Program Director: Gordon Knight, Ph.D.
Division of Sciences & Outdoor Learning
Programs offered:
BA in Sociology/Anthropology
Minor in Sociology/Anthropology
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology/Anthropology
The Sociology/Anthropology program, leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree, provides a broad background in the understanding and analysis of the role of culture and social interaction and institutions in human behavior and experience. Students in the major are exposed to bio-cultural as well cross-cultural perspectives on human-environment interaction. They acquire research skills in both sociology and anthropology. In addition, the program provides students the opportunity for practical experience in institutional setting or human service organizations. Graduates of the program will have a solid foundation to pursue graduate studies in anthropology and sociology or careers in social work, law, public administration, and other human service professions.
Learning Outcomes for Sociology/Anthropology Majors
The successful student will:
Become acquainted with the major theoretical approaches in sociology and anthropology.
Be aware of the causes and consequences of human inequalities in social class, gender, and race/ethnicity.
Integrate the study of biology and culture, thus forming a biocultural perspective, for the broadest patterns of human experience.
Develop a comparative perspective across space and time on human culture, i.e., one that is comparative cross-culturally (across space) and examines physical and social evolution (through time).
Apply critical concepts in sociology and anthropology to contemporary national and global issues and problems.
Gain working familiarity with research methods in sociology and anthropology.
Understand the role of ethics in sociological and anthropological research.
Conduct self-designed research and communicate results clearly in written products and oral presentations.
Participate in a field placement involving service to other people, applying experiences and skills learned in the classroom.
Sociology/Anthropology Core
| SOC 1001: Human Origins SOC 1002: Cultural Anthropology SOC 1011: Introduction to Sociology SOC 3001: Human Ecology SOC 3002: Social Theory SOC 3010: Social Research I SOC 3012: Social Research II OR SOC 3025: Ethnographic Field Methods SOC 3000: Practicum OR SOC 3063: Independent Research SOC 4013: Senior Seminar |
3 3 3 3 3 4 3-4 3 3 Credits: 28-29 |
| Inequality SOC 2001: American Minorities SOC 2005: Women’s Studies SOC 2007: Social Stratification SOC 2013: Women Across Cultures SOC 3009: Cultural Dimensions of Globalization Social Institutions SOC 1003: Social Problems SOC 2023: Marriage and Family SOC 3032: Criminology Area Studies SOC 3011: Anthropology of Contemporary China SOC 3013: Third World Developments SOC 3016: Asian Art |
3 3 3 |
Sociology/Anthropology Minor
The 18-credits sociology/anthropology minor is available to all bachelor degree candidates. It enables students in other majors to demonstrate coursework and competencies in sociology/anthropology to potential future employers without double majoring. For those applying to interdisciplinary graduate school programs, a sociology/anthropology minor provides an attractive complement to other majors. In particular, the minor could exhibit familiarity with human dimensions of environmental issues.
Requirements:
| SOC 1011: Introduction to Sociology Choose one of the following two courses: SOC 1001: Human Origins SOC 1002: Cultural Anthropology |
3 3 Credits: 6 |
| SOC 1001: Human Origins (if SOC 1002, Cultural Anthropology, already taken as core) SOC 1002: Cultural Anthropology (if SOC 1001, Human Origins, already taken as core) SOC 1003: Social Problems SOC 2001: American Minorities SOC 2003/3003: Independent Study in Sociology/Anthropology SOC 2005: Women’s Studies SOC 2007: Social Stratification SOC 2013: Women Across Cultures SOC 2015/3015/4015: Special Topics in Sociology/Anthropology SOC 2023: Marriage and the Family SOC 3001: Human Ecology SOC 3009: Cultural Dimensions of Globalization SOC 3011: Anthropology of Contemporary China SOC 3013: Third World Developments SOC 3016: Asian Art SOC 3021: Social and Psychological Dimensions of Leisure SOC 3023: Social Psychology SOC 3032: Criminology |
Credits: 12 |