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Fall 2026

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23 courses

Historical grades cover up to five years through the selected term. Grade sorting prioritizes courses with at least 100 letter grades.

AAE/C&ESOC/SOC 340

Issues in Food Systems

3–4 credits

Covers 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.

Monica White

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sample

AGROECOL 990

Research

1–12 credits

AGROECOL 990 is a research course for independent thesis or degree project work.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Jane Collins Holly Gibbs+29 more

No recorded grade history

C&ESOC 299

Independent Study

1–3 credits

C&ESOC 299 is an independent study course allowing students to conduct research in Community and Environmental Sociology under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Monica White Valerie Stull+3 more

No recorded grade history

C&ESOC 375

Special Topics

1–4 credits

C&ESOC 375 investigates sociological aspects of community and environmental issues including globalization, climate change, and sustainability.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Fall 2024 · limited sample

C&ESOC 399

Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education

1–8 credits

C&ESOC 399 is a coordinative internship in Community and Environmental Sociology where students arrange work under faculty and site supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Monica White Katherine Curtis+5 more

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Spring 2022–Spring 2024 · limited sample

C&ESOC 699

Special Problems

1–4 credits

C&ESOC 699 is a special problems course offering individual advanced work in Community and Environmental Sociology under faculty guidance.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Malia Jones Monica White+6 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample

C&ESOC/ENVIRST/SOC 540

Sociology of International Development, Environment, and Sustainability

3 credits

Sociological analysis of economic growth, environmental sustainability, and social justice in the developing world.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Historical reviews of Jane Collins: Workload includes three 2-page papers, two exams, and a book review, with attendance recommended for paper content.

Dan Seel

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Spring 2022–Fall 2025

C&ESOC/SOC 140

Introduction to Community and Environmental Sociology

4 credits

Introduction to community and environmental sociology examining social-biophysical linkages

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

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.

Michael Bell Nicolette Wedgwood Young

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Spring 2022–Spring 2026

C&ESOC/SOC 940

Seminar-sociology of Economic Change

3 credits

A 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.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Rodolfo Elbert

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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sample

C&ESOC/SOC 985

Research: Community and Environmental Sociology

1–3 credits

Graduate research course focusing on critical analysis of theoretical and methodological issues in community and environmental sociology through presentations of ongoing research.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Noah Weeth-Feinstein

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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample

C&ESOC/SOC 993

Research: Sociology of Economic Change Trainees

1–3 credits

A graduate research course for trainees presenting work on social and economic change in developing countries.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

No recorded grade history

EDPOL/SOC 955

Seminar-qualitative Methodology

3 credits

EDPOL/SOC 955 is a graduate seminar focused on the intensive practice and analysis of specific qualitative research methods like ethnography or interviewing.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Historical reviews of Alice Goffman: The course is rated as difficult, requiring students to push themselves beyond their current limits.

Max Besbris

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Fall 2024–Fall 2024 · limited sample

ENVIRST 402

Special Topics: Social Perspectives in Environmental Studies

1–4 credits

ENVIRST 402 covers social perspectives in environmental studies, examining policy, law, economics, and justice issues.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Historical reviews of Kim Wahl: One reviewer reported a colossal amount of busy work and basic material for a 400-level class, while noting that getting an A is not very hard.