Biology & Society (BSOC)Arts and Sciences
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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 2960, STS 2061
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Klarman Hall KG70
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Chaudhuri, A
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- W Morrill Hall 111
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Chaudhuri, A
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- W White Hall 104
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Chaudhuri, A
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- W Morrill Hall 102
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Chaudhuri, A
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- W Morrill Hall 102
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Chaudhuri, A
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Instruction Mode: In Person
BSOC 2201
Course Description
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: GDEV 2201, NTRES 2201
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Plant Science Building 233
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Stedman, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
If you are interested in this course but unable to enroll, please complete the E&S course request form: https://tinyurl.com/escourserequest.
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- R Fernow Hall G01
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Stedman, R
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- R Warren Hall 113
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Stedman, R
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Warren Hall 137
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Stedman, R
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Warren Hall 137
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
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Stedman, R
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- R Fernow Hall G24
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Stedman, R
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- R Fernow Hall G01
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Stedman, R
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Fernow Hall G01
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Stedman, R
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- R Fernow Hall G01
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Stedman, R
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- R Kennedy Hall 101
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Stedman, R
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Instruction Mode: In Person
BSOC 2350
Course Description
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: AMST 2330, ENGL 2350, FGSS 2350, LGBT 2350, SHUM 2350
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Cohn, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BSOC 2468
Course Description
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 medical ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ANTHR 2468, FGSS 2468, STS 2468
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Malott Hall 251
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Nading, A
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F McGraw Hall B65
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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- F McGraw Hall B65
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
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Staff
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- F Sibley Hall 208
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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- F McGraw Hall 365
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F McGraw Hall B65
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F McGraw Hall B65
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
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Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- TBA
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
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Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
BSOC 2581
Course Description
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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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Malott Hall 228-Bache Aud
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Sachs, A
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- R Uris Hall 369
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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- R McGraw Hall 365
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
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Staff
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- F White Hall 106
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Uris Hall 302
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
BSOC 2599
Course Description
This course explores the history of medicine and other sciences in the ancient Near East, broadly defined. In addition to medicine, the other scientific disciplines covered in this course include mathematics, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 2599, NES 2599, RELST 2599
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Rockefeller Hall 132
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Mokhtarian, J
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Instruction Mode: In Person
BSOC 3011
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: STS 3011
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 132-HEC Aud
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Ratcliff, J
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Instruction Mode: In Person
BSOC 3235
Course Description
Bioarchaeology is the study of human remains from archaeological sites. Like forensic scientists at the scene of the crime, bioarchaeologists search for clues embedded in human bone and mummified tissues ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 3235, ANTHR 6235, ARKEO 3235, ARKEO 6235
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Rockefeller Hall 112
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Velasco, M
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Instruction Mode: In Person
BSOC 3390
Course Description
The course will investigate all aspects of non-human primate life. Based on the fundamentals of evolutionary theory, group and inter-individual behaviors will be presented. In addition, an understanding ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 3390
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF White Hall 110
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Arcadi, A
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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)
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Hilgartner, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Leuenberger, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Lewenstein, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
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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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Prentice, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
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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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Pritchard, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
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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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Sengers, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
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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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Seth, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
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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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Tantillo, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
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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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Langwick, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
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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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Lammerding, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
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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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Wolfner, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
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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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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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Meeting Pattern
- W White Hall 104
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Chaudhuri, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BSOC 4650
Course Description
In this advanced discussion-based course, students will use their knowledge and analytical skills to explore complex value-laden issues in contemporary healthcare and health policy debate. News stories, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: STS 4650
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- T Uris Hall 204
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Overby, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: BSOC/STS 2051 or permission of instructor.
BSOC 4691
Course Description
Multidisciplinary course dealing with the social and environmental impact of food production in the United States and developing countries. Agroecosystems of various kinds are analyzed from biological, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BIOEE 4690, STS 4691
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Corson-Mudd A409
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Power, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Enrollment limited to 20 students.
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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)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
Instructors
Seth, S
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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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