Thematic Concentration:
Work and Organizations

2008-2009 Course List

Study of the changing nature, the social and cultural implications, and the public and private policy contexts of work and organizations in contemporary industrial societies, with special attention to the role of scientific and technological developments.

Foundational Courses
ENGR 145: Technology Entrepreneurship (4, A/W)
MS&E 175: Innovation, Creativity, and Change (3-4, W)
MS&E 180: Organizations: Theory and Management (4, A/S)
MS&E 181: Issues in Technology and Work for a Post-Industrial Economy (3, A)
MS&E 184: Technology and Work (3, S)
MS&E 185: Global Work (4, S)
SOC 1: Introduction to Sociology (5, A)
SOC 114: Economic Sociology (5, A)
SOC 160: Formal Organizations (5, NO)
SOC 161: The Social Science of Entrepreneurship (5, S)
SOC 165: Power, Gender, and the Professions (5, S)
Advanced Courses
ECON 145: Labor Economics (5, W/S)
ECON 158: Antitrust and Regulation (5, S)
MS&E 264: Sustainable Product Development & Manufacturing (3, A)
MS&E 266: Management of New Product Development (3-4, W)
MS&E 277: Creativity and Innovation (4, S)
MS&E 285: Negotiation (3, A/S)
MS&E 485A & 485B: Intro to Cross-Cultural Design (1, W) & Crosscultural Design (3-4, S)
SOC 115: Topics in Economic Sociology (5, W)

Sample Concentration:

• SOC 114 [Foundational]
• MS&E 180 or SOC 160 [Foundational]
• MS&E 181 or 184 or 185 [Foundational]
• ENGR 145 [Advanced]
• MS&E 285 [Advanced]

Center of Gravity: MS&E or Sociology

 

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