MAJORING IN SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY

Major consists of a minimum of 10 courses total

 

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)

Recommended: Take this course junior or senior year

___ 373 Ethnographic Research Methods WRI (offered spring semester only,

prerequisite = 291 or 292) Recommended: Take this course junior year

___ 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.

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

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

 

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.

___ 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)


OFF-CAMPUS STUDY

 

  • Off-campus study, preferably in your junior year, greatly enhances what you learn as a sociology/anthropology major.
  • 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.

 

PLANNING YOUR SOCIOLOGY/ ANTHROPOLOGY MAJOR

 

YEAR

SEMESTER I

INTERIM

SEMESTER II

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Updated 3/08