Anthropology and Sociology

the painted rock in the QuadAnthropology explores the range of cultural and biological differences and similarities among all peoples. Some topics we cover in this discipline include: evolution, environment, symbolism, values, art, healing, religion and consciousness. Anthropology’s emphasis upon cultural relativism reveals the rich diversity of human life within the global setting.

Sociology investigates social interaction, the societal forces of inequality, power, and the role of social structure including the family, economics, politics, education, religion and the media. These forces collectively organize the lens through which we in turn organize and makes sense of our behavior and relationships.

With integrative study in anthropology and sociology, students learn to appreciate, understand and investigate how diversities and social structural arrangements among people affect the distribution of power around the globe. Furthermore, you'll study how this distribution of power impacts the possibilities for people to co-exist in a fair, socially just world and to personally live robust and ecologically sustainable lives.

The B. A. in anthropology and sociology prepares you for careers that require people management skills in a complex global world. Examples include the service industry, in social work, in police/correctional agencies, in social activist agencies, in personnel agencies of corporations and in the nonprofit management sector.

Required Core Courses                                                                 

ANT-1010

Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

3

SOC-1010

Introduction to Sociology

3

ANT-3110

Development of Anthropological Thinking

 

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3

SOC-4020

Sociological Theory

 

ANT-3120

Science, Research Methods, and Ethics

3

ANT-4720

Senior Seminar in Anthropology and Sociology

3
Total   15 Credits

 Elective Courses                                                             

(At least 6 credits from ANT courses)

ANT-3020

Global Healing,Consciousness and Religion

3

ANT-3040

Culture Change in the Modern World

3

ANT-3130

Culture and Personality

3

ANT-4010

Anthropology of Death

3

ANT-4020

Multicultural Studies in Healing

3

ANT-4730

Topical Seminar in Anthropology

3
Total   18 Credits

 

At least 6 credits from SOC courses

SOC-2040

Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender

3

SOC-2050

Drugs, Herbs, and Society

3

SOC-2140

Sociolinguistics

3

SOC-2150

Social Solutions

3

SOC-3020

Environment and Society

3

SOC-3040

Social Movements, Culture, and Activism

3

SOC-3050

Gender and Society

3

SOC-3060

Sexuality and Intimacy

3

SOC-3080

Wellness and Alternative Medicine

3

SOC-3130

Mass Media and Society

3

SOX-3230

Alternative Medicine, Science, and Disease

3

SOC-4010

Family Violence

3

SOC-4030

Global Health, Diversity,and Policy

3

SOC-4730

Topical Seminar in Sociology

3

 

Up to 6 credits of optional, related disciplinary options

CSV-1011

Principles in Community Service Learning

1

CSV-1012

Community Service Learning

1

CSV-3010

Leadership Through Volunteer Service Learning

1

FRE-1111

French I w/Lab

4

FRE-3010

Culture and Civilization Through Correspondence and Conversation

3

HIS-2210

Women in U.S. History

3

HIS-2410

Latin American History and Culture

3

HIS-2440

African Civilization

3

HIS-3450

Women in European History

3

HUM-3150

People and Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa

3

MUS-3050

The Social History of Rock and Roll

3

POS-3040

Politics of Gender

3

POS-3220

Genocide: Inhumanity Across the Ages

3

PSY-3230

Psychology of Gender

3

SPA-1011

Spanish I w/Lab

4
     
TOTAL    33

            

Course Descriptions, Program Information, Degree Requirements

For specific class descriptions and more information about degree and program requirements, see the Undergraduate Catalogue.