Requirements for a Major in Sociology and Anthropology
Bachelor of Arts
(minimum of 32 hours, 10 courses)
Code | Title | Hours |
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SOCI 200 | Foundations of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology | 3 |
SOCI 300 | Methods of Social Research 1 | 4 |
SOCI 301 | Sociological Theory | 4 |
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 Hours | 32 |
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Of the Concentration Courses and Major Electives, at least three courses must be at the 300- or 400-level, not including SOCI 300, SOCI 301, SOCI 450, SOCI 455, or SOCI 457.
One of these courses must be a Capstone course selected from: CRIM 410, SOCI 420, SOCI 430, SOCI 440, or SOCI 496-SOCI 498
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Students may also elect to develop a concentration by selecting at least three courses in one of the three groups.
Group I - Anthropology
Code | Title | Hours |
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SOCI/GSWS 202 | Sex and Culture | 3 |
SOCI 215 | Cultural Anthropology | 4 |
SOCI 220 | Linguistic Anthropology | 3 |
SOCI 240 | Indigenous Peoples and the Environm | 3 |
SOCI 293 | Human Rights:Culture and Conflict | 3 |
SOCI 328 | Environmental Anthropology | 3 |
SOCI 330 | Peoples of Africa | 3 |
SOCI 331 | Peoples of Latin America | 3 |
SOCI 381 | T:Special Topic | 3 |
SOCI 420 | Law and Society | 4 |
GSWS 252 | Gender and Development | 3 |
GSWS 326 | Gender and Change in the Maya Diaspora | 3 |
Designated Honors courses | ||
Transfer courses with 031 or 041 designations |
Group II - Social Dynamics
Code | Title | Hours |
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SOCI 212 | Sociology of the Family | 3 |
SOCI 217 | Social Problems | 3 |
SOCI 221 | Childhood and Society | 3 |
SOCI 222 | Popular Culture | 3 |
SOCI 225/BLST 201 | Introduction to African-American Studies | 3 |
SOCI 247 | Social Inequality | 3 |
SOCI 317 | Social Stratification | 3 |
SOCI 324 | Social Perspectives on Motherhood | 3 |
SOCI 325 | Intersectionality:Theory/Practice | 3 |
SOCI 340 | Gender, Sex and Society | 3 |
SOCI 342 | Race and Ethnic Relations | 3 |
SOCI 382 | Special Topics | 3 |
SOCI 430 | Health, Illness and Healing | 4 |
SOCI 440 | Environmental Justice | 4 |
GSWS 101 | Introduction to Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies | 3 |
Designated Honors courses | ||
Transfer courses with 032 or 042 designations |
Group III - Crime and Justice
Code | Title | Hours |
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CRIM 200 | Introduction to Criminology | 3 |
CRIM 224 | Deviant Behavior and Social Control | 3 |
CRIM 243 | Drugs and Crime | 3 |
CRIM 293 | Human Rights:Sanctions & Survivors | 3 |
CRIM 322 | Criminological Theory | 4 |
CRIM 323 | Life Course Criminology | 3 |
CRIM 334 | A Time to Kill and Kill Again: What Makes a Serial Killer Tick | 3 |
CRIM 343 | Neighborhoods and Crime | 3 |
CRIM 373 | Sociology of Police Youth Homicides | 3 |
CRIM 282 | Special Topics in Criminology | 3 |
CRIM 283 | Special Topics in Criminology | 3 |
CRIM 284 | Special Topics in Criminology | 3 |
CRIM 383 | Special Topics in Criminology | 3 |
SOCI 383 | Special Topics | 3 |
CRIM 384 | Special Topics in Criminology | 3 |
CRIM 410 | Juvenile Delinquency | 4 |
Designated Honors courses | ||
Transfer courses with 033 or 043 designations |