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Introduction to Sociology

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
MoWeFr 3p.m. – 3:50p.m.		 University Hall Y03-3370 3 $2065 (guest students)
Date
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
Time
MoWeFr 3p.m. – 3:50p.m.
Location
University Hall Y03-3370
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2065 (guest students)

Description

This course provides a broad overview of sociology and how it applies to everyday life. Major theoretical perspectives and concepts are presented under the following broad sections: sociological imagination, social inequality, and social institutions. Applying C. Wright Mills; notion of the 'sociological imagination,' this course will seek to find ways to connect an understanding of ourselves with broad dynamics of national and global social structures and forces of social change.

Guest registration opens August 18

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

9/2/2025 - 12/12/2025

Location

University Hall Y03-3370

General Ed Requirements

Social & Behavioral Sciences

Enrolled / Capacity

40 / 40

Status

Closed

Instructor

Sijia Qian

Tuition*

$2065 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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