SOC 3246 is also offered in Fall 2024
SOC 3246 is also offered in Fall 2022
SOC 3246 is also offered in Summer 2022
SOC 3246 is also offered in Fall 2021
SOC 3246 is also offered in Summer 2021
Summer 2022 | SOC 3246 Section 001: Diseases, Disasters, & Other Killers (82094)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Times and Locations:
- Enrollment Status:
Open (33 of 35 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- This course studies the social pattern of mortality, beginning with demographic transition theory. Students will study specific causes of death or theories of etiology, including theories about suicide, fundamental cause theory, and the role of early life conditions in mortality. Students learn tools for studying mortality, including cause of death classifications and life tables. Soc majors/minors must register A-F.
- Class Notes:
- This online class will meet weekly synchronously online at the scheduled day and time. The other weekly lecture will be shared asynchronously each week. This class begins online synchronously on Wed June 8 at the scheduled time. Class will not meet on Wed June 15. For the 2nd week, content will be shared asynchronously online. Class resumes synchronously online on Wed June 22. Click this link for more detailed information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?barr0325+SOC3246+Summer2022
- Class Description:
- Explore the causes and consequences of a historic worldwide transformation in death and disease;
- Analyze how that transformation occurred differently in different parts of the world, and why it matters;
- Consider to what extent mortality can- or can't- be further eradicated.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Anyone interested in Diseases, Disasters and Other Killers. Also, this course meets the University's requirements for the Historical Perspectives core and the Environment Theme.
- Learning Objectives:
- Explore the causes and consequences of a historic worldwide transformation in death and disease;
- Analyze how that transformation occurred differently in different parts of the world, and why it matters;
- Consider to what extent mortality can- or can't- be further eradicated.
- Grading:
6 Reflection journal entries 5 points each
5 Discussion Posts 5 points each
5 Quizzes 5 points each
2 Essays 10 points each
1 Extra Credit Essay 5 points
Total 105 points- Exam Format:
- Short answer, multiple choice and essay.
- Class Format:
- Online with one synchronous meeting each week.
- Workload:
- 40-60 Pages Reading Per Week
4-10 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)1 Assignment
5 Quizzes
5 Responses to Discussion Questions
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/82094/1225
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 19 April 2022
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