Focuses on the economic analysis of resource allocation in a market economy and on the economic impact of various government interventions, such as minimum wage laws, national health insurance and environmental regulations. Covers the theories of consumer choice and decision making by the firm. Examines the welfare implications of a market economy, and of federal and state policies which influence market choices. Prerequisites: ECO 150 and MTH 111 or its equivalent. Enrollment limited to 55 students.

Applied regression analysis. The specification and estimation of economic models, hypothesis testing, statistical significance, interpretation of results, policy implications. Emphasis on practical applications and cross-section data analysis. Prerequisites: ECO 150, ECO 153, MTH 111 and either ECO 220, MTH 220 or MTH 291.

Economic analysis of the spatial structure of cities—why they are where they are and look like they do. How changes in technology and policy reshape cities over time. Selected urban problems and policies to address them include housing, transportation, concentrations of poverty, financing local government. Prerequisite: ECO 150.

This course introduces the historical, social and ideological background of “standard Japanese” and the Japanese writing system. We look at basic structural characteristics of the language and interpersonal relations reflected in the language, such as politeness and gender, as well as contemporary trends in popular media. This course is suitable for students with little knowledge about the language as well as those in Japanese language courses. All readings are in English translation. Enrollment limited to 30.

This course concerns the cultural evolution of human society, looking at changes in social organization and technological complexity from our origin as nomadic foragers to current configurations of centralized industrialized states. This course examines issues of economy (production, exchange, consumption) and ecology (human-resource interaction, adaptation, competition for resources), and looks in particular at the development and spread of capitalist relations and effect on marginal and disempowered peoples.

Topics course.: Same as AMS 351. This course focuses on audio as a narrative technology. How are stories told in sound? How does writing for the ear differ from writing for the eye? What can the history of narrative audio, from Golden Age radio drama to European “features” tell us about the work being produced amid the current explosion of interest surrounding podcasting?

Topics course.: Same as ENG 384. This course focuses on audio as a narrative technology. How are stories told in sound? How does writing for the ear differ from writing for the eye? What can the history of narrative audio, from Golden Age radio drama to European “features” tell us about the work being produced amid the current explosion of interest surrounding podcasting?

Introduction to a block-structured, object-oriented high-level programming language. Covering language syntax and use the language to teach program design, coding, debugging, testing and documentation. Procedural and data abstraction are introduced. Enrollment limited to 48; 24 per lab section.

An introduction to materials and methods used historically in the various arts. The emphasis is on the two-dimensional arts. A required fee of $75 to cover materials is charged at the time of registration. Enrollment limited to 12.

For qualified juniors and seniors. Admission by permission of the instructor and director of the program. No more than two special studies or a total of 8 credits may count toward the concentration.