Sociology and Anthropology, Bachelor of Arts

Sociology and Anthropology Major Requirements

Ten courses in the department must be completed satisfactorily for a major in sociology.

The following four are required:

SOC 1001	Introduction to Sociology	3
SOC 2091	Social Science Research	3
SOC 3003	Classical Social Theory	3
SOC 3091	Advanced Research Project	3

The requirement of 10 courses should be considered a minimum; students majoring in the department may wish to include additional sociology and anthropology courses in their programs. All courses in anthropology and selected courses in social justice, and women’s studies count as electives in sociology.

All 10 courses required for the major must receive letter grade evaluations of at least C, or its equivalent; additional electives in sociology and anthropology may be taken on a pass/fail basis.

Sociology and Anthropology Required Course Sequence

Sociology majors should take Social Science Research (SOC 2091) in the Spring semester of the Junior year. It is a prerequisite for the Advanced Research Seminar (SOC 3091), which must be taken in the Fall semester of the Senior year. It is strongly recommended but not required that majors take Classical Social Theory (SOC 3033) in the Spring semester in the Junior year.