SOC201
CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY
This course is offered in a current or upcoming term. Check the official course schedule before registering.
- Department
- Sociology
- Terms offered
- 15
- Data refreshed
- Jun 30, 2026
Description
Formerly SOC 107. A critical and comparative survey of the major theorists of early sociology. This course emphasizes the first generation of sociologists, who sought to understand what we have come to call modernity. Beyond this central canon - represented by selected works of Marx, Durkheim, and Weber - the course introduces key theoretical perspectives and related analytical concepts that continue to inform many aspects of social life. Fulfills the social theory requirement for majors.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2019–2026
2019 2026
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 49% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2019. Department course count falling about 8% per year. Department faculty is about 24% below its recent average. | 2030 Spring: 55% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2020. Department course count falling about 2% per year. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 53% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2019. Department course count falling about 7% per year. Department faculty is about 23% below its recent average. | 2029 Spring: 63% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2020. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 56% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2019. Department course count falling about 6% per year. Department faculty is about 25% below its recent average. | 2028 Spring: 67% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2020. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 59% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2019. Department course count falling about 6% per year. Department faculty is about 25% below its recent average. | 2027 Spring: 70% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2020. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2026 | 1 section | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2025 | 1 section | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | 1 section | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | 1 section | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | 1 section | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | 1 section | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | 1 section | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Mon, Wed, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM JC106 20262026202520232020
- Mon, Thu, 2:50 PM–4:05 PM TC111 2025
- Tue, Fri, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM ONLINE 2021
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | Joseph A. Guzman | Lecture | 1 | 15 of 30 enrolled | 20881 |
| Spring 2026 | Joseph A. Guzman | Lecture | 1 | 21 of 30 enrolled | 30901 |
| Fall 2025 | Jack D. Delehanty | Lecture | 1 | 23 of 30 enrolled | 20881 |
| Spring 2025 | Joseph A. Guzman | Lecture | 1 | 25 of 30 enrolled | 30901 |
| Fall 2024 | Jack D. Delehanty | Lecture | 1 | 25 of 30 enrolled | 20881 |
| Spring 2024 | Joseph A. Guzman | Lecture | 1 | 29 of 30 enrolled | 30901 |
| Fall 2023 | Jack D. Delehanty | Lecture | 1 | 30 of 30 enrolled | 20881 |
| Spring 2023 | Joseph A. Guzman | Lecture | 1 | 27 of 30 enrolled | 30901 |
| Fall 2022 | Jack D. Delehanty | Lecture | 1 | 22 of 30 enrolled | 20881 |
| Spring 2022 | Matthew A. Gregory | Lecture | 1 | 22 of 30 enrolled | 30901 |
| Fall 2021 | Melissa Butler | Lecture | 1 | 24 of 30 enrolled | 27307 |
| Spring 2021 | Melissa Butler | Online | 1 | 30 of 30 enrolled | 37762 |
| Fall 2020 | Jack D. Delehanty | Lecture | 1 | 19 of 30 enrolled | 27307 |
| Spring 2020 | Jack D. Delehanty | Lecture | 1 | 30 of 30 enrolled | 37762 |
| Fall 2019 | Jack D. Delehanty | Lecture | 1 | 18 of 30 enrolled | 27307 |