Sociology (SOC)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

SOC 1101

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3583 SOC 1101   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4158 SOC 1101   DIS 201

    • F Malott Hall 224
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4159 SOC 1101   DIS 202

    • F Statler Hall 445
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4160 SOC 1101   DIS 203

    • F Malott Hall 207
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6105 SOC 1101   DIS 204

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4161 SOC 1101   DIS 205

    • F Statler Hall 445
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4162 SOC 1101   DIS 206

    • F Statler Hall 291
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4641 SOC 1101   DIS 207

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4642 SOC 1101   DIS 208

    • F Malott Hall 224
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4643 SOC 1101   DIS 209

    • F Statler Hall 291
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4872 SOC 1101   DIS 210

    • F Statler Hall 391
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20269 SOC 1101   DIS 211

    • F Uris Hall G28
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 1120

Do schools ameliorate or perpetuate social inequality in our society? What education interventions are poised to make the biggest impact for students and their achievement? This course will explore the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 20198 SOC 1120   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

SOC 2070

"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

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2070PUBPOL 2250

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5855 SOC 2070   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    A portion of seats are reserved for Brooks School first year students. Any remaining seats will open for other students in August.

SOC 2090

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

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CS 2850ECON 2040INFO 2040

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4623 SOC 2090   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 2202

Introduction to population studies. The primary focus is on the relationships between demographic processes (fertility, mortality, and immigration) and social and economic issues. Discussion covers special ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GDEV 2010

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17768 SOC 2202   LEC 001

    • MW Warren Hall 175
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Hirschl, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 2220

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

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Syllabi: none
  •  5017 SOC 2220   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5504 SOC 2220   DIS 201

    • F Statler Hall 165
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5505 SOC 2220   DIS 202

    • F Statler Hall 341
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5506 SOC 2220   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5507 SOC 2220   DIS 204

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5508 SOC 2220   DIS 205

    • F Uris Hall 202
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5509 SOC 2220   DIS 206

    • F Uris Hall 202
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5510 SOC 2220   DIS 207

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5511 SOC 2220   DIS 208

    • F Statler Hall 441
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5629 SOC 2220   DIS 209

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5630 SOC 2220   DIS 210

    • F Ives Hall 109
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 2250

The primary goal of this course is to understand the relationship between education and society, with an emphasis on exploring educational inequality. To accomplish this, we will ask questions such as: ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2256

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 17889 SOC 2250   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 2370

Public policy is a fundamental mechanism for addressing the most vexing and important social problems of our time. Racial inequality and structural racism are chief among such problems. Policy is thus ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PUBPOL 2370

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 20688 SOC 2370   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20689 SOC 2370   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20690 SOC 2370   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20691 SOC 2370   DIS 203

    • F Savage Hall 200
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Lindsay, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20692 SOC 2370   DIS 204

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20693 SOC 2370   DIS 205

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 2580

This course is modeled after "Great Books" literature courses in the humanities, but with two important differences: we read non-fiction books in the social sciences rather than the humanities, written ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HD 2580ILRLR 2580PSYCH 2580

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19008 SOC 2580   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19009 SOC 2580   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19010 SOC 2580   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19011 SOC 2580   DIS 203

    • T Warren Hall 113
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Ceci, S

      Macy, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19012 SOC 2580   DIS 204

    • T Warren Hall 113
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Ceci, S

      Macy, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19013 SOC 2580   DIS 205

    • W Kennedy Hall 103
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Ceci, S

      Macy, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19014 SOC 2580   DIS 206

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 2810

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

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Syllabi: none
  •  6043 SOC 2810   LEC 001

    • MW Ives Hall 217
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Gleeson, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 3160

The course will explore gender inequality from a social structural framework, connecting it with inequality in other intersecting areas of social life such as race, class, and sexuality. It fits with the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FGSS 3160

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18667 SOC 3160   SEM 101

    • T Statler Hall 441
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Schnabel, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 3250

This course considers the dynamics of housing markets and neighborhoods in American metropolitan areas and the public policies designed to regulate them.  In the first part of the course, we examine the ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PUBPOL 3250PUBPOL 5250

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18805 SOC 3250   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Students will be pulled from the wait list in the following order: 1. PAM/SOC majors, 2. Seniors in other majors, 3. All other students.

SOC 3360

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

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PUBPOL 3360

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6306 SOC 3360   LEC 001

    • MW Kennedy Hall 213
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Sassler, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 3750

This course introduces the classics in sociology – primarily works by Karl Marx, Max Weber, Émile Durkheim, and Georg Simmel. Students will also study some works of Adam Smith, Alexis de Tocqueville, Jane ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  5418 SOC 3750   LEC 001

    • TR Stimson Hall G01
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Cornwell, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 4110

Global conflicts, raising children, electing presidents, praying for a loved one: from the mundane to the extraordinary, religion plays a significant role in social life, regardless of whether or not one ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: RELST 4110

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18661 SOC 4110   SEM 101

    • T Uris Hall 438
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Schnabel, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 4120

What is health? What does it mean to be "healthy" (or not) in today's world? How does health (or illness) shape an individual's identity and relationship to other people and institutions? This course grapples ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17888 SOC 4120   SEM 101

    • T Lincoln Hall 107
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Budnick, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 4290

American society has evolved dramatically over the last century while retaining distinctive ideals and social tensions. Rural communities have given way to digital worlds, pork barrel politics to polarization, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17890 SOC 4290   SEM 101

    • W Uris Hall 340
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Strang, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 4540

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

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 4543SHUM 4540

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 10791 SOC 4540   SEM 101

    • W Uris Hall 498
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Berezin, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 4580

This is a capstone seminar for seniors who are interested in graduate or professional study in scientific disciplines that focus on human behavior and social interaction. The intent is to provide seniors ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HD 4580ILRLR 4580PSYCH 4580

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20013 SOC 4580   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Ceci, S

      Macy, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 4910

This is for undergraduates who wish to obtain research experience or to do extensive reading on a special topic. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3587 SOC 4910   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Berezin, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4823 SOC 4910   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Bischoff, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5443 SOC 4910   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Hirschman, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5452 SOC 4910   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Budnick, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5455 SOC 4910   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Macy, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5976 SOC 4910   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Schnabel, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5979 SOC 4910   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Strang, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6115 SOC 4910   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Cornwell, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6116 SOC 4910   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • York Cornwell, E

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6117 SOC 4910   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6122 SOC 4910   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6447 SOC 4910   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

SOC 4950

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  3588 SOC 4950   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

SOC 4960

Continuation of SOC 4950.  Continue to work with honors supervisor and work on and write an honors thesis. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3589 SOC 4960   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

SOC 5010

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  4644 SOC 5010   SEM 101

    • R Uris Hall 320
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • York Cornwell, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Sociology graduate students only.

SOC 5180

This course serves as an introduction to contemporary theories, debates, and models regarding the structure of social classes, the determinants of social mobility, the sources and cases of racial, ethnic, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19092 SOC 5180   SEM 101

    • T Uris Hall 360
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 5190

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  •  6522 SOC 5190   SEM 101

    • M Uris Hall 301
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6010

This course provides an introduction to analytical approaches in quantitative sociological research. The class will cover data description and graphical approaches, elementary probability theory, hypothesis ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4255 SOC 6010   LEC 001

    • T Uris Hall 360
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5180 SOC 6010   DIS 201

    • F Uris Hall G28
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6050

The objective of this course is to provide a conceptual overview and technical "tool-kit" for studying population issues and public policies. What is a demographic perspective?  And how can it be applied ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GDEV 6070PUBPOL 6050

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19232 SOC 6050   LEC 001

    • R Warren Hall 101
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Hall, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6080

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  •  3590 SOC 6080   SEM 101

    • F Uris Hall 320
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6130

This course will expose students to ethnography, experiments, small-N comparison, content analysis, archival research, internet data scraping, data visualization, network and sequence approaches, and more. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19333 SOC 6130   SEM 101

    • W Uris Hall 320
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Budnick, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6300

Culture is now constitutive of social science analysis across a range of disciplines: sociology, economics, political science and anthropology. Culture is a staple of comparative analysis either historical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17885 SOC 6300   SEM 101

    • T Uris Hall 320
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Berezin, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6420

Diffusion - the spread of social practices - is of central interest for the way it combines attention to social structure and social change. The course reviews theory and method in both classic and contemporary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18091 SOC 6420   SEM 101

    • M Uris Hall 320
    • Aug 21 - Oct 6, 2023
    • Strang, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6610

This is a course on networks and text in quantitative social science. The course will cover published research using text and social network data, focusing on health, politics, and everyday life, and it ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 6619HD 6610INFO 6610

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 19630 SOC 6610   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 6619

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 20024 SOC 6610   SEM 130

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous
    Taught in NYC at Cornell Tech. Streamed from Ithaca. Enrollment Limited to Cornell Tech Students only.

SOC 6910

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3591 SOC 6910   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

SOC 8910

Work with a faculty member on a project that is related to your dissertation work. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3592 SOC 8910   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

SOC 8950

Work with chair of your committee on your dissertation work. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3593 SOC 8950   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Macy, M

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research