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Mathematics

MATH 101 - Introduction to Mathematics: Level I

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: Recommendation of the department. Reviews arithmetic, including percents, proportion,and geometric formulae. Covers equations polynomials, rational expressions, and problem solving. Staff.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue,Thu	09:30AM-10:50AM	N/A	TBA	Open	14	No	4.00
02	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue,Thu	11:00AM-12:20PM	N/A	TBA	Open	15	No	4.00

MATH 115 - Number Systems and Algebra for Elementary School Teachers

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: Completion of the competency in basic mathematics requirement. Covers topics from arithmetic and algebra that elementary school teachers will be teaching, including number systems, number operations, patterns, relations, functions, and problem solving. Beers.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue,Thu	08:00AM-09:20AM	N/A	Donna Beers	Open	10	No	4.00

MATH 118 - Introductory Statistics

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: High school algebra and completion of the competency in basic mathematics requirement. Intended primarily for students in mathematics and biostatistics and in the health, behavioral, and social sciences. Covers univariate and bivariate data analysis, surveys and experiments, elementary probability, sampling distributions, statistical inference for proportions and means. Extensive use is made of the software Minitab. The course will include a significant data analysis project. Staff.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Mon,Wed,Fri	10:00AM-10:50AM	N/A	Mr. Robert N. Goldman	Open	1	No	4.00
02	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Mon,Wed,Fri	08:00AM-08:50AM	N/A	Geoffrey Turner	Open	4	No	4.00
03	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue,Thu	12:30PM-01:50PM	N/A	TBA	Wlst	0	No	4.00
04	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Mon,Wed,Fri	09:00AM-09:50AM	N/A	Michael L. Brown	Open	15	No	4.00
05	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue,Thu	09:30AM-10:50AM	N/A	Donna Beers	Wlst	0	No	4.00
06	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue,Thu	11:00AM-12:20PM	N/A	TBA	Open	18	No	4.00

MATH 120 - Calculus I

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: MATH 106 or recommendation of the department and completion of the competency in basic mathematics requirement. Covers analytic geometry, functions, limits and continuity, and differential calculus. Includes applications to extrema, physical problems, etc. Staff.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Mon,Wed,Fri ,Mon	10:00AM-10:50AM 03:00PM-04:00PM	N/A N/A	Mr. David S. Browder	Open	4	No	4.00
02	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Mon,Wed,Fri ,Wed	12:30PM-01:20PM 02:00PM-03:20PM	N/A N/A	Michael L. Brown	Open	23	No	4.00
03	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue,Thu ,Tue	12:30PM-01:50PM 02:00PM-03:30PM	N/A N/A	Donna Beers	Open	12	No	4.00

MATH 210 - Discrete Mathematics

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: MATH 106 or equivalent or consent of the instructor. Covers foundations of mathematics, combinatorial problem-solving, and graph theory. Includes the following topics: propositional logic and Booleana algebra, one-to-one, onto and invertible functions, cardinality, big-O, applications to complexity theory and cryptography, permutations, combinations, trees, binomial and multinomial coefficients, elementary probability, inclusion/ exclusion recurrence relations, basic graph theory, chains, paths, connectedness circuits, models, and numerous applications. Staff.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Mon,Wed,Fri	10:00AM-10:50AM	N/A	Margaret S. Menzin	Open	10	No	4.00

MATH 220 - Multivariable Calculus

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: MATH 121 or equivalent or consent of the instructor. Covers vectors and analytic geometry in three dimensions; functions of several variables; and partial derivatives, multiple integration, and applications. Browder.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Mon,Wed,Fri	01:30PM-02:20PM	N/A	Mr. David S. Browder	Open	7	No	4.00
02	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Mon,Wed,Fri	12:30PM-01:20PM	N/A	Mr. David S. Browder	Open	15	No	4.00

MATH 227 - Biostatistical Design and Analysis

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: MATH 118 or consent of the instructor. Covers two-sample t tests, analysis of variance, contingency tables analysis, Simpson's paradox, Screening, and issues in experimental and nonexperimental design. Includes sampling plans. Makes use of a statistical computer package. Does not fulfill requirements of the mathematics major. Goldman.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Mon,Wed,Fri	12:30PM-01:20PM	N/A	Mr. Robert N. Goldman	Open	8	No	4.00

MATH 338 - Probability

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: MATH 118, and MATH 121 or 220 or consent of the instructor. Covers assigning probabilities, combinatorial methods, conditional probability, independence, Bayes's Theorem, discrete random variables and special discrete probability distributions, continuous random variables and special continuous distributions, and addition theorems. Brown.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Mon,Wed,Fri	11:00AM-11:50AM	N/A	Michael L. Brown	Open	11	No	4.00

MATH 350 - Independent Study

4 sem. hrs. Staff.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
02	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Mr. David S. Browder	Open	0	Yes	4.00
03	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Michael L. Brown	Open	0	Yes	4.00
04	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Mr. Robert N. Goldman	Open	0	Yes	4.00
05	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Margaret S. Menzin	Open	0	Yes	4.00
06	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Donna Beers	Open	0	Yes	4.00

MATH 370 - Internship

8 sem. hrs. Prereq.: Consent of the department.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Donna Beers	Open	19	Yes	4.00

MBA in Health Care

MBAH 403 - Foundations of Business

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	08/29/2013 - 09/07/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Indra J. Guertler	Open	0	No	0.00

MBAH 420 - Financial Reporting & Analysis

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/09/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Mon	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Ms. Mindell R. Nitkin	Open	0	No	3.00

MBAH 427 - Strategic Thinking & Analytical Decision Making

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/10/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Wed	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Ms. Mary Finlay	Open	0	No	3.00

MBAH 448 - HC Information Technology

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Thu	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Ms. Mary Finlay	Open	0	No	3.00

Multidisciplinary Core Courses

MCC 102 - Multidisciplinary Core Course II

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: FYS 101 and FYW 101. MCC involves two central goals that are mutually reinforcing: to teach critical thinking and writing and to address the challenges and opportunities of living in a multiracial and multicultural society. Focuses on development of student papers, from first draft to revision and editing. Writing assignments vary in length, purpose, and audience. Transfer students with questions about their enrollment in MCC should consult their Transfer Credit Evaluation and/or consult with the director of MCC.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Mon,Wed	11:00AM-12:20PM	N/A	TBA	Open	17	Yes	4.00

MCC 103 - MCC Culture Matters Dix

4 sem. hrs. Prereq: Placement by the registrar and MCC director; Dix status. Designed for adult students. Involves two central, mutually reinforcing goals: to teach critical thinking and writing and to address the challenges and opportunities of living in a multiracial and multicultural society. Pays particular attention to contemporary methods of research and writing an academic paper. Dix Scholars should complete MCC 103 during their first fall semester at the College. Dix Scholars whose Transfer Credit Evaluation indicates the completion of one semester of composition at an accredited college prior to matriculation should enroll in MCC 103 in the first semester at Simmons. Dix Scholars who do not transfer composition courses must take MCC 103 and consult with the director of MCC to identify an additional writing-intensive course. This consultation to identify a second course must happen prior to enrollment in the second writing-intensive course. Dix Scholars who have completed two semesters of composition at an accredited college prior to matriculation may have completed the Simmons College two-semester writing requirement. Please consult the Transfer Credit Evaluation completed by the Registrar's Office to see how courses have transferred.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Mon	03:30PM-06:20PM	N/A	Terry Muller	Open	20	No	4.00

Master in Communications Mgt

MCM 403 - Foundations of Business

Foundations of Business introduces students to the concepts and principles that serve as the foundations to the many disciplines that they will study. Scheduled during the first week of the term, Foundations of Business establishes the demands and performance expectations of the MBA program. Throughout the week, students learn important mechanics and, through the use of case studies, learn how to integrate cross-disciplinary concepts. Foundations of Business is also intended to encourage an appreciation of each other as co-members of a challenging and invigorating program. The course is team taught. (0 credits)

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	08/29/2013 - 09/07/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Indra J. Guertler	Open	0	No	0.00

MCM 442 - Emerging Comm Technologies

Provides a foundation in understanding how new communications technologies transform organizations, including what constitutes technology in the workplace; the impact new technologies have on the organizational, cultural, and technical components of businesses; and strategies for the effective implementation of new technologies. Staff

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Thu	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Peter Masucci	Open	18	No	4.00

MCM 462 - Financial Aspects of Business

Provides an introduction to economics, accounting, and finance. Enables students to read, analyze, and interpret company financial statements, understanding how external factors affect the financial health of organizations, and making decisions based on financial information. Staff.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
B	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Mr. William C. Earle	Open	25	No	4.00

MCM 485 - Communicating Across Cultures

This course explores various concepts, methods, and tools used in effective Online Marketing Communications (OMC). Student assignments and projects focus on how to apply these to real-world marketing communications situations, and how to integrate them with traditional marketing programs.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
BL	09/28/2013 - 11/24/2013	,Sat,Sun ,Sat,Sun ,Sat,Sun	10:00AM-03:00PM 10:00AM-03:00PM 10:00AM-03:00PM	N/A N/A N/A	Lynda L. Moore	Open	39	No	4.00

MCM 497A - Visual Communications: Principles & Practices

This course has three major components: the basic principles of design, the technology of design, and a real-world project to help understand how design works in business practice and to develop the critical thinking tools to discuss, plan, and analyze the visual aspects of projects frequently encountered by communications professionals. The course combines lectures with in-class computer lab time, and provides grounding in the basics of visual communication in order to enhance the student's ability to craft messages with as much impact as possible. Students will be required to spend significant time outside of class in the computer lab or will need access to the Adobe Creative Suite software on their own. Monitored lab hours will be available and negotiated to meet the students' schedules.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/10/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Jane Nicholson Hayward	Open	0	No	4.00

MCM 497C - Magazine Publishing

Open to MBA students. Produce the Simmons School of Management's magazine. Learn step-by-step how a magazine works as a complete business enterprise. Learn the basics of editorial management, staffing, circulation, production,advertising, marketing, financial management, page layout, and design. Review trade and niche publications, and examine trends and core issues facing publications, as well as B2B, trade, consumer, and custom publishing entities. Guest speakers from major magazine publishing companies provide a behind-the-scenes take on the internal workings of the magazine business.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/10/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Thu	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Richard L. Cravatts	Open	25	No	4.00

MCM 497E - Global Integrated Marketing\ Communications

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
B	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Thu	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	TBA	Open	25	No	4.00

MCM 498 - Independent Study

Open to MBA students. Produce the Simmons School of Management's magazine. Learn step-by-step how a magazine works as a complete business enterprise. Learn the basics of editorial management, staffing, circulation, production, advertising, marketing, financial management, page layout, and design. Review trade and niche publications, and examine trends and core issues facing publications, as well as B2B, trade, consumer, and custom publishing entities. Guest speakers from major magazine publishing companies provide a behind-the-scenes take on the internal workings of the magazine business.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Mrs. Patricia H. Deyton	Open	20	No	4.00

MCM 500 - Applied Learning Project

Prepares and supports students in completing an applied project that demonstrates an understanding of the strategic use of communication in organizations. Final project includes a written and an oral component. Cravatts

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/10/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Wed	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Richard L. Cravatts	Open	20	Yes	0.00

Management (UG & Master)

MGMT 100 - Intro to Management and Principled Leadership

4 sem. hrs. Introduces the various functions, processes, and activities of the manager in today's global marketplace. Emphasizes such areas as understanding the global economy, organizations and social responsibility, managing diversity, and establishing ethical standards for decision-making. Incorporates service learning, guest speakers, experiential exercises, and case studies to help students observe, evaluate, and apply managerial skills. Deyton, Shapiro, Staff.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue,Thu	12:30PM-01:50PM	N/A	Mary Shapiro	Open	8	No	4.00
02	09/10/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	John M. Lowe	Open	10	No	4.00

MGMT 110 - Principles of Financial Accounting

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: Completion of the competency in basic mathematics requirement. Develops the ability to read, understand, analyze, and interpret a company's financial statements. Also develops decision-making skills based on accounting information that may vary according to perspective, such as investor, creditor,or manager. A required concurrent lab offerstraining and reinforcement in the use of Excel spreadsheets. Nitkin, Staff.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue,Thu	09:30AM-10:50AM	N/A	Ms. Mindell R. Nitkin	Open	9	No	4.00

MGMT 110L - Principles of Financial Accounting Lab

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue	11:00AM-12:20PM	N/A	TBA	Open	17	No	0.00
02	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue	12:30PM-01:50PM	N/A	TBA	Open	23	No	0.00

MGMT 112 - Personal Finance (formerly Your Money & Your Life.)

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: Completion of the competency in basic mathematics requirement. Explores problem-solving skills and decisions related to money across the many phases of your personal and professional lives, including what to buy, how to use credit, and how to invest for the future. Provides skills for planning and achieving financial independence. Students develop a personal finance plan to help turn personal financial goals into reality. Guertler, Lin.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue,Thu	02:00PM-03:20PM	N/A	Nataliya K. Zaiats	Open	18	No	4.00
02	09/11/2013 - 12/11/2013	,Tue	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	J. Barry B. Lin	Open	17	No	4.00

MGMT 225 - Manager & the Legal Environment

4 sem. hrs. Examines the judicial system and the legal and ethical issues that affect both managers and citizens. Considers an individual's rights as a consumer, a party to a contract, a victim of crime or negligence, an employee, or an employer starting a new business. Intellectual property rights and cyberlaw are included. Guest lectures, cases, and a field trip enhance this interactive course. Warren, Staff.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/12/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue	06:30PM-09:20PM	N/A	Bruce W. Warren	Open	7	No	4.00

MGMT 230 - Consumer Behavior

4 sem. hrs. What makes us buy the things we own? Who determines what is fashionable? Why is shopping such a fundamental part of contemporary culture? How do brands shape who we are? How do marketers persuade us to buy things we don't need? Explores the science of consumer behavior, bringing emerging theory from anthropology, sociology, psychology, economics, and neuroscience to understand how consumers choose, what their choices mean to them and enable them to be, and how their choices affect the development of society and culture. Features experiential labs that allow students to go out into the field to study consumer behavior as it unfolds around them. Avery, Du, Sampson.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue,Thu	11:00AM-12:20PM	N/A	Ms. Kelley C. Chunn	Open	8	No	4.00

MGMT 232 - Integrated Marketing Communications

4 sem. hrs. Examines strategic uses of marketing communications. With the advent of new social media tools, more and more people are participating and engaging in the conversation online. As former members of the audience become the creators of content, corporations and media organizations must rapidly adjust to this new way of communicating and relating to the customer. This course will explore the new media landscape and how it has profoundly changed the way we do marketing and conduct business. Avery, Du, Sampson, Vieira.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/12/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue	03:30PM-06:20PM	N/A	Richard L. Cravatts	Open	0	No	4.00

MGMT 234 - Organizational Communication and Behavior

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: Sophomore standing. Provides an analytical framework for understanding interpersonal, group, and organizational behavior. Explores managerial problem-solving and decision-making in organizations through case analysis. Improves written and oral communication through group projects, presentations, and individual reflection. Betters-Reed, Shapiro.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue,Thu	02:00PM-03:20PM	N/A	Mary Shapiro	Wlst	0	No	4.00

MGMT 250 - Principles of Marketing

4 sem. hrs. Introduces marketing language, concepts, and processes, and enables students to apply their learning to complex, real-life marketing situations. Culminates in the creation of marketing plans for local organizations in which teams of students demonstrate their ability to gather, analyze, and draw conclusions from industry and market data. Includes cases, discussions, and experiential exercises. Avery, Du, Sampson.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue,Thu	12:30PM-01:50PM	N/A	Susan D. Sampson	Open	1	No	4.00

MGMT 260 - Principles of Finance

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: MGMT 110 and demonstrated Excel competency. Provides students with the fundamental concepts and analytical tools used in financial management. Studies managerial decisions related to evaluating investment and financing opportunities. Examines both short-term and long-term considerations related to these decisions.Provides both a corporate and an individual decision-making perspective. Includes a financial literacy project in the community. Guertler, Lin, Zaiats.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue,Thu	09:30AM-10:50AM	N/A	Nataliya K. Zaiats	Open	1	No	4.00

MGMT 290 - Special Topics

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Wed	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Deborah Leipziger	Open	31	No	4.00

MGMT 290B - Intro to Health Systems

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Thu	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Tessa Gallant Misiaszek	Open	0	No	4.00

MGMT 310 - Fin. Statement Analy. for Fin. Managers

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: MGMT 260. Examines the financial reporting choices made by firms and the implications of those choices on the reported performance of the firm. Extends accounting topic coverage beyond the topics covered in the introductory financial accounting class. Exposes students to topics included in the Level I CFA exams. Includes cases and individual research projects. Mooney, Staff.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Thu	03:30PM-06:20PM	N/A	Jane Mooney	Open	13	No	4.00

MGMT 315 - Corporate Financial Planning And Strategy

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: MGMT 260. Focuses on solving problems and making decisions in corporate finance, frequently using cases as the context. Covers three essential strategic decisions that every business faces: investing, financing, and dividend decisions. Includes a project on an actual company with current problems as the basis of a 'real-life' case analysis. Guertler, Lin, Zaiats.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue,Thu	12:30PM-01:50PM	N/A	Nataliya K. Zaiats	Open	17	No	4.00

MGMT 325 - Operations Management & Decision Making

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: MATH 118 and MGMT 110. Provides an introduction to the fundamentals of transforming inputs into outputs. Explores how companies match supply with demand and allocate resources efficiently. Skills gained through this course are essential to starting a business as an entrepreneur, managing an ongoing business, and participating in the business environment as an individual with management responsibilities. Learning applies equally in both non-profit and for-profit organizations. Uses lectures, readings, problem sets, case analyses, discussions, and inclass experiential exercises. Mooney, Staff.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Mon,Wed	09:00AM-10:50AM	N/A	Jane Mooney	Open	6	No	4.00

MGMT 335 - Marketing Research

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: MGMT 250 and MATH 118. Introduces the state-of-art research design and analysis approach. Focuses on methods for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting market and consumer data relevant to the managerial decision- making process for both big corporations as well as small and medium enterprises. Has a strong applied and managerial orientation. Includes lectures, cases, field trips, and a research project. Du, Sampson.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Mon	03:00PM-06:00PM	N/A	Susan D. Sampson	Open	24	No	4.00

MGMT 340 - Strategy

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: MGMT 100, MGMT 234, MGMT 250, MGMT 260, and junior standing. Develops capacity to think strategically through synthesis of knowledge gained from prior management program courses. Explores crafting business strategy to gain competitive advantage through extensive readings and case analyses, using global examples and blended technology. Nelson, Staff.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue	03:30PM-06:20PM	N/A	Mr. Maurice Gervais	Open	4	No	4.00

MGMT 349 - Advancing Your Career

1-4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: MGMT 370 and consent of instructor. This course allows students to gain additional work experience in today's environment. Ingols, Staff.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Cynthia Ingols	Open	25	Yes	1.00

MGMT 370 - Internship

8 or 16 sem. hrs. Prereq.: MGMT 234, declared major or minor in the program, and consent of the instructor. Provides supervised work experience for majors/minors. Requires approximately 20 hours of work per week in a profit or non-profit organization in a position related to student's career goals. Also requires completion of extensive written analyses of the internship organization, participation in class seminars, and development of a comprehensive portfolio. Inglos, Staff.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Thu	06:30PM-09:20PM	N/A	Cynthia Ingols	Open	12	Yes	8.00

MGMT 405 - Leadership, Teams & Organizations

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/12/2013 - 12/09/2013	,Thu	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Dianne J. Mahany	Open	30	No	3.00

MGMT 407 - Accounting & Financial Aspects Business

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Mr. William C. Earle	Open	25	No	3.00

Public Policy

MPP 501 - Policy Analysis & Theory

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Wed	06:30PM-09:20PM	N/A	Benjamin Cole	Open	15	No	3.00

MPP 504 - Quantative Analysis

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Mon	06:30PM-09:20PM	N/A	TBA	Open	15	No	3.00

Music

MUS 120 - Introduction to Music: the Middle Ages To Early Romanticism

4 sem. hrs. Surveys trends and innovations that occurred in international music from the Middle Ages to early Romanticism. Emphasizes listening to and understanding a wide variety of music. Topics include Hildegarde of Bingen; cathedral composers of France, Italy, and Germany; Bach; Handel; Mozart; Beethoven; and others. Slowik.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Mon,Wed,Fri	09:00AM-09:50AM	N/A	Gregory J. Slowik	Open	14	No	4.00

MUS 125 - The Symphony

4 sem. hrs Enhances the listener's appreciation of the modern symphony orchestra, trends from preclassical composition into the 21st century. The development of orchestral instruments and symphonic forms are studied. Integrates live concerts by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Symphony Hall and by the New England Philharmonic Orchestra. Slowik.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Mon,Wed,Fri	10:00AM-10:50AM	N/A	Gregory J. Slowik	Open	7	No	4.00

MUS 222 - Music in America

4 sem. hrs. Introduces America's multicultural musical tradition, including Native American, African American, and Hispanic contributions, with consideration of related material such as painting,sculpture, architecture, dance, and literature. Gives special attention to work songs, jazz, blues, ragtime, concert repertoire, and musical theater and their influence upon European cultures. Slowik.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Mon,Wed	01:30PM-02:50PM	N/A	Gregory J. Slowik	Open	11	No	4.00

MUS 349 - Directed Study

4 sem. hrs. Private lessons with faculty of the New England Conservatory. Requires music and technical ability at an intermediate level on an instrument or voice. Department approval is required. Staff.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gregory J. Slowik	Open	10	Yes	4.00

MUS 350 - Independent Study

4 sem. hrs. Individualized projects at an advanced level. Slowik.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gregory J. Slowik	Open	3	Yes	4.00

MUS 370 - Internship

4 sem. hrs. Refer to ART 370. Staff.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gregory J. Slowik	Open	3	Yes	4.00

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• 2012-2014 Undergraduate Front (355k PDF)
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• 2012-2014 Graduate Course Catalog (622k PDF)

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