Courses

Course Schedule

Below you will find the schedule of courses currently offered for the Spring 2012 quarter. Follow the links at the left to view a list of all Harris School courses, or to find information on current or previously offered Harris School mini-courses. Current Harris School students may visit the Dean of Students Advising & Registration page for additional information.

To aid in registration for specific sections, see the list of Harris School Faculty Section Numbers.

To view the schedule for a different quarter, make your selection below. Future quarter schedules are subject to change.

Spring 2012 Course Schedule

Number	Course Name	Dist.	Time	Location	Instructor

31600	Political Institutions & The Policy Process	CORE	MW 10:30-11:50 a.m.	1155 - Lect.	William Howell
	Notes: Section 01

31600	Political Institutions & The Policy Process	CORE	MW 1:30-2:50 p.m.	1155 - Lect.	William Howell
	Notes: Section 02

31820	Security & Geopolitics of Pakistan	ELEC	MW 6:00-7:20 p.m.	1155 - 224	Azeem Ibrahim

32520	Environment, Agriculture and Food: Advanced Economic and Policy Analysis	ECON	W 10:30-1:20 p.m.		Sabina Shaikh
	Notes: This is a cross-listed course with ENST 26531. It will not count as a Harris course toward the minimum number of Harris courses needed to meet degree requirements. This class has an undergrad/grad ratio set of 80% undergrad to 20% graduate students. For Harris students only--if it appears there are seats available when you enroll, but you are unable to enroll, the graduate student cap has been reached. Email the instructor for permission to enroll and if you receive permission forward the approval email to Kathi Marshall.

32600	Analyzing & Communicating Public Policy	INST	M 3:00-5:50 p.m.	1155 - 224	Charles Wheelan
	Notes: Enrollment limit: 24

33730	Firms, Governments & Activists: Business in the Non-Market Environment	INST/MOT	TuTh 9:00-10:20 a.m.	1155 - 289A	Pablo Montagnes
	Notes: Enrollment limit: 25. Priority will be given to students who require the course for graduation and then to students in their final quarter of study.

34220	Seminar on Public Policy and Economic Equality	ELEC	Tu 3:00-5:50 p.m.	1155 - 224	Susan Mayer
	Notes: Enrollment limit 20.

34230	Public Finance and Public Policy 2	INST/ECON	TuTh 9:00-10:20 a.m.	1155 - 140C	Bruce Meyer

34320	K-12 Education Policy	ECON/STAT	Tu 3:00-5:50 p.m.	1155 - 289B	Chloe Hutchinson
	Notes: Enrollment limit: 30

34600	Program Evaluation	ECON/STAT	MW 10:30-11:50 a.m.	1155 - 140C	Robert LaLonde
	Notes: Section 01

34600	Program Evaluation	ECON/STAT	MW 1:30-2:50 a.m.	1155 - 289B	Jeffrey Grogger
	Notes: Section 02

34801	Advanced Topics in International Political Economy	PE	Th 9:00-11:50 a.m.		Anne Holthoefer
	Notes: This is a cross-listed course with INRE 44801. It will not count as a Harris course toward the minimum number of Harris courses needed to meet degree requirements. Instructor consent to enroll is required prior to enrolling in the course.

34810	Mixed Methods Approaches to Policy Research	ELEC	MW 9:00-10:20 a.m.	1155 - 140C	Amy Claessens
	Notes: Enrollment limit 25.

34910	The Context of Education Policy	ELEC	W 3:00-5:50 p.m.	1155 - 224	Susan Mayer
	Notes: Enrollment limit: 25

35501	Poverty & Economic Development	ECON	M 3:00-5:50 p.m.	1155 - 140C	Alicia Menendez
	Notes: Enrollment limit: 30

35801	Political Economy of Cities & Metropolitan Areas	PE	F 9:00-11:50 a.m.	1155 - 140B	Christopher Berry
	Notes: Enrollment limit: 30

36011	Budgeting in the Public Sector: Local and State Governments	MOT	Th 6:00-8:50 p.m.	1155 - 140C	Ginger Ostro
	Notes: Enrollment limit: 30

36330	South Asia Triumphs and Travails	ELEC	M 3:00-5:50 p.m.	1155 - 140B	Frank Schell
	Notes: Enrollment limit: 25

36701	Poverty Inequality & the Welfare State	ELEC	W 12:00-2:50 p.m.		Evelyn Brodkin
	Notes: This is a cross-listed course with SSAD 60400. It will not count as a Harris course toward the minimum number of Harris courses needed to meet degree requirements.

37020	State-Building and Failure in the Developing World	INST	Th 6:00-8:50 p.m.	1155 - 289A	Joseph Harris
	Notes: Enrollment limit: 20

37030	Topics in General Equilibrium, Default, Bankruptcy and Applications	ELEC	MW 1:30-2:50 p.m.		Aloisio Araujo
	Notes: This is a cross listed course with BUSF 33912. You can register for this course during the week of registration (March 20-24). This course does not count toward the minimum number of Harris courses required for your degree program.

37103	Crime Prevention	INST	Tu 9:00-11:50 a.m.	SSA -	Jens Ludwig
	Notes: This is a cross listed course, SSAD 63200. However, it will count as a Harris course for degree requirements.

37110	Competition Policy	ECON	Tu 3:00-5:50 p.m.	1155 - 289A	Sean Durkin

37401	Organizations Management and Social Policy	MOT	Th 1:00-4:20 p.m.		Evelyn Brodkin
	Notes: This is a cross-listed course with SSAD 44612. It will not count as a Harris course toward the minimum number of Harris courses needed to meet degree requirements.

37500	Topics: Latin American Economies in Developing Countries	ECON	MW 10:30-11:50 a.m.		Alicia Menendez
	Notes: This is a cross-listed course with ECON 25620. It will not count as a Harris course toward the minimum number of Harris courses to meet degree requirements. This class has an undergrad/grad ratio set of 80% undergrad to 20% graduate students. For Harris students only--if it appears there are seats available when you enroll, but you are unable to enroll, the graduate student cap has been reached. Email the instructor for permission to enroll and if you receive permission forward the approval email to Kathi Marshall.

37600	Theories of Justice and the Common Good	ECON	TuTh 1:30-2:50 p.m.	1155 - 289B	Ioana Marinescu
	Notes: Enrollment limit: 30

38010	Health Services Research Methods	STAT	MW 1:30-2:50 p.m.		Tamara Konetzka
	Notes: This is a cross-listed course with HSTD 35100. It will not count as a Harris course toward the minimum number of Harris courses to meet degree requirements. At least one course in linear regression and basic familiarity with STATA, or consent of instructor is required.

38101	Comparative Healthcare Systems & Pharmaceutical Policies: Lessons and Opportunities for Reform	INST	Th 3:00-5:50 p.m.	1155 - 289B	Joseph Antoun

38310	Health Care and Health Care Reform	INST/ECON	MW 10:30-11:50 a.m.	1155 - 289A	Tomas Philipson

38401	Labor Market Institutions and Unemployment	INST/ECON	TuTh 10:30-11:50 a.m.	1155 - 289B	Ioana Marinescu

38510	Information Systems and Technology in the Public Sector	ELEC	TuTh 9:00-10:20 a.m.	1155 - 289B	Robert Goerge

38900	Environmental Science & Policy	ELEC	TuTh 1:30-2:50 p.m.	1155 - 140B	Don Coursey and John Frederick
	Notes: Enrollment priority goes to MSESP students

39210	Leading Through Persuasion: The Art of Communication	ELEC	TuTh 1:30-2:50 p.m.	1155 - 289A	Terri Brady

39330	Education Leadership, Policy and Philanthropy		Tu 6:00-8:50 p.m.	1155 - 140C	Terry Mazany

39610	Cultural Economics	ELEC	MW 1:30-2:50 p.m.	1155 - 140C	Don Coursey

39801	International Organizations in Theory and Practice	INST	TuTh 1:30-2:50 p.m.	1155 - 224	Felicity Vabulas

39810	Advanced Topics in International Security: Research of the Last Decade	INST	Tu 9:00-11:50 a.m.		Michael Reese
	Notes: This is a cross-listed course with INRE 44901. It will not count as a Harris course toward the minimum number of Harris courses needed to meet degree requirements. Instructor consent to enroll is required prior to enrolling in the course.

40900	Work and Family: Policies to Promote Family Well-Being and Child Development	INST	Tu 3:00-5:50 p.m.	1155 - 201B	Ariel Kalil

41103	Political Economy 3	PE	MWF 1:30-2:50 p.m.	1155 - 140B	Christopher Berry

41210	Physics and Technology for Future Policy Wonks	ELEC		1155 - 289A	Robert Rosner

41300	Cost-Benefit Analysis	ECON	TuTh 10:30-11:50 a.m.	1155 - Lect.	Paula Worthington

41800	Survey Questionnaire Design	STAT	Tu 3:00-5:50 p.m.	1155 - Lect.	Lisa Lee and Ting Yan

42000	Applied Econometrics 1	STAT	MW 10:30-11:50 p.m.	1155 - 289B	Jeffrey Grogger

44310	Public Policy and the Labor Market	ECON	W 3:00-5:50 p.m.	1155 - 140C	Kerwin Charles
	Notes: Enrollment limit: 30.

44600	The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth: A Social Policy Research Tool	STAT	W 3:00-5:50 p.m.	1155 - 289A	Rupa Datta

44810	Advanced Methods in Comparative Effectiveness Research			M - 214	David Meltzer and Tina Shih
	Notes: This course will meet 9:00-3:30 on the following Fridays: March 30, April 13, April 20, May 4 and May 18. PPHA 38200, PPHA 31100 and SSAD 45600 or the consent of the instructors is required. Students should be aware that SSA 456 provides important practical programming experience without which some parts of this course will be much more difficult. The class will meet in M214, Center for Health and Social Sciences Conference Room, Billings Hospital. Enter Billings at the Goldblatt entrance on 59th Street (860 E. 59th Street). Take Elevators A WEST up to the second floor. CHeSS (M200 suite) is opposite the elevator to the right.

45100	Philanthropy and Public Policy	INST	M 6:00-8:50 p.m.	1155 - 140C	Shelley Davis

46201	Special Issues in Health Care Management	INST/MOT	Tu 5:30-8:20 p.m.		Laura Botwinick
	Notes: This is a cross-listed course with SSAD 46612. It will not count as a Harris course toward the minimum number of Harris courses needed to meet degree requirements.

46600	Workforce & Workplace Development: Inequality in Employment	ELEC	Th 9:00-11:50 a.m.		Susan Lambert
	Notes: This is a cross-listed course with SSAD 60300. It will not count as a Harris course toward the minimum number of Harris courses needed to meet degree requirements.

46700	Urban Education & Educational Policy	ELEC	Th 9:00-11:50 a.m.		Charles Payne
	Notes: This is a cross-listed course with SSAD 61500. It will not count as a Harris course toward the minimum number of Harris courses needed to meet degree requirements.

47000	Advanced Health Economics	ECON	MW 1:30-2:50 p.m.	1155 - 289A	Tomas Philipson
	Notes: This is a cross listed course, ECON 36500. However, it will count as a Harris course for degree requirements.

48410	Research Seminar on the Quantitative Study of Inequality	ECON	Tu 3:00-6:00 p.m.	RO - 301	James Heckman
	Notes: Discussion section on Fridays, 12:30-1:50 in RO 301. This is a cross listed course with ECON 37403. It will not count as a Harris course toward the minimum number of Harris courses needed to meet degree requirements. A high level of quantitative skills are required for this course. Class participation is required.

50000	Internship: Public Policy			ARR - ARR
	Notes: The internship course may meet a distribution requirement, depending upon the internship. Before enrolling, students must have their employer submit a letter, on company letterhead to the Dean of Students office, with the following information: employment dates, number of hours worked per week, job responsibilities. If approved, the student must then find a full-time Harris faculty member to be their advisor for the course and the paper due at the end of the quarter. The internship form (found on the student intranet) must be signed by the instructor and submitted to the Dean of Students office BEFORE enrolling in the course. If permission is received, enter the section from the faculty list. This course can only be taken for a quality letter grade.

50200	Ph.D. Workshop		Tu 1:30-2:50 p.m.	1155 - 140C	Ofer Malamud
	Notes: Harris PhD students only

50801	Practicum: School Cafeteria Design		Th 1:30-2:50 p.m.	1155 - 140A	Paula Worthington
	Notes: Enrollment is through an application process. Instructor consent only.

50802	Practicum: Social Impact Bonds		Tu 1:30-2:50 p.m.	1155 - 140A	Paula Worthington
	Notes: Enrollment is through an application process. Instructor consent only.

50803	Practicum: Impacts of Vehicle Electrication	INST/ECON	W 8:30-10:20 a.m.	1155 - 224	James Sallee
	Notes: Enrollment is through an application process. Instructor consent only. Details TBA. This course will also fulfill a STAT distribution.

51200	Field Research	ELEC		ARR - ARR
	Notes: Non-credit course. Harris international students only. Students must have completed at least 3 qtrs of consecutive full time enrollment toward the MPP or MSESP or joint-degree. Research cannot begin before the final, offical day of the 3rd qtr. of consecutive enrollment.

51500	Public Policy and Economics Workshop		Tu 3:00-4:50 p.m.	1155 - 140C	Bruce Meyer
	Notes: Jeffrey Grogger, James Heckman, Robert LaLonde, Daniel Bennett, Casey Mulligan, Derek Neal, Kerwin Charles. ECON 56300

52000	Individual Reading/Research Course	ELEC		ARR - ARR
	Notes: The advisor for this course must be a full-time Harris faculty member. The individual reading/research form (found on the student intranet) must be signed by the faculty member and submitted to the Dean of Students office BEFORE enrolling in this course. This course can only be taken for a quality letter grade.