BEO ORGS Overview
The Organizational Studies Track provides an in-depth analysis of business networks, organizational changes, styles of leadership and differences between private and public sector organizations and requires courses in research methods, micro-and-macro organizational theory. The successful completion of 14 or 15 courses, depending upon the year of graduation, is required for this BEO track.
Building on the 8-BEO Foundation course requirements, BEO Organization Studies students must successfully complete an additional 6-7 courses, including introductory and advanced research methods and the opportunity to deepen and/or broadened exposure to Organizational theories in a broad array of fields including, politics, public policy, health care and education among others.
Organization Relevant courses (OREs) allow students to deepen and/or broaden their exposure to topics and settings that are either strongly determined by, or strongly determining of, organizational activities and outcomes. An approved ORE course will include a clear linkage to commerce, organizations and/or entrepreneurship, and it will incorporate organizational phenomena and perspectives in a significant portion of its coursework.
Advanced Organization Studies (AOS) courses directly employ and extend the theories and perspectives introduced by the foundational Organizational Studies courses. They are most often taught by core Organization Studies faculty. AOS courses are vetted on a regular basis by the Organization Studies track advisor, to ensure that these courses thoroughly incorporate Organization Studies perspectives and focus primarily on organizational processes and phenomena.
As with all other BEO tracks, Organizational Studies students are required to participate in the senior Capstone experience. This is a seminal feature of the BEO program and allows students to work in small groups in partnership with sponsoring organizations and a Brown faculty member on semester or year-long real-world projects. A second semester of the BEO Capstone is required for the classes of 2019 and beyond. For many BEO students, the Capstone experience is the excellent preparation for their professional life after Brown.
See file at bottom of this page for BEO ORGS Electives 2020-2021 Academic Year (as of 8.17.20).
| beo organizational studies track: course requirements Summary | |
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| BEO Foundation Courses (must be completed prior to Senior Capstone) | 8 |
| Introduction to Research Methods (SOC 1020 or SOC 1050) | 1 |
| Organization-Relevant Electives (OREs) (including any course from the ARM or AOS course listings) | 2 |
| Advanced Organizational Studies (AOS) | 1 |
| Advanced Research Methods (ARM) | 1 |
| BEO Capstone (Spring Capstone is required for BEO Classes 2019 and beyond) | 1-2 |
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Total BEO Organizational Studies Track Course Requirements |
14-15 |
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BEO ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES (ORGS) DETAILED COURSE LISTING |
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ORGS Foundation Courses |
8 |
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ECON 0110 |
Principles of Economics |
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ECON 1110 |
Intermediate Microeconomics |
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| Any 2 of these three courses in Sociology/Organizational Theory | ||
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SOC 0300 |
Organizations and Society |
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SOC 1311 (fall only) |
Micro-organizational Theory (formerly SOC 1090) |
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SOC 1315 (spring only) |
Macro-organizational Theory (formerly SOC 1030) |
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ENGN 0020 (spring only), or ENGN 0030 (fall only) |
Transforming Society –Technology & Choices for the Future, or Introduction to Engineering |
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ENGN 1010 |
The Entrepreneurial Process: Innovation in Practice |
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MATH 0090 MATH 0100 or MATH 0170 or ECON 0170 or AP BC Calculus or IB HL Math |
Introductory Calculus, Part I (or higher) (Classes 2018-2020) Introductory Calculus, Part II (or higher) (Classes 2021+) Advanced Placement Calculus Essential Mathematics for Economics with a score of 4 or higher, appearing on Brown transcript with a min. score of 5 (IB Standard-level is not accepted) |
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SOC 1100 or APMA 0650 or ECON 1620 |
Introductory Statistics for Social Research Essential Statistics Introduction to Econometrics |
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Track-Specific ORGS | SOC 1020 Methods of Social Research |
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Organization-Relevant Electives (OREs) (including any ARM or AOS course) |
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SOC 1070 |
Money Sociology |
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SOC 1114 |
Law and Society |
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SOC 1871C |
Sociology of the Legal Profession |
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AMCV 1610A |
American Advertising: History and Consequences |
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AMST 1600D | EDUC 0860 |
Sports in American Society |
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AMST 1700I |
Community Engagement with Health and the Environment |
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CLPS 1250 |
Human Factors |
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CLPS 1470 |
Mechanism of Motivated Decision Making |
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CSCI 1900 |
CSCI Startup |
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ECON 1760 |
Financial Institutions |
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EDUC 1020 |
History of American Education |
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*EDUC 1040 |
Sociology of Education |
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EDUC 1060 |
Politics and Public Education |
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EDUC 1150 |
Education, the Economy, and School Reform |
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EDUC 1200 |
History of American School Reform |
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EDUC 1650 |
Policy Implementation in Education |
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EDUC 1730 |
American Higher Education in Historical Context |
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EDUC 1760 |
Education and Public Policy |
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ENGN 1930S |
Land Use and Built Environment: An Entrepreneurial View |
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ETHN 1890C |
Business, Culture, and Globalization: An Ethnographic Perspective |
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HIST 0150A |
History of Capitalism |
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HIST 1979F |
Political Economy: The Intellectual History of Capitalism |
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PHIL 1550 |
Decision Theory: Foundations and Application |
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PHP 2400 |
The U.S. Health Care System: Case Studies in Financing, Delivery, Regulation and Public Health |
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POLS 1150 |
Prosperity: The Ethics and Economics of Wealth Creation |
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POLS 1240 |
Politics, Markets and States in Developing Countries |
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POLS 1770 |
Education, Inequality, and American Democracy |
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POLS 1820W |
Market Liberalism: Origins, Principles and Contemporary Applications |
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PLCY 1700R |
Urban Revitalization: Lessons from the Providence Plan |
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PLCY 1701D |
Global Graying: The Impact of an Aging Society on Public and Private Sector |
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PLCY 1701J |
Policy Implementation |
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PLCY 1701K |
Governance in the Academy |
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PLCY 1701Q |
Leading Social Ventures |
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PLCY 1710O |
Labor Market Policy |
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PLCY 1800 |
Investigating Modes of Social Change |
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PLCY 1810 |
Models for Sustaining Social Transformation |
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PLCY 1824 |
Social Entrepreneurship, Policy and Systems |
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PLCY 1910 |
Social Entrepreneurship |
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PLCY 2150 |
Strategic Communication |
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PLCY 2160 |
Policy Implementation |
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PLCY 2655 |
Regulation and Compliance |
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Advanced Organization Studies (AOS) |
1 |
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SOC 1060 |
Leadership in Organizations |
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SOC 1115 |
The Enlightened Entrepreneur |
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SOC 1220 |
Future of Work |
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SOC 1870A |
Investing in Social Change: The Practice of Philanthropy |
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SOC 1870L |
The Economic Foundations of Everyday Life |
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SOC 1871O |
Law, Innovation, Entrepreneur |
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SOC 1872B |
Sociology of Money |
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SOC 1872H |
Sociology of FIRE |
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SOC 1872T |
Social Innovation and Disruption |
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CLPS 1730 |
Psychology in Business and Economics |
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ECON 1765 |
Finance, Regulation, and the Economy: Research |
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ECON 1790 |
Corporate Governance, Finance, and Management |
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EDUC 1630 |
Strategic Management for School System Excellence |
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PLCY 1600 |
Economics for Public Policy |
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PLCY 1700K |
Health Policy Challenges |
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PLCY 1700V |
Nonprofit Organizations |
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PLCY 2020 |
Public Budgeting and Management |
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PLCY 2350 |
Thinking, Planning and Acting Strategically |
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PLCY 2550 |
Managing and Leading Public Affairs |
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PLCY 2700 |
Advanced Organizational and Management Strategies |
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Advanced Research Methods (ARM) |
1 |
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SOC 1117 |
Focus Groups for Market and Social Research |
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SOC 1118 (ANTH 1941) |
Context Research for Innovation |
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SOC 1120 |
Market and Social Surveys |
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SOC 1127 |
EPIC: Ethnographic Praxis in Industry |
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SOC 1260 |
Market Research in Public and Private Sectors |
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SOC 1340 |
Principles and Methods of Geographic Information Systems |
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ANTH 1940 |
Ethnographic Research Methods |
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ECON 1390 |
Research Methods for Economists |
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ECON 1630 |
Econometrics I |
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EDUC 1100 |
Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods |
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EDUC 1160 |
Evaluating the impact of Social Programs |
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PHP 1320 |
Survey Research in Health Care |
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PLCY 1200 |
Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation |
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PLCY 2035 |
Statistics II for Public Policy Analysis |
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PLCY 2040 |
Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation |
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PLCY 2050 |
Program Evaluation |
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Senior Year Capstone - (BEO 1930A & 1940A required for classes 2019+) |
1/2 |
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BEO 1930A |
Fall Capstone |
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BEO 1940A |
Spring Capstone (optional for classes graduating prior to 2019, spring semester is required for classes 2019+ beyond) |
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