The Sociology-Anthropology major emphasizes conceptual and applied approaches so that the student is prepared for a variety of career opportunities. Students majoring in Sociology-Anthropology move directly into careers in
business, government, criminal justice, survey and marketing research, religious settings, and in other fields in which knowledge of society and human behavior is important. Some go on to graduate school seeking higher degrees in sociology, anthropology, public health, hospital administration, social planning, social work, law and business administration.

The Sociology-Anthropology major requires 44 credits. Students complete 32 credits from the common track and 12 credits from one of three concentrations. The common track requires Sociology 101, 330, 331, 402; Anthropology 111, 201; one of the following: Anthropology 306, 307, 308 or Sociology 364; and Mathematics 251.

         The Sociology-Anthropology concentration includes a sociology
         elective, an anthropology elective and an internship.

         The Criminal Justice concentration requires Sociology 216 and 
         218; Sociology 342 or 352, or Political Science 303 or 304; and an 
         internship.

         The Archaeology concentration consists of Anthropology 361, 362 
         (field school) and 363.

With a focus on social justice, the Criminal Justice major emphasizes the prevention aspects of the criminal justice system. Students learn basic social science theories on the sources of conflict in America, such as race and ethnic relations and deviant behavior. Majors also acquire the analytical tools and criminal justice knowledge necessary to collect and interpret crime data. As liberal arts majors, students broaden their learning outside of sociology in such fields as ethics, political science, psychology and statistics. In addition, criminal justice majors elect subjects relevant to modern criminology such as management, foreign language, human genetics, law, professional writing or social work.

The Criminal Justice major consists of 40 required credits and eight credits of approved electives. Required courses are Sociology 101, 216 or 218, 330, 342 or 352, 353, 402 and 471; Mathematics 251; Philosophy 115; and Psychology 105. Students must choose two courses from the following groups, and only one course from any one group can be used to meet the elective requirement: Anthropology 363 or Biology 211; English 283 or 284; Political Science 303, 304 or 361; Psychology 221 or 235; Spanish 211 or 212; and Social Work 357 or 366.

The Department also participates in the Social Studies certification program that prepares students to be secondary teachers. Refer to the Interdisciplinary chapter of this Catalog for a detailed description.