Introduction to Social Studies
SOC-STD 10A
Subject & Catalog Number
Course Information
Description
This course offers an introduction to the foundations of modern social theory from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century. Our focus will be on the development of modern moral, political, and economic ideas, with special emphasis on empire, race, inequality, and the environment. Authors we will examine include, among others, Thomas Hobbes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Adam Smith, Ottobah Cugoano, Mary Wollstonecraft, Frederick Douglass, Charles Darwin, and Karl Marx.
Course Notes
This course is limited to sophomores and Social Studies concentrators. This course is a prerequisite for sophomores applying to Social Studies. Students planning to take this class must attend the first lecture to be admitted. This course must be taken for a Letter Grade and cannot be taken Pass/Fail. Please sign up for the Thursday 12:45-2:45 section time. If you have a scheduling conflict, you may sign up for the TBD section time in order to register; however, we cannot guarantee an alternate section time.
Not Available for Cross Registration
NOTE: This course requires additional sections; you will be prompted to choose secondary components during the Add to Cart process
