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Metropolitan College

Actuarial Science

The following courses are electives within the Master of Science in Actuarial Science graduate degree program. They are also open to non-degree students who have an interest in actuarial science and who have completed the prerequisite course work.

Introduction to Pension Mathematics

MET AT 544

Prerequisites: MET MA 581 or CAS MA 581; MET AT 521; or consent of instructor. This course covers the basics of pension plans, including design and funding. The course addresses pension actuarial funding methods and the use of life contingencies. It discusses computations under each method and its use in pension plans worldwide. Alternative forms of pension payments are also discussed. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

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Administrative Sciences

Project Management

MET MG 415

An examination of project management concepts, including organizational forms, planning and control techniques, and the role of the project manager. Develops the skills vital to effective management of multidisciplinary tasks through lectures, case studies, and business simulations. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: Teamwork/Collaboration. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

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Kishore Pochampally

Business in a Changing Society

MET MG 503

Undergraduate Prerequisites: Advanced standing or consent of instructor - Prereq: advanced standing or consent of instructor. Examination of the management process and the social environment in which organizations operate, including a discussion of the manager's responsibilities to employees, customers, stockholders, and society. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

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Hans Despain

Negotiations and Organizational Conflict Resolution

MET MG 515

Graduate Prerequisites: advanced standing or consent of instructor. - Grad Prereq: advanced standing or consent of instructor. A communications skills course that explores the nature of conflict and its resolution through persuasion, collaboration, and negotiation. Students learn theories of interpersonal and organizational conflict and its resolution as applied to personal, corporate, historical, and political contexts. Students assess their own styles, skills, and values, and develop techniques to better resolve disputes, achieve objectives, and exert influence. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Joe Bellefeuille

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: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

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Hanbo Yu

Completion of online Pre-Analytics Lab (MET AD100) and Introduction to R (MET ADR100) required

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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David Ritt

Completion of online Pre-Analytics Lab (MET AD100) and Introduction to R (MET ADR100) required

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: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

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Megan Trainor

Introduction to Python and SQL for Business Analytics

MET AD 599

Prerequisite: PY100 Intro to Python. 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. The outcome of this course will be a focused survey of Python and SQL topics designed to equip analytics professionals rather than a deep focus on technical programming topics. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Sree Kumar Valath Bhuan Das

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: $3900

Summer 1 (May 19-June 25)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, May 19, 2025
Last day to add	Sunday, May 25, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Saturday, May 31, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Saturday, June 14, 2025
Course End Date	Wednesday, June 25, 2025

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Patrick Courtney

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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: $3900

Summer 1 (May 19-June 25)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, May 19, 2025
Last day to add	Sunday, May 25, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Saturday, May 31, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Saturday, June 14, 2025
Course End Date	Wednesday, June 25, 2025

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Mark Carroll

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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: $3900

Summer 1 (May 19-June 25)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, May 19, 2025
Last day to add	Sunday, May 25, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Saturday, May 31, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Saturday, June 14, 2025
Course End Date	Wednesday, June 25, 2025

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Martin Spellacy

Note start date

Enterprise Risk Analytics

MET AD 616

Prerequisite: MET AD 571. The course offers an overview of the key current and emerging enterprise risk analytical approaches used by corporations and governmental institutions and is focused on understanding and implementing the enterprise risk management framework on how to leverage the opportunities around a firm to increase firm value. The major risk categories of the enterprise risk management such as financial risk, strategic risk, and operational risk will be discussed and risk analytics approaches for each of these risks will be covered. Students will learn how to use interlinked data inputs, analytics models, business statistics, optimization techniques, simulation, and decision-support tools. An integrated enterprise risk analytics approach will be demonstrated with examples from different functional areas of the enterprise. R, SQL, and Power BI software are used in this course. 4 cr. Tuition: $3900

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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David Ritt

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: $3900

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

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William McGue

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: $3900

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

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William McGue

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Yotam Mendlinger

Project Management

MET AD 642

Explores modern project management by providing an enterprise-level, experiential view of the discipline focused on connecting projects to the organization's mission, vision, and values. The theme of the course is applying key project management tools and techniques, through case-based group work, which helps students identify, analyze, and develop practical proposals to real-world issues. Groups select, plan, report, and then present on their project's scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, and communications elements using tools such as the WBS, network diagram, PERT estimate, Gantt chart (including the use of MS Project), risk register, and heat map. Students also gain familiarity with important new concepts in project management: Agile frameworks, sustainability thinking, and Benefits Realization Management, all of which are important for their success not only in other graduate courses, but as they lead projects for their organizations so as to provide lasting, triple-bottom-line value. The course is aligned with the latest PMBOK Guide from the Project Management Institute. 4 cr. Tuition: $3900

Summer 1 (May 19-June 25)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, May 19, 2025
Last day to add	Sunday, May 25, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Saturday, May 31, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Saturday, June 14, 2025
Course End Date	Wednesday, June 25, 2025

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Peda Mucic

Note start date

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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J Keegan

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: $3900

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

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Richard Maltzman

Project Risk and Cost Management

MET AD 644

Prerequisite: PM 100. In this course, you will be introduced to macro and micro approaches to project cost estimation. Case studies of both pre-project and in-process estimating examine some of the more common perils of human irrationality associated with project estimation to help develop more sensible, achievable project outcomes. You will learn how to manage both project cost and schedule objectives using the Earned Value and Earned Schedule Measurement Systems. You will also study risk management through an examination of both individual and overall project risk and apply your learnings using advanced risk management software in an actual case study. Project quality management, procurement/contract management, and project ethics and professional conduct will be explored using case study scenarios. 4 cr. Tuition: $3900

Summer 1 (May 19-June 25)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, May 19, 2025
Last day to add	Sunday, May 25, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Saturday, May 31, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Saturday, June 14, 2025
Course End Date	Wednesday, June 25, 2025

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Pamela Campbell

Note start date

Portfolio and Program Management

MET AD 646

Prerequisite: PM 100 and PM200. The course focuses on the relationship among portfolios, programs, and projects, and the important strategic objectives of each endeavor. The course is designed to assist students in developing a program management framework, policy, and organizational structure. Students will 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 will be contrasted, and mechanisms for resolving conflicts will be addressed. 4 cr. Tuition: $3900

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Scott Lynde

Ecommerce

MET AD 648

Examine the history of e-commerce, along with key concepts related to how businesses can successfully utilize Internet and Web technologies. You will be introduced to the concepts and challenges of electronic commerce. Topics include a comparison of e-commerce procedures, payment mechanisms, applications across various industry sectors, security concerns, and the challenges of starting and maintaining an online business. Additionally, e-commerce practices will be compared with traditional business models. The development of a WordPress-themed website is a minor feature of the course. 4 cr. Tuition: $3900

Summer 1 (May 19-June 25)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, May 19, 2025
Last day to add	Sunday, May 25, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Saturday, May 31, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Saturday, June 14, 2025
Course End Date	Wednesday, June 25, 2025

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Martin Chatterton

Note start date

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Martin Chatterton

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: $3900

Summer 1 (May 19-June 25)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, May 19, 2025
Last day to add	Sunday, May 25, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Saturday, May 31, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Saturday, June 14, 2025
Course End Date	Wednesday, June 25, 2025

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Tianhuai Ma

Note start date

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: $3900

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

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Karol Gil Vasquez

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Karol Gil Vasquez

Financial Regulation and Ethics

MET AD 678

Thoroughly reviews the important topics of financial regulations, policies, and ethics. Provides an overview of the financial systems, their history, problems, and issues, for the purpose of understanding the enactment of regulations as a method to protect the financial systems and investors. Regulators and their authority are identified, both domestically and internationally. Ethics, an extremely important aspect of finance, is discussed and explored. Ethics is a difficult topic to define and can be impacted by social norms. During the ethics portion of the course, students study where ethics have failed and caused major issues for the financial marketplace and individual companies. 4 cr. Tuition: $3900

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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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: $3900

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Peter Mayer

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: $3900

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

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Burky Chiang

Completion of online Introduction to R (MET ADR100) required

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: $3900

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

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Nakul Padalkar

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: $3900

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Christopher Athaide

Case Studies in Current Corporate Financial Topics

MET AD 709

Undergraduate Prerequisites: MET AD 630, MET AD 731 - 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: $3900

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Martha Zafiropoulos

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: $3900

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

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Fnu Rajagopal

Derivative Securities and Markets

MET AD 713

Undergraduate Prerequisites: MET AD 630, MET AD 731 - 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: $3900

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

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Howard Holmes

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: $3900

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

... Open Seats

Rodolfo Archbold

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: $3900

Summer 1 (May 19-June 25)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, May 19, 2025
Last day to add	Sunday, May 25, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Saturday, May 31, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Saturday, June 14, 2025
Course End Date	Wednesday, June 25, 2025

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Fnu Rajagopal

Note start date

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

... Open Seats

Fnu Rajagopal

Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management

MET AD 717

Undergraduate Prerequisites: MET AD 731 - 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: $3900

Summer 1 (May 19-June 25)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, May 19, 2025
Last day to add	Sunday, May 25, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Saturday, May 31, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Saturday, June 14, 2025
Course End Date	Wednesday, June 25, 2025

... Open Seats

San Chee

Note start date

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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John McLaughlin

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: $3900

Summer 1 (May 19-June 25)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, May 19, 2025
Last day to add	Sunday, May 25, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Saturday, May 31, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Saturday, June 14, 2025
Course End Date	Wednesday, June 25, 2025

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San Chee

Note start date

Corporate Finance

MET AD 731

Undergraduate Prerequisites: MET AD 630 - 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: $3900

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Yotam Mendlinger

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: $3900

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

... Open Seats

Megan Trainor

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: $3900

Summer 1 (May 19-June 25)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, May 19, 2025
Last day to add	Sunday, May 25, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Saturday, May 31, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Saturday, June 14, 2025
Course End Date	Wednesday, June 25, 2025

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Esteban De La Vega Ahumada

Note start date

Multinational Finance and Trade

MET AD 763

Graduate Prerequisites: (METAD731) - 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: $3900

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Barnet Sherman

Project Value Strategies

MET AD 782

Undergraduate Prerequisites: METAD642 - 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: $3900

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

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Richard Maltzman

Principles and Best Practices in Project, Program, and Portfolio Management

MET AD 807

This course is one of the last courses that a student in the master's degree project management program is required to take. Students are expected to 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. Approval of the instructor is required. 4 cr. Tuition: $3900

Twelve-week course (May 20-August 8)

C1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Jason Wong

12-week course

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: $3900

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Valorie Luther

Advertising

The following are courses within the Master of Science in Advertising graduate program. They are also open to non-degree students who have completed an undergraduate degree and have all necessary prerequisites.

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: $3900

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Edward Downes

Arts Administration

The following courses are electives within the Master of Science in Arts Administration graduate degree program. They are also open to non-degree students who have completed an undergraduate degree and have all necessary prerequisites.

Leadership in the Arts

MET AR 700

This course provides students with an understanding of issues and practices of people in leadership positions in the arts world. Regardless of what functional area a student is aiming for ¿ artistic, development, marketing, finance ¿ eventually they are going to have to demonstrate leadership of a department, a team, or an entire organization. Through a combination of case analysis, class discussion, written assignments, and the insights of the two instructors and guest speakers from the arts community, we will focus on the most effective qualities of leaders. Topics include distinguishing between leadership and management; recruiting, cultivating, and evaluating leaders; specific challenges of leading highly creative people; teamwork and leadership; promoting DEI in the leadership of an organization; co-leadership, shared leadership, and other models; understanding and developing your own leadership style. 4 cr. Tuition: $3900

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

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Janet Bailey and Wyona Lynch-Mcwhite

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: $3900

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

... Open Seats

Mary Doorley-Simboski

Special Topics in Arts Administration

MET AR 781

Topic for summer 2025: Branding for the Arts. This course will explore branding and strategic brand management, with special focus on the arts and culture sector. Through class discussions and readings, case studies of arts-centered and corporate brand structures, discussion with experts in the field, and collaborative group projects, students will understand the crucial role that a brand plays in any arts organization's success, learn how a brand is constructed, and will become versed in how to effectively manage brand challenges and growth. 4 cr. Tuition: $3900

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Topic: Branding for the Arts

Internship in Arts Administration II

MET AR 803

Provides guidance to students as they undertake the internship experience. Students meet individually with the instructor to report on their experience and receive feedback. Students may not register for MET AR 803, or begin their actual internship, until they have completed a minimum of six of the ten required courses and MET AR 802. Arts Administration degree students only. 2 cr. Tuition: $1950

Twelve-week course (May 20-August 8)

C1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

... Open Seats

Blair Hollis

Contact artsad@bu.edu

Commercial Theater Graduate Certificate Accelerated Summer Institute

Commercial Theater Graduate Certificate Accelerated Summer Institute

Please note, these courses are designed for students completing the Commercial Theater Graduate Certificate Accelerated Summer Institutes. CFA Graduate Students in the School of Theater may also register for these courses as electives. For further information about this certificate, please email the MET Arts Administration department at artsad@bu.edu.

Summer 1
MET AR 751: Commercial Production: The Broadway Model (May 30 - June 8)
MET AR 754: Global Performing Arts Presenting and Producing (June 13 - 22)

Summer 2
MET AR 753: Current Trends in the Performing Arts Industry (July 25 - August 3)
MET AR 752: Strategies for Performing Arts Businesses (July 25 - August 3)

A field trip to New York City is planned from Monday, July 7 – Thursday, July 10.

Global Performing Arts Presenting and Producing

MET AR 754

Graduate Prerequisites: (MET AR 751) or Online Lab. This course focuses on core concepts that are involved with offering a theatrical property to the touring market and other commercial presenting environments such as cruise ships, casinos, resorts or public/private partnerships. Leaders of these businesses and entertainment organizations must present or produce artistically rewarding programs that align with their missions to attract, retain and grow audiences, while maintaining sustainable financial support. The course explores the assessment of a commercial artistic/entertainment property for the purpose of placing the property on Broadway, an international tour or other settings in which the property can be presented and monetized. The specific legal and licensing requirements to accomplish a variety of presenting models, such as ADA requirements, international visa requirements, content licensing, and financial models etc. will be explored with a strong focus on international engagements and viability. [Required for Commercial Theater Graduate Certificate] 4 cr. Tuition: $3900

Summer 1 (June 13-June 22)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Friday, June 13, 2025
Last day to add	Sunday, June 15, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, June 16, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Course End Date	Sunday, June 22, 2025

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Meets on campus June 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22. Meets online Wed, June 18. Nonstandard course dates

Commercial Production: The Broadway Model

MET AR 751

This course will examine the process of developing commercial Broadway productions from "page to stage." Students will examine the selection process that producers follow to identify a piece or property. We will examine the entire production process, from securing the rights and options, to legal processes including investor relations and collective bargaining, to assembling a creative and production team. Students will have the opportunity to meet with several Broadway professionals as guest speakers. Other topics covered may include securing a theater, residual, and subsidiary income as well as domestic and international touring. The leadership role of the producer will be discussed at every stage of the journey. [Required for Commercial Theater Graduate Certificate] 4 cr. Tuition: $3900

Summer 1 (May 30-June 8)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Friday, May 30, 2025
Last day to add	Sunday, June 1, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Course End Date	Sunday, June 8, 2025

... Open Seats

Jason Grossman

Meets on campus May 30, 31, June 1, 6, 7, 8. Meets online Wed, June 4. Nonstandard course dates

Strategies for Performing Arts Businesses

MET AR 752

Strategies for Performing Arts Businesses explores the practice of producing theater as an act of entrepreneurship, and the strategic thinking necessary to take a concept for a creative business or initiative and make it a reality. Students will learn the skills of leadership and management as they are applied in a dynamic arts environment. In this course we will go behind the bright lights of Broadway to examine the variety of creative business that support or leverage the commercial theater industry, as well as the ways in which creative business people inside of the largest legacy institutions are creating new strategies to stay at the forefront of this highly competitive field. We will also consider the ways in which nonprofit theaters are increasingly seeking to build earned revenue strategies, and the growing number of commercial/nonprofit partnerships that operate within the industry. [Required for Commercial Theater Graduate Certificate] 4 cr. Tuition: $3900

Summer 2 (July 25-August 3)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Friday, July 25, 2025
Last day to add	Sunday, July 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 28, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Course End Date	Sunday, August 3, 2025

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Meets on campus July 25, 26, 27, August 1, 2, 3. Meets online July 30. Nonstandard course dates

Current Trends in the Performing Arts Industry

MET AR 753

Graduate Prerequisites: (MET AR 751) or Online Lab. - Promoting a theatrical property extends beyond selling tickets to performances, regardless of whether it is for a limited or open-ended engagement. Producers and artists must continually seek new opportunities and environments for their properties. Producers must follow a methodical process of analyzing current business activities and forecasting potential trends to inform decision-making that will ensure future success. [Required for Commercial Theater Graduate Certificate] 4 cr. Tuition: $3900

Summer 2 (July 11-July 20)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Friday, July 11, 2025
Last day to add	Sunday, July 13, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 14, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Course End Date	Sunday, July 20, 2025

... Open Seats

Meets on campus July 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20. Meets online July 16. Nonstandard course dates

Computer Science

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: $3260

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

... Open Seats

John Keklak

Discrete Mathematics

MET CS 248

Undergraduate Prerequisites: high school algebra. - 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: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

... Open Seats

Madani Naidjate

Introduction to Web Application Development

MET CS 401

Undergraduate Prerequisites: (METCS231 OR METCS232) or instructor's consent - 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: $3260

Twelve-week course (May 20-August 8)

C1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

... Open Seats

Andrew Sheehan

12-week course. Meets w/MET CS 601

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: $3260

Summer 1 (May 19-June 27)

A2 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, May 19, 2025
Last day to add	Sunday, May 25, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Saturday, May 31, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Saturday, June 14, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

... Open Seats

Vijay Kanabar

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: $3260

Twelve-week course (May 20-August 8)

C1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

... Open Seats

John Russo

12-week course. Meets w/MET CS 669

Computer Architecture

MET CS 472

Undergraduate Prerequisites: (METCS231 OR METCS232) or instructor's consent - 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: $3260

Twelve-week course (May 20-August 8)

C1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

... Open Seats

David Hendrickson

12-week course

Introduction to Software Engineering

MET CS 473

Undergraduate Prerequisites: (METCS342) or instructor's consent - 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: $3260

Twelve-week course (May 20-August 8)

C1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

... Open Seats

Alex Elentukh

12-week course. Meets w/MET CS 673

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: $3260

Twelve-week course (May 20-August 8)

C1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

... Open Seats

Jie Lu

12-week course

Computer Networks

MET CS 535

Undergraduate Prerequisites: (METCS575) ; Undergraduate Corequisites: Undergraduate students can not take any combination of courses from th e list: CS 425, CS 535, CS 625. Only one of these courses can be coun ted toward their requirements. - Prereq: (MET CS 575 and (MET CS 201 or MET CS 231 or MET CS 232)) or instructor's consent. Provides a robust understanding of networking. Covers the fundamentals of networking systems, their architecture, function, and operation and how those fundamentals are reflected in current network technologies. Students learn the principles that underlie all networks and the application of those principles (or not) to current network protocols and systems. Explains how layers of different scope are combined to create a network. There is a basic introduction to Physical Media, the functions that make up protocols, such as error detection, delimiting, lost and duplicate detection; and the synchronization required for the feedback mechanisms: flow and retransmission control, etc. Introduces how these functions are used in current protocols, such as Ethernet, WiFi, VLANs, TCP/IP, wireless communication, routing, congestion management, QoS, network management, security, and the common network applications as well as some past applications with unique design solutions. Restrictions: This course may not be taken in conjunction with MET CS 625 or MET CS 425 (undergraduate). Only one of these courses can be counted toward degree requirements. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Twelve-week course (May 20-August 8)

C1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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John Day

12-week course

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: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

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Behdad Shahossini

Introduction to Probability and Statistics

MET CS 546

Undergraduate Prerequisites: Academic background that includes the material covered in a standard c ourse on college algebra. - 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: $3260

Twelve-week course (May 20-August 8)

C1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Andrew Gorlin

12-week course

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: $3260

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Avi Mohan

Operating Systems

MET CS 575

Undergraduate Prerequisites: (METCS472) and (CS 231 or CS 232) or instructor's consent - 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: $3260

Twelve-week course (May 20-August 8)

C1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Mehrdad Nourai

12-week course

Database Management

MET CS 579

Undergraduate Prerequisites: (METCS231 OR METCS232) or consent of instructor. ; Undergraduate Corequisites: Restrictions: This course may not be taken in conjunction with CS 669 or CS 469 (undergraduate). Only one of these courses can be counted to wards degree requirements. - 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: $3260

Twelve-week course (May 20-August 8)

C1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Jae Lee

12-week course

Web Application Development

MET CS 601

Prerequisites: WAD 100 - Learn essential front-end development skills, starting with foundational JavaScript techniques, such as DOM manipulation and event handling, and advancing to interactive web technologies like HTML's Drag and Drop, Canvas, and SVG. You will be exposed to asynchronous operations, including AJAX, the Fetch API, and Web Workers, and learn to craft responsive designs using Flexbox, CSS Grid, and advanced CSS selectors. A comprehensive exploration of TypeScript and its main feature, static typing, and capabilities will also be covered.¿ The course concludes with a comprehensive dive into ReactJS, covering its core architectural concepts, component-based structure, and state management techniques 4 cr. Tuition: $3900

Twelve-week course (May 20-August 8)

C1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Andrew Sheehan

12-week course. Meets w/MET CS 401

Business Data Communication and Networks

MET CS 625

Undergraduate Prerequisites: On Campus Prerequisites: MET CS 200 Fundamentals of Information Techno logy. Or instructor^s consent. ; Undergraduate Corequisites: Restrictions: MS CIS only. This course may not be taken in conjunction with CS 425 (undergraduate) or CS 535. Only CS 535 or CS 625 can be c ounted towards degree requirements. - 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: $3900

Twelve-week course (May 20-August 8)

C1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Scott Arena

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: $3900

Summer 1 (May 19-June 27)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, May 19, 2025
Last day to add	Sunday, May 25, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Saturday, May 31, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Saturday, June 14, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

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Vijay Kanabar

Note start date. Meets w/MET CS 432

Agile Software Development

MET CS 634

A comprehensive overview of the principles, processes, and practices of Agile software development. Students learn techniques for initiating, planning, and executing software development projects using Agile methodologies. Students obtain practical knowledge of Agile development frameworks and distinguish between Agile and traditional project management methodologies. Students learn how to apply Agile tools and techniques in the software development lifecycle from project ideation to deployment, including establishing an Agile team environment, roles and responsibilities, communication and reporting methods, and embracing change. Also leverages the guidelines outlined by the Project Management Institute for Agile project development as a framework. 4 cr. Tuition: $3900

Twelve-week course (May 20-August 8)

C1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Raj Heda

12-week course

Database Design and Implementation for Business

MET CS 669

Undergraduate Prerequisites: Restrictions: Only for MS CIS. This course may not be taken in conjunc tion with MET CS 469 (undergraduate) or MET CS 579. Only one of these courses can be counted towards degree requirements. - 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. Students design and implement a database system as a term project. Restrictions: This course may not be taken in conjunction with MET CS 469 (undergraduate) or MET CS 579. Only one of these courses can be counted toward degree requirements. 4 cr. Tuition: $3900

Twelve-week course (May 20-August 8)

C1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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John Russo

12-week course. Meets w/MET CS 469

Software Engineering

MET CS 673

Undergraduate Prerequisites: MET CS342 and at least one 500-level computer programming-intensive sc ience course (or instructor's consent). MET CS 564 or MET CS 565 are r ecommended. - Prereq: At least two 500-level or above programming-intensive courses or instructor's consent. Students should be familiar with object-oriented design concepts and proficient in at least one high level programming language before taking this course. Overview of techniques and tools to develop high quality software. Topics include software development life cycle such as Agile and DevOps, requirements analysis, software design, programming techniques, refactoring, testing, as well as software management issues. Features a term-long group project where students design and develop a real world software system in groups using Agile methodology and various SE tools, including UML tools, project management tools, programming frameworks, unit and system testing tools, integration tools, and version control tools. 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: $3900

Twelve-week course (May 20-August 8)

C1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Alex Elentukh

12-week course. Meets w/MET CS 473

Data Science with Python

MET CS 677

Prereq: (MET CS 521) or equivalent or instructor's consent. Major Python tools and techniques for data analysis. Weekly assignments and mini projects help build necessary statistical, visualization, and other data science skills for effective use of data science in a variety of applications including finance, text processing, time series analysis, and recommendation systems. Students choose a topic for a final project and present it on the last day of class. 4 cr. Tuition: $3900

Summer 1 (May 19-June 27)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, May 19, 2025
Last day to add	Sunday, May 25, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Saturday, May 31, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Saturday, June 14, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

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Farshid Alizadeh-Shabdiz

Note start date

Information Systems Analysis and Design

MET CS 682

Undergraduate Prerequisites: Basic programming knowledge or instructor's consent. - Prereq: basic programming knowledge or instructor's consent. Object-oriented methods of information systems analysis and design for organizations with data-processing needs. System feasibility; requirements analysis; database utilization; Unified Modeling Language; software system architecture, design, implementation, and management; project control; and systems-level testing. 4 cr. Tuition: $3900

Twelve-week course (May 20-August 8)

C1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Angelo Guadagno

12-week course

Web Mining and Graph Analysis

MET CS 688

Prerequisites: MET CS 544, or MET CS 555 or equivalent knowledge, or instructor's consent. - The Web Mining and Graph Analytics course covers the areas of web mining, machine learning fundamentals, text mining, clustering, and graph analytics. This includes learning fundamentals of machine learning algorithms, how to evaluate algorithm performance, feature engineering, content extraction, sentiment analysis, distance metrics, fundamentals of clustering algorithms, how to evaluate clustering performance, and fundamentals of graph analysis algorithms, link analysis and community detection based on graphs. Laboratory Course. 4 cr. Tuition: $3900

Twelve-week course (May 20-August 8)

C1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Zlatko Vasilkoski

12-week course

Data Mining

MET CS 699

Undergraduate Prerequisites: MET CS 521, and MET CS 546 and either MET CS 579 or MET CS 669 or instructor's consent. - This course aims to study basic concepts and techniques of data mining. The topics include data preparation, classification, performance evaluation, association rule mining, regression and clustering. Students learn underlying theories of data mining algorithms in the class and they practice those algorithms through assignments and a semester-long class project using R. After finishing this course, students will be able to independently perform data mining tasks to solve real-world problems. 4 cr. Tuition: $3900

Twelve-week course (May 20-August 8)

C1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Jae Lee

12-week course

AI and Cybersecurity

MET CS 767

Prerequisite: MET CS 677 or consent of instructor. Explore the critical intersection between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity, focusing on two interconnected themes: protecting AI systems from vulnerabilities and harnessing the power of AI to address cybersecurity challenges. As AI becomes a cornerstone of modern technology, ensuring the security of AI-powered systems against adversarial attacks, backdoor threats, and model theft is essential. Simultaneously, AI offers transformative capabilities for malware detection, intrusion prevention, and malware analysis. Through a blend of theoretical foundations, hands-on exercises, and real-world case studies, you will study topics such as adversarial machine learning, backdoor injection and defense, intellectual property (IP) protection, and privacy-preserving AI. You will also learn how to design and implement AI-driven tools to identify and mitigate cyber threats in dynamic environments. Practical applications emphasize building resilient AI systems and utilizing advanced AI techniques to enhance security and detect emerging threats. Hands-on labs using existing tools will also be provided and required. 4 cr. Tuition: $3900

Twelve-week course (May 20-August 8)

C1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Mikhail Chertushkin

12-week course

Big Data Analytics

MET CS 777

Prereq: (MET CS 521 & MET CS 544 & MET CS 555) or (MET CS 677) or instructor's consent. An introduction to large-scale data analytics. Big data analytics is the study of how to extract actionable, non-trivial knowledge from massive amount of data sets. This course focuses both on the cluster computing software tools and programming techniques used by data scientists, as well as on the important mathematical and statistical models that are used in learning from large-scale data processing. On the tools side, students study the basics systems and techniques to store large-volumes of data, as well as modern systems for cluster computing based on Map-Reduce pattern such as Hadoop MapReduce, Apache Spark, and Flink. Students implement data mining algorithms and execute them on real cloud systems like Amazon AWS, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure by using educational accounts. On the data mining models side, students study the main standard supervised and unsupervised models and improvement techniques on the model side. 4 cr. Tuition: $3900

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

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Dimitar Trajanov

IT Strategy and Management

MET CS 782

Undergraduate Prerequisites: Restrictions: Only for MS CIS students. - Prereq: (MET CS 682) or instructor's consent. Describes and compares contemporary and emerging information technology and its management. Students learn how to identify information technologies of strategic value to their organizations and how to manage their implementation. The course highlights the application of IT to business needs. MET CS 782 is at the advanced Master's (700-) level and assumes that students understand IT systems at the level of MET CS 682 Systems Analysis and Design. Students who have not completed MET CS 682 should contact their academic advisor or the instructor to determine if they are adequately prepared. 4 cr. Tuition: $3900

Twelve-week course (May 20-August 8)

C1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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M Arakelian

12-week course

Generative AI

MET CS 788

Prerequisites: MET CS 677, Python programming, mathematics required for machine learning, and familiarity with neural networks. Or instructor¿s consent. - The first part of the course covers statistical concepts required for generative artificial intelligence. We review regressions and optimization methods as well as traditional neural network architectures, including perceptron and multilayer perceptron. Next, we move to Convolutional Neural Networks and Recurrent Neural Networks and close this part with Attention and Transformers. The second part of the course focuses on generative neural networks. We start with traditional self-supervised learning algorithms (Self Organized Map and Restricted Boltzmann Machine), then explore Auto Encoder architectures and Generative Adversarial Networks and move toward architectures that construct generative models, including recent advances in NLP, including LLMs, and Retrieval Augmented Methods. Finally, we describe the Neural Radiance Field, 3D Gaussian Splatting, and text-2-image models. 4 cr. Tuition: $3900

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

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Reza Rawassizadeh

Social Sciences

Justice and Community Engagement

MET SS 501

Community engagement as it exists at the intersection of justice ¿ social justice, criminal justice, educational justice, food justice, housing justice, restorative justice, and healing justice will be central to this course. You will examine these through both historical and contemporary perspectives. Using writing as a tool for advocacy, activism, and change-making, you will engage with seminal texts, critical discussions, and reflective practices to examine topics including racism, gender justice, LGBTQIA rights, and other social justice movements. Voices of those doing the work of change are highlighted and invited as guests. We will investigate justice and public health issues including attention to individual, intergenerational, and systemic trauma. With an intersectional lens, we explore how social justice issues are uniquely shaped by identity characteristics (race, gender, sexuality). Collectively, the class engages diverse approaches to understanding and facilitating justice and resilience. Inclusive and trauma-informed approaches to inquiry and writing provide a foundation for community centered justice work. Designed to foster a deeper understanding of change-making, we hope to equip you with practical skills to become an effective agent of change in your community and beyond. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Twelve-week course (May 20-August 8)

EL (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Danielle Rousseau

Blended (eLive) format: Meets online Wednesdays 5/28, 6/11, 6/25, 7/9, 7/23, and 8/6; meets in person on campus Wednesdays 5/21, 6/4, 6/18, 7/2, 7/16, and 7/30.

Criminal Justice

Special Topics in Criminal Justice

MET CJ 510

Topic for summer 2025: 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: $3260

Summer 1 (May 20-June 27)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, June 12, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

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James Matesanz

Topic: Mental Health & Justice Policy

Gastronomy & Food Studies

Special Topics in Gastronomy

MET ML 610

Topic for summer 2025: The Language of Wine. If you've ever heard someone offer elaborate tasting notes on a glass of wine, you've probably also heard someone scoffing at the idea of tasting chocolate mint or a fresh tennis ball in a glass of fermented grape juice. But students of wine know that tasting notes and other ways of talking about wine are not just made up: talking about wine this way is crucial to the business of wine and it represents verbally the broad sensory range that tasters experience. Wine Talk is a particular kind of speech genre, a special way of speaking for specific tasks - like drinking, buying, and selling wine - and knowing how to Wine Talk is critical for someone looking to build a career or hobby in wine. In this class, we will peer behind the curtain and ask, Why do people talk about wine the way they do? Linguistic Anthropology, the study of language-in-use, can help us answer this question, by focusing on how Wine Talk operates socially, how language itself works, and how language builds social worlds. We will conduct our own linguistic anthropological fieldwork by going on field trips to wine businesses, by recording and transcribing interviews, and by tasting and talking about wine, empowering students who of the wine industry to understand the social and cultural impacts of talk in their work. 4 cr. Tuition: $3900

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Ariana Gunderson

Fundamentals of Wine

MET ML 649

For students without previous knowledge of wine, this introductory survey explores the world of wine through discussions, tastings, food and wine pairing, assigned readings, and student presentations. By the end of the course, students will be able to exhibit fundamental knowledge of the principal categories of wine, including major grape varieties, wine styles, and regions; correctly taste and classify wine attributes; and demonstrate an understanding of general principles of food and wine pairing. 4 cr. Tuition: $3900; lab fee: $325; total charge: $4225

Twelve-week course (May 20-August 8)

C1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, June 2, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Ara Sarkissian

12-week course. $325 lab fee. No prerequisite for registration

Studies in Food Activism

MET ML 722

In this class students will explore the work of anthropologists and other social scientists on food activism citizens' efforts to promote social and economic justice through food practices and challenge the global corporate agrifood system. The class will explore diverse individual and collective forms of food activism including veganism, gleaning, farmers' markets, organic farming, fair trade, CSAs, buying groups, school gardens, anti-GMO movements, Slow Food, Via Campesina, and others. It will address the questions: what is food activism, what are its goals, what is working and not working, and what are the results' 4 cr. Tuition: $3900

Dynamic course (June 30-August 8)

EL (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Jose Lopez Ganem

Blended (eLive) format. Twice weekly live classroom sessions via Zoom + 3-4 consecutive days in Boston for class activities to run from 10 AM to 5 PM (meet on campus at 10 AM each day), schedule TBD

Urban Affairs

Feeding the City: Urban Food

MET UA 527

Examines historical and contemporary issues involved in providing food to cities and metropolitan areas. Tracing the routes that food takes into the city and the major sources of food, the course looks closely at the accessibility of food, especially in poorer urban neighborhoods. Among topics covered are obesogenic neighborhoods, food deserts, gentrification and foodie culture, public school food nutrition, attempts to minimize food waste, and immigrants and ethnic foods in the city. The course also considers recent attempts at food production in cities, including urban agriculture, vertical farming, and craft production of food products. After closely looking at the history and current status of food programs, the course concludes with a consideration of urban food policies. 4 cr. Tuition: $3260

Summer 2 (June 30-August 8)

B1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, June 30, 2025
Last day to add	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Monday, July 7, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Thursday, July 24, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, August 8, 2025

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Walter Carroll

Urban Design and Development

MET UA 613

Considers the role of urban design in the community development process. Examines human behavior, aesthetic foundations of design methods, citizen/client participation, and public policy issues. Students analyze actual community spaces and complete design exercises. 4 cr. Tuition: $3900

Summer 1 (May 19-June 27)

A1 (IND) Arranged Add & Drop Dates

Course Start Date	Monday, May 19, 2025
Last day to add	Sunday, May 25, 2025
Last day to drop without "W" grade	Saturday, May 31, 2025
Last day to drop with "W" grade	Saturday, June 14, 2025
Course End Date	Friday, June 27, 2025

... Open Seats

Andrew Grace

Note start date