SOCY 7171 Work, Health, Aging, Family, Life course (WHAFL) Research Workshop
This is a 3-credit, 2-semester course that meets approximately every other week for both terms. Students should contact the instructor about attending in the fall, but wait to register until the spring term. The workshop is intended primarily for sociology graduate students working on their own research projects in the following broadly defined areas: sociology of work, sociology of families, sociology of health and medicine, and sociology of aging and the life course. Students outside of the sociology department can be welcomed on a case-by-case basis. The workshop employs a supportive structure and a collaborative learning environment to help students carry out their independent projects.
Course overview
- Department
- Sociology
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- Permission of Instructor
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 5.00 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 5.00 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 1
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Natalia Sarkisian | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 1 of 3 |