| Date | Topic | Discussion Leader(s) |
| 25 August | Intro to the Course | MST
|
| 8 September | Novick, Parts I-III | MST |
| 15 September | Novick, Part IV;
Working Assumptions | MST |
| 22 September | Governance | Dave Lobb |
| 29 September | Electoral Behavior | Bill Murphy |
| 6 October | Industrialization & Technology | Madelyn Lovell |
| 13 October | Immigration & Ethnicity | Kathie Hudson |
| 20 October | Urbanization & Labor | Dave Lobb |
| 27 October | Interntionalism/Foreign Policy | Kathie Hudson |
| 3 November | Professionalization/Education/Credentialization | Gilda Bonanno |
| 10 November | Gender | Madelyn Lovell |
| 17 November | Religion | Gilda Bonanno |
| 24 November | Pop Culture/Mass Media | Bill Murphy |
| 1 December | TBA | TBA |