2023 Fall

SOCIOL 167 001 - LEC 001

Virtual Communities/Social Media

Edwin K Lin, Maria-Fatima Santos

Aug 23, 2023 - Dec 08, 2023

Tu, Th

08:00 am - 09:29 am

Dwinelle 155

Class #:24193

Units: 4

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Sociology

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 12

Enrolled: 379

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 391

Waitlist Max: 0

Open Reserved Seats:

7 unreserved seats

5 reserved for Sociology Majors

Hours & Workload

0 to 2 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week, 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 9 to 7 hours of outside work hours per week.

With the advent of virtual communities and online social networks, old questions about the meaning of human social behavior have taken on renewed significance. Using a variety of online social media simultaneously, and drawing upon theoretical literature in a variety of disciplines, this course delves into discourse about community across disciplines. This course will enable students to establish both theoretical and experiential foundations for making decisions and judgments regarding the relations between mediated communication and human community.

Rules & Requirements

Credit Restrictions

Students will receive no credit for Sociology 167 after completing Sociology C167/Information C167. A deficient grade in Sociology C167/Information C167 maybe removed by taking Sociology 167.