Sociology (SOC)Arts and Sciences

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

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

  •  3052 SOC 1101   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Hirschman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3738 SOC 1101   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Hirschman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5756 SOC 1101   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Hirschman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3739 SOC 1101   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Hirschman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3740 SOC 1101   DIS 204

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Hirschman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5757 SOC 1101   DIS 205

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Hirschman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3741 SOC 1101   DIS 206

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Hirschman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4377 SOC 1101   DIS 207

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Hirschman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4899 SOC 1101   DIS 208

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Hirschman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5348 SOC 1101   DIS 209

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Hirschman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5562 SOC 1101   DIS 210

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Hirschman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5563 SOC 1101   DIS 211

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Hirschman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5564 SOC 1101   DIS 212

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Hirschman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 2030

Population and Public Policy exposes students to the logic and skills of demographic research and policy analysis. The course emphasizes the nature, collection, and interpretation of demographic data, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PUBPOL 2030

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5414 SOC 2030   LEC 001

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

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5696 SOC 2030   DIS 201

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

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5849 SOC 2030   DIS 202

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

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 2100

This course introduces some central ideas in the field of S&TS. It is aimed at students from any background who are challenged to think more critically about what counts as scientific knowledge and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: STS 2011

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  5636 SOC 2100   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Marshall, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
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  •  5637 SOC 2100   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Marshall, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5638 SOC 2100   DIS 202

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

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5639 SOC 2100   DIS 203

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

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5640 SOC 2100   DIS 204

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

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5641 SOC 2100   DIS 205

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

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 2150

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9053 SOC 2150   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 2190

Economic sociology extends the sociological approach to the study of economic life. The aim of the seminar is to understand the relationship between social structure, organizational form and economic action. ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9055 SOC 2190   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Nee, V

  • 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: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GDEV 2010

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 20816 SOC 2202   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Eloundou-Enyegue, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 2208

This course reviews contemporary approaches to understanding social inequality and the processes by which it comes to be seen as legitimate, natural, or desirable. We address questions of the following ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PUBPOL 2208

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4609 SOC 2208   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For enrollment help, please contact the Department of Sociology, sociology@cornell.edu.

  •  4857 SOC 2208   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5937 SOC 2208   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4858 SOC 2208   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4859 SOC 2208   DIS 204

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4860 SOC 2208   DIS 205

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4861 SOC 2208   DIS 206

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4862 SOC 2208   DIS 207

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5423 SOC 2208   DIS 208

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5484 SOC 2208   DIS 209

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5758 SOC 2208   DIS 210

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 2310

This course introduces the field of sexuality studies to advanced undergraduates by examining the social, cultural, political, and historical dimensions of sexuality. We will read theoretical and empirical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19390 SOC 2310   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Budnick, J

  • 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: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PUBPOL 2370

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19498 SOC 2370   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Sykes, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19499 SOC 2370   DIS 201

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Sykes, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19500 SOC 2370   DIS 202

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Sykes, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19501 SOC 2370   DIS 203

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Sykes, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19502 SOC 2370   DIS 204

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Sykes, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 2710

This course aims to explore and answer a single question about America's promise-of success if you work hard and do well in school: Why do we have such substantial and long-standing inequality in the U.S.? ... view course details

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  •  9188 SOC 2710   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Sipple, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9189 SOC 2710   DIS 201

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Sipple, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9190 SOC 2710   DIS 202

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Sipple, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9191 SOC 2710   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Sipple, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi:
  • 18896 SOC 2710   LEC 002

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Sipple, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 2800

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 20072 SOC 2800   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Strang, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 3060

This course focuses on the sociological histories of regional-based technology clusters. The construction and life course of the technology cluster is a prevalent form of contemporary economic development. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18116 SOC 3060   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 3170

This comparative course explores key approaches to understanding nationalism and how it interacts with questions of identity in contemporary societies. We will first consider different theoretical approaches ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 3174

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18260 SOC 3170   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Wilmers, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 3180

This course will examine how health disparities are defined and measured, sources of health disparities, and strategies to reduce health disparities. During the course students will learn of the complexities ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PUBPOL 3180

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18864 SOC 3180   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Reyes, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 3490

Where do social structures come from? Social structures emerge from interaction between individuals. But not all interactions create durable structures. In this course, we will explore several micro-mechanisms ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  5813 SOC 3490   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Park, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 3580

This course showcases frontier research that uses big data and graphical analysis to understand our social world. Topics include inequality and opportunity, success in higher education, the gender wage ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5814 SOC 3580   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 3710

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GDEV 3700

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9175 SOC 3710   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Hirschl, T

  • 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

  • 18120 SOC 4110   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Schnabel, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 4160

This course explores poverty and inequality in American society through the lens of ethnographic and other field-based research. We will read classic and contemporary texts which have shaped our understanding ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PUBPOL 4160

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18868 SOC 4160   LEC 001

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

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 4320

Is there a "culture war for the soul of Amerca"? This seminar will explore the definition, types, causes, dynamics, diffusion, and consequences of partisan cultural alignment. Readings will include theoretical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SOC 6520

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 20090 SOC 4320   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • 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
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3726 SOC 4910   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Bischoff, 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.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4303 SOC 4910   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Weeden, 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.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4457 SOC 4910   IND 603

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

  •  4458 SOC 4910   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • York Cornwell, E

  • 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

  •  4665 SOC 4910   IND 605

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

  •  4817 SOC 4910   IND 606

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

  •  4819 SOC 4910   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Strang, D

  • 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

  •  5210 SOC 4910   IND 608

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

  •  5211 SOC 4910   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Schnabel, L

  • 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

  •  5212 SOC 4910   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Maralani, V

  • 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

  •  5213 SOC 4910   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Nee, V

  • 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

  •  5225 SOC 4910   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Young, C

  • 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

  •  5227 SOC 4910   IND 613

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

  •  5378 SOC 4910   IND 614

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

  •  5816 SOC 4910   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Hirschman, D

  • 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.

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

  •  3727 SOC 4950   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • 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

  •  3728 SOC 4960   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

SOC 5020

Continuation of SOC 5010. Emphasis is on the logical analysis of theoretical perspectives, theories, and theoretical research programs shaping current sociological research. The course includes an introduction ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4228 SOC 5020   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Hirschman, D

  • 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

  •  5621 SOC 5190   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 5710

This course aims to explore and answer a single question about America's promise-of success if you work hard and do well in school: Why do we have such substantial and long-standing inequality in the U.S.? ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  9268 SOC 5710   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Sipple, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9271 SOC 5710   DIS 201

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Sipple, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9274 SOC 5710   DIS 202

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Sipple, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9275 SOC 5710   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Sipple, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  • 18903 SOC 5710   LEC 002

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Sipple, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6020

This course provides the second part of a two-semester introduction to quantitative methods in sociological research. It is designed for first-year graduate students in sociology. The course covers intermediate ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one discussion. Combined with: PUBPOL 6020

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4229 SOC 6020   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4652 SOC 6020   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6030

This course is designed to assist the student's professional development on a "learning by doing and feedback" basis. The course is organized around presentation and discussion of ongoing research projects. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5809 SOC 6030   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Young, C

  • 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: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GDEV 6070PUBPOL 6050

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18542 SOC 6050   LEC 001

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • 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

  •  4863 SOC 6080   SEM 101

    • F
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6110

Social Network Analysis (SNA), or the mathematical analysis of webs of relationships, is a thriving part of sociology and an active research area for numerous other disciplines. This course is intended ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  5810 SOC 6110   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Park, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6310

In this Graduate seminar we will discuss the nature, politics and basic assumptions underlying qualitative research. We will examine a selection of qualitative methods ranging from interviewing, oral history, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: STS 6311

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  5651 SOC 6310   SEM 101

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

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6350

Sociology as a discipline formed in the effort to comprehend the emergence of modern society via industrialization, urbanization, and marketization, with concurrent transformation in social beliefs, typical ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 19456 SOC 6350   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Strang, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6460

The seminar in economic sociology explores questions addressed by social scientists studying the social mechanisms that enable economic life. The aim is to introduce the most important and influential ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9064 SOC 6460   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Nee, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6520

Political and cultural polarization have steadily increased in the three decades since Patrick Buchanan declared a "cultural war for the soul of America." Concerns include echo chambers, filter bubbles, ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SOC 4320

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9062 SOC 6520   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Macy, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3745 SOC 6910   IND 601

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

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

SOC 6950

"Spatial Demography" introduces core concepts and techniques for analyzing spatially referenced population data. Students learn about the spatial structure of social phenomenon and how to analyze and account ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PUBPOL 6950

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 11150 SOC 6950   LAB 401

    • R
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
    • Rich, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: A course in Multivariate Regression using Stata. Enrollment limited to: graduate students; others by permission of instructor.

SOC 8920

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

  •  3747 SOC 8920   RSC 701

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

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

SOC 8960

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

  •  3746 SOC 8960   RSC 701

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

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research