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SOC 1101
Course Description
This course is a broad introduction to the field of sociology. Course materials are designed to illustrate the distinctive features of the sociological perspective and to start you thinking sociologically ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Uris Hall G01
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Bischoff, K
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Statler Hall 391
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Bischoff, K
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- F Malott Hall 203
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Bischoff, K
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- F Malott Hall 224
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Bischoff, K
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 236
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Bischoff, K
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- F Malott Hall 207
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Bischoff, K
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- F Malott Hall 203
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Bischoff, K
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- F Statler Hall 291
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Bischoff, K
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- F Malott Hall 203
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Bischoff, K
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- F Malott Hall 203
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Bischoff, K
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- F Malott Hall 207
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Bischoff, K
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Instruction Mode: In Person
SOC 1130
Course Description
No description available. view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW Malott Hall 230
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Lim, J
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Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
SOC 1190
Course Description
No description available. view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Uris Hall 301
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Dodderidge, L
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Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
SOC 1290
Course Description
Introduces students to the sociological analysis of American society through the lens of film. Major themes involve race, class, and gender; upward and downward mobility; incorporation and exclusion; small ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 1290
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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- TR Uris Hall 202
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Strang, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
SOC 2070
Course Description
"Social Problems in the U.S." teaches students how to think like a social scientist when encountering claims about major contemporary issues. Through readings and assignments, students develop an analytical ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 2070, PAM 2250
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Morrison Hall 146
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Rich, P
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Instruction Mode: In Person
SOC 2090
Course Description
This interdisciplinary course examines network structures and how they matter in everyday life. The course examines how each of the computing, economic, sociological and natural worlds are connected and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CS 2850, ECON 2040, INFO 2040
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MWF Statler Hall 185-Aud
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Easley, D
Kleinberg, J
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Instruction Mode: In Person
SOC 2150
Course Description
In modern society, we all spend much of our lives participating in or interacting with organizations. Most of us are born in organizations, educated in organizations, and work in organizations. The ubiquity ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GDEV 2150
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MWF Uris Hall 498
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Sullivan, J
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Instruction Mode: In Person
SOC 2220
Course Description
In recent years, poverty and inequality have become increasingly common topics of public debate, as academics, journalists, and politicians attempt to come to terms with growing income inequality, with ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2225, GDEV 2220, GOVT 2225, ILROB 2220, PAM 2220, PHIL 1950
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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- TR Klarman Hall KG70
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Sullivan, J
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Uris Hall G26
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Sullivan, J
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- F Uris Hall 204
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Sullivan, J
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- F Uris Hall 204
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Sullivan, J
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Uris Hall 204
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Sullivan, J
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- F Uris Hall G26
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Sullivan, J
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- F Malott Hall 224
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Sullivan, J
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 236
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Sullivan, J
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- F Uris Hall G26
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Sullivan, J
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- F Malott Hall 205
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Sullivan, J
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- F Uris Hall G20
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Sullivan, J
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Instruction Mode: In Person
SOC 2810
Course Description
This introductory course introduces students to issues and debates related to international migration and will provide an interdisciplinary foundation to understanding the factors that shape migration ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 2810, ILRLR 2810, LSP 2810, PAM 2810
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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- TR Ives Hall 217
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Gleeson, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person
SOC 3010
Course Description
This course will introduce students to the theory and mathematics of statistical analysis. Many decisions made by ourselves and others around us are based on statistics, yet few people have a solid grip ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: SOC 6010
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Uris Hall 202
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Park, B
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Uris Hall G28
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Park, B
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Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
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Meeting Pattern
- F Uris Hall G28
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Park, B
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Uris Hall G28
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Park, B
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Instruction Mode: In Person
SOC 3360
Course Description
Examines the social institution of the family, challenges to the institution's well-being and stability, and the role of public policy in these transformations. Topics include family structure ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PAM 3360
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Fernow Hall G24
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Sassler, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person
SOC 3710
Course Description
This course offers a sociological understanding of social inequality and the social construction of difference. Designed from the perspective of comparative historical analysis, we will examine the ways ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GDEV 3700
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW Rockefeller Hall 115
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Eloundou-Enyegue, P
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Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
SOC 3750
Course Description
Introduction to the classics in sociology, primarily works by Karl Marx, Max Weber, Emile Durkheim, and Georg Simmel. Students also study the works of Alexis de Tocqueville, Montesquieu, and Joseph Schumpeter. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Uris Hall 262
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Berezin, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
SOC 4370
Course Description
This course provides an introduction to the theoretical and empirical literature on the sociology of sex and gender. The readings cover theory and methods, feminism, masculinity, intersectionality, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FGSS 4371
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- R Uris Hall 360
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Maralani, V
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
SOC 4540
Course Description
This course a offers comparative political sociology of democratic and non-democratic institutions in the United States and beyond. Topics will include nationalism, fascism and populism. My focus will ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 4543, SHUM 4540
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- W Uris Hall 204
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Berezin, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
SOC 4850
Course Description
Through discussions, presentations, and research papers, we will examine increasing US inequality, and the interaction of business's role and impacts, alongside potential policy prescriptions (UBI, tax ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PADM 4858, PADM 5858, SOC 5850
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Ives Hall 111
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Riedl, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
SOC 4910
Course Description
This is for undergraduates who wish to obtain research experience or to do extensive reading on a special topic. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
SOC 4950
Course Description
Students choose a sociology faculty member to work with on research to write an honors thesis. Candidates for honors must maintain a cumulative GPA at least an A- in all sociology classes. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
SOC 4960
Course Description
Continuation of SOC 4950. Continue to work with honors supervisor and work on and write an honors thesis. view course details
SOC 5010
Course Description
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- R Uris Hall 320
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
York Cornwell, E
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Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
SOC 5190
Course Description
This course provides a forum in which students and others can present, discuss, and receive instant feedback on their inequality-related research. Its primary goals is to help students advance their own ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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1 Credit S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
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- T Uris Hall 360
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Weeden, K
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Instruction Mode: In Person
SOC 5850
Course Description
Through discussions, presentations, and research papers, we will examine increasing US inequality, and the interaction of business's role and impacts, alongside potential policy prescriptions (UBI, tax ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PADM 4858, PADM 5858, SOC 4850
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3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Ives Hall 111
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Riedl, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
SOC 6010
Course Description
Sociological theory relies on the analysis of data to make claims about how the world works. This course will provide students with a firm understanding of how to analyze data quantitatively to inform ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: SOC 3010
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Uris Hall 202
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Park, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
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Meeting Pattern
- F Uris Hall G28
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Park, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
SOC 6080
Course Description
Discussion of the current state of sociology and of the research interests of members of the graduate field; taught by all members of the field. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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- F Uris Hall 320
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
York Cornwell, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
SOC 6150
Course Description
Introduces students to theories and methods of data collection techniques such as in-depth interviews, ethnography, focus groups, and surveys as well as mixed-method approaches used in policy and evaluation ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PAM 6040
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- W Human Ecology Building 101
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Waller, M
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Instruction Mode: In Person
SOC 6340
Course Description
This course serves as an introduction to sociological theories and research on schooling, education systems, and the interaction between schools and other dominant social institutions, such as the family. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- T Uris Hall 360
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Bischoff, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
SOC 6660
Course Description
Event history analysis (also known as hazard or survival analysis) is a family of methods for the study of discrete outcomes over time. Typical sociological examples are demographic events (births, deaths), ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- W Uris Hall 320
- Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
Instructors
Strang, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
SOC 6910
Course Description
For graduates who wish to obtain research experience or to do extensive reading on a special topic. Permission to enroll for independent study is granted only to students who present an acceptable prospectus ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
SOC 8910
Course Description
Work with a faculty member on a project that is related to your dissertation work. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
SOC 8950
Course Description
Work with chair of your committee on your dissertation work. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)