Policy Analysis and Management (PAM)Human Ecology

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.

PAM 2000

Topics include theory of demand and consumer behavior including classical and indifference curve analyses; theories of production and cost; models for the following markets-competitive, monopoly, monopolistic ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 13215 PAM 2000   LEC 001

  • 12940 PAM 2000   DIS 201

  • 13455 PAM 2000   DIS 202

PAM 2030

Examines from a demographic perspective family policies that concern children and adults. Toward this end, it considers the relationships between family policies and demographic behavior. It also addresses ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture. Field studies optional.

  • 3-4 Credits Graded

  • 13444 PAM 2030   LEC 001

  • 13881 PAM 2030   FLD 801

  • Taught in Copenhagen, Denmark. This field section is an optional additional one credit in PAM 2030. A program fee, based on the number of students who enroll, will be billed to the student’s bursar account; we anticipate the fee being between $1,800 and $2,000. Travel dates will be late May through early June (commencing immediately after Exam period ends), TBD. Must maintain a B average to attend trip.

PAM 2080

When we think about prisons and jails, we tend to think mostly about crime – or maybe social inequality. But what we rarely think about is how it feels to be locked up and what social life in prisons and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 17866 PAM 2080   SEM 101

  • This is a Learning Where You Live Course.

PAM 2100

The course introduces students to standard methods of describing and analyzing data, probability theory, statistical inference, and ordinary least squares. Students will learn to describe data with summary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 12933 PAM 2100   LEC 001

  • 12934 PAM 2100   DIS 201

  • 12935 PAM 2100   DIS 202

  • 12936 PAM 2100   DIS 203

  • 12937 PAM 2100   DIS 204

  • 12938 PAM 2100   DIS 205

  • 12939 PAM 2100   DIS 206

PAM 2208

This course reviews contemporary approaches to understanding social inequality and the processes by which it comes to be seen as legitimate, natural, or desirable.  We address questions of the following ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: DSOC 2090SOC 2208

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13828 PAM 2208   LEC 001

  • 13829 PAM 2208   DIS 201

  • 13830 PAM 2208   DIS 202

  • 13831 PAM 2208   DIS 203

  • 13832 PAM 2208   DIS 204

  • 13833 PAM 2208   DIS 205

  • 13834 PAM 2208   DIS 206

  • 13835 PAM 2208   DIS 207

  • 13836 PAM 2208   DIS 208

PAM 2390

Looking for love in the digital age is quite different from the ways our ancestors met and found mates in previous generations.  Today's young adults are delaying marriage and embarking on new ways of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SOC 2390

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16938 PAM 2390   LEC 001

PAM 3040

This course provides a broad overview of the major public policy issues concerning immigration to the U.S. The course reviews demographic, sociological, and economic perspectives on both the cause and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: DSOC 3040SOC 3040

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16948 PAM 3040   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: PAM 2100 or equivalent.

PAM 3080

This course provides an overview of the major programs that make up the social safety net in the United States. We will review the economic rationale behind social programs, identify the economic consequences ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 3250PAM 5080

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 13706 PAM 3080   LEC 001

  • Enrollment in PAM 3080 is reserved for undergraduate students. Graduate students should enroll in the co-meeting section PAM 5080. Prerequisite: PAM 2000 or PAM 2101 or equivalent.

PAM 3100

Introduces basic econometric principles and the use of statistical procedures in empirical studies of economic models. Discusses assumptions, properties, and problems encountered in the use of multiple ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 13334 PAM 3100   LEC 001

  • 13359 PAM 3100   DIS 201

  • 13360 PAM 3100   DIS 202

  • 13811 PAM 3100   DIS 203

  • 13812 PAM 3100   DIS 204

PAM 3130

Standard economic theory assumes that individuals are rational decision-makers; however, that is often not the case in the real world. Behavioral economics uses findings from psychology to determine ways ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 3670PAM 5130

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 13806 PAM 3130   LEC 001

  • Contact jrd292@cornell.edu to be added to the wait-list. Prerequisite: Either PAM 3100, CRP 5450, or a course in basic econometrics AND either PAM 2000, CRP5122 or ECON 3030. Some courses in other departments may be substituted, but they need to be cleared first by instructor, btk24.

PAM 3160

This course provides a survey of labor economics with an emphasis on policy issues. While the course teaches the analytical tools necessary to understand how labor markets work, it is structured around ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 13707 PAM 3160   LEC 001

PAM 3300

In-depth treatment of methods for public policy analysis. The course focuses on cost-benefit analysis, a method grounded in microeconomics and applied welfare economics. Topics include market failures; ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PAM 5300

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 13807 PAM 3300   LEC 001

  • 13808 PAM 3300   DIS 201

  • 13809 PAM 3300   DIS 202

  • 13810 PAM 3300   DIS 203

PAM 3400

Familiarizes students with the economic analysis of consumer policy issues. Uses the tools of microeconomic analysis to investigate the interaction between government and the marketplace, with an emphasis ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 3610PAM 5400

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16939 PAM 3400   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: PAM 2000 or equivalent or permission of instructor. Co-meets with PAM 5400.

PAM 3550

The economics of education is about understanding how and why people make decisions to invest in education, the effect of education on long-term social and economic outcomes, the behavior of those institutions ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 3760

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 16944 PAM 3550   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: PAM 2000, PAM 3100. Recommended Prerequisite: PAM 3300.

PAM 3780

This course provides an introduction into Comparative Health Care System Analysis. Using a unifying framework, students learn how to systematically analyze the institutional and organizational setup of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13567 PAM 3780   LEC 001

  • E-mail jrd292@cornell.edu to be added to the waitlist. Required Prerequisites: Introductory statistics (PAM 2100, 2101; AEM 2100; ECON 3190; ILRST 2100; MATH 1102; SOC 3010; STSCI 2100). Recommended Prerequisite: US Health Care System (PAM 2350).

PAM 3870

This course covers economic evaluation methods used for decisions in the health care sector and health policy.  Economic evaluations include cost analysis, cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PAM 5870

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13816 PAM 3870   LEC 001

PAM 4080

This is the second course in the demographic techniques sequence. It has two foci. First, we will learn the basics of constructing single and multiple decrement life tables, along with extensions ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: DSOC 4080DSOC 6080PAM 6060

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 13633 PAM 4080   LEC 001

PAM 4102

Teaches how to evaluate causal claims, e.g., about the effectiveness of government policies. Students learn to apply their knowledge of statistics and regression analysis to investigate the effectiveness ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17128 PAM 4102   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: PAM 2100, PAM 3100. Recommended prerequisite: PAM 2000, PAM 2300. Non-PAM students need department permission to enroll. Contact the Undergraduate Program Coordinator Jennifer Davis, jrd292@cornell.edu for more enrollment information.

PAM 4280

Risky health behaviors such as cigarette smoking, drinking alcohol, risky sex, poor diet and physical inactivity (leading to obesity) are responsible for hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 3710

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 13817 PAM 4280   LEC 001

  • After January 31st students will need Professor Cawley's permission to enroll in this course.

PAM 4950

This course offers students the opportunity to integrate and apply knowledge and skills they have learned in the PAM major by addressing real world problems for outside agencies. Students will use social ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17091 PAM 4950   SEM 101

  • Prerequisite: PAM 2100/PAM 2101 or equivalent statistics course.

PAM 5080

This course provides an overview of the major programs that make up the social safety net in the United States. We will review the economic rationale behind social programs, identify the economic consequences ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 3250PAM 3080

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 13719 PAM 5080   LEC 001

  • Enrollment in PAM 5080 is restricted to graduate students. Undergraduates should enroll in the co-meeting section, PAM 3080.

PAM 5130

Standard economic theory assumes that individuals are rational decision-makers; however, that is often not the case in the real world. Behavioral economics uses findings from psychology to determine ways ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 3670PAM 3130

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 13821 PAM 5130   LEC 001

  • Contact jrd292@cornell.edu to be added to the waitlist. Prerequisites: PAM 3100 or ECON 3125; and PAM 2000 or ECON 3030 – some courses in other departments may be substituted, but they must first be cleared by Professor Tripp.

PAM 5280

Provides students with training in the language, theories, concepts, methods, measurement, analysis, and implementation of population health. A framework of core functions and essential features of population ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 13445 PAM 5280   LEC 001

  • PAM 5280 Population Health for Health Managers is restricted to graduate students only. Undergraduates should take PAM 3280 - Fundamentals of Population Health, instead.

PAM 5300

In-depth treatment of methods for public policy analysis. The course focuses on cost-benefit analysis, a method grounded in microeconomics and applied welfare economics. Topics include market failures; ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PAM 3300

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13813 PAM 5300   LEC 001

  • 13814 PAM 5300   DIS 201

PAM 5400

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 3610PAM 3400

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16940 PAM 5400   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: PAM 2000 or equivalent or permission of instructor. Co-meets with PAM 3400.

PAM 5470

Introduces microeconomic theory and its application to decision making in the management and policy arenas. Places special emphasis on the economic environment of health care organizations and the problems ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13491 PAM 5470   LEC 001

  • Priority enrollment for Sloan students.

PAM 5540

Introduces principles of the law that specifically are applicable to health-service delivery. Topics include the liability of hospitals and their staff and personnel for injuries to patients, medical records ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17120 PAM 5540   LEC 001

  • Enrollment limited to: Sloan students only or permission of the instructor.

PAM 5670

Addresses major health policy issues and the critical processes that influence them. Focuses primarily on the United States, with some coverage of health policy in other countries. Topics include Medicare, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13492 PAM 5670   LEC 001

  • Enrollment limited to: Sloan students only.

PAM 5740

Provides M.H.A. and other students who may be interested in careers in health care management with a basic familiarity regarding some of the concepts and terminology related to health facility planning ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 18353 PAM 5740   LEC 001

  • Last day to add/drop this class is Friday, February 2nd.

PAM 5870

This course covers economic evaluation methods used for decisions in the health care sector and health policy. Economic evaluations include cost analysis, cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PAM 3870

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13580 PAM 5870   LEC 001

PAM 5900

A special topics course specifically designed for students in the Sloan Program in Health Administration. Possible multiple offerings using adjunct faculty teaching in areas of expertise not covered in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Collab Appr to Quality, Safety, & Svc for Patients

  • 13631 PAM 5900   LEC 001

  • We will accept additions to the class until February 23rd, pending registrar approval for adds after university deadline. Last day to drop this class is February 23rd. Enrollment limited to graduate students. Priority enrollment for Sloan students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Unconventional Leadership

  • 18355 PAM 5900   LEC 004

  • We will accept additions to the class until Friday March 2nd, pending registrar approval for adds after university deadline. Last day to drop this class is March 2, 2018.

Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Big Data in Healthcare

  • 13711 PAM 5900   LEC 002

  • Must add or drop class by Friday, March 16, 2018. Priority enrollment for SLOAN Students. Enrollment limited to graduate students.

Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Service Excellence From Hospitality and Healthcare

  • 18354 PAM 5900   LEC 003

  • Students may add/drop this section until Friday, April 20th, 2018 pending registrar approval to add/drop after the university deadline.

PAM 5952

Students interested in developing administrative and program-planning research skills are given an opportunity to evaluate an ongoing phase of health care agency activity in the light of sound administrative ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13216 PAM 5952   LEC 001

    • TBA
    • Sherman, M

PAM 5990

Provides students with information and exposure to current and emerging issues in the health services industry. Topics may include financial management of health care facilities, human resource management, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 12803 PAM 5990   LEC 001

  • Non-Sloan students require approval from course instructor to enroll.

PAM 6000

Independent advanced work by graduate students recommended by their chair and approved by the department chair and the instructor. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12888 PAM 6000   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Nicholson, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12897 PAM 6000   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Carmalt, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12901 PAM 6000   IND 619

    • TBA
    • Hollis, B

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12882 PAM 6000   IND 600

    • TBA
    • German, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12891 PAM 6000   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Mar 19 - May 9, 2018
    • Nicholson, S

PAM 6060

This is the second course in the demographic techniques sequence. It has two foci. First, we will learn the basics of constructing single and multiple decrement life tables, along with extensions ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: DSOC 4080DSOC 6080PAM 4080

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 13488 PAM 6060   LEC 001

  • Prerequisites: Graduate standing. A background in statistics will be helpful.

PAM 6091

Focuses on empirical strategies to identify the causal effects of public policies and programs. The course uses problem sets based on real-world examples and data to examine techniques for analyzing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 6591

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 13819 PAM 6091   LEC 001

PAM 6140

Graduate seminar course on the incorporation of immigrants in host societies, including theoretical perspectives on assimilation and applications to labor markets, housing, schools, and other institutions. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SOC 6140

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17124 PAM 6140   SEM 101

PAM 6410

Comprehensive course covering microeconomic theory and its application to health and health care markets. Topics include consumer decision making, the theory of the firm, welfare economics, monopolies ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 6410

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 13818 PAM 6410   LEC 001

PAM 6440

Presentations of completed papers and work in progress by faculty members, advanced graduate students, and speakers from other universities. Focuses on professionalization and on the formulation, design, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 13872 PAM 6440   SEM 101

    • T
    • Cawley, J

      Kenkel, D

PAM 6810

CPC's weekly training seminar provides training and professional development to graduate students in demography and serves as a requirement for the graduate demography minor. Includes workshops ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 13855 PAM 6810   SEM 101

    • F
    • Feb 2, 2018
    • Hall, M

    • F
    • Feb 23 - Mar 2, 2018
    • F
    • Mar 23, 2018
    • F
    • Apr 27, 2018
    • F
    • May 11, 2018
  • Workshop Session Topics: 9/2/18 Intro to Spatial Demography and Analytics 2/23/18 TBA 3/2/18 Developing a Workflow: Being Productive without Losing your Mind 3/23/18 TBA 4/27/18 PAA 2018 5/11/18 Innovations in Demographic Methods

PAM 6820

This course provides the second part of a two-semester introduction to quantitative methods in sociological research. It is designed for first-year graduate students in sociology. The course covers intermediate ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one discussion. Combined with: SOC 6020

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13630 PAM 6820   SEM 101

  • 13634 PAM 6820   DIS 201

PAM 6970

The principal objective of this course is to explore empirical evidence on the role of government intervention in the economy. The focus of the course will be on reading important papers and learning techniques ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 6970

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17126 PAM 6970   LEC 001

  • Enrollment limited to: juniors, seniors, or graduate students.

PAM 8990

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13185 PAM 8990   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Trochim, W

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13186 PAM 8990   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Nicholson, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13187 PAM 8990   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Lovenheim, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12905 PAM 8990   IND 600

    • TBA
    • Cawley, J

PAM 9990

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13183 PAM 9990   IND 620

    • TBA
    • Lichter, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13365 PAM 9990   IND 621

    • TBA
    • Nicholson, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-15 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12914 PAM 9990   IND 600

    • TBA
    • Tennyson, S