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Learning to See
CAS AH 210
Strengthens students' ability to describe and analyze the visual world. From fundamentals such as color and composition to the design of advertisements, propaganda, and appliances. A lab component provides opportunities for direct engagement with objects, images, and the built environment. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Historical Consciousness, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
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Human Biology, Behavior, and Evolution
CAS AN 102
Introduces basic principles of evolutionary biology, human origins, genetics, reproduction, socio-ecology, and the evolution of primate and human behavior and adaptions. Laboratory sections include examination of fossil and skeletal material, as well as hands-on projects involving human and primate behavior and biology. Carries natural science divisional credit (with lab) in CAS. Students must register for lecture and lab. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry I, Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
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Introductory Microeconomic Analysis
CAS EC 101
The first semester of a standard two-semester sequence is for those considering further work in management or economics. Coverage includes the economics of households, business firms, and markets; consumer behavior and the demand for commodities; production, costs, and the supply of commodities; price determination; competition and monopoly; efficiency of resource allocation; governmental regulation; income distribution; and poverty. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry I, Ethical Reasoning, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
Summer 1 seven-week course (May 14-June 28)
O1 (IND) Arranged... Open SeatsBenjamin KoskinenOnline CourseMeets online every Tues & Thurs 9-10 am for a live class. Nonstandard course datesSummer 2 (July 1-August 8)
Summer 1 Sections A1 & A2 and Summer 2 Sections B1 & B2: As a special provision of these BU Hub courses, BU financial aid may be available to BU need-based scholarship recipients for up to one course in summer 2024. For more information, please contact BU Financial Assistance at 617-353-2965 or finaid@bu.edu.Summer 1 Section O1: As a special provision of this summer online BU Hub course, BU financial aid may be available to BU need-based scholarship recipients for up to one course in summer 2024. For more information, please contact BU Financial Assistance at 617-353-2965 or finaid@bu.edu.For information about technology requirements for online courses at Boston University, see bu.edu/online/online-learning/technology. BU Virtual can be reached at buvirtual@bu.edu or 617-358-1960 for additional information. -
Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis
CAS EC 102
The second semester of a standard two-semester sequence is for those considering further work in management or economics. National economic performance; the problems of recession, unemployment, and inflation; money creation; government spending and taxation; economic policies for full employment and price stability; and international trade and payments. Carries social science divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry I, Global Citizenship, and Intercultural Literacy. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
Summer 2 (July 2-August 8)
B1 (IND) Tues./Wed./Thurs. 1-3:30 pmThurs. 3:30-4:30 pmLocation: EPC 206 ... Open SeatsPanagiotis VorgiasSummer 2 seven-week course (July 1-August 16)
O2 (IND) Arranged... Open SeatsStacey GelsheimerOnline CourseMeets online every Tues & Thurs 1:30-2:30 pm for a live class. Nonstandard course datesSummer 1 Sections A1 & A2 and Summer 2 Section B1: As a special provision of these BU Hub courses, BU financial aid may be available to BU need-based scholarship recipients for up to one course in summer 2024. For more information, please contact BU Financial Assistance at 617-353-2965 or finaid@bu.edu.Summer 2 Section O2: As a special provision of this summer online BU Hub course, BU financial aid may be available to BU need-based scholarship recipients for up to one course in summer 2024. For more information, please contact BU Financial Assistance at 617-353-2965 or finaid@bu.edu.For information about technology requirements for online courses at Boston University, see bu.edu/online/online-learning/technology. BU Virtual can be reached at buvirtual@bu.edu or 617-358-1960 for additional information. -
Intermediate Microeconomic Analysis
CAS EC 201
Prereq: (CAS EC 101) and (CAS MA 121 or CAS MA 123) or equivalent. Determination of commodity prices and factor prices under differing market conditions of competition and monopoly. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry II, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 26)
Summer 2 (July 1-August 7)
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Game Theory
CAS EC 403
Prereq: (CAS EC 201) and (CAS MA 121 or CAS MA 123 or CAS MA 127) or consent of instructor. Models of decision-making in which the choices of different individuals interact: basic equilibrium notions in normal-form and extensive- form games, including signaling games and repeated games. Applications may include oligopolies, auctions, foreign policy, takeover bids, entry deterrence, cooperation and conflict, financial markets, and public goods. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Social Inquiry II, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
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Reading Shakespeare
CAS EN 163
A critical introduction to Shakespeare through intensive analyses of six or seven plays. Possible attention to such topics as literary sources, early modern stagecraft, performance history, and contemporary film adaptation. Effective Summer 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Historical Consciousness, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 2 (July 1-August 7)
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Major Authors I
CAS EN 221
Prereq: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 120). Introduction to the major works of ancient and medieval literatures that influenced later Continental, English, and American literature: the Bible, Homeric epic, Greek tragedy, Vergil's Aeneid, and Dante's The Divine Comedy. Required of concentrators in English. (Cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course by the same title that was formerly numbered CAS HU 221.) 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 2 (July 2-August 8)
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The Reformation: Religious Conflict in Early Modern Europe
CAS HI 209
Examines religious change in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Europe, particularly the origins and causes of the Protestant Reformation, the parallel Catholic Reformation, and the consequent military conflicts in Germany, France, and the Netherlands. Also offered as CAS RN 310. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Ethical Reasoning, Social Inquiry I. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
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Elementary Statistics
CAS MA 113
Basic concepts of estimation and tests of hypotheses, ideas from probability; one-, two-, and multiple-sample problems. Applications are in the social sciences, and students will be able to understand the basics of using a sample to predict uncertainty. CAS MA 113 may not be taken for credit by any student who has completed any CAS MA course numbered 300 or higher. Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: CAS MA 113, CAS MA 115, or CAS MA 213. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
Make-up class on Friday, 5/31Summer 1 seven-week course (May 14-June 28)
O1 (IND) Arranged... Open SeatsThomas EnkoskyOnline CourseMeets online every Tues 10-11 am for a live class. Nonstandard course datesSummer 2 (July 1-August 8)
Summer 1 Section A1 and Summer 2 Sections B1 & B2: As a special provision of these BU Hub courses, BU financial aid may be available to BU need-based scholarship recipients for up to one course in summer 2024. For more information, please contact BU Financial Assistance at 617-353-2965 or finaid@bu.edu.Summer 1 Section O1: As a special provision of this summer online BU Hub course, BU financial aid may be available to BU need-based scholarship recipients for up to one course in summer 2024. For more information, please contact BU Financial Assistance at 617-353-2965 or finaid@bu.edu.For information about technology requirements for online courses at Boston University, see bu.edu/online/online-learning/technology. BU Virtual can be reached at buvirtual@bu.edu or 617-358-1960 for additional information. -
Statistics I
CAS MA 115
Numerical and graphical summaries of univariate and bivariate data. Basic probability, random variables, binomial distribution, normal distribution. One-sample statistical inference for normal means and binomial probabilities. Primarily for students in the social sciences with limited mathematics preparation. CAS MA 115 may not be taken for credit by any student who has completed any CAS MA course numbered 300 or higher. Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: CAS MA 113, CAS MA 115, or CAS MA 213. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
Summer 2 (July 1-August 8)
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Calculus for the Life and Social Sciences I
CAS MA 121
Differentiation and integration of functions of one variable. Same topics as CAS MA 123, but with less emphasis on mathematical generality and more on applications. Especially suitable for students concentrating in the biological and social sciences. Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: CAS MA 121 or CAS MA 123. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Social Inquiry II, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
Summer 2 (July 1-August 8)
Summer 2 seven-week course (July 1-August 16)
O2 (IND) Arranged... Open SeatsThomas EnkoskyOnline CourseMeets online every Tues 10-11 am for a live class. Nonstandard course datesSummer 1 Sections A1 & A2 and Summer 2 Section B1: As a special provision of these BU Hub courses, BU financial aid may be available to BU need-based scholarship recipients for up to one course in summer 2024. For more information, please contact BU Financial Assistance at 617-353-2965 or finaid@bu.edu.Summer 2 Section O2: As a special provision of this summer online BU Hub course, BU financial aid may be available to BU need-based scholarship recipients for up to one course in summer 2024. For more information, please contact BU Financial Assistance at 617-353-2965 or finaid@bu.edu.For information about technology requirements for online courses at Boston University, see bu.edu/online/online-learning/technology. BU Virtual can be reached at buvirtual@bu.edu or 617-358-1960 for additional information. -
Calculus for the Life and Social Sciences II
CAS MA 122
Prereq: (CAS MA 121 or CAS MA 123). Continuation of CAS MA 121. Review of univariate calculus, calculus of the elementary transcendental functions, elementary differential equations, elementary multivariate calculus. Applications to exponential growth, optimization, equilibrium, and dynamic modeling problems. Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: CAS MA 122, CAS MA 124, or CAS MA 129. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Social Inquiry II, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 2 (July 1-August 8)
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Calculus I
CAS MA 123
Limits; derivatives; differentiation of algebraic and transcendental functions. Applications to maxima, minima, and convexity of functions. The definite integral; the fundamental theorem of integral calculus. Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: CAS MA 121 or CAS MA 123. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
Summer 2 (July 1-August 8)
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Calculus II
CAS MA 124
Prereq: (CAS MA 121 or CAS MA 123). Logarithmic, exponential, and trigonometric functions. Sequences and series; Taylor's series with the remainder. Methods of integration. Calculus I and II together constitute an introduction to calculus of a function of a single real variable. Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: CAS MA 122, CAS MA 124, or CAS MA 129. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Scientific Inquiry II, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
Summer 2 (July 1-August 8)
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Applied Statistics
CAS MA 214
Prereq: (CAS MA 213) or consent of instructor. Inference about proportions, goodness of fit, student's t-distribution, tests for normality; two-sample comparisons, regression and correlation, tests for linearity and outliers, residual analysis, contingency tables, analysis of variance. Students may receive credit for not more than one of the following courses: CAS MA 116, CAS MA 214, or CAS MA 614. Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking, Teamwork/Collaboration. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
Make-up class on Friday, 5/31Summer 2 (July 1-August 8)
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Multivariate Calculus
CAS MA 225
Prereq: (CAS MA 124 or CAS MA 129). Vectors, lines, planes. Multiple integration, cylindrical and spherical coordinates. Partial derivatives, directional derivatives, scalar and vector fields, the gradient, potentials, approximation, multivariate minimization, Stokes's and related theorems. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CAS MA 230. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
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Differential Equations
CAS MA 226
Prereq: (CAS MA 225 or CAS MA 230). First-order linear and separable equations. Second-order equations and first-order systems. Linear equations and linearization. Numerical and qualitative analysis. Laplace transforms. Applications and modeling of real phenomena throughout. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CAS MA 231. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
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Linear Algebra
CAS MA 242
Matrix algebra, solution of linear systems, determinants, Gaussian elimination, fundamental theory, row-echelon form. Vector spaces, bases, norms. Computer methods. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, canonical decomposition. Applications. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CAS MA 442 or ENG EK 103. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
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Introduction to Number Theory
CAS MA 341
Prereq: (CAS MA 242) or consent of instructor. Study of integers and basic results of number theory. Topics include Linear Diophantine equations, prime numbers and factorization, congruences, and quadratic reciprocity. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
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Probability
CAS MA 581
Prereq: (CAS MA 225 or CAS MA 230) or consent of instructor. Basic probability, conditional probability, independence. Discrete and continuous random variables, mean and variance, functions of random variables, moment generating function. Jointly distributed random variables, conditional distributions, independent random variables. Methods of transformations, law of large numbers, central limit theorem. Cannot be taken for credit in addition to CAS MA 381. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
Summer 2 (July 1-August 8)
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Topics in Neurobiology
CAS NE 594
Prereq: Any college-level neuroscience, psychology, or physiology course. Topic for summer 2024: The Neurobiology of Consciousness and Evolution of Language. Explores the neuroscience of imagination from neurons to memory to neurological control of novel conscious experiences. Covers what makes the brain and human language unique as well as the selectional forces that shaped the brains of our ancestors. Students must attend both lecture and discussion. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
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Medical Ethics
CAS PH 251
Surveys ethical issues that arise in connection with medicine and emerging biotechnologies. Examines topics such as the right to healthcare, research on human subjects, euthanasia, abortion, cloning, genetic selection, disabilities, and the biomedical enhancement of human capacities. Students can expect to gain not only training in the concepts and methods of moral philosophy and the logic of argumentation, but also the resources needed for assessing ethically difficult questions that healthcare professionals routinely face. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings, Ethical Reasoning, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 22-June 28)
Make-up class on Friday, 5/31Summer 2 (July 1-August 8)
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Psychology of Personality: Theories and Application
CAS PS 251
Prereq: (CAS PS 101). Emphasizes the historical development of personality theories and their application to social, research, and clinical concerns. Classic theories of personality (e.g., psychoanalytic, behavioral, trait, humanistic, cognitive, and social roles) are explored and evaluated through lectures, readings, and case materials. A consideration of trait-based approaches and personality disorder with regards to DSM 5 criteria is also included. Carries social science divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Social Inquiry I, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 22-June 26)
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Introduction to Clinical Psychology
CAS PS 473
Prereq: (CAS PS 371) and PS junior or senior standing. Introduction to current diagnostic and treatment techniques in clinical psychology from empirical, applied, and theoretical perspectives. Covers clinical interviewing, psychological testing, and a comparison of humanistic, analytic, and systems approaches to therapy. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 2 (July 1-August 7)
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General Physics 1
CAS PY 211
Prereq: (CAS MA 123) or consent of instructor for students concurrently taking CAS MA 123. Coreq: (CAS MA 124 or CAS MA 127). Calculus-based introduction to basic principles of physics, emphasizing Newtonian mechanics, conservation laws, and thermodynamics. For science majors and engineers, and for premedical students who seek a more analytical course than CAS PY 105/106. Interactive, student-centered lectures and laboratory. Students must register for two sections: lecture and a laboratory. Carries natural science divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry I, Quantitative Reasoning I, Critical Thinking, Teamwork/Collaboration. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180; lab fee: $200; total charge: $3380
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
A1 (LEC) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 10:30 am-12:30 pmLocation: LSE B03 ... Open SeatsMust register for Lec (A1) & a Lab (A2, A3, or A4). Make-up class on Friday, 5/31A2 (LAB) Mon./Wed. 1:30-5 pm... Open SeatsA3 (LAB) Tues./Thurs. 1:30-5 pm... Open SeatsA4 (LAB) Mon./Wed. 5-8:30 pm... Open SeatsScott Bunch -
General Physics 2
CAS PY 212
Prereq: (CAS PY 211 & CAS MA 124) or consent of instructor for students concurrently taking CAS MA 123 or CAS MA 225. Calculus-based introduction to basic principles of physics, emphasizing electromagnetism, circuits, and optics. For science majors and engineers, and for premedical students who seek a more analytical course than CAS PY 105/106. Interactive, student-centered lectures and laboratory. Students must register for two sections: lecture and a laboratory. Carries natural science divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Scientific Inquiry II, Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking, Teamwork/Collaboration. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180; lab fee: $200; total charge: $3380
Summer 2 (July 1-August 8)
B1 (LEC) Mon./Tues./Wed./Thurs. 11:30 am-1:30 pmLocation: SCI 109 ... Open SeatsMust register for Lec (B1) & a Lab (B2, B3, or B4)B2 (LAB) Mon./Wed. 2:30-6 pm... Open SeatsB3 (LAB) Tues./Thurs. 2:30-6 pm... Open SeatsB4 (LAB) Mon./Wed. 6-9:30 pm... Open SeatsKevin Smith -
The Reformation: Religious Conflict in Early Modern Europe
CAS RN 310
Examines religious change in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Europe, particularly the origins and causes of the Protestant Reformation, the parallel Catholic Reformation, and the consequent military conflicts in Germany, France, and the Netherlands. Also offered as CAS HI 209. Effective Summer 2024, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Ethical Reasoning, Social Inquiry I. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
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Foundation Painting
CFA AR 141
A studio course that emphasizes two-dimensional composition and direct painting in oil. Exercises in representing still life, interior, and portrait introduce basic principles of drawing, composition, and color interaction. Exercises in color mixing, preparing supports, and caring for tools and equipment introduce technical and craft considerations. Individual and group critiques, presentations, and occasional assigned readings complement regular studio class meetings. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 2 (July 1-August 8)
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Introduction to Painting
CFA AR 143
For students with little or no experience in painting. Work in oil technique to study problems of design, form in space, and color. 2 cr. Tuition: $1590
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Introduction to Printmaking
CFA AR 251
Introduces students to the principles and technical applications of relief printmaking with an emphasis on woodcut and monotype. Emphasizes project-based assignments that stress technical and formal concerns, such as image development, color layering, and mark-making. Students explore personal thematic and conceptual concerns as they work independently to develop a unique creative practice and a final portfolio of prints. 2 cr. Tuition: $1590
Summer 1 (May 22-June 26)
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Ceramics 1
CFA AR 470
Introduction to methods and strategies for using ceramics as a sculptural medium. The course initiates the students to the process, vocabulary, and techniques involved in all the steps of hand-building, glazing, and firing. Students explore traditional and experimental techniques: coiling, slabbing, imprints, molds, extruding, altered throwing, glazing, and staining. The class includes experimentation with surface treatments and initiation to glaze chemistry. Lectures, museum visits, and research on historical and contemporary ceramics sustain the studio work and provide context. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Creativity/Innovation. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
Summer 2 (July 2-August 8)
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Digital Photography
CFA AR 515
Provides a basic technical and conceptual understanding of the medium of photography. Students learn the basics of RAW image capture using a 35mm DSLR camera, non-destructive image file management, input and output resolution management, establishment of a digital workflow, adjustment and editing in Adobe Photoshop, and high-end archival inkjet printing. Lectures also introduce historical and contemporary photographic practices. Students have weekly photographing and printing assignments, and should be prepared to develop their own ideas. Access to a digital SLR camera is necessary. Some material costs are expected. Effective Fall 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Creativity/Innovation, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 2 (July 1-August 7)
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Writing for Communication
COM CM 331
Prereq: (COM CO 201) and First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g., CAS WR 100 or CAS WR 120). Intensive exposure to some of the basic writing formats in the communications profession: news releases, letters, features, and profiles. Lead writing, editing, and techniques of interviewing. Extensive writing and rewriting. Develops basic writing skills for different audiences. Effective Fall 2018, course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Writing-Intensive Course. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 22-June 26)
Summer 2 (July 2-August 8)
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Advertising Strategy & Consumer Insights
COM CM 412
Prereq: (COM CM 217). Explores how to arrive at consumer insights that lead to better advertising and promotion. The course focuses on the set of skills necessary to create breakthrough advertising, including qualitative research, observation, interviewing skills, mapping, and presentation tools. Students learn to write effective, creative briefs. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
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Promoting Your Content Online
COM CM 502
Teaches students how to market their creative works online. Students learn to identify targeted marketing and distribution platforms for new websites, pilots, video channels, series, and blogs. Explores how to use social media to find an audience, generate buzz, and identify potential funding sources. Students also learn practical entrepreneurial tools needed to organize their creative work as a business venture. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
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Introduction to Communication Writing
COM CO 201
Prereq: First-Year Writing Seminar (e.g., CAS WR 100 or CAS WR 120) or equivalent. This is the College of Communication's core undergraduate writing course. Students refresh their grammatical and stylistic skills and apply those skills to professional writing assignments. The course prepares students to write with clarity, conciseness, precision, and accuracy within communication fields. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Research and Information Literacy. (Students on the Hub cannot take CAS WR 100 as a prerequisite.) 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
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Promoting Your Content Online
COM FT 521
Teaches students how to market their creative works online. Students learn to identify targeted marketing and distribution platforms for new websites, pilots, video channels, series, and blogs. Explores how to use social media to find an audience, generate buzz, and identify potential funding sources. Students also learn practical entrepreneurial tools needed to organize their creative work as a business venture. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
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2D Animation Basics
COM FT 590
Prereq: (COM FT 201). From TV shows to feature films and webisodes, 2D animation is more popular than ever, but how is it created? This fun yet intensive hands-on beginner course teaches all the fundamental skills needed to create great 2D character animation--the way it's done in the industry, with Adobe Animate CC. Through progressive lessons, students learn basic drawing and character design, storytelling, and how to make characters walk, talk, and come to life. The course covers acting, timing, and facial expressions, drawing "keys and in- betweens," scene composition, color backgrounds, and more. The history of animation and industry trends are also discussed. Students complete numerous projects including a fully produced animated short film. Many of the skills covered in this class can also be applied to 3D and experimental animation, filmmaking, art, and broadcast design. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 22-June 26)
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Business Analytics Foundations
MET AD 571
Prereq: (MET AD 100 Pre-Analytics Laboratory & MET ADR 100 Introduction to R). Presents fundamental knowledge and skills for applying business analytics to managerial decision-making in corporate environments. Topics include descriptive analytics (techniques for categorizing, characterizing, consolidating, and classifying data for conversion into useful information for the purposes of understanding and analyzing business performance); predictive analytics (techniques for detection of hidden patterns in large quantities of data to segment and group data into coherent sets in order to predict behavior and trends); and prescriptive analytics (techniques for identification of best alternatives for maximizing or minimizing business objectives). Students learn how to use data effectively to drive rapid, precise, and profitable analytics- based decisions. The framework of using interlinked data-inputs, analytics models, and decision-support tools is applied within a proprietary business analytics shell and demonstrated with examples from different functional areas of the enterprise. R, SQL, and Power BI software are used in this course. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
Completion of online Pre-Analytics Lab (MET AD100) and Introduction to R (MET ADR100) requiredSummer 2 (July 1-August 7)
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Social Media Marketing
MET AD 576
This course is designed to help you understand how marketing has (and has not) changed due to the rise of social media and changes in various underlying contextual factors, such as dramatically increased speed of information dissemination across consumers and brands. The overarching goal is to obtain a clear perspective on digital/social/mobile marketing so that you can appreciate its true value to consumers, to managers, and to other corporate stakeholders. It will equip you with the relevant knowledge, perspectives, and practical skills required to develop marketing strategies that leverage the opportunities inherent in social media and consumer-to-consumer social interactions for achieving business and marketing goals. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
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Introduction to Python and SQL for Business Analytics
MET AD 599
Prereq: (MET PY 100 Preparatory Laboratory). Python is a modern, high-level programming language. One of the most popular programming languages, its use has steadily increased across a large number of industries. This course introduces students to the Python environment and teaches a solid foundation in the basic syntax and structure. Structured Query Language (SQL) is the most common language globally for interacting with relational databases. Employers have indicated that knowledge of SQL is one of the most important skills for new graduates entering the workforce. Even with advances in database technologies and languages for handling heterogeneous data types, SQL remains the core skill for interacting with data. This course introduces both languages to equip students pursuing an analytics education with the skills necessary to succeed in the analytics and data visualization field. It offers a survey of Python and SQL topics designed to equip analytics professionals rather than a deep focus on technical programming topics. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 2 (July 1-August 7)
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Operations Management: Business Process Fundamentals
MET AD 605
Provides students with the analytical tools to analyze, manage, and improve manufacturing, service, and business processes. Coverage includes various options to lower operational costs and improve responsiveness to customers' needs, including operating system design, product and service design, capacity analysis and buffering, waiting line optimization, and process quality analysis using statistical approaches. Quantitative methods include application of stochastic simulation, analysis of random outcomes, statistical analysis routines (confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, machine learning), system reliability analysis, and statistical process control. The Deming philosophy of management, Lean operations principles, and Six Sigma process improvement methodologies form the underlying foundation of the course coverage. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 1 (May 20-June 26)
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Enterprise Risk Management
MET AD 610
Examines the management issues involved with assessing the security and risk environments in both the private and public sectors in order to assure continuous system-wide operations. Explores the elements of operational and technological risk assessment and operational continuity using a project management framework and quantitative risk metrics. Students are exposed to the role of the firm in crisis response and management as well as the terms, systems, and interactions necessary to assure continuous operations. Topics include the role and need for comprehensive assurance strategy and planning; information security; an overview of the system-wide structure; the social and emotional impact on the workforce as well as its effect on productivity; and the organizational infrastructure relating to national, regional, and international compliance. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 1 (May 20-June 26)
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Enterprise Risk Planning and Compliance
MET AD 613
Prereq: (MET AD 610). Introduces important issues relating to corporate and organizational security and risk from both the perspective of systems designed to protect against disasters and aspects of emergency preparedness should systems fail. Engineering science is applied to security areas that include information technology, terrorism, and other organization disruptions. Students study proactive risk assessment through analytical risk analysis techniques and simulations. Students learn to design a company or agency global assurance plan, organize the strategy to make the plan operational, and implement control measures to assess the plan's degree of success. The course also provides explanations of legal/regulatory, auditing, and industry-specific requirements related to compliance, control, and reporting issues in business risk management. The role of establishing and maintaining standards by local, national, and international agencies is discussed, as is the importance of these agencies in certifying operations. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
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Disaster Management
MET AD 614
Prereq: (MET AD 617). This course takes concepts covered in MET AD 617 and applies them in more detail mainly to the corporate-private sector environment. During this course, students first review the organization and processes necessary to effectively respond to and manage incidents, including the transition from emergency response and incident management to business recovery. The course focuses on disaster recovery, an absolutely essential but sometimes overlooked component of any successful corporate recovery program, and emphasizes technology recovery. This includes reviewing the key components of the IT infrastructure; how these components are accounted for in the response and recovery processes; and some best practices in technology recovery modelling. Several emerging technologies relative to cloud computing, information security, and more are also examined. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 2 (July 2-August 8)
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Enterprise Risk Analytics
MET AD 616
Prereq: (MET AD 571). Offers an overview of the key current and emerging enterprise risk analytical approaches used by corporations and governmental institutions, and focuses on understanding and implementing the enterprise risk management framework to leverage the opportunities around a firm to increase firm value. The major risk categories of enterprise risk management such as financial risk, strategic risk, and operational risk are discussed, along with risk analytics approaches for each of these risks. Students learn how to use interlinked data-inputs, analytics models, business statistics, optimization techniques, simulation, and decision-support tools. An integrated enterprise risk analytics approach is demonstrated with examples from different functional areas of the enterprise. R, SQL, and Power BI software are used in this course. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 2 (July 2-August 8)
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Financial and Managerial Accounting
MET AD 630
Introduction to the concepts, methods, and problems of financial and managerial accounting. Includes data accumulation, accounting principles, financial statement analysis, measurement and disclosure issues, cost analysis, budgeting and control, production costs, and standard costs. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
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Financial Concepts
MET AD 632
Introduction to the concepts, methods, and problems of accounting and financial analysis. Includes accounting principles, measurement and disclosure issues, financial statement analysis, time value of money, cash flow projection and analysis, capital budgeting and project evaluation, bond and equity valuation, cost of capital and capital structure. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
Summer 2 (July 1-August 7)
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Project Communications Management
MET AD 643
Examines the increasing importance of leadership and communications in projects. Since project outcomes and the delivery of value are accomplished through teams of people, the course aims to improve the capability of a project manager to become a project leader and to excel at motivating and inspiring their teams. Students begin by gaining a better understanding of their own social, leadership, and communications styles. Self-awareness is key to the course. Topics include motivation, conflict management, negotiation skills, and the Agile principles of stewardship and servant leadership. Grounded in the use of tools, the course provides students with templates to enhance team collaboration and communication. The course also addresses more contemporary issues in PM, including resolving ambiguity and complexity, the use of improvised working styles, sustainable PM, and issues around power and politics within the project. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
Summer 2 (July 1-August 7)
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Project Risk and Cost Management
MET AD 644
Prereq: (MET PM 100). Introduces students to macro and micro approaches to project cost estimation. Case studies of both pre-project and in-process estimating cover some of the more common perils of human irrationality associated with project estimation to help develop more sensible, achievable project outcomes. Students learn how to manage both project cost and schedule objectives throughout their projects using the Earned Value and Earned Schedule Measurement Systems. Students then study risk management through an examination of both individual and overall project risk, and apply their learnings using advanced risk management software in an actual case study. Students also study project quality management, procurement/contract management, and project ethics and professional conduct using case study scenarios. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 1 (May 20-June 26)
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Portfolio and Program Management
MET AD 646
Prereq: (MET PM 100 & MET PM 200). Focuses on the relationship among portfolios, programs, and projects, and the important strategic objectives of each endeavor. Designed to assist students in developing a program management framework, policy, and organizational structure. Students develop skills and techniques for chartering constituent projects, directing and managing program execution, and managing the program team and stakeholders. The global legal, economic, cultural, and political environments in which projects operate are contrasted, and mechanisms for resolving conflicts are addressed. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 2 (July 2-August 8)
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Ecommerce
MET AD 648
Provides a detailed examination of the history of ecommerce, along with important concepts related to the ways that businesses can successfully use internet and Web technology. Students are introduced to the concepts and problems associated with electronic commerce. Topics include comparison of ecommerce procedures, payment mechanisms, applications in different industry sectors, security, and the challenges of starting and maintaining an electronic business site, as well as a comparison with traditional business practices. The development of a WordPress-themed website is a minor feature of the course. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 1 (May 20-June 26)
Note start date. Make-up class on Friday, 5/31Summer 2 (July 1-August 7)
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Marketing Analytics
MET AD 654
Prereq: (MET AD 100 & MET ADR 100 & MET AD 571). Examines the foundations of modern marketing analytics and offers students the opportunity to develop their abilities to select, apply, and interpret readily available data on customer purchase behavior, new customer acquisition, current customer retention, and marketing mix optimization. Explores approaches and techniques to support the managerial decision-making process and skills in using state-of-the-art statistical and analytics tools. Students gain a basic understanding of how transaction and descriptive data are used to construct customer segmentation schemas, build and calibrate predictive models, and quantify the incremental impact of specific marketing actions. Python, R, SQL, and Power BI software are used in this course. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 1 (May 20-June 26)
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International Business, Economics, and Cultures
MET AD 655
Considers macroeconomic factors of relevance to the firm: aggregate economic activity, cyclical movements, and fiscal and monetary policies. Reviews the problems of decision-making relating to demand, production, costs, market structure, and price. Provides an analysis of the interplay between governments, economic systems, labor, and multinational corporations (MNCs). Topics include the basis for the existence, organization, and growth of MNCs; and a comparison of major economic and government systems. Areas include the impact on the firm's business transactions and trade due to taxation, regulation, legal environments and labor influences. This course additionally investigates the relationship between the interaction of national culture and development. Topics range from developing nations' rain forest and species management to pollution generated by developed nations. Culture, policy, and development are also discussed in relation to the impact of the business interactions (agriculture, fishing, technology transfer, etc.) among developing and developed nations. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
Summer 2 (July 2-August 8)
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Innovation, Global Competitiveness, and National Economic Development
MET AD 667
Examines various approaches to developing high-tech innovation-based economies as a route to self-sufficiency and growth. Topics include both structural reforms in the political, legal, and economic areas, and government-sponsored initiatives in higher education; basic research, private venture capital, grants to support new product development by promising ventures, and the creation of science and technology parks and incubators are also considered. Students independently research, write, and present studies of the strategies of various countries. Also included are case studies, readings, and guest speakers on strategies being employed in such countries as Taiwan, Thailand, and Brazil. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 2 (July 2-August 8)
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Global Supply Chains
MET AD 680
Covers the quantitative analysis tools to support operations management for a supply chain that is geographically dispersed and culturally diverse. Discusses the tools necessary to assure that the products/services are delivered/provided in the quality and timely manner, including demand forecasting, inventory and capacity buffer optimization, delayed differentiation, statistical risk pooling, and stochastic inventory optimization. These tools are then applied to decisions such as offshoring, multi-country outsourcing, push-pull, reverse supply chains, and risk mitigation. Particular attention is given to sustainability, information technology and digitalization, and creating resiliency. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 2 (July 2-August 8)
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Quantitative Methods for Finance
MET AD 685
Prereq: (MET ADR 100 Introduction to R). Finance is a highly competitive and dynamic industry that demands quantitative-oriented professionals. This course equips students with empirical techniques which are used in the analysis of financial markets, with a strong focus on financial applications using actual data. The goal of this course is to provide students with a number of econometric techniques which are used in the analysis of financial markets based on asset pricing and corporate finance models. In particular, the emphasis is on classical linear regression models, time series analysis, and limited dependent variable models applied to the following topics: predictability of asset returns; event study analysis; econometric tests of the CAPM and multifactor models; and volatility modeling. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
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Web Analytics for Business
MET AD 688
Prereq: (MET AD 100 & MET ADR 100 & MET AD 571). Explores web analytics, text mining, web mining, and practical application domains. The web analytics part of the course studies the metrics of websites, their content, user behavior, and reporting. The Google analytics tool is used for collection of website data and doing the analysis. The text mining module covers the analysis of text including content extraction, string matching, clustering, classification, and recommendation systems. The web mining module presents how web crawlers process and index the content of web sites, how search works, and how results are ranked. Application areas mining the social web and game metrics are extensively investigated. R, SQL, and Power BI software are used in this course. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
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Data Mining for Business Analytics
MET AD 699
Prereq: (MET AD 100 & MET ADR 100 & MET AD 571). Enterprises, organizations, and individuals are creating, collecting, and using massive amounts of structured and unstructured data with goals of converting the information into knowledge, improving the quality and the efficiency of their decision-making process, and better positioning themselves to the highly competitive marketplace. Data mining is the process of finding, extracting, visualizing, and reporting useful information and insights from both small and large datasets with the help of sophisticated data analysis methods. It is part of business analytics, which refers to the process of leveraging different forms of analytical techniques to achieve desired business outcomes through requiring business relevancy, actionable insight, performance management, and value management. Students in this course study the fundamental principles and techniques of data mining. They learn how to apply advanced models and software applications for data mining, as well as how to examine the overall business process of an organization or a project with the goal to understand (i) the business context where hidden internal and external value is to be identified and captured, and (ii) exactly what the selected data mining method does. R, SQL, and Power BI software are used in this course. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 2 (July 1-August 7)
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Case Studies in Current Corporate Financial Topics
MET AD 709
Prereq: (MET AD 630 & MET AD 731). Utilizes analytical methods for financial forecasting, cost of capital calculation, rate of return analysis, use of derivatives instruments, business growth management, discounted cash flow analysis, corporate valuation, mergers and acquisitions, and evaluation of bankruptcy proceedings. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 2 (July 2-August 8)
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Financial Markets and Institutions
MET AD 712
Prereq: (MET AD 630 & MET AD 731). Investigates and analyzes organization, structure, and performance of US money and capital markets and institutions. Examines regulation of the financial industry and the role of financial instruments. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
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Derivative Securities and Markets
MET AD 713
Prereq: (MET AD 630 & MET AD 731). Provides an overview of operation, mechanics, and structure of the derivative markets and covers in-depth quantitative valuation of derivative instruments, such as options, futures, and swaps. Involves risk analysis including risk arbitrage, and risk management. Emphasizes the theory and practice of derivatives-based trading strategies including hedging opportunities for risk mitigation. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
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Mergers and Acquisitions
MET AD 714
Prereq: (MET AD 630 & MET AD 731). Examines the corporate valuation process by which takeovers and other corporate control transactions take place. Includes financial forecasting, based on expectation models, scenario analysis, and due diligence. Emphasizes the defensive measures by management against hostile bids, buyout transactions, the relation of takeovers to capital structure changes, and the insider trading in takeover contests. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 2 (July 1-August 7)
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Quantitative and Qualitative Decision-Making
MET AD 715
Considers how to improve business problem solving and managerial decision-making through the use of quantitative and qualitative decision-making tools and techniques. Provides an overview of how decisions are made to solve management problems in the business environment. Introduces the fundamental concepts and methodologies of the decision-making process, problem-solving, decision analysis, data collection, probability distribution, evaluation, and prediction methods. Students learn how to apply different quantitative and qualitative analytical tools commonly used in business to provide a depth of understanding and support to various decision-making activities within each subject area of management. Through the use of case studies of decisions made by managers in various production and service industries and a business simulation package specifically prepared for this course, the scope and breadth of decision-making in business are described. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 1 (May 20-June 26)
Note start date. Make-up class on Friday, 5/31Summer 2 (July 2-August 8)
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Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
MET AD 717
Prereq: (MET AD 630 & MET AD 731). Develops a framework for understanding the various types of financial decision-making faced by financial managers and provides students with analytical tools for evaluating portfolio construction and management problems in a systematic manner. Includes analysis and determination of securities values. Problems of investment policy are approached through studies of portfolio selection methods and the valuation of special classes of securities. Offers quantitative strategies for portfolio diversification and risk management. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 1 (May 20-June 26)
Note start date. Make-up class on Friday, 5/31Summer 2 (July 2-August 8)
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Fixed Income Analysis
MET AD 719
Prereq: (MET AD 630 & MET AD 731). Covers the nature and analysis of fixed income securities and provides an in-depth examination of some of the particular features of some major classes of fixed income instruments, valuation, sensitivity to risks, and management of fixed income portfolios. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 1 (May 20-June 26)
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Corporate Finance
MET AD 731
Prereq: (MET AD 630). Emphasizes issues of accounting, finance, and economics that are important in most management contexts. Stresses understanding financial statements, planning and control, cost and benefit evaluation, cash flow analysis, and capital budgeting. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 2 (July 2-August 8)
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Innovative Marketing Techniques
MET AD 737
Provides a theoretical understanding of the internet marketplace, which is necessary to adapt to its many changes. Equips students with the skills needed to perform vital daily functions. Includes discussions of both business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) and examines marketing and communications from an integrated, business-wide perspective. The goal is to appreciate principles and practice of online marketing. Topics include integrated innovative marketing strategy, search engine marketing, email marketing, and social media. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
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The Innovation Process: Developing New Products and Services
MET AD 741
Addresses the specifics of new product and service development and fostering innovation and technology to increase performance. Topics include generating and screening initial ideas; assessing user needs and interests; forecasting results; launching and improving products and programs; and bringing innovation to commercial reality. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 1 (May 20-June 26)
Note start date. Make-up class on Friday, 5/31Summer 2 (July 1-August 7)
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Multinational Finance and Trade
MET AD 763
Prereq: (MET AD 630 & MET AD 731). Applies the concepts of corporate finance and risk mitigation to the problems of multinational financial management. Major topics include foreign exchange risk, and construction of hedging strategies using derivative instruments such as forwards, futures, and swaps to reduce multinational corporate risk. Addresses international financial flows and their impact on foreign exchange rates, capital flows, speculation, analysis of alternative foreign investments, analysis of sources and uses of corporate funds abroad, multinational tax and profit. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 2 (July 1-August 7)
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Project Value Strategies
MET AD 782
Pre-req: (MET AD 642). Introduces students to Project Value--a unique perspective on classical Project Management that is focused on assuring that a project delivers value that is aligned with the mission, vision, and values of an organization. This increasingly popular framework with which to view projects and project management is derived from current research, standards, and thought leadership from PMI and other international bodies. Students learn how to create value in projects even in today's disruptive, turbulent environment. They learn how to apply the conceptual framework of benefits realization management (BRM) and to use tools to manage a portfolio of programs and projects strategically with an aim of sustainable project value. Value in Agile projects is also discussed. The element of the Triple Bottom Line and a focus on sustainability is part of the subject matter. Case studies and real life experiences, illustrated with guest lectures, are interwoven with current research in project management. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
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Principles and Best Practices in Project, Program, and Portfolio Management
MET AD 807
One of the last courses that a student in the Master's degree project management program is required to take. Students carry out independent research on a relevant topic in the area of project management under the supervision of the instructor. This course focuses on emerging trends and reviews unique methodologies and approaches to project management. Students are exposed to research methods and practice that contributes to original research in the emerging project management areas. Students are required to submit a research proposal prior to registration. Approval of the instructor is required. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Twelve-week course (May 22-August 7)
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Market and Economic Research and Analysis
MET AD 856
Provides a comprehensive overview of market and economic research and analysis, their key concepts, process description, qualitative and quantitative techniques for market research and data analysis, and application scenarios. Students gain an appreciation for some of the breadth and depth of this subject and its significance for the business enterprise--both from start-up entrepreneurship as well as from an established business organization. The structure of the course is based on the six steps of the market research process: problem definition; development of an approach to the problem; research design formulation; fieldwork and data collection; data preparation and qualitative and quantitative analysis; report preparation and presentation. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 2 (July 2-August 8)
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Comparative Cultural Policy and Administration
MET AR 577
Prereq: (MET AR 690). Drawing on the resources of Boston University and its partner institutions in London, England and Brussels, Belgium, this course examines the nature of cultural policy in the United States, England, and the European Union. Through class discussions and readings (drawn from public policy and economics), lectures by leading arts administration practitioners and policy makers in London and Brussels, and visits to important international cultural venues, students examine the impact of cultural and national differences on the cultural policy-making process. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Ten-week course (May 24-July 26)
A1 (IND) Fri. 6-9:30 pmLocation: CAS 314 ... Open SeatsDouglas DeNatalePermission Required, WebReg RestrictedMeets on campus Fri., 5/24; Fri., 5/31; Fri., 6/7; Fri., 6/14. Trip to Europe: 6/21 - 6/29. Post travel meeting: Fri., 7/26. Nonstandard course dates -
Capital Campaigns
MET AR 711
This course is designed to broaden the student's understanding of capital campaign fundraising. Topics include feasibility studies; strategic planning and budgeting; private and public phases; ethical responsibilities; staff, donor, volunteer, board, and trustee management; major gift solicitation; campaign communications; trend analysis; and evaluation. The course curriculum includes readings, case studies, guest speakers, and analysis of current capital campaign projects. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 2 (July 1-August 7)
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Public Art Program Administration
MET AR 779
A hands on project-based collaborative class that will conceptualize, plan, and execute a public art project during the semester. Students will develop an understanding of the various challenges administrators face in all phases of a project, especially from the creative vantage of the artist. We will explore project funding, case study analysis of public art management, artist selection, and the unforeseen. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 2 (July 2-August 8)
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Special Topics in Arts Administration
MET AR 781
Topic for summer 2024: Storytelling and Arts Administration. This course will address the importance of storytelling as a qualitative and quantitative tool for effective communication in arts administration. Topics will include speech analysis and implementing rhetorical devices to support persuasive narratives, as well as applications of storytelling in fundraising, marketing, advocacy, and entrepreneurship. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 1 (May 20-June 26)
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Pension Mathematics and Mortality Tables
MET AT 782
Prereq: (MET MA 581 or CAS MA 581) and (MET AT 721). Covers the mathematics of actuarial funding methods as used by pension actuaries. General pension concepts are introduced, and the calculation of benefits under pension plans is discussed. Reviews the development of mortality tables and the use of life contingencies in developing pension models. Computations under actuarial funding methods are addressed, including the use of these methods in pension plans worldwide. The use of mortality tables is addressed, as are modifications to those tables to reflect expected changes to mortality in the future. Alternative ways to receive pension payments at retirement are discussed. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 1 (May 20-June 26)
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Special Topics in Criminal Justice
MET CJ 510
Topic for summer 2024: Mental Health & Justice Policy. The intersection of mental health and criminal justice systems has become a major contemporary issue in our society. This course explores the history of mental health policy as situated within the criminal justice system. Both historical and contemporary impacts of justice policy are addressed with an understanding that justice involvement of individuals with mental health concerns has negative impacts on them, the justice system, and society. The course also examines treatment and policy issues within the domains of policing, courts, corrections, and community reentry. Topics such as mental health law, the impact of mass incarceration on mental health, and contemporary prevention strategies are addressed. Ethical issues in the delivery of forensic mental health services are also explored. Students gain valuable understanding of these important areas through case studies, site visits, guest speakers, and other active learning activities. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 21-June 27)
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Contemporary Mass Communication
MET CM 704
Overview of and current trends in the contemporary mass media labor force. Topics include career opportunities in print, film, broadcast, and digital media; changing relationships between media; contemporary patterns of ownership and audience attention; how the media select their content, how they are financed, and how they are related to agencies of control; and ethical issues and controversies regarding media content and influences. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 1 (May 20 - June 26)
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Introduction to Programming
MET CS 201
Introduction to problem-solving methods and algorithm development. Includes procedural and data abstractions, program design, debugging, testing, and documentation. Covers data types, control structures, functions, parameter passing, library functions, and arrays. Laboratory exercises in Python. Laboratory course. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 2 (July 2-August 8)
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Discrete Mathematics
MET CS 248
Fundamentals of logic (the laws of logic, rules of inferences, quantifiers, proofs of theorems). Fundamental principles of counting (permutations, combinations), set theory, relations and functions, graphs, trees and sorting. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 22-June 26)
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Data Structures with Java
MET CS 342
Prereq: (MET CS 232) or instructor's consent. Covers data structures using the Java programming language. Topics include data abstraction, encapsulation, information hiding, and the use of recursion, creation, and manipulation of various data structures: lists, queues, tables, trees, heaps, graphs, and searching and sorting algorithms. Laboratory course. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Creativity/Innovation, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 2 (July 1-August 7)
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Introduction to Web Application Development
MET CS 401
Prereq: (MET CS 231 or MET CS 232) or instructor's consent. Focuses on building core competencies in web design and development. Begins with a complete immersion into HTML, essentially XHTML and Dynamic HTML (DHTML). Students are exposed to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), as well as Dynamic CSS. The fundamentals of JavaScript language including object-oriented JavaScript are covered comprehensively. AJAX with XML and JSON are covered, as they are the primary means to transfer data from client and server. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Twelve-week course (May 22-August 7)
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Introduction to IT Project Management
MET CS 432
Provides a comprehensive overview of IT Project Management and the key processes associated with planning, organizing, and controlling of software projects. Focuses on various knowledge areas such as project scope management, risk management, quality management, communications management, and integration management. Students are required to submit a term paper. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Teamwork/Collaboration. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 20-June 26)
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Introduction to Database Design and Implementation for Business
MET CS 469
Studies the latest relational and object-relational tools and techniques for persistent data and object modeling and management. Provides extensive hands-on experience using Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server as students learn the Structured Query Language (SQL) and design and implement databases. Topics include the relational and entity-relational models, data modeling, normalization, object modeling, SQL, advanced SQL, stored procedures, triggers, database design, database lifecycle, and transactions. Introduces advanced topics including performance tuning, distributed databases, replication, business intelligence, data warehouses, internet databases, database administration, security, backup, and recovery. Students design and implement a database system as a term project. Laboratory course. Restrictions: This course may not be taken in conjunction with MET CS 579 or MET CS 669. Only one of these courses can be counted toward degree requirements. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Twelve-week course (May 22-August 7)
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Computer Architecture
MET CS 472
Prereq: (MET CS 231 or MET CS 232) or instructor's consent. Computer organization with emphasis on processors, memory, and input/output. Includes pipelining, ALUs, caches, virtual memory, parallelism, measuring performance, and basic operating systems concepts. Discussion of assembly language instruction sets and programming as well as internal representation of instructions. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Twelve-week course (May 21-August 6)
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Introduction to Software Engineering
MET CS 473
Prereq: (MET CS 342) or instructor's consent. Techniques for the construction of reliable, efficient, and cost-effective software. Requirement analysis, software design, programming methodologies, testing procedures, software development tools, and management issues. Students plan, design, implement, and test a system in a group project. Laboratory course. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital/Multimedia Expression, Oral and/or Signed Communication, Teamwork/Collaboration. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Twelve-week course (May 23-August 8)
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Information Structures with Python
MET CS 521
Covers the concepts of the object-oriented approach to software design and development using Python. Includes a detailed discussion of programming concepts starting with the fundamentals of data types, control structures methods, classes, arrays and strings, and proceeds to advanced topics such as inheritance and polymorphism, creating user interfaces, exceptions and streams. Upon completion of this course, students are able to apply software engineering principles to design and implement Python applications that can be used in with analytics and big data. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Quantitative Reasoning II, Creativity/Innovation, Critical Thinking. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Twelve-week course (May 21-August 6)
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Foundations of Analytics and Data Visualization
MET CS 544
Prereq: (MET CS 546 and (MET CS 520 or MET CS 521)) or equivalent knowledge or instructor's consent. Formerly titled Foundations of Analytics with R. Provides students with the mathematical and practical background required in the field of data analytics. Probability and statistics concepts are reviewed as well as the R tool for statistical computing and graphics. Different types of data are investigated along with data summarization techniques and plotting. Data populations using discrete, continuous, and multivariate distributions are explored. Errors during measurements and computations are analyzed. Confidence intervals and hypothesis testing topics are also examined. The concepts covered in the course are demonstrated using R. Laboratory course. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 1 (May 22-June 26)
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Introduction to Probability and Statistics
MET CS 546
Prereq: academic background that includes the material covered in a standard course on college algebra or instructor's consent. Provides students with the mathematical fundamentals required for successful quantitative analysis of problems. The first part of the course introduces the mathematical prerequisites for understanding probability and statistics. Topics include combinatorial mathematics, functions, and the fundamentals of differentiation and integration. The second part of the course concentrates on the study of elementary probability theory and discrete and continuous distributions. Restrictions for undergraduate students: This course may not be taken in conjunction with MET MA 213; only one of these courses will count toward degree program requirements. Students who have taken MET MA 113 as well as MET MA 123 will also not be allowed to count MET CS 546 toward degree requirements. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Twelve-week course (May 22-August 7)
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Foundations of Machine Learning
MET CS 555
Prereq: (MET CS 544) or equivalent knowledge or instructor's consent. Formerly titled Data Analysis and Visualization with R. Provides an overview of the statistical tools most commonly used to process, analyze, and visualize data. Topics include simple linear regression, multiple regression, logistic regression, analysis of variance, and survival analysis. These topics are explored using the statistical package R, with a focus on understanding how to use and interpret output from this software as well as how to visualize results. In each topic area, the methodology, including underlying assumptions and the mechanics of how it all works along with appropriate interpretation of the results, are discussed. Concepts are presented in context of real world examples. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Summer 2 (July 1-August 7)
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Operating Systems
MET CS 575
Prereq: (MET CS 472 and (MET CS 231 or MET CS 232)) or instructor's consent. Overview of operating system characteristics, design objectives, and structures. Topics include concurrent processes, coordination of asynchronous events, file systems, resource sharing, memory management, security, scheduling, and deadlock problems. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Twelve-week course (May 21-August 6)
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Database Management
MET CS 579
Prereq: (MET CS 231 or MET CS 232) or instructor's consent. Provides a theoretical yet modern presentation of database topics ranging from data and object modeling, relational algebra and normalization, to advanced topics such as how to develop web-based database applications. Other topics include relational data modeling, SQL, and manipulating relational data; applications programming for relational databases; physical characteristics of databases; achieving performance and reliability with database systems; and object-oriented database systems. Restrictions: This course may not be taken in conjunction with MET CS 469 (undergraduate) or MET CS 669. Refer to your department for further details. 4 cr. Tuition: $3180
Twelve-week course (May 22-August 7)
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Web Application Development
MET CS 601
Prereq: (MET CS 200 or MET CS 231 or MET CS 232 or MET CS 300) or instructor's consent. Focuses on building core competencies in web design and development. Begins with a complete immersion into HTML, essentially XHTML and Dynamic HTML (DHTML). Students are exposed to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), as well as Dynamic CSS. The fundamentals of JavaScript language including object-oriented JavaScript are covered comprehensively. AJAX with XML and JSON are covered, as they are the primary means to transfer data from client and server. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Twelve-week course (May 22-August 7)
12-week course. Mts w/MET CS401 -
Business Data Communication and Networks
MET CS 625
Prereq: (MET CS 200) or instructor's consent. Presents the foundations of data communications and takes a bottom-up approach to computer networks. Concludes with an overview of basic network security and management concepts. Restrictions: This course may not be taken in conjunction with MET CS 425 (undergraduate) or MET CS 535. Only one of these courses can be counted toward degree requirements. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Twelve-week course (May 21-August 6)
12-week course -
Information Technology Project Management
MET CS 632
A comprehensive overview of the principles, processes, and practices of software project management. Students learn techniques for planning, organizing, scheduling, and controlling software projects. There is substantial focus on software cost estimation and software risk management. Students obtain practical project management skills and competencies related to the definition of a software project, establishment of project communications, managing project changes, and managing distributed software teams and projects. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Teamwork/Collaboration. 4 cr. Tuition: $3820
Summer 1 (May 20-June 26)
Note start date. Mts w/MET CS432. Make-up class on Friday, 5/31
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