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BSOC 2061
Course Description
Politicians, scientists, and citizens worldwide face many environmental issues today, but they are neither simple nor straightforward. Moreover, there are many ways to understand how we have, do, and could ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PHIL 2460, STS 2061
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 132-HEC Aud
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Pritchard, S
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- W Rockefeller Hall B16
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Pritchard, S
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- W Rockefeller Hall B16
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Pritchard, S
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- W Rockefeller Hall B16
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Pritchard, S
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- W Rockefeller Hall B16
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Pritchard, S
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- W Uris Hall 498
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Pritchard, S
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- W McGraw Hall 365
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Avron, L
Pritchard, S
BSOC 2131
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Science fiction, as Fredric Jameson put it, is "the only kind of literature that can reach back and colonize reality." Today more than ever, when science and technology have penetrated everyday life in ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: COML 2035, ENGL 2035, STS 2131
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G22
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Banerjee, A
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- R Uris Hall G22
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- R Uris Hall 303
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall G20
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 158
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BSOC 2201
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The actions of people are crucial to environmental well-being. This course addresses the interrelationships between social phenomena and the natural (i.e., biophysical) environment. It is intended to (1) ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: DSOC 2201, NTRES 2201
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3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Riley-Robb Hall 125
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Stedman, R
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- R Kennedy Hall 101
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Stedman, R
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- R Bradfield Hall 105
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Stedman, R
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- F Kennedy Hall 101
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Stedman, R
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- F Bradfield Hall 105
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Stedman, R
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- R Bradfield Hall 105
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Stedman, R
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- R Kennedy Hall 105
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Stedman, R
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- F Kennedy Hall 211
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Stedman, R
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- R Kennedy Hall 211
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Stedman, R
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- R Bradfield Hall 105
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Stedman, R
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- F Kennedy Hall 211
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Stedman, R
BSOC 2350
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How does literary language depict the experience of physical suffering? Can a poem or a novel palliate pain, illness, even the possibility of death? From darkly comic narratives of black plague to the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 2350, FGSS 2350, LGBT 2350
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall 142
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Cohn, E
BSOC 2468
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Medicine has become the language and practice through which we address a broad range of both individual and societal complaints. Interest in this "medicalization of life" may be one of the reasons that ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ANTHR 2468, FGSS 2468, STS 2468
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3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Malott Hall 251
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Hodzic, S
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- R Goldwin Smith Hall G20
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- R Rockefeller Hall B15
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- R Goldwin Smith Hall 158
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- R Rockefeller Hall 185
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- F Morrill Hall 102
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- F Morrill Hall 102
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- F McGraw Hall 215
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- F Uris Hall G44
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BSOC 2581
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This lecture course serves as an introduction to the historical study of humanity's interrelationship with the natural world. Environmental history is a quickly evolving field, taking on increasing importance ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2581, HIST 2581
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
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Sachs, A
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- R White Hall 104
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Staff
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- R Sibley Hall 318
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- R McGraw Hall 365
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BSOC 2821
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This course aims to make comprehensible both to science majors and to students of the humanities the historical structure and development of modern science and to show sciences as cultural phenomena. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HIST 2820, STS 2821
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Malott Hall 251
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Seth, S
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- R McGraw Hall 365
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Staff
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- R McGraw Hall 365
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 236
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- F Uris Hall G88
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BSOC 3111
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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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: DSOC 3111, SOC 3130, STS 3111
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW Goldwin Smith Hall 132-HEC Aud
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Hilgartner, S
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- F Rockefeller Hall B15
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Hilgartner, S
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- F Rockefeller Hall 189
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Hilgartner, S
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- F Rockefeller Hall B16
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Hilgartner, S
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- W Goldwin Smith Hall G19
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Hilgartner, S
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- F Rockefeller Hall B15
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Hilgartner, S
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- F Rockefeller Hall 189
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Hilgartner, S
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- F Rockefeller Hall 189
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Hilgartner, S
BSOC 3181
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This course explores the history, sociology, and ethics of risk. In particular, we will focus on the complex and often ambiguous relationship between science, technology, and risk. A historical perspective ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 3181, STS 3181
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Sibley Hall 211
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Slayton, R
BSOC 3481
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With the exhilarating and terrifying historical "experiments" of the French and American Revolutions in the background, English Romantic writers tackled the question of the personal and political effects ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 3400
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall 283
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Goldstein, A
BSOC 3751
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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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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
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Dear, P
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To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm
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Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
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Hilgartner, S
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Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
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Kline, R
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Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
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Leuenberger, C
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Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
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Lewenstein, B
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Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
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Lynch, M
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
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Pinch, T
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Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
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Prentice, R
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Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
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Pritchard, S
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Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
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Rossiter, M
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
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Sengers, P
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
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Seth, S
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
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Vogel, K
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
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Tantillo, J
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
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Avery, R
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
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Lammerding, J
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Wolfner, M
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BSOC 4071
Course Description
Examines problems that arise at the interface of law and science. These problems include the regulation of novel technology, the role of technical expertise in public decision making, and the control over ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: STS 4071
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 142
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Lynch, M
BSOC 4101
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One animal behaviorist speculates that big brains develop when species are social; that is, when they must read cues from members of their group to understand when to approach, when to flee, when to fight, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 4101, STS 4101
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- R Rockefeller Hall 110
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Prentice, R
BSOC 4431
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This course examines a range of nineteenth-century British literature, focusing on how Victorian writers represented the workings of the human mind. In particular, we examine how novels (and a few poems) ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 4430
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- W Goldwin Smith Hall 236
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Cohn, E
BSOC 4651
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Bodies and Diseases in the Middle East (1500-2000) will explore the history of medicine and science in the Middle East from early modern period to the present. It covers the main topics and questions regarding ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FGSS 4652, NES 4652, NES 6652
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- R Goldwin Smith Hall 160
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Yilmaz, S
BSOC 4992
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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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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)