Certificate in Applied Economic Research on Cooperative Enterprises

Introduction to Economics:  Take one of the following:

• Econ 103 - Introduction to Microeconomics (4 credits) or 
• Econ 104 – Introduction to Macroeconomics (4 credits) or
• Econ 105 – Introduction to Political Economy (4 credits)

Advanced Research Methodology:  Take one of the following:

• Stats 240 – Introduction to Statistics (4 credits; no prerequisites)
• Stats 315 – Statistics I (3 credits; prerequisite Math 132)
• Res Econ 212 – Introductory Statistics for the Social Sciences (4 credits; no prerequisites)
• Econ 201 – Introductory Econometrics (3 credits; prerequisites Stats 240, Stats 315, or ResEcon 212 and Math 127 or Math 131)
• Econ 452 – Econometrics (3 credits; prerequisites Stats 240, Stats 315, or ResEcon 212 and Math 127 or Math 131)
• Other courses may be substituted with permission of Coordinator

Take Econ 394CI – Economics of Cooperative Enterprise (3 credits)

Complete 6 Credit Economics Research Internship with a Cooperative Enterprise

Internships are completed during the spring or summer and students meet with supervisors and faculty sponsors and other students to discuss their research.  Students present their research results at a mini-conference at the end of their semester to which members of the Local Cooperative Community and the general public are invited.

Organizations that students have worked with include Neighboring Food Co-op Association, Valley Alliance of Worker Cooperatives, Collective Copies, Common Share Food Co-op, Dorchester Food Co-op, Franklin Community Co-op, Leverett Village Co-op and Pedal People.

Electives:  Take any two (2) of the following elective courses:

• Accounting 211 – Principles of Financial Accounting (3)
• Accounting 233 –Financial and Managerial Accounting Principles (3)
• Anthro 205 – Power and Inequality in the U.S. (4)
• Anthro 210 – Economies and Cultures (4)
• Anthro 258 – Food and Culture (4)
• Anthro 340 – Other Economies are Possible (4)
• Anthro 341 – Building Solidarity Economies (4)
• Anthro 344 – Italy:  Facism to Fashion (4)
• Anthro 380 – Grassroots Community Organizing (4)
• Anthro 381 – Leadership and Activism (4)
• Econ 302 – Behavioral Economics (3)
• Econ 305 – Marxian Economics (3)
• Econ 330 Labor in the American Economy (3)
• Econ 331 – Organization of American Industry (3)
• Econ 334 – Economics of Wellbeing
• Econ 335 – Economics of Immigration (3)
• Econ 338 – Compensation, Incentives and Productivity (4)
• Econ 340 – Economics of Health (3)
• Econ 341 – Labor Economics (3)
• Econ 343 – Economics of Gender, Race and Work (3)
• Econ 345 – Stratification Economics
• Econ 348 – Political Economy of Women (3)
• GeoGeol 360/Geograh 360 - Economic Geography (3)
• History 220 – Capitalism and Alternatives in Latin America
• History 291EH – Food Water and Shelter (4)
• History 358 – Immigration and Migration in U.S. History (4)
• History 394CI – Ideas that change History (3)
• History 400 – American Labor History (3)
• Labor 201/Soc 201- Women and Work (4)
• Labor 204/Soc 204 – Labor and the Global Economy (4)
• Labor 280/Soc 280 – Labor and Work in the U.S. (4)
• Labor 331/Soc 331 – Food and Labor (4)
• Mangment 366 – Foundations of Sustainable Entrepreneurship (3)
• Mangment 462 – Sustainable Entrepreneurship (3)
• NRC 185 – Sustainable Living Solutions for the 21^st Century (4)
• PoliSci 281 – Comparative Political Economy (4)
• Psych 366 – Group Processes and Intergroup Relations (3)
• Psych 369 – Cooperation and Conflict (3)
• ResEcon 324 – Small Business Finance
• Sch-mgmt 360 – Business In Italy (3)
• SPP 312- Making a Difference:  Policies and Strategies for Social Change (4)
• SPP 376 – Catalyzing Change:  Creating and Running a non-profit (4)
• SPP 497ST – Social Mission Enterprises (4)
• STPEC 291D – Worker Cooperatives (1)
• Stocksch 263 – Agricultural Leadership and Community Education (3)
• Stocksch 354 – Non-profit Management of Community Based Farming Programs (3)
• Stocksch 355 – Community Food Systems (3)
• Stocksch 356 – Food Justice and Policy (3)
• Stocksch 358 – Social Permaculture:  Building Resilient Communities and Organizations (3)
• Other courses may be substituted with permission of Coordinator

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