sociology

Great Courses

This is a list of high-quality courses that, for one reason or another, didn’t make it into the curriculum. The most common reasons are that the course isn’t available often enough, or that there was an alternative that fit better into the curriculum.

Sociological Theory

Courses Duration Effort
Foundations of Modern Social Theory (Open Yale Courses) 24 lectures 2-3 hours/week
Classical Sociological Theory (Coursera - University of Amsterdam) 7 weeks 3-5 hours/week

General and Introductory

Courses Duration Effort
Introduction to Sociology (NYU Lectures by Harvey Molotch) 25 lectures 2-4 hours/week
Principles of Sociological Inquiry (Saylor Academy) Self-paced 10-15 hours total

Specialized Topics

Courses Duration Effort
Urban Sociology in Theory and Practice (MIT OCW) 14 weeks 4-6 hours/week
Global Poverty and Inequality (edX - MIT) 12 weeks 5-10 hours/week