Prerequisites: enrollment in the M.A. Program in Climate and Society.
During the third and final term of study for the 12-month M.A. Program in Climate and Society, students must complete either a thesis or internship and simultaneously enroll in EESC W4405. The summer internship requires a minimum of 140 hours of professional participation during the Summer Term in a position related to core issues of concern to the Program. The selected position must be approved by the Director of the M.A. Program by a specified date in the Spring Semester preceding the Summer Term. The position must be substantive in nature and must constitute a practical, professional experience. Students will be evaluated on the basis of oral and written updates on the work, a student internship report to be submitted at the end of the Summer Term, and on the basis of a supervisor report form to be submitted by the site supervisor for the internship.
Research in medical informatics under the direction of a faculty adviser.
Prerequisites: Requires approval by a faculty member who agrees to supervise the work.
May be repeated for up to 6 points of credit. Graduate-level projects in various areas of electrical engineering and computer science. In consultation with an instructor, each student designs his or her project depending on the student's previous training and experience. Students should consult with a professor in their area for detailed arrangements no later than the last day of registration.
This course examines key issues in open economy macroeconomics, including the foreign exchange market, international monetary arrangements, the balance of payments and current account imbalances, national income accounting, the effectiveness of monetary and fiscal policies in open economies, the determinants of exchange rate changes, and the economics of monetary integration. The course is policy-oriented, analyzing case studies and issues relating to the current global economic and financial crisis, the U.S. budget and current account deficits, the value of the dollar, the Japanese economy, Chinese trade and the value of the yuan, the operation of the European Monetary System, the European Central Bank and the crisis over the euro, the international transmission of economic disturbances, and other related topics.