Thematic Concentration:
Work and Organizations

Study of the changing nature, the social and cultural implications, and the public and private policy contexts of work and organizations in contemporary industrial societies, with special attention to the role of scientific and technological developments.

Foundational Courses
ENGR 145: High Technology Entrepreneurship (4, W)
MS&E 175: Innovation, Creativity, and Change (3-4, W)
MS&E 180: Organizations: Theory and Management (4, A, S)
MS&E 181: Issues in Technology and Work for a Post-Industrial Economy (3, S)
MS&E 184: Technology and Work (3, S)
MS&E 185: Global Work (4, S)
SOC 1: Introduction to Sociology (5, A-W)
SOC 114: Economic Sociology (5, W)
SOC 160: Formal Organizations (5, S)
SOC 161: The Social Science of Entrepreneurship (5, S)
SOC 165: Power, Gender, and the Professions (5, NO)
STS 165: Science and Engineering in the Security State (4, NO)
Advanced Courses
ECON 145: Labor Economics (5,W)
ECON 158: Antitrust and Regulation (5, W)
MS&E 264: Manufacturing Systems Design (3-4, S)
MS&E 277: Creativity and Innovation (4, S)
MS&E 281: Management and Organization of Research and Development (3, NO)
MS&E 285: Negotiation (3, S)
MS&E 289: Clicks and Bricks: Creating Customer Experiences (3, A)
SOC 115: Topics in Economic Sociology (5, W)

Sample Concentration:

• SOC 114 [Foundational]
• MS&E 180 or SOC 160
• MS&E 181 or 184 or 185
• ENGR 145
• MS&E 281 or 285 or 289[Advanced]

Center of Gravity: MS&E or Sociology

 

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