Sociology/Anthropology
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
- 420/421: Senior Research Seminar (2 credits each semester)
- 451/452: Senior Research (2 credits each semester)
Elective Courses
Majors must take three electives: at least two 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: Sexual Inequality (cross-listed with WMST)
- 211: Constructing Sexualities (cross-listed with Queer Studies)
- 212: Race and Ethnicity (cross-listed with BLST)
- 214: American Society
- 217: Religion and Society
- 224: Human Origins and Prehistory
- 235: Global Health and Local Wellbeing
- 242: Deviance and Social Control
- 244: Environment, Technology, and Society (cross-listed with ENVS)
- 245: Studies in Sociology/Anthropology
- 248: Society and the Literary Imagination
- 311: Law, Crime and Society
- 313: Families, Sexuality and the State
- 319: Indigenous Peoples of Change in Latin America
- 320: Contemporary African Peoples in Historical Perspective
- 321: Gender and Change in Cross-Cultural Perspective (cross-listed with WMST and ENVS)
- 323: Sociocultural Studies of the Middle East
- 331: Culture, Society, and the Individual
- 333: Causes and Consequences of Change
- 334: Sustainable Agriculture (cross-listed with environmental studies)
- 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
- 345: Special Problems
- 356: Special Problems
- 347: Power in Society
- 349: Complex Organizations
All Courses Receive 4 Credits. 40 credits are required for the MAJOR and 24 credits for the MINOR.