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CORE LEVEL COURSES
Level I and II
Course Num
Course Name
Day Time Instructor
Location
CORCTR 130-1

CANCELED
Media Literacy

Competency:
Media Literacy
This course we will read, view, and listen to a range of mass media critically in order todetermine how words, sounds, and images are used to convey meaning and/or to persuade.
We will explore how the media shape our perceptions of thoers and influence our understanding of the social issues and events that constituate our daily lives. We willexamine issues of media access and concentration as well as instances of media bias andexclusion. There will be extensive use of audio and video recordings to explicate variousthemes and issues. This is also a computer-enhanced course, requiring the use of the internet.

Thurs   Garofalo

W-2-200

CORCTR 200-1
Quantitative Reasoning
Competency:
Quantitative Reasoning
This course will enhance your ability to use quantitative reasoning to inform your understanding and decision making around issues of public and community service. In the process you will attendto numerical skills and mathematical concepts that are necessary to sharpen your ability to understand a presented issue and to make a persuasive presentation of an important idea. Examples of numerical skills that will be attended to are: A.) facility with use and manipulation of numbers of all kinds B.) Deeper understanding of rates, ratios and percent C.) Ability to collect and organize data in tables, charts, graphs, and algebraic expressions D.) Ability to compute different types of averages and understand their implications. Examples of mathematical concepts that will be
emphasized are: a.) to look for and observe patterns and trends in data; b.) to abstract common elements from different situations; c.) to make appropriate generalizations and to discern when an over generalization is made; d.) to pose clear and precise questions and to anticipate the data and processes needed to address them.
Wed 11:30-2:00pm Frankenstein W-1-055
CORCTR 210-1
Participation in Government
Competency:
Participation Government
This course focuses on the Participation in Government competency. The course objective is to prepare students to become more effective political participants and policy advocates in an active participatory democracy. Students are introduced to and examine some of the
basic formal and informal processes by which legislative bodies make decisions about fundamental issues affecting the citizens. In this course students examine current issues
going through a legislative decision-making process and answer critical questions about legislative decision-making in a participatory democracy.
Wed 7:00-9:30pm Madison W-1-0052
CORCTR 210-2

Legislative Process and the Elderly
Competency:
Participation in Government
This course offers an overview of Legislative bodies and administrative agencies, which, through power and process can have a profound impact on elder issues in policy making arenas. In order to advocate for elders effectively, it is important to understand the state
legislative process and to engage in strategic planning in order to influence the decidion makers for a proposed bill to become a law.


Wed 8:45-11:15am Spencer W-3-125
CORCTR 210-4

Legislative Strategies:
Competency:
Participation in Government
Public and Community Action II OR
Public and Community Action III

Mon 7:00-9:30pm Marlin

W-2-123

CORCTR 225-1
Community Portraits:
Competency:
Community Portraits
Mon 7:00-9:30pm Madison W-1-031
CORCTR 225-2
Community Portraits
Competency
Community Portraits
Wed 11:30-2:00pm Stone W-4-122
CORCTR 230-2
CANCELED
Making Arguments
Competency
Making Arguments
Wed 8:45-11:15am Rhodes W-4-122
CORCTR 235-1
Values and Conflicts in Human Services Mon 11:30-2:00pm Rhodes W-4-138
CORCTR 270-1

CANCELED
Applied Technology
Competency:
Applied Technology

Wed 11:30-2:00pm Harik TBA
CORCTR 270-2
Applied Technology
Competency:
Applied Techonology
Thurs 7:00-9:30pm TBA Taylor Center
3rd Floor
Level III and IV
Course Num
Course Name
Day Time Instructor
Location
CORCTR 300-1

Social Research
Competency
Social Research

Tues 11:30-2:00pm Arnold W-1- 042
CORCTR 300-2
Social Research: Comsumption and Design
Competency
Social Research Consumption and Design
Tues 7:00-9:30pm Arnold W-2-125
CORCTR 310-1

Economic Distribution
Competency
Economic Distribution

Tues 11:30-2:00pm Frankenstein W-4-141
CORCTR 310-2
Economic Distribution
Competency
Economic Distribution
Wed 7:00-9:30 pm Frankenstein W-1-060
CORCTR 320-1

CANCELED
Asian Americans and the Law

Competency
Social Differences

Tues 11:30-2:00pm Leong W-1-12
CORCTR 320-2
CANCELED
Women in Africa and the Diaspora: Literary and Oral Voices
Competency
Social Differences
Thurs 7:00-9:30pm Stefanos W-1-05
CORCTR 330-1
CANCELED
Critical Practice / Critical Readings: Higher Education For All
Competencies
Critical Practice in Public and Community Service
Public and Community Action I,II,III
Wed 11:30-2:00pm Withorn W-2-126
CORCTR 351-1
CANCELED
Worker's in the World Unite
Competencies
Influencing Policy
Critical Practice
Mon 11:30-2:00pm McLarney W-1-012
CORCTR 351-2
Advanced Study -Music & Politics
Competencies
Critical Readings I OR
Crtical Readings II
Mon 7:00-9:30pm Garofalo W-1-029
CORCTR 400-1
CANCELED
Capstone Workshop
Competency
Applied Social Research
Wed 7:00-9:30pm Arnold W-2-127
CORCTR 400-3
(Capstone) Human Services
Competency
Reflective Social Action
Mon 11:30-2:00pm Arnold W-1-060
GERCTR 202-1
Social and Economic Implications of Aging
Online Online Rivard
l

Portfolio Preparation Workshops
Course Num
Course Name
Day Time Instructor
Location
CORCTR 380-1
Portfolio Preparation Workshop Tue 5:30-6:45pm Ybarra W-2-198
CORCTR 380-2
Portfolio Preparation Workshop Thur 5:30-6:45pm Ehrlich W-1-064
CORCTR 380-3
Portfolio Preparation Workshop Tue 11:30-12:45pm Ybarra M-2-421
CORCTR 380-4
Portfolio Preparation Workshop Tue 11:30-12:45pm Harik W-1-012
MAJORS and CONCENTRATIONS
Community Media and Technology
Course Num
Course Name
Day Time Instructor
Location
CMTCTR 200-1
CANCELED
Analyzing Media/Labor
Competency
Analyzing Media
Mon 11:30-2pm Johnson W-2-126
CMTCTR 300-1
CANCELED
Using Technology: Multimedia Authoring
Competency
Using Technology
Wed 7-9:30pm TBA W-1-057
CMTCTR 400-1
CANCELED
Tactical Media (part II)
Competency

Communication Policy
Developing Policy
Media and Community Building
Wed 5:15-6:45pm Johnson W-2-126
Community Planning
Course Num
Course Name
Day Time Instructor
Location
COMCTR 415-1
Community Planning Workshop
Competencies
Community Needs and Resource
Strategy and Proposal Development I
Strategy and Proposal Development II
This course addresses competencies required of all students with a Community Planning Major and all students with a Planning Concentration. The first half of the semester will address the Community Needs and Resource Analysis competency through a series of reading assigments and action assignments. The second half of the semester will address the Strategy and Proposal Development double-weight competency through a series of action assignments
Thurs 7-9:30 pm Stone W-2-127
COMCTR 420-1
Program Evaluation
Competency
Program Evaluation
Wed 5:30-8:00pm Rivera W-2-124
Gerontology
Course Num
Course Name
Day Time Instructor
Location
CORCTR 210-2
Legislative Process and the Elderly
Competency
Participation in Government
Weds 8:45-11:15am Spencer W-3-125
GERCTR 202-1
Social and Economic Implications of Aging Online Online Rivard
GERCTR 330-1

Physical Aspects of Aging and Health
Competency:
Health and Physical Aspects of Aging
Mon 4-6:30pm Spencer W-3 099
GERCTR 400-1

Elder Action Research: Assessing and Managing Elders at Risk
Competency:
Applied Research in Aging
Public and Community Action II

 

Mon 7-9:30pm Clemens W-3-125
GERCTR 400-2
Elderly Action Research: Conducting Focus Groups with Older Adults: Assessing Livable Communities
Competency:
Applied Research in Aging
Public and Community Action II
Wed 12-2:30pm Silverstein W-3-125
GERCTR 401-1
CANCELED
Intervention with the Elders Practicum
Competencies (select One)
Intervention with Elders I
(Institutional)
Intervention wiht Elders II
(Community)
Tues 11:30-2pm Spencer M-2-042
GERCTR 403-1
Aging and Social Policy II
Competencies (select two)
Reflective Social Action
Influencing Policy Making
Working on Geron Social Issue
Critical Readings I,II, or III
Public and Community Action III
Tues 8:45-11:15am Silverstein W-3-125
Human Services
Course Num
Course Name
Day Time Instructor
Location
HUMCTR345-1
Values and Conflicts in Human Services
Competency
Ethical And Professional Responsibililty
Mon 11:30-2:00pm Rhodes W-4-138
CORCTR 400-3
Human Services Capstone
Mon 11:30-2:00pm TBA W-1-060
HUMCTR 200-1

CANCELED
Human Development
Competency:
Human Development

Mon 5:30-8pm Siperstein W-1-053
HUMCTR 356-1
Human Service Intervention:
Competencies
Human Service Intervention I OR
Human Service Intervention II
Group Dynamics (by evaluation)
Sat 10am-3:30pm Ferguson W-1-042
HUMCTR 360-1

CANCELED
Development of Human Services
Competency:
Development of Human Services

Tues 11:30-2pm TBA W-1-042
HUMCTR 365-1
Reality Creation and Practice
Competencies:
Social Construction of Relationships
Critical Practice
Thur 11:30-2pm Ferguson W-1-042
HUMCTR 425-1
Case Management in Public and Community Services:
Competencies: (select only two)
Models and Strategies of Case Manage
Delivery of Services
Critical Practice
Critical Readings
Weds 11:30-2:00pm Clemens W-1-052
Internships
Course Num
Course Name
Day Time Instructor
Location
FLDCTR 249-1
Case Management Internship
Competencies:
Public and Community Action I OR
Public and Community Action II
Delivery of Services
Interested students should contact
:
suzanne.allmendinger@umb.edu or 617 287 7124

By arrgmt By arrgmt TBA
FLDCTR 251-1
Internvention Hotline Casa Myrna
Vaquez:
Competencies:
Delivery of Services
Interested students should contact :
suzanne.allmendinger@umb.edu or 617 287 712
4
By arrgmt By arrgmt TBA
FLDCTR 370-1
Internship: Immigrant and Refugee Issues
Competencies:
Delivery of Services
Public and Community Action II
Interested students should contact :
suzanne.allmendinger@umb.edu or 617 287 712
4
By arrgmt By arrgmt TBA
FLDCTR 400-1
Intervention at Boston Centers for Youth and Families
Competencies
Delivery of Services OR
Public and Community Action II
Interested students should contact :
suzanne.allmendinger@umb.edu or 617 287 7124
By arrgmt By arrgmt TBA
FLDCTR 410-1
Community Orientation Internship
Competencies

Public and Community Action I
Public and Community Action II
Interested students should contact :
suzanne.allmendinger@umb.edu or 617 287 7124
By arrgmt By arrgmt TBA
FLDCTR 415-1
Field Placements in Worker Organizations / Labor
Competency
Public and Community Action III
Interested students should contact:
susan.moir@umb.edu
By arrgmt By arrgmt Moir
Labor Studies
Course Num
Course Name
Day Time Instructor
Location
CORCTR 210-3
Legislative Strageties
Competenccies
Participation in Governmemt
Public and Community Action I OR
Public and Community Action II


Mon 7:00-9:30 Marlin W-2-123
FLDCTR 415-1
Field Placements in Worker Organizations / Labor
Competencies
Dimensions of Learning
Critical Inquiry
Understanding Arguments
Making Arguments
By arrgmt By arrgmt Argyres
LABCTR 300-1
Industrial America
Competencies
Building Workers Organizations
Reading Life Histories
Historical Change

Tu/Th 1:00-2:15 Green W-1-055
LABCTR 220-2

Division of Labor/
Competencies
Assessing Workers Power OR
Concepts of Justice OR
Legal Studies I or II
(additional option)
Debating Policy Issues

 

Weds 7:00-9:30pm McLarney W-2-125
LABCTR 265-1
Basic Legal Advocacy
Competencies
Legal Advocacy

Mon 7:00-9:30pm McLarney W-1-043
ORGCTR 342-1
Advanced Organizing
Competencies
The Organizer's Role
Analyzing and Evaluating Organizing Otrategies
Thurs 7-9:30pm Dotterman W-2-126
LABCTR 200-1
Popular Education for Labor Educators
Competencies
Designing a Curriculum
Training Implementation
Intensive Ewing/Argyres
Legal Education
Course Num
Course Name
Day Time Instructor
Location
LAWCTR 220-1
Divison of Labor
Concepts of Justice OR
Legal Studies I or II
(additional option)
Debating Policy Issues
Wed 7-9:30pm McLarney W-2-125
LAWCTR 265-1
Basic Legal Advocacy
Competency
Basic Legal Advocacy
Mon 7-9:30pm McLarney W-1-043
LAWCTR 300-1
Basic Legal Reasoning & Research
Competency (cross listed PHI/LAW)
Legal Reasonoing and Argument
Wed 8:45-11:15am Leong W-2-127
LAWCTR 341-1
Legal Rights of Women
Competency
Legal Studies I
Thurs 8:45-11:15am Ehrlich W-1-029
LAWCTR 341-2
Legal Rights of Children
Competencies
Legal Studies I OR II
Analyzing a Youth Issue
Mon 11:30-2pm Ehrlich W-1052

LAWCTR 400-1

 

Advanced Legal Advocacy(cross list) Phi/Law
Competency
Advanced Legal Advocacy
Thurs 7-9:30pm Leong W-1052
LAWCTR 400-2
CANCELED
Advanced Legal Advocacy
Competency
Advanced Legal Advocacy
Thurs 11:30-2:00pm TBA
Nonprofit Management
Course Num
Course Name
Day Time Instructor
Location
MGTCTR 320-1
CANCELED
Financial Management
Competency
Financial Management
Thurs 11:30-2:00pm Hung W-1048
MGTCTR 340-1
CANCELED
Management Theories
Competency
Management Theories and Practices
Mon 11:30-2:00pm TBA M-1-421
MGTCTR 360-1
CANCELED
Human Resource Management
Competency
Human jResource Management
Tues 7:00-9:30pm TBA W-1-029
MGTCTR 365-1
CANCELED
Build Viable, Sustainable Nonprofit Organizations
Competency
Non Profit Strategic Fundraising
Tues 8:45-11:15am Madison W-1-043
Organizing
Course Num
Course Name
Day Time Instructor
Location
ORGCTR 342-1
Advanced Organizing
Competencies
Organizer's Role
Thurs 7-9:30pm Dotterman W-2-126
Training and Development
Course Num
Course Name
Day Time Instructor
Location
TADCTR 200-1
Popular Education for Labor Educators
Competencies
Designing a Curriculum
Training Implementation
Intensive Ewing/Argyres
Youth Work
Course Num
Course Name
Day Time Instructor
Location
YTHCTR 340-1
CANCELED
Legal Rights of Children
Competencies
Legal Studies I OR II
Analyzing a Youth Issue
Mon 11:30-2pm Ehrlich W-1-052
YTHCTR 220-1
Understanding Youth
Competency
Understanding Youth
Mon 7:00-9:30pm Wallace / Barbosa W-4-138
YTHCTR 320-1

Harbor Point Tutoring Project
Competency
Please see: Suzanne Allmendinger W-4-151 A
Working on a Youth Issue
(Capstone/ please see advisor)
Tues 7:00-9:30pm Cave W-4--141


 

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