Biology & Society (BSOC)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

BSOC 1180

This course is for first-year students entering or planning to enter the Biology and Society major in either the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) or College of Arts & Sciences. This course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  6026 BSOC 1180   SEM 101

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Green, R

      Schmidt, C

      Seth, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: First-Year Biology & Society majors in CALS and Biology & Society-intended Arts & Sciences students.

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

  •  5985 BSOC 2051   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Prentice, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited by College 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://forms.gle/ZxEhEWFiC1LcW5Dx5.

  •  5986 BSOC 2051   DIS 201

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Prentice, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5987 BSOC 2051   DIS 202

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Prentice, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5988 BSOC 2051   DIS 203

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Prentice, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5989 BSOC 2051   DIS 204

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Prentice, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5990 BSOC 2051   DIS 205

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Prentice, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5991 BSOC 2051   DIS 206

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Prentice, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5992 BSOC 2051   DIS 207

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Prentice, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5993 BSOC 2051   DIS 208

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Prentice, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5994 BSOC 2051   DIS 209

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Prentice, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5995 BSOC 2051   DIS 210

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Prentice, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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.  Combined with: ENTOM 2100

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2304 BSOC 2101   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Harrington, L

      Murdock, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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 whether these should be viewed as separate domains ... view course details

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

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 13161 BSOC 2420   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Nadasdy, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 13162 BSOC 2420   DIS 201

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 13163 BSOC 2420   DIS 202

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 13164 BSOC 2420   DIS 203

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 13165 BSOC 2420   DIS 204

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 13166 BSOC 2420   DIS 205

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 13167 BSOC 2420   DIS 208

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2262CAPS 2262HIST 2562STS 2561

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16213 BSOC 2561   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Hinrichs, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16214 BSOC 2561   DIS 201

    • F
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16215 BSOC 2561   DIS 202

    • F
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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
  • 18318 BSOC 3311   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Wolf, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18319 BSOC 3311   DIS 202

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Wolf, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18320 BSOC 3311   DIS 204

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Wolf, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18321 BSOC 3311   DIS 205

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Wolf, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18322 BSOC 3311   DIS 206

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Wolf, S

  • 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

  •  5943 BSOC 3751   IND 603

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • 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

  •  5944 BSOC 3751   IND 605

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Leuenberger, 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

  •  5945 BSOC 3751   IND 606

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • 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

  •  5946 BSOC 3751   IND 608

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • 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

  •  5947 BSOC 3751   IND 609

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • 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

  •  5948 BSOC 3751   IND 610

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • 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

  •  5949 BSOC 3751   IND 612

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • 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

  •  5950 BSOC 3751   IND 613

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • 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

  •  5951 BSOC 3751   IND 615

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Harrington, 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

  •  5952 BSOC 3751   IND 616

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Ziewitz, 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

  •  5953 BSOC 3751   IND 617

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Johnson, 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

  •  5954 BSOC 3751   IND 618

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Ratcliff, 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

  •  5955 BSOC 3751   IND 619

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Hinrichs, T

  • 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

  •  5956 BSOC 3751   IND 620

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • 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 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 at ... view course details

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

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6007 BSOC 4991   RSC 701

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

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

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

  •  6009 BSOC 4992   RSC 701

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research