Sociology 150, which requires a midterm, final and research term paper, is held Wednesdays and Fridays, and some Mondays, at 11 a.m. in Harvard Hall 201.
Also in the department is Sociology 109: "Schooling and Society," taught by Professor Aage B. Sorensen.
How do different school structures and tracking programs affect the education students receive? And what is the impact of race, ethnicity and family on the quality of education?
In answering these questions, Sociology 109 requires three papers and assigns six books, including the provocative Learning to Labor: How Working Class Kids Get Working Class Jobs.
Sociology 109 is held Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. in William James 4.
Down to Earth
You can get out of your Science A core requirement with Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) 7: "Introduction to Earth Science"--and receive departmental exposure to a world of disasters.
From earthquakes to volcanoes, glaciers to erosion, EPS 7 covers the globe. In class, Carl B. Agee, John L. Loeb associate professor of the natural sciences, discusses the age and evolution of the planet, theories of plate tectonics and the history of the Earth's surface. In labs and on a weekend trip, students learn about rock types and the ways geologists work in the field.
There are two texts required, Understanding Earth, a colorful soft-cover book replete with photos and diagrams, and a user-friendly Exercises in Physical Geology, which makes use of extensive illustration.
Last year, 60 percent of one's grade was determined by two midterm exams, with 25 percent set by the labs and 15 percent by field trip exercises.
EPS 7 meets in University Museum 102 Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 11 a.m.