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SBS Graduate Methods Courses: Academic Year 2012-13

Fall 2012 | Winter 2013 | Spring 2013

Fall 2012

Department

Course #

Title

Day/Time

Instructor

Notes

Anthropology

ANT 597DM

Digital Methods in Linguistic Anthropology

M 12:30-3:20

Emiliana Cruz

with permission of Instructor

Anthropology

ANT 597Z

Theory and Method in Bioarchaeology

Th 9:30-12:30

Ventura Perez

with permission of Instructor

Anthropology

ANT 641

Theory and Method in Social Anthropology

Tu 9:30-12:30

Jane Andersen

with permission of Instructor

Anthropology

ANT 660

European Anthropology I

Tu 1:30-3:00

Krista Harper

with permission of Instructor

Anthropology

ANT 685

European Anthropology III

Tu 1:00-3:00

Jackie Urla

with permission of Instructor

Anthropology

ANT 775

Anthropological Field Research Methods

Tu 4:00-7:00

Krista Harper

with permission of Instructor Cross-listed as Public Policy and Admin 636

Communication

Comm791V

Media Historiography

W 3:35-6:25

Shawn Shimpach

permission of the Instructor Capacity: 15 students

Economics

ECON 751

Math Methods for Economics

TuTh 9:30-10:45

Arslan Razmi

Prerequisite: 2 semesters of calculus and a course in linear algebra.

Economics

Econometrics 751

Applied Econometrics

MW 9:30-11:00

Bob Pollin and Arin Dube

Prerequisite: one graduate level econometrics course, such as Resource Economics 702.

LARP

 

Interpreting Qualitative Research

daytime TBA

Ellen Pader

 

LARP

REGIONPL  673 – 01

Spatial Analysis & Regional Development

MW 1:25- 2:40

Henry Renski

 

Sociology

 

Grad Stats I

MW 9:30-10:30; F lab 9:30-10:45

 

Our intro class for first year grad students; students from other departments need permission of the instructor.

Sociology

 

Comparative Historical Methods

Th 4:15-6:45

 

Priority to sociology students, then open to other departments.

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Winter 2013

Department

Course #

Title

Day/Time

Instructor

Notes

Political Science

PolSci 797aa

Quantitative Methods

Jan 7-18, 9:30-12:30

Brian Schaffner

 

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Spring 2013

Department

Course #

Title

Day/Time

Instructor

Notes

Anthropology

ANT 578

Theory and Method in Archaeology

Tu 1:00-4:00

Bob Paynter

with permission of Instructor

Anthropology

ANT 642

Theory & Method in Social Anthropology II

W 12:30-3:20

Jackie Urla

with permission of Instructor

Anthropology

ANT 680

European Field Studies II

fieldwork in Europe

Krista Harper

with permission of Instructor

Communication

Comm 733

Cultivation Analysis

M 3:35-6:25

Michael Morgan

Permission of the instructor Capacity: 15 students

Political Science

PolSci 797bb

Qualitative Research Methods

Th 6-8:30

Amel Ahmed

 

Political Science

PolSci 791P

Network Analysis

M 12:30-3:00

Bruce Desmarais

 

Sociology

 

Grad Stats II

 

 

Department requirement, open to students from other departments with permission of instructor

Sociology

 

Research Methods

 

 

Department requirement, a course on research design mainly taken by first year students; students from other departments need permission of instructor.

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