Winter 2026 Sociology Course SOC 330 Special Topics in Science, Knowledge ,and Technology
SOC 330 Special Topics in Science, Knowledge, and Technology: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Society: The Social Impacts of Artificial Intelligence (3 Credits)

Mon. & Wed., 6:00PM-9:38PM AND Tues. & Thurs. 6:00PM-7:00PM | Online Synchronous followed by Asynchronous Instruction Tues. & Thurs. 7:00PM-9:38PM

Online Mix

Instructor: Paul Galatowitsch, Ph.D.

This course explores the social impacts of Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI involves the development of intelligent computer systems capable of tasks typically requiring human intelligence. The course examines how AI is transforming society by automating tasks, optimizing processes, and extracting insights from data as well as ethical considerations such as bias, privacy, security, and job displacement. Students will delve into the social implications of AI in labor markets, social media, the arts, education, government, etc. We will critically examine the cultural, economic, and social impacts of AI, considering topics like ethics, power dynamics, automation, and the future of work.

This course was previously SOC 31914; if you have already earned credit for SOC 31914, please take another course.

Winter 2026 Sociology Course SOC 31196: Minor Feelings Major Questions: How Race Shapes What We Feel
SOC 31196 Minor Feelings, Major Questions: How Race Shapes What We Feel (3 Credits)

Mon. & Wed., 10:00AM-1:30PM AND Tues. & Thurs. 10:00AM-11:00AM | Online Synchronous followed by Asynchronous Instruction Tues. & Thurs. 11:00AM-1:30PM*

Online Mix

Instructor: Rikka Venturanza Ph.D

Why do we feel the way we do, and whose rules shape those feelings? This course examines how emotions are not merely personal experiences, but produced through our interactions with others, institutions, and structural conditions such as educational access and immigration policies. Combining insights from sociology, psychology, and cultural studies, the course analyzes how feelings such as anger, alienation, joy, connectedness, and empowerment emerge from and reflect broader systems of power, revealing the social and political forces behind our inner lives. 3 credits.

* Contact instructor or view CUNYfirst for exact class times.

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