Explores the history, current meaning, and future of the Wisconsin Idea through reflection and dialogue.
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Introduction 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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Spring 2022–Spring 2026CBE 1
Cooperative Education Program
1 creditsCBE 1 is a cooperative education program providing full-time workplace experience to apply engineering theory and practical knowledge.
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Introduction to chemical engineering covering careers, industries, and professional skills.
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Reviewers describe the workload as disproportionately high relative to the single credit hour.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026CBE 250
Process Synthesis
3 creditsCBE 250 teaches process synthesis, focusing on the invention of large-scale, low-cost processing methods for various materials.
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The course is extremely homework-heavy, with assignments described as long, tedious, and sometimes taking an entire day to complete. Reviewers note that homework is harder than exams, which are described as engaging and well-written.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Introduction to chemical process modeling and computational analysis tools.
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Reviewers consistently report a heavy workload, citing weekly homeworks, quizzes, and large projects that often require 40 to 70 hours of work. Some students found the assignments excessive and disconnected from class content, while others noted the volume consumed all free time.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026CBE 310 teaches thermodynamic principles, energy balances, and reaction equilibria for chemical processes.
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The course is a challenge that tests conceptual thermodynamics understanding. Homework is low-point but harshly graded, and success depends on completing assigned readings rather than relying solely on lectures or homework problems.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026CBE 311
Thermodynamics of Mixtures
3 creditsCBE 311 covers the thermodynamics of mixtures, focusing on phase equilibria and complex reaction systems.
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The course is described as difficult, with derivation-heavy lectures and tricky homework problems requiring Excel or Matlab. Exams are considered fair, and reviewers note that ample practice problems are provided to aid preparation.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026CBE 320 covers mass, momentum, and energy transport, including calculation of coefficients, dimensional analysis, and solving problems in viscous flow, heat conduction, and diffusion.
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Historical reviews of Daniel Klingenberg: The course involves a heavy volume of homework assignments that require significant time, with exams that are tough but fair and closely aligned with lecture content.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026