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MAJORING IN SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY

A major consists of a minimum of 10 courses total: 5 core courses, Stats 110 or 212, 1 Area or Topical course, 1 Social Structures and Processes course, plus 2 additional departmental courses.

For a downloadable major rubric form, click here. 

Complete ALL of these Core Courses:

291 Sociological Theory HWC (offered spring semester only, prerequisite= one SO/AN course)
Recommended: Take this course sophomore year

292 Anthropological Theory WRI (offered fall semester only, prerequisite= one SO/AN course)
Recommended: Take this course sophomore year

371 Foundations of Social Science Research: Quantitative Methods ORC, WRI (offered fall semester only, prerequisite = Statistics 110 or 212)
Open only to Juniors or Seniors.

373 Ethnographic Research Methods WRI (offered spring semester only, prerequisite = 291 or 292)
Open only to Juniors or Seniors.

399 Senior Seminar EIN (spring semester of senior year)

  Also complete:

Statistics 110 or 212 MAR

  Complete ONE of these Area or Topical courses:

NOTE: You do not have to take a 100-level course as a prerequisite for these courses, unless indicated.

AREA COURSES

232 Thailand: Culture, Institutions, and Interactions (interim abroad) MCS-G, ORC

234 Native North American Cultures and Religions HBS, MCS-D

236 The Arab World HBS, MCS-G

237 Forging a Latin American Culture HBS, MCS-G

239 Modern Southeast Asia HBS, MCS-G

TOPICAL COURSES

242 Contemporary Native American Issues HBS, MCS-D

244 Gender Matters at Work (interim) HBS

246 GLBT Lives and Issues (interim) HBS

248 Sociology of Dying, Death, and Bereavement HBS

249 Indigenous Peoples HBS, MCS-G

  Complete ONE of these Social Structures and Processes courses:

260 Marriage and the Family HBS, MCS-D

261 Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective HBS, MCS-G

262 Global Interdependence HBS, MCS-G

263 Social Movements MCS-D

264 Race and Class in America HBS, MCS-D

265 Religion, Culture and Society HBS

266 Crime and Inequality HBS

267 Medical Anthropology HBS, MCS-G (prerequisite = one SO/AN course)

268 Class, Status, and Power HBS

Complete TWO elective courses:

NOTE: 100-level courses are mainly for first-year students. You do not have to take a 100-level course as a prerequisite for 200-level courses, unless indicated.

115 Anthropology of War and Peace (interim) HBS, MCS-G

116 Modern Elixirs (interim) HBS

120 Anthropology of Jazz (interim) HBS, MCS-D

121 Introduction to Sociology HBS, MCS-D

128 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology HBS, MCS-G

Additional 230s, 240s or 260s course(s) – see courses listed above

A course taken as part of an off-campus program (approved by the department chair).

One independent study/research course or an off-campus field internship supervised by department faculty may also count as an elective toward the major.

OFF-CAMPUS STUDY

 Off-campus study, normally in your junior year, greatly enhances what you learn as a sociology/anthropology major. However, it may be preferable for some students to take the off-campus study in the sophomore or senior year.

  • Your major advisor can help you select a program that fits your needs and interests. One sociology or anthropology course taken abroad may count toward the major, usually as an elective, but it must be approved by the department chair.
  • On Term in Asia and Term in the Middle East, if led by a soc/anthro faculty member, more than one course may count.
  • If you do study off campus, you will need to take one core course during your senior year (usually 371 or 373).
  • See the booklet “International & Domestic Off-Campus Programs” and consult with your advisor.

INTERNSHIPS

  • For more information about internships, click here.
  • An internship can be used towards your major. Piper Center can help you select a program that fits your needs and interests. The internship must be approved by your SOAN faculty supervisor, if you want the internship to count for the major.