Summer 2013 Course Schedule - Updated Hourly

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Mathematics

MATH 118 - Introductory Statistics

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: High school algebra and completion of the competency in basic mathematics requirement. Intended primarily for students in mathematics and biostatistics and in the health, behavioral, and social sciences. Covers univariate and bivariate data analysis, surveys and experiments, elementary probability, sampling distributions, statistical inference for proportions and means. Extensive use is made of the software Minitab. The course will include a significant data analysis project. Staff.

MBA in Health Care

MBAH 410 - Health Economics

MBAH 415 - Quantitative Analysis

MBAH 501 - HC Practicum

Students wanting practical, hands-on experience may conduct a project or analysis of a local health care problem. This may include working on some special project or supporting an activity in a local hospital, health plan, or government agency. It may also include data collection and analysis. Alternatively, students may be seeking broad exposure to a health care organization and conduct a specific management project that benefits a sponsoring organization. Students will write a paper and make a final presentation to other students and faculty. Students should expect to spend 210-225 hours over the course of the semester.

Master in Communications Mgt

MCM 458 - Online Communications

Focuses on integrating an online marketing component into a broad-based marketing communications plan and extending marketing strategies to take advantage of the benefits of online marketing. Staff.

MCM 481 - Strategic Communication and Organizational Change

Focuses on assessing the organizational environment, long-range planning, and implementing change. Emphasizes the role of communication in managing the process of change in organizations. Staff.

MCM 497F - Advertising

This comprehensive examination of advertising provides students with a foundation and an understanding of the process of advertising, as well as the ability to analyze advertising campaigns critically. The case study method is used to explore the marketing mix, budgeting, media strategy, creative execution, planning, coordinating advertising with promotion, working with client or agency, and the social responsibility of advertisers. The course will explore the theories of how advertising works, both theoretically and in the real world. Students will learn and begin to practice the core disciplined processes and tools through both real life examples/cases and in the development of their own advertising and media plan for their own team brand. Students will be exposed to a significant amount of very effective advertising, as well as weak advertising and will learn to interrogate its effectiveness and weakness through the core principles and processes. Open to MCM, MBA, and HC MBA students.

Management (UG & Master)

MGMT 349 - Advancing Your Career

1-4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: MGMT 370 and consent of instructor. This course allows students to gain additional work experience in today's environment. Ingols, Staff.

MGMT 370 - Internship

8 or 16 sem. hrs. Prereq.: MGMT 234, declared major or minor in the program, and consent of the instructor. Provides supervised work experience for majors/minors. Requires approximately 20 hours of work per week in a profit or non-profit organization in a position related to student's career goals. Also requires completion of extensive written analyses of the internship organization, participation in class seminars, and development of a comprehensive portfolio. Inglos, Staff.

Modern Languages

ML 408 - Second Language Acquisition

4 sem. hrs. Presents research underlying major theories of second language acquisition, considering such factors as age, role of first language, language environment, learning style, and motivation. Also includes acquisition order, error analysis, interlanguage, and discourse analysis, as well as implications for classroom practice. Involves tutoring a non-native English speaker to reflect on the process of language acquisition. Requires fieldwork. Price, Reed.

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College of Arts & Sciences Undergraduate Programs

• 2012-2014 Undergraduate Front (355k PDF)
• 2012-2014 Undergraduate Programs A-E (818k PDF)
• 2012-2014 Undergraduate Programs F-Z (872k PDF)
• 2012-2014 Undergraduate Back (244k PDF)

College of Arts & Sciences Graduate Studies

• 2012-2014 Graduate Course Catalog (622k PDF)

Graduate Schools Course Catalogs

Here are the course catalog pages for Simmons graduate programs:

• Graduate School of Library and Information Science
• School of Health Sciences
• School of Management
• School of Social Work

Please note: Simmons College and its Graduate Schools make every effort to ensure that the information contained in their catalogs is accurate and complete. Occasionally, however, changes are made and mistakes are discovered after the catalog has been placed online. Degree requirements may also change because of changes in curriculum, accreditation standards or legal requirements.

If you have questions about a program, especially with regard to the course or training requirements for a particular degree, we encourage you to be in contact with the Dean of the School, the director of the program, or the chairman of the relevant department for definitive information.