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SOCY 178TSpecial Topics in Sociology

5 creditsUndergraduateStudent Option

Taught on a rolling basis by faculty members with each offering varying by instructor. Topics are announced by the department.

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): SOCY 1 or SOCY 10 or SOCY 15. Enrollment is restricted to sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

  • Topic: Social Justice and the City. This course is designed to help students investigate and analyze some of the social and economic inequalities that shape cities in the United States. The class will focus on broad debates and narratives about progress, development, democracy, race, and equity, tying these large themes to how the contemporary American city is produced, governed, and imagined.

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When it runs

Fall 2025Open Fall 2025

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Lecture
Mon Wed Fri 1:20pm–2:25pm
Cowell Com 134K. W. MitchellClosed 17/0

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