Majoring

Complete information about majoring in Sociology and Anthropology can be found in the Academic Catalog: Sociology & Anthropology.

The SOAN major requires a total of ten courses that provide a common foundation and allow for exploration of individual interests, culminating with the completion of a student-designed senior thesis project under faculty guidance.

• Five core courses are required:
• • One introductory course: SOAN 100 (Introduction to Sociology) or SOAN 110 (Introduction to Cultural Anthropology)
  • Two courses in sociological and anthropological research methods
  • One course on the development of social theory: SOAN 300 (Social Theory)
  • One course devoted to the completion of the senior thesis project: SOAN 400 (Senior Seminar and Thesis)
• Five electives complete the major. Options include:
• • SOAN 216 (Social Power and Music)
  • SOAN 225 (Race and Ethnicity in Global Perspective)
  • SOAN 251 (Myth, Ritual, and Symbol)
  • SOAN 254 (The Social Life of Money and Exchange)
  • SOAN 255 (Medicine, Healing, and Culture)
  • SOAN 395 (Anthropology of the Body)
  • SOAN 266 (Social Change in Latin America)
  • SOAN 285 (Culture and Power in the Middle East)
  • SOAN 305 (Environmental Sociology)
  • SOAN 282 (Pacific Rim Cities)
  • SOAN 324 (Anthropology of Violence)
  • SOAN 342 (Power and Resistance)
  • SOAN 215 (International Migration)

Complete information about majoring in Sociology and Anthropology can be found in the Academic Catalog: Sociology & Anthropology.

The department does not offer a minor.