Individualized work, under the direction of an approved instructor.

The BDIC major allows students to design their own interdisciplinary concentrations. This course provides an introduction to BDIC. Through a series of exercises, students explore what resources are available to them at UMass and the other four area colleges and learn how to develop their educational goals into coherent academic programs.

This course is designed to help students contemplate the skills and knowledge they have acquired through general education courses and through the process of designing and completing an individualized degree program in the context of a world that is changing dramatically.

Class conflict within black America has always been controversial. Some scholars argue the historic roots of the black American common experience due to white American racism and discrimination. While others argue with increasing economic differentiation, the black ?community? has a growing economic and class divide. This course will explore the conflation of race and class, the various phases of the development of the black middle class, and the growing effects of intra-racial gentrification and the rise of black suburbanization on the tenuous position of racial solidarity in the U.S.

This course explores black identity as one that is rooted in the politics of space and place. Using the anthropological study of the African Diaspora, we will investigate the development of "race" as a category and the construction of political and cultural migrating identities. Scholarly texts will be accompanied by ethnography, film, guest lectures and music.

What role do central banks play in the management of short-run economic fluctuations? What has driven the recent global trend towards more powerful and independent central-banking institutions? This course will explore the theoretical foundations that link central bank policy to real economic activity. Building on this theoretical background, the monetary policy frameworks and operating procedures of key central banks will then be examined.

Why would countries give up their own currencies to adopt a common new one? Why can citizens of Belgium simply move to France without any special formalities? This course will investigate such questions by analyzing the ongoing integration of European countries from an economic perspective. While the major focus will be on the economics of integration, account will be taken of the historical, political and cultural context in which this process occurred.

In this course students will work in small groups on original research projects. The course is specifically designed for students in the Center for Women in Mathematics, but open to all serious mathematics students. Prerequisites: At least one of MTH 233, 238, or 243 and permission of the instructor.Prerequisites: At least one of MTH 233, 238, or 243 and permission of the instructor.

Sectioned course. An introduction to the game of golf. Taught from "green to tee," this course will teach the basic mechanics of the swing as well as correct club selection. The initial focus of the course will be directed to the "short game" and develop toward appropriate use of mid-, and long irons, concluding with woods/metals. Applied rules of golf and etiquette will also be addressed. Pending weather, field trip experience may be scheduled at the end of the term. Equipment is provided. Enrollment limited to 10 per section.

Sectioned course. An introduction to solo and tandem canoeing. Students progress from flatwater lake paddling to river running in this outdoor adventure class. Students are also taught how to take a multi-day canoe trip and learn such touring skills as map reading, portaging, planning and camp cooking. Students have the opportunity to participate in a weekend overnight trip. Enrollment limited to 10.