Requirements For a Major or Minor in Sociology/Anthropology
Majors must take each of the following core courses. Minors must take 100, 290 and either 316, 350 or 351
- 100: People, Culture and Society
- 290: Development of Social Thought
- 316: Contemporary Sociocultural Theory
- 350: Field Research Methods
- 351: Survey Research Methods
Two possible tracks for senior research
1. 460 (4 credits/1 semester) and 4 electives (3 @ 300 level)
2. 451/452 (8 credits/1 year) and 3 electives (2 @ 300 level)
Elective Courses
Depending on the track majors must take three or four electives: at least two or three must be at the 300 level. Minors must take three electives: at least one must be at the 300 level.
NOTE: An additional course of 316, 350 or 351 taken beyond the minor core requirement may be taken as an elective but may not count as the 300-level elective for minors.
NOTE: FYS 102 courses taught by Sociology/Anthropology faculty constitute 200 level elective courses for majors/minors
Electives
- 210: Sex and Gender in Society (cross-listed with WMST)
- 212: Race and Ethnicity (cross-listed with BLST)
- 217: Religion and Society
- 224: Human Origins and Prehistory
- 235: Global Health and Local Wellbeing
- 244: Environment, Technology, and Society (cross-listed with ENVS)
- 245: Studies in Sociology/Anthropology
- 248: Society and the Literary Imagination
- 311: Law and Society
- 313: Families, Sexuality and the State (cross-listed with WMST)
- 319: Indigenous Peoples and Change in Latin America
- 320: Contemporary African Peoples in Historical Perspective
- 331: Culture, Society, and the Individual
- 336: The Cross-Cultural Study of Art
- 338: Social Structure and Popular Culture
- 339: Culture, Identity and Politics in Caribbean Society (cross-listed with BLST)
- 340: Social Movements
- 342: Non-Gonvernmental Organizations, Development and Human Rights
- 343: Demography of Africa (E,I)
- 345: Special Problems
- 347: Power in Society
- 348: Semiotic: The Social Life of Signs (E)
All Courses Receive 4 Credits. 40 credits are required for the MAJOR and 24 credits for the MINOR.