Virtual Communities/Social Media — Sociology  (SOCIOL) 167 [4 units] Course Format: Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: 1, 3, 3AC, or consent of instructor. Description: With the advent of virtual communities and online social networks, old questions about the meaning of human social behavior have taken on renewed significance. Using a variety of online social media simultaneously, and drawing upon theoretical literature in a variety of disciplines, this course delves into discourse about community across disciplines. This course will enable students to establish both theoretical and experiential foundations for making decisions and judgments regarding the relations between mediated communication and human community.

Except the part where it’s from 3-6 in Cory Hall, which is too damn far and too damn late.