Tara Milbrandt, PhD

Associate Professor, Augustana - Social Sciences
Directory

Fall Term 2026 (1970)

AUSOC 101 - Introducing Sociology: Principles and Practice

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Introduction to sociology focusing on understanding the relation between the individual and society using concepts like social control, class, role, self, reference group, ideology, and world view. Through the use of some popular films, specific attention is paid to understanding the way we (as particular individuals) are, in taken-for-granted ways, shaped by our membership in large and small groupings. The implications of this shaping for our ideas of freedom, individuality, and morality are debated and examined.

LECTURE A01 (57100)

2026-09-01 - 2026-12-08
TR 15:30 - 16:50



AUSOC 232 - Theoretic Developments in Sociology I

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Survey of the origin and the development of classical sociological theory, with particular emphasis on Marx, Durkheim, and Weber. Prerequisite: One of AUSOC 101, 103, 105.

LECTURE X01 (57098)

2026-09-01 - 2026-12-08
TR 18:00 - 19:20

LECTURE A01 (57099)

2026-09-01 - 2026-12-08
TR 11:00 - 12:20

Winter Term 2027 (1980)

AUCRI 430 - Selected Topics in Law, Crime, and Justice

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Advanced study of a particular dimension of law, crime, and justice studies. Topics may vary from year to year, depending on instructor and student interest. Prerequisite: AUCRI 160 or AUIDS 160 (2020).

LECTURE B01 (82058)

2027-01-04 - 2027-04-09
MW 16:00 - 17:20



AUSOC 372 - Visual Sociology

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

An inquiry into visual representation in and of society; this includes the social dimensions that encompass the making, interpretation, and use of visual images, especially photographs, in collective life and within contemporary sociological research. Prerequisites: AUSOC 101, 3 units at a senior level in Sociology and 3rd year standing or consent of the instructor.

LECTURE X50 (82056)

2027-01-04 - 2027-04-09
W 18:00 - 21:00