Spring 2022  |  SOC 3005 Section 001: Social Science Fiction (65826)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/18/2022 - 05/02/2022
Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 120
Enrollment Status:
Open (53 of 55 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
This course applies theories, concepts, and principles from social science disciplines such as sociology, political science, and anthropology, to social science fiction novels, stories, and films, to understand how soc-sci-fi contributes to knowledge about current societal conditions. Soc majors/minors must register A-F.
Class Notes:
Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?knoke001+SOC3005+Spring2022
Class Description:
This course applies theories, concepts, and principles from social science disciplines - anthropology, economics, organization studies, political science, psychology, sociology -
to social science fiction novels, stories, and films, to understand how soc-sci-fi contributes to knowledge about current social problems.
Who Should Take This Class?:
Anyone curious about what social science fiction can tell us about today's social problems.
Learning Objectives:
Understanding social science theories and concepts by working through their implications in unfamiliar contexts of social science fiction.

Acquiring the ability to imagine alternatives to current social problems in order to work toward those alternatives.


Analyzing the prospects for the evolution or devolution of contemporary cultures and societies by using soc-sci-fi imagination


Demonstrating knowledge of how social, organizational, political, economic, cultural, and ethical factors may impact human relations in hypothetical cultures and societies.


Critically analyzing soc-sci-fi with social science principles in shorter writing assignments.


Producing a broader analysis of soc-sci-fi with social science principles in a longer course paper
Grading:
Three shorter writing assignments, each 20% of the course grade. One longer course paper, 40% of the course grade.
Exam Format:
No exams.
Class Format:

Classes use a variety of teaching and learning methods - readings, film clips, lectures, small and large group discussions and debates, role-playing activities, shorter- and longer-form writing assignments - to understand how the social sciences and social science fiction can work together to create a better understanding of human societies.

Workload:
This course is very demanding of students'
outside-of-class time. It involves a substantial amount of reading and writing. University of Minnesota undergraduates are expected to spend 2 hours in out-of-class preparation for each in-class hour, a total of 5 hours per week. You should begin reading the novels at least two weeks before the in-class discussions are scheduled.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65826/1223
Syllabus:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/knoke001_SOC3005_Spring2022.pdf
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
16 October 2021

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