Biology & Society (BSOC)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

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  • Schedule of Classes - October 15, 2026 7:07PM EDT

BSOC 2061
Ethics and the Environment

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PHIL 2960, STS 2061

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8578 BSOC 2061   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Parrenas, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    If you are unable to enroll, please add yourself to the waitlist: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc91BggH--E_bZgqqqM--ISUz5xkL80aD1Mh0y-zulyGRXf8Q/viewform?usp=pp_url.

  •  8579 BSOC 2061   DIS 201

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    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Parrenas, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8580 BSOC 2061   DIS 202

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    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Parrenas, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8581 BSOC 2061   DIS 203

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    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Parrenas, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8582 BSOC 2061   DIS 204

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    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Parrenas, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

BSOC 2131
Science Fiction

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 2035, ENGL 2035, STS 2131

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17098 BSOC 2131   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Banerjee, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

BSOC 2211
Early Agriculture

Throughout most of the human career, people survived by hunting and gathering wild foods. The advent of food production is one of the most profound changes in history and prehistory. This course examines ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 2201, ARKEO 2201

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4266 BSOC 2211   LEC 001

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    • MWF
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Russell, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

BSOC 2468
Medicine, Culture, and Society

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ANTHR 2468, FGSS 2468, STS 2468

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4607 BSOC 2468   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Hodzic, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4608 BSOC 2468   DIS 201

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    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4609 BSOC 2468   DIS 202

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    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4610 BSOC 2468   DIS 203

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4611 BSOC 2468   DIS 204

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4612 BSOC 2468   DIS 205

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    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4613 BSOC 2468   DIS 206

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

BSOC 2581
Environmental History

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2581, HIST 2581

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10308 BSOC 2581   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Sachs, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10309 BSOC 2581   DIS 201

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    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10310 BSOC 2581   DIS 202

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    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10311 BSOC 2581   DIS 203

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10312 BSOC 2581   DIS 204

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

BSOC 2750
Introduction to Humanities

These seminars offer an introduction to the humanities by exploring historical, cultural, social, and political themes. Students will explore themes in critical dialogue with a range of texts and media ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  8470 BSOC 2750   SEM 102

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    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Rabedeau, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

BSOC 3390
Primate Behavior and Ecology with Emphasis on African Apes

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 3390

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4559 BSOC 3390   LEC 001

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    • MWF
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Arcadi, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

BSOC 3460
Anthropology of the Body

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 3465, SHUM 3465, STS 3460

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  4630 BSOC 3460   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Langwick, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

BSOC 3751
Independent Study

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

  •  8593 BSOC 3751   IND 601

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    See https://as.cornell.edu/registrar/independent-study for more information on applying for Independent Study.

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BSOC 4116
The Scientific Revolution

This seminar investigates the period of the so-called “scientific revolution.” As a foundational narrative of modernity, the scientific revolution posits a radical break from a medieval past, best exemplified ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 4116, STS 4116

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10578 BSOC 4116   SEM 101

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    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Schneider, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10579 BSOC 4116   IND 601

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Schneider, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

BSOC 4412
Conceptions of the Body in Medicine and Healing

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: STS 4412

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8659 BSOC 4412   SEM 101

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    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Chaudhuri, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

BSOC 4506
Ocean Technopolitics and Global Futures

This course examines the profound and far-reaching politics and dynamics generated by ocean technologies and infrastructures in this age of globalization and Anthropocene. It adopts an empirical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 4506, STS 4506

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8662 BSOC 4506   SEM 101

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    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Wu, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

BSOC 4670
Race and Justice After DNA

DNA has become a pervasive feature of our lives, and a critical object through which race and justice are imagined and contested. DNA shapes how we think about ancestral pasts, medical futures, identity, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  8657 BSOC 4670   SEM 101

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    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Tamarkin, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

BSOC 4992
Honors Project II

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

  •  8648 BSOC 4992   RSC 701

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

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