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Classes
BSOC 2051
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: STS 2051
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Klarman Hall KG70
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Prentice, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
First-Year students must have permission of instructor to enroll.
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- F Rockefeller Hall B15
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Prentice, R
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F McGraw Hall 366
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Prentice, R
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 348
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Prentice, R
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 350
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Prentice, R
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 350
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Prentice, R
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 348
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Prentice, R
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F McGraw Hall 215
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Prentice, R
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Space Sciences Building 105
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Prentice, R
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Instruction Mode: In Person
BSOC 2071
Course Description
This course offers an introductory survey of the history of medicine (principally in Europe and the United States) from classical antiquity to the early twentieth century. Using a combination of both primary ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HIST 2710, STS 2071
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Baker Laboratory 335
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Seth, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F White Hall B14
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Seth, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F White Hall B14
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Seth, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F White Hall B14
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Seth, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F White Hall B14
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Seth, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F White Hall B14
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Seth, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 162
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Seth, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F White Hall B02
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Seth, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person
BSOC 2101
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENTOM 2100
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MWF Kennedy Hall 116-Call Aud
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Harrington, L
Murdock, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BSOC 2131
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 2035, ENGL 2035, STS 2131
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW White Hall 110
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Banerjee, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BSOC 2245
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 2245, ARKEO 2245, SHUM 2245
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MWF Uris Hall 262
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Velasco, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BSOC 2420
Course Description
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 whether these should be viewed as separate domains ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AIIS 2420, ANTHR 2420
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW Uris Library 2B02
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Nadasdy, P
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- R McGraw Hall B65
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- R McGraw Hall B65
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- R McGraw Hall B65
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- R McGraw Hall B65
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- R McGraw Hall 215
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- R McGraw Hall B65
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
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Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
BSOC 2561
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2262, CAPS 2262, HIST 2562, STS 2561
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Uris Hall 202
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Hinrichs, T
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F McGraw Hall 145
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Uris Hall 204
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
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Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
BSOC 3311
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GDEV 3311, GDEV 6320, NTRES 3311, NTRES 6310, STS 3311
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW Bradfield Hall 101
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Wolf, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- W Stocking Hall 201
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Wolf, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Comstock Hall-Academic II B108
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Wolf, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- M Warren Hall 137
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Wolf, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- W Morrison Hall 163
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Wolf, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Fernow Hall G01
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Wolf, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- M Warren Hall 113
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Wolf, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person
BSOC 3441
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENTOM 3440
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Comstock Hall-Academic II B106
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Losey, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BSOC 3460
Course Description
This class considers the relationship between the body, knowledge and experience. We investigate the production and reproduction of the body across different times and spaces. Students examine specific ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 3465, SHUM 3465, STS 3460
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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- MW Africana Ctr B01
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Langwick, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BSOC 3751
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
BSOC 4351
Course Description
Scientific knowledge and practice enacted colonial divisions and served postcolonial struggles. How then might we understand the work of science in the struggles that shape our world today? This class ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4435, ANTHR 7435, STS 4351
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- M Uris Hall 438
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Langwick, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BSOC 4412
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: STS 4412
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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- W Morrill Hall 423
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Chaudhuri, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BSOC 4413
Course Description
Environments shape who we are. Environment is omnipresent, and sometimes seems timeless, yet what we experience around us is an outcome of centuries of making, reworking, and reconstructing. This course ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: STS 4413
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- F White Hall B06
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Chaudhuri, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BSOC 4991
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: STS 4991
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
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- TBA
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Directed Research
Prerequisite: Enrollment limited to Biology & Society seniors with an overall GPA of 3.3. Apply in 303 Morrill Hall.
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BSOC 4992
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: STS 4992
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)