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Arts, Sciences, and Engineering 2010-2011 Bulletin - USS at Tufts

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U R B A N A N D E N V I R O N M E N TA L P O L I C Y A N D P L A N N I N G >U R B A N S T U D I E S >V I S UA L A N D C R I T I C A L S T U D I E S >UEP 256 Program Evalu<strong>at</strong>ion (Fall <strong>and</strong> Spring)UEP 273 Nonprofits, St<strong>at</strong>es, <strong>and</strong> Markets (Fall)Course descriptions for these core courses can befound on the UEP websiteMCO Core ElectivesSelect up to three skills <strong>and</strong> urban <strong>and</strong> social policyelectives from the following:UEP 161A Writing <strong>and</strong> Public Communic<strong>at</strong>ion (Summer)UEP 182 Social Policy for Children <strong>and</strong> Families (Fall)UEP 188 Seminar on Government <strong>and</strong> the Family (Spring)UEP 205 Urban Planning <strong>and</strong> Design (Fall)UEP 213 Housing Policy (Fall)UEP 230 Negoti<strong>at</strong>ion, Medi<strong>at</strong>ion, <strong>and</strong> Conflict Resolution(Fall <strong>and</strong> Spring)UEP 240 U.S. Social Welfare Policy (Spring)UEP 242 Race, Class, <strong>and</strong> Public Policy (Fall)UEP 261 Community Development, Planning, <strong>and</strong> Politics(Spring)UEP 271 Community Economic Development (Fall)UEP 284 Developing Sustainable Communities (Fall)(Students may substitute other <strong>Tufts</strong> gradu<strong>at</strong>ecourses, subject to the approval of the certific<strong>at</strong>eadvisor.)Certific<strong>at</strong>e Program in Program Evalu<strong>at</strong>ionPriv<strong>at</strong>e funders <strong>and</strong> public agencies are increasinglydem<strong>and</strong>ing evalu<strong>at</strong>ion as a requirement for funding.Individuals with evalu<strong>at</strong>ion training are neededto assist programs, sponsoring agencies, <strong>and</strong> fundersin planning <strong>and</strong> carrying out evalu<strong>at</strong>ions toaddress their needs for inform<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong> analysis.The certific<strong>at</strong>e in program evalu<strong>at</strong>ion is designedfor midcareer professionals who wish to learn aboutthe design <strong>and</strong> implement<strong>at</strong>ion of effective evalu<strong>at</strong>ionstr<strong>at</strong>egies. Students learn practical skills th<strong>at</strong>can be put to use in the evalu<strong>at</strong>ion of a wide rangeof social service, public health, community development,<strong>and</strong> environmental programs. In addition toa bachelor’s degree, applicants are expected to havethree to five years of professional experience in aparticular field. (See Program Evalu<strong>at</strong>ion in thisbulletin for description.)This certific<strong>at</strong>e requires four courses <strong>and</strong> an appliedpracticum (form<strong>at</strong> code: UEP = Urban <strong>and</strong> EnvironmentalPolicy <strong>and</strong> Planning; CD = ChildDevelopment, PSY = Psychology; NUTR = Nutrition;SOC = Sociology; OTS: Occup<strong>at</strong>ional Therapy;ED = Educ<strong>at</strong>ion; MPH = Public Health).Courses in st<strong>at</strong>istics, d<strong>at</strong>a analysis, <strong>and</strong> researchmethods are offered by several departments. Coursesubstitutions can be made with the approval of thecertific<strong>at</strong>e faculty adviser.1. Found<strong>at</strong>ion course:Program Evalu<strong>at</strong>ion (UEP 256) (also CD 247)2. One course in applied st<strong>at</strong>istics <strong>and</strong> d<strong>at</strong>aanalysis, for example:Problems of Research: St<strong>at</strong>istics (CD 140)Advanced St<strong>at</strong>istics (PSY 107/108)Principles of Biost<strong>at</strong>istics (MPH 205)St<strong>at</strong>istical Methods for Nutrition Research (NUTR209)Nutrition D<strong>at</strong>a Analysis (NUTR 211)Quantit<strong>at</strong>ive Research Methods (SOC 101)Quantit<strong>at</strong>ive Reasoning for Policy <strong>and</strong> Planning(UEP 254)3. One course in research methods, for example:Problems of Research: Methods <strong>and</strong> Design (CD142)Principles of Epidemiology (MPH 201)Methods of Educ<strong>at</strong>ional Research (ED 271)Survey Research in Nutrition (NUTR 210)Field Research (SOC 105)Research Methods (OTS 210)4. One elective in your area of interest or expertise:educ<strong>at</strong>ion, child development, nonprofit management,social or environmental policy, nutrition, orpublic health.5.. Practicum: Undertaken once coursework iscompleted, the practicum gives you an opportunityto design an evalu<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong> put into practice d<strong>at</strong>acollection <strong>and</strong> analysis skills.For more detailed inform<strong>at</strong>ion, please visit thewebsite http://ase.tufts.edu/uep/.Urban StudiesFACULTY COORDINATOR:Professor Weiping Wu, Urban <strong>and</strong> Environmental Policy<strong>and</strong> PlanningThe Interdisciplinary Minor in Urban Studies isbeing substantially revised <strong>and</strong> will be re-launchedin Spring <strong>2011</strong>.235

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