methodology, evidence, and conclusions of scholarly writing in their discipline. After building that foundational skill set, the second portion of the course focuses on how to identify patterns, debates, and schools of thought in the larger body of existing scholarship relevant to the students’ interests, which is an essential precursor of the final goal: identifying gaps or opportunities for future scholarly contributions.
Prerequisites: Only students who have successfully completed PSYC E-300a in the fall with a grade of B-minus or higher may take this course. PSYC E-300a and PSYC E-300b must be completed before registering in the Crafting the Thesis Proposal tutorial for thesis-track students and prior to precapstone course for capstone-track students. We strongly advise students to complete the two weekends in the same academic year with same instructor (part one in fall and part two in spring).
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, April 5, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 205
Saturday, April 6, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Sunday, April 7, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Term Start Date: April 05, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information. Final papers due April 22. Students in this course, HUMA E-300B, and SSCI E-300B may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or class sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in live class sessions, they may do so alongside students in those courses. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other courses.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
PSYC E-597
Theory and Research in Human Development Precapstone
Karyn Gunnet-Shoval PhD, Lecturer in Extension and Associate of the Department of Psychology, Harvard University and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16885 | Section 1
Description
The study of human development is interested in questions about how people learn, grow, and change. This course focuses on using human development research to improve or support human growth, development, and learning. The final paper of the semester is a written proposal for the capstone project (which includes a literature review, rationale, and stakes). Example capstone projects might include helping a public audience understand scientific findings, creating a professional development workshop on empathy for physicians, writing a curriculum to promote prosocial behavior in preschoolers, or designing a multimedia website to help workers transition into retirement. A successful proposal (which is the final product of the fall semester) is an evidence-based academic paper that convinces an audience not only that a strong need for your project exists, but that your project’s theory of change (that is, how you plan to take your learners from point A to point B) is rooted in the literature on human development and psychology. As students work on their capstone proposal, they are exposed to a broad range of literature on various topics in human development. Students learn to become rigorous consumers of the scholarship on human development. Each week, we examine a different topic, drawing on conceptual frameworks and review articles as well as empirical research.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in Master of Liberal Arts, psychology who are in their penultimate semester. Prospective candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be in good academic standing and in the process of successfully completing all degree requirements, including PSYC E-300a and PSYC E-300b (if admitted prior to September 1, 2023, this series is not required but encouraged; if admitted after September 1, 2023, it is required). Candidates must enroll in the capstone, PSYC E-599, in the upcoming spring term as their one and only final course (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone). Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
PSYC E-597
Theory and Research in Human Development Precapstone
Katie Marie Heikkinen EdD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16185 | Section 2
Description
The study of human development is interested in questions about how people learn, grow, and change. This course focuses on using human development research to improve or support human growth, development, and learning. The final paper of the semester is a written proposal for the capstone project (which includes a literature review, rationale, and stakes). Example capstone projects might include helping a public audience understand scientific findings, creating a professional development workshop on empathy for physicians, writing a curriculum to promote prosocial behavior in preschoolers, or designing a multimedia website to help workers transition into retirement. A successful proposal (which is the final product of the fall semester) is an evidence-based academic paper that convinces an audience not only that a strong need for your project exists, but that your project’s theory of change (that is, how you plan to take your learners from point A to point B) is rooted in the literature on human development and psychology. As students work on their capstone proposal, they are exposed to a broad range of literature on various topics in human development. Students learn to become rigorous consumers of the scholarship on human development. Each week, we examine a different topic, drawing on conceptual frameworks and review articles as well as empirical research.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in Master of Liberal Arts, psychology who are in their penultimate semester. Prospective candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be in good academic standing and in the process of successfully completing all degree requirements, including PSYC E-300a and PSYC E-300b (if admitted prior to September 1, 2023, this series is not required but encouraged; if admitted after September 1, 2023, it is required). Candidates must enroll in the capstone, PSYC E-599, in the upcoming spring term as their one and only final course (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone). Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
PSYC E-597
Theory and Research in Human Development Precapstone
Karyn Gunnet-Shoval PhD, Lecturer in Extension and Associate of the Department of Psychology, Harvard University and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17077 | Section 3
Description
The study of human development is interested in questions about how people learn, grow, and change. This course focuses on using human development research to improve or support human growth, development, and learning. The final paper of the semester is a written proposal for the capstone project (which includes a literature review, rationale, and stakes). Example capstone projects might include helping a public audience understand scientific findings, creating a professional development workshop on empathy for physicians, writing a curriculum to promote prosocial behavior in preschoolers, or designing a multimedia website to help workers transition into retirement. A successful proposal (which is the final product of the fall semester) is an evidence-based academic paper that convinces an audience not only that a strong need for your project exists, but that your project’s theory of change (that is, how you plan to take your learners from point A to point B) is rooted in the literature on human development and psychology. As students work on their capstone proposal, they are exposed to a broad range of literature on various topics in human development. Students learn to become rigorous consumers of the scholarship on human development. Each week, we examine a different topic, drawing on conceptual frameworks and review articles as well as empirical research.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in Master of Liberal Arts, psychology who are in their penultimate semester. Prospective candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be in good academic standing and in the process of successfully completing all degree requirements, including PSYC E-300a and PSYC E-300b (if admitted prior to September 1, 2023, this series is not required but encouraged; if admitted after September 1, 2023, it is required). Candidates must enroll in the capstone, PSYC E-599, in the upcoming spring term as their one and only final course (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone). Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
PSYC E-597c
Measuring the Mind: Precapstone in Psychometrics
Max Krasnow PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16604 | Section 1
Description
Psychometrics is just a fancy word for the assessment and measurement of psychological characteristics (skills, abilities, personality traits, knowledge, opinions, preferences, and attitudes). Political pollsters, survey writers, market researchers, teachers and trainers, and many others do this all the time without knowing they are doing psychometrics or that there is a whole field of theory and evidence-based insights into ways of doing it better. In this course, we survey the wide field of psychometrics, including principles of measurement, scale development, reliability and validity, and item response theory.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in Master of Liberal Arts, psychology who are in their penultimate semester. Prospective candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be in good academic standing and in the process of successfully completing all degree requirements, including PSYC E-300a and PSYC E-300b (if admitted prior to September 1, 2023, this series is not required but encouraged; if admitted after September 1, 2023, it is required). Candidates must enroll in the capstone, PSYC E-599c, in the upcoming spring term as their one and only final course (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone). Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 12:30pm-2:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
PSYC E-597d
Precapstone: Applied Educational Psychology
Max Krasnow PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16605 | Section 1
Description
Educational psychology is the study of how students learn, what challenges interfere with their learning, and how to address these challenges. In this course, we develop a firm foundation in the application of psychological insights to all things education, including teaching methods, learning formats, assessment, discipline, and socioemotional growth.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in Master of Liberal Arts, psychology who are in their penultimate semester. Prospective candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be in good academic standing and in the process of successfully completing all degree requirements, including PSYC E-300a and PSYC E-300b (if admitted prior to September 1, 2023, this series is not required but encouraged; if admitted after September 1, 2023, it is required). Candidates must enroll in the capstone, PSYC E-599d, in the upcoming spring term as their one and only final course (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone). Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 12:30pm-2:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
PSYC E-599
Bridging Science and Practice in Human Development Capstone
Karyn Gunnet-Shoval PhD, Lecturer in Extension and Associate of the Department of Psychology, Harvard University and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26505 | Section 1
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 acquainted with new research presented in PSYC E-599 and deepening their understanding of the topics covered in PSYC E-597. The capstone project culminates with a formal presentation of the students’ projects.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted capstone track candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, psychology. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in May with only the capstone left to complete (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone course, PSYC E-597, in the previous fall term. Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
PSYC E-599
Bridging Science and Practice in Human Development Capstone
Katie Marie Heikkinen EdD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25763 | Section 2
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 acquainted with new research presented in PSYC E-599 and deepening their understanding of the topics covered in PSYC E-597. The capstone project culminates with a formal presentation of the students’ projects.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted capstone track candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, psychology. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in May with only the capstone left to complete (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone course, PSYC E-597, in the previous fall term. Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
PSYC E-599
Bridging Science and Practice in Human Development Capstone
Karyn Gunnet-Shoval PhD, Lecturer in Extension and Associate of the Department of Psychology, Harvard University and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26717 | Section 3
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 acquainted with new research presented in PSYC E-599 and deepening their understanding of the topics covered in PSYC E-597. The capstone project culminates with a formal presentation of the students’ projects.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted capstone track candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, psychology. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in May with only the capstone left to complete (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone course, PSYC E-597, in the previous fall term. Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
PSYC E-599c
Measuring the Mind: Capstone in Psychometrics
Max Krasnow PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26192 | Section 1
Description
This course builds upon the foundation established in PSYC E-597c by creating a capstone project that bridges research and practice. The project includes two components: the project prototype and the academic report. The prototype is the specific product designed to address the real-world problem identified in the fall term proposal. Prototypes can take one of several forms. First, they can apply research to design a project to solve or address a real-world problem. Second, they may communicate scholarship to specific audiences who would benefit from knowing the information (for example, an online training, publishable article, informational website, or printable materials). Capstone projects build on specific interests of each student and are developed in consultation with the instructor. These specialized projects allow students to seek a practical application of existing research on psychometrics, while developing their skills designing research-based practice and engaging stakeholders, whether in the role of researcher, designer, consultant, or advocate. The capstone semester culminates with a formal oral presentation.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted capstone track candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, psychology. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in May with only the capstone left to complete (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone course, PSYC E-597c, in the previous fall term. Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 12:30pm-2:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
PSYC E-599d
Capstone: Applied Educational Psychology
Max Krasnow PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26193 | Section 1
Description
This course builds upon the foundation established in PSYC E-597d by creating a capstone project that bridges research and practice. The project includes two components: the project prototype and the academic report. The prototype is the specific product designed to address the real-world problem identified in the fall term proposal. Prototypes can take one of several forms. First, they can apply research to design a project to solve or address a real-world problem in the education field. Second, they may communicate scholarship to specific audiences who would benefit from knowing the information (for example, an online training, publishable article, informational website, or printable materials). Capstone projects build on specific interests of each student and are developed in consultation with the instructor. These specialized projects allow students to seek a practical application of existing research on educational psychology, while developing their skills designing research-based practice and engaging stakeholders, whether in the role of researcher, designer, consultant, or advocate. The capstone semester culminates with a formal oral presentation.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted capstone track candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, psychology. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in May with only the capstone left to complete (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone course, PSYC E-597d, in the previous fall term. Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 12:30pm-2:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 18 students
RELI E-1010
World Religions
Aaron Spevack PhD, Senior Research Associate and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, Brandeis University and Associate of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16100 | Section 1
Description
This course seeks to introduce students to a variety of religious traditions, texts, and practices through the lenses provided by the academic study of religion. The traditions studied include Islam, Taoism, Judaism, Hinduism, and Rastafari(ism). Topics studied include liminal states and rites of passage, symbols and social belonging, the sacred and the profane, music and trance, and religion and politics. While this course exposes students to some of the most important figures, texts, beliefs, and practices of these traditions, students also develop analytical frameworks of inquiry through which to contemplate and experience religious concepts and practices provided by the various theorists of the academic study of religion along with comparative insider frameworks of analysis.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
RELI E-1047
Religion, the Arts, and Social Change
Diane L. Moore PhD, Lecturer on Religion, Conflict, and Peace, Founding Director of Religion and Public Life, Harvard Divinity School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 23531 | Section 1
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? Genres may include literature, poetry, visual art, music, theater, and dance. The course is divided into roughly four segments. The first segment consists of an introduction of the tools of analysis and the methods that are employed for our exploration of the intersections among religion, the arts, and social change. The second segment focuses on two case studies in depth: the Christian Passion story in historic and contemporary representations, and contemporary Palestinian artists. The third segment consists of a series of shorter case studies chosen by the class from among several options. The fourth segment focuses on the construction and presentation of individual final projects that can take the form of either a personal artistic creation representing the themes of the course or a new case study.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
RELI E-1058
Enlightenment: Horizons of Human Potential and Practice
Chris Berlin MDiv, Instructor in Spiritual Counseling and Buddhist Ministry and Counselor to Buddhist Students, Harvard Divinity School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16941 | Section 1
Description
This course focuses on the concept of enlightenment in south and central Asian traditions, such as Buddhism and contemplative Hindu beliefs, as well as Western psychological views within transpersonal and humanistic approaches. Themes include theories of consciousness, the distinctions between terms associated with enlightened states, meditation practices, and horizons of ultimate human potential and personal resilience. We also explore these themes in the context of therapeutic well-being and how personal aspirations of transcendence may impact individuals in clinical contexts. Key questions include: how does the understanding of enlightenment provide a view of hope for human flourishing? What practices support such a state? How do the names we give such experiences and their correlate states serve to describe direct experiences of transcendence in meditation? And how might notions of self-realization and higher consciousness impact one’s sense of well-being, flourishing, and ultimate purpose?
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 5:40pm-7:40pm, One Brattle Square 205
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
RELI E-1520
Religion, Conflict, and Peace in Contemporary Global Affairs
Diane L. Moore PhD, Lecturer on Religion, Conflict, and Peace, Founding Director of Religion and Public Life, Harvard Divinity School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26388 | Section 1
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? Countries of focus are drawn from Brazil, France, Israel and Palestine, Myanmar, Nigeria, Syria, and the United States, though new case studies are being developed and may be included. Final projects are individually shaped based on interest and (where relevant) professional focus. The course is open to all and 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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
RELI E-1701
Mindfulness, Meaning, and Resilience
Chris Berlin MDiv, Instructor in Spiritual Counseling and Buddhist Ministry and Counselor to Buddhist Students, Harvard Divinity School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16166 | Section 1
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 well-being. 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.
Class Meetings:
Online or On Campus
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:40pm-7:40pm, One Brattle Square 205
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
RELI E-1702
Compassion, Science, and the Contemplative Arts
Chris Berlin MDiv, Instructor in Spiritual Counseling and Buddhist Ministry and Counselor to Buddhist Students, Harvard Divinity School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25923 | Section 1
Description
Recent research shows significant benefits from cultivating empathy and compassion, ranging from physiological changes and brain biology to psychological and emotional well-being. Mindfulness and contemplative practices in Buddhism that emphasize compassion are also increasingly being integrated into Western clinical approaches for mental health. Other studies document the obstacles to compassion that can arise from experiencing fear and prolonged adversity, making it a challenge for some to value empathy, altruistic behavior, and the desire to alleviate suffering for others. This course draws on trends in mindfulness and the Buddhist view of compassion in theory and practice, as well as on scientific research, to explore how compassion can be applied to clinical contexts as informed by contemplative approaches. We also consider notions of compassion fatigue, self-compassion, compassion training for trauma, and its impact on neuroplasticity.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
SOCI E-11
Introduction to Sociology
Danilo Mandic PhD, Senior Associate Lecturer on Sociology, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17063 | Section 1
Description
What is society? What is the role of the individual in society? How does the way society is organized affect the behaviors and beliefs of people who live in it? How can we change our societies? This course introduces students to the field of sociology. By surveying social theory as well as empirical studies, students acquire what C. Wright Mills calls the “sociological imagination:” the ability to think beyond our personal lives and to connect the experiences of individuals with large social structures. Readings include prominent empirical investigations into family dynamics, class inequalities, gender roles, organizations, religions, the nation-state, capitalism, democracy, and globalization. We examine common-sense assumptions about culture, politics, history, and psychology, and empower students to replace them with evidence-based reasoning. By emphasizing reading, writing, and critical thinking skills, this course helps students build the foundation for a deeper understanding of theory and methods in the social sciences. Students may not take both SOCI E-10 and SOCI E-11 for degree or certificate credit.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Sociology 1000. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30-11:45 am starting September 5 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
SOCI E-114
Fake News and Extremism: Propaganda and Fanatics in History and in the Present
Danilo Mandic PhD, Senior Associate Lecturer on Sociology, Harvard University
Vladimir Petrovic PhD, Core Curriculum Faculty, Boston University and Principal Research Fellow, Institute for Contemporary History, Belgrade
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26219 | Section 1
Description
Why do millions of people come to believe obvious lies? What motivates extremist violence? How can we convince a fanatic not to be fanatical? This course offers a social scientific overview of extremism and propaganda in human history and society. Using historical case studies and social scientific analyses, students become aware of major patters of how fanatical groups and movements emerge, how extremists come to power, to which ends extremists strive, what the role of propaganda in belief-formation and action is, and how violent means are justified. From medieval crusades and inquisition to contemporary terrorism and persecution, the course examines the extreme fringes of politics. It takes us from the horrors of crusades and early modern religious wars to ideological and ethnic violence, the Holocaust and post-cold war mass atrocities. Political violence in the name of race, religion, empire, class, or ethnicity and weaponization of these concepts is examined in historical and comparative perspective. Techniques of its legitimization are given particular attention, including discrimination, stereotyping, scapegoating, dehumanization, and the dissemination of fake news. As they reflect on the roots and causes of extremist politics, students are also asked to reexamine the assets and liabilities of contemporary media and democratic deficit in our world. The course concludes with historical lessons and policy recommendations aimed at breaking the cycle of extremism.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 12:30pm-2:30pm
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
SOCI E-143
Refugees: Forced Migration in Global Perspective
Danilo Mandic PhD, Senior Associate Lecturer on Sociology, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26572 | Section 1
Description
What does it mean to lose your home? Who are refugees? Why are there so many forced migrants in our world? How are they displaced? Where do they travel, and why? This course inquires into the nature, causes, and consequences of contemporary refugee waves in our globalized world. Students survey regional dynamics in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. We examine the particularities of refugees (compared to other migrants) and the changing nature of forced migration since the second world war. Students explore historical precedents to contemporary waves, learn about different host society approaches to asylum, compare government and criminal mechanisms of forced migration, and examine the reasons refugees are the object of increasing suspicion and hostility around the world. Particular attention is paid to the recent European Union crisis, the role of refugee camps in the twenty-first century, and alternative strategies for global asylum management by bridge and destination countries.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 12:30pm-2:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 35 students
SOCI E-144
Human Trafficking, Slavery, and Abolition in the Modern World
Orlando Patterson PhD, John Cowles Professor of Sociology, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26049 | Section 1
Description
We often think of slavery as being a dark chapter in our past, but this is a tragic oversimplification. What defines slavery in the modern world, and what are the moral, political, and social implications of its continued existence? As we explore its underpinnings, we discover that all of us may be in some way complicit in its survival. This course surveys the nature, types, and extent of modern servitude such as transnational and domestic prostitution, forced marriage, labor trafficking and forced domestic labor, child soldiering and other forms of enslavement of children, organ trafficking and other health aspects of trafficking, debt-bondage, and the forced exploitation of other vulnerable groups such as refugees and stateless persons. Throughout the course, but especially in the final part, we examine anti-trafficking and anti-slavery measures and movements and ways in which students can increase awareness or become involved. By the end of our exploration, students are able to trace the moral and ethical arguments surrounding human slavery in its various forms, understand the ways in which this problem still affects so many people, and what can and should be done about it.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences companion course Gen Ed 1115. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30-2:45 pm starting January 23 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
SOCI E-46
The Caribbean Crucible: Colonialism, Capitalism, and Post-Colonial Misdevelopment in the Region
Orlando Patterson PhD, John Cowles Professor of Sociology, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16599 | Section 1
Description
Caribbean societies are largely the economic and political creations of Western imperial powers and are among the earliest products of globalization. Though in the West, they are only partly of it, and their popular cultures are highly original blends of African, European, and Asian forms. This course examines the area as a system emerging through genocide, piracy, plantation slavery, colonialism, and globalization, from a situation of great social and cultural diversity to the present tendency toward socioeconomic and cultural convergence. Patterns of underdevelopment and government are explored through national case studies (Puerto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica, and Haiti) and selected, region-wide modern issues (hurricanes, earthquakes, and other natural disasters; migration and transnationalism; crime and drug trafficking), as are cultural adaptations through studies of Afro-Caribbean religions, folkways, and music. America’s special role in the region is emphasized.
Class Meetings:
Online
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Gen Ed 1019. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30-2:45 pm starting September 5 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
SPAN E-1
Intensive Elementary Spanish I
Douglas Morgenstern MA, Senior Lecturer in Spanish, Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 10266 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
See the course syllabus for meeting days and times.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
SPAN E-1a
Elementary Spanish I
Catalina Espinosa PhD
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 13719 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $750, undergraduate credit $1,020.
Credits: 2
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
SPAN E-1b
Elementary Spanish I
Catalina Espinosa PhD
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 21497 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: SPAN E-1a or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $750, undergraduate credit $1,020.
Credits: 2
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
SPAN E-2
Intensive Elementary Spanish II
Mary-Anne Vetterling PhD, Professor of Spanish, Emerita, Regis College
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 13968 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: SPAN E-1b, SPAN E-1, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
SPAN E-2
Intensive Elementary Spanish II
Douglas Morgenstern MA, Senior Lecturer in Spanish, Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 20240 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: SPAN E-1b, SPAN E-1, or the equivalent.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
See the course syllabus for meeting days and times.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
SPCH E-100
Fundamentals of Public Speaking
Jill A. Slye ALB, Associate in the MMSc in Dental Education Program, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 13666 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference with Required On-Campus Weekend
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Friday, December 1, 5:30pm-8:30pm, 1 Story Street 304
Saturday, December 2, 9:00am-5:00pm, 1 Story Street 304
Sunday, December 3, 9:00am-1:00pm, 1 Story Street 304
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, this course also 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 syllabus for the specific course meeting dates. 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 48 students
SPCH E-100
Fundamentals of Public Speaking
Jill A. Slye ALB, Associate in the MMSc in Dental Education Program, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25036 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 9:00am-12:00pm
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 50 students
SPCH E-120
Advanced Public Speaking and Professional Presenting
Jill A. Slye ALB, Associate in the MMSc in Dental Education Program, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24704 | Section 1
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.
Prerequisites: SPCH E-100 or the equivalent. Students must watch the seven short videos on the course website, available beginning early January.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference with Required On-Campus Weekend
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Friday, April 5, 5:30pm-8:30pm, 1 Story Street 304
Saturday, April 6, 9:00am-5:00pm, 1 Story Street 304
Sunday, April 7, 9:00am-1:00pm, 1 Story Street 304
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Along with the web-conference meetings, this course also 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 syllabus for the specific course meeting dates. 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 48 students
SSCI E-100a
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Anthropology and Psychology
Steven Raymond Boomhower PhD, Senior Toxicologist, Gradient
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16155 | Section 1
Description
This proseminar introduces students to basic behavioral science research methods in psychology and anthropology. 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 argumentation, descriptive research methods, quasi-experimental and experimental design, ethical issues, and analytical methods. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone.
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. EXPO E-42b is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
SSCI E-100a
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Anthropology and Psychology
Richard Joseph Martin PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15914 | Section 2
Description
This proseminar introduces students to basic behavioral science research methods in psychology and anthropology. 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 argumentation, descriptive research methods, quasi-experimental and experimental design, ethical issues, and analytical methods. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone.
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. EXPO E-42b is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
SSCI E-100a
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Anthropology and Psychology
Cynthia A. Meyersburg PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16493 | Section 3
Description
This proseminar introduces students to basic behavioral science research methods in psychology and anthropology. 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 argumentation, descriptive research methods, quasi-experimental and experimental design, ethical issues, and analytical methods. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone.
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. EXPO E-42b is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 11:00am-1:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
SSCI E-100a
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Anthropology and Psychology
Karyn Gunnet-Shoval PhD, Lecturer in Extension and Associate of the Department of Psychology, Harvard University and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16737 | Section 4
Description
This proseminar introduces students to basic behavioral science research methods in psychology and anthropology. 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 argumentation, descriptive research methods, quasi-experimental and experimental design, ethical issues, and analytical methods. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone.
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. EXPO E-42b is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
SSCI E-100a
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Anthropology and Psychology
Steven Raymond Boomhower PhD, Senior Toxicologist, Gradient
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17079 | Section 5
Description
This proseminar introduces students to basic behavioral science research methods in psychology and anthropology. 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 argumentation, descriptive research methods, quasi-experimental and experimental design, ethical issues, and analytical methods. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone.
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. EXPO E-42b is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
SSCI E-100a
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Anthropology and Psychology
Karyn Gunnet-Shoval PhD, Lecturer in Extension and Associate of the Department of Psychology, Harvard University and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17092 | Section 6
Description
This proseminar introduces students to basic behavioral science research methods in psychology and anthropology. 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 argumentation, descriptive research methods, quasi-experimental and experimental design, ethical issues, and analytical methods. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone.
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. EXPO E-42b is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
SSCI E-100a
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Anthropology and Psychology
Simon Barak Caine PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26307 | Section 1
Description
This proseminar introduces students to basic behavioral science research methods in psychology and anthropology. 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 argumentation, descriptive research methods, quasi-experimental and experimental design, ethical issues, and analytical methods. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone.
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. EXPO E-42b is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 11:00am-1:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
SSCI E-100a
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Anthropology and Psychology
Steven Raymond Boomhower PhD, Senior Toxicologist, Gradient
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26513 | Section 2
Description
This proseminar introduces students to basic behavioral science research methods in psychology and anthropology. 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 argumentation, descriptive research methods, quasi-experimental and experimental design, ethical issues, and analytical methods. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone.
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. EXPO E-42b is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
SSCI E-100a
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Anthropology and Psychology
Karyn Gunnet-Shoval PhD, Lecturer in Extension and Associate of the Department of Psychology, Harvard University and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25560 | Section 3
Description
This proseminar introduces students to basic behavioral science research methods in psychology and anthropology. 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 argumentation, descriptive research methods, quasi-experimental and experimental design, ethical issues, and analytical methods. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone.
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. EXPO E-42b is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
SSCI E-100a
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Anthropology and Psychology
Richard Joseph Martin PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25250 | Section 4
Description
This proseminar introduces students to basic behavioral science research methods in psychology and anthropology. 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 argumentation, descriptive research methods, quasi-experimental and experimental design, ethical issues, and analytical methods. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone.
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. EXPO E-42b is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
SSCI E-100a
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Anthropology and Psychology
Bethany Burum PhD, Associate of the Department of Psychology and Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26734 | Section 5
Description
This proseminar introduces students to basic behavioral science research methods in psychology and anthropology. 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 argumentation, descriptive research methods, quasi-experimental and experimental design, ethical issues, and analytical methods. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone.
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. EXPO E-42b is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 11:00am-1:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
SSCI E-100a
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Anthropology and Psychology
Richard Joseph Martin PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26747 | Section 6
Description
This proseminar introduces students to basic behavioral science research methods in psychology and anthropology. 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 argumentation, descriptive research methods, quasi-experimental and experimental design, ethical issues, and analytical methods. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone.
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. EXPO E-42b is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
SSCI E-100b
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Government, History, and International Relations
Michael Tworek PhD, Associate, Department of History, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16485 | Section 1
Description
This proseminar addresses problems and methods related to the study of government, history, and international relations. It stresses the critical analysis of sources, constructing explanatory models, standards of logical demonstration, as well as 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. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone.
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. EXPO E-42b is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
SSCI E-100b
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Government, History, and International Relations
Ariane Liazos PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15948 | Section 2
Description
This proseminar addresses problems and methods related to the study of government, history, and international relations. It stresses the critical analysis of sources, constructing explanatory models, standards of logical demonstration, as well as 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. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone.
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. EXPO E-42b is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
SSCI E-100b
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Government, History, and International Relations
Asher Orkaby PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14601 | Section 3
Description
This proseminar addresses problems and methods related to the study of government, history, and international relations. It stresses the critical analysis of sources, constructing explanatory models, standards of logical demonstration, as well as 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. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone.
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. EXPO E-42b is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
SSCI E-100b
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Government, History, and International Relations
Doug Bond PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16062 | Section 4
Description
This proseminar addresses problems and methods related to the study of government, history, and international relations. It stresses the critical analysis of sources, constructing explanatory models, standards of logical demonstration, as well as 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. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone.
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. EXPO E-42b is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
SSCI E-100b
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Government, History, and International Relations
Doug Bond PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17078 | Section 5
Description
This proseminar addresses problems and methods related to the study of government, history, and international relations. It stresses the critical analysis of sources, constructing explanatory models, standards of logical demonstration, as well as 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. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone.
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. EXPO E-42b is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
SSCI E-100b
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Government, History, and International Relations
Stephen Shoemaker PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25710 | Section 1
Description
This proseminar addresses problems and methods related to the study of government, history, and international relations. It stresses the critical analysis of sources, constructing explanatory models, standards of logical demonstration, as well as 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. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone.
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 November 30. Students registered in the alternate expository writing course in the fall term may not register for this section. EXPO E-42b is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 9:00am-12:00pm
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. Final papers due between January 18 and February 5. See course syllabus for details.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
SSCI E-100b
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Government, History, and International Relations
Doug Bond PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25783 | Section 2
Description
This proseminar addresses problems and methods related to the study of government, history, and international relations. It stresses the critical analysis of sources, constructing explanatory models, standards of logical demonstration, as well as 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. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone.
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. EXPO E-42b is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 7:40pm-9:40pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
SSCI E-100b
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Government, History, and International Relations
Ariane Liazos PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25142 | Section 3
Description
This proseminar addresses problems and methods related to the study of government, history, and international relations. It stresses the critical analysis of sources, constructing explanatory models, standards of logical demonstration, as well as 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. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone.
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. EXPO E-42b is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
SSCI E-100b
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Government, History, and International Relations
Harry Bastermajian PhD, Executive Director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25226 | Section 4
Description
This proseminar addresses problems and methods related to the study of government, history, and international relations. It stresses the critical analysis of sources, constructing explanatory models, standards of logical demonstration, as well as 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. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone.
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. EXPO E-42b is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
SSCI E-100b
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Government, History, and International Relations
Asher Orkaby PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24558 | Section 5
Description
This proseminar addresses problems and methods related to the study of government, history, and international relations. It stresses the critical analysis of sources, constructing explanatory models, standards of logical demonstration, as well as 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. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone.
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. EXPO E-42b is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
SSCI E-100b
Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Government, History, and International Relations
Doug Bond PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26721 | Section 6
Description
This proseminar addresses problems and methods related to the study of government, history, and international relations. It stresses the critical analysis of sources, constructing explanatory models, standards of logical demonstration, as well as 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. Because skills learned in this course are useful in subsequent courses, it is the first course that prospective Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) candidates should take toward the degree (or the second, if they are completing the expository writing prerequisite). While not designed to be a thesis or capstone proposal course, this course does serve as a foundation for eventual work on the thesis or capstone.
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. EXPO E-42b is strongly recommended. 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.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
SSCI E-116
Human Nature
Joseph Henrich PhD, Ruth Moore Professor of Biological Anthropology, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16986 | Section 1
Description
In addressing the question of what makes us human, this course examines the origins, evolutionary foundations, and psychological underpinnings of human behavior by synthesizing research from across the social, psychological, and biological sciences. Rather than opposing biological and cultural explanations, this course lays out a framework that illuminates learning and culture within a broad evolutionary framework that permits us to explore kinship, parental love, sibling rivalry, food preferences (such as sugar and salt), incest, altruism, sex differences, social status, homicide, warfare technology, language, and religion. Using a comparative approach, we contextualize human behavior by examining both studies of non-human primates, especially chimpanzees, as well as the full breadth of human diversity, including both ethnographic and experimental data from hunter-gatherers, herders and agriculturalists, and the most unusual of all people from industrialized societies. We also consider how cultural evolution has shaped our genetic evolution, both over our species evolutionary history and in more recent millennia.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences companion course Gen Ed 1056. Registered students can ordinarily live stream the lectures Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:30-11:45 am starting September 6 or they can watch them on demand. The recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day. Class sessions for this course may include students enrolled in the FAS companion course. Accordingly, when you participate in live class sessions, you will do so alongside both Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and FAS students. If you participate in a way that causes you to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to DCE students enrolled in this course or FAS students enrolled in the companion course, according to the policies of the two schools on accessing recordings of class sessions.
SSCI E-119
Managing a Public Self in a Modern Media Age
John Paul Rollert PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor of Behavioral Science, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Alvin Benjamin Carter III JD, Associate Attorney, Brown Rudnick LLP
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26392 | Section 1
Description
Whether in job applications, on social media, or even among friends, we all have a self we present to the public, one that signals how we would like others to see us as well as our personal and professional ambitions. This course aims to explore the art of creating, maintaining, and protecting a public self. In the first half of the course, we explore the meaning of a public self, with a special emphasis placed on the work of social psychologist Erving Goffman. In the second half, we examine the nuts-and-bolts of managing a public self in a modern media age, with a special emphasis on crisis management.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 6:00pm-9:00pm, Harvard Hall 104
Required sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: International students see important visa information.
SSCI E-121
Dying Well
Jason Bryan Silverstein PhD, Lecturer on Global Health and Social Medicine and Co-Director, Master of Science in Media, Medicine, and Health Program, Harvard Medical School
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 15512 | Section 1
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, with a close reading of 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, suicide, and the scientific quest to evade death altogether.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
SSCI E-122
Social Medicine in the United States
Jason Bryan Silverstein PhD, Lecturer on Global Health and Social Medicine and Co-Director, Master of Science in Media, Medicine, and Health Program, Harvard Medical School
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25126 | Section 1
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 eviction crisis in Milwaukee, to injection drug users in San Francisco, to the people who endure gang violence in Chicago, to the suffering of Mexican migrants in California. We give significant attention to the lived experience of poverty, housing insecurity, addiction, discrimination, and violence. As we encounter these examples, we engage directly with guest speakers from the community. 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:
Online or On Campus
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 8:00pm-10:00pm, One Brattle Square 205
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
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 asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
SSCI E-128
Health Inequities and Health Justice in Urban Communities
Flavia Perea PhD, Lecturer on Sociology, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26185 | Section 1
Description
This course explores the relationship between health, place, and social location, and how nested factors influence and determine the health of people and communities in urban settings. Emphasizing health as multidimensional, contextual, and socially determined, we explore the history, principles, theories, and frameworks relevant to understanding inequities in health, as well as tools and strategies for advancing justice in health across sectors of civic and community life. We explore how inequity gets under the skin and operates on the body; discuss how racism, oppression, social stratification, and systemic advantages and disadvantages all structure and perpetuate injustice in health; how systems, institutions, and policies influence health. To understand how socio-environmental factors can create pathways to health or disparities, we explore the mechanisms by which poverty, socioeconomic status, education, housing, and the built environment create and sustain inequitable health outcomes in urban communities. Understanding the social conditions people need to be healthy, we turn our attention to approaches for advancing justice in health, with particular attention to root-cause strategies. We explore community development, capacity building, and community mobilization as strategies for building power for health. We discuss health improvement interventions and how community engagement, participatory processes, and cross-sector collaboration can help create and sustain health promoting environments.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 25 students
SSCI E-129
Child Health in America and Around the World
Child Health in America and Around the World SSCIE-129 MD, T. Berry Brazelton Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine, Emerita, Harvard Medical School, and Honorary Associate of Adams House, Harvard College
Sean Palfrey MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health Emeritus, Boston University, and Honorary Associate of Adams House Emeritus, Harvard College
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26461 | Section 1
Description
This course focuses on children and adolescents and looks at factors that have an impact on their health, growth, and development. Increasingly, it is understood that child health depends on a complex of interrelated factors. Biologic and genetic issues are very important in determining children’s health status. Societal, environmental, community, and family factors also play a major role in child health outcomes. We focus on social concerns such as economic status, class, race, and ethnicity. The American Academy of Pediatrics has called out poverty and racism as actual pathogens. We explore the American healthcare system and ask why in the richest country in the world, our child health outcomes are measured near the bottom in comparison with other industrialized nations and our black infant mortality remains twice that of white infant mortality. In light of the recent experience of the COVID-19 pandemic, we pay special attention to the impact of infections on children and compare the US response with that of other countries. We also look at the history of infectious disease outbreaks and the ways that these have been controlled and ultimately prevented. Finally, the course emphasizes the importance of team approaches among people from multiple backgrounds and organizations. Increasingly, we are understanding that if the threats to child health live in the society and community, so do the answers. We discuss strength-based approaches and the shifting of power and agency to families and communities and learn how hope and accentuating the positive are new approaches that are beginning to have success in the promotion of child health.
Prerequisites: Interest in children and adolescent health and development. Familiarity with population-based data sets is helpful but not required.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
SSCI E-140
Pursuing Truth and Justice: Community-Based, Participatory, and Action Research
Flavia Perea PhD, Lecturer on Sociology, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16600 | Section 1
Description
This course explores the principles and methods of community-based, participatory, and action research. We engage with various perspectives on the process, practice, and applications of engaged inquiry, with an emphasis on diverse voices, sources, and materials. The course seeks to connect to students’ professional work and personal pursuits outside of their coursework. Through this course, students learn to apply the course concepts and tools to their academic and professional work, as well as to advocacy and organizing efforts they may be engaged or interested with. In the course we discuss various frameworks and systems of knowing and meaning making through the research process; how they are centered on, or the extent they intersect with the pursuit of equity and justice; and pragmatic approaches for moving from theory to practice. We discuss power and privilege in the context of research; perspectives on investigator identity and location; the promise and limitations of engaged inquiry to help advance social change; and the ethics of inquiry with historically and systemically oppressed people and communities. We explore a variety of approaches, including participatory action research (PAR), community-based participatory research (CBPR), and citizen science, and discuss how different approaches for asking questions, methods for gathering and analyzing information, and sharing knowledge can be applied within various engaged research approaches. Ultimately, we critically examine how inquiry that emphasizes equity, collaboration, and reciprocity in the uncovering, integration, application, and dissemination of knowledge can be a tool of liberation and certain methods a strategy for responding to oppression, colonization, and systems of domination.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
SSCI E-144
Leadership and Politics
John Paul Rollert PhD, Adjunct Associate Professor of Behavioral Science, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
George Jacob Wendt JD, Consultant
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26456 | Section 1
Description
American politics, in general, and presidential campaigns, in particular, hold many lessons for leading for-profit and not-for-profit 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 could not be higher. Succeed, and you are on your way to a plumb job in Washington, DC. Fail, and you are left looking for a job. Accordingly, popular politics provides remarkable lessons in compelling leadership and successful management. This course aims to harvest them by way of an analysis of recent presidential campaigns and contemporary politics. Though emphasis is placed on American politics, lessons may be applied across the public and private sectors. Our readings are drawn from history, literature, philosophy, business, and politics, and in addition to lectures and discussion, the course also features guest speakers from business, journalism, and politics. Students may not take both GOVT E-1353 (offered previously) and SSCI E-144 for degree or certificate credit.
Class Meetings:
On campus only
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, January 2-20, 2:00pm-5:00pm, Harvard Hall 104
Term Start Date: January 02, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: International students see important visa information.
SSCI E-149
Gender and Sexuality in Korean Pop Culture
Jung Ja Choi PhD, Lecturer on Committee on Degrees in Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16927 | Section 1
Description
What can the songs of BTS and Blackpink, the television show Squid Game, and the films Parasite and Kim Ji-young: Born 1982 teach us about gender roles in contemporary Korea? What roles do writers, musicians, and filmmakers play in shaping our thinking about sex and gender? How do competing ideas about sex shape the current system of cinematic, television, and popular music genres? These questions are explored through case studies of Korean popular media, while the course simultaneously provides a broad introduction to the field of women, gender, and sexuality studies. Topics include privilege, class, inequality, masculinity, femininity, eating disorders, beauty ideals, marriage, family relationships, reproductive rights, housework, intimacy, cross-dressing, and violence against women.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
SSCI E-173
Self, Society, and Politics
Nicolas Prevelakis PhD, Associate Senior Lecturer on Social Studies, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26289 | Section 1
Description
This course examines the main ways in which the relationship between self, society, and politics has been conceptualized in major sociological and philosophical texts. What are the political implications of different ways of understanding the self? Is it fair to talk about a western individualistic tradition? And how do recent technological changes affect our understanding of who we are and how we interact? The course relies on readings of classical texts, from sociology, anthropology, philosophy, and history. It includes primary texts (Plato, Thomas Hobbes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, Sigmund Freud, mile Durkheim, W.E.B. Du Bois, Michel Foucault, and Judith Butler), as well as recent sociological studies. Particular emphasis is placed on the ways in which social and political theorists have used conceptions of the self as foundation for their views of society and politics.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
SSCI E-186
I, Us, Them: How Clothing Creates Individuals, Communities, and Enemies
Chloe Chapin PhD, Assistant Director of Course Development, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26639 | Section 1
Description
Humans mark our selfhood through suits and ties, band t-shirts, dreadlocks, nail art, and prison uniforms. In doing so, we signal our personalities and our cultural belonging, and we mark those who are different. This course looks at the psychology, anthropology, and philosophy of dress, and considers relationships between body-things, people, and communities. In this course, we look past just the zeitgeist of fashion trends and into the more complex network of material embodiment to examine how clothing actually works in the world. We examine a range of images, objects, and texts, creating a multidisciplinary engagement with primary sources. We read across disciplinary genres in order to understand the work that clothing does in and for the human experience.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 45 students
SSCI E-300a
Engaging in the Scholarly Conversation I
Ariane Liazos PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Doug Bond PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17022 | Section 1
Description
This course trains students in the skills of critically engaging the scholarly literature in their field of study. They learn how to assess the presuppositions, argumentation, methodology, evidence, and conclusions of scholarly writing in their discipline. After building that foundational skill set, the second portion of the course focuses on how to identify patterns, debates, and schools of thought in the larger body of existing scholarship relevant to the students’ interests, which is an essential precursor of the final goal: identifying gaps or opportunities for future scholarly contributions.
Prerequisites: Only officially admitted degree candidates or those who have submitted an admission application in the current summer term in the following Master of Liberal Arts fields of study may take this course: government, history, or international relations. SSCI E-300a and SSCI E-300b must be completed before registering in the Crafting the Thesis Proposal tutorial for thesis-track students and prior to precapstone course for capstone-track students. We strongly advise students to complete the two weekends in the same academic year with same instructor (part one in fall and part two in spring).
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, November 17, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 201
Saturday, November 18, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 201
Sunday, November 19, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 201
Term Start Date: November 17, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information. Final papers due December 4. Students in this course, HUMA E-300A, and PSYC E-300A may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or class sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in live class sessions, they may do so alongside students in those courses. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other courses.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
SSCI E-300b
Engaging in the Scholarly Conversation II
Ariane Liazos PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Doug Bond PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26663 | Section 1
Description
This course trains students in the skills of critically engaging the scholarly literature in their field of study. They learn how to assess the presuppositions, argumentation, methodology, evidence, and conclusions of scholarly writing in their discipline. After building that foundational skill set, the second portion of the course focuses on how to identify patterns, debates, and schools of thought in the larger body of existing scholarship relevant to the students’ interests, which is an essential precursor of the final goal: identifying gaps or opportunities for future scholarly contributions.
Prerequisites: Only students who have successfully completed SSCI E-300a in the fall with a grade of B-minus or higher may take this course. SSCI E-300a and SSCI E-300b must be completed before registering in the Crafting the Thesis Proposal tutorial for thesis-track students and prior to precapstone course for capstone-track students. We strongly advise students to complete the two weekends in the same academic year with same instructor (part one in fall and part two in spring).
Class Meetings:
Active Learning Weekend
Friday, April 5, 5:30pm-8:30pm, One Brattle Square 201
Saturday, April 6, 9:00am-5:00pm, One Brattle Square 201
Sunday, April 7, 9:00am-1:00pm, One Brattle Square 201
Term Start Date: April 05, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $1,610.
Credits: 2
Notes: Students must be present for the entire three-day weekend to earn credit for this course. Tuition does not include hotel accommodations, transportation, or meals. International students see important visa information. Final papers due April 22. Students in this course, HUMA E-300B, and PSYC E-300B may interact with one another, for example, in Canvas or class sessions. Accordingly, when students participate in live class sessions, they may do so alongside students in those courses. If students participate in a way that causes them to appear in recordings of the class, those recordings may be shown to students enrolled in the other courses.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 20 students
SSCI E-493
Survey Research Methods
Chase H. Harrison PhD, Senior Preceptor in Survey Methodology, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17074 | Section 1
Description
This course introduces students to the theoretical underpinnings and practical challenges of survey research, designed to help students better understand, interpret, and critically evaluate surveys and public opinion polls.
Prerequisites: An introductory course in social science research methods, or appropriate background, is helpful.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
SSCI E-493
Survey Research Methods
Chase H. Harrison PhD, Senior Preceptor in Survey Methodology, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26404 | Section 1
Description
This course introduces students to the theoretical underpinnings and practical challenges of survey research, designed to help students better understand, interpret, and critically evaluate surveys and public opinion polls.
Prerequisites: An introductory course in social science research methods, or appropriate background, is helpful.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
SSCI E-495
Advanced Research Methods in the Social Sciences
Chase H. Harrison PhD, Senior Preceptor in Survey Methodology, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16776 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
SSCI E-495
Advanced Research Methods in the Social Sciences
Nadine Weidman PhD, Lecturer on the History of Science, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25363 | Section 1
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:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 30 students
SSCI E-597b
Identity Precapstone: Theory and Research
Richard Joseph Martin PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16730 | Section 1
Description
This course exposes students to a broad range of scholarly literature on various topics in the social scientific study of identity, such as class, gender, race, religion, and sexuality. Readings draw on a variety of methodological approaches, and students are expected to critically consume qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods research. Students thus cultivate an understanding of psychological approaches and their relevance to solving real-world problems related to identity, building toward a capstone project in applied research. The course requires a midterm essay, as well as a draft, revision, and oral presentation of a written proposal for the capstone project in SSCI E-599b (which includes a problem statement, literature review, identification of sites and stakeholders, and project rationale).
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted candidates in Master of Liberal Arts, psychology or anthropology, who are in their penultimate semester. Prospective candidates and students with pending admission applications are not eligible. Candidates must be in good academic standing and in the process of successfully completing all degree requirements, including HUMA E-300a or HUMA E-300b or PSYC E-300a and PSYC E-300b (if admitted prior to September 1, 2023, this series is not required but encouraged; if admitted after September 1, 2023, it is required). Candidates must enroll in the capstone, SSCI E-599b, in the upcoming spring term as their one and only final course (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone). Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, September 6-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
SSCI E-599b
Identity Capstone: Bridging Research and Practice
Richard Joseph Martin PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26310 | Section 1
Description
This course builds upon the foundation established in SSCI E-597b by creating a capstone project that bridges research and practice. The project includes two components: the project prototype and the academic report. The prototype is the specific product designed to address the real-world problem identified in the fall term proposal. Prototypes can take two different forms. First, they can apply research to design a project in order to solve or address a real-world problem experienced by stakeholders. 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 to non-academic stakeholders). Projects build on specific interests of each student and are developed in consultation with the instructor. These specialized projects allow students to seek a practical application of existing research on identity, while developing their skills designing research-based practice and engaging stakeholders. The capstone project culminates with a formal presentation of the students’ projects.
Prerequisites: Registration is limited to officially admitted capstone track candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, psychology or anthropology. Candidates must be in good academic standing, ready to graduate in May with only the capstone left to complete (no other degree-fulfilling course registration is allowed simultaneously with the capstone), and have successfully completed the precapstone course, SSCI E-597b, in the previous fall term. Candidates who do not meet these degree requirements are dropped from the course.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 15 students
STAR E-176
The Art and Politics of Propaganda: Lessons from the Nazis
Eric Rentschler PhD, Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16330 | Section 1
Description
As thinking beings we often consider the limits of human potential and wonder what the worst might be. The Nazis obsess us because they were masters of extremity who brought to the world unprecedented violence and destruction. They were also masters of propaganda who engineered sophisticated techniques of mass manipulation. Throughout their endeavors cinema and modern media assumed a seminal role. Why, this course asks, were films so essential to the Hitler regime and so captivating to German audiences of the Third Reich? And what explains the continuing allure, to this very day, of what Susan Sontag once spoke of as “fascinating fascism”?
Class Meetings:
Online
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences companion course Gen Ed 1012.
STAR E-182
American Dreams Made in Hollywood and Beyond
Nathan Roberts PhD, Doctoral Candidate in Film and Visual Studies, Harvard University
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 25916 | Section 1
Description
The American dream once essentialized the grand promise of a better, fuller, and richer life. At the present moment, however, it seems in many minds to have lost its evocative power as a collective myth. One wonders: does it still represent a principle of hope or has it become a form of cruel optimism? In a time of prolonged political crisis, this course has a pressing mission. It aims to further a dynamic understanding of American dreams (for there are many and not just one), to apprehend their complexities and contradictions, to appreciate their diverse manifestations and historical shapes, and above all to take measure of their presence and meaning in the world we now inhabit. To this end, we study the variety of ways in which feature filmmakers, both in and outside of Hollywood studios, have created designs for living, indeed the most influential and resonant incarnations of American dreams. We analyze popular narratives produced during crucial junctures in the modern history of the United States, from the Great Depression and World War II through the cold war and the McCarthy era, up to the late 1960s. We consider the wide range of functions that these productions have assumed, how they have by turns sustained and questioned the status quo. In some instances they have interrogated, revealed, and even indicted social inequity; at other times they have legitimated injustice and fostered exclusion. The course offers a representative sampling of classical Hollywood features as well as some exemplary independent American releases from 1932 to 1969, including Scarface, King Kong, It Happened One Night, Birthright, The Wizard of Oz, Imitation of Life, Casablanca, Cabin in the Sky, Mildred Pierce, The Best Years of Our Lives, Salt of the Earth, The Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Raisin in the Sun, The Manchurian Candidate, The Exiles, and Easy Rider.
Class Meetings:
Online
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: The recorded lectures are from the Fall 2021 Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences course Gen Ed 1043.
STAR E-196
Breaking the Spell: American Fantasy Cinema and Television
Charlotte Szilagyi PhD
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26560 | Section 1
Description
Ever since the magical conjurations of Georges M li s, fantasy film has been on a meteoric, miraculous rise that has culminated in the first triumphant success and Academy Award for Best Picture for The Return of the King from The Lord of the Rings trilogy in 2004. These days, big-budget fantasy film releases are not just a huge commercial success, but also regularly achieve critical acclaim for their narrative sophistication, thematic complexity, emotional depth, compelling set design, and gritty realism. In short, fantasy film has become a formidable cultural force both in cinema and on television. No wonder: it is the magic. Marvelous creatures of extraordinary powers abound in this wondrous world: mermaids and monsters, heroes and henchmen, giants and goblins, faeries and fiends, trolls and scrolls, wizards and witches, gremlins and goblins, ogres and dragons, slayers and sorcerers, pixies and nixies, and curses and cures. Why does a tech-savvy and scientifically advanced society like ours revel in myths of miracles and mysteries? Why are we willing to disregard laws of rationality, science, and nature, and abandon ourselves to marvels and magic? Why do we use our high-tech gadgets and digital subscriptions to conjure up medieval and archaic settings? Why does humanity, distinguished by its logos, its language of reason, find mystical incantations so resonant? And why does a society that produces life-saving vaccines in record times, find the power of pixie dust, poisons, and potions so stirring? How are we to explain this phenomenon? In fact, why are we even willing to leave the magic and supernatural in fantasy unexplained? And is fantasy mindless escapism, or is it anchored in an earthbound reality? Is fantasy a flight of fancy, or is it firmly tethered to the ground? Does fantasy offer a respite from humanity’s fundamental fears, or does it shed a light on them in order to exorcise them? How is magic so unbelievable, and yet so very real, in fantasy cinema and television? And isn’t film itself ultimately a fantasy, an illusion: a trick of the eye, a trompe l’oeil? Now that fantasy film routinely spearheads both Hollywood’s blockbuster releases and television successes, and has accrued an enormous and loyal fan base, the mission of this course is threefold. First, we seek to define fantasy film and identify its recurring components, narrative structure, and filmic iconography in both cinema and television. Second, we examine the ways this genre of the timeless, of the mythical, of the archetypal, in fact responds to very acute and specific social and individual needs at a given time. Third, we probe why more than any other film genre, fantasy film in all its manifestations we are studying is the most primal. We examine films including: The Wizard of Oz (1933), Lost Horizon (1937), Fantasia (1940), The Thief of Baghdad (1940), It’s a Wonderful Life (1946), Alice in Wonderland (1951), Jason and the Argonauts (1963), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Labyrinth (1986), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Pleasantville (1998), Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), Harry Potter: The Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), Game of Thrones: Winter is Coming (2011), American Gods (2017), and The Witcher (2019).
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 40 students
STAT E-100
Introduction to Quantitative Methods for the Social Sciences and Humanities
Hidefusa Okabe ALM, Business Analytics Advisor, Evernorth
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16833 | Section 1
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: MGMT E-104, STAT E-100, STAT E-101 (offered previously), STAT E-102, or STAT E-104.
Prerequisites: No prior data analytic experience required, but a working knowledge of basic high school algebra is recommended.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, September 11-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 200 students
STAT E-100
Introduction to Quantitative Methods for the Social Sciences and Humanities
Hidefusa Okabe ALM, Business Analytics Advisor, Evernorth
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 17089 | Section 2
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: MGMT E-104, STAT E-100, STAT E-101 (offered previously), STAT E-102, or STAT E-104.
Prerequisites: No prior data analytic experience required, but a working knowledge of basic high school algebra is recommended.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, September 7-December 21, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 200 students
STAT E-100
Introduction to Quantitative Methods for the Social Sciences and Humanities
Hidefusa Okabe ALM, Business Analytics Advisor, Evernorth
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24571 | Section 1
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: MGMT E-104, STAT E-100, STAT E-101 (offered previously), STAT E-102, or STAT E-104.
Prerequisites: No prior data analytic experience required, but a working knowledge of basic high school algebra is recommended.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 150 students
STAT E-100
Introduction to Quantitative Methods for the Social Sciences and Humanities
Hidefusa Okabe ALM, Business Analytics Advisor, Evernorth
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26720 | Section 2
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: MGMT E-104, STAT E-100, STAT E-101 (offered previously), STAT E-102, or STAT E-104.
Prerequisites: No prior data analytic experience required, but a working knowledge of basic high school algebra is recommended.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 150 students
STAT E-102
Fundamentals of Biostatistics
Bernard A. Rosner PhD, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Professor in the Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 24540 | Section 1
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: MGMT E-104, STAT E-100, STAT E-101 (offered previously), STAT E-102, or STAT E-104.
Prerequisites: High school algebra.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, January 23-May 11, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 100 students
STAT E-109
Introduction to Statistical Modeling
Bharatendra Rai PhD, Professor of Decision and Information Sciences, Charlton College of Business, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26040 | Section 1
Description
This is a second course in statistical inference and is a further examination of statistics and data analysis beyond the introductory course. Topics include t-tools and permutation-based alternatives including bootstrapping, analysis of variance, linear regression, model checking, and refinement. Statistical computing and simulation-based emphasis is also covered as well as basic programming in the R statistical package. Emphasis is placed on thinking statistically, evaluating assumptions, and developing tools for real-life applications. By the end of the course, students should be able to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of a variety of statistical techniques appearing in the media, scientific literature, or students’ own work. Students may not count this course toward a degree if they have already completed STAT E-139, offered previously. Students may not count both CSCI E-106 and STAT E-109 toward a degree or certificate.
Prerequisites: An introductory statistics course such as STAT E-100 or STAT E-104 (offered previously).
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Wednesdays, January 24-May 11, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 150 students
STAT E-150
Intermediate Statistics: Methods and Modeling
Karyn Gunnet-Shoval PhD, Lecturer in Extension and Associate of the Department of Psychology, Harvard University and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 14567 | Section 1
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 R to analyze data and gain experience reading output and translating it into meaningful findings. The course covers linear and logistic regression, various types of ANOVA, as well as effect sizes and power analyses. Students may only take one of the following for degree or certificate credit: PSYC E-1900 (offered previously), STAT E-150, or STAT E-160.
Prerequisites: STAT E-100, STAT E-102, STAT E-104, or the equivalent; understanding of univariate statistics, correlation, univariate regression, t-tests, and one-way ANOVA is assumed.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Tuesdays, September 5-December 21, 11:00am-1:00pm
Required labs and optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 150 students
STAT E-150
Intermediate Statistics: Methods and Modeling
Karyn Gunnet-Shoval PhD, Lecturer in Extension and Associate of the Department of Psychology, Harvard University and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 23445 | Section 1
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 R to analyze data and gain experience reading output and translating it into meaningful findings. The course covers linear and logistic regression, various types of ANOVA, as well as effect sizes and power analyses. Students may only take one of the following for degree or certificate credit: PSYC E-1900 (offered previously), STAT E-150, or STAT E-160.
Prerequisites: STAT E-100, STAT E-102, STAT E-104, or the equivalent; understanding of univariate statistics, correlation, univariate regression, t-tests, and one-way ANOVA is assumed.
Class Meetings:
Flexible Attendance Web Conference
Thursdays, January 25-May 11, 8:10pm-10:10pm
Required labs and optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students may attend at the scheduled meeting time or watch recorded sessions asynchronously. Recorded sessions are typically available within a few hours of the end of class and no later than the following business day.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 150 students
STAT E-160
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
Max Krasnow PhD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
Fall Term 2023 | CRN 16982 | Section 1
Description
Statistics are the tools we use to summarize and describe the world around us and to explore the causal processes at work. Understanding statistics and how they are used and misused is vital to assimilating information as an informed citizen, as well as pursuing a career in the behavioral sciences and other fields. This course covers introductory and intermediate-level statistics, and covers topics including principles of measurement, central tendency and variability, probability and distributions, correlation, hypothesis testing, t-tests, analysis of variance and covariance, linear and logistic regression, and chi-square tests. Students learn to use statistical software of their choice (for example, SPSS, Excel, R, or Jamovi) to help them understand how to manage data, formulate strong questions and hypotheses, and perform and interpret these statistical analyses. Students may only take one of the following for degree or certificate credit: PSYC E-1900 (offered previously), STAT E-150, or STAT E-160.
Class Meetings:
Online
Optional sections to be arranged.
Term Start Date: September 05, 2023
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes:
Enrollment limit: Limited to 54 students
STAT E-160
Statistical Modeling for Social and Behavioral Sciences
Adam Smith PhD, Consultant, Kincentric
Spring Term 2024 | CRN 26620 | Section 1
Description
Understanding and performing statistical analyses is a vital ability for those working in the psychological and behavioral sciences. Regardless of a person’s specialty, the concepts of variability, probability, and predictive modeling are fundamental for answering questions involving data. This intermediate level statistics course is designed to help students understand how to manage data, formulate strong questions and hypotheses, perform analyses, and accurately evaluate statistical results and output. We use the free and open-source program R/RStudio to run statistical analyses. Because we use this tool, both academic and industry-oriented students leave the course with the capability to run complex analyses without the need for expensive software. We cover topics related to the general linear model, including regression, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). Students may only take one of the following for degree or certificate credit: PSYC E-1900 (offered previously), STAT E-150, or STAT E-160.
Class Meetings:
Live Attendance Web Conference
Mondays, January 22-May 11, 5:10pm-7:10pm
Term Start Date: January 22, 2024
Tuition:
Noncredit credit $1,500, undergraduate credit $2,040, graduate credit $3,220.
Credits: 4
Notes: This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time.
Enrollment limit: Limited to 55 students
