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Introduction to Sociology

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
MoWeFr 2p.m. – 2:50p.m.		 Wheatley-Peters W01-0006 3 $2065 (guest students)
Date
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
Time
MoWeFr 2p.m. – 2:50p.m.
Location
Wheatley-Peters W01-0006
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.

This course is closed for registration.

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

9/2/2025 - 12/12/2025

Location

Wheatley-Peters W01-0006

General Ed Requirements

Social & Behavioral Sciences

Enrolled / Capacity

39 / 40

Status

Closed

Instructor

Carol Marsinelli

Tuition*

* For course tuition and fees, please visit the Bursar's website.