Spring 2027

Elementary Special Topics in Sociology

An elementary course introducing sociology concepts and methods within special topics in sociology.

offering recorded3–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Nicholas Mark

Summary

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Past student reviews · Fabien Accominotti

Students reported a significant amount of reading for each class, though the material was understandable and covered in discussion.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Explain that sociology is a social science that uses research to answer questions about the relationships between individuals and social patterns and institutions.

  • Demonstrate the ability to think critically about received explanations of social phenomena.

  • Demonstrate a basic understanding of sociological research and methods.

  • Reflect upon how the class materials allow them to better understand themselves and their societies by engaging with multiple and diverse perspectives.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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SOC 196

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Professors

Spring 2027
Historical instructors & teaching patterns

FABIEN ACCOMINOTTI is recorded teaching in Fall 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

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 002Classroom Instruction0 / 200

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Fabien Accominotti

Past students described the class as almost entirely built on discussion of readings, with an instructor who knew the subject matter well.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.67 GPA, 93.1% A/AB (n=29 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.44 GPA, 72.2% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Fabien Accominotti

Students reported a significant amount of reading for each class, though the material was understandable and covered in discussion.

Past student reviews · Fabien Accominotti

One student found the class easy if interested in the subject, but noted the readings could get tedious otherwise.

Topics

  • Relationships between individuals and social patterns and institutions.
  • Sociology concepts and methods.

Skills

  • Critical thinking about received explanations of social phenomena.
  • Basic understanding of sociological research and methods.
  • Engaging with multiple and diverse perspectives to understand self and society.

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
SOC 196 · Spring 2027

Elementary Special Topics in Sociology

Recorded 2026-10-14
SOC 196 · Spring 2027

Inequality

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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