SOC 398RIndependent Study

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Arts
Subject: Sociology

When it runs

Ran in 7 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

An independent in-depth study of a selected area of concern to the student within the discipline of sociology. Available to individuals or small groups of third- or fourth-year Social Development Studies majors and arranged with one of the faculty members from the program.

Prerequisites

Enrolled in 3G-Social Development Studies, 4G-Social Development Studies, or H-Social Development Studies

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
RDG 001	4094	0 / 1	Online or by arrangement

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
Section	Class	Enrolled	Meets
RDG 001	3127	0 / 1	Online or by arrangement

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention SOC 398R, May 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2017

Oct 28, 2017 Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments

“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”

u/Jackhofmann: “… SOC 248 SOC 270 SOC 275 SOC 302 SOC 306 SOC 321W SOC 322 SOC 324 SOC 325 SOC 327 SOC 370 SOC 398R SOC 399R SOC 406 SOC 428 SOC 434 SOC 490R SOC 498 SOC 499A SOC 499B SOC 700 SOC 701 SOC 712 SOC 725 SOC 740 SOC 784 SOC 789 SOCWK 120R SOCWK 220R SOCWK 221R SOCWK 222R SOCWK 300R …”

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Spring 2017

May 27, 2017 Independent Study Courses? 1 point, 2 comments

u/sunofseas: “Has anyone here ever taken an independent study course? Could you tell me what it was like? I'm looking into taking SOC 398R or SOCWK 398R because I've been working on a serious research project on and off since October and it'd be great to get a prof's help with it.”