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Popular Spring Courses
The following courses exhibit the wide range of fields that attract students to the Extension School. Choices include contemporary topics such as climate change and global markets, traditional disciplines like geometry and chemistry, and professional fields such as journalism and management.
ACCT E-100 Financial Accounting Principles
Leonard Kopelman, JD, Lecturer in Extension, Harvard University
ANTH E-170/W Race in the Americas
James Herron, PhD, Preceptor in Expository Writing, Harvard University
BIOS E-14 Principles of Genetics
Frederick R. Bieber, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
BIOS E-150 The Biology of Cancer
Sarah Wojiski, PhD, Curriculum Fellow in Genetics, Harvard Medical School
CLAS E-116 Concepts of the Hero in Greek Civilization and Beyond
Gregory Nagy, PhD, Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature and Director of the Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University. Kevin McGrath, PhD, Associate in Sanskrit and Indian Studies, Harvard University
CSCI E-2 Bits
Harry R. Lewis, PhD, Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science, Harvard University
CSCI E-12 Fundamentals of Website Development
David P. Heitmeyer, AM, Senior Software Product Architect/Engineer, iCommons, Central Administration Information Technology, Harvard University
CREA E-45 Beginning Screenwriting
Susan Steinberg, PhD, Filmmaker
ENVR E-130 Global Climate Change: The Science, Social Impact, and Diplomacy of a World Environmental Crisis
Timothy C. Weiskel, DPhil. William R. Moomaw, PhD, Professor of International Environmental Policy, Tufts University
FINC E-100 Principles of Finance
Bruce D. Watson, MA, Lecturer in Economics, Boston University and Visiting Instructor in Economics, Wellesley College
FINC E-160 Global Financial Markets
Lal C. Chugh, PhD, Professor of Finance, University of Massachusetts Boston. C. Bülent Aybar, PhD, Professor of International Finance, Southern New Hampshire University
GOVT E-1500 How Government Policies Really Affect You: Administrative Policymaking
John W. Patty, PhD, Assistant Professor of Government, Harvard University
HARC E-178 Designing the American City: Civic Aspirations and Urban Form
Alex Krieger, MCPUD, Professor in Practice of Urban Design, Harvard Graduate School of Design
HIST E-1632/W The History of Boston
Robert J. Allison, PhD, Professor and Chair of History, Suffolk University
JOUR E-110/W The Constitution and the Media
Allan A. Ryan, JD, Director of Intellectual Property, Harvard Business School Publishing
LSTU E-106 Crimes Against Humanity
Jens Meierhenrich, PhD, Assistant Professor of Government and of Social Studies, Harvard University
MATH E-138 Classical Geometry
Paul G. Bamberg, DPhil, Senior Lecturer on Mathematics, Harvard University
MGMT E-148 Crisis Management and Emergency Preparedness
Arnold M. Howitt, PhD, Executive Director, Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation and Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
MGMT E-200 The Business of Sports
Stephen A. Greyser, DBA, Richard P. Chapman Professor of Business Administration (Marketing/Communications), Emeritus, Harvard Business School
MUSE E-125 Preservation and Conservation of Museum Collections
Vicky L. Kruckeberg, MS, Consultant
PSYC E-1090 Animal Cognition
Irene M. Pepperberg, PhD, Lecturer on Psychology, Harvard University and Adjunct Associate Professor in Psychology, Brandeis University
PSYC E-1650/W Introduction to Psychoanalysis
Wynn Schwartz, PhD, Clinical Instructor in Psychology, Harvard Medical School
RELI E-1422 The Apostle Paul: His Letters, Cities, and Heritage
Helmut Koester, DrTheol, John H. Morison Research Professor of Divinity and Winn Research Professor of Ecclesiastical History, Harvard Divinity School