Graduate Studies Courses: Fall 1998 |
AMERICAN STUDIES
AMST 801-01. Approaches to American Studies.
This seminar, which is required of all American Studies graduate students, examines a variety of approaches to the field. Readings will include several "classic" texts of 18th and 19th century American culture and several key works of American Studies scholarship from the formative period of the field, as well as more recent contributions to the study of the United States. Topics will include changing ideas about the content, production, and consumption of American culture, patterns of ethnic identification and definition, the construction of categories like "race" and "gender," and the bearing of class, race, and gender on individuals' participation in American society and culture.
Eugene Leach Tuesday 6:30-9:30 p.m.
AMST 814-01. New Worlds from Old: 19th Century Australian & American Landscape Painting.
Landscape is a construction. Our perception of what is before us is based on factors that have contributed to our own life experiences. These factors are biographical, historical, economic, psychological, social, gendered, etc., and include the objects' own history of reception. Artists too were (and are) affected by their environment. We will explore which factors played into the construction of landscape in 19th-century Australia and the United States; how; and why. Always we will look at both trends and exceptions to those trends. What can we learn through comparing two different landscape traditions? This course will use the Wadsworth Atheneum's exhibition "New Worlds from Old: Australian and American Landscapes" (Sept. 12, 1998-Jan. 4, 1999) as a jumping off point.
Amy Ellis Thursday 6:30-9:30 p.m
AMST 816-01. Historical Studies: "The American Century."
In February 1941, months before the United States entered World War II, Henry Luce, the founding father of Life, Time, and Fortune, published in Life his long and influential editorial, "The American Century." It was described as one observer as "the first important attempt to define the nature of America's new responsibilities in an interdependent world," and by another as "something like a blueprint for America as a world power." In Luce's view, "the world of the 20th century if it is to come to life in any nobility of health and vigor must be to a significant degree an American century." The purpose of this course is to understand how and through what means ordinary American citizens were persuaded to assimilate the ideology of the "American Century" into their personal and community lives. We will examine familiar political and social institutions as well as the materials of popular culture to which Americans were exposed.
Crosslisted as HIST 839-24.
William Cohn Wednesday 6:30-9:30 p.m.
AMST 823-01. The Sporting Life: Sports in American Literature and Culture.
Work, play, ritual, obsession: sport holds a sacred spot in American culture. In this seminar, we will scan an array of sports (professional, amateur, high school, recreational) through a variety of media (fiction, film, journalism, comic art). How do local teams help build -- and to rend -- communities? How do exports (baseball) and imports (soccer) shape national identity in an international context? How do athletic fashions translate on the street and in the workplace? How does America construct its sports heroes, how do those heroes construct themselves, and how are participants and observers both enmeshed in myths of race and gender?
Crosslisted as ENGL 823-01
Jessica Dorman Tuesday 6:30-9:30p.m.
AMST 940. Independent Study.
Selected topics in special areas by arrangement with the instructor and written approval of the Graduate Adviser and Program Director. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form. One course credit.
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AMST 953. Independent Research Project.
A research project on a topic in American Studies under the guidance of a faculty member. Written approval of the Graduate Adviser and the Program Director is required. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form. One course credit.
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AMST 954. Thesis Part I.
Intensive investigation of an area of American Studies under the guidance of a thesis adviser. Registration for the thesis will not be considered final until you also submit the Thesis Approval Form with signatures of the thesis adviser, Graduate Adviser, and Program Director. Please refer to the Graduate Studies Catalogue for thesis requirements. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form and the Thesis Writer's Packet. Two course credits. (The two course credits are considered pending in Part I of the thesis; they will be awarded with the completion of Part II.)
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AMST 955.
Thesis Part II. Continuation of AMST 954. Two course credits.
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AMST 956.
Thesis. Completion of two course credits in one semester.
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BEACON
(Biomedical Engineering Alliance for Central Connecticut)
BEACON, the Biomedical Engineering Alliance for Central Connecticut, is a unique collaborative arrangement among both private and public institutions including Trinity College, The University of Connecticut at Storrs, The University of Connecticut Health Center, the University of Hartford, and such medical institutions as Hartford Hospital, The Connecticut Children's Medical Center, John Dempsey Hospital, The Yale/New Haven Hospital, Bridgeport Hospital and The Baystate Medical Center.As part of BEACON's academic focus, four educational institutions-University of Connecticut at Storrs, The University of Connecticut Health Center, Trinity College, and The University of Hartford-jointly offer courses in biomedical engineering. These courses include lectures by biomedical engineers working in medical centers, private industries, and academia. They offer unique opportunities to examine both the theoretical and practical aspects of this rapidly developing field.
A Clinical Engineering Internship Master's Degree Graduate Program is offered through the University of Connecticut Storrs. This program is supported by both the hospital and industrial community with internships available at the Hartford Hospital, Dempsey Hospital, Yale/New Haven Hospital, Bridgeport Hospital, and Bay State Medical Center. The Biomedical Engineering (BME) Graduate Program at the University of Connecticut also offers the MS and PhD degrees in biomedical engineering.
BEACON significantly enhances the educational opportunities for undergraduate and graduate biomedical engineering students in the region by permitting them to more easily cross (on a tuition transparent basis) institutional boundaries to take courses offered by other institutions in BEACON. To enable biomedical professionals and engineers in the region to take advantage of this educational opportunity, many of the University of Connecticut graduate BME courses will be offered in Hartford. As a result, biomedical engineering students have the opportunity to interact with other BME faculty, students, and their industrial colleagues not only in academic courses, but in a wide range of research projects as well.
For more information contact:
Laurie Macfarlane, Administrative Assistant of BEACON,
Trinity College
300 Summit St.
Hartford, CT 06106-3100.
Phone: (860) 297-5364
FAX: (860) 297-5300
E-mail: laurie.macfarlane@mail.trincoll.edu.
ECONOMICS
ECON 801-01. Basic Economic Principles.
The study of basic economic principles pertaining to the operation of the pricing system, income distribution, national income analysis, monetary and fiscal policy.This course may be taken for graduate credit but will not be credited toward the requirements for the Master's degree in Economics or Public Policy Studies. The course is designed for those who have not previously studied economics and for those who wish to refresh their understanding of basic economics.
The study of economics presupposes a knowledge of mathematics at an intermediate algebra and geometry level. To help students in reviewing, a mathematics clinic is available. It is offered at no charge and is taught by a Trinity student in each term in which Economics 801 is given. A diagnostic test may be administered at the beginning of the clinic to ascertain the topics to be emphasized.
Stephen Pressman Monday 6:30-9:30 p.m.
ECON 803-01. Microeconomic Theory.
A study of resource allocation and product distribution in a market system. Market behavior is analyzed in terms of the determinants of demand, the supply conditions of productive services, the logic of the productive process, and the institutional structure of markets. The purpose of the course, required of all students majoring in economics, is to provide rigorous training in fundamental analytical techniques. Economics 803 is a prerequisite for all Economics courses.All students wishing to enroll in Economics 803 must demonstrate a competence to undertake study in economics at the graduate level by passing Economics 801 or by passing a qualifying examination. Reservations to take this examination may be made by calling the Office of Graduate Studies before August 22nd. Those not qualified to enroll in Economics 803 should enroll in Economics 801.
George Frost Thursday 6:30-9:30 p.m.
ECON 821-01. Methods of Research.
Techniques useful in economic research will be developed. Topics include: time series analysis, probability, hypothesis testing, nonparametic statistics, an introduction to regression analysis, decision and game theory. Normally taken after Economics 803 and 805, and prior to the election of other courses.
Adam Grossberg Wednesday 6:30-9:30p.m.
ECON 822-01. Applied Economics: Financial Regulation.
This course treats the economics of financial regulation in the context of global capital markets and financial intermediaries. The economic rationale for regulation (externalities at both the micro and macro level) is contrasted with the neoclassical rationale for unfettered competitive markets. The theoretical exposition is applied in detail to the money and capital markets, both primary and secondary, as well as to the major participating financial intermediaries, i.e., deposit type institutions, brokerage and investment banking firms, insurance companies, and pension funds. Prerequisite: Economics 803 and 805.
Ward Curran Tuesday 6:30-9:30p.m.
ECON 832-01. Public Economics.
This course will consider in broad perspective the range of economic interests and institutions forming a conceptual basis of public policy. Rather than concentration on a nuts and bolts application of efficiency, the course will consider theories of basic institutions like property, legal relations, problems of coordination, and the nature of induced preferences. Prerequisite: Public Policy 801.
Crosslisted as PBPL 832-01.
Andrew Gold Wednesday 6:30-9:30p.m.
ECON 845-01. Health Policy.
This course is designed to provide an in-depth analysis of the institutions that produce and finance health care in the United States. It has three primary goals: (1) to explore how the institutional arrangements of American government work with respect to the development of health policy; (2) to learn about the role of public sector programs like Medicare, Medicaid, community health and mental health centers; (3) to understand the economics that drive both for- and non-profit institutions, including theories of public regulation, insurance, and the labor market.
Crosslisted as PBPL 845-01
Deborah Savage Wednesday 6:30-9:30 p.m.
ECON 940. Independent Study.
Selected topics in special areas by arrangement with the instructor and written approval of the Graduate Adviser and Department Chair. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form. One course credit.
Staff
ECON 953. Research Project.
Conference hours by appointment. A research project on a special topic approved by the Graduate Adviser, the Supervisor of the project, and the Department Chair. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form. One course credit.
Staff
ECON 954. Thesis Part I.
Conference hours by appointment. An original research project on a topic approved by the the Graduate Adviser, the Supervisor of the project and the Department Chair. Registration for the thesis will not be considered final until you also submit the Thesis Approval Form with signatures of the thesis adviser, Graduate Adviser and Department Chair. Please refer to the Graduate Studies Catalogue for thesis requirements. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form and the Thesis Writer's Packet. Two course credits. (The two course credits are considered pending in Part I of the thesis; they will be awarded with the completion of Part II.)
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ECON 955. Thesis Part II.
Continuation of ECON 954. Two course credits.
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ECON 956. Thesis.
Completion of two course credits in one semester.
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ENGLISH
Literature
Note: Degree candidates must take eight courses, including ENGL 892 and at least one course in each of the following three areas: Author-Centered Study, Literary History, and Critical Theory (excluding ENGL 892). A two-credit thesis is also required, which includes ENGL 954 (see below).
ENGL 822-01. Legendary Journeys: Medieval & Early Modern Prose Romance.
In this course we will read a variety of medieval and early modern romances and travel narratives that exemplify the function of prose narratives before the development of the novel. Neither as public as the oral tradition of romance poetry nor as private as the novel, these works will allow us to consider the uses of storytelling in Europe's increasingly literate society. Readings will include (among other things) selections from Boccacio, the Arthurian narratives of Chretien de Troyes and Mallory, More's Utopia, and Sidney's Old Arcadia.
Note: This course satisfies the requirement of a critical theory course.
Beth Quitslund Wednesday 6:30-9:30p.m.
ENGL 823-01. The Sporting Life: Sports in American Literature and Culture.
Work, play, ritual, obsession: sport holds a sacred spot in American culture. In this seminar, we will scan an array of sports (professional, amateur, high school, recreational) through a variety of media (fiction, film, journalism, comic art). How do local teams help build -- and to rend -- communities? How do exports (baseball) and imports (soccer) shape national identity in an international context? How do athletic fashions translate on the street and in the workplace? How does America construct its sports heroes, how do those heroes construct themselves, and how are participants and observers both enmeshed in myths of race and gender?
Crosslisted as AMST 823-01
Jessica Dorman Tuesday 6:30-9:30p.m.
ENGL 876-01. Yeats, Joyce, Nabokov.
Studies in the major work of three widely differing but significantly-related giants of modernist literature.
Note: This course satisfies the requirement of author-centered study.
James Wheatley Thursday 6:30-9:30 p.m.
ENGL 884-05. Psychoanalysis and Shakespeare.
This course introduces the psychoanalytic theory of literature and its application to Shakespeare's works, with the goal of identifying what constitutes Shakespearean tragedy and comedy.
Note: This course satisfies the requirement of a critical theory course or author-centered study.
Diane Hunter Monday 6:30-9:30 p.m.
ENGL 940. Independent Reading.
A limited number of tutorials for students wishing to pursue special topics not offered in the regular graduate program. Applications should be submitted to the Department Chairman prior to registration. Written approval of the Graduate Adviser and Department Chair is required. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form. One course credit.
Staff
ENGL 954. Thesis Colloquium: Thesis Part I.
As the first part of the two-credit thesis requirement, the Thesis Colloquium is designed to introduce Master's students to the fundamentals of designing a research project, investigating the literary critical landscape in a given field of inquiry, and completing a successful and original thesis project. Students enrolling in this Colloquium should contact the Graduate Studies Office for the Thesis Writer's Packet and the Thesis Approval Form. Two course credits. (The two course credits are considered pending in Part I of the thesis; they will be awarded with the completion of Part II.)
Note: Enrollment in the Colloquium, which is non-credit bearing, is required of all Master's students who are not involved in the Creative Writing concentration, and is recommended to be taken at the beginning of the thesis-writing process. The Colloquium is offered annually in the Fall semester.
Ronald Thomas Tuesday 6:30-9:30 p.m.
ENGL 955. Thesis Part II.
Continuation of ENGL 954. Two course credits.
Staff
ENGL 956. Thesis.
Completion of two course credits in one semester.
Staff
Creative Writing
Note: The student concentrating in Creative Writing will take ENGL 892; five courses drawn from the three areas of Author-Centered Study, Literary History, and Critical Theory (at least one from each area; ENGL 892 may be used to satisfy the theory requirement); and two workshops in a single genre (Fiction, Poetry, or Playwriting). Students who enroll in this concentration will also complete a two-credit Creative Writing Project instead of a thesis. Students are eligible to apply to the concentration after succesfu completion of one workshop. (Please see the "Application Process," for details).
ENGL 893-01. Fiction Writing Workshop.
The Fiction Writing Workshop includes readings in contemporary fiction and focuses on writing and revising one's own fiction and critiquing others.'
Note: Enrollment is by permission of instructor, and requires submission of a 10-20 page original creative writing sample (waived for students already admitted to the concentration).
Michael Friedman Thursday 6:30-9:30 p.m.
ENGL 958-01. Creative Writing Project: Fiction.
Two course credits.
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ENGL 960-01. Creative Writing Project: Poetry.
Two course credits.
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ENGL 962-01. Creative Writing Project: Playwriting.
Two course credits.
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FRENCH
FRANCOPHONE STUDIES:
Voices and Images From the African Continent and the Caribbean WorldAn examination of contemporary and representative literary works written in French from West and North African and the Francophane West Indies. To shed light on the cultural and literary sources of the African and West Indian Francophone literature, the course will begin with a unit on the folk tales and oral literature. We will then study the Negritude movement and explore some of its major poetic texts. Then we will examine the contemporary novel with an emphasis on the coming of age novel and the theme of the family. By juxtaposing the perspectives of men and women writers, we will explore the ways in which gender influences how African and West Indian writers perceive the issue of culture, past and present, and the construction of a modern identity. We will also view a series of African films whose subjects are germane to the texts studied. Some of the writers to be considered include: Camar Laye, Aime Cesaire, Mariam Ba, Calizthe Beyala, Mongo Beti, Simone Schwartz-Bart, Jacques Roumain, Senghor, Cheikh A. Kane, Veronique Tadjo, Hele Beji, Maryse Conde, P. Chamoiseau. All the texts will be in French and the course will be taught entirely in French. This course is intended as an introduction to Francophone Studies and directed primarily, although not exclusively, to High School teachers of Frence.
Sonia Lee Monday 6:30-9:30p.m.
HISTORY
HIST 801-03. Beyond Athens and Rome.
About ten years ago the German scholar Hans-Joachim Gerhke wrote a little book called Beyond Athens and Sparta. In it he tried to get away from the predominance of those two great cities in Greek history to look instead at the smaller towns that, despite their size, played an important role in the Classical past. Since then, historians and archaeologists of Greece and Rome have increasingly focused their attention on the ancient world outside the great centers of politics. This course will explore some of the results of that research. Topics include (but are not limited to): agriculture and rural economics; banditry, piracy, and the dangerous countryside; rural demography; religion in a rural setting; and the new discipline of survey archaeology. Pompeii in Italy will come in for special treatment.
Crosslisted as HIST 401-70.
Gary Reger Wednesday 6:30-9:30 p.m.
HIST 820-03. The French Revolution.
This is a seminar on the history and historiography of the French Revolution. The focus of the course is the highly contentious nature of interpretations of the Revolution from its outbreak in 1789 to the present. Some documents will be analyzed. Primarily, however, the course material consists of nineteenth and twentieth century accounts of the Revolution including important files.
Crosslisted as HIST 401-33
Kathleen Kete Tuesday 6:30-9:30 p.m.
HIST 821-02. 18th Century Ireland.
This course examines the years between 1691 and 1801. In spite of deep divisions in Irish society, as well as striking contrasts between rich and poor, these years were good ones for Ireland: economic and social conditions improved; towns and cities grew; religious tensions eased, and Irish writers, artists, and intellectuals made permanent contributions to Western culture. There were also revolutionary forces at work that drew Ireland into the larger context of events in America and France. Ireland's status in our own age masks its importance in the world of the eighteenth century. In addition to their reading, dawn from a wide variety of sources, students will prepare a series of short papers, culminating in a critical examination of the literature surrounding one of the major topics in eighteen-century Irish studies.
Crosslisted as HIST 401-30.
Thomas Truxes Thursday 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
HIST 839-24. Historical Studies: "The American Century."
In February 1941, months before the United States entered World War II, Henry Luce, the founding father of Life, Time and Fortune, published in Life his long and influential editorial, "The American Century." It was described as one observer as "the first important attempt to define the nature of America's new responsibilities in an interdependent world," and by another as "something like a blueprint for America as a world power." In Luce's view, "the world of the 20th century if it is to come to life in any nobility of health and vigor must be to a significant degree an American century." The purpose of this course is to understand how and through what means ordinary American citizens were persuaded to assimilate the ideology of the "American Century" into their personal and community lives. We will examine familiar political and social institutions as well as the materials of popular culture to which Americans were exposed.
Crosslisted as AMST 816-01.
William Cohn Wednesday 6:30-9:30 p.m.
HIST 940. Independent Study.
Selected topics in special areas and periods by arrangement with the instructor and written approval of the Graduate Adviser and Department Chair. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form. One course credit.
Staff
HIST 954. Thesis Part I.
Conference hours by appointment. Investigation and report of an original research topic. Registration for the thesis will not be considered final until you also submit the Thesis Approval Form with signatures of the thesis adviser, Graduate Adviser and Department Chair. Please refer to the Graduate Studies Catalogue for thesis requirements. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form and the Thesis Writer's Packet. Two course credits. (The two course credits are considered pending in Part I of the thesis; they will be awarded with the completion of Part II.)
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HIST 955. Thesis Part II.
Continuation of HIST 954. Two course credits.
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HIST 956. Thesis.
Completion of two course credits in one semester.
Staff
PHILOSOPHY
PHIL 836-01. Moral Theory and Public Policy.
The purpose of this course is to assist students in acquiring the skill in ethical reasoning and analysis needed for participation in society's continuing debates over moral issues of public concern. The course will begin by examining some types of ethical theories and will proceed to consider a number of controversial social issues. Abortion, euthanasia, racial and sexual discrimination, world hunger, treatment of animals, and capital punishment are among the topics to be considered.
Crosslisted as PBPL 836-01, PBPL 402-01, and PHIL 355-01.
Maurice Wade Thursday 6:30-9:30 p.m.
PHIL 940. Independent Study.
Independent, intensive study in a field of special interest requiring a wide range of reading and resulting in an extended paper. Normally there will be only a few meetings with the supervisor during the course of the semester. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form. One course credit.
Staff
PHIL 954. Thesis Part I.
Conference hours by appointment. Intensive inquiry into a special area of philosophy under the direction of a member of the Department. Registration for the thesis will not be considered final until you also submit the Thesis Approval Form with signatures of the thesis adviser, Graduate Adviser and Department Chair. Please refer to the Graduate Studies Catalogue for thesis requirements. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form and the Thesis Writer's Packet. Two course credits. (The two course credits are considered pending in Part I of the thesis; they will be awarded with the completion of Part II.)
Staff
PHIL 955. Thesis Part II.
Continuation of PHIL 954. Two course credits.
Staff
PHIL 956. Thesis.
Completion of two credits in one semester.
Staff
PUBLIC POLICY
PBPL 807-01. Introduction to the Policy-Making Process.
This introductory course in political institutions and the "process" of making public policy in the United States should be taken as one of the first two courses in the student's graduate program. The class will concern itself with the role of Congress, the Executive and the Judicial branches of government in the origination of policy ideas, the formulation of policy problems, and the setting of the public agenda, the making of political choices, the production of policy statutes and rules, and the affects of final government action on citizens. Special focus will be placed on the cooperation and conflicts between these traditional institutions of government and the agents of American pluralism: political parties and interest groups.
Adrienne Fulco Tuesday 6:30-9:30 p.m.
PBPL 829-01. Formal Organizations.
The sociological analysis of deliberately established goal-oriented organizations of all kinds (business, universities, government agencies, hospitals, prisons, law firms, etc.). Among the topics to be considered will be theories of bureaucratic organization, the relationship between formal and informal behavior and structure, organizational leadership and authority, the place of small groups in large organizations, official-client relationships, the effects of organization upon their individual members, the definition and achievement of organizational goals, and the relations of organizations to one another and to the community.
Crosslisted as SOCL 361-01.
John Brewer Tuesday 6:30-9:30 p.m.
PBPL 832-01. Public Economics.
This course will consider in broad perspective the range of economic interests and institutions forming a conceptual basis of public policy. Rather than concentration on a nuts and bolts application of efficiency, the course will consider theories of basic institutions like property, legal relations, problems of coordination, and the nature of induced preferences. Prerequisite: Public Policy 801.
Crosslisted as ECON 832-01.
Andrew Gold Wednesday 6:30-9:30p.m.
PBPL 836-01. Moral Theory and Public Policy..
The purpose of this course is to assist students in acquiring the skill in ethical reasoning and analysis needed for participation in society's continuing debates over moral issues of public concern. The course will begin by examining some types of ethical theories and will proceed to consider a number of controversial social issues. Abortion, euthanasia, racial and sexual discrimination, world hunger, treatment of animals, and capital punishment are among the topics to be considered.
Crosslisted as PHIL 836-01, PBPL 402-01, and PHIL 355-01.
Maurice Wade Thursday 6:30-9:30 p.m.
PBPL 845-01. Health Policy.
This course is designed to provide an in-depth analysis of the institutions that produce and finance health care in the United States. It has three primary goals: (1) to explore how the institutional arrangements of American government work with respect to the development of health policy; (2) to learn about the role of public sector programs like Medicare, Medicaid, community health and mental health centers; (3) to understand the economics that drive both for- and non-profit institutions, including theories of public regulation, insurance, and the labor market.
Crosslisted as ECON 845-01
Deborah Savage Wednesday 6:30-9:30 p.m.
PBPL 940. Independent Study.
Selected topics in special areas by arrangement with the instructor and written approval of the Director of Public Policy Studies. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form. One course credit.
Staff
PBPL 953. Research Project.
A research project on a special topic approved by the instructor and with the written approval of the Director of Public Policy Studies. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form. One course credit.
Staff
PBPL 954. Thesis Part I.
Conference hours by appointment. An original research project on a topic approved by the Director of Public Policy Studies and the supervisor of the project. Registration for the thesis will not be considered final until you also submit the Thesis Approval Form with signatures of the thesis adviser and the Program Director. Please refer to the Graduate Studies Catalogue for thesis requirements. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form and the Thesis Writer's Packet. Two course credits. (The two course credits are considered pending in Part I of the thesis; they will be awarded with the completion of Part II.)
Staff
PBPL 955. Thesis Part II.
Continuation of PBPL 954. Two course credits.
Staff
PBPL 956. Thesis.
Completion of two course credits in one semester.
Staff
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