2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Sociology and Anthropology Major

Requirements for a Major in Sociology and Anthropology

Bachelor of Arts

(minimum of 32 hours, 10 courses)

SOCI 200Foundations of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology3
SOCI 300Methods of Social Research 14
SOCI 301Sociological Theory4
Concentration Courses 1,2
Select at least one course from each Group:9
Major Electives 1,2
Select at least four additional SOCI courses.12
Total Hours32
1

Of the Concentration Courses and Major Electives, at least three courses must be at the 300- or 400-level, not including SOCI 300SOCI 301SOCI 450SOCI 455, or SOCI 457.

One of these courses must be a Capstone course selected from: CRIM 410SOCI 420, SOCI 430SOCI 440, or SOCI 496-SOCI 498

2

Students may also elect to develop a concentration by selecting at least three courses in one of the three groups.

Group I - Anthropology

SOCI/GSWS 202Sex and Culture3
SOCI 215Cultural Anthropology4
SOCI 220Linguistic Anthropology3
SOCI 240Indigenous Peoples and the Environm3
SOCI 293Human Rights:Culture and Conflict3
SOCI 328Environmental Anthropology3
SOCI 330Peoples of Africa3
SOCI 331Peoples of Latin America3
SOCI 381T:Special Topic3
SOCI 420Law and Society4
GSWS 252Gender and Development3
GSWS 326Gender and Change in the Maya Diaspora3
Designated Honors courses
Transfer courses with 031 or 041 designations

Group II - Social Dynamics

SOCI 212Sociology of the Family3
SOCI 217Social Problems3
SOCI 221Childhood and Society3
SOCI 222Popular Culture3
SOCI 225/BLST 201Introduction to African-American Studies3
SOCI 247Social Inequality3
SOCI 317Social Stratification3
SOCI 324Social Perspectives on Motherhood3
SOCI 325Intersectionality:Theory/Practice3
SOCI 340Gender, Sex and Society3
SOCI 342Race and Ethnic Relations3
SOCI 382Special Topics3
SOCI 430Health, Illness and Healing4
SOCI 440Environmental Justice4
GSWS 101Introduction to Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies3
Designated Honors courses
Transfer courses with 032 or 042 designations

Group III - Crime and Justice

CRIM 200Introduction to Criminology3
CRIM 224Deviant Behavior and Social Control3
CRIM 243Drugs and Crime3
CRIM 293Human Rights:Sanctions & Survivors3
CRIM 322Criminological Theory4
CRIM 323Life Course Criminology3
CRIM 334A Time to Kill and Kill Again: What Makes a Serial Killer Tick3
CRIM 343Neighborhoods and Crime3
CRIM 373Sociology of Police Youth Homicides3
CRIM 282Special Topics in Criminology3
CRIM 283Special Topics in Criminology3
CRIM 284Special Topics in Criminology3
CRIM 383Special Topics in Criminology3
SOCI 383Special Topics3
CRIM 384Special Topics in Criminology3
CRIM 410Juvenile Delinquency4
Designated Honors courses
Transfer courses with 033 or 043 designations