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Spatial Sciences (SSCI)
- D class assignments available in AHF-B56C; Phone: (213) 740-8298.
The role of formal reasoning, abstract representation and empirical analysis in building maps for sharing knowledge across the physical, life and social sciences and humanities.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35619R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-10:50am | MWF | 40 of 50 | Diana Ter-Ghazaryan | GFS101 | PDF (356523 KB) | |
35644R | 001 | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Thursday | 18 of 25 | KAP148 | |||
35645R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Tuesday | 22 of 25 | DMC257 |
The influence of sustainability science on public policy and vice versa in the context of social/ethical theories, analytical methods and solutions.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35628R | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-11:50am | MWF | 77 of 120 | Robert Vos | THH102 | PDF (460868 KB) | |
35629R | 001 | Lab | 4:00-5:50pm | Monday | 14 of 20 | THHB9 | |||
35630R | 001 | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 18 of 20 | DMC208 | |||
35631R | 001 | Lab | 4:00-5:50pm | Wednesday | 9 of 20 | SOSB47 | |||
35632R | 001 | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Thursday | 5 of 20 | KDC236 | |||
35633R | 001 | Lab | 2:00-3:50pm | Monday | 19 of 20 | ZHS360 | |||
35634R | 001 | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Friday | 12 of 20 | THH117 |
Foundations of geodesign combining place-making, design, collective action, and the science of location-based information to improve human interaction with the functioning of the Earth.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35712R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Mon, Wed | 3 of 30 | Bita Minaravesh | WPH206 | PDF (426183 KB) |
Introduction to the complex relationship between human development and natural hazards, which are increasingly causing damage and displacement to human populations throughout the world.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35635R | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 100 of 100 | Darren Ruddell | SGM101 | PDF (377240 KB) | |
35620R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Wednesday | 25 of 25 | DMC209 | |||
35621R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Thursday | 25 of 25 | KAP159 | |||
35636R | 001 | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Tuesday | 25 of 25 | DMC203 | |||
35651R | 001 | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Friday | 25 of 25 | WPH101 |
Develop the requisite knowledge and practical skills to source, analyze, and produce GIS and simulation-based projects with unmanned aerial systems-derived data.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35771R | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-10:20am | Tue, Thu | 2 of 20 | Yi Qi | DMC211 | PDF (325508 KB) | |
35772R | 001 | Lab | 8:00-9:50am | Monday | 2 of 20 | THH203 |
An exploration of earth's water, ranging from water properties, chemistry, and pollution, to groundwater dynamics, watershed processes, and oceanic-atmospheric circulation. Implications for past and future societies. Lecture and laboratory.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35637R | 001 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 40 of 40 | An-Min Wu | WPH207 | PDF (376698 KB) | |
35641R | 001 | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Monday | 20 of 20 | VHE210 | |||
35642R | 001 | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 20 of 20 | VHE210 |
Role of maps and spatial reasoning in the production and use of geographic information for representing and analyzing human and environmental activities and events.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35646R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 13 of 40 | Bita Minaravesh | DMC101 | PDF (395517 KB) | |
35647R | 001 | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Thursday | 7 of 20 | THH208 | |||
35650R | 001 | Lab | 4:00-5:50pm | Tuesday | 6 of 20 | ZHS360 |
Use of sustainability theory and practice to compare various geodesign practices; application to specific locations around the world to promote a sustainable global environment.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35806R | 001 | Lecture | 5:00-6:50pm | Monday | 8 of 20 | Robert Vos | RTH217 | PDF (362932 KB) |
Intensive living-learning research and field experience in Los Angeles and abroad; application of geodesign strategies to local societal challenges.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35736D | 185 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 15 | Guoping Huang | OFFICE | PDF (349468 KB) |
The various ways in which geography can be used to acquire, represent, organize, analyze, model and visualize information. Laboratories are organized around ArcGIS software suite.
- Prerequisite: SSCI 301
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35654R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 16 of 20 | Katherine Lester | DMC201 | PDF (396271 KB) | |
35658R | 001 | Lab | 10:00-11:50am | Friday | 6 of 20 | Shengjie Liu | THH203 | ||
35659R | 001 | Lab | 4:00-5:50pm | Tuesday | 10 of 15 | Shengjie Liu | THHB9 |
Fundamentals of spatial modeling and remote sensing and how to use GIS customization and programming to streamline complex spatial analysis and modeling workflows.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35672R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 14 of 40 | Jennifer Swift | KAP158 | PDF (374425 KB) | |
35622R | 001 | Lab | 2:00-3:50pm | Wednesday | 12 of 20 | Shengjie Liu | WPHB30 | ||
35673R | 001 | Lab | 4:00-5:50pm | Friday | 2 of 20 | Shengjie Liu | THH121 |
Intensive experience in local public agency, private firm, or nonprofit agency engaged in applied geospatial analysis, modeling and mapping work.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35626D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | John Wilson | OFFICE |
Application of design concepts, planning protocols and spatial analysis skills to a complex planning or design problem sponsored by a local public, private or not-for-profit client in a studio setting.
- Prerequisite: 1 from (ARCH 403 or RED 425)
- Corequisite: 1 from (SSCI 381 or SSCI 382)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Geodesign
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Senior
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35667R | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 2:00-5:50pm | Monday | 8 of 20 | Laura Loyola | DMC200 | PDF (370337 KB) |
Create conceptual solutions for a real-world human security and geospatial intelligence issue by developing a problem set and recommended solution to the same.
- Prerequisite: SSCI 401
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35668D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-5:50pm | Wednesday | 2 of 20 | Diana Ter-Ghazaryan | THH203 | PDF (411070 KB) |
Individual research and readings. Open only to juniors and seniors. Not available for graduate credit.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35727D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | Diana Ter-Ghazaryan | OFFICE |
Introduction to the theoretical foundations, methods, and software systems for spatial econometrics using a variety of use cases.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35777D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Mon, Wed | 4 of 20 | An-Min Wu | AHF145A | PDF (423706 KB) | |
35786D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Mon, Wed | 2 of 40 | An-Min Wu | DENDornsife & ONLINE | PDF (423706 KB) | |
9:00-10:50am | Mon, Wed | ONLINE |
Introduce the spatial data scientific approach to issues and present a holistic generalizable analysis pipeline.
- Prerequisite: SSCI 581
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35781D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:50pm | Mon, Thu | 5 of 20 | Siqin Wang | AHF145D | PDF (376757 KB) | |
35785D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:50pm | Mon, Thu | 0 of 40 | Siqin Wang | DENDornsife & ONLINE | PDF (376757 KB) | |
11:00-12:50pm | Mon, Thu | ONLINE |
Explore ways remote sensing systems provide geospatial information that is relevant, accurate, timely, accessible, appropriately formatted and cost-effective.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35707D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Wed, Fri | 1 of 20 | Yi Qi | AHF145D | PDF (709305 KB) | |
35708D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Wed, Fri | 3 of 40 | Yi Qi | DENDornsife & ONLINE | PDF (709305 KB) | |
9:00-10:50am | Wed, Fri | ONLINE |
The relationship between human security (population growth, urbanization, conflict) and disasters, both man-made and natural, where complex emergencies are impactful to human populations.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35613D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:50pm | Mon, Wed | 2 of 40 | Laura Loyola | DENDornsife & ONLINE | PDF (379046 KB) | |
11:00-12:50pm | Mon, Wed | ONLINE | |||||||
35623D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:50pm | Mon, Wed | 6 of 20 | Laura Loyola | AHF145A | PDF (379046 KB) |
The unique characteristics and importance of spatial information as they relate to the evolving science, technology, and applications of Geographic Information Systems.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35691D | 001 | Lecture | 3:00-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 5 of 20 | Katherine Lester | AHF145A | PDF (401922 KB) | |
35892D | 001 | Lecture | 3:00-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 7 of 60 | Katherine Lester | DENDornsife & ONLINE | PDF (401922 KB) | |
3:00-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | ONLINE |
Design, implementation, and interrogation of relational, object-oriented and other types of geospatial databases. Recommended preparation: SSCI 581.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35807D | 001 | Lecture | 1:00-2:50pm | Mon, Wed | 3 of 40 | Siqin Wang | DENDornsife & ONLINE | PDF (382151 KB) | |
1:00-2:50pm | Mon, Wed | ONLINE | |||||||
35808D | 001 | Lecture | 1:00-2:50pm | Mon, Wed | 20 of 20 | Siqin Wang | AHF145D | PDF (382151 KB) |
Provides the knowledge and skills necessary to investigate the spatial patterns which result from social and physical processes operating at or near the Earth's surface.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35700D | 001 | Lecture | 3:00-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 20 of 20 | Siqin Wang | AHF145D | PDF (374600 KB) | |
35787D | 001 | Lecture | 3:00-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | 4 of 40 | Siqin Wang | DENDornsife & ONLINE | PDF (374600 KB) | |
3:00-4:50pm | Tue, Thu | ONLINE |
Concepts, principles, and use of project management tools and the people issues encountered running GIS projects. Recommended preparation: SSCI 581.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35788D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 3 of 20 | Robert Vos | AHF145A | PDF (397638 KB) | |
35789D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 2 of 40 | Robert Vos | DENDornsife & ONLINE | PDF (397638 KB) | |
9:00-10:50am | Tue, Thu | ONLINE |
Design, coding, and implementation of GIS-based software and models using the Python programming language. Recommended preparation: SSCI 582. Duplicates credit in former GEOG 586.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35711D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Tue, Thu | 12 of 20 | Jennifer Swift | AHF145A | PDF (368570 KB) | |
35713D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Tue, Thu | 1 of 40 | Jennifer Swift | DENDornsife & ONLINE | PDF (368570 KB) | |
10:00-11:50am | Tue, Thu | ONLINE |
Role of global positioning systems, maps, geocoding, and other kinds of sensors as geospatial data sources. Includes field data acquisition excursion on Catalina Island. Recommended preparation: SSCI-581. Duplicates credit in former GEOG 587.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35715D | 001 | Lecture | 3:00-4:50pm | Wed, Fri | 5 of 40 | Guoping Huang | DENDornsife & ONLINE | PDF (433791 KB) | |
3:00-4:50pm | Wed, Fri | ONLINE | |||||||
35716D | 001 | Lecture | 3:00-4:50pm | Wed, Fri | 2 of 20 | Guoping Huang | AHF145D | PDF (433791 KB) |
Principles of remote sensing, satellite systems, and role of remote sensing data in GIS applications. Recommended preparation: SSCI 581.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35718D | 001 | Lecture | 1:00-2:50pm | Mon, Wed | 1 of 20 | Yi Qi | AHF145A | PDF (342579 KB) | |
35719D | 001 | Lecture | 1:00-2:50pm | Mon, Wed | 2 of 40 | Yi Qi | DENDornsife & ONLINE | PDF (342579 KB) | |
1:00-2:50pm | Mon, Wed | ONLINE |
Principles of visual perception, spatial cognition and cartographic design and their contributions to the maps, animations, virtual reality and multimedia displays produced with modern GIS. Recommended preparation: SSCI 581.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35723D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:50pm | Wed, Fri | 3 of 40 | Guoping Huang | DENDornsife & ONLINE | PDF (375214 KB) | |
11:00-12:50pm | Wed, Fri | ONLINE | |||||||
35724D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:50pm | Wed, Fri | 4 of 20 | Guoping Huang | AHF145D | PDF (375214 KB) |
Research leading to the master's degree in cognate fields. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35893D | 001 | 1.0-4.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 10 | Darren Ruddell | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: SSCI 594a
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35749D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 7 | Elisabeth Sedano | OFFICE | ||
35750D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 2 | OFFICE | |||
35753D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 2 | OFFICE | |||
35755D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 2 | OFFICE | |||
35756D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 2 | OFFICE |
Provides hands-on problem solving opportunity that requires knowledge and GEOINT skills to provide an informed recommendation involving a variety of human security settings.
- Corequisite: SSCI 585
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35751D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Friday | 1 of 10 | Darren Ruddell | DENDornsife & ONLINE | PDF (391729 KB) | |
9:00-10:50am | Friday | ONLINE | |||||||
35757D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Friday | 1 of 10 | Darren Ruddell | AHF145A |
Part-time or full-time practical work experience in the student's field of study at an off-campus facility under faculty direction.
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35803D | 001 | 1.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 5 | Darren Ruddell | OFFICE |
Theoretical perspectives of population, historical and contemporary accounts of population trends and statistics, and the latest research on the causes and consequences of demographic processes.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the SOCI department but may qualify for major credit in SSCI. To register, enroll in SOCI 656.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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61655D | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-12:50pm | Monday | 8 of 16 | Emily Smith-Greenaway | HSH201 |
The role of spatial computing in understanding the world, in knowing and communicating our relationships to specific places, and for navigating through those places.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35791D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Friday | 3 of 10 | Jennifer Swift | THH221 | PDF (416682 KB) |
The theoretical foundations and techniques of spatial analysis and the ways in which they have been used to identify spatial processes and patterns. Recommended preparation: Enrollment in a USC PhD Program.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35790D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-11:50am | Friday | 5 of 15 | An-Min Wu | DMC108 | PDF (402510 KB) |
An introduction to spatial models identifying the key issues influencing the success of these models in simulating key social and environmental processes and health exposures.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35797D | 001 | Lecture | 9:00-11:50am | Thursday | 4 of 15 | Laura Loyola | DMC205 | PDF (416645 KB) |
Research leading to the doctoral degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Open only to doctoral students.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35774D | 001 | 1.0-6.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 5 | Darren Ruddell | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Open only to doctoral students in Population, Health, and Place major. Graded: IP/CR/NC.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Population, Health and Place
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35773D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 2 of 6 | Darren Ruddell | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Open only to doctoral students in Population, Health, and Place major. Graded: IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: SSCI 794a
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Population, Health and Place
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35776D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 6 | Darren Ruddell | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Open only to doctoral students in Population, Health, and Place major. Graded: IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: SSCI 794b
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Population, Health and Place
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35752D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 6 | Darren Ruddell | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Open only to doctoral students in Population, Health, and Place major. Graded: IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: SSCI 794c
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Population, Health and Place
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35804D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 6 | Darren Ruddell | OFFICE |
Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Open only to doctoral students in Population, Health, and Place major. Graded: IP/CR/NC.
- Prerequisite: SSCI 794d
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Population, Health and Place
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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35705D | 001 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 5 | Darren Ruddell | OFFICE |