Fall 2026

Introduction to Community and Environmental Sociology

Introduction to community and environmental sociology examining social-biophysical linkages

offering recorded4 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Michael BellNicolette Wedgwood Young

Summary

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Historical reviews of Jane Collins, Sarah Lloyd, Sarah Rios: Jane Collins' course was described as easy with exams based on slides, though short essays were poorly graded by a TA. Sarah Rios assigned difficult weekly readings and relied on TAs for explanations, with grades based on big tests and book reports.

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Prerequisites

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C&ESOC/SOC 140 used by

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Professors

Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2018: 3.69 GPA, 90.4% A/AB (n=135 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.80 GPA, 88.7% A/AB (n=71 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.77 GPA, 88.3% A/AB (n=60 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of Jane Collins describe her as clear and nice, with exams based on slides. However, one reviewer notes that short essays were graded poorly by a TA named Laura, creating a mixed experience despite the professor's kindness.

JANE COLLINS is recorded teaching in Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2019, Fall 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MICHAEL BELL is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Fall 2018, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SARAH ELIZABETH LLOYD is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Fall 2011. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SARAH RIOS is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction44 / 1250
DIS 301Classroom Instruction11 / 250
DIS 303Classroom Instruction10 / 250
DIS 305Classroom Instruction10 / 250
DIS 306Classroom Instruction7 / 250
DIS 307Classroom Instruction6 / 250
LEC 001Classroom Instruction80 / 1250
DIS 303Classroom Instruction16 / 250
DIS 301Classroom Instruction14 / 250
DIS 305Classroom Instruction14 / 250
DIS 306Classroom Instruction18 / 250
DIS 307Classroom Instruction18 / 250

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Student experience

the class

Historical reviews for Jane Collins and Jill Richardson highlight clear instruction, kindness, and high quality, while Sarah Rios received mixed feedback ranging from terrible lectures to difficult workloads. No current reviews exist for Michael Bell.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.80 GPA, 88.7% A/AB (n=71 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.49 GPA, 68.1% A/AB (n=91 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.77 GPA, 88.3% A/AB (n=60 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Jane Collins, Sarah Lloyd, Sarah Rios: Jane Collins' course was described as easy with exams based on slides, though short essays were poorly graded by a TA. Sarah Rios assigned difficult weekly readings and relied on TAs for explanations, with grades based on big tests and book reports.

Historical reviews of Jill Richardson, Sarah Rios: Sarah Rios faced criticism for boring lectures, technology issues, and unprofessional accommodation handling. Conversely, Jill Richardson was praised as a supportive and knowledgeable TA who provided excellent feedback and encouragement to students.

Topics

  • Community organizing
  • Local food systems
  • Energy transitions
  • Environmental justice
  • Resource dependence
  • Sustainable development

Skills

  • Analyze linkages between social and biophysical environmental dimensions
  • Understand community organizing principles
  • Evaluate environmental justice issues

Grades

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Fall 2026 · Projected

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About this estimate

The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.16 GPA average error.

Grades over time

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Where this course fits relative to

Latest available grades · Spring 2026 · all course levels

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About this comparison

1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
C&ESOC/SOC 140 · Fall 2026

Introduction to Community and Environmental Sociology

Recorded 2026-09-07
C&ESOC/SOC 140 · Fall 2026

Introduction to Community and Environmental Sociology

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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Model outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance 
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