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Other Social Science Postgraduate Degrees in Massachusetts
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- Maynard (USA)
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...This course surveys canonical and recent theories and methods in science studies. We will organize our discussions around the concept of "reproduction," referring variously...
- Master
- Maynard (USA)
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... in the humanities, arts, and social sciences should require at least 20 pages of writing divided among 3-5 assignments. Of these 3-5 assignments, at least one should...
- Master
- Maynard (USA)
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...Lectures: 1 session / week, 3 hours / session This course is designed around three interlocking traditions of social inquiry: The readings are... Learn about: Social Theory...
- Master
- Maynard (USA)
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..., and public policy in current areas such as gender, race, labor, trade, environment, and human rights. Finally, it introduces the theories of public policy, social movements, law and society, and transnational studies... Learn about: Social Movements, IT Law, Legal Institutions...
- Master
- Maynard (USA)
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...This course is designed to lay the foundations of good empirical research in the social sciences. It does not deal with specific techniques per se, but rather with the assumptions and the logic underlying social research. Students become acquainted with a variety of approaches to research design...
- Master
- Maynard (USA)
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... of emerging reconceptualizations of sociomaterial relations, informed by feminist science and technology studies...
- Master
- Maynard (USA)
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... to undergraduates and graduate students. Some prior work in political science or economics is strongly recommended. For undergraduates there will be an additional...
- Master
- Maynard (USA)
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...and students also will be required to produce a "deliverable" designed in conjunction with a Brazilian non-profit in Framingham or with their economic...
- Master
- Maynard (USA)
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...to use your own data sources. At the beginning of class in each "Application" week, I ask that you hand in a brief summary of the results of your analysis...
- Master
- Maynard (USA)
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...and think about whether they can be re-engineered or improved. Topics discussed include mechanism design, auction theory, one-sided matching in house allocation...
- Master
- Maynard (USA)
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...Citizen participation is everywhere. Invoking it has become de rigueur when discussing cities and regions in the developing world. From the World Bank to the World Social Forum, the virtues of participation are extolled: From its capacity to "deepen democracy" to its ability to improve governance...
- Master
- Maynard (USA)
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...This course examines the social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of digital games. Topics include the socio-technical aspects of digital gaming, embodiment and space, communities, spectatorship and performance, gender, race, sexuality, e-sports and sports games, and the politics... Learn about: Intellectual Property...
- Master
- Maynard (USA)
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... of categorical inequality, and the interaction of social structure and political power. Students will examine key theoretical paradigms that have constituted sociology since its founding, assess how and why they have changed over time, and discuss the implications of these shifts for urban research and planning... Learn about: Urban Sociology...
- Master
- Maynard (USA)
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...This course focuses on the social and cultural aspects of networked life through internet-related technologies (including computers, mobile devices, entertainment technologies, and emerging media forms)... Learn about: Network Training...
- Master
- Maynard (USA)
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...This Communication and Argumentation seminar is an intensive writing workshop that focuses on argumentation and communication. Students learn to write... Learn about: Communication Training...
- Master
- Maynard (USA)
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...or experiential learning (such as through role plays or other simulation exercises). In standard case-method learning, the cases are...
- Master
- Maynard (USA)
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...at least four cannot be counted toward a major or another minor. The advisor may also approve other Middle Eastern languages, such as Armenian... Learn about: History Politics...
- Master
- Maynard (USA)
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...This course enhances cross-cultural understanding through the discussion of practical, ethical, and epistemological issues in conducting social science and applied research in foreign countries or unfamiliar communities. It includes a research practicum to help students develop interviewing... Learn about: Cross Cultural...
- Master
- Maynard (USA)
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...in your speaking and critical listening skills only if you come to class regularly, closely follow the syllabus, do the recommended assignments... Learn about: Listening Skills, Communication Training...
- Master
- Maynard (USA)
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... and economic-social and cultural rights, democracy promotion as a human rights agenda, women's rights, ethnic violence, and the tension between security... Learn about: Human Rights, IT Law...