Interdisciplinary inquiry in Latin American society and culture.
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Fall 2026
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AAE/C&ESOC/SOC 340
Issues in Food Systems
3–4 creditsCovers social, economic, and biological dimensions of food systems in the U.S. through academic and practitioner lenses.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The workload is not difficult, relying on a single semester-long class project rather than exams.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleThis introductory survey covers African society, culture, polity, and economy from prehistory to contemporary developments using multidisciplinary perspectives.
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Historical reviews of James Delehanty, Neil Kodesh: Workload includes heavy reading and essays or exams, but reviewers note these are manageable if students complete the assigned work.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Examines contemporary East Asia through interdisciplinary lenses, focusing on intersecting inequalities like gender, race, and class.
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Fall 2025–Fall 2025 · limited sampleSociological analysis of historical and recent ethnic/racial conflict and movements in the U.S., focusing on relations between major racial and ethnic groups.
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Students face a heavy workload characterized by a large number of assignments and writing tasks.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026C&ESOC/ENVIRST/SOC 540
Sociology of International Development, Environment, and Sustainability
3 creditsSociological analysis of economic growth, environmental sustainability, and social justice in the developing world.
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Historical reviews of Jane Collins: Workload includes three 2-page papers, two exams, and a book review, with attendance recommended for paper content.
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Spring 2022–Fall 2025Introduces sociological principles by examining human interaction with the natural environment and environmental issues in national and global perspectives.
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Historical reviews of Ian Carrillo, Kathryn Anderson: The workload involves substantial readings and multiple-choice tests, though assessments are considered manageable if students complete the readings and review covered material.
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Spring 2022–Fall 2025Explores the history, current meaning, and future of the Wisconsin Idea through reflection and dialogue.
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Fall 2023–Fall 2023 · limited sampleIntroduction to community and environmental sociology examining social-biophysical linkages
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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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Spring 2022–Spring 2026C&ESOC/SOC 210
Survey of Sociology
3–4 creditsSURVEY OF SOCIOLOGY introduces American sociology, its subfields, theoretical traditions, and research methods.
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Historical reviews of Chad Goldberg, Jason Nolen : The course requires significant writing as a Comm B class. Workload is manageable if you attend lectures and complete readings, with three exams and no quizzes.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026C&ESOC/SOC 211 introduces basic sociological principles and discusses key perspectives on society, groups, and social change.
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The course is lecture and reading-heavy, requiring students to take notes on verbal content not found on slides for tests.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Examines the social and cultural dimensions of food production and consumption through historical and cross-cultural lenses.
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Historical reviews of Valerie Stull: Students report that quizzes are difficult and specific, often requiring full attendance and reading all assigned articles in their entirety to avoid failure.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026C&ESOC/SOC 357 teaches scientific methods for testing sociological theory, including problem definition, hypothesis construction, and data evaluation, with practical research project experience.
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The course features group projects, homework assignments, and weekly quizzes. Reviewers generally find the workload manageable and appropriate, though some note that group projects can be stressful due to coordination with other classes.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Statistics for Sociologists I teaches descriptive statistics, probability, inference, regression, and contingency table analysis for sociological data.
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The course is described as easy with fair exams, requiring students to pay attention and complete weekly assignments to succeed.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Applied linear regression modeling for social scientists using Stata and SAS.
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Historical reviews of John Logan: Logan's course involved significant homework, with one student reporting up to 20 hours per week and assignments lasting up to 12 hours. The workload was heavy, though some reviews noted there were no traditional exams.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025Covers classical sociological theory including Marx, Durkheim, and Weber.
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The course requires significant reading, with some texts described as confusing. Grading typically includes attendance, reading reflections, and take-home exams that demand consistent engagement with the assigned material.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026C&ESOC/SOC 533 applies sociological approaches to community, rural, and public health, examining evidence and policy for vulnerable populations.
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Historical reviews of Joshua Garoon: Reviewers characterize the course as easy with more homework than expected.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025C&ESOC/SOC 630 examines the theory, political economy, and history of development in so-called developing societies, including colonialism and industrialization.
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The course involves substantial weekly online readings and discussion posts. Attendance is critical for keeping up with the discussion-based format, and assessments include written exams and papers with generally loose prompts and clear grading rubrics.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleIntroduction to the sociology of agriculture in advanced industrial-capitalist societies, covering theoretical, historical, and empirical issues in the US.
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Historical reviews of Tally Moses: One reviewer described homework as tedious busy work and exams as horrible, while another noted the content was difficult due to material not covered in class.
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Spring 2025–Spring 2025 · limited sampleIntermediate political sociology course covering theories of power, state formation, social movements, and political behavior.
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Fall 2023–Fall 2023 · limited sampleResearch Methods in Sociology teaches the application of scientific methods to analyze social phenomena, covering methodological orientations, research procedures, and sociological variables.
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Historical reviews of Myra Marx Ferree: The course was rated as very difficult with a difficulty rating of 5, and paper feedback was described as unhelpful and mean.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleC&ESOC/SOC 875
Special Topics
1–4 creditsC&ESOC/SOC 875 covers advanced, variable topics in sociology for graduate students.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026A graduate seminar on social stratification covering inequality research, modeling, and demographic approaches.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2022 · limited sampleA seminar on the sociology of economic change, focusing on theoretical and technical problems in research concerning organizational and socio-psychological aspects of large-scale social systems.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleC&ESOC/SOC 945 covers theory and research on rural population, stratification, social change, and groups.
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Graduate research course focusing on critical analysis of theoretical and methodological issues in community and environmental sociology through presentations of ongoing research.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleC&ESOC/SOC 987 is a research course in Race and Ethnic Studies focusing on literature reviews and presenting ongoing research.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2023 · limited sampleA graduate research course for trainees presenting work on social and economic change in developing countries.
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A graduate workshop covering social science research methods and professional development skills like ethics and data management.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026A research workshop for trainees in demography and ecology focusing on current population science research.
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