Alternative types of investments, methods of investment analysis considering both return and risk of individual and portfolios of investments, functioning of markets for investment goods.

Past and present mechanisms of global tectonics, including mountain building, ocean-basin structure, continental drift, mantle processes, continental evolution, structural geology and petrology of Earth's crust, and the tectonic history of selected key regions of the globe. Prerequisites: Geo-Sci 321, 431.

Past and present mechanisms of global tectonics, including mountain building, ocean-basin structure, continental drift, mantle processes, continental evolution, structural geology and petrology of Earth's crust, and the tectonic history of selected key regions of the globe. Prerequisites: Geo-Sci 321, 431.

Introduction to the economics of markets and market economies. Basic concepts of demand, supply, production, prices, allocation of resources, and distribution of income. Public policy applications. (Gen.Ed. SB)

This course will explore different avenues for putting a STPEC education to work after graduation. Students will have the opportunity to meet STPEC alums who have pursued a variety of career paths and will participate in workshops to identify what constitutes "purposeful work" for them and how to find employment that accords with their values and goals.

The practical aspects of beekeeping understood in terms of the life cycle of the bee and the bee colony, and the place of bees in our world. Learning how to acquire, set up, and manage bee colonies. Dissection may be required.
(Formerly ENTOMOL 166)

This course will introduce theory and application of Bayesian methods for analysis of biomedical datasets. A significant part of the course will be hands-on training in Bayesian computation using the R statistical language. Topics to be covered include examples illustrating Bayesian thinking, estimation of single and multi-parameter models and Bayesian computation using Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods.

Detailed examination of selected topics: consumer behavior, production, capital, income distribution, market structure, general equilibrium, game theory and coalition formation. Not available for Ph.D. credit.

Theory of alternative economic systems, of national economic planning, and of re-source allocation under different systems.