Students will enroll in this course when they have been matched through the Public Policy Undergraduate Research Engagement Program to assist faculty with their research. The course will allow students and faculty to establish common goals that are substantive and measurable, ensuring opportunities for meaningful learning. Completing research in the field of public policy is an opportunity for students to gain a deeper understanding of how the process of research occurs, develop knowledge within an area of interest, and expand skills in communication, critical thinking, analysis, and more.

Students will enroll in this course when they have been matched through the Public Policy Undergraduate Research Engagement Program to assist faculty with their research. The course will allow students and faculty to establish common goals that are substantive and measurable, ensuring opportunities for meaningful learning. Completing research in the field of public policy is an opportunity for students to gain a deeper understanding of how the process of research occurs, develop knowledge within an area of interest, and expand skills in communication, critical thinking, analysis, and more.

Students will enroll in this course when they have been matched through the Public Policy Undergraduate Research Engagement Program to assist faculty with their research. The course will allow students and faculty to establish common goals that are substantive and measurable, ensuring opportunities for meaningful learning. Completing research in the field of public policy is an opportunity for students to gain a deeper understanding of how the process of research occurs, develop knowledge within an area of interest, and expand skills in communication, critical thinking, analysis, and more.

Students will enroll in this course when they have been matched through the Public Policy Undergraduate Research Engagement Program to assist faculty with their research. The course will allow students and faculty to establish common goals that are substantive and measurable, ensuring opportunities for meaningful learning. Completing research in the field of public policy is an opportunity for students to gain a deeper understanding of how the process of research occurs, develop knowledge within an area of interest, and expand skills in communication, critical thinking, analysis, and more.

This course is taught entirely in Portuguese to provide students with opportunities to improve their reading and listening proficiency in the language at a more advanced level. Writing and speaking activities will also be included to connect receptive and productive language skills.

This course explores ideas and practices of political protest and dissent through a range of cases drawn from around the globe and utilizing the comparative method. We will explore such questions as, Why do people protest? Against whom or what is protest directed? To achieve what ends? What forms of protest are employed? While political activism, marches, riots, strikes, and other tried-and-true forms of protest are easily recognizable, what are the other ways in which individuals and groups might register or express political dissent?

This class provides an introduction to environmental economics, ecological economics, and resource economics. We will explore their fundamental principles and analytical methods, including: the economic valuation of environmental goods and services, the economic causes of environmental degradation, the design of policies to regulate pollution, the theory of renewable and non-renewable resources. Our class will also provide ample insights into the policy applications through readings and case studies.

Do you want to discover the creative writer inside of you? Do you want to learn techniques and strategies to play with the Spanish language and write poems or short stories? This course will introduce students to the pleasure of the creative writing process in Spanish. Students will develop the skills for understanding and analyzing the art and craft of writing fiction and poetry by famous writers and to develop the language and confidence to create your own. We will look at literature as writers rather than scholars.

This course is part of the Political Science and Legal Studies Undergraduate Research Engagement Program (UREP). When possible, student interests are paired with faculty in need of research assistance. Please visit the Political Science department website for information.