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

  1. 100: People, Culture and Society
  2. 290: Development of Social Thought
  3. 316: Contemporary Sociocultural Theory
  4. 350: Field Research Methods
  5. 351: Survey Research Methods
  6. 420/421: Senior Research Seminar (2 credits each semester)
  7. 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: Sex and Gender in Society (cross-listed with WMST)
  • 211: Constructing Sexualities 
  • 212: Race and Ethnicity  (cross-listed with BLST)
  • 217: Religion and Society
  • 224: Human Origins and Prehistory
  • 235: Global Health and Local Wellbeing
  • 243: Ecology and Culture (cross-listed with ENVS)
  • 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
  • 334: Sustainable Agriculture (cross-listed with ENVS)
  • 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.