Biology & Society (BSOC)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2019-2020.

BSOC 2051

In the rapidly changing world of healthcare, complex ethical issues arise from interpersonal interactions between patients and clinicians to broad controversies that propel medicine into headline news.  ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: STS 2051

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8254 BSOC 2051   LEC 001

  • First-Year students must have permission of instructor to enroll.

  •  8255 BSOC 2051   DIS 201

  •  8256 BSOC 2051   DIS 202

  •  8257 BSOC 2051   DIS 203

  •  8258 BSOC 2051   DIS 204

  •  8259 BSOC 2051   DIS 205

  •  8260 BSOC 2051   DIS 206

  •  8261 BSOC 2051   DIS 207

  •  8262 BSOC 2051   DIS 208

BSOC 2101

Human diseases have affected human lives and society through history. This course focuses on the pathogens, parasites, and arthropods causing human plagues through multiple perspectives (biomedical, social, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BSOC 2101ENTOM 2100

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16538 BSOC 2101   LEC 001

  • 16539 BSOC 2101   DIS 201

  • 16540 BSOC 2101   DIS 202

  • 16541 BSOC 2101   DIS 203

  • 17518 BSOC 2101   DIS 204

  • 17519 BSOC 2101   DIS 205

  • 17520 BSOC 2101   DIS 206

  • 17521 BSOC 2101   DIS 207

  • 17522 BSOC 2101   DIS 208

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BSOC 2101ENTOM 2100

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18668 BSOC 2101   LEC 002

BSOC 2131

Science fiction is not merely a literary genre but a whole way of being, thinking, and acting in the modern world. This course explores classic and contemporary science fiction from Frankenstein to The ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 2035ENGL 2035STS 2131

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16679 BSOC 2131   LEC 001

BSOC 2245

The history of humankind is also a history of health and disease; the rise of agricultural societies, ancient cities, and colonial empires had wide-ranging effects on diet and nutrition, the spread of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 2245ARKEO 2245

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9609 BSOC 2245   LEC 001

BSOC 2420

One of the most pressing questions of our time is how we should understand the relationship between nature (or "the environment") and culture (or society) - and/or whether these should be viewed as separate ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AIIS 2420ANTHR 2420

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9069 BSOC 2420   LEC 001

  •  9070 BSOC 2420   DIS 201

  •  9071 BSOC 2420   DIS 202

  • 17045 BSOC 2420   DIS 203

  • 17046 BSOC 2420   DIS 204

BSOC 2561

An exploration of processes of change in health care practices in China. Focuses on key transitions, such as the emergence of canonical medicine, of Daoist approaches to healing and longevity, of "scholar ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16627 BSOC 2561   LEC 001

BSOC 2781

We experience our bodies as so much a part of who we are that we take them for granted. Yet the way we think about the body has a history of its own. This class looks at how the idea of "the body" gets ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 2780FGSS 2780LGBT 2780

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16368 BSOC 2781   LEC 001

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

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5370 BSOC 3011   LEC 001

  • First-Year students not admitted into course.

BSOC 3111

This course provides an introduction to the ways in which medical practice, the medical profession, and medical technology are embedded in society and culture. We will ask how medicine is connected to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: DSOC 3111SOC 3130STS 3111

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9152 BSOC 3111   LEC 001

  • Enrollment limited to: senior, junior, and sophomore students.

  •  9153 BSOC 3111   DIS 201

  •  9154 BSOC 3111   DIS 202

  •  9155 BSOC 3111   DIS 203

  •  9156 BSOC 3111   DIS 204

BSOC 3231

This course analyzes the development of foreign policy at the nexus of global health and national security in an attempt to better define and understand the evolving concept of "Global Health Security ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: STS 3231

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9664 BSOC 3231   LEC 081

  • Taught in Washington, DC. This is part of the Cornell in Washington program.

BSOC 3311

Environmental governance is defined as the assemblage of institutions that regulate society-nature interactions and shape environmental outcomes across a range of spatial and temporal scales.  Institutions, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  7271 BSOC 3311   LEC 001

  • Enrollment limited to: juniors, seniors, or by permission of instructor.

  •  7272 BSOC 3311   DIS 201

  •  7273 BSOC 3311   DIS 202

  •  7274 BSOC 3311   DIS 203

BSOC 3441

In-depth look at the concepts and issues surrounding the conservation of insects and other invertebrates. Topics include sampling rare populations; insect conservation genetics; the role of phylogeny in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENTOM 3440

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16572 BSOC 3441   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: Entomology or conservation biology course or permission of instructor

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
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7001 BSOC 3751   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Dear, P

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7002 BSOC 3751   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Hilgartner, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7003 BSOC 3751   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Kline, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7004 BSOC 3751   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Leuenberger, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7005 BSOC 3751   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Lewenstein, B

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7006 BSOC 3751   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Lynch, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7007 BSOC 3751   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Pinch, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7008 BSOC 3751   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Prentice, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7009 BSOC 3751   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Pritchard, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7010 BSOC 3751   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Rossiter, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7011 BSOC 3751   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Sengers, P

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7012 BSOC 3751   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Seth, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7730 BSOC 3751   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Harrington, L

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7731 BSOC 3751   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Avery, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8190 BSOC 3751   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Johnson, B

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9626 BSOC 3751   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Ratcliff, J

BSOC 4390

Primate species are going extinct. The goal of this seminar is to examine a variety of issues related to conservation in general, and to the conservation of primates in particular. For example, what is ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 4390

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18928 BSOC 4390   SEM 101

BSOC 4841

The term "epidemic" travels widely and wildly in contemporary worlds.  But, what, when and where is "the epidemic"? How and why does epidemic unfold? This senior seminar offers an interdisciplinary exploration ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 4041FGSS 4841STS 4841

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9047 BSOC 4841   SEM 101

BSOC 4991

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: STS 4991

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6196 BSOC 4991   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Staff

  • Prerequisite: Enrollment limited to Biology & Society seniors with an overall GPA of 3.3. Apply in 303 Morrill Hall.