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CoursesGraduate School Bulletin UWM Schedule of Classes USP Course Descriptions D2L: https://uwm.courses.wisconsin.edu/ Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management Fall 2008 Course DescriptionsYou must refer to the Schedule of Classes website for the most accurate information on the Schedule of Classes for times and locations, cancellations, etc. The web address is: www.uwm.edu/schedule. Fall 2008 Courses (pdf - 48k) Undergraduate CoursesUrb Std 250 - Exploring the Urban Environment Today's urban form is the result of a long progression of demographic, economic and political processes. This multidisciplinary course will provide a broad overview of some of these changes in American cities with a particular focus on Milwaukee. The course will be divided into two parts. In the first half of the course, we will examine some of the basic "urban" theories. These will include elements of race, class, crime, geography, economics, etc. With this background in basic urban theories, we will move into the second half of the course which will look specifically at the Milwaukee experience. In this last half, we will explore the intersection of historical development and the earlier social theories, which will provide a more relevant and local perspective. Urb Std 289 - Internship in Urban Studies, Lower Division Urb Std 360 - Perspectives on the Urban Scene This course will explore the issues of crime and violence in American cities. The course will examine the historical issues of urban crime, ghettos, poverty, segregation and social unrest. We will examine issues of criminology including violent crime, guns in society, gangs, hate crimes, riots, and terrorism. The last section of the course will look at the development of urban police forces and the new introduction of Homeland Security as a major component to urban safety. This will include the theoretical side of placing issues like protecting civil liberties, the broken windows theory, community policing. This approach will thus address historical, social, criminological, and even future issues of urban violence and security in the U.S. cities. "Cities in Popular Culture" This fully online course is designed to make confident independent learners
investigate the connections between cities and popular culture from the perspectives
of urban studies scholars. Due to the online framework, students should be prepared
for reading and writing intensive course, which will focus on a breadth and depth of
books and articles interrogation the many ways cities and popular cultures connect.
Throughout the course, students will identify, describe, and judge multiple urban
theories that attempt to explain and uncover how the city has evolved as a social
construction in relation to its representatives in popular culture. This course will
enable students to attribute multiple social theories accurately, be able to take a
position based on these theories, raise and answer counterpoints to these theories,
pose solutions to pop-culture-based urban problems, and discuss all of this
productively with fellow classmates via D2L discussion boards, quizzes, and writing
assignments. Urb Std 489 - Internship in Urban Studies, Upper Division Urb Std 699 - Independent Reading GraduateUrb Std 840 - Community Health Planning Urb Std 921 - Research Methods In Urban Affairs This course provides an introduction to the research methods that are most often used in the field of urban studies. Topics include theory and causation, research design, sampling, survey research, field research, historical investigation, comparative research, case studies, and program evaluation. The emphasis is on qualitative rather than quantitative analysis. Notes: Prereq: grad st. Urb Std 971 - History of American Problems This course examines how historians have conceptualized urban problems in the United States. During the first part of the term, students will read several selections about how urban dwellers have confronted the various problems of city life; the readings will focus especially (but not exclusively) on the physical environment of the 19th century. In the second part of the course, students will develop original research papers on some aspect of the history of urban problems. Urb Std 982 - Methods of Research and Analysis for Urban Social Institutions II (Must complete diagnostic exam prior to enrolling) This course reviews the research designs and statistical techniques appropriate for the
quantitative analysis of social data. The focus of the course will be on the analysis of
survey data and the application of statistical techniques to address substantive and
methodological issues. Students will analyze both data assigned by the instructor and
data of their choice. Computer time and a software packages will be provided. Class
discussions will center around recent articles in Sociology, Psychology, History, and
Urban Studies journals that illustrate the kinds of methods currently being used by
social scientists. Urb Std 983 - Contemporary Urban Social Structure & Change Range of research issues conceptualized in terms of major categorical and more intentional social structures that bear on urban social actions. Notes: Prereq: grad st. Other Courses of InterestGeog 441 - Geography of Cities and Metropolitan Areas Extent, localization, and geographic relations of land uses, facilities, and internal circulation, with particular reference to large North American cities Notes: Prereq: jr st & intro course in geog or acceptable course in an urban related field, e.g. Urb Plan, Urb Std; or grad st. Geog 880 - Challenges to Urban Sustainability Urban environmental management theory and practice, history of the urban environmental crisis, and alternative strategies for understanding human activity/ecological process relationships in urban areas Pol Sci 630 - Budgeting and Finance in the Public Sector Examination of the budgeting process in the public sector; development of skills in budgeting and financial management. Topics include capital budgeting, debt management, revenue forecasting, and auditing. Registration priority given to MPA students. Contact the department (229-4221) to request permission to enroll. Pol Sci 763 - Scope and Dynamics of Public Administration The seminar is on the interaction between political environment and public agency decision-making, which introduces analytic tools to political science and other students emphasizing public administration. Notes: Prereq: grad st. Pol Sci 789 - Theory and Role of Nonprofit Organizations This course provides a graduate-level introduction to nonprofit organizations and administration. It examines both the role of the nonprofit sector in contemporary society and practical aspects of working as a nonprofit administrator. First, we will review the nature, history and theory of the nonprofit sector. Second, we will examine the major characteristics of nonprofit organizations and their management. There are some organizational elements that clearly distinguish nonprofit administration form public administration, including values, legal context, governance, fundraising and volunteers. However, other managerial characteristics are largely similar—through not identical—to government agencies, including budgeting, intersectoral relations, planning and evaluation. These subjects will be examined to attain a general overview of the nonprofit sector as well as the management of nonprofit agencies. Graduate-level introduction to nonprofit administration, including an examination of the role of the nonprofit sector in contemporary society. Notes: Prereq: grad st. Pol Sci 792 - Decision Making for Nonprofit and Public Organizations. Research methods including research design, measurement, and analysis. Qualitative and quantitative decision-making methods. Understanding and using basic statistical concepts and techniques in decision making. Notes: Prereq: grad st Pol Sci 921 - Public Service Administrative Internship This course combines a supervised field placement in a governmental agency or nonprofit organization with class sessions and assignments designed to augment the work experience. Notes: Prereq: grad st; cons instr. Sociol 750 - Research Methods in Sociology Application of scientific methods to the analysis of social phenomena, methodological orientations in sociology, types of research procedure, and nature of sociological variables. Notes: Prereq: grad st. Sociol 928 - Seminar in Social Organization Study of conceptual approaches used in analyzing social organization: social stratification, complex organization, urbanization, small groups in mass society. Specific topics and any additional prerequisites announced in schedule of classes each time course is offered. Topic: Racial and Ethnic Inequality This course will comprehensively examine the growth and development of sociological perspectives and issues in racial and ethnic relations and inequality drawing from the theory, research, and commentary. Primary attention will be given to race and ethnic relations in the United States during the twentieth century. For purpose of analysis, the value-added insights of both historical and cross-national examinations will be extended. Main topics to be examined include: Classical, Post- World War II, and Contemporary Theories of Race and Ethnic Relations; The Significance of The Civil Rights Movement and the Post-Civil Rights Movement for Race and Ethnic Relations; The Race and Class Controversy; Institutional Discrimination, Affirmative Action, and Color Blind Racism. Topic: Environmental Sociology Notes: Retakable w/chg in topic & cons advisor to 9 cr max. Prereq: grad st Sociol 940 - Applied Gerontology Capstone 1 Professional socialization seminar emphasizing the interdisciplinary nature of gerontology and exposing students to professional and library resources for continuing professional development. Notes: Sociol 940 and Soc Wrk 940 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another. Prereq: grad st; Nurs 760(P) & Soc Wrk 851(P). Consent required to audit |
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