Many statistics classes deal with one response variable at a time. Real data often include many variables that are all of interest. This course covers methods designed to analyze such data including principles for multivariate estimation and testing, multivariate analysis of variance, discriminant analysis, principal components, and factor analysis.

Critical introduction to American welfare programs, past and present. Analysis of why programs change over time and of the effects of those changes on the people that welfare purports to "help."

This course is an introduction to the world of pop music, as seen through a media studies lens. As a first-year seminar, it is intended to provide an introduction to UMass and campus resources, and to help new students practice academic reading and writing skills.

This course is an introduction to the world of pop music, as seen through a media studies lens. As a first-year seminar, it is intended to provide an introduction to UMass and campus resources, and to help new students practice academic reading and writing skills.