(SOC618) Great professor, and a great course! Fabien teaches well, assigns interesting readings, and gives a lot of flexibility with the project. Don't skip readings. Pick a research topic that you love. If you've never done much programming, you'll need to put in more time than most people to learn R.Rate My Professors ↗
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Fabien Accominotti
What students say
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Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Super nice professor who you can tell genuinely cares about the subject and students' understanding. Easy class if you're interested in the subject, otherwise the readings can get tedious but overall not bad.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Super interesting professor and he clearly knows a ton about the subjects he teaches. The class is almost entirely built based on discussion of the readings, and there are a LOT of them, but read them and show up to class and you'll do well.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
There was a significant amount of reading for each class, however each reading was fairly understandable and was thoroughly covered in class discussions.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Fabien Accominotti
SOC 692
Senior Thesis
2–3 creditsMentored individual research and study for students completing a senior thesis in Sociology.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
SOC 990
Thesis
1–12 creditsTHESIS: Mentored research for the Master's thesis or doctoral dissertation.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
SOC 999
Reading and Research in Sociology
1–12 creditsIndependent reading and research in sociology.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Recorded teaching history
Distinct courses recorded per term
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | SOC 692 | Senior Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | SOC 990 | Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | SOC 999 | Reading and Research in Sociology |
| Fall 2026 | C&ESOC/SOC 750 | Research Methods in Sociology |
| Fall 2026 | SOC 700 | Introductory Proseminar for Graduate Students |
| Fall 2026 | SOC 990 | Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | SOC 999 | Reading and Research in Sociology |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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