Social Science Undergraduate Degrees

...to something more dynamic, multivocal, and translocal. We will ask: What, if anything, is so "Chinese" about Chinese popular music? How does popular music...

...conversation about human goods and needs, justice, democracy, and the proper relationship of the individual to the state. One aim will be to understand... Learn about: Political Thought...

...national identity, republicanism versus liberalism, the relationship of subordinated groups to mainstream political discourse, and the role of ideas in politics... Learn about: Political Thought...

...and financial crises. Discussion of the interplay between politics and economics and the future of the nation-state. A course calendar is available below... Learn about: Financial Training, International Relations...

...and institutional imperatives, along with implications for political constitution of economic performance. Seminars: 1 session / week; 2 hours / session...

...economy, and society. Some of the key issues that will be explored include: The seminar is open to undergraduates and graduate students. Some prior...

...concepts and analytic frameworks to specific episodes and phenomena in U.S. politics. Lectures: 2 sessions / week, 1 hour / session MIT students must enter... Learn about: American Politics, Political Science...

...grounding in our national political institutions and processes, sharper reading and writing skills, and insight into approaching politics critically and analytically... Learn about: Political Institutions...

...government and between the federal and state governments. The course also examines the guarantees of individual rights and liberties stemming from the due process... Learn about: Constitutional Law, Decision Making, IT Law...

...ways of studying congressional behavior? This course focuses on both the internal processes of the House and Senate, and on the place of Congress in...

...political parties, relations with other branches of the Federal government, and elections. Graduate students are expected to pursue the subject in greater...

...to Public Opinion and American Democracy. This course will examine public opinion and assess its place in the American political system. The course...

...with readings designed to highlight controversies or debates in the political science literature. Lectures: 1 sessions / week, 2 hours / session This course... Learn about: Political Science...

...Evidence on how well policy outcomes reflect public opinion is reviewed, and whether certain groups are over or under-represented in the policy process...

...protest and other forms of political participation, and the meaning and measurement of racial attitudes. Lectures: 2 sessions / week, 1.5 hours / session... Learn about: American Politics, Social Science...

...policy options being debated politically in the United States to solve these problems and compares possible foreign models for reform including those offered by the Canadian... Learn about: Medical training, Medical services, Quality Training...

...We will examine the policymaking process in the U.S., why some alternatives are implemented and others abandoned, why some interests are privileged over others... Learn about: Social Policy...

...including those in in Iraq and Afghanistan, and against Al Qaeda. Lectures: 2 sessions / week, 1 hour / session Discussions: 1 session /... Learn about: Foreign Policy...

...We explore how conflicting political, economic, and social interests and values contend for influence and exert power in the realm of environmental policy...

...First is the nature and extent of class discussion and participation (40% of final grade). Second is a choice of: Decision to be made by week 3 and no later than week...