SOCL 4600 — Senior Seminar
4 semester hoursUndergraduateSeminarNUpath CENUpath WIusually offered: fall, springBostonOakland, CATraditional
Offers students an opportunity to integrate and apply knowledge of the discipline by building on completed coursework and conducting original research on a topic of their choice. Requires students to produce a research paper due at the end of the semester. This seminar operates as an intellectual workshop in which students share the process, as well as the results, of their research with the group. The class comes together to inform, guide, critique, and support one another’s research efforts in a collaborative fashion. Expects students to make constructive comments on the work of others and to freely exchange ideas.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 59% | 5.5 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 84% | 3.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 79% | 4.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 47% | 10.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 84% | 3.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 35% · T 10% · W 44% · Th 35% · F 21%
Common patterns: MWR (22% of sections), W (22% of sections), F (21% of sections), M (13% of sections), R (13% of sections), T (10% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Eileen Otis (48% of students) · reviews
- Gerardine Marshall (29% of students) · reviews
- Natalee Bauer (23% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Gordana Rabrenovic (39% of students) · reviews
- Silvia Dominguez (39% of students) · reviews
- Taylor Cruz (22% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (SOCL course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All SOCL courses · Plan it at numap.app