Sociology (SOC)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2021-2022.

SOC 1101

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

  •  3917 SOC 1101   LEC 001

    • MW Klarman Hall KG70
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Bischoff, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4721 SOC 1101   DIS 201

    • F Stimson Hall G01
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Bischoff, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20750 SOC 1101   DIS 202

    • F Uris Hall 303
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Bischoff, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4723 SOC 1101   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4724 SOC 1101   DIS 204

    • F Statler Hall 351
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Bischoff, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20751 SOC 1101   DIS 205

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4726 SOC 1101   DIS 206

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5659 SOC 1101   DIS 207

    • F Malott Hall 207
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Bischoff, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6311 SOC 1101   DIS 208

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7223 SOC 1101   DIS 212

    • F Stimson Hall G01
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Bischoff, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17694 SOC 1101   DIS 213

    • F Uris Hall 262
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Bischoff, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17695 SOC 1101   DIS 214

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17696 SOC 1101   DIS 215

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 2030

Population and Public Policy exposes students to the logic and skills of demographic research and policy analysis. The course emphasizes the nature, collection, and interpretation of demographic data, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PAM 2030

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7428 SOC 2030   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19712 SOC 2030   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 2100

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

  • 18692 SOC 2100   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18693 SOC 2100   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18694 SOC 2100   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18695 SOC 2100   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18696 SOC 2100   DIS 204

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18697 SOC 2100   DIS 205

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 2190

Economic sociology extends the sociological approach to the study of economic life. The goal is to understand the relationship between social dynamics and economic action. We explore how individuals find ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7815 SOC 2190   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 2208

This course reviews contemporary approaches to understanding social inequality and the processes by which it comes to be seen as legitimate, natural, or desirable. We address questions of the following ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: DSOC 2090PAM 2208

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5938 SOC 2208   LEC 001

    • MW Warren Hall B25
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Please email the Department of Sociology at sociology@cornell.edu about add/drop or changing sections.

  •  6254 SOC 2208   DIS 201

    • F Statler Hall 391
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6256 SOC 2208   DIS 203

    • F Uris Hall 262
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6257 SOC 2208   DIS 204

    • F Ives Hall 109
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6258 SOC 2208   DIS 205

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6260 SOC 2208   DIS 207

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6261 SOC 2208   DIS 208

    • F Ives Hall 109
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7718 SOC 2208   DIS 210

    • F Ives Hall 109
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8498 SOC 2208   DIS 211

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This section is limited to students in enrollment group “not in Ithaca” and intended for students living in time zones that are 3-4 hours behind (i.e., PST or Alaska time) or 10-17 hours ahead of EST.

  • 20761 SOC 2208   DIS 212

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 2250

The primary goal of this course is to understand the relationship between education and society, with an emphasis on exploring educational inequality. To accomplish this, we will ask questions such as: ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 18474 SOC 2250   LEC 001

    • MW Uris Hall 498
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Bischoff, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 2270

This course covers the social structural history of computer technology. While the course will focus on the American origins of information technology (IT) and the uses of IT in American institutional ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 20255 SOC 2270   LEC 001

    • MWF Phillips Hall 407
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 2710

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
  •  7083 SOC 2710   LEC 001

    • TR Warren Hall B25
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Sipple, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7084 SOC 2710   DIS 201

    • M Warren Hall B50
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Sipple, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7085 SOC 2710   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7086 SOC 2710   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7087 SOC 2710   DIS 204

    • F Warren Hall B50
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Sipple, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7088 SOC 2710   DIS 205

    • F Warren Hall B02
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Sipple, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 3170

This comparative course explores key approaches to understanding nationalism and how it interacts with questions of identity in contemporary societies. We will first consider different theoretical approaches ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 3174

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19958 SOC 3170   SEM 101

    • TR Uris Hall 260
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Wilmers, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 3180

This course will examine how health disparities are defined and measured, sources of health disparities, and strategies to reduce health disparities. During the course students will learn of the complexities ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PAM 3180

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18874 SOC 3180   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Students will be prioritized off the waitlist in the following order: 1. PAM/HCP majors 2. PAM/HP Minors 3. by academic year (seniors first)

SOC 3240

Humans have fraught relationships with the animals, plants, land, water—even geological processes—around us. We come together to revere, conserve, protect the things many call nature. We struggle over ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: DSOC 3240STS 3241

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  5682 SOC 3240   LEC 001

    • TR Warren Hall B73
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Zinda, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 3710

This course offers a sociological understanding of social inequality and the social construction of difference. Designed from the perspective of comparative historical analysis, we will examine the ways ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: DSOC 3700

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6219 SOC 3710   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 4010

Rates of chronic disease and other health conditions, including mental illness and substance use disorders, have surged over the past three decades, owing largely to structural factors associated with ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 4002ASRC 4002

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7572 SOC 4010   SEM 101

    • TR Africana Ctr B01
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Ezell, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 4120

This course examines how the social world gets "under the skin." We'll examine the associations between various aspects of social context – including stratification and inequality, social networks and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6130 SOC 4120   SEM 101

    • T Uris Hall G28
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • York Cornwell, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Email the instructor for further information.

SOC 4160

This course explores poverty and inequality in American society through the lens of ethnographic and other field-based research. We will read classic and contemporary texts which have shaped our understanding ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PAM 4160

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7394 SOC 4160   LEC 001

    • TR Kennedy Hall 105
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Waller, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Additional seats during add/drop are limited to PAM and HCP students.

SOC 4560

Evaluation is a pervasive feature of contemporary life. Professors, doctors, countries, hotels, pollution, books, intelligence: there is hardly anything that is not subject to some form of review, rating, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: INFO 4561STS 4561

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18702 SOC 4560   SEM 101

    • T Morrill Hall 423
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Ziewitz, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 4910

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

  •  4707 SOC 4910   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Bischoff, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5513 SOC 4910   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5762 SOC 4910   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Macy, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5763 SOC 4910   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • York Cornwell, E

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6004 SOC 4910   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6192 SOC 4910   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Cornwell, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6194 SOC 4910   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Strang, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6876 SOC 4910   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Young, P

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6877 SOC 4910   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Schnabel, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6878 SOC 4910   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6879 SOC 4910   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Nee, V

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6900 SOC 4910   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6903 SOC 4910   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Park, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7261 SOC 4910   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Berezin, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

SOC 4950

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

  •  4708 SOC 4950   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

SOC 4960

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

  •  4709 SOC 4960   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

SOC 4980

This engaged learning course offers students the opportunity to integrate and apply knowledge and skills by addressing a real-world question presented by a community partner. Students will work collaboratively ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PAM 4950

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19189 SOC 4980   SEM 101

    • T Fernow Hall G01
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Waller, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 5020

Continuation of SOC 5010. Emphasis is on the logical analysis of theoretical perspectives, theories, and theoretical research programs shaping current sociological research. The course includes an introduction ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5419 SOC 5020   SEM 101

    • R Uris Hall 360
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Cornwell, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 5190

This course provides a forum in which students and others can present, discuss, and receive instant feedback on their inequality-related research. Its primary goals is to help students advance their own ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 18484 SOC 5190   SEM 101

    • T Uris Hall 360
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 5710

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
  •  7104 SOC 5710   LEC 001

    • TR Warren Hall B25
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Sipple, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7105 SOC 5710   DIS 201

    • M Warren Hall B50
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Sipple, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7106 SOC 5710   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7107 SOC 5710   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7108 SOC 5710   DIS 204

    • F Warren Hall B50
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Sipple, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7109 SOC 5710   DIS 205

    • F Warren Hall B02
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Sipple, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6000

This course covers the basic epistemology for social sciences research, integrating an explicit focus on applied mixed methods approaches (quantitative and qualitative) for conducting original "real world" ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 6003ASRC 6003

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8554 SOC 6000   SEM 101

    • T Uris Hall G88
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Ezell, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6020

This course provides the second part of a two-semester introduction to quantitative methods in sociological research. It is designed for first-year graduate students in sociology. The course covers intermediate ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one discussion. Combined with: PAM 6020

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5420 SOC 6020   SEM 101

    • M Uris Hall 360
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5987 SOC 6020   DIS 201

    • F Uris Hall 360
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6040

This course extends the study of quantitative methods beyond the required, two-semester graduate methods sequence. We will begin with an in-depth focus on graphical analysis, model uncertainty, techniques ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17770 SOC 6040   SEM 101

    • W Uris Hall 302
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6080

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 S/U NoAud

  •  6262 SOC 6080   SEM 101

    • F Uris Hall 320
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • York Cornwell, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6200

This course will explore the relationship between popular belief, political action, and the institutional deployment of social power. The class will be roughly divided in three parts, opening with a discussion ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17949 SOC 6200   SEM 101

    • M Olin Library 303
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Bensel, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6270

This seminar focuses on the social causes and consequences of religion, using the frameworks and methods of social science to understand religion and non-religion and their implications for social life. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20149 SOC 6270   SEM 101

    • M Uris Hall 360
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Schnabel, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6280

This graduate seminar explores changes in family behaviors and household relationships from a demographic perspective. It focuses centrally on contemporary trends in the U.S., considering (often competing) ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PAM 6280

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18882 SOC 6280   LEC 001

    • T Fernow Hall G01
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Musick, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6310

In this Graduate seminar we will discuss the nature, politics and basic assumptions underlying qualitative research. We will examine a selection of qualitative methods ranging from interviewing, oral history, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: STS 6311

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18929 SOC 6310   SEM 101

    • R Uris Hall G26
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Hilgartner, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6910

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

  •  4731 SOC 6910   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

SOC 8920

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

  •  4733 SOC 8920   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

SOC 8960

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

  •  4732 SOC 8960   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Jan 24 - May 10, 2022
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research