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Sociology (SOCI)
- http://dornsife.usc.edu/soci/
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in HSH314; phone (213) 740-3533.
Los Angeles as a metaphor for the American Dream, exploring the city's history and potential futures, including economic opportunity, social justice, spatial organization, and environmental sustainability. Duplicates credit in former AMST 100gm and GEOG 100gm. Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
- Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61400D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 96 of 99 | Manuel Pastor | MRF340 | PDF (212084 KB) | |
61402R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Wednesday | 25 of 25 | Ryan Fukumori | SOSB52 | ||
61404R | 001 | Discussion | 4:00-4:50pm | Wednesday | 24 of 25 | Ryan Fukumori | SGM226 | ||
61405R | 001 | Discussion | 3:30-4:20pm | Tuesday | 24 of 25 | Crystal Baik | GFS104 | ||
61406R | 001 | Discussion | 4:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 23 of 25 | Crystal Baik | VKC206 |
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WRIT 140: Writing and Critical Reasoning (4.0 units)
Focuses on analytical and argumentative writing skills requisite to academic and professional writing. Emphasizes logical analysis of texts and other data, effective use of evidence, ethical argumentation, and stylistic and grammatical fluency. Requires concurrent enrollment with an affiliated General Education course in the Social Issues category. Students must achieve a satisfactory score on the verbal portion of the SAT, the USC Writing Examination, or credit for WRIT 120 or 121 bef
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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64160D | 001 | Lecture | 8:00-9:15am | Tue, Thu | 16 of 17 | Amanda Bloom | THH115 | ||
64660D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:45pm | Tue, Thu | 16 of 17 | Alfred Brown IV | VKC157 | ||
64665D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:45pm | Tue, Thu | 17 of 17 | Alison Pearl | MHP102 | ||
66997D | 001 | Lab | 7:00-8:50pm | Tuesday | 708 of 1000 | BOV AUD |
Introduction to the causes and effects of contemporary race relations in a diverse U.S. society. Exploration of racial conflict at the personal and institutional levels.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
- Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61410D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 99 of 100 | Leland Saito | MRF340 | ||
61412R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Wednesday | 25 of 25 | Nathaniel Burke | SOSB41 | ||
61413R | 001 | Discussion | 3:30-4:20pm | Wednesday | 23 of 25 | Nathaniel Burke | GFS221 | ||
61414R | 001 | Discussion | 5:00-5:50pm | Tuesday | 27 of 27 | Stephanie Canizales | ZHS360 | ||
61415R | 001 | Discussion | 5:00-5:50pm | Monday | 24 of 25 | Stephanie Canizales | GFS220 |
Concurrent Course
WRIT 140: Writing and Critical Reasoning (4.0 units)
Focuses on analytical and argumentative writing skills requisite to academic and professional writing. Emphasizes logical analysis of texts and other data, effective use of evidence, ethical argumentation, and stylistic and grammatical fluency. Requires concurrent enrollment with an affiliated General Education course in the Social Issues category. Students must achieve a satisfactory score on the verbal portion of the SAT, the USC Writing Examination, or credit for WRIT 120 or 121 bef
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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64165D | 001 | Lecture | 8:00-9:15am | Tue, Thu | 16 of 17 | Ryan Shoemaker | THH117 | ||
64670D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:45pm | Tue, Thu | 17 of 17 | Li-Ping Chen | VKC207 | ||
64675D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:45pm | Tue, Thu | 14 of 17 | Leah Pate | SOSB52 | ||
66997D | 001 | Lab | 7:00-8:50pm | Tuesday | 708 of 1000 | BOV AUD |
The peculiarity of the "modern" Western family system in historical and cross-cultural perspective; focus on the "postmodern" family crisis in the United States.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
- Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61432D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 99 of 99 | Tim Biblarz | THH301 | PDF (206494 KB) | |
61433D | 001 | Discussion | 4:00-4:50pm | Wednesday | 25 of 26 | Robert Chlala | VKC109 | ||
61435R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Tuesday | 25 of 25 | Jennifer Candipan | |||
61436R | 001 | Discussion | 3:30-4:20pm | Thursday | 21 of 25 | Robert Chlala | GFS104 | ||
61438D | 001 | Discussion | 4:00-4:50pm | Monday | 28 of 28 | Jennifer Candipan | VKC109 |
Concurrent Course
WRIT 140: Writing and Critical Reasoning (4.0 units)
Focuses on analytical and argumentative writing skills requisite to academic and professional writing. Emphasizes logical analysis of texts and other data, effective use of evidence, ethical argumentation, and stylistic and grammatical fluency. Requires concurrent enrollment with an affiliated General Education course in the Social Issues category. Students must achieve a satisfactory score on the verbal portion of the SAT, the USC Writing Examination, or credit for WRIT 120 or 121 bef
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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64315D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-9:50am | MWF | 17 of 17 | Margaret Flynn | GFS216 | ||
64430D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-12:50pm | MWF | 16 of 17 | Margaret Flynn | GFS205 | ||
64435D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-12:50pm | MWF | 18 of 17 | Stacy Gnall | GFS210 | ||
66998D | 001 | Lab | 7:00-8:50pm | Wednesday | 410 of 1000 | BOV AUD |
Basic concepts of sociology with special reference to group life,social institutions, and social processes.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture and one discussion
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61455D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 50 of 52 | Emir Estrada | THH114 | Word (133120 KB) | |
61456R | 001 | Discussion | 3:30-4:20pm | Wednesday | 25 of 26 | Chelsea Johnson | GFS109 | ||
61457R | 001 | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Thursday | 25 of 25 | Chelsea Johnson | VKC160 |
Investigation of health as a social category and the varied ways that social and cultural factors shape bodies and health. Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
- Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61465R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 49 of 51 | Katie Hasson | KAP144 | PDF (184513 KB) | |
61467R | 001 | Discussion | 3:30-4:20pm | Wednesday | 26 of 26 | April Hovav | VHE206 | ||
61468R | 001 | Discussion | 3:30-4:20pm | Monday | 24 of 25 | April Hovav | VHE206 |
Concurrent Course
WRIT 140: Writing and Critical Reasoning (4.0 units)
Focuses on analytical and argumentative writing skills requisite to academic and professional writing. Emphasizes logical analysis of texts and other data, effective use of evidence, ethical argumentation, and stylistic and grammatical fluency. Requires concurrent enrollment with an affiliated General Education course in the Social Issues category. Students must achieve a satisfactory score on the verbal portion of the SAT, the USC Writing Examination, or credit for WRIT 120 or 121 bef
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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64320D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-9:50am | MWF | 17 of 17 | Mariko Zare | GFS217 | ||
64440D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-12:50pm | MWF | 17 of 17 | Mariko Zare | GFS216 | ||
66998D | 001 | Lab | 7:00-8:50pm | Wednesday | 410 of 1000 | BOV AUD |
Theory and history behind the ideal of 'the local, grassroots volunteer.' A direct link between theory and research using Los Angeles as a case study.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
- Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61470D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 43 of 46 | Paul Lichterman | KAP146 | Word (91648 KB) | |
61472R | 001 | Discussion | 4:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 23 of 26 | Kushan Dasgupta | KAP166 | ||
61474R | 001 | Discussion | 4:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 20 of 25 | Kushan Dasgupta | KAP166 |
Concurrent Course
WRIT 140: Writing and Critical Reasoning (4.0 units)
Focuses on analytical and argumentative writing skills requisite to academic and professional writing. Emphasizes logical analysis of texts and other data, effective use of evidence, ethical argumentation, and stylistic and grammatical fluency. Requires concurrent enrollment with an affiliated General Education course in the Social Issues category. Students must achieve a satisfactory score on the verbal portion of the SAT, the USC Writing Examination, or credit for WRIT 120 or 121 bef
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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64175D | 001 | Lecture | 8:00-9:15am | Tue, Thu | 13 of 17 | Christine Vranicar | THH205 | ||
64685D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:45pm | Tue, Thu | 16 of 17 | David Crist | VKC203 | ||
66997D | 001 | Lab | 7:00-8:50pm | Tuesday | 708 of 1000 | BOV AUD |
This course examines globalization through social and economic processes and its consequences for social conflict, economic development, human rights, social movements, and national identity. Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
- Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61475D | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 48 of 49 | Alwyn Lim | VKC102 | PDF (93177 KB) | |
61476R | 001 | Discussion | 3:30-4:20pm | Wednesday | 25 of 26 | Sedano Elisabeth | GFS220 | ||
61478R | 001 | Discussion | 5:00-5:50pm | Wednesday | 23 of 25 | Sedano Elisabeth | GFS107 |
Concurrent Course
WRIT 140: Writing and Critical Reasoning (4.0 units)
Focuses on analytical and argumentative writing skills requisite to academic and professional writing. Emphasizes logical analysis of texts and other data, effective use of evidence, ethical argumentation, and stylistic and grammatical fluency. Requires concurrent enrollment with an affiliated General Education course in the Social Issues category. Students must achieve a satisfactory score on the verbal portion of the SAT, the USC Writing Examination, or credit for WRIT 120 or 121 bef
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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64347D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 17 of 17 | Philip Mc Niff | VKC256 | ||
64371D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 17 of 17 | Stephen Park | THHB10 | ||
66997D | 001 | Lab | 7:00-8:50pm | Tuesday | 708 of 1000 | BOV AUD |
Past and present relations between the White majority and the "conquered minorities" (Blacks, Chicanos, American Indians), as well as Asian immigrants; conflict vs. assimilation perspectives.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61490D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 13 of 16 | Elaine Kaplan | KAP138 | PDF (232065 KB) |
Past and current theories of youth crime; gangs and other forms of youth deviance; the changing response of the police, courts, and public to these behaviors.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61492D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 16 of 16 | Karen Sternheimer | KAP166 | PDF (231594 KB) |
Nature and trends in crime, policing, courts, and correctional agencies in relation to past, current, and prospective changes in society.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61494D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 21 of 22 | Karen Sternheimer | KAP166 | PDF (259799 KB) |
Social construction of historical and contemporary immigration to the United States, including causes of migration, immigration policies, and the socioeconomic integration of immigrants.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61496D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 15 of 20 | Jody Agius Vallejo | KAP166 | Word (52307 KB) |
Inequalities in wealth, prestige, and power in the United States; the American class structure and the extent of upward mobility in that structure.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61498D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 20 of 20 | Karen Sternheimer | KAP141 | PDF (193934 KB) |
Examines key issues in global and transnational sociology. Globalization is the empirical phenomenon where social, economic, and political interconnectedness across countries impacts the world.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61500D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 11 of 20 | Alwyn Lim | VKC205 | PDF (153352 KB) |
Interdisciplinary examination of social, personal meanings of masculinity; variety of male experience by social class, race, sexuality, and age; emerging masculinities of the future.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the SWMS department but may qualify for major credit in SOCI. To register, enroll in SWMS 385.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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34947D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 22 of 23 | Michael Messner | VKC154 |
Examination of the experiences of racial minorities in the labor market, niche concentration, the effects of globalization on labor migration, entrepreneurship, discrimination, and minorities in white-collar occupations.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61512D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Mon, Wed | 7 of 20 | Jody Agius Vallejo | KAP167 | Word (67548 KB) |
Examination of race/ethnic relations with U.S. and selected countries from a global perspective, causes and social effects of globalization on people's lives and on U.S. attitudes and political policies.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61515D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 28 of 28 | Christine Jun | VHE206 | Word (24898 KB) |
Women today in the labor force, in politics, and in the family. Past and contemporary attempts to expand the position of women in society.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61520D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-6:20pm | Monday | 26 of 27 | Christine Jun | KAP158 | Word (24914 KB) |
The role of religion in modern society from the standpoint of sociological theory and research.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the REL department but may qualify for major credit in SOCI. To register, enroll in REL 468.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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60123R | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 8 of 19 | Paul Lichterman | THHB9 |
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61532D | 001 | 2.0-8.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 8 of 10 | Rhacel Parrenas | OFFICE | ||
61536D | 001 | 2.0-8.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 10 | Rhacel Parrenas | OFFICE | ||
61537D | 001 | 2.0-8.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | OFFICE | |||
61538D | 001 | 2.0-8.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | OFFICE |
Introduction to the logic and tools of quantitative analysis in sociology; covers the basic elements of designing research, summarizing and exploring patterns in data, and making generalizations about populations based on characteristics of samples.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61560D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 10:00-12:50pm | Wednesday | 14 of 15 | Ann Owens | KAP305 | Word (28356 KB) |
The social organization of gender in the contexts of work, families, intimacy, sexuality, reproduction, violence. Variations by race, ethnicity, social class. Processes of social change.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61580D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-11:50am | Thursday | 6 of 12 | Michael Messner | HSH303 | Word (162719 KB) |
History of feminist theory and major perspectives of current feminist theory: liberal feminism, socialist/Marxist feminism, radical feminism, psychological feminism, spiritual feminism, and ecological feminism.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the SWMS department but may qualify for major credit in SOCI. To register, enroll in SWMS 560.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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34980D | 001 | Lecture | 4:00-6:50pm | Monday | 13 of 15 | Sharon Hays | HSH303 | Word (35325 KB) |
Examination of theories and research on cities in the United States, examining issues such as politics, race, development, and inequality.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Professional Year 1, Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61600R | 001 | Lecture | 4:30-7:20pm | Wednesday | 8 of 10 | Leland Saito | HSH303 |
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61605D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 10 | Rhacel Parrenas | OFFICE | ||
61604D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 10 | OFFICE | |||
61606D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | Rhacel Parrenas | OFFICE |
Practical principles for the long-term development of effective teaching within college disciplines. Intended for teaching assistants in Dornsife College.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the MDA department but may qualify for major credit in SOCI. To register, enroll in MDA 593.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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42297R | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 10 of 100 | Jane Cody | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of thesis.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61616D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | TBA |
Developments in sociological theory from World War II to the present.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61620D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-12:00pm | Monday | 12 of 15 | Nina Eliasoph, Rhacel Parrenas | HSH303 | Word (50176 KB) |
Causal modeling and the inter-relationships among social phenomena: covers the basic elements of causal inference and generalizability, linear regressions analysis, and categorical data analysis.
- Prerequisite: SOCI 521
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61625D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 9:00-11:50am | Monday | 14 of 15 | Tim Biblarz | KAP305 | PDF (154107 KB) |
Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61662D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61663D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 20 | OFFICE |