The Graduate Group in Sociology and Demography (GGSD) is an interdisciplinary training program in the social sciences designed for students with broad intellectual interests. Drawing on Berkeley's Department of Sociology and Department of Demography, the group offers students a rigorous and rewarding intellectual experience.
The group, founded in 2001, sponsors a single degree program leading to a PhD in Sociology and Demography. The GGSD helps foster an active intellectual exchange between graduate students and faculty in the two disciplines. In addition, faculty and students associated with the group often maintain close ties with other disciplines both inside and outside the social sciences (for example, economics, anthropology, statistics, public health, biology, and medicine).
The specific emphasis of this academic program is the intersection of the fields of sociology and demography. Potential areas of study include, but are not limited to: population history, social stratification, inequality, race, ethnicity, causes and consequences of population growth, the demographic transition, population–environment interactions, economic development, immigration, globalization, gender, family, kinship, child welfare, sexuality, intergenerational relations, aging, mortality, health care, disability, fertility, family planning, and birth control.
Students in the GGSD typically earn both an MA in Sociology and an MA in Demography both an MA in Sociology and en route to the PhD in Sociology and Demography; however, it is not required to earn an MA in Sociology to get the PhD in Sociology and Demography. Students already enrolled in another graduate program at Berkeley who wish to earn a PhD in Sociology and Demography should contact the Graduate Student Affairs Officer to receive application instructions. Students not already enrolled at Berkeley who wish to enter the PhD program should complete the required online application. The general deadlines for the application specified by the Graduate Division apply, as do the general requirements of the Academic Senate and the Graduate Division for PhD degree programs.
The following minimum requirements apply to all graduate programs and will be verified by the Graduate Division:
A bachelor’s degree or recognized equivalent from an accredited institution;
A grade point average of B or better (3.0);
If the applicant comes from a country or political entity (e.g., Quebec) where English is not the official language, adequate proficiency in English to do graduate work, as evidenced by a TOEFL score of at least 90 on the iBT test, 570 on the paper-and-pencil test, or an IELTS Band score of at least 7 on a 9-point scale (note that individual programs may set higher levels for any of these); and
Sufficient undergraduate training to do graduate work in the given field.
Applicants Who Already Hold a Graduate Degree
The Graduate Council views academic degrees not as vocational training certificates, but as evidence of broad training in research methods, independent study, and articulation of learning. Therefore, applicants who already have academic graduate degrees should be able to pursue new subject matter at an advanced level without the need to enroll in a related or similar graduate program.
Programs may consider students for an additional academic master’s or professional master’s degree only if the additional degree is in a distinctly different field.
Applicants admitted to a doctoral program that requires a master’s degree to be earned at Berkeley as a prerequisite (even though the applicant already has a master’s degree from another institution in the same or a closely allied field of study) will be permitted to undertake the second master’s degree, despite the overlap in field.
The Graduate Division will admit students for a second doctoral degree only if they meet the following guidelines:
Applicants with doctoral degrees may be admitted for an additional doctoral degree only if that degree program is in a general area of knowledge distinctly different from the field in which they earned their original degree. For example, a physics PhD could be admitted to a doctoral degree program in music or history; however, a student with a doctoral degree in mathematics would not be permitted to add a PhD in statistics.
Applicants who hold the PhD degree may be admitted to a professional doctorate or professional master’s degree program if there is no duplication of training involved.
Applicants may apply only to one single degree program or one concurrent degree program per admission cycle.
Required Documents for Applications
Transcripts: Applicants may upload unofficial transcripts with your application for the departmental initial review. If the applicant is admitted, then official transcripts of all college-level work will be required. Official transcripts must be in sealed envelopes as issued by the school(s) attended. If you have attended Berkeley, upload your unofficial transcript with your application for the departmental initial review. If you are admitted, an official transcript with evidence of degree conferral will not be required.
Letters of recommendation: Applicants may request online letters of recommendation through the online application system. Hard copies of recommendation letters must be sent directly to the program, not the Graduate Division.
Evidence of English language proficiency: All applicants from countries or political entities in which the official language is not English are required to submit official evidence of English language proficiency. This applies to applicants from Bangladesh, Burma, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Latin America, the Middle East, the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, most European countries, and Quebec (Canada). However, applicants who, at the time of application, have already completed at least one year of full-time academic course work with grades of B or better at a US university may submit an official transcript from the US university to fulfill this requirement. The following courses will not fulfill this requirement:
courses in English as a Second Language,
courses conducted in a language other than English,
courses that will be completed after the application is submitted, and
courses of a non-academic nature.
If applicants have previously been denied admission to Berkeley on the basis of their English language proficiency, they must submit new test scores that meet the current minimum from one of the standardized tests. Official TOEFL score reports must be sent directly from Educational Test Services (ETS). The institution code for Berkeley is 4833. Official IELTS score reports must be mailed directly to our office from the British Council. TOEFL and IELTS score reports are only valid for two years.
The Department of Demography requires all applicants to take the general portion of the Graduate Record Examination. Applicants may apply for the Masters in Demography, PhD in Demography or the PhD in Sociology and Demography.
Doctoral Degree Requirements
Normative Time Requirements
Normative Time to Advancement
Normative time to advancement to doctoral candidacy for the Sociology and Demography PhD is eight semesters from the time the student entered the program.
Normative Time in Candidacy
Normative time in doctoral candidacy for the Sociology and Demography PhD degree is four semesters.
Total Normative Time
The total normative time of the program is 12 semesters.
SOCIOL Graduate Electives (choose two courses from 280 series)
Electives per approved study list
Coursework and Preliminary Examination
During the first year of study students in all Demography and Sociology and Demography degree programs complete the required coursework (24 units) and then take the preliminary examination at the end of the spring semester.
Language Examination
Each student is expected to demonstrate reasonable reading competence in at least one other than English language that is relevant to demographic studies. Students must pass a language exam before advancing to doctoral candidacy.
Dissertation Prospectus
The dissertation prospectus is developed in the context of a research seminar and under the advisement of the graduate academic advisor. The dissertation prospectus must be approved by the proposed dissertation advisor.
Oral Qualifying Examination
The oral qualifying examination for admission to doctoral candidacy should be taken during the second or third year.
CITI Human Subjects Training
Students are required to take CITI Human Subjects training as specified by the Office for the Protection of Human Subjects before advancing to doctoral candidacy. For more information please see the OPHS website: http://cphs.berkeley.edu/training.html
Time in Candidacy
Dissertation
Upon successful completion of the foreign language requirement, the oral qualifying exam, and the prospectus, students enter into the final phase of the program, doctoral candidacy. During this period, students are expected to take another research seminar, DEMOG 296, every semester until the completion of the dissertation. The department does not require a formal defense of the completed dissertation.
Required Professional Development
The department does not formally require professional development but all students are encouraged to attend the weekly Demography Brown Bag Presentation Series as well as the monthly Bay Area Colloquium on Population. Students are also encouraged to attend and present papers at the annual Population Association of America Meeting or other demographic conferences.
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2015, Fall 1997
This course offers an intensive introduction to the history of population thought in Europe and the United States through the close reading and contextualization of selected classic texts, including Graunt, Malthus, and Quetelet.
Required of graduate students in the M.A. or Ph.D. program in Demography.
Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017
Population models, multiple decrement life tables, hazard functions, stable population theory, projection matrices, projection programs, population waves, dual system estimation, computer-based exercises and simulations. Required course for Demography M.A. and Ph.D. students. Demographic Methods: Rates and Structures: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2014, Spring 2013, Spring 2012
This course is designed to provide an overview of quantitative techniques commonly used in demography, sociology, economics, and other social sciences. Methods are described in both words and formulas, and students are encouraged to learn to move freely between verbal and mathematical representations of data. Advanced Demographic Analysis: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 210, Population Studies 110, or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2016
An introductory course for first year Demography graduate students in the use of the Demography laboratory. Covers Unix based tools for manipulating computer programs and data files, and the R, SPlus, and SAS statistical packages. The course introduces the proportional hazard model and methods of estimating it. The final project for this course is use of the 1995 Current Population Survey (fertility supplement) to compute Total Fertility Rates for the U.S. Practical Computer Applications for Demographic Analysis: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of demonstration per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Demography/Graduate
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Terms offered: Fall 2010, Spring 2009, Spring 2008
The goals of this course are 1) to familiarize graduate students with active research projects in Demography and 2) to improve skills in R and Stata. Topics covered include demographic micro-simulation with SOCSIM, the Human Mortality Database, stochastic simulation/forecasting, GIS for Demographers, and mortality forecasting. Two-thirds of class time will be spent in the computer laboratory. Students will present results. Current Research Topics in Demography: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 213
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture and 2 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Demography/Graduate
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2013, Fall 2011
This course offers a critical, graduate-level introduction to the social science of reproduction, drawing especially on models and theories from demography, sociology, and anthropology. Among the topics are parity specific control and the calculus of conscious choice, below-replacement fertility, and the political economy of stratified reproduction. Human Fertility: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2015, Spring 2011, Spring 2009
Measurement of mortality by age and cause. Traditional, transitional, and modern mortality patterns in European and non-European areas. Current trends and differentials by age, sex, race, occupation and marital status. Consequences of mortality declines for fertility change and development. Human Mortality: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 210 or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2013, Spring 2011, Spring 2000
Human populations analyzed from the stand point of their spatial distribution and movement. Special attention to rural-urban migration, metropolitan structure, inter-regional movement, and demographic aspects of land-use, the collection and analysis of emigration and immigration data and statistics, migration policies. Human Migration: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 7.5 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2018
Special topics in demography, such as anthropological and evolutionary approaches, kinship and family structure, race and ethnicity, and similar specialized or new topics in the field of demography will be covered. Seminar will be offered according to student demand. Special Topics in Demography Seminar: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 6 weeks - 2.5-9.5 hours of seminar per week 8 weeks - 2-7 hours of seminar per week 10 weeks - 1.5-6 hours of seminar per week 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of seminar per week
Terms offered: Spring 2019, Spring 2015, Spring 2014
Economic consequences of demographic change in developing and developed countries including capital formation, labor markets, and intergenerational transfers. Economic determinants of fertility, mortality and migration. Economic Demography: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Spring 2019
This course provides a broad introduction to the empirical and theoretical study of social networks. We will cover classic and contemporary studies, beginning with fundamental definitions and models, and then moving through a range of topics, including models of network formation and structure (homophily, foci, communities); dynamic processes on networks (contagion, influence, and disease models); collaborative networks; personal networks; online networks; and network sampling and data collection. The course material is intended to be of interest to students from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds, including demography, sociology, statistics, computer science, and related fields. Social Networks: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions: Students who have taken DEMOG 260-001: SOCIAL NETWORKS in spring 2017 or DEMOG 260-001: SOCIAL NETWORKS in spring 2018 for credit may not receive credit for DEMOG C280 or SOCIOL C273N.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Fall 2016
Problems in data acquisition, analysis, and presentation of technical demographic research. Required of graduate students in the Ph.D. program in Demography. Advanced Research Techniques: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 295 and consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of seminar per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019
Intended to provide directed reading in subject matter not covered in available course offerings. Directed Reading: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-12 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Summer 2020 8 Week Session, Spring 2020
Intended to provide supervision in the preparation of an original research paper or dissertation. Directed Research: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-12 hours of independent study per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 1.5-22.5 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018
Course credit for experience gained in academic teaching through employment as a graduate student instructor. GSI Training: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Appointment as a graduate student instructor in department
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-6 hours of seminar per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 1-6 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Demography/Professional course for teachers or prospective teachers
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018
Individual study, in consultation with the graduate adviser, intended for qualified students to do necessary work to prepare themselves for language examinations, and the comprehensive examination. Individual Study: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Graduate standing
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-8 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019
Individual study in consultation with the major field adviser, intended to provide an opportunity for qualified students to prepare themselves for the various examinations required of candidates for the Ph.D. Individual Study for Doctoral Students: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: For qualified graduate students
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-8 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018
This proseminar is required of all first-year graduate students and is supervised by a regular faculty member. The seminar will familiarize students with faculty and their various research interests and of opportunities available for funding via research and teaching assistantships. It consists of presentations by faculty on their past, present and future research and by representatives of Organized Research Units on their mission, programs of research, and opportunities for assistantships. Proseminar: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Sociology/Graduate
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018
Social Theory began as an attempt to come to grips with the massive social transformations in Europe beginning around 1500. Modernity was understood in three ways. It concerned the development of a capitalist economy based on the use of science to develop new technology, the emergence of states with bureaucracies allied with military organizations, and the decline of religious authority as the main arbiter of moral values accompanied by the rise of the model of the self-interested purposive actor. Social theory was produced not just to create an understanding of these changes and the problems they caused, but also to be used to propose how society ought to be structured. In this class, we examine how classical thinkers, like Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Emile Durkheim among others, proposed how to analyze those changes and in doing so created theories of society. Classical Social Theory: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for 201A after taking 201.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018
This course is a continuation of our required graduate theory course. We separate modern and classical social theory by considering modern social theory to consist of works published after World War II. Modern sociological theory uses classical social theory both as a source and a foil. There have been continuities in social thought whereby more contemporary theorists view themselves as using elements of classical social theory, sometimes in combination and at other times to understand different kinds of phenomena, such as micro-interaction or gender relations. Contemporary theory has also been critical of classical theory. This has caused different theorists to construct entirely new ideas or rely on new sources for their theories. The course considers a wide variety of authors and perspectives to illustrate the current breadth of social thought. Modern Social Theory: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for 201B after taking 201.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2001
Introductory study of a sociological field, among those listed in the 280 series, including participation in the appropriate undergraduate course in that field. Also includes individual meetings with the faculty sponsor, who may stipulate additional requirements. Supervised Preparatory Course Work: Law: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consultation with and approval of regular faculty member responsible
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Spring 2003, Spring 1999, Spring 1997
Introductory study of a sociological field, among those listed in the 280 series, including participation in the appropriate undergraduate course in that field. Also includes individual meetings with the faculty sponsor, who may stipulate additional requirements. Supervised Preparatory Course Work: Race and Ethnic Relations: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consultation with and approval of regular faculty member responsible
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Fall 1997
Introductory study of a sociological field, among those listed in the 280 series, including participation in the appropriate undergraduate course in that field. Also includes individual meetings with the faculty sponsor, who may stipulate additional requirements. Supervised Preparatory Course Work: Political Sociology: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consultation with and approval of regular faculty member responsible
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Prior to 2007
Introductory study of a sociological field, among those listed in the 280 series, including participation in the appropriate undergraduate course in that field. Also includes individual meetings with the faculty sponsor, who may stipulate additional requirements. Supervised Preparatory Course Work: Organizations: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consultation with and approval of regular faculty member responsible
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Prior to 2007
Introductory study of a sociological field, among those listed in the 280 series, including participation in the appropriate undergraduate course in that field. Also includes individual meetings with the faculty sponsor, who may stipulate additional requirements. Supervised Preparatory Course Work: Industrial Sociology: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consultation with and approval of regular faculty member responsible
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Spring 2005, Spring 2000
Introductory study of a sociological field, among those listed in the 280 series, including participation in the appropriate undergraduate course in that field. Also includes individual meetings with the faculty sponsor, who may stipulate additional requirements. Supervised Preparatory Course Work: Family: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consultation with and approval of regular faculty member responsible
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Prior to 2007
Introductory study of a sociological field, among those listed in the 280 series, including participation in the appropriate undergraduate course in that field. Also includes individual meetings with the faculty sponsor, who may stipulate additional requirements. Supervised Preparatory Course Work: Social Stratification and Class Analysis: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consultation with and approval of regular faculty member responsible
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Fall 2005, Spring 2001, Fall 1997
Introductory study of a sociological field, among those listed in the 280 series, including participation in the appropriate undergraduate course in that field. Also includes individual meetings with the faculty sponsor, who may stipulate additional requirements. Supervised Preparatory Course Work: Development: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consultation with and approval of regular faculty member responsible
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Spring 1998, Spring 1996
Introductory study of a sociological field, among those listed in the 280 series, including participation in the appropriate undergraduate course in that field. Also includes individual meetings with the faculty sponsor, who may stipulate additional requirements. Supervised Preparatory Course Work: Religion: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consultation with and approval of regular faculty member responsible
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Spring 1999
Introductory study of a sociological field, among those listed in the 280 series, including participation in the appropriate undergraduate course in that field. Also includes individual meetings with the faculty sponsor, who may stipulate additional requirements. Supervised Preparatory Course Work: Urban Sociology: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consultation with and approval of regular faculty member responsible
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Prior to 2007
Introductory study of a sociological field, among those listed in the 280 series, including participation in the appropriate undergraduate course in that field. Also includes individual meetings with the faculty sponsor, who may stipulate additional requirements. Supervised Preparatory Course Work: Social Psychology: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consultation with and approval of regular faculty member responsible
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Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Spring 2006, Spring 2004, Spring 2000
Introductory study of a sociological field, among those listed in the 280 series, including participation in the appropriate undergraduate course in that field. Also includes individual meetings with the faculty sponsor, who may stipulate additional requirements. Supervised Preparatory Course Work: Gender: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consultation with and approval of regular faculty member responsible
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Fall 2004, Spring 2004, Fall 1996
Introductory study of a sociological field, among those listed in the 280 series, including participation in the appropriate undergraduate course in that field. Also includes individual meetings with the faculty sponsor, who may stipulate additional requirements. Supervised Preparatory Course Work: Culture: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consultation with and approval of regular faculty member responsible
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Prior to 2007
Introductory study of a sociological field, among those listed in the 280 series, including participation in the appropriate undergraduate course in that field. Also includes individual meetings with the faculty sponsor, who may stipulate additional requirements. Supervised Preparatory Course Work: Education: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consultation with and approval of regular faculty member responsible
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Prior to 2007
Introductory study of a sociological field, among those listed in the 280 series, including participation in the appropriate undergraduate course in that field. Also includes individual meetings with the faculty sponsor, who may stipulate additional requirements. Supervised Preparatory Course Work: Health and Medicine: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consultation with and approval of regular faculty member responsible
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Spring 2006, Spring 2001
Introductory study of a sociological field, among those listed in the 280 series, including participation in the appropriate undergraduate course in that field. Also includes individual meetings with the faculty sponsor, who may stipulate additional requirements. Supervised Preparatory Course Work: Area Studies: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consultation with and approval of regular faculty member responsible
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Prior to 2007
Introductory study of a sociological field, among those listed in the 280 series, including participation in the appropriate undergraduate course in that field. Also includes individual meetings with the faculty sponsor, who may stipulate additional requirements. Supervised Preparatory Course Work: Economy and Society: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consultation with and approval of regular faculty member responsible
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Prior to 2007
Introductory study of a sociological field, among those listed in the 280 series, including participation in the appropriate undergraduate course in that field. Also includes individual meetings with the faculty sponsor, who may stipulate additional requirements. Supervised Preparatory Course Work: Professions: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consultation with and approval of regular faculty member responsible
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Prior to 2007
Introductory study of a sociological field, among those listed in the 280 series, including participation in the appropriate undergraduate course in that field. Also includes individual meetings with the faculty sponsor, who may stipulate additional requirements. Supervised Preparatory Course Work: Social Movements: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consultation with and approval of regular faculty member responsible
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Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Fall 2011
Introductory study of a sociological field, among those listed in the 280 series, including participation in the appropriate undergraduate course in that field. Also includes individual meetings with the faculty sponsor, who may stipulate additional requirements. Supervised Preparatory Course Work: Theory: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consultation with and approval of regular faculty member responsible
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Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Prior to 2007
Introductory study of a sociological field, among those listed in the 280 series, including participation in the appropriate undergraduate course in that field. Also includes individual meetings with the faculty sponsor, who may stipulate additional requirements. Supervised Preparatory Course Work: Society and Environment: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consultation with and approval of regular faculty member responsible
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Prior to 2007
Introductory study of a sociological field, among those listed in the 280 series, including participation in the appropriate undergraduate course in that field. Also includes individual meetings with the faculty sponsor, who may stipulate additional requirements. Supervised Preparatory Course Work: Society and Technology: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consultation with and approval of regular faculty member responsible
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019
A three-semester sequence course introducing logical and analytic techniques commonly employed in social science research. The methodological problems encountered in field work, historical and comparative inquiry, experimental research, and survey analysis. The first semester concentrates on techniques for gathering evidence; the second and third semesters focuses on beginning and intermediate numerical techniques for analyzing evidence. Methods of Sociological Research: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Credit Restrictions: Credit and grade to be assigned at the end of each semester.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018
A three-semester sequence course introducing logical and analytic techniques commonly employed in social science research. The methodological problems encountered in field work, historical and comparative inquiry, experimental research, and survey analysis. The first semester concentrates on techniques for gathering evidence; the second and third semesters focuses on beginning and intermediate numerical techniques for analyzing evidence. Methods of Sociological Research: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Credit Restrictions: Credit and grade to be assigned at the end of each semester.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3-3 hours of lecture and 0-2 hours of discussion per week
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018
A three-semester sequence course introducing logical and analytic techniques commonly employed in social science research. The methodological problems encountered in field work, historical and comparative inquiry, experimental research, and survey analysis. The first semester concentrates on techniques for gathering evidence; the second and third semesters focuses on beginning and intermediate numerical techniques for analyzing evidence. Methods of Sociological Research: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3-3 hours of lecture and 0-2 hours of discussion per week
Terms offered: Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014
Selected topics in quantitative/statistical methods of research in the social sciences and particularly in sociology. Possible topics include: analysis of qualitative/categorical data; loglinear models and latent-structure analysis; the analysis of cross-classified data having ordered and unordered categories; measure, models, and graphical displays in the analysis of cross-classified data; correspondence analysis, association analysis, and related methods of data analysis. Quantitative/Statistical Research Methods in Social Sciences: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2017
Seminar in advanced sociological research methods. This course serves as an introduction to the particular particle simulation method of agent-based modeling. As such, the course has four aims: 1) expose participants to exemplary agent-based models; 2) teach participants how to code many such models: 3) teach participants how to conduct the additional stages of a serious agent-based mode study, and 4) sensitize participants to the many epistemological and philosophical questions and implications agent-based models might pose. Advanced Seminars in Research Methods: Agent-Based Modeling-Practical Implementation and Epistemological Reflections: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020
This is the 1st semester of a two-semester course that provides a rigorous introduction to methods and tools in advanced data analytics for social science doctoral students. The goal of the course is to provide students with a strong foundation of knowledge of core methods, thereby preparing them to contribute to research teams, to conduct their own research, and to enroll in more advanced courses. The course will cover research reproducibility (fall), machine learning (fall), natural language processing (spring), and causal inference (spring). In contrast to other courses currently offered on campus, this course’s intended audience is applied researchers, typically social science doctoral students in their 2nd or 3rd yr of graduate school. Computational Social Science: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: A year-long course in statistical methods for social science graduate students (or equivalent prior experience) will generally be sufficient preparation. Students should have a background in multivariate regression (both linear and non-linear models), maximum likelihood estimation, and introductory causal inference (omitted variable bias, potential outcomes, average treatment effects, causal graphs)
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3-3 hours of lecture and 0-2 hours of laboratory per week
Terms offered: Not yet offered
This is the 2nd semester of a two-semester course that provides a rigorous introduction to methods and tools in advanced data analytics for social science doctoral students. The goal of the course is to provide students with a strong foundation of knowledge of core methods, thereby preparing them to contribute to research teams, to conduct their own research, and to enroll in more advanced courses. The course will cover research reproducibility (fall), machine learning (fall), natural language processing (spring), and causal inference (spring). In contrast to other courses currently offered on campus, this course’s intended audience is applied researchers, typically social science doctoral students in their 2nd or 3rd yr of graduate school. Computational Social Science: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Sociology 273L A year-long course in statistical methods for social science graduate students (or equivalent prior experience) will generally be sufficient statistical preparation. Students should have a background in multivariate regression (both linear and non-linear models), maximum likelihood estimation, and introductory causal inference (omitted variable bias, potential outcomes, average treatment effects, causal graphs). Students may consult the instructor if unsure
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3-3 hours of lecture and 0-2 hours of laboratory per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Spring 2019
This course provides a broad introduction to the empirical and theoretical study of social networks. We will cover classic and contemporary studies, beginning with fundamental definitions and models, and then moving through a range of topics, including models of network formation and structure (homophily, foci, communities); dynamic processes on networks (contagion, influence, and disease models); collaborative networks; personal networks; online networks; and network sampling and data collection. The course material is intended to be of interest to students from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds, including demography, sociology, statistics, computer science, and related fields. Social Networks: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions: Students who have taken DEMOG 260-001: SOCIAL NETWORKS in spring 2017 or DEMOG 260-001: SOCIAL NETWORKS in spring 2018 for credit may not receive credit for DEMOG C280 or SOCIOL C273N.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Spring 2015, Spring 2014
This course will take students through the process of developing, carrying out, and writing up a research project. The course is ideal for students working on their MA papers, but it is also appropriate for students who are formulating dissertation prospectuses. We will begin by reading a guide to the logical problems that all research methods, qualitative or quantitative, must address if they are to study social causation. Research Design: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2019, Fall 2018
Courses under this number involve pursuing graduate study in substantive sociological subfields. The courses presume familiarity with the fields of study. Consult departmental catalog for current descriptions. Advanced Study in Substantive Sociological Fields: Law: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Undergraduate preparation in the field; completion of a 205 in the field or an equivalent determined by the instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015
This course introduces students to the sociology of poverty by understanding its causes and conditions. Poverty is part of the social stratification system as well as a condition with properties that characterize the individual living with extreme material scarcity. Thus, it involves both the social and the physical world. The course will engage a broad literature on poverty that incorporates research from sociology, economics, and anthropology. We also will consider structure, culture, and agency in creating and maintaining individuals and groups in the condition of poverty. Advanced Study in Substantive Sociological Fields: Sociology of Poverty: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Undergraduate preparation in the field; completion of a 205 in the field or an equivalent determined by the instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018
Courses under this number involve pursuing graduate study in substantive sociological subfields. The courses presume familiarity with the fields of study. Consult departmental catalog for current descriptions. Advanced Study in Substantive Sociological Fields: Political Sociology: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Undergraduate preparation in the field; completion of a 205 in the field or an equivalent determined by the instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2019, Fall 2016, Spring 2015
Courses under this number involve pursuing graduate study in substantive sociological subfields. The courses presume familiarity with the fields of study. Consult departmental catalog for current descriptions. Advanced Study in Substantive Sociological Fields: Organizations: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Undergraduate preparation in the field; completion of a 205 in the field or an equivalent determined by the instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2018
Courses under this number involve pursuing graduate study in substantive sociological subfields. The courses presume familiarity with the fields of study. Consult departmental catalog for current descriptions. Sociology of Medicine: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Undergraduate preparation in the field; completion of a 205 in the field or an equivalent determined by the instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Spring 2017, Fall 2015
Courses under this number involve pursuing graduate study in substantive sociological subfields. The courses presume familiarity with the fields of study. Consult departmental catalog for current descriptions. Advanced Study in Substantive Sociological Fields: Sociology of Work: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Undergraduate preparation in the field; completion of a 205 in the field or an equivalent determined by the instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Fall 2012, Spring 2012
Courses under this number involve pursuing graduate study in substantive sociological subfields. The courses presume familiarity with the fields of study. Consult departmental catalog for current descriptions. Advanced Study in Substantive Sociological Fields: Family: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Undergraduate preparation in the field; completion of a 205 in the field or an equivalent determined by the instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Fall 2018, Fall 2016
Courses under this number involve pursuing graduate study in substantive sociological subfields. The courses presume familiarity with the fields of study. Consult departmental catalog for current descriptions. Advanced Study in Substantive Sociological Fields: Development: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Undergraduate preparation in the field; completion of a 205 in the field or an equivalent determined by the instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2013, Fall 2010
Courses under this number involve pursuing graduate study in substantive sociological subfields. The courses presume familiarity with the fields of study. Consult departmental catalog for current descriptions. Advanced Study in Substantive Sociological Fields: Religion: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Undergraduate preparation in the field; completion of a 205 in the field or an equivalent determined by the instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2016
Courses under this number involve pursuing graduate study in substantive sociological subfields. The courses presume familiarity with the fields of study. Consult departmental catalog for current descriptions. Advanced Study in Substantive Sociological Fields: Urban Sociology: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Undergraduate preparation in the field; completion of a 205 in the field or an equivalent determined by the instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2013, Spring 2012, Fall 2010
Courses under this number involve pursuing graduate study in substantive sociological subfields. The courses presume familiarity with the fields of study. Consult departmental catalog for current descriptions. Advanced Study in Substantive Sociological Fields: Social Psychology: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Undergraduate preparation in the field; completion of a 205 in the field or an equivalent determined by the instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Fall 2017, Spring 2014
Courses under this number involve pursuing graduate study in substantive sociological subfields. The courses presume familiarity with the fields of study. Consult departmental catalog for current descriptions. Advanced Study in Substantive Sociological Fields: Gender: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Undergraduate preparation in the field; completion of a 205 in the field or an equivalent determined by the instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2017, Fall 2015, Fall 2014
Courses under this number involve pursuing graduate study in substantive sociological subfields. The courses presume familiarity with the fields of study. Consult departmental catalog for current descriptions. Advanced Study in Substantive Sociological Fields: Culture: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Undergraduate preparation in the field; completion of a 205 in the field or an equivalent determined by the instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2016
Courses under this number involve pursuing graduate study in substantive sociological subfields. The courses presume familiarity with the fields of study. Consult departmental catalog for current descriptions. Advanced Study in Substantive Sociological Fields: Education: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Undergraduate preparation in the field; completion of a 205 in the field or an equivalent determined by the instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2016, Fall 2015
Courses under this number involve pursuing graduate study in substantive sociological subfields. The courses presume familiarity with the fields of study. Consult departmental catalog for current descriptions. Advanced Study in Substantive Sociological Fields: Area Studies: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Undergraduate preparation in the field; completion of a 205 in the field or an equivalent determined by the instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017
Courses under this number involve pursuing graduate study in substantive sociological subfields. The courses presume familiarity with the fields of study. Consult departmental catalog for current descriptions. Advanced Study in Substantive Sociological Fields: Economy and Society: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Undergraduate preparation in the field; completion of a 205 in the field or an equivalent determined by the instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Spring 2006, Spring 2001
Courses under this number involve pursuing graduate study in substantive sociological subfields. The courses presume familiarity with the fields of study. Consult departmental catalog for current descriptions. War & Genocide: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Undergraduate preparation in the field; completion of a 205 in the field or an equivalent determined by the instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2015, Spring 2014, Spring 2012
Courses under this number involve pursuing graduate study in substantive sociological subfields. The courses presume familiarity with the fields of study. Consult departmental catalog for current descriptions. Advanced Study in Substantive Sociological Fields: Social Movements: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Undergraduate preparation in the field; completion of a 205 in the field or an equivalent determined by the instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2012, Spring 2000, Spring 1998
This seminar approaches the sociology of everyday life from a thematic perspective. This course covers topics grouped in six major rubics: the habitus, the public sphere, the private sphere, strategy and tactics, space, and time. We will focus on codes/rules of conduct and etiquette, taste, style, self-presentation, (house) work, emotions, resistance, and the spatial and temporal coordinates of social action. Readings will cover a broad terrain chronologically and geographically. Advanced Study in Substantive Sociological Fields: Sociology of Everyday Life: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Undergraduate preparation in the field; completion of a 205 in the field or an equivalent determined by the instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week
Terms offered: Spring 2009, Fall 2008, Fall 2007
In this course we address a wide range of social theories and sociological investigations of sexuality as it is conceptualized and experienced in social contexts. Theoretical approaches to sexuality may include psychoanalytic, feminist, Marxist, symbolic-interactionist, and discursive/post-structural approaches to understanding how sexual categories vary over time and across cultures, how people identify with or against them, and how social power works through time. Advanced Study in Substantive Sociological Fields: Sexuality: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Undergraduate preparation in the field; completion of a 205 in the field or an equivalent determined by the instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2018, Fall 2014, Fall 2013
This seminar examines the dynamics of migration, integration, and citizenship, both from the perspective of the receiving society and from the lived experiences of migrants themselves. The seminar focuses on processes of incorporation--economic, social, cultural, and political--but we also look at paradigms that challenge an integrationist reading of migration, in particular transnationalism and models of postnational citizenship. Advanced Study in Substantive Sociological Fields: Immigration and Incorporation: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Undergraduate preparation in the field; completion of a 205 in the field or an equivalent determined by the instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2019, Spring 2016, Spring 2014
Sociology now analyzes social organization that transcends national boundaries, not just as linking national societies or as influencing national societies, but as a phenomenon in its own right. This course brings together a selection of literature that looks at transnational social organizations and the distinctive dynamics of global political economy and culture and offers a sociological perspective on what lies behind the vague and confusing label of "globalization." Sociology of Globalization: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2010
This course will examine the major theoretical arguments that seek to account for the development of social policy, including arguments about the pwoer of social forces such as business and labor, the role of racial and ethnic division, the influence of ideas, and the organizational features of the state. The course readings examine developments in the United States with some comparision to other countries. Advanced Study in Substantive Sociological Fields: Sociol Policy: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Undergraduate preparation in the field; completion of a 205 in the field or an equivalent determined by the instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Fall 2012, Spring 2010, Spring 2008
The seminar is a forum for intensive attention to writing of seminar members at any stage, from initial planning of the dissertation to the job presentation talk. We will be especially concerned with reflexive issues: the choice of problem and method as a sociological, political, personal, and market issue; the place of the researcher in research; sociology as a discipline and interdiscipline. Problems of organization, scope, theoretical and empirical emphasis will also be addressed. Dissertation Seminar: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Terms offered: Spring 2015, Spring 2012, Spring 2011
This seminar is a workshop on professional writing for sociologists. We will focus on editing, rewriting, re-editing, and re-rewriting seminar members' papers with the goal of completing a paper appropriate for the professional journals. In addition, we will cover several topics in writing, including psychological inhibition, style, journals, writing for the general public, and the world of book publishing. Class time will be divided into short lectures and workshop periods, during which we will discuss work in-progress and do some collective editing of sample texts. Professional Writing Seminar: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Sociology/Graduate
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Terms offered: Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018
Advanced study in modern sociology. The specific topics will be announced at the beginning of each semester. Seminar: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week
Terms offered: Spring 2020, Spring 2019, Spring 2018
The purpose of this seminar is to provide participants with an opportunity to present their work-in-progress, be it a potential academic journal submission, dissertation chapter, dissertation prospectus or even a draft interview schedule. Through a process of peer-review, we will work on improving each participant's written work, and to stay abreast of the diverse work being done in the field of the seminar's topic. Advanced Research Seminar: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Sociology/Graduate
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Terms offered: Prior to 2007
The purpose of this seminar is to provide students an opportunity to present their work in progress (dissertation, chapter/prospectus, etc.). Through a process of peer review we will work to improve each student's dissertation work. Advanced Research Seminar--Dissertation: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 8 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week 15 weeks - 1 hour of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Sociology/Graduate
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Terms offered: Spring 2016, Fall 2015, Spring 2015
The purpose of this seminar is to provide students an opportunity to present their work in progress (academic journal submission, dissertation chapter/prospectus, etc., or even a draft interview schedule). Through a process of peer review, we will work to improve each student's written work and to stay abreast of the diverse work being done in the field of the seminar's topic. Advanced Research Seminar: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 8 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week 15 weeks - 1 hour of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Sociology/Graduate
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Terms offered: Summer 2020 Second 6 Week Session, Spring 2020, Summer 2019 Second 6 Week Session
By arrangement with faculty. Open to qualified students advanced to candidacy. Directed Dissertation Research: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 2.5-30 hours of independent study per week 8 weeks - 1.5-22.5 hours of independent study per week 10 weeks - 1.5-18 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Sociology/Graduate
Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.
Terms offered: Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2014
For students engaged in individual research and study. May not be substituted for available graduate lecture courses or 290. Individual Study and Research: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 1.5-14.5 hours of independent study per week 8 weeks - 1-9 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014
Individual study for the master's requirements in consultation with the adviser. Units may not be used to meet either unit or residency requirements for the master's degree. Individual Study for Master's Students: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-12 hours of independent study per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 1-12 hours of independent study per week 8 weeks - 1-12 hours of independent study per week
Terms offered: Summer 2016 8 Week Session, Spring 2016, Summer 2015 8 Week Session
Individual study in consultation with the adviser intended to provide an opportunity for qualified students to prepare themselves for the various examinations required of candidates for the Ph.D. May not be used for unit or residence requirements for the doctoral degree. Individual Study for Doctoral Students: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 1-16 hours of independent study per week 8 weeks - 1-12 hours of independent study per week
Irene Bloemraad, Associate Professor. Immigration, social movements, political sociology, multiculturalism, race and ethnicity, Canada, non-profit organizations, research methods. Research Profile
William H. Dow, Professor. Health economics, international health, economic demography. Research Profile
Dennis Feehan, Assistant Professor. Demography, social networks, sociology, and statistics. Research Profile
Claude S. Fischer, Professor Emeritus. Social networks, American social history, technology, urban sociology, sociology. Research Profile
Neil D. Fligstein, Professor. Economic sociology, organizations, methodology and statistics, political. Research Profile
Marion Fourcade, Professor. Culture, social theory, political sociology, economic sociology, comparative methods, knowledge and science. Research Profile
Joshua R. Goldstein, Professor. Fertility, marriage, social demography, historical demography, population aging, formal demography . Research Profile
David Harding, Associate Professor. Poverty, inequality, causal inference, mixed methods, incarceration, prisoner reentry, education, neighborhoods, urban, community, adolescence. Research Profile
Heather A. Haveman, Professor. Organizations, economic sociology, entrepreneurship, China, careers and social mobility, gender, social history. Research Profile
Rucker Charles Johnson, Associate Professor. Determinants of intergenerational mobility, societal consequences of incarceration, effects of maternal employment patterns on child well-being, socioeconomic determinants of health disparities over the life course. Research Profile
Jennifer Johnson-Hanks, Professor. Culture, population, social action, intentions, Africa, gender, fertility, marriage. Research Profile
Mara Loveman, Associate Professor. Comparative and historical sociology, political sociology, ethnoracial politics, development, demography, Latin America. Research Profile
Samuel R. Lucas, Professor. Research methods, demography, sociology, social stratification, sociology of education, and research statistics. Research Profile
Jane Mauldon, Associate Professor. Demography, public policy, quantitative methods, health policy and economics, poverty and public policy, the teen-parent component of California_Â _s welfare reforms. Research Profile
Trond Petersen, Professor. Inequality, comparative gender inequality, hiring, promotions, wages, quantitative methods, social stratification, economic sociology, comparative studies, and quantitative methods. Research Profile
Daniel J. Schneider, Assistant Professor. Social Demography, Inequality, Family, Wealth and Household Finance . Research Profile
Sandra Smith, Associate Professor. Trust, urban poverty, joblessness, race and ethnic inequality, social capital and social networks. Research Profile
Emeritus Faculty
Leo Goodman, Professor Emeritus. Sociology, statistics, log-linear models, correspondence analysis models, mathematical demography, categorical data analysis, survey data analysis, logit models, log-bilinear models, association models. Research Profile
Eugene A. Hammel, Professor Emeritus. Kinship, social anthropology, stratification, statistical and formal analysis, computer applications, peasant society and culture, demography, Balkans. Research Profile
Ronald D. Lee, Professor Emeritus. Economics, evolutionary theory, mathematical demography, population aging, intergenerational transfers, economic demography, life history theory, population forecasting, national transfer accounts. Research Profile
Kristin Luker, Professor Emeritus. Social policy, jurisprudence. Research Profile
Kenneth Wachter, Professor Emeritus. Mathematical demography stochastic models, simulation, biodemography, federal statistical system. Research Profile
John R. Wilmoth, Professor Emeritus. Demography, sociology, methodological research, longevity, life expectancy, mortality differentials, familial resemblance, mortality and life expectancy forcasting, historical population trends, world population growth, international migration forecasting. Research Profile
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