SOC 8701 is also offered in Fall 2024
SOC 8701 is also offered in Fall 2023
SOC 8701 is also offered in Fall 2022
SOC 8701 is also offered in Fall 2021
Fall 2024 | SOC 8701 Section 001: Sociological Theory (17264)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 4 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Graduate Student
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 1114
- Enrollment Status:
Open (2 of 14 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Traditions of social theory basic to sociological knowledge, their reflection and expansion in contemporary theory, their applications in selected areas of empirical research. Sample topics: social inequality, social organization and politics, family organization and social reproduction, social order and change, sociology of knowledge and religion.
- Class Notes:
- 8 seats reserved for Sociology graduate students through 08/25/24. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?gerte004+SOC8701+Fall2024
- Class Description:
- This course provides an introduction to the central traditions, figures and concepts in sociological theory. It is intended primarily for first-year graduate students in Sociology, but it covers work that is widely read and referenced in the social sciences generally. This course covers the work of Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Simmel, Mead, Goffman, Bourdieu, and several other traditions and figures.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Required for first year graduate students in Sociology. A few seats are open to other students upon request.
- Grading:
- 30% Attendance and participation
40% Memos and class discussions
30% Final paper
- Exam Format:
- None.
- Class Format:
- Orienting lecture from instructor, but mostly seminar format with student leadership.
- Workload:
- Substantial reading. Reading may be longer and (at times) more difficult than you are used to. Please see attached syllabus to gauge average week's reading.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/17264/1249
- Syllabus:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/gerte004_SOC8701_Fall2024.pdf
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/gerte004_SOC8701_Fall2022.pdf (Fall 2022)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/gerte004_SOC8701_Fall2017.pdf (Fall 2017)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/gerte004_SOC8701_Fall2016.pdf (Fall 2016)
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 10 April 2024
ClassInfo Links - Fall 2024 Sociology Classes