Upcoming Certificate Coursework
Courses during the coming semester that can be used to fulfill the requirements for the Certificate in Demography.
SOCY635 Social Aspects of Fertility; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Demographic and socioeconomic aspects of fertility behavior; causes and consequences of fertilty decline; relationship between women's status and fertility; determinants of adolescent and nonmarital fertility; differential fertility by race/ethnicity and migration status.
SOCY699E Special Social Problems: Migration, Immigration, and Ethnicity; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD.
Immigration has been a prominent feature of the U.S. since its inception. Most Americans can trace their ancestry to other countries in the world. This seminar examines the theories of immigration (why do people move? who moves?), immigrant adaptation or assimilation, and the impacts of immigration (economic, social, cultural, political). We also explore the different aspects of immigrant lives: What will happen to the second generation (intergenerational mobility, persistent inequality, and negotiating U.S. race relations)? What is the relationship between gender and/or family dynamics and migration? And how do transnationalism and globalization impact traditional views of immigrant assimilation and integration? Most of the course readings focus on the U.S. context, though other parts of the world are also discussed.
ECON626 (PermReq) Empirical Microeconomics; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD.
Prerequisite: ECON622, ECON624, or ECON721. For ECON majors only. To provide students with the opportunity to use empirical techniques that are particularly valuable in the analysis of microeconomic data. Topics include panel data, nonlinear optimization, limited dependent variables, truncated, censored, selected samples, the analysis of natural experiments, and quantile regressions. This course will emphasize hands-on practical experience.
ECON771 Advanced Labor Economics: Theory and Evidence; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD.
Prerequisite: ECON 603, and (ECON 621, or ECON 624) or permission of department. Modern analytical and quantitative labor economics. Labor supply decisions of individuals and households; human capital model and distribution of income. Demand for labor; marginal productivity theory, imperfect information and screening. Interaction of labor demand and supply; unemployment; relative and absolute wages; macroeconomic aspects of the labor market.
CCJS661 (PermReq) Crime and the Life Course; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD.
Credit will be granted for only one of the following: CCJS699J or CCJS661. Formerly CCJS699J. Designed to provide an intensive examination of crime and the life course. Life course is examined as a theoretical orientation, a research methodology, and an empirical field of study with special reference to crime and deviance. Course includes development of criminal behavior and criminal careers; stability and change in criminal behavior across developmental stages; trajectories, transitions, and turning points through life; quantitative and qualitative approaches to studying crime and the life course; and social change and its link to individual lives.
EPIB622 Social Determinants of Health; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD.
Prerequisite: EPIB610. Overview of the major social variables that affect public health, including socioeconomic status, poverty, income distribution, race, social networks/support, community cohesion, psychological stress, gender, and work and neighborhood environment.
GEOG673 GIS Modeling; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD.
Prerequisite: GEOG306 and GEOG473 or equivalent. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: GEOG673 or GEOG695. Formerly GEOG695. Process modeling and spatial analysis within the GIS context. Introducestheoretical fundamentals and conceptual approaches to frame and represent geographical phenomena and spatial decision making.
FMSC710 Foundations in Maternal and Child Health; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: FMSC710 or FMST710. Formerly FMST710. Overview of key health issues for various maternal and child health populations, especially those within the US. Review of maternal and child health databases and major programs and public policies aimed at improving the health of mothers, children, adolescents, and their families.