Sociology (SOC)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

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

  •  8499 SOC 1101   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8500 SOC 1101   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8501 SOC 1101   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8502 SOC 1101   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8503 SOC 1101   DIS 204

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8504 SOC 1101   DIS 205

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8505 SOC 1101   DIS 206

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8506 SOC 1101   DIS 207

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8507 SOC 1101   DIS 208

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8508 SOC 1101   DIS 209

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8509 SOC 1101   DIS 210

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8510 SOC 1101   DIS 211

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 1170

What is the role of “hookup culture” on college campuses? How have dating apps changed the romantic and sexual landscape? What are the causes and consequences of the rise of cohabitation and decline in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3069 SOC 1170   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Mahoney, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

SOC 1270

Social networks are vast webs of interconnected social actors, which provide a vital foundation for social structure. This course introduces students to the social network and social capital paradigms, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8575 SOC 1270   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Cornwell, B

  • 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: PUBPOL 2030

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 12958 SOC 2030   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Reyes, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 12959 SOC 2030   DIS 201

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Reyes, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 12960 SOC 2030   DIS 202

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Reyes, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 12961 SOC 2030   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Reyes, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 12962 SOC 2030   DIS 204

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Reyes, A

  • 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 why, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: STS 2011

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8611 SOC 2100   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Marshall, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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  •  8612 SOC 2100   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Marshall, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8613 SOC 2100   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8614 SOC 2100   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8615 SOC 2100   DIS 204

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Marshall, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8616 SOC 2100   DIS 205

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Marshall, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 2208

This course surveys research on inequalities in education, income, wealth, prestige, occupation, political power, and health in the U.S. and other rich countries. How much inequality exists and why is ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2208, PUBPOL 2208

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8511 SOC 2208   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For enrollment help, contact the Department of Sociology (sociology@cornell.edu).

  •  8512 SOC 2208   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8513 SOC 2208   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8514 SOC 2208   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8515 SOC 2208   DIS 204

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8516 SOC 2208   DIS 205

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8517 SOC 2208   DIS 206

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8518 SOC 2208   DIS 207

    • F
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8519 SOC 2208   DIS 208

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Maralani, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 2210

This course is designed for students who want to better understand elite higher education and how inequalities are both perpetuated and mediated by its structure and practices (focusing on gender, race, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HE 2210

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 17536 SOC 2210   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Harrison, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 2370

Public policy is a fundamental mechanism for addressing the most vexing and important social problems of our time. Racial inequality and structural racism are chief among such problems. Policy is thus ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2365, PUBPOL 2370

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 13073 SOC 2370   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Sykes, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 13074 SOC 2370   DIS 201

    • T
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Sykes, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 13075 SOC 2370   DIS 202

    • T
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Sykes, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 13076 SOC 2370   DIS 203

    • T
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Sykes, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 13077 SOC 2370   DIS 204

    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Sykes, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 2440

The sociological approach to the study of the economic action explores why and how social exchange in networks enable and guide economic life. The course addresses ongoing debates between economics and ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8577 SOC 2440   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Nee, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 2510

Analyzes the social aspects of aging in contemporary American society from a life course perspective. Topics include (1) an introduction to the field of gerontology, its history, theories, and research ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HD 2510

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 14059 SOC 2510   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Wells, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 2560

This course provides an introduction to the sociological perspective of law and legal institutions in modern society. A key question is the extent to which the law creates and maintains social order. And, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8562 SOC 2560   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • York Cornwell, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 3030

This course introduces students to the principles of sociological research methods. We will first discuss the research process itself, then focus on issues such as the relationship between theory and empirical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PUBPOL 3120

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  8538 SOC 3030   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Musick, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 3060

This course focuses on the sociological histories of regional-based technology clusters. The construction and life course of the technology cluster is a prevalent form of contemporary economic development. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8571 SOC 3060   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 3190

Introduction to the main ideas and lines of research in contemporary sociology, from the emergence of the field in the American academy to the present. We read the work of seminal theorists and researchers ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  8563 SOC 3190   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Schnabel, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 3220

Who gets to define crime and deviance, and what are the consequences of those definitions? This question guides our semester together. In this course, we will examine crime and deviance as social phenomena ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PUBPOL 3220

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 17069 SOC 3220   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Lindsay, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 3230

This course is designed to introduce students to important theories, concepts, and empirical findings in the study of aging and policy, giving them a deeper understanding of the issues people encounter ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3230, PUBPOL 3230

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 13057 SOC 3230   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Reyes, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 3240

Humans have fraught relationships with the animals, plants, land, water-even geological processes-around us. In this course, we will examine how people make and respond to environmental change and how ... view course details

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

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 13520 SOC 3240   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Zinda, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 3490

Where do social structures come from? Social structures emerge from interaction between individuals. But not all interactions create durable structures. In this course, we will explore several micro-mechanisms ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8572 SOC 3490   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Park, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 3580

This course showcases frontier research that uses big data and graphical analysis to understand our social world. Topics include inequality and opportunity, success in higher education, the gender wage ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8568 SOC 3580   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Young, C

  • 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: GDEV 3700

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 13522 SOC 3710   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Hirschl, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 3810

In this course we will explore the origins and consequences of mass incarceration- extraordinarily high incarceration rates within particular demographic groups above and beyond historical levels in the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3808, PUBPOL 3810

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 13095 SOC 3810   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Sykes, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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: AMST 4160, PUBPOL 4160

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 13002 SOC 4160   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Waller, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 4290

American society has changed dramatically over the last century, arguably most profoundly in terms of gender and gender roles. This course examines changing interpretations of gender through film and sociology. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 4290

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8569 SOC 4290   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Strang, D

  • 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
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8540 SOC 4910   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.

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

  •  8556 SOC 4950   RSC 701

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • 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

  •  8557 SOC 4960   RSC 701

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

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

  •  8558 SOC 5190   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Weeden, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6030

This course is designed to assist the student's professional development on a learning by doing and feedback basis. The course is organized around presentation and discussion of ongoing research projects. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8565 SOC 6030   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Schnabel, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6050

The objective of this course is to provide a conceptual overview and technical tool-kit for studying population issues and public policies. What is a demographic perspective? And how can it be applied ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 13016 SOC 6050   LEC 001

    • T
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Hall, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6060

Democracy and Non-Democracy in Comparative Perspective Political Sociology in a broad sub-field in Sociology that ranges over comparative politics institutional development, comparative history as well ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17094 SOC 6060   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Berezin, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6110

Social Network Analysis (SNA), or the mathematical analysis of webs of relationships, is a thriving part of sociology and an active research area for numerous other disciplines. This course is intended ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8564 SOC 6110   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Park, B

  • 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 United States, considering (sometimes ... view course details

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

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 12997 SOC 6280   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • 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

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8629 SOC 6310   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Tamarkin, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6350

Sociology as a discipline formed in the effort to comprehend the emergence of modern society via industrialization, urbanization, and marketization, with concurrent transformation in social beliefs, typical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  8574 SOC 6350   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 25 - Mar 16, 2027
    • Strang, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6480

This course addresses the growing area of sociological research that concerns sequences of events, states, activities, and other ordered phenomena that involve various kinds of social actors (e.g., individuals, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  8566 SOC 6480   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Cornwell, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6490

The research-oriented seminar examines why institutions matter in enabling, motivating and guiding social and economic life. The course begins with an overview account of the variety of institutional approaches ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8567 SOC 6490   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Nee, V

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6500

Social forms emerge from the interdependent behavior of social actors. In this course, we will draw on the Analytical Sociology tradition to understand micro-level processes that bring about macro-level ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8576 SOC 6500   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Park, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6620

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8573 SOC 6620   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Hirschman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

SOC 6830

This course is designed for graduate students interested in learning how to evaluate the quality of, design, conduct, and analyze data for randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The goal is to teach students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PUBPOL 5830, PUBPOL 6830

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 13173 SOC 6830   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Voelkel, J

  • 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
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8559 SOC 6910   IND 601

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • 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
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8560 SOC 8920   RSC 701

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • 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
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-6 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8561 SOC 8960   RSC 701

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research