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Advancing and Professional Studies Courses
caps 112 University Success Course +
Description:
This course is designed for students in the one-semester University Pathways program to aid in their transition to the college and campus environment. Through class activities, assignments, workshops and discussions students become oriented to the various campus resources and services available and begin to develop the academic skills necessary to excel at the university level. Topics will include academic expectations, UMass Boston's institutional policies and procedures, goal-setting, academic fundamentals including critical university skills, major and career exploration, and finding balance between personal, social and academic life. More Info
Offered in:caps 118 Special Topics +
Description:
The study of special topics in general Education. Consult college's description of current offerings to find out about the topics being explored this semester. More Info
Offered in:- TBA
caps 131 Business of Sports +
Description:
The course will review the basic economic concepts of supply and demand, elasticity, monopoly, and competition and show how these concepts apply to professional sports, including broadcast contracts, merchandising venue stadium sponsorships, and trades. The course looks at the role of government in financing stadiums and the impact of professional sports leans on local economies and will also cover labor markets for professional athletes, college athletes, non-professional sports, and the increased participation of women in sports, professional and amateur. More Info
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caps 178 Independent Study +
Description:
Work done by a student or group of students under faculty supervision on material not currently offered in a regularly scheduled course. Students wishing to undertake such work must first find a faculty member willing to supervise it; the work to be completed must be approved by the college Associate Dean. More Info
Offered in:- TBA
caps 211 Cultural Links to Biodiversity +
Description:
This course investigates relationships between human cultures and the natural world. Linkages between the two are increasingly seen as keys to sustainable development and addressing world issues such as poverty and food supply. Over time, man's relationship with nature has changed, especially as technology plays a greater role in our lives, and globalization begins to homogenize cultural views. Emerging areas of study focus on the links between culture and biodiversity. Definitions of culture reflect this connection by including the co-evolution of the natural environment and the shared systems of beliefs, values, norms, artifacts and institutions that commonly are part of the definition of culture. By exploring our changing cultural attitude towards nature through the built environment, agriculture, transportation, tourism, and the economy, the importance of cultural as well as biological diversity will be established. More Info
Offered in:- TBA
caps 212 Introduction to Cybersecurity +
Description:
This cybersecurity course is intended to help prepare learners interested in taking the Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP?) certification examination offered by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, Inc. (ISC)2. Cybersecurity is the field of computer science pertaining to the protection of software, host systems and networks. This course will cover a number of important topics including cryptography, software security, operating system security, network security, web security and malware analysis. This course prepares students to be specialized in cybersecurity with the fundamental concepts and technologies of cybersecurity to protect network assets by detecting, preventing, and deterring cyber adversaries. Presenters share cutting-edge knowledge, strategic tactics, and collaborative networks to enhance clinical practice More Info
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caps 218 Special Topics 200-level +
Description:
Various interdisciplinary special topics offered experimentally, once, under this heading, taught at the 200's-level. Topics are announced each semester this course runs, during pre-registration. More Info
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caps 318 Special Topics 300-level +
Description:
Various interdisciplinary special topics offered experimentally, once, under this heading, taught at the 300's level. Topics are announced each semester this course runs, during pre-registration. More Info
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