Sociology 216SA - Special Topics in Sociology: 'Social Network Analysis: Analyzing Who You Know and How It Matters'

This course introduces the theory and methods which underpin efforts to study social relations through the influential paradigm of network analysis. It features a hands-on component using Python/R that involves data manipulation, visualization, and modeling. These individual hands-on activities will invite students to think critically about how social theories and phenomena are quantified, measured, and compared. The course will also feature a substantial group component organized around mixed expertise teams (combining students with different interests or majors) that will culminate in an independent original project involving the secondary analysis of social network data.

Prereq: SOCI-123 or DATA-113