4,369 courses
Advanced readings in Russian literature and culture focusing on developing reading, writing, and speaking skills while interpreting texts in their historical and cultural context.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sampleDevelops advanced Russian listening and speaking skills in formal registers using contemporary media and culture for professional-level language command.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sampleDirected Study: Independent study as arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Foundation in Russian Modernism introduces various trends in Russian Modernist literature from the 1890s through the 1930s.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Advanced independent study in Slavic studies arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Professional development for Russian teaching assistants covering course design, lesson planning, assessment, and classroom problem-solving through cooperative work.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2023 · limited sampleA graduate seminar covering topics related to Slavic literature and culture.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleIndividual research in Slavic Literature involving independent research and writing under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
An introduction to the sociology of the family, covering demographic, economic, and historical aspects of union formation, childrearing, stratification, and intergenerational support.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Elena Hight
A previous student reported that grading was lenient and the professor worked with students, though lectures were sometimes long.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025Sociology of Race & Ethnicity in the US covering inter-group relations, racism, white privilege, and historical backgrounds of major racial and ethnic minorities including their societal challenges.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Jason Nolen
The course included three exams and several papers, with no cumulative final. Exams were straightforward if students attended class and did the readings, though some found them harder than they seemed because they pulled questions from the texts.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Sociological examination of gender roles, status, and societal patterns, covering marriage, employment, socialization, and cultural reinforcement, with attention to existing patterns and change.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Chloe Hart
The course is generally easy, requiring you to take notes, attend class, and complete readings. There are three midterms, but no final exam, and exams cover only material presented in lecture.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Examines social, economic, and political problems affected by birth/death rates, population size, distribution, and migration. Covers world ecology, limits to growth, development, conflict, and policies on reproduction and mortality.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Monica Grant
Exams included specific questions from readings, and students found the tests difficult. Two writing assignments were graded intently, with one student noting their TA was a harsh grader.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026An Honors introductory seminar introducing the paradigms, methods, and substance of sociology, focusing on applying concepts and evaluating research.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Mustafa Emirbayer
The course was rated as moderately difficult, with a difficulty rating of 2 out of 5.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026An elementary course introducing sociology concepts and methods within special topics in sociology.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Fabien Accominotti
Students reported a significant amount of reading for each class, though the material was understandable and covered in discussion.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2024–Spring 2026An individualized sociology program of study devised by a student in collaboration with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
A directed study program of sociology devised by a student in collaboration with a faculty member, open only to Freshmen and sophomores.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Bascom Course develops critical reading, logical thinking, evidence use, and library resource skills, with an emphasis on writing in field-specific conventions.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Gay Seidman
One student reported that the course involved weekly readings that were not graded, along with two short papers and one final paper for the semester.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2024–Fall 2025 · limited sampleA semester-long practicum where students gain practical experience in social research techniques by working on a research project.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Fall 2025 · limited sampleStatistics for Sociologists III covers generalized linear models, panel data, and instrumental variables applied to social science data.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Felix Elwert
The workload was reported as 20 to 30 hours per week, with exams described as complex and difficult to navigate.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026Explores theoretical explanations of criminal behavior, measurement of crime, evaluation of criminological research, and current issues in crime-related public policy.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Jason Nolen
The class involved four exams with a focus on memorization, though one student noted that exams sometimes covered material found only in readings rather than lectures.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Intensive study of selected topics in sociology, focusing on analyzing social phenomena, reviewing literature, and constructing arguments.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Martin Eiermann
The course requires a reasonable amount of reading, with texts discussed in detail during class sessions.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Demographic Techniques I covers methods of measurement for enumeration and registration data, construction of life tables, measures of fertility, nuptiality and migration, and examination of census variables.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2025 · limited sampleSociology of Persecution examines persecution as a sociological object, focusing on perpetrators' motivations, policy machinery, state agent behavior, and victim strategies.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Ivan Ermakoff
The workload included a massive amount of weekly reading, with performance in lecture dependent on completing most of it. The final exam was cumulative, and grading was consistent.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2023–Fall 2024 · limited sampleSenior Honors Thesis: Mentored individual research and study for students completing Honors in the Major.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Senior Honors Thesis offers mentored individual research and study for students completing Honors in the Major.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Mentored individual research and study for students completing a senior thesis.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Mentored individual research and study for students completing a senior thesis in Sociology.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Direct study projects arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Directed study projects in sociology, arranged individually with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Covers measurement and questionnaires for survey research, focusing on contingency table analysis, data quality assessment, and practical application through research reports.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2024–Fall 2024 · limited sample