Ryan Hagen

The three foundational classics accompany us in the first part of the course and we go into the micro-analysis with Dubois (which I really appreciate we include him),Simmel and Goffman. Reading these masterpieces is a pleasure to me and the assignments as well as the discussions offer the opportunities to reflect on them, especially in today's context, and teach me to consider classic theories in a historically context and should not ever position them in an apodeictic ground.

N/A 1 Columbia University: Arts & Sciences Fall 2023 Course: SOCIGR5066_001_2023_3-THESISSEMINARI : SOCIGR5066_001_2023_3 - THESIS SEMINAR I Instructor: Denise Milstein

I learned about the discipline of sociology and some of its foundational movements and theories.

This recitation was super helpful in clarifying any questions that I had on the reading or from the lecture.

I have learnt sociological concepts from those canons, and topics discussed in the contemporary sociological research.

Course is required for MA thesis, so I'd say I'd definitely recommend Columbia's MA program in Sociology for people interested in writing in sociology and are that that level of development. I'd say the reason the Columbia program is strong precisely because of Denise's thesis class (and Ryan Hagen's sociological theory foundational class). 1 Columbia University: Arts & Sciences Fall 2021 Course: SOCIGR5066_001_2021_3-THESISSEMINARI : SOCIGR5066_001_2021_3 - THESIS SEMINAR I Instructor: Denise Milstein

I learn how to read article and get the important point out of the reading.

I learned a lot about the foundations of sociology and where the field developed. Some of this material was exciting and applicable to my view of the world.

I learned a lot to build on my knowledge of sociological theory. The course readings were extensive, and I feel as if the reading was comprehensive for a classical social theory course.

This course focused on the four tenants of sociology; social structure, socialization, stratification, and social persistence and change. The course is also dedicated to issues that are changed each semester to best align with the current social issues facing the world.