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This course provides an overview of major works of social thought from the beginning of the modern era through the 1920s.Writers include Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Montesquieu,...

In this online course, students will learn about the period from Deng Xiaoping´s rise in 1978 to the present, through the disciplines of sociology, political science and economics.

This online course covers scripts and schemas, the cognitive structures in which social expectations are embedded, and their relationship with social norms.

This online course explores the current status and future development of electric vehicles.The course includes elements from engineering science, sociology, environmental...

This online course examines how to initiate positive change. The course explores various issues and examples concerning poverty, the environment, technology, health care,...

This online course explores the structure of social networks, their mathematical properties and how small changes can lead to radical shifts.

This online course program explores the role and status of animals in society and their social, cultural, and ethical consequences.

This course teaches how to model social and economic networks and their impact on human behavior. How do networks form, why do they exhibit certain patterns, and how does their...

This online course explores how animals and people interact within the web of structures and connections of society.

This online course offers participants an introduction into the most important classical sociological readings between the 18th and 20th century. The course covers authors such...

This online course explores the foundations of gender and sexuality, covering key topics in the fields of literature, language, geography, history, political science, sociology,...

Urbanization is reaching a new peak in the contemporary world with the rise of mega cities. Researchers try to make sense of these large urban areas using a variety of concepts....

Civic ecology draws on psychology, sociology, political science, education, ecology, and social-ecological systems resilience to understand how and why people care for nature...

This is a course on social norms, the rules that glue societies together. It teaches how to diagnose social norms, and how to distinguish them from other social constructs, like...

In this introductory sociology course, participants will explore classic sociological concepts. The online course includes the following topics:Basic sociological theoryBasic...

The issues explored in this course are at the intersection of networking technology, law, and sociology and will appeal to anyone interested in the technical, political, and...

This online course (MOOC) gives an introduction to sociology.The course explores the social processes of groups and the ongoing dynamic individuals actively create in their...

This online course gives a basic introduction to sociology (human social behavior, social groups, and society).

This online course explores systems thinking, network theory, and risk analysis in the context of globalization.

From feminism to Marxism and functionalism, this course offers a fresh perspective on sociological topics like culture, gender, sexuality, race, class and more. This course will...