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SOC 1101
Introduction to Sociology

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

  •  6215 SOC 1101   LEC 001

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  •  7017 SOC 1101   DIS 201

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  •  7018 SOC 1101   DIS 202

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  •  7019 SOC 1101   DIS 203

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  •  7020 SOC 1101   DIS 205

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  •  7021 SOC 1101   DIS 206

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  •  7779 SOC 1101   DIS 209

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  •  7780 SOC 1101   DIS 210

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  •  7781 SOC 1101   DIS 211

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  •  8125 SOC 1101   DIS 212

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  •  8126 SOC 1101   DIS 213

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SOC 1104
Race and Ethnicity in the United States: Social Constructs, Real World Consequences

This course will examine race and ethnic relations between Whites, Blacks, Latinos, and Asians in the United States. The goal of this course is for students to understand how the history of race and ethnicity ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1104, LSP 1105

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  9131 SOC 1104   SEM 101

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  • 17239 SOC 1104   DIS 201

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  • 17240 SOC 1104   DIS 202

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SOC 1140
FWS: Homelessness in the American City

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17621 SOC 1140   SEM 101

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  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

SOC 1160
FWS: Race, Policing and Inequality in the American City

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17721 SOC 1160   SEM 101

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  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

SOC 1900
Discussions of Justice

This course will address questions of justice posed by current political controversies, for example, controversies over immigration, economic inequality, American nationalism, the government's role in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 1901, PHIL 1901

  • 1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Justice and Politics in the Trump Era

  •  9498 SOC 1900   SEM 101

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  • This semester’s course will address questions of justice posed by current political controversies, for example, over immigration, economic inequality, American nationalism, the government’s role in healthcare and the environment, racial inequality, the political power of elites, populism, authoritarianism, globalization, and the proper use of America’s global power. Brief readings in political philosophy and social science will be starting points for informal discussion and mutual learning among diverse perspectives.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 1901, PHIL 1901

  • 1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Justice and Politics in the Trump Era

  •  9992 SOC 1900   SEM 102

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  • This semester’s course will address questions of justice posed by current political controversies, for example, over immigration, economic inequality, American nationalism, the government’s role in healthcare and the environment, racial inequality, the political power of elites, populism, authoritarianism, globalization, and the proper use of America’s global power. Brief readings in political philosophy and social science will be starting points for informal discussion and mutual learning among diverse perspectives.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 1901, PHIL 1901

  • 1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Justice and Politics in the Trump Era

  •  9993 SOC 1900   SEM 103

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  • This semester’s course will address questions of justice posed by current political controversies, for example, over immigration, economic inequality, American nationalism, the government’s role in healthcare and the environment, racial inequality, the political power of elites, populism, authoritarianism, globalization, and the proper use of America’s global power. Brief readings in political philosophy and social science will be starting points for informal discussion and mutual learning among diverse perspectives.

SOC 2090
Networks

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: none

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

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7759 SOC 2090   LEC 001

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SOC 2100
What Is Science? An Introduction to the Social Studies of Science and Technology

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 Stdnt Opt

  •  7885 SOC 2100   LEC 001

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  •  7886 SOC 2100   DIS 201

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  •  8045 SOC 2100   DIS 202

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  •  9552 SOC 2100   DIS 203

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  •  9553 SOC 2100   DIS 204

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SOC 2190
Introduction to Economic Sociology

What is the driving force behind economic growth? How do people find jobs? Does culture matter for economic action? What exactly is a market? Why is there a concentration of high-tech firms in Silicon ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10046 SOC 2190   LEC 001

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  • 10048 SOC 2190   DIS 202

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SOC 2202
Population Dynamics

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: DSOC 2010

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  7757 SOC 2202   LEC 001

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  • If this course is full, please contact Virginia Montopoli at vlh1@cornell.edu to be placed on a waitlist.

SOC 2220
Controversies About Inequality

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

  •  8361 SOC 2220   LEC 001

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  • 10013 SOC 2220   DIS 201

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  • 10014 SOC 2220   DIS 202

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  • 10015 SOC 2220   DIS 203

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  • 10016 SOC 2220   DIS 204

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  • 10017 SOC 2220   DIS 205

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  • 10018 SOC 2220   DIS 206

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  • 10019 SOC 2220   DIS 207

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  • 10020 SOC 2220   DIS 208

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  • 17807 SOC 2220   DIS 209

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  • 17808 SOC 2220   DIS 210

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SOC 2580
Six Pretty Good Books: Explorations in Social Science

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: COMM 2580, HD 2580, ILRLR 2580

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10000 SOC 2580   LEC 001

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  • 10001 SOC 2580   DIS 201

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  • 10002 SOC 2580   DIS 202

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  • 10003 SOC 2580   DIS 203

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  • 10004 SOC 2580   DIS 204

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  • 10005 SOC 2580   DIS 205

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  • 18350 SOC 2580   DIS 206

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SOC 2710
America's Promise: Social and Political Context of American Education

This course is a blending of the Sociology of Education and Public Policy. Front and center in this course is the question of why consistent differential educational and economic outcomes exists in American ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  6671 SOC 2710   LEC 001

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  •  6672 SOC 2710   DIS 201

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  •  6673 SOC 2710   DIS 202

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  •  6674 SOC 2710   DIS 203

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  •  6675 SOC 2710   DIS 204

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  •  6676 SOC 2710   DIS 205

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SOC 3010
Statistics for Sociological Research

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: SOC 6010

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6216 SOC 3010   LEC 001

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  •  6217 SOC 3010   DIS 202

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  •  6218 SOC 3010   DIS 203

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  • 17495 SOC 3010   DIS 204

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SOC 3140
Social Welfare Policy in the United States

This course considers the historical evolution and contemporary challenges of social welfare policy in the US. We first examine social welfare provision from historical and comparative perspectives. We ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PAM 3150, PAM 5150

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9230 SOC 3140   LEC 001

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SOC 3150
Research Design, Practice, and Policy

Examines systematic approaches for addressing questions about poverty, family life, racial inequality, and a range of other issues central to public policy. It emphasizes the logic and methods of social ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PAM 3120

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8602 SOC 3150   LEC 001

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

SOC 3250
Neighborhoods, Housing, and Urban Policy

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: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PAM 3250, PAM 5250

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9231 SOC 3250   LEC 001

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SOC 3370
Race and Public Policy

Provides an overview of perspectives used in sociological studies of race and ethnicity. Students read classic and contemporary research on racial and ethnic relations in the United States. The first part ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PAM 3370

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9876 SOC 3370   LEC 001

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SOC 3650
Sociology of Disasters

Disasters are usually sudden events that result in catastrophic loss of life and/or property. They are often described using terms like disorder, chaos, and panic - descriptions which belie the highly ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 17229 SOC 3650   SEM 101

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SOC 3670
Social Inequalities in Physical and Mental Health

Introduction to physical and mental health inequalities in the United States, the causes of these inequalities, and their impact on individual development across the life course. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HD 3570

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17261 SOC 3670   LEC 001

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

SOC 3750
Classical Sociological Theory

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9133 SOC 3750   LEC 001

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SOC 4540
Fascism, Nationalism and Populism

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: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 4543

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17227 SOC 4540   SEM 101

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SOC 4580
The Science of Social Behavior

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: COMM 4580, HD 4580, ILRLR 4580

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10007 SOC 4580   SEM 101

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SOC 4780
The Family and Society in Africa and the African Diaspora

The family, as a social institution, is structured according to historical, socio-economic, political, and cultural factors. Course topics include the concepts of the nuclear and extended family, the roles, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 4606, ASRC 6066

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17216 SOC 4780   SEM 101

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SOC 4910
Independent Study

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

  •  6219 SOC 4910   IND 601

    • TBA

    • Wethington, E

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8034 SOC 4910   IND 602

    • TBA

    • Nee, V

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9215 SOC 4910   IND 603

    • TBA

    • Alvarado, S

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9226 SOC 4910   IND 604

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    • TBA

    • Weeden, K

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9229 SOC 4910   IND 605

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    • TBA

    • Macy, M

SOC 4950
Honors Research

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

  •  6220 SOC 4950   RSC 701

    • TBA

    • York Cornwell, E

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

SOC 4960
Honors Thesis: Senior Year

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

  •  6221 SOC 4960   RSC 701

    • TBA

    • Staff

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

SOC 5010
Basic Problems in Sociology I

Analysis of theory shaping current sociological research. Examination of several central problems in sociological inquiry provides an occasion for understanding tensions and continuities between classical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7782 SOC 5010   SEM 101

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

SOC 5180
Social Inequality: Contemporary Theories, Debates, and Models

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. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17228 SOC 5180   SEM 101

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SOC 5710
America's Promise: Social and Political Context of American Education

Examines the goals, roles, inputs, and outcomes of schooling in American society, and the policy environment in which schools operate. Analyzes controversies and tensions (e.g., equity, market forces, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  6677 SOC 5710   LEC 001

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  •  6678 SOC 5710   DIS 201

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  •  6679 SOC 5710   DIS 202

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  •  6680 SOC 5710   DIS 203

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  •  6681 SOC 5710   DIS 204

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  •  6682 SOC 5710   DIS 205

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SOC 6010
Statistics for Sociological Research

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: SOC 3010

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  7118 SOC 6010   LEC 001

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  •  8667 SOC 6010   DIS 201

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SOC 6080
Proseminar in Sociology

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 Sat/Unsat

  •  6222 SOC 6080   SEM 101

    • F

    • Cornwell, B

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

SOC 6390
Social Dynamics and Computational Methods

This seminar addresses theoretical and empirical research topics related to the study of complex social networks, or as some have characterized the field, "the new science of networks." These can range ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 10049 SOC 6390   SEM 101

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SOC 6460
Seminar in Economic Sociology

Introduces the field of economic sociology and covers major topics addressed by sociologists studying the intersection of economy and society. We begin with classic statements on economic sociology and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10050 SOC 6460   SEM 101

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SOC 6480
Social Sequence Analysis

This course addresses an emerging area of sociological inquiry that focuses on sequences of social activity that individuals form over short periods of time. These "microsequences" reflect patterns of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 17266 SOC 6480   LEC 001

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SOC 6910
Independent Study

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

  •  6223 SOC 6910   IND 601

    • TBA

    • Swedberg, R

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

SOC 8910
Graduate Research

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

  •  6224 SOC 8910   RSC 701

    • TBA

    • Cornwell, B

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

SOC 8950
Thesis Research

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

  •  6225 SOC 8950   RSC 701

    • TBA

    • Macy, M

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)