Biology & Society (BSOC)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

BSOC 2061

Politicians, scientists, and citizens worldwide face many environmental issues today, but they are neither simple nor straightforward. Moreover, there are many ways to understand how we have, do, and could ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PHIL 2960STS 2061

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5291 BSOC 2061   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Pritchard, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to: seniors, juniors, and sophomores; first-year students by permission of instructor. If you are unable to enroll, please add yourself to the waitlist: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc91BggH--E_bZgqqqM--ISUz5xkL80aD1Mh0y-zulyGRXf8Q/viewform?usp=pp_url.

  •  5292 BSOC 2061   DIS 201

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Pritchard, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5293 BSOC 2061   DIS 202

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Pritchard, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5294 BSOC 2061   DIS 203

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Pritchard, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5295 BSOC 2061   DIS 204

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Pritchard, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

BSOC 2201

The actions of people are crucial to environmental well-being. This course addresses the interrelationships between social phenomena and the natural (i.e., biophysical) environment. It is intended to (1) ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GDEV 2201NTRES 2201

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  4178 BSOC 2201   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Johnson, S

      Stedman, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4245 BSOC 2201   DIS 201

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Johnson, S

      Stedman, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4246 BSOC 2201   DIS 202

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Johnson, S

      Stedman, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4247 BSOC 2201   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Johnson, S

      Stedman, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4248 BSOC 2201   DIS 204

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Johnson, S

      Stedman, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4286 BSOC 2201   DIS 205

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Johnson, S

      Stedman, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4287 BSOC 2201   DIS 206

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Johnson, S

      Stedman, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4449 BSOC 2201   DIS 207

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Johnson, S

      Stedman, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4450 BSOC 2201   DIS 208

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Johnson, S

      Stedman, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6017 BSOC 2201   DIS 209

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Johnson, S

      Stedman, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9030 BSOC 2201   DIS 210

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Johnson, S

      Stedman, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9031 BSOC 2201   DIS 211

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Johnson, S

      Stedman, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9032 BSOC 2201   DIS 212

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Johnson, S

      Stedman, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

BSOC 2350

How does literary language depict the experience of physical suffering? Can a poem or a novel palliate pain, illness, even the possibility of death? From darkly comic narratives of black plague to the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 18643 BSOC 2350   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Cohn, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

BSOC 2468

Medicine has become the language and practice through which we address a broad range of both individual and societal complaints. Interest in this medicalization of life may be one of the reasons that medical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ANTHR 2468FGSS 2468STS 2468

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4744 BSOC 2468   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Langwick, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4745 BSOC 2468   DIS 201

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4746 BSOC 2468   DIS 202

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 11659 BSOC 2468   DIS 203

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4747 BSOC 2468   DIS 204

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4748 BSOC 2468   DIS 205

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4749 BSOC 2468   DIS 206

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4750 BSOC 2468   DIS 207

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4785 BSOC 2468   DIS 209

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

BSOC 2581

This lecture course serves as an introduction to the historical study of humanity's interrelationship with the natural world. Environmental history is a quickly evolving field, taking on increasing importance ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2581HIST 2581

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5273 BSOC 2581   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Sachs, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5274 BSOC 2581   DIS 201

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5275 BSOC 2581   DIS 202

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5276 BSOC 2581   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5277 BSOC 2581   DIS 204

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

BSOC 3011

Biology and biotechnology are major influences on modern life. In addition, socio-political and historical conditions have shaped biological research and its applications in medicine, agriculture, environmental ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: STS 3011

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  5807 BSOC 3011   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Tamarkin, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to: seniors, juniors, and sophomores; first-year students by permission of instructor. If you are unable to enroll, please add yourself to the waitlist: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTYfRTtrFXwxgXjsPzeDQiLrNREg2CAPbzvEvo9jT2N-g-Cg/viewform?usp=pp_url.

BSOC 3235

Bioarchaeology is the study of human remains from archaeological sites. Like forensic scientists at the scene of the crime, bioarchaeologists search for clues embedded in human bone and mummified tissues ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  5580 BSOC 3235   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Velasco, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

BSOC 3751

Projects under the direction of a Biology and Society faculty member are encouraged as part of the program of study within the student's concentration area. Applications for research projects are accepted ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4009 BSOC 3751   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Hilgartner, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4010 BSOC 3751   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Velasco, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4011 BSOC 3751   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Lewenstein, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4012 BSOC 3751   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Prentice, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4013 BSOC 3751   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Pritchard, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4014 BSOC 3751   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Sengers, P

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4015 BSOC 3751   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Seth, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4474 BSOC 3751   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Tantillo, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4663 BSOC 3751   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Langwick, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4673 BSOC 3751   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Lammerding, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4918 BSOC 3751   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Wolfner, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5767 BSOC 3751   IND 619

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Overby, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

BSOC 4412

The working of the human body is a universal phenomenon, yet different medical traditions have vastly different conceptions of what a body is. How can something so intimate and tangible like the body be ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: STS 4412

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17875 BSOC 4412   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Chaudhuri, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

BSOC 4682

Therapeutic knowledge and practice in Africa have changed dynamically over the past century. Yet, questions about healing continue to be questions about the intimate ways that power works on bodies. Accounts ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 10308 BSOC 4682   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Langwick, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

BSOC 4703

A "glitch" is when something goes "wrong" in digital media—sometimes, however, it is precisely when something "fails" that can tell us about the structures and forces that underlie that media. In this ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 20106 BSOC 4703   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Campana, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

BSOC 4992

Students must register for the 4 credits each semester (BSOC 4991-BSOC 4992) for a total of 8 credits. After the first semester, students receive a letter grade of "R"; a letter grade for both semesters ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: STS 4992

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3506 BSOC 4992   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research
    Enrollment limited to: Biology & Society seniors with an overall GPA of 3.3. Application required.

BSOC 6703

A "glitch" is when something goes "wrong" in digital media—sometimes, however, it is precisely when something "fails" that can tell us about the structures and forces that underlie that media. In this ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 20108 BSOC 6703   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Campana, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person