2004-2005 Sociology and Anthropology Program

2004 - 2005 Sociology (SOC) and Anthropology (ANTH)

Faculty: Mark Rubinfeld, Gretchen Siegler

Sociology Program Goals

To become critical thinkers who are logical consumers of information.
To effectively communicate information in writing.
To become effective researchers, with both qualitative and quantitative skills.

Anthropology Program Goals

To gain an understanding of the foundations of Anthropology
To become effective researchers, with both qualitative and quantitative skills.
To become critical consumers of information in order to prepare for life-long learning.
To effectively communicate information in writing.
To become critical thinkers.

Objectives

Sociology offers an academic major leading to a Bachelor of Science degree, as well as an academic minor. The primary focus of sociology is on the structure of human society. Students study the social causes and consequences of human behavior and learn to apply sociological principles and concepts to their own lives. Sociology explains those events that lead to the strengths or weaknesses of groups and provides an understanding of the circumstances that lead to social change. As a science, sociology strives to train students to evaluate and analyze social phenomena as they occur in society. Students are encouraged to use their learning and experience in applied settings such as internships, seminars, and directed studies. Students must consult with the appropriate faculty in designing programs to meet specific needs and interests.

Anthropology offers an academic minor. Anthropology courses may also be taken as part of the social science major and selected courses are accepted in other majors and minors such as education, political studies, psychology, sociology, honors, and environmental studies. The discipline is a social science that looks at human behavior cross-culturally in its sub-fields of socio-cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, archeology, and physical anthropology. Concerned with both modern and prehistoric humans, the study of anthropology links the hard and soft sciences through the holistic study of our evolving cultural and biological species.

Program Requirements

Students must maintain a cumulative 2.5 GPA or better in courses required for the sociology major, minor, and Anthropology minor. Students choosing a double major or minor within the Social Science Program may not apply electives to more than one major or minor. Only classes listed as "required classes" for both majors/minors may be applied to both. Students may apply courses from related fields with the consent of the instructor. Students are encouraged to take an internship and may apply a maximum of 4 credit hours of internship coursework to the major. Sociology majors must have completed either SOC 390 or SOC 391 before they can take SOC 470. Sociology majors who choose to take SOC 390 must have completed MATH 150 as a prerequisite.

For course prerequisites, please refer to the course description.

Academic Major

Liberal Education Courses

Credit Hours

The following courses, which fulfill LE requirements, are required for the Sociology major.

SOC 105 Introduction to Sociology, LE
*MATH 150 Elementary Statistics, LE

*Required for Sociology majors who choose to take SOC 390, Quantitative Research Methods.

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Requirement Description		Credit Hours
I.	Foreign Language Requirement	8
	Sociology majors must complete eight credit hours in a single foreign language.	8
II.	Lower Division Courses	4
	SOC 105 Introduction to Sociology, LE	4
III.	Upper Division Sociology & Related Courses	30
	SOC 313 Introduction to Social Theory SOC 420 Contemporary Issues SOC 390 Quantitative Research Methods (4) or SOC 391 Qualitative Research Methods (4) SOC 470 Senior Thesis Fourteen hours of Sociology or related course work numbered 300 or above	4 4 4 14
IV.	Electives	10
	Ten hours of Sociology or related course work	10
TOTAL HOURS FOR THE ACADEMIC MAJOR * Students who take SOC 390 need 52 total hours; students who take SOC 391 need 48 total hours.		*48 or 52

Academic Minor in Sociology

Requirement Description		Credit Hours
I.	Required Courses	8
	SOC 105 Introduction to Sociology, LE SOC 313 Introduction to Social Theory	4 4
II.	Electives	12
	Eight hours of Sociology or related course work numbered 300 or above Four hours of Sociology or related 200-, 300-, or 400-level course work	8 4
TOTAL HOURS FOR THE ACADEMIC MINOR		20

Academic Minor in Anthropology

Requirement Description		Credit Hours
I.	Required Courses	12
	ANTH 160 Introduction to Anthropology, LE ANTH 252 Cultural Anthropology, LE ANTH 311 Human Evolution and Archeology	4 4 4
II.	Electives	12
	Take 8 hours of upper division ANTH or related course work	8
TOTAL HOURS FOR THE ACADEMIC MINOR		20