Courses

Below you will find the current course offerings listed by semester and then alphabetically by department. Students and Faculty should log in to workday.simmons.edu and view the live course listings for the current semester. The current semester listings below are updated weekly. If you have any questions about these courses, please contact the Registrar's Office at or 617-521-2111.

Fall 2023 Course Schedule

Last Updated: 03/06/2024 12:00PM

Behavior Analysis

BEHV 415 - Introduction to Single Subject Research Designs

This course is designed to introduce the fundamentals of behavior-analytic research, methods for obtaining data based on operationally defined target behaviors. At the culmination of this course students should be able to independently create all single-subject research designs, discuss benefits and limitation to each design, and identify how and where experimental control is demonstrated. Students will learn to select an appropriate research design, interpret data, and make data-based decisions.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/12
Tuesday
6:00PM - 9:30PM
Judah Axe
4
Main Campus

BEHV 424 - Introduction to Behavior Analysis

BEHV 424 is an introductory course in Behavior Analysis. The focus of this class will be the basic behavioral principles (e.g., reinforcement, stimulus control, punishment and extinction). The format will include a combination of lectures, group discussions, and small group activities. Readings from the text (Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 2020) will serve as the basis for class discussions. In addition, supplemental readings that provide applied or experimental examples of the topics provided will be assigned.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/06 - 2023/12/13
Wednesday
6:00PM - 9:30PM
Ronald Allen
4
Main Campus

BEHV 430 - Legal and Ethical Issues

This course was designed to provide students with an overview of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board ethics code. Ethical issues outlined in the Behavior Analyst Certification Board�s (BACB®) Task List will be reviewed in the context of this class (http://www.bacb.com/). Additionally, the student will become familiar with federal and state legal regulations and policies specific to behavior management and restraint, as well as discuss larger ethical issues such as the design of cultures, guardianship, and discrimination.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/06 - 2023/12/13
Wednesday
6:00PM - 9:30PM
John Racine
4
Main Campus

BEHV 434 - Methods for Changing Behavior II

This course reviews a methodological, evidence-based approach to educational design, as well as several evidence-based instructional practices. The pedagogical strategies taught throughout the course are utilized in this class, including Interteaching, active responding, programmed instruction, mastery-based learning, Personalized Systems of Instruction (PSI), Precision Teaching, and Direct Instruction.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/11 - 2023/12/11
Monday
6:00PM - 9:30PM
Christina Barosky
4
Main Campus

BEHV 450 - Supervised Fieldwork Orientation

BEHV-450 consists of self-paced learning modules completed online through the Moodle course page. There will be a 2-hour required meeting held toward the end of the semester. More information will be provided by the instructor.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
OL01 TBD TBD
Emily Perry
TBD
TBD

BEHV 453 - Supervised Fieldwork III

This course provides supervision and mentoring to students using the basic principles of behavior analysis in the classroom or work setting. It fulfills, in part, the requirements of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board for completion of supervision under the category of Supervised Fieldwork. Students complete 5 semesters of individual and group supervision to fulfill the entire requirement for Supervised Fieldwork.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/07 - 2023/12/14
Thursday
6:00PM - 7:30PM
Emily Perry
2
Main Campus
02 2023/09/07 - 2023/12/14
Thursday
7:45PM - 9:15PM
Emily Perry
2
Main Campus

BEHV 454 - Supervised Fieldwork IV

This course provides supervision and mentoring to students using the basic principles of behavior analysis in the classroom or work setting. It fulfills, in part, the requirements of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board for completion of supervision under the category of Supervised Fieldwork. Students complete 5 semesters of individual and group supervision to fulfill the entire requirement for Supervised Fieldwork.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/07 - 2023/12/14
Thursday
6:00PM - 7:30PM
Emily Perry
2
Main Campus

BEHV 455 - Supervised Fieldwork V

This course provides supervision and mentoring to students using the basic principles of behavior analysis in the classroom or work setting. It fulfills, in part, the requirements of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board for completion of supervision under the category of Supervised Fieldwork. Students complete 5 semesters of individual and group supervision to fulfill the entire requirement for Supervised Fieldwork.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
02 2023/09/07 - 2023/12/14
Thursday
6:00PM - 7:30PM
Emily Perry
2
Main Campus

BEHV 465 - Theoretical and Applied Issues in Skinner's Writings

Skinner considered his 1957 book Verbal Behavior to be his most important work. Skinner rejected cognitive explanations of language as the transmission of thoughts and ideas that start in our minds. Instead, he analyzed verbal behavior as behavior controlled by basic behavioral processes, including positive reinforcement and stimulus control. In this course, students read and analyze the concepts in Verbal Behavior, such as the mand, tact, intraverbal, and autoclitic. The distinction between radical and methodological behaviorism is discussed, including a discussion of how behavior analysts treat private events and covert verbal behavior. Students read research on applications of verbal behavior to improving the communication of individuals with language delays. There is also an emphasis on practical applications of the analysis of verbal behavior. Products of this course include a teaching program based on verbal behavior and a paper extending ideas or research avenues in verbal behavior.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/12
Tuesday
6:00PM - 9:30PM
Simone Palmer
4
Main Campus

BEHV 470 - Practicum Orientation

<b>1 mandatory meeting: </b><i>Practicum Orientation must be successfully completed to be eligible to take Practicum I. Practicum Orientation is an asynchronous course that students complete to prepare for Practicum, including submitting required paperwork for proposed sites and supervisors, and preparing for the thesis equivalent project. Students must attend a mandatory meeting.</i>

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 TBD TBD
Gretchen Dittrich
TBD
TBD

BEHV 495 - Independent Study

The student selects a problem for in-depth analysis and study. Prerequisite: graduate student standing and department consent.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/11 - 2023/12/11
Monday
3:30PM - 5:30PM
Claudia Campos Fleitas
2
TBD

Behavioral Analysis Online

BEHVO 415 - Introduction to Single Subject Research

This course presents and assesses the experimental control developed by various types of single-subject research designs. Additionally, the types of measurement protocols, ethical issues, data collection, and visual display are discussed in relation to each research design.This course will use behaviorally based pedagogical strategies, such as Say All Fast Minute Each Day Shuffle (SAFMEDS), interteaching, group activities, case studies, readings, literature reviews, guided notes, Socratic questioning, quizzes, exams, a midterm, and a final exam. Active student responding will be prioritized. Students must design, present, and defend a hypothetical study in a professional poster format.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/11 - 2023/12/11
Monday
7:00PM - 9:10PM
Christina King
4
TBD
02 2023/09/12 - 2023/12/12
Tuesday
8:20PM - 10:30PM
Claudia Campos Fleitas
4
TBD

BEHVO 424 - Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis

The focus of this class is on basic behavioral vocabulary, definitions, and principles (e.g., reinforcement, stimulus control, and motivation). The format includes a combination of lectures, group discussions, and small group activities. Readings from assigned texts will serve as the basis for class presentation and discussions. This course will use behaviorally based pedagogical strategies, such as Say All Fast Minute Each Day Shuffle (SAFMEDS), interteaching, group activities, case studies, readings, literature reviews, guided notes, Socratic questioning, quizzes and exams, a midterm and a final exam. Active student responding will be prioritized.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/12 - 2023/12/12
Tuesday
6:00PM - 8:10PM
Russell Maguire
4
TBD
02 2023/09/13 - 2023/12/13
Wednesday
7:00PM - 9:10PM
Stephanie Keesey-Phelan
4
TBD

BEHVO 426 - Behavioral Assessment

Assessment is the cornerstone of behavior analysis. Whether working with people or animals, individually or in groups, addressing any given problem, the foundation of the behavior analyst�s work is rigorous assessment. This course introduces the methods of behavioral assessment, focusing on identifying hypotheses and testing the hypothesis to identify functional relations. The course also teaches students to plan effective clinical and educational interventions based on the results of multi-dimensional behavioral assessment that uses a continuum of assessment methods.Through this course, students will learn to conduct a functional behavioral assessment including planning, taking data, interpreting data, composing narrative reports, and establishing rapport with clients while determining how best to measure progress and develop goals. By the end of the course, students should be able to perform these processes with any client or any group of clients.This course will use behaviorally based pedagogical strategies, such as Say All Fast Minute Each Day Shuffle (SAFMEDS), interteaching, group activities, individual self paced modules, readings, literature reviews, guided notes, Socratic questioning, quizzes, exams, and a final project. Active student responding will be prioritized.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/12 - 2023/12/12
Tuesday
6:00PM - 8:10PM
Christina King
4
TBD

BEHVO 427 - Methodologies for Behavior Change I

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/12 - 2023/12/12
Tuesday
6:00PM - 8:10PM
Dani Pizzella
4
TBD

BEHVO 430 - Ethics and Legal Issues

This course was designed to provide students with an overview of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board�s (2014) Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts. Ethical issues outlined in the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) Task List will be reviewed in the context of this class (http://www.bacb.com/). Additionally, the student will become familiar with federal and state legal regulations and policies specific to behavior management and restraint, as well as discuss larger ethical issues such as the design of cultures, guardianship, and discrimination.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/13 - 2023/12/13
Wednesday
7:00PM - 9:10PM
Christina King
4
TBD

BEHVO 434 - Methodologies for Behavior Change II

The purpose of this course is to expose students to innovative behavioral instructional protocols, such as precision teaching, PSI, direct instruction, stimulus equivalence, and errorless instruction.This course will use behaviorally based pedagogical strategies, such as lecture with guided notes, active choral responding, practice opportunities with modeling, Personalized System of Instruction, guided reading, guest lectures, weekly quizzes, a final exam and two student projects.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/11 - 2023/12/11
Monday
8:00PM - 10:10PM
Dylan Palmer
4
TBD
02 2023/09/13 - 2023/12/13
Wednesday
7:00PM - 9:10PM
Dylan Palmer
4
TBD
03 2023/09/14 - 2023/12/14
Thursday
4:30PM - 6:40PM
Christina Barosky
4
TBD

BEHVO 445 - Advanced Topics in Behavior Analysis

Examines the how fundamental behavior analytical protocols (e.g., schedules of reinforcement, stimulus control, etc.) can be used to assess and account for sophisticated human behaviors, such as verbal behaviors, private events, and derived relational responding. Translational research (i.e., from laboratory to the real world) is presented and discussed.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/11 - 2023/12/11
Monday
7:00PM - 9:10PM
Laurel Ciavarri
4
TBD
02 2023/09/12 - 2023/12/12
Tuesday
6:00PM - 8:10PM
Laurel Ciavarri
4
TBD

BEHVO 452 - Supervised Fieldwork: Mentor & Supervi

This course provides supervision and mentoring to students using the basic principles of behavior analysis in the classroom or work setting. It fulfills, in part, the requirements of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board for completion of supervision under the category of Supervised Fieldwork. Students complete 5 semesters of individual and group supervision to fulfill the entire requirement for Supervised Fieldwork.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/14 - 2023/12/14
Thursday
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Jessica Wenig
2
TBD

BEHVO 453 - Supervised Fieldwork: Mentor & Supervis

This course provides supervision and mentoring to students using the basic principles of behavior analysis in the classroom or work setting. It fulfills, in part, the requirements of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board for completion of supervision under the category of Supervised Fieldwork. Students complete 5 semesters of individual and group supervision to fulfill the entire requirement for Supervised Fieldwork.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/11 - 2023/12/11
Monday
6:00PM - 7:30PM
Jessica Wenig
2
TBD
02 2023/09/14 - 2023/12/14
Thursday
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Nicole Keane
2
TBD
03 2023/09/14 - 2023/12/14
Thursday
10:00PM - 11:30PM
Molly Shireman
2
TBD
04 2023/09/12 - 2023/12/12
Tuesday
10:30PM - 11:59PM
Dani Pizzella
2
TBD
05 2023/09/11 - 2023/12/11
Monday
6:15PM - 7:45PM
Nicole Keane
2
TBD

BEHVO 454 - Supervised Fieldwork IV

This course provides supervision and mentoring to students using the basic principles of behavior analysis in the classroom or work setting. It fulfills, in part, the requirements of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board for completion of supervision under the category of Supervised Fieldwork. Students complete 5 semesters of individual and group supervision to fulfill the entire requirement for Supervised Fieldwork.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/11 - 2023/12/11
Monday
9:30PM - 11:00PM
Ashley Chase
2
TBD
02 2023/09/14 - 2023/12/14
Thursday
9:00PM - 10:30PM
Ashley Chase
2
TBD
03 2023/09/12 - 2023/12/12
Tuesday
9:00PM - 10:30PM
Kristine Brewer
2
TBD

BEHVO 455 - Supervised Fieldwork V

This course provides supervision and mentoring to students using the basic principles of behavior analysis in the classroom or work setting. It fulfills, in part, the requirements of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board for completion of supervision under the category of Supervised Fieldwork. Students complete 5 semesters of individual and group supervision to fulfill the entire requirement for Supervised Fieldwork.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/12 - 2023/12/12
Tuesday
8:00PM - 9:30PM
Ashley Chase
2
TBD
02 2023/09/13 - 2023/12/13
Wednesday
7:15PM - 8:45PM
Jessica Wenig
2
TBD
03 2023/09/14 - 2023/12/14
Thursday
6:00PM - 7:30PM
Nicole Barton
2
TBD
04 2023/09/13 - 2023/12/13
Wednesday
10:30PM - 11:59PM
Nicole Barton
2
TBD

BEHVO 465 - Verbal Behavior

Skinner considered his 1957 book, &#34;Verbal Behavior,&#34; to be his most important work. Skinner rejected cognitive explanations of language as the transmission of thoughts and ideas that start in our minds. Instead, he analyzed verbal behavior as behavior controlled by basic behavioral processes, including positive reinforcement and stimulus control. In this course, students read and analyze the concepts in &#34;Verbal Behavior,&#34; such as the mand, tact, intraverbal, and autoclitic. The distinction between radical and methodological behaviorism is discussed, including a discussion of how behavior analysts treat private events and covert verbal behavior. Students read research on applications of verbal behavior to improving the communication of individuals with language delays. There is also an emphasis on practical applications of the analysis of verbal behavior. Products of this course include a teaching program based on verbal behavior and a paper extending ideas or research avenues in verbal behavior.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/11 - 2023/12/11
Monday
7:00PM - 9:10PM
Megan Breault
4
TBD
02 2023/09/11 - 2023/12/11
Monday
7:00PM - 9:10PM
William Root
4
TBD

BEHVO 470 - Practicum Orientation

Practicum Orientation must be successfully completed to be eligible to take Practicum I. Practicum Orientation is an asynchronous course that students complete to prepare for Practicum, including submitting required paperwork for proposed sites and supervisors, and preparing for the thesis equivalent project. Students must attend a mandatory meeting.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 TBD TBD
Claudia Campos Fleitas
TBD
TBD

Biology

BIOL 104 - Introduction to Environmental Science

Introduces basic principles of ecology and environmental science relevant to the interactions between humans and their environment, unity and interconnections of life, and processes that drive ecological health. Relevance of ecology to today's society with emphasis on natural resource use, conservation, and the relationships of ecological health to human health.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
CD01 2023/09/11 - 2023/12/11
Monday
8:00PM - 9:20PM
Ester Quintana
4
TBD

BIOL 109 - Sex, Gender, and Biology

Exploration of biological aspects of sex and gender through examination of the genetic, developmental, anatomical, and physiological processes that form the basis of sexual biology. Presents the relationship between biology, sex and gender in context of a non-binary spectrum. Includes lecture and hands-on laboratory activities.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/08 - 2023/12/15
Friday
11:00AM - 1:50PM
Charlotte Russell
4
Main Campus
02 2023/09/07 - 2023/12/14
Thursday
2:00PM - 4:50PM
Charlotte Russell
4
Main Campus

BIOL 113 - General Biology

Introduces basic principles of biology, including cell structure and function, biochemistry, and metabolism; Mendelian and molecular genetics; and discussion of the theory of evolution. Includes lecture and laboratory sessions.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
9:30AM - 10:50AM
John Young
4
Main Campus
02 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
11:00AM - 12:20PM
Roberto De Luca
4
Main Campus
03 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
12:30PM - 1:50PM
Anna Aguilera
4
Main Campus
CD01 2023/09/11 - 2023/12/11
Monday
8:00PM - 9:20PM
Ali Ahrabi
4
TBD

BIOL 113L - General Biology Lab

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/11 - 2023/12/11
Monday
2:00PM - 4:50PM
Seth Johnson
TBD
Main Campus
02 2023/09/11 - 2023/12/11
Monday
5:00PM - 7:50PM
Nicole Lynch
TBD
Main Campus
03 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/12
Tuesday
11:00AM - 1:50PM
Ali Ahrabi
TBD
Main Campus
04 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/12
Tuesday
5:00PM - 7:50PM
Ali Ahrabi
TBD
Main Campus
05 2023/09/06 - 2023/12/13
Wednesday
11:00AM - 1:50PM
John Young
TBD
Main Campus
06 2023/09/06 - 2023/12/13
Wednesday
5:00PM - 7:50PM
Roberto De Luca
TBD
Main Campus
07 2023/09/07 - 2023/12/14
Thursday
8:00AM - 10:50AM
Jen Stallings
TBD
Main Campus
08 2023/09/07 - 2023/12/14
Thursday
11:00AM - 1:50PM
Jen Stallings
TBD
Main Campus
09 2023/09/07 - 2023/12/14
Thursday
5:00PM - 7:50PM
Ali Ahrabi
TBD
Main Campus

BIOL 123L - Principles of Microbiology Lab

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/12
Tuesday
8:00AM - 10:50AM
Ali Ahrabi
TBD
Main Campus
02 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/12
Tuesday
5:00PM - 7:50PM
Sarah Phenix
TBD
Main Campus
03 2023/09/06 - 2023/12/13
Wednesday
11:00AM - 1:50PM
Michael Iannessa
TBD
Main Campus
04 2023/09/06 - 2023/12/13
Wednesday
5:00PM - 7:50PM
Maghnus O'Seaghdha
TBD
Main Campus
05 2023/09/07 - 2023/12/14
Thursday
8:00AM - 10:50AM
Ali Ahrabi
TBD
Main Campus
06 2023/09/06 - 2023/12/13
Wednesday
8:00AM - 10:50AM
Michael Iannessa
TBD
Main Campus
07 2023/09/07 - 2023/12/14
Thursday
5:00PM - 7:50PM
Sarah Phenix
TBD
Main Campus
08 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/12
Tuesday
2:00PM - 4:50PM
Maghnus O'Seaghdha
TBD
Main Campus

BIOL 123N - Principles of Microbiology

Does not satisfy requirements for biology major or minor. This introductory course provides the basis for understanding the nature of human disease caused by microbial pathogens and viral agents. It covers the fundamental principles of cell structure and compares prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells; viral agents; bacterial genetics and antibiotic resistance; the principles of infectious disease, pathogenesis and immune response; the importance of vaccination as a key public health measure; nosocomial infection and hospital infection control.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
11:00AM - 12:20PM
Maghnus O'Seaghdha
4
Main Campus
02 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
12:30PM - 1:50PM
Jennifer Cohen
4
Main Campus

BIOL 150 - Research Training I

Students will build research skills in the laboratory and theoretical sciences by becoming involved in active research projects in the Department of Biology or in outside research settings. Students conduct fewer than 25 research hours or conducts paid research.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
02 TBD TBD
Eric Luth
TBD
TBD

BIOL 151 - Research Training I

Students will build research skills in the laboratory and theoretical sciences by becoming involved in active research projects in the Department of Biology or in outside research settings. Students conduct 25-49 research hours.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 TBD TBD
Eric Luth
1
TBD

BIOL 170 - Internship Introduction

Students will gain professional knowledge and skills by becoming involved in an internship in the Department of Biology or in outside settings. Students perform fewer than 25 internship hours or conducts paid research.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 TBD TBD
Eric Luth
TBD
TBD

BIOL 171 - Internship Training I

Students will gain professional knowledge and skills by becoming involved in an internship in the Department of Biology or in outside settings. Students perform 25-49 internship hours.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 TBD TBD
Eric Luth
1
TBD

BIOL 222 - Animal Physiology

Studies basic organ system functions in vertebrates and selected invertebrates. Uses living and preserved animals as well as computer simulation to reveal underlying principles of integration of cardiovascular, respiratory, excretory, digestive, reproductive, nervous, and endocrine function in animals. Includes lecture and laboratory sessions.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
11:00AM - 12:20PM
Eric Luth
4
Main Campus

BIOL 222L - Animal Physiology Lab

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/12
Tuesday
2:00PM - 4:50PM
Eric Luth
TBD
Main Campus
02 2023/09/06 - 2023/12/13
Wednesday
11:00AM - 1:50PM
Eric Luth
TBD
Main Campus

BIOL 231 - Anatomy and Physiology I

Presents an integrated approach to the fundamental facts and concepts of human anatomy and physiology. Examines the constituents of the human body through investigation of tissue types and histology, with further emphasis on skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems, and endocrine control. Laboratory includes histology, gross anatomy, dissection, and physiological experiments.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
11:00AM - 12:20PM
Jyl Richards
4
Main Campus

BIOL 231L - Anatomy and Physiology I Lab

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/12
Tuesday
2:00PM - 4:50PM
Sarah Phenix
TBD
Main Campus
02 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/12
Tuesday
5:00PM - 7:50PM
Jyl Richards
TBD
Main Campus
03 2023/09/06 - 2023/12/13
Wednesday
11:00AM - 1:50PM
Sarah Phenix
TBD
Main Campus

BIOL 232 - Anatomy and Physiology II

Introduces structural relationships and functional integration of major systems of the human body, with emphasis on cardiovascular, lymphatic, immunological, respiratory, digestive, metabolism, renal, reproductive, and homeostatic systems. Laboratory includes histology, gross anatomy, dissection, and physiological experiments.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
N01 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
9:30AM - 10:50AM
Charlotte Russell
4
Main Campus
N02 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
11:00AM - 12:20PM
Sydney Aten
4
Main Campus

BIOL 232L - Anatomy and Physiology II Lab

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/12
Tuesday
11:00AM - 1:50PM
Sarah Phenix
TBD
Main Campus
02 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/12
Tuesday
2:00PM - 4:50PM
Kelliann Banaian
TBD
Main Campus
04 2023/09/06 - 2023/12/13
Wednesday
5:00PM - 7:50PM
Michael Iannessa
TBD
Main Campus
05 2023/09/07 - 2023/12/14
Thursday
11:00AM - 1:50PM
Karlyn Grimes
TBD
Main Campus
06 2023/09/07 - 2023/12/14
Thursday
2:00PM - 4:50PM
Karlyn Grimes
TBD
Main Campus
07 2023/09/07 - 2023/12/14
Thursday
5:00PM - 7:50PM
Karlyn Grimes
TBD
Main Campus

BIOL 250 - Research Training II

Students will build research skills in the laboratory and theoretical sciences by becoming involved in active research projects in the Department of Biology or in outside research settings. Students conduct 50 or more research hours.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 TBD TBD
Eric Luth
2
TBD

BIOL 270 - Internship Training II

Students will gain professional knowledge and skills by becoming involved in an internship in the Department of Biology or in outside settings. Students perform 50 or more internship hours.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 TBD TBD
Eric Luth
2
TBD

BIOL 322 - Evolutionary Biology

This discussion-based course explores the function of characteristics of species, populations and communities in an evolutionary context. Significant historical papers and contemporary advances to model and quantify outcomes of evolution are discussed. Potential topics include mate choice, altruism, phenotypic plasticity, plant-herbivore relationships, coevolution, biodiversity, and constraints on evolution. Human evolution studies include global environmental impacts and evolutionary medicine.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
11:00AM - 12:20PM
Anna Aguilera
4
Main Campus

BIOL 332 - Exercise Physiology

Studies the physiological and adaptive responses of the human body to acute and chronic exercise stress. Examines how exercise affects major organ systems across the spectrum of healthy and unhealthy populations. Laboratory uses a variety of exercise equipment to apply physiological concepts to exercise testing, prescription, and training.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
11:00AM - 12:20PM
Ling Xin
4
Main Campus

BIOL 332L - Exercise Physiology Lab

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/11 - 2023/12/11
Monday
11:00AM - 1:50PM
Ling Xin
TBD
Main Campus
02 2023/09/06 - 2023/12/13
Wednesday
11:00AM - 1:50PM
Ling Xin
TBD
Main Campus

BIOL 336 - Genetics

Studies the principles of classical and molecular genetics in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic genetics systems as well as population and evolutionary genetics. Emphasizes problem solving to illustrate techniques of genetic analysis. Includes lecture and laboratory sessions.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
8:00AM - 9:20AM
Jane Lopilato
4
Main Campus

BIOL 336L - Genetics Lab

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/12
Tuesday
2:00PM - 4:50PM
Jane Lopilato
TBD
Main Campus
02 2023/09/07 - 2023/12/14
Thursday
2:00PM - 4:50PM
Jonathan Lee
TBD
Main Campus

BIOL 347 - Human Development and Genetics

Explores human development across the life span and the effect of genetic and environmental factors on growth, development, and human behavior; includes analysis of the impact of earlylife conditions on the health of individuals and populations. Intersects with courses in the public health major including nutrition, exercise physiology, and epidemiology.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
12:30PM - 1:50PM
John Young
4
Main Campus

BIOL 350 - Independent Laboratory Research

Consent of department required. Usually taken for two semesters(eight semester hours) but may be elected for one semester (eight semester hours) at the discretion of the faculty sponsor. Arrangements for satisfying this independent learning requirement should be made with the student's advisor or BIOL-350 coordinator before the end of the junior year.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/07 - 2023/12/14
Thursday
9:30AM - 10:50AM
Seth Johnson
4
Main Campus

BIOL 362 - Kinesiology

The analysis of human movement based on anatomical and mechanical principles. Emphasis is given to the application of these principles for the understanding of human movement and performance.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
8:00AM - 9:20AM
Michael Welch
4
Main Campus

BIOL 362L - Kinesiology Lab

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/12
Tuesday
2:00PM - 4:50PM
Michael Welch
TBD
Main Campus

BIOL 370 - Internship

Consent of department required. Provides a supervised professional experience off campus. Potential sites include clinical settings, government agencies, conservation groups, and zoos. Placement is the student's responsibility,with the support of the Career Education Center and the approval of the department. Arrangements for satisfying this independent learning requirement should be made with the student's advisor or BIOL 370 coordinator before the end of the junior year.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/12
Tuesday
11:00AM - 12:20PM
Michael Welch
4
Main Campus
02 2023/09/08 - 2023/12/15
Friday
3:30PM - 4:50PM
Tim Hanway
4
Main Campus

Boston Course

BOS 101

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location

Boston Science Fiction

01 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
9:30AM - 10:50AM
Bob White
4
Main Campus

Isabella Stewart Gardner and the Building of a Culture Palace

02 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
2:00PM - 3:20PM
Gregory Slowik
4
Main Campus

Boston Writers: Crossroads for Creativity

03 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
2:00PM - 3:20PM
Becky Thompson
4
Main Campus

Creole Boston

04 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
2:00PM - 3:20PM
Abel Amado
4
Main Campus

Writing Boston

06 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
2:00PM - 3:20PM
Chelsey Grasso
4
Main Campus

Food is Love

07 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
2:00PM - 3:20PM
Urshila Sriram
4
Main Campus

Women Astronomers of Boston, New England, and Beyond

08 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
6:00PM - 7:20PM
Russell Pinizzotto
4
Main Campus

Writing Boston

09 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
2:00PM - 3:20PM
Christy Lusiak
4
Main Campus

Text and Context: Boston Writers of the 19th Century

10 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
2:00PM - 3:20PM
Sheldon George
4
Main Campus

Boston: Memoirs, Beauty, Noir

11 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
2:00PM - 3:20PM
Patrick Sylvain
4
Main Campus

Black/Brown Power: Race and Protest in Boston

12 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
2:00PM - 3:20PM
Tatiana M.F. Cruz
4
Main Campus

Toxic Consumables

13 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
3:30PM - 4:50PM
Michael Paul
4
Main Campus

Boston Course: Writing Boston

14 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
2:00PM - 3:20PM
Brendan Halpin
4
Main Campus

Boston Course: Creole Boston

15 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
12:30PM - 1:50PM
Abel Amado
4
Main Campus

Boston Course: Food is Love

17 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
3:30PM - 4:50PM
Karen Agostini
4
Main Campus

Isabella Stewart Gardner and the Building of a Culture Palace

18 2023/09/06 - 2023/12/13
Wednesday
11:00AM - 1:50PM
Gregory Slowik
4
Main Campus

Boston Course: Boston Childhoods

19 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
9:30AM - 10:50AM
Kelsey Jaye
4
Main Campus
20 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
2:00PM - 3:20PM
Kelsey Jaye
4
Main Campus

Boston Course: Writing Boston

21 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
9:30AM - 10:50AM
Phyllis E. Thompson
4
Main Campus

Boston Course: Food is Love

22 2023/09/06 - 2023/12/13
Wednesday
11:00AM - 1:50PM
Urshila Sriram
4
Main Campus

Business

BUS 100 - Introduction to Business and Management

Introduces the various functions, processes and activities of the manager in today's global marketplace. Emphasizes the global economy and organizations while building students' understanding of social responsibility, support for women's leadership and career success, ethical standards for decision-making and managing effective teams. Incorporates experiential exercises and case studies to help students observe, evaluate and apply business skills.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
11:00AM - 12:20PM
Erin DeCurtis
4
Main Campus
02 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/12
Tuesday
6:00PM - 8:50PM
Todd Herrmann
4
Main Campus
CD01 2023/09/11 - 2023/12/11
Monday
8:00PM - 9:20PM
Georgina Michael
4
TBD

BUS 112 - Personal Finance

Come explore your future adult life! All decisions involve choices, most of which have costs and benefits. We will practice analysis and problem-solving of how to apply for a credit card, how to manage your credit card balance and/or student loans, how to buy or lease a car, how to make a choice between renting or buying a condo, how to choose insurance for your car and home, how to pay your taxes, and how to invest for future goals (vacation home, college education of your children, your retirement).

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
OL01 2023/09/06 - 2023/12/13
Wednesday
11:00AM - 1:50PM
Spela Trefalt
4
TBD

BUS 120 - Business Applications in Excel

Students will learn about the use of various advanced functions of spreadsheets to become more efficient and effective in making accounting and business decisions in the corporate environment. Students will develop skills and gain knowledge through the use of hands-on exercises to be completed outside of class.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
OL01 TBD TBD
Yulong Li
2
TBD

BUS 137 - Entrepreneurship and Innovation

This course will introduce you to the world of entrepreneurship: a way of looking at the world that identifies and evaluates opportunities. We will learn from entrepreneurs in many different settings (for-profit and socially minded) and from many different backgrounds, including varied gender, race and class identity dimensions. Applying core, easily accessible business skills to real venture ideas (selected by the students themselves) short-term team projects will build your knowledge of how the economy rests on a continuing cycle of innovation. Entrepreneurship is the future - and this introduction to the nuts and bolts of being an entrepreneur can be applied in any job or to a start-up of your own. Entrepreneurship is for everyone!

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
OL01 2023/09/07 - 2023/12/14
Thursday
11:00AM - 1:50PM
Michelle Brown-Droese
4
TBD

BUS 220 - Introduction to Health Systems

Representing one-sixth of the U.S. economy, and vibrant with debate on access and innovation, healthcare offers career paths for health professionals, business people, data scientists, social workers and more. There has never been a more exciting time to explore this sector of the economy that integrates for-profit and nonprofit industries from world-class hospitals to neighborhood health centers to biotechnology research firms. In this course, we will focus on key areas including understanding the challenges of balancing affordabililty, quality, and access within the current US system, innovations in healthcare, building careers in healthcare, and the influence of healthcare policy. Coursework will be individual and team-based. Deliverables include researching an innovation to lower healthcare costs and tracking a Federal or State bill to improve access to care for vulnerable populations. No pre-requisites.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/07 - 2023/12/14
Thursday
6:00PM - 8:50PM
Todd Herrmann
4
Main Campus

BUS 221 - Project Management

Regardless of someone's role in business, education, health care, government, or any other sector, being able to manage projects successfully is a critical skill. A project is a unique set of activities meant to produce a defined outcome within an established period using a specific allocation of resources. This course provides an overview of concepts, tools, and techniques for planning, directing and controlling projects. It takes a multidisciplinary approach that comprises the quantitative analysis required to meet the technical, budget, and time constraints of projects as well as the behavioral and organizational factors critical to their successful completion. Students use case analysis and experiential exercises to supplement the coursework.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/06 - 2023/12/13
Wednesday
11:00AM - 1:50PM
Yulong Li
4
Main Campus

BUS 224 - Social Action Leaders

In this course we explore how social change is made organizationally by developing an experiential service learning project for gender equity as part of the global #heforshe solidarity effort (https://www.heforshe.org/en). This United Nations project rests on the principle that gender equality is a human rights issue and that people of all genders can stand with women to create a united force for change. In developing the project, we will explore concepts of social leadership including consciousness of self, common purpose, controversy with civility, and citizenship, and we will consider our own leadership contributions and abilities (current and future) as well as those of others, in a collaborative, culturally aware, and global context. Through self-generated case studies, we will identify how social movement campaigns are constructed organizationally including practices such as mission, messaging, and audience building. Course activities include creating and executing a social action campaign during the semester. We will use class discussion, leadership assessment activities, experiential exercises, case analyses, and videos as tools. Note: this course was formerly titled, Socially Minded Leadership. No pre-requisites.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
CD01 2023/09/11 - 2023/12/11
Monday
8:00PM - 9:20PM
Brian Daly
4
TBD

BUS 231 - Brand Management

For many firms, the brands associated with their products and/or services are their most valuable assets, and, hence, much management attention is given to designing, communicating, stewarding, and protecting them. This course is designed to provide an in-depth understanding of brand management and how brands and the stories that define them are crafted and communicated to consumers. This course takes a contemporary view of branding as a collaborative process of meaning making between firms, consumers, and other cultural producers, and includes emerging theory and best practices on brand storytelling, open source branding, branding in social media, and brand communities

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
OL01 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/12
Tuesday
6:00PM - 8:50PM
Edward Vieira
4
TBD

BUS 234 - Organizational Communication & Behavior

After graduation, what will you be doing? Most likely you'll be working in an organization that has a mission, goals to reach.and people you will need to work with effectively. Key to your success will be developing good relationships with your bosses and peers; influencing people to get excited about your ideas; and building teams that work well together and produce good outcomes. In BUS 234 you will gain insight into your strengths as an individual, a team-member and a leader, learn about how organizations really work, and build many of the skills (communication, problem solving, public speaking, persuasive writing), that will serve you well in any career.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
12:30PM - 1:50PM
Erin DeCurtis
4
Main Campus
CD01 2023/09/07 - 2023/12/14
Thursday
8:00PM - 9:20PM
Brian Daly
4
TBD

BUS 250 - Marketing

This course introduces fundamental marketing concepts and tools and provides an overview of marketing management. The course focuses on: 1) exploring the marketing environment, 2) applying marketing research and buyer behavior theories to facilitate strategic planning, and 3) developing tactical decisions to achieve organizations' marketing objectives.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/11 - 2023/12/11
Monday
6:00PM - 8:50PM
Edward Vieira
4
Main Campus

BUS 260 - Financial Management

Provides students with the fundamental concepts and analytical tools used in financial management. You will be able to understand the conversation and goals of business meetings, and be able to read The Wall Street Journal. Studies managerial decisions related to evaluating investment and financing opportunities. Examines both short-term and long-term considerations related to these decisions, including risk. Provides both a corporate and an individual decision-making perspective. All analysis applied to a company of your choice. Includes analysis and presentation of a real business opportunity. Competency in Excel required.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/14
Tuesday, Thursday
3:30PM - 4:50PM
Todd Herrmann
4
Main Campus

BUS 320 - Negotiations

Knowing how to negotiate is one of the most useful skills you can learn in college. Whether for personal use - finalizing a lease, car purchase or job offer - or professionally on behalf of your organization, negotiation is a method to advance and protect outcomes that matter to you most. In this course we discuss and practice the techniques of negotiation using a mutual gains approach - exploring the &#34;win-win&#34;. We will ground this focus in why we negotiate; how uncertainty, decision-making and people's bargaining styles set the grounds for conflict or resolution. Using role-playing, case analyses, and other experiential activities, the emphasis on the course is real-time practice in a supportive and skill building environment. Go from &#34;here&#34; to &#34;there&#34; in your abilities to resolve small differences before they escalate and to secure best value for your organization and yourself.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
OL01 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/12
Tuesday
11:00AM - 1:50PM
Michelle Brown-Droese
4
TBD

BUS 325 - Operations Management & Decision Making

Introduces the fundamentals of transforming inputs into outputs. Explores how companies match supply with demand and allocate resources efficiently. Skills gained through this course are essential to starting a business as an entrepreneur, managing an ongoing business and participating in the business environment as an individual with management responsibilities. Learning applies equally in both non-profit and for-profit organizations. Uses lectures, readings, problem sets, case analyses, discussions, and in class experiential exercises.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/11 - 2023/12/11
Monday
11:00AM - 1:50PM
Yulong Li
4
Main Campus
CD01 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/12
Tuesday
8:00PM - 9:20PM
Yulong Li
4
TBD

BUS 335 - Marketing Research

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

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/11 - 2023/12/11
Monday
2:00PM - 4:50PM
Edward Vieira
4
Main Campus

BUS 349 - Advancing Your Career

This course offers students the opportunity to gain work experience in a for-profit or not-for-profit organization. Credit is variable. A student negotiates the exact tasks, number of credits, and organization with the designated faculty

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 TBD TBD
Erin DeCurtis
4
TBD

BUS 350 - Independent Study

Involves a course of study on a topic of interest to the student. The work culminates in a final paper or other substantial final project. In order to complete an independent study, students must identify a faculty member of the Program faculty who is willing to work with them on the topic.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 TBD TBD
Todd Herrmann
4
TBD

BUS 370B - Learning From Internship Experience

The purpose of this course is to help you learn from your internship experience and apply those lessons to your career management going forward. You will go through a series of structured reflections about the different aspects of your internship experience: the content and nature of your work, advocating for yourself, professionalism and work ethic, relationships, how you were managed, organizational culture, opportunities and challenges, and organizational politics. You will draw lessons from your own and others' observations and reflections. You will revise your career management materials and plan your next steps based on those insights.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2023/09/05 - 2023/12/12
Tuesday
2:00PM - 3:20PM
Erin DeCurtis
2
Main Campus
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