Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: PROFESSIONAL EXCELENCE FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES MAJORS

Department: Social Sciences Division

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Internship/Practicum

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Guided professional internship course for social sciences majors. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: THINKING DIFFERENTLY: NEW APPROACHES TO IDEAS, PEOPLE, SOLUTIONS AND PROBLEMS

Department: Social Sciences Division

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 1

Description: This class meets select Wednesdays from 4-5 PM followed by small group discussion. The class explores changes in the economy and information technology that give rise to questions about the future of ideas, work and careers, identity and relationships, and solutions and problems. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: POLICY ANALYSIS

Department: Social Sciences Division

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Familiarizes students with the analytical tools necessary for evaluating and analyzing public policies. Cross-list: POLI 338, POST 338.

Long Title: GATEWAY STUDY OF LEADERSHIP I

Department: Social Sciences Division

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 1

Description: The Gateway Study of Leadership is a student-led research cohort based in the School of Social Sciences that focuses on leadership and power dynamics within academia as well as common themes in the professional development of faculty members. Students enrolled in the program will perform qualitative research through conducting and transcribing interviews with faculty members. Students will also develop their own leadership skills by attending breakfasts and lunches with prominent leaders in the Rice community and participating in retreats and workshops. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: GATEWAY STUDY OF LEADERSHIP II

Department: Social Sciences Division

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Continuation of the Gateway of Leadership from the fall semester. Students will continue to develop their own leadership skills by attending breakfasts and lunches with prominent leaders in the Rice community. After having conducted and transcribed interviews in the fall, students will code these interviews for common themes. Compiled research will be published as the "Turning Points" booklet series by the School of Social Sciences. Students will further produce a research paper and a poster to be presented the rice Undergraduate Research Symposium. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: HEALTH CARE REFORM IN THE 50 STATES

Department: Social Sciences Division

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Examination of those states that have undertaken comprehensive health system reform, have carried out more limited revisions, or have failed to even begin the process, assessing successes and failures. Includes general theories of state-federal relationships and the role of the federal government in state health reform.

Long Title: INTERNSHIP

Department: Social Sciences Division

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Internship/Practicum

Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

Description: Internship experience for upper-level social sciences majors only. The program allows students to work with companies, organizations, government agencies to apply the knowledge they gain in the classroom to real world problems. Dean's Office permission required. Department Permission Required.

Long Title: SOCIAL SCIENCES INTERNSHIP - ABROAD

Department: Social Sciences Division

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Internship/Practicum

Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

Description: Internship experience for upper-level social sciences majors only. The program allows students to work with companies, organizations, government agencies while ABROAD to apply the knowledge they gain in the classroom to real world problems. Permission required from the Social Science Dean's office. Department Permission Required.

Long Title: FALL MEDICAL RESEARCH INTERNSHIP

Department: Social Sciences Division

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Internship/Practicum

Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

Description: Internship with a faculty member at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) centering on a medical research topic involving the Social Sciences. Student-interns will spend up to 10 hours/week at BCM and will be required to submit a written report, evaluations and an example of research products (research posters, abstracts, paper drafts, manuscripts, etc.) both to their supervisor and the Office of the Dean of Social Sciences. Enrollment is limited to Rice undergraduate students who have declared a major within the School of Social Sciences and have been approved for participation in the internship partnership between Rice and BCM. Written approval of the research supervisor and the Dean of Undergraduates must be received by the Office of the Dean of Social Sciences at least 2 weeks prior to the start of classes. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: SPRING MEDICAL RESEARCH INTERNSHIP

Department: Social Sciences Division

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Internship/Practicum

Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

Description: Internship with a faculty member at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) centering on a medical research topic involving the Social Sciences. Student-interns will spend up to 10 hours/week at BCM and will be required to submit a written report, evaluations and an example of research products (research posters, abstracts, paper drafts, manuscripts, etc.) both to their supervisor and the Office of the Dean of Social Sciences. Enrollment is limited to Rice undergraduate students who have declared a major within the School of Social Sciences and have been approved for participation in the internship partnership between Rice and BCM. Written approval of the research supervisor and the Dean of Undergraduates must be received by the Office of the Dean of Social Sciences at least 2 weeks prior to the start of classes. Department Permission Required.

Long Title: THE SHAPING OF HEALTH POLICY

Department: Social Sciences Division

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study of how health-care policy decisions are made and implemented, using an interdisciplinary approach involving government, law, ethics, economics, and history. Includes case discussions of major policy problems by faculty experts in these disciplines and guest speakers who are leading national figures in the shaping of public policy. Course is part of the course work required for the M.S. in Bioscience Research and Health Policy housed in the School of Natural Science. Cross-list: POST 430.

Long Title: CONSULTING PRACTICUM

Department: Social Sciences Division

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Students in the Applied Innovation Lab learn the elements of problem solving in the business environment. Project teams interact with businesses or non-profit organizations seeking creative solutions to challenges they face. The course offers experiential learning on all project phases from investigation and analysis through presentation of recommendations designed to meet real-world needs. Department Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.