SPECIAL COURSE
POP 5000 - Demography & Aging Seminars and Workshops (1 Cr.)
The Minnesota Population Center and the Life Course Center’s weekly Demography and Aging Seminar exposes students to cutting-edge research from scholars based at the University of Minnesota and throughout the world. The Friday workshops focus on professional development and skills building such as learning to write a conference paper abstract, or present work in progress or give feedback in Paper Hatchlings. Enrolled graduate students must attend each Monday seminar (hybrid format) and Friday workshop (in-person only).
Monday Seminars (hybrid): https://pop.umn.edu/events/seminar-series
Friday Workshops (in-person only): https://pop.umn.edu/events/mpc-workshop.
FALL 2026 COURSES FOR POPULATION STUDIES MINOR
POP 5301 – Population Methods and Issues in the US and Global South
This course surveys population trends and issues and teaches basic demographic methods. Topics include fertility, mortality, and the demographic transition; population growth and the environment; infant mortality; sexuality and the control of fertility; US trends in family structure; and aging. The course is aimed at Master's and Ph.D. students but serious upper- level undergraduates are welcome. The course will be "web enhanced" but the home page will be available only to registered students.