Courses of Study 2011-2012 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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DEA—Design & Environmental Analysis |
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DEA 3500 - Human Factors: The Ambient Environment
Spring. 3 credits.
Recommended: DEA 1500 . Undergraduate course, but co-meets with graduate course DEA 6520 ; shares lecture, but meets for an additional hour. DEA 6520 has additional readings and projects.
A. Hedge.
Introduces human-factor considerations in lighting, acoustics, noise control, indoor air quality and ventilation, and the thermal environment. Views the ambient environment as a support system that should promote human efficiency, productivity, health, and safety. Emphasizes the implications for planning, design, and management of settings and facilities. Visit: ergo.human.cornell.edu
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DEA 3520 - Inside-Out Ergonomics I: Anatomy for Design
Spring. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: DEA 3250 , or permission of instructor.
D. Feathers.
This course serves as an introduction to human anatomy as it relates to design. Students learn musculoskeletal anatomy and human body measurement for ergonomic design. Musculoskeletal function is related to human performance in support of creative design decisions.
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DEA 3540 - Facility Planning and Management Studio
Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: DEA 4590 or permission of instructor. Minimum cost of materials: $200.
Y. Hua.
Undergraduate course, but co-meets with graduate course . For advanced undergraduates interested in facility planning and management. Purpose is to provide basic tools, techniques, and concepts useful in planning, designing, and managing facilities for large, complex organizations. Covers strategic and tactical planning for facilities, organizing to deliver facility management services, project management, space forecasting, space allocation policies, programming, relocation analysis, site selection, building assessment, space planning and design, furniture specifications, and moves. Considers sociopsychological, organizational, financial, architectural, and legal factors.
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DEA 4000 - Directed Readings
Fall or spring. Variable credit.
Prerequisites: permission of instructor.
DEA faculty.
For study that predominantly involves library research and independent reading.
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DEA 4010 - Empirical Research
Fall or spring. Variable credit.
Prerequisites: permission of instructor.
DEA faculty.
For study that predominantly involves data collection and analysis or laboratory or studio projects.
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DEA 4020 - Supervised Fieldwork
Fall or spring. Variable credit.
Prerequisites: permission of instructor.
DEA faculty.
For study that involves both responsible participation in a community setting and reflection on that experience through discussion, reading, and writing. Academic credit is awarded for this integration of theory and practice.
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DEA 4030 - Teaching Apprenticeship
Fall or spring. Variable credit.
Prerequisites: permission of instructor.
DEA faculty.
For study that includes teaching methods in the field and assisting faculty with instruction. Students must have demonstrated a high level of performance in the subject to be taught and in the overall academic program.
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DEA 4100 - Diversity and Facility Design
Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisites: DEA 1500 , DEA 1110 , or permission of instructor.
L. Maxwell.
Upper-level undergraduate course appropriate for undergraduate and graduate students in facility planning and management, human-environment relations, and interior design, as well as students outside of DEA who are interested in how the built environment should respond to a diverse society. The course examines facility planning and design issues in a diverse society. Specifically, the role of culture, gender, stage in the life cycle, and ability/disability in planning and designing facilities of various types is studied. This course examines the issues of diversity from two perspectives: (1) how are the implicit and explicit assumptions about the user expressed in various aspects of the built environment in our society; and (2) how do we purposely plan and design facilities in a diverse society. Universal design is explored as a value-added aspect of design.
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DEA 4220 - Ecological Literacy and Design (crosslisted)
(also ARCH 4601 )
Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: junior or senior standing. Cost of field trips: approx. $25.
J. Elliott.
Lecture/seminar course for advanced undergraduates interested in learning about the effects of designing the built environment on the biophysical world. Course objectives are to develop sensitivities to environmental issues, construct conceptual frameworks for analysis, and demonstrate how ecological knowledge can be applied to the practice of design through researching the use of the LEED building certification process for real-world clients and stakeholders. Visit: courses.cit.cornell.edu/dea4220
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DEA 4221 - Eco-philosophy and Design in the European Context
Summer. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
J. Elliott, P. Morin
This is a 3 credit seminar-based course exploring the various facets of European philosophies regarding nature and the built environment over time. The work will consist of a seminar that meets for four sessions per week. Readings supplemental to the seminars will be assigned, summarized, and discussed. An electronic coursepack will be provided including essays by Aristotle, Vitruvius, Alberti, Spinoza, Rousseau, Descartes, Mill, Naess, Norberg-Schulz and Zumthor.
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DEA 4222 - Representation as Investigation
Summer. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
J. Elliott, P. Morin.
This is a 3 credit introductory drawing studio exploring the built environment in a continental European context. The five-week course consists of four sessions per week, with presentations at the end of each week. The primary course objective is to introduce principles of analysis through close observation of the human/nature condition.
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DEA 4223 - Eco-Design Experiences in Context
Summer. 2 credits. Letter grades only.
J. Elliott, P. Morin.
This is a 2 credit seminar-based course exploring seminal works of continental European ecological design. The work will consist of four sessions per week, involving field trips to firms, factories, buildings, gardens, showrooms, lectures, and exhibitions as well as a nature hike in the Bernina Alps. Blog entries and a course journal will serve as a record of these visits and experiences.
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DEA 4230 - Restaurant Design Charrette
Spring. 1 credit. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Minimum cost of materials: $50. Priority given to DEA Seniors. Limited to 18 students. Occurs one weekend during Spring semester.
R. Gilmore
This intensive weekend-long course pushes the boundaries of current restaurant design by developing a concept plan for an innovative restaurant in a nontraditional setting. Students work in teams to develop design solutions and prepare design presentations for review by course instructors and visiting design professionals.
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DEA 4300 - Furniture as a Social Art
Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Cost of building materials: $150. (Additional shop hours are made available.) Limited to 15 students.
P. Eshelman.
Focuses on how innovation in furniture design is inspired. The four sources of inspiration explored are user needs, aesthetic interpretation, material and manufacturing technologies, and environmental impact. The interplay among these four sources of inspiration is examined with emphasis on the first, user needs. Assignments involve both analyzing furniture products currently on the market and designing and constructing a furniture piece for a special population inclusive of young children, older adults, and people of any age living with a congenital or hereditary condition, injury, or disease.
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DEA 4401 - Interior Design Studio VII
Fall. 5 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisites: DEA 3302 , DEA 3030 , DEA 3040 , and DEA 3050 . Must complete incomplete grade in this course before registering for DEA 4402 . Minimum cost of materials: $150; field trip: $50.
R. Gilmore.
Comprehensive historic preservation design studio in which students complete each phase of the adaptive reuse of a historic structure. After site visit and historic survey work, students conduct demographic research, complete a building assessment, and design a new use for a viable, yet older structure. Lecture topics range from professional practice strategies, to the history of preservation, to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. Components of the work include program documents, code compliance, concept development, schematic and design development presentations, and construction documents.
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DEA 4402 - Interior Design Studio VIII
Spring. 5 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisites: DEA 3301 , DEA 3302 , DEA 3030 , and DEA 3040 . Minimum cost of materials: $150.
L. Scolere.
Completion of advanced interior design problems broken into five phases: programming; schematic design and evaluation; design development, including material and finish selection; design detailing; and in-process documentation and the preparation of a professional-quality design presentation.
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DEA 4520 - Inside-Out Ergonomics II: Biomechanics and the Built Environment (crosslisted)
(also BME 4520 )
Fall. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: DEA 3520 or permission of instructor.
D. Feathers.
The built environment places physical demands on the human body. Students learn what forces are being placed on the body and how to create biomechanical models of these physical demands. The class then assembles these skills to support design opportunities for healthy, productive occupational environments. This course is appropriate for advanced undergraduate students interested in the concepts of biomechanics in ergonomics.
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DEA 4530 - Planning and Managing the Workplace
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: junior or senior standing.
F. Becker.
Undergraduate course, but co-meets with graduate course . Through lectures, readings, and projects, this course explores how the planning, design, and management of health care facilities affects patients, care providers, and health care quality. Course emphasizes the role of evidence-based design and examines issues and challenges in generating, interpreting, and applying different forms of evidence to improve health care quality and patient and staff experience. The final project involves students using different forms of evidence to develop their own innovative solutions to design dilemmas typically faced in planning and designing a hospital.
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DEA 4540 - Computer-Aided Facilities Management
Fall. (Second seven weeks of semester.) 1 credit. Letter grades only.
Prerequisites: none. Enrollment preference given to: DEA majors.
S. Curtis.
Investigates the use of computer-aided facilities management software in facilities management. Emphasis is placed initially on understanding how FM CAD systems work. Topics such as Building a Space Inventory Database, Adding Occupancy Data, AutoCAD commands, Reports, Asset Management, and Strategic Planning and Stacking are learned and discussed.
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DEA 4550 - Research Methods in Human-Environment Relations
Fall. 3 credits.
N. Wells.
Develops students’ understanding and competence in the use of research and analytical tools to study the relationship between the physical environment and human behavior. Emphasizes evaluation of internal and external validity as well as measurement reliability and validity. Topics include research design, unobtrusive and obtrusive data-collecting tools, the processing of data, and effective communication of empirical research findings. Students will need to see instructor for section assignments.
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DEA 4580 - Introduction to REVIT and Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Spring. 1 credit. S-U grades only.
Recommended Prerequisites: DEA 2410 , DEA 2420 or working knowledge of CAD. Students should also have advanced knowledge of design and construction.
Permission of instructor is required. Permission numbers given out at first course meeting - students must attend first course meeting in order to register. DEA Seniors have priority.
R. Venkat.
REVIT is fast replacing AutoCAD as the industry standard for architectural design and construction modeling due to its superior ability to integrate project data across the full range of architectural documents. In this course students can expect to develop a solid conceptual understanding of BIM as an emerging model of architectural design and planning software as well as a hands-on understanding of REVIT Architecture. Weekly exercises in REVIT will culminate in a small portfolio piece which demonstrates the student’s working knowledge of the program.
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DEA 4581 - BIM and Building Lifecycle Management
Fall. 1 credit. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: prior completion of Introductory class in Revit, or completion of self-paced introductory tutorial in Revit. Course fee: cost of materials other than books $20.
M. Schley.
This course provides students with knowledge of the applications of Building Information Modeling (BIM) during building lifecycle. Topics include BIM for space management, building automation control, energy analysis, change management, maintenance management, facility condition assessment, and lifecycle cost analysis. Various building types, e.g. hospitals, laboratories, and academic buildings, are covered.
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DEA 4590 - Programming Methods in Design
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Minimum cost of materials: $100.
L. Maxwell.
Undergraduate course, but co-meets with graduate course . Introduction to facility programming. Emphasizes formulation of building requirements based on user characteristics and potential constraints. The course presents diverse methods for determining characteristics that will enable a particular environmental setting to support desired behaviors of users. The course emphasizes selection of appropriate methods to suit the specific user/client needs. Students work with an actual client to prepare a program document. Students work in groups and individually on programming projects.
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DEA 4600 - Design City
Fall. 1 credit. S–U grades only.
Prerequisite: DEA majors; permission of instructors. Field trip fee covers cost of hotel and chartered bus; trip fee billed to student’s bursar account. Course fee: $150 (charged to bursar bill). Not open to freshmen for credit, however course may be repeated for credit up to 4 times (during sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate years). Students are required to take this course in order to participate in field study trip to a major city.
K. Gibson.
Field study of historic and contemporary interiors with guided tours to architectural and interior design firms, installations, exhibits, and showrooms in New York City, Toronto, or other major cities. Topics and themes change yearly.
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DEA 4610 - Introduction to Portfolio & Presentation
Fall. 1.5 credits. Letter grades only.
Preference will be given to DEA undergraduate students from all three options.
L. Scolere.
One critical factor in securing a job in the design industry is the presentation of work in the form of a strong visual design portfolio. This elective, seven-week course will expose Design and Environmental Analysis students to a formalized approach to portfolio development. Students will be introduced to types of portfolio, preparation steps, and methods for documenting process. Students will see a variety of examples of portfolios ranging from consulting portfolios to interior design portfolio, to research project based work. Students will hear insight from design professionals about what they look for in design portfolios and communication. A next-step course would be .
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DEA 4611 - Advanced Portfolio
Fall. 1.5 credits. Letter grades only.
Preference will be given to DEA undergraduate students from all three options.
L. Scolere.
This elective, seven-week course will act as part two of a portfolio series to apply skills learned in . Students will apply the knowledge about portfolio learned in the Introduction to Portfolio and Presentation course to their portfolio. Students will be guided through the process of analyzing, designing, and executing a professional and graphically compelling portfolio to visually and verbally communicate their work. Students will have the opportunity to work on portfolio in relation to a specific goal [Graduate School Application, Immediate Job Opportunity, Evolving Project work, Internship Application]. This course will be geared towards in-depth collaboration, feedback and refinement and communication of project based work.
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DEA 4700 - Applied Ergonomic Methods
Spring. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: DEA 3250 . Undergraduate course, but co-meets with graduate course DEA 6700 ; shares lecture, but meets for an additional hour. DEA 6700 has additional readings and projects.
A. Hedge.
Covers physical and cognitive ergonomic methods and techniques and their application to the design of products and modern work environments. Emphasizes understanding key concepts. Covers conceptual frameworks for ergonomic analysis, systems methods and processes, a repertoire of ergonomics methods, and techniques for the analysis of products, work activities and work systems. Visit: ergo.human.cornell.edu
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DEA 4990 - Senior Honors Thesis
Fall or spring. Variable credit. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: permission of thesis advisor and DEA director of undergraduate studies.
DEA faculty.
Opportunity for DEA majors to undertake original research and scholarly work leading to the preparation of a thesis. Students work closely with their thesis advisor on a topic of interest. For information, students should visit www.human.cornell.edu/dea/academics/undergraduate/ughp.cfm
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DEA 6000 - Special Problems for Graduates
Fall or spring. Variable credit.
Prerequisites: permission of instructor.
DEA faculty.
For study of special problems in the areas of interior design, human environment relations, or facilities planning and management.
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DEA 6010 - Directed Readings
Fall or spring. Variable credit.
Prerequisites: permission of instructor.
DEA faculty.
For study that predominantly involves library research and independent study.
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DEA 6020 - Graduate Empirical Research
Fall or spring. Variable credit.
Prerequisites: permission of instructor.
DEA faculty.
For study that predominantly involves collection and analysis of research data.
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DEA 6030 - Graduate Practicum
Fall or spring. Variable credit.
Prerequisites: permission of instructor.
DEA faculty.
For study that predominantly involves field experiences in community settings.
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DEA 6200 - Studies in Human-Environment Relations
Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Undergraduate seniors, outside of DEA, require permission of instructor.
L. Maxwell.
The course will introduce students to the history, theories, and major research trends in the field of human-environment relations. The course draws upon literature in the disciplines of environmental psychology, human factors/ergonomics, sociology, human development, facility planning, and urban planning. Students will participate in a twice weekly lecture and seminar discussion of assigned readings.
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DEA 6250 - Collaborative Sustainable Building Practice
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Recommended: DEA 2040 . Minimum cost of materials other than books: $50. Limited to 30 students.
Y. Hua.
Recognized by the USGBC Excellence in Green Building Curriculum Incentive, this course is designed to respond to the significant nontechnological barriers to the transformation of the building sector toward sustainable practice. Students are introduced to a series of forces and key players in the building delivery process that have different magnitudes of impact on the adoption of sustainable practice and the complex stakeholder network in the building life cycle. This course is intended for graduate students and senior undergraduate students from a wide range of majors related to the planning, design, construction, and management of buildings. Students in this course work with a professional producer to create a short movie to explore video as an engaging means of communicating.
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DEA 6420 - Design Immersion: Visual Thinking and Storytelling
Fall. (First 7-week and one weekend.) 1.5 credits. Letter grades only.
Minimum Cost of Materials: $50. If you are not a DEA Senior or Graduate student, permission of instructor is required. Seniors and Graduate students in DEA are encouraged to enroll.
L. Scolere.
This design immersion investigates the intersection of design, storytelling and visual thinking. Students will be introduced to a variety of methods of visual communication techniques to enhance their communication skills and design thinking. At the core of this course is the critical investigation of the trend of the infographic. The seminar will unpack the construct of the infographic and the course will culminate in a 3D installation that makes a critical argument about the topic.
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DEA 6421 - Design Immersion: Materiality and Place
Fall. (Second 7-week and one weekend.) 1.5 credits. Letter grades only.
Minimum Cost of Materials: $50. If you are not a DEA senior or grad student, permission of instructor is required. Seniors and Graduate students in DEA are encouraged to enroll.
L. Scolere.
This course aims to re-imagine the potential of materials within our interior environments.
DEA 6421 is centered on a series of special projects within the College of Human Ecology, including the design of a material installation for the design library and a sculptural installation program for the new glass stair tower. Emphasis in the immersion will be on material exploration, experience design and display and installation programs.
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DEA 6480 - [Virtual Design, Analysis, and Representation]
Fall. Variable credit. (Max. 4.) Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: graduate or advanced undergraduate standing; for undergraduates, DEA 3302 or permission of instructor. Minimum cost of materials: $150; lab fee: $35. Next offered 2012-2013. Limited to 15 students.
K. Gibson.
Advanced use of computer technology to create and analyze interior environments. Emphasizes the use of 3-D modeling, animation, photorealistic rendering, and emerging technologies to investigate dynamic design issues.
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DEA 6500 - Programming Methods in Design
Fall. 4 credits.
L. Maxwell.
Graduate course, but co-meets with undergraduate course DEA 4590 . Each student is required to attend DEA 4590 lectures, complete all required readings and assignments, and meet with the instructor and with other graduate students. An additional programming project is required for all graduate students.
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DEA 6510 - Human Factors: Ergonomics / Anthropometrics
Fall. 4 credits.
Recommended: DEA 1500 and 3-credit statistics course.
A. Hedge.
Graduate course, but co-meets with undergraduate course DEA 3250 . Intended for graduate students who want a more thorough grounding in human factors than is provided by DEA 3250 . Each student is required to attend DEA 3250 lectures, meet with the instructor and other graduate students for an additional class each week, and complete additional readings and projects. For more detail, see DEA 3250 . Visit:ergo.human.cornell.edu
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DEA 6520 - Human Factors: The Ambient Environment
Spring. 4 credits.
Recommended: DEA 1500 .
A. Hedge.
Graduate course, but co-meets with undergraduate course DEA 3500 . Intended for graduate students who want a more thorough grounding in human factors considerations than is provided by DEA 3500 . Each student is required to attend DEA 3500 lectures, meet with the instructor and other graduate students for an additional class each week, and complete additional readings and projects. For detailed description, see DEA 3500 . Visit: ergo.human.cornell.edu
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DEA 6530 - Planning and Managing the Workplace
Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
F. Becker.
Graduate course, but co-meets with undergraduate course . Through lectures, readings, and projects, this course explores how the planning, design, and management of health care facilities affects patients, care providers, and health care quality. Course emphasizes the role of evidence-based design and examines issues and challenges in generating, interpreting, and applying different forms of evidence to improve health care quality and patient and staff experience. The final project involves students using different forms of evidence to develop their own innovative solutions to design dilemmas typically faced in planning and designing a hospital.
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DEA 6540 - Facility Planning and Management Studio
Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: DEA 4590 /DEA 6500 or permission of instructor. Minimum cost of materials: $200.
Y. Hua.
Graduate course, but co-meets with undergraduate course DEA 3540 . For graduate students interested in facility planning and management. For description, see DEA 3540 .
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DEA 6560 - Research Methods in Social Sciences
Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
N. Wells.
Intended for graduate students who want a more thorough understanding of the use of research in the social sciences. Course begins with fundamentals of research design and covers internal and external validity, measurement reliability and validity, and a variety of tools and techniques. Recommended for graduate students undertaking thesis or dissertation projects. Students will need to see instructor for section assignments.
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DEA 6590 - Introduction to Facility Planning and Management
Fall. 2 credits. Letter grades only.
For graduate students interested in careers in facility planning and management.
F. Becker.
Graduate course, but co-meets with undergraduate course . Introduction to the field of facility planning and management. Course examines how the planning, design, and management of an organization’s physical facilities can help it meet its business objectives. Through readings, lectures, and discussions, students become familiar with basic characteristics and issues of strategic planning, space planning and design, project management, building operations, workplace change management, real estate, and computer-aided facility management systems. Different approaches to sustainable facility design and issues in effectively managing and operating green facilities are explored in a term project working with organizations that have implemented sustainable designs, policies, and practices.
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DEA 6610 - Environments and Health
Spring. (Offered alternate years) 3 credits.
Next offered 2011-2012.
N. Wells.
Examines the impact of the physical environment on human health and well-being through the life course. Environmental factors examined include characteristics of the built and natural environment, housing, and neighborhood, as well as sprawl, the dominance of the automobile, and patterns of American landscape development. Health outcomes include physical health, obesity, mental health, and cognitive functioning. Working within the life-course perspective, the course focuses particularly on environmental factors that may act as either protective mechanisms fostering the long-term resilience of individuals or risk factors contributing to long-term vulnerability. Offered during the Spring of even years.
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DEA 6680 - Design Theory and Criticism Seminar
Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Limited to 15 students.
DEA faculty.
For advanced undergraduate and graduate students. The seminar explores two methods of design thinking: theoretical and critical. One method stems from a desire to understand historical theory and to assess the relevance of theory as an intellectual basis for contemporary design. The other approach involves learning to write critically. Within this construct is the notion that every design is an argument a designer makes.
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DEA 6700 - Applied Ergonomic Methods
Spring. 4 credits.
Prerequisite: DEA 6510 . Limited to 20 students.
A. Hedge.
Graduate course, but co-meets with undergraduate course DEA 4700 . Intended for graduate students who want a more thorough understanding of applied ergonomic methods than is provided by DEA 4700 . Each student is required to attend DEA 4700 lectures, meet with the instructor and other graduate students for an additional class each week, and complete additional readings and projects. For further detail, see DEA 4700 . Visit: ergo.human.cornell.edu
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DEA 6760 - Universal Design: Ergonomics and Accessibility
Spring. 3 credits. DEA Option III students must do letter grade.
D. Feathers.
Universal design accommodates and fosters human function, preferences, choice, and identity through the design of the built environment. This course introduces the concepts of universal design from a human factors/ergonomics perspective and outlines precepts and regulations to support human-centered design decisions. Student projects emphasize evaluating the built environment from a universal design perspective.
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DEA 7100 - DEA Graduate Pro Seminar
Fall or spring. 1 credit. S–U grades only.
DEA graduate faculty.
This pro seminar meets once per week, and consists of bi-weekly guest lectures from DEA, Cornell, and guest faculty members, as well as professionals from outside the university. The goal is to build research and professional practice skills in the context of real world applications.
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DEA 8990 - Master’s Thesis and Research
Fall or spring. Variable credit.
Prerequisite: permission of graduate committee chair and instructor.
DEA graduate faculty.
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DEA 9990 - Ph.D. Thesis and Research
Fall or spring. Variable credit.
Prerequisite: permission of doctoral thesis committee chair and instructor.
DEA Ph.D. graduate faculty.
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DSOC—Development Sociology |
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DSOC 1101 - Introduction to Sociology
(SBA) (KCM) (D)
Fall, spring. 3 credits.
Students may not take both DSOC 1101 and SOC 1101 for credit.
T. Hirschl (fall) and A. Gonzales (spring).
Introduction to theory and research in sociology. Demonstrates how the insights, theories, and methods of sociological analysis can be brought to bear on major issues of social life. A primary goal is to convey a sense of the manner in which sociologists formulate theories and how the collection and analysis of data are used to evaluate those theories. Provides “hands-on” experience in analyzing sociological issues. Students undertake guided research exercises that involve using computers to analyze actual data. No prior background is presumed; necessary skills are covered in class and section meetings.
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DSOC 1200 - Development Sociology First-Year Writing Seminar
(SBA)
Fall, spring. 3 credits.
Staff.
The department offers first-year writing seminars on a wide range of development sociology topics. Consult John S. Knight Writing Seminar Program brochures for instructors and descriptions.
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DSOC 2010 - Population Dynamics (crosslisted)
(also SOC 2202 ) (SBA)
Fall. 3 credits. S-U or letter grade option.
ALS students must enroll in DSOC 2010.
D. Brown.
Introduction to population studies. The primary focus is on the relationships between demographic processes (fertility, mortality, and immigration) and social and economic issues. Discussion covers special topics related to population growth and spatial distribution, including marriage and family formation, population aging, changing roles and statuses of women, labor force participation, immigrations, urban growth and urbanization, resource allocation, and the environment.
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DSOC 2020 - Perspectives on International Agriculture and Rural Development (crosslisted)
(also IARD 2020 )
Fall. 3 credits.
W. Wolford and R. Nelson.
For description, see IARD 2020 .
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DSOC 2050 - International Development (crosslisted)
(also SOC 2206 ) (SBA) (HA) (D)
Spring. 3 credits.
P. McMichael.
Examines new questions concerning development models in the post–Cold War era from a comparative and global perspective on North-South relations. While the focus is the “Third World,” the issues confronting it are often global, even when they concern the most basic issue of food security. Using films and various theoretical perspectives, the course examines Southern societies (economies, ecologies, class/gender relations) and the impact of global forces on Southern resources. Such forces include global food systems, new forms of export production, development agencies, multilateral institutions, local bureaucracies, transnational corporations, the debt crisis, and new technologies. Also examines the new global justice movements, such as environmentalism, feminism, and landless workers, peasant, and grassroots activism.
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DSOC 2080 - Technology, Society, and Development
(SBA)
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
J. Cons.
The relationship between technology, society, and development is complex and fraught with promises, challenges, and power relations. In this course, students will explore the social meanings of technology and their sociological relations to development and change. Lectures and readings will cover classical and contemporary debates regarding technology, society, and development, covering issues such as: the links between technology, colonialism, and empire; the role of technical expertise in assessing and implementing development projects and programs; and contemporary technological innovation and broad-scale social change. Through these investigations, students will examine technology not as a “thing,” but as a set of eminently social relations that shape our understandings of and the possibilities for change.
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DSOC 2090 - Social Inequality (crosslisted)
(also SOC 2208 ) (SBA)
Spring. 4 credits.
K. Weeden.
For description, see SOC 2208 .
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DSOC 2200 - Sociology of Health and Ethnic Minorities (crosslisted)
(also LSP 2200 ) (SBA) (D)
Fall. 3 credits. S-U or letter grade option.
P. A. Parra.
Discusses the health status of minorities in the United States. Explores intragroup diversity such as migration, economic status, and the influence of culture and the environment on health status and access to health care. Although special attention is given to Latino populations, discussion encompasses other minorities who face similar problems.
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DSOC 2201 - Society and Natural Resources (crosslisted)
(also BSOC 2201 , NTRES 2201 ) (SBA)
Spring. 3 credits.
Staff.
For description, see NTRES 2201 .
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DSOC 2650 - Latinos in the United States (crosslisted)
(also AMST 2655 , LSP 2010 , SOC 2650 ) (SBA) (CA) (D)
Spring. 3-4 credits, variable.
Staff.
For description, see SOC 2650 .
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DSOC 2710 - Social and Political Context of American Education (crosslisted)
(also AMST 2710 , EDUC 2710 , SOC 2710 ) (D) (HA) (SBA)
Fall. 4 credits. S-U or letter grade option.
J. Sipple.
For description, see EDUC 2710 .
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DSOC 2750 - Immigration and a Changing America
(SBA) (HA) (D)
Fall. 3 credits. S-U or letter grade option.
D. Gurak.
Immigration helped America become the nation that it is today. While many experts thought that immigration’s contribution to American history ended in the early 1900s, immigration surged to historic highs in the second half of the 20th century and shows no signs of diminishing in the 21st century. This course examines the economic, social, and policy forces that underlie contemporary U.S. immigration and the impacts that immigrants are having on the American economy and society today. It looks in detail at who the new immigrants are, why they come to America, where they live, and what roles they fill in America.
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DSOC 3010 - Theories of Society and Development
(SBA) (KCM)
Spring. 3 credits. S-U or letter grade option.
Prerequisite: development sociology or sociology course.
F. Makki.
Introduction to the “classical” sociological theorists (Marx, Weber, Durkheim) of the late 19th and early 20th century. Also addresses the dramatic social upheavals of the industrialization, capitalism, and rise of bureaucracy to which these thinkers reacted and the inspiring (and conflicting) visions for the future which they offered. Emphasizes the intellectual history, the influence of the theorists on subsequent sociology, and the potential for relevance to contemporary society.
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DSOC 3050 - Education, Inequality, and Development
(SBA)
Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: introductory social science course or permission of instructor.
P. Eloundou-Enyegue.
The main goal of this course is to examine the functions of education institutions, as they affect individual welfare, inequality, and development. It begins with a review of basic definitions and measures of education, inequality, and development, and then examines the individual and societal functions of education, from theoretical perspectives drawn from sociology, economics, and demography. The insights from these various perspectives are examined critically. The course also reviews studies that have examined how investments in education appear to affect selected outcomes.
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DSOC 3060 - Farmworkers: Contemporary Issues and Their Implications
(SBA)
Fall. 1 credit. S-U or letter grade option.
M. J. Dudley.
Introduction to contemporary issues of farmworkers in the United States. Examines issues related to unauthorized immigrant workers, farmworker demographics, farmworker access to health services, labor concerns, farmworker needs, and integration into new home communities. Will include guest lectures by faculty members from throughout the university currently engaged in related research.
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DSOC 3111 - Sociology of Medicine (crosslisted)
(also STS 3111 , BSOC 3111 , SOC 3130 )
Spring. 4 credits.
Not open to freshman.
C. Leuenberger.
For description, see STS 3111 .
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DSOC 3130 - Social Indicators and Introduction to Social Science Research
(SBA)
Spring. 3 credits.
P. Eloundou–Enyegue.
Introduction to social science research. The course reviews the general process through which social scientists derive credible answers to important questions about social change and social influences on individual behavior. It covers all steps in the research process, from the formulation of a research question to the final presentation of findings. The course is designed as a preparation for future work in social science research, but it is also intended for students who simply want to sharpen their capacity to evaluate the claims made by researchers. The course combines theory and application. A real-life research project on campus is used to apply the concepts and ideas from the textbook and lectures.
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DSOC 3140 - Spatial Thinking, GIS, and Related Methods
(SBA) (KCM)
Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
J. Francis.
Everything occurs in space. Knowing where organizations are located and events occur in space provides clues to understanding social order and processes not revealed by traditional social analysis techniques. At the same time, spatial thinking and methods are becoming increasingly used in the social sciences. The purpose of this course is to introduce the undergraduate to both aspects of spatial patterns, trends, and themes but also to methodologies for bringing spatial considerations into their research. The course provides a practical introduction to GIS via lab assignments.
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DSOC 3200 - Rethinking Global Development: New Frameworks for Understanding Poverty, Inequality & Growth in 21C
(CA) (SBA)
Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: DSOC 2050 or permission of instructor. Offered alternate years. Co-meets with DSOC 5200 .
W. Wolford.
This class investigates the theoretical and historical genealogies of post-war Development practice as well as new ideas for re-thinking the project. We begin by analyzing the theoretical components of the world economic system and the dominant approaches to Development. The second half of the class focuses on alternative conceptions and contemporary ecologies of economic change.
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DSOC 3240 - Environment and Society (crosslisted)
(also STS 3241 , SOC 3240 ) (SBA)
Fall. 3 credits.
C. Geisler.
The main objective is to develop a critical understanding of the dominant trends in modern U.S. environmental thought, such as preservationism, conservationism, deep ecology, social ecology, NIMBYism, risk assessment, ecological modernization, and environmental equity. A second objective is to familiarize students with some major contemporary substantive environmental problems and policies. These topics include air and water quality, public lands management, biodiversity, deforestation, climate change, and ozone depletion. A sociological framework is applied to evaluate interrelationships of substantive and philosophical/theoretical issues.
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DSOC 3290 - Comparative Politics of Latin America (crosslisted)
(also GOVT 3293 , LATA 3290 )
Spring. 4 credits.
G. Flores-Macias.
For description, see GOVT 3293 .
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DSOC 3360 - [Rural Areas in Metropolitan Society]
(SBA)
Fall. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: social science course. Next offered 2012-2013.
D. Brown.
Analyzes the changing structure and role of small towns and rural areas in developed nations. Focuses on adaptation of rural communities and populations to major trends, including increased societal differentiation and complexity; increased societal interdependence; and rapid social, economic, technological, and ecological change. Considers alternative policies to ameliorate rural problems and/or enhance rural contributions to national development. Students participate in group research projects in rural communities.
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DSOC 3400 - Agriculture, Food, and Society
(SBA) (KCM)
Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
G. Gillespie.
Changing food and agricultural systems reflect the development patterns and social organization of an increasingly global society. Sociological questions include: What are the major trends? What drives them? What benefits and costs accrue to people, communities, and ecosystems? How do we evaluate issues? What development strategies might better manifest shared values?
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DSOC 3700 - Comparative Social Inequalities (crosslisted)
(also SOC 3710 ) (SBA) (D)
Spring. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: introductory social science course.
T. Hirschl.
Reviews both classical and contemporary issues in the comparative study of social inequality. Employing a global perspective, the course examines various relations of inequality—in the labor market and the reorganization of work and employment and in relation to questions of difference—of race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, and ability—as these pattern unequal access to resources, differentially provide economic and social security, and shape life chances and lived experiences. Throughout the course special attention is given to the importance of understanding patterns of change in relation to the reconfiguration of global production, consumption, and migration.
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DSOC 4100 - [Health and Survival Inequalities] (crosslisted)
(also AIS 4100 , FGSS 4100 , SOC 4100 ) (SBA) (D)
Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Next offered 2012-2013.
A. Gonzales.
Historical inequalities in health and survival continue to exist today. This course covers markers of such inequalities, including region, class, race, gender, and age and examine some of the biological, socioeconomic, and political determinants of these differences. Macro as well as individual and family level determinants are examined. Policy prescriptions are evaluated and new innovative approaches proposed.
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DSOC 4210 - [Theories of Reproduction]
Spring. 4 credits.
Next offered 2012–2013.
A. Basu.
Examines the changing nature of the debate on what makes populations grow and what makes families have any, few, and many children. The course begins with theories of historical population growth and changing fertility and then moves on to condsider the economic, social, cultural, politcial, and biological theories applied to fertility and changing fertility in contemporary populations. Demographic concepts and factors beleived to account for the high fertility of many developing country populations and the extremely low fertility in many parts of the developed world are examnined. Emphasis is given to “sociocultural” and “gender-based” explanations of reproductive behavior, which activist groups and organizations have used to push political ans social agendas. The course particular attention to the role of the state in population growth and its place in women’s lives.
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DSOC 4300 - [Human Migration: Internal and International]
(SBA)
Fall. 3 credits.
Next offered 2012-2013. Co-meets with DSOC 6300 .
Staff.
This course analyzes the determinants and consequences of internal and international migration in developed and developing nations. Multilevel and multidisciplinary approaches are emphasized. Public policy implications of the volume and composition of migration for origin and destination communities are examined. Techniques and measurement issues are discussed.
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DSOC 4380 - [Population and Development]
Spring. 3 credits.
Next offered 2012–2013. Co-meets with DSOC 6380 .
D. Gurak.
Examines major historical and recent demographic transitions in mortality, fertility, age structure, and composition and explore the relationships between these transitions and the social, or economic, and cultural changes being experienced by diverse societies prior to, during, and following the onset and conclusions of the demographic shifts. Case studies from diverse historical periods and geographic locations are used. Graduate students also meet with the instructor every other week to discuss graduate readings and topics relevant to their papers.
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DSOC 4500 - Bridges to Community
(CA)
Spring. 2 credits. S-U grades only.
P. McMichael.
Prepares students for experiencing a 10-day spring break service-learning trip to Nicaragua to work with communities there. Students are introduced to historical and cultural perspectives on Nicaragua and to general international development concepts and practices. Upon their return, students receive further instruction on Central and South America and perform debriefings from the cultural experiences. Several Cornell professors present guest lectures on their specialty. Offered every year. Students write a reflection paper, which constitutes part of their grade. Three seniors who have taken the course/trip previously work as TAs.
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DSOC 4800 - Contemporary Problems in Development and Society
(SBA)
Spring. 3 credits. Letter grade only.
J. Cons.
This course prepares students to bring sociological analysis to bear on real-world problems that are central to contemporary debates about development and its futures. It focuses on developing critical and evidence-based responses to often-polarizing issues. Students will select three extended modules on topics ranging from global issues such as climate change, microfinance, and human trafficking to local ones such as natural gas drilling in the Finger Lakes. In each module, students will engage with cutting-edge sociological analyses, policy-level documents, and in-depth case materials including, where applicable, on-site visits. Students will use this material as the basis for a series of writing projects that bring social theory to bear on development policy and practice.
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DSOC 4810 - Global Conflict and Terrorism
(SBA) (KCM)
Spring. 3 credits.
C. Geisler.
Reviews and discusses issues concerning global development and its relationship to conflict and terrorism. Each class session focuses on a specific topic presented by either a faculty member or a guest speaker leading the discussion and actively engaging the students. The weekly discussion section focuses on discussing in greater depth the reading assignments.
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DSOC 4940 - Special Topics in Development Sociology
(SBA)
Fall, spring. 1-4 credits, variable. S-U or letter grade option.
Staff.
The department teaches “trial” courses under this number. Offerings vary by semester, and are advertised by the department before the semester starts. Courses offered under the number will be approved by the department curriculum committee, and the same course is not offered more than twice under this number.
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DSOC 4970 - Independent Study in Development Sociology
(SBA)
Fall, spring. 1-3 credits, variable. (May be repeated for credit.) S-U or letter grade option.
Students must register using independent study form (available in 140 Roberts Hall).
Staff.
Informal study may include a reading course, research experience, or public service experience.
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DSOC 4990 - Independent Research in Development Sociology
Fall, spring. 1-3 credits, variable. S-U or letter grade option.
Staff.
Permits outstanding students to conduct laboratory or field research in sociology under appropriate faculty supervision. The research should be scientific: systematic, controlled, empirical. Research goals should include description, prediction, explanation, or policy orientation and should generate new knowledge.
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DSOC 4991 - Independent Honors Research in Social Science
(SBA) (KCM)
Fall, spring. 1–6 credits, variable. (6 credits max. may be earned in honors program.)
Prerequisite: requirements for honors program met.
Staff.
Students should select a faculty advisor and begin proposal development during the junior year. Students must submit written proposals by the third week of the semester of their senior year to the departmental honors committee representative.
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DSOC 5200 - Rethinking Global Development: New Frameworks for Understanding Poverty, Inequality and Growth
Spring. 3 credits. S-U or Letter grade option.
Prerequisite: DSOC 2050 or permission of instructor. Co-meets with DSOC 3200 .
W. Wolford.
This class investigates the theoretical and historical genealogies of post-war Development practice as well as new ideas for re-thinking the project. We begin by analyzing the theoretical components of the world economic system and the dominant approaches to Development. The second half of the class focuses on alternative conceptions and contemporary ecologies of economic change.
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DSOC 5600 - Analytical Mapping and Spatial Modeling (crosslisted)
(also CRP 5230 ) (SBA) (KCM)
Spring. 4 credits.
J. Francis.
The goal of this course is to introduce students in the social sciences and related fields to geographic information systems and spatial statistics as a set of tools to complement traditional analysis methods. Spatial relationships have become increasingly recognized as important in socioeconomic, political and demographic analysis. Recent research in these fields have demonstrated that understanding spatial relationships, in addition to other factors that account for differences and similarities between people and organizations, significantly increase our explanatory power. The first part of the course focuses on various features of GIS which are most useful to social scientists in their endeavors. The second part of the course introduces spatial statistics which further this understanding as well as control for spatial autocorrelation when it exists.
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DSOC 5710 - Social and Political Context of American Education (crosslisted)
(also AMST 5710 , EDUC 5710 , SOC 5710 )
Fall. 4 credits.
Enrollment is limited to: Teacher Education Program or permission of instructor.
J. Sipple.
For description, see EDUC 5710 .
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DSOC 6001 - The Empirics of Development and Social Change
(SBA)
Spring. 3 credits.
P. Eloundou-Enyegue.
The purpose of this course is to review, critically discuss, and apply several analytical approaches for measuring and explaining societal change. It is designed to serve as a complement to theories of development and social change. It reviews how researchers can empirically examine the competing claims from contending theories. More broadly, the course examines the empirical record on global change in such development outcomes as inequality, education, food sufficiency, health, women’s status, and the reasons why these outcomes differ across societies and communities. In reviewing this empirical record, we draw from several methodological approaches, both quantitative and qualitative, including case studies, evaluative studies, cross-country or cross community analyses, historical analyses, analyses of individual and household survey data. The insights of weaknesses of these various approaches will be discussed.
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DSOC 6030 - Classical Sociological Theory
Fall. 4 credits.
Graduate students only.
J. Cons.
Reviews the main streams of classical sociological thought, focusing on Weber, Durkheim, Marx, and Simmel. Uses original texts and secondary literature to examine the concepts, methods, and explanation in classical sociological thought.
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DSOC 6060 - Sociological Theories of Development
Spring. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: DSOC 6030 or permission of instructor.
F. Makki.
Critical examination of a historical range of theories and research in the sociology of development from the postwar period through the present. Major topics include modernization theory, dependency theory, world-system theory, the developmental state, global commodity chains, and globalization. Throughout the course, the concept of development itself is questioned and critiqued both theoretically and in terms of practical challenges from environmental, indigenous, and other social movements.
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DSOC 6080 - [Demographic Techniques] (crosslisted)
(also PAM 6060 )
Spring. 3 credits. S-U or letter grade option.
Prerequisite: multivariate statistics or permission of instructor. Next offered 2012-2013.
D. Gurak.
Introduction to the methods, measures, and data used in the analysis of human populations. Topics include demographic rates, life-table analysis, cohort vs. period analysis, sources and quality of demographic data, population estimation and projection, and stable population models.
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DSOC 6120 - Social Change and Population Processes in Asia (crosslisted)
(also FGSS 6120 )
Fall. 3 credits. S-U or letter grade option.
L. Williams.
This seminar will introduce students to the topic of population and social and economic change in the broad context of Asia. Issues pertaining to Southeast Asia will be highlighted. We will discuss the linkages between population dynamics and various notions of “development” and consider both from an historical perspective. Specific topics will include the linkages between social change and health and mortality, fertility, migration and urbanization. We will consider how these processes might affect overall population growth and distribution and why that might be important. We will discuss environmental concerns, family transformations, labor force issues, marriage markets, and changes in gender norms. Students will be expected to expand their readings and expertise in the areas that are of particular interest to them.
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DSOC 6150 - Qualitative Research Methods
Spring. 3 credits.
L. Williams.
This seminar introduces students to a number of qualitative research methods in the social sciences. Discusses field observation, archival research, in-depth individual interviews, and focus group interviews. Assesses the strengths and weaknesses of various strategies of field research and consider a range of practical matters such as choice of research site (and sample where appropriate). Considers choice of research questions and issues of feasibility in research plans. Ethical considerations are highlighted.
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DSOC 6170 - Foundations in Social Research: Comparative Epistemologies
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
S. Feldman.
Seminar designed to introduce graduate students in the social sciences to the variety of epistemological approaches used by social scientists to analyze social change and development. Examines both positivist and nonpositivist approaches. Relates the relationship of quantitative and qualitative methodologies to different epistemologies.
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DSOC 6190 - Quantitative Research Methods
Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: statistics course.
D. Gurak.
Graduate-level course in measurement and analysis of survey, demographic, and observational data. Topics include linear regression, analysis of variance, and analysis of covariance with both continuous and categorically coded variables. Introduces logistic regression and some nonlinear models. Gives special attention to handling ordered and unordered categorical data as these are prevalent in social/demographic data sets. Analyzes data from real surveys like the American National Election Studies and the General Social Surveys using programs like SAS and SPSS. Includes labs and writing programs to analyze these data. Students familiarize themselves with data cleaning, missing data estimation, transformations, subsetting, and other data handling procedures.
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