An interdisciplinary graduate seminar exploring Latin American society and culture through multiple academic lenses.
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33 courses
AFROAMER/ANTHRO/C&ESOC/GEOG/HISTORY/LACIS/POLISCI/SOC/SPANISH 260
Latin America: an Introduction
3–4 creditsIntroduction to Latin American culture and society from an interdisciplinary perspective, covering historical developments from pre-Columbian times to the present.
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Past student reviews · Kathryn Sanchez
Lectures delivered a lot of information quickly, requiring diligent note-taking to succeed on tests. One student noted that multiple-choice questions often targeted small details mentioned only once during class.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Introduction to agroecology as a science, practice, and movement, analyzing agricultural and food systems through social and ecological lenses.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025Examines the allocation of economic and social rewards in the US, focusing on persistently poor regions, minority group poverty, and the structural consequences of poverty programs.
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Past student reviews · Leann Tigges
One student stated the workload was equivalent to at least a five-credit class, describing the course as a nightmare to take.
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Spring 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sampleSeminar on social and economic factors relating to stability, growth, and change in non-Western areas of the contemporary world.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2025 · limited sampleCovers academic and action-oriented research methods in community and environmental sociology, focusing on fostering democracy, justice, and positive change while addressing research limitations.
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C&ESOC 299
Independent Study
1–3 creditsIndependent study course offering research work in Community and Environmental Sociology under direct faculty guidance, where students arrange work and credits with the instructor.
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Internship in Community and Environmental Sociology with faculty and site supervisor guidance; students arrange work and credits with instructor and site.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2024 · limited sampleIndependent study providing hands-on experience in an engaged or applied sociology research project to gain scientific knowledge and in-depth experience in subfields like applied demography, food systems, environmental, and public health.
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C&ESOC 500
Capstone Experience
3 creditsA capstone experience applying sociological concepts and methods to concrete social and environmental problems using service learning and community-based research.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleC&ESOC 682
Senior Honors Thesis
2–4 creditsSecond-semester individual study for undergraduates in an Honors program to complete a thesis in Community and Environmental Sociology, involving original research.
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C&ESOC 692
Senior Thesis
2 creditsSecond semester of individual study for undergraduates completing a thesis in Community and Environmental Sociology, arranged with a faculty member.
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C&ESOC 699
Special Problems
1–4 creditsSpecial Problems offers individual advanced work in Community and Environmental Sociology under direct faculty guidance.
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C&ESOC 990
Research
1–12 creditsIndependent graduate research course where students conduct and report on research under faculty supervision.
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C&ESOC 999
Reading and Research
1–3 creditsReading and Research involves independent graduate research conducted under the supervision of a faculty member.
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In-depth study of ethical issues from applying modern biotechnology to microorganisms, plants, animals, and humans, informed by empirical research and ethical theory.
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Past student reviews · Robert Streiffer
The course required heavy reading, with pop quizzes testing specific details from over twenty pages of material.
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Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sampleIntroductory course covering public health principles, epidemiology, evidence-based practice, and major subject domains like infectious disease and health care systems.
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Past student reviews · Malia Jones
Lectures were notably long and accompanied by a significant amount of reading.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Introduction to Community and Environmental Sociology examines linkages between social and biophysical environmental dimensions, covering community organizing, food systems, and sustainability.
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Past student reviews · Sarah Rios, Jane Collins
Sarah Rios assigned 2-3 difficult readings weekly and relied on big tests and book reports. Jane Collins used exams based on slides and required several short essays, which one student found strictly graded.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026C&ESOC/SOC 210
Survey of Sociology
3–4 creditsSurvey of Sociology introduces the field of American sociology, covering its subfields, theoretical traditions, and research methods.
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Past student reviews · Chad Goldberg
As a Comm B class, the course required significant writing, with the amount of work varying depending on the quality of the teaching assistant assigned.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026The Sociological Enterprise covers basic principles of sociology, including perspectives, individual and society, groups, stratification, organizations, power, demography, and social change through readings and discussion.
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Past student reviews · Natalia Savelyeva
The class was lecture and reading-heavy, requiring students to take notes because some test material came from the instructor's spoken words rather than slides.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Sociology of Health and Medicine examines social, cultural, and structural factors shaping health definitions, disparate outcomes, and healthcare organization.
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Past student reviews · Frankie Frank
The review did not provide specific details regarding workload or exam difficulty, only noting that the instructor was hard-working and cared about student well-being.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Methods of Sociological Inquiry covers scientific methods for studying society, including testing theory, hypothesis construction, data evaluation, and practical small research projects.
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Past student reviews · Max Besbris, Jane Piliavin
The workload typically included weekly quizzes on lectures and readings, along with two larger group research projects. Some sections moved fast with many assignments, though others were manageable.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Statistics for Sociologists I covers presentation of sociological data, descriptive statistics, probability, inference, hypothesis testing, regression, correlation, and contingency tables.
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Past student reviews · Laura Heideman
The class required weekly homework, which one student found manageable by attending class and doing all assignments. They noted that hard work led to an A.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026This course covers data structure, evaluation, cleaning, documentation, visual display, and merging for social science research.
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Past student reviews · Christine Schwartz
Christine Schwartz's course was rated moderately difficult, and a prior STATA background helped, though she assisted students who needed it.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleClassical Sociological Theory covers Marx, Durkheim, Weber, and other important classical theorists and schools of thought.
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Past student reviews · Anna Paretskaya
The reviewer reported a ton of difficult readings that were hard to understand, making the course feel very challenging.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Semester-long practicum in sociological analysis and research, focusing on executing an independent project, applying quantitative methods, and writing research reports.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2025 · limited sampleC&ESOC/SOC 875
Special Topics
1–4 creditsSPECIAL TOPICS covers advanced topics in sociology, with specific subjects varying by offering.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Seminar examining theories of environment and society, political ecology, environmental justice, sustainability, and the sociology of environmental science.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2022 · limited sampleSeminar on advanced topics in demography and ecology, covering population and society, health and inequality, environmental/spatial demography, and biodemography.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleResearch course in community and environmental sociology focusing on critical analysis of theoretical and methodological issues via presentations of research in progress.
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