Fall Semester 2009

Note: Course offerings are determined by individual departments, not the Population Studies program. Check with individual departments for information about cancellations or other changes.

PA 5301 Population Methods and Issues for the US and the Third World  (CORE Course)

Instructor:  Miriam King (3 cr.)

This course is designed to teach basic demographic methods. Students will be exposed to the methodology behind the population numbers cited in popular and scientific media and will learn how to use basic demographic techniques in research or policy analysis. The course is also designed to familiarize students with population trends in the United States and the world.  Topics covered include: fertility, mortality, and the demographic transition; population growth and the environment; infant mortality; fertility inside and outside marriage; trends in family structure and living arrangements; HIV/AIDS; international migration; and population aging.

PA 5401 Poverty, Inequality, and Public Policy

Instructor: Maria Hanratty (3 cr.)

Nature/extent of poverty/inequality in the United States, causes/consequences, impact of government programs/policies. Extent/causes of poverty/inequality in other developed/developing countries.

PA 5451/PubH 6281 Immigrant Health Issues

Instructor: Robin Councilman (3–4 cr.)

This course focuses on how to access demographic, health, and background information on immigrant populations; characteristics and health needs of immigrants.; designing culturally competent health programs; and advocating for change to promote immigrant health.

PA 8312 Analysis of Discrimination

Instructor: Samuel L. Myers Jr. (3 cr.)

Introduces students of policy analysis and other applied social sciences to tools for measuring and detecting discrimination in market and nonmarket contexts. Application of modern tools of labor econometrics and race relations research to specific problems of market and nonmarket discrimination.

DHA 8463 Housing Race and Class

Instructor: Jeffrey Crump (3 cr.)

Roles of difference (race, gender, class) in shaping distribution of housing, particularly in cities. Role of housing in patterns of social differentiation