Students in this course will study shelter management, species-specific animal husbandry needs, and behavior evaluation, issues, and enrichment in animal shelters. Shelter programs covered include infectious disease prevention and management, routine and emergency medical care, shelter and community spay/neuter programs, and disaster and emergency planning and response. Animal cruelty issues and forensics will also be discussed. A service activity for a local animal shelter is an optional component of this course

Economic theory of the macro-economy. Determinants of unemployment rates, inflation rates, national income, GDP. Tools of public policy available which can be used to promote macroeconomic goals. (Gen.Ed. SB)

Economic theory of the macro-economy. Determinants of unemployment rates, inflation rates, national income, GDP. Tools of public policy available which can be used to promote macroeconomic goals. (Gen.Ed. SB)

Theory and applications of game theory, a major tool of analysis in economics, biology, and political science. Applications include: bargaining, auctions, the "prisoner's dilemma," the "tragedy of the commons," tacit collusion, competition among firms, and strategic interactions in labor, credit, and product markets. Prerequisites: ECON 103 or RES-ECON 102 and MATH 127 or 131 or 135.

Analysis of theories of determination of national income, aggregate employment, and the price level. Monetary and fiscal policy. Inflation, unemployment, and economic growth.

Study of the structure and function of cell, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems in the human body. Integration and regulations of system function from an applied perspective through clinical applications.

Discover the importance of story as a tool for human connection and learning in this experiential course on Digital Storytelling. You will design, develop and share a digital story around an experience from your first semester at UMass. In the process, you will explore the power behind a good story, begin to develop your storytelling skills, and discuss the ethics of good storytelling. You will also explore a selection of digital tools, media and campus resources that can help you create engaging stories.

How debt works in the economy, and the broader political economic context of debt financing and financialization. We will explore answers to several important questions such as: What is debt and its function in society? How does debt emerge in capitalist economies? Is there a student loan debt crisis, and what are potential policy solutions? What were the causes and consequences of the 2008 Financial Crisis? What is corporate debt and what are its implications for the stability of the economy? What is government debt and its role in the economy?

From newspaper chronicles of nineteenth-century gender outlaws to the present-day explosion of transgender poetry, our personal, cultural, and political understandings of gender nonconformity in the United States have long been tied to particular modes of representation. Through sustained engagement with such creative work, as well as background reading in transgender history and theory, this course will explore the literary history of trans. Although we will pull material from across time and genre, we will focus on contemporary writers like Janet Mock and Andrea Lawlor.