The Sociology-Anthropology major emphasizes conceptual and appliedapproaches so that the student is prepared for a variety of careeropportunities. Students majoring in Sociology-Anthropology move directly intocareers in business, government, criminal justice, survey and marketing research,religious settings, and in other fields where knowledge of society and humanbehavior is important. Some go on to graduate school seeking higher degrees insociology, anthropology, public health, hospital administration, socialplanning, social work, law and business administration.

TheSociology-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.

With a focus on socialjustice, the Criminal Justice major emphasizesthe prevention aspects of the criminal justice system. Students learn basic social science theories on the sources of conflict in America, such as race and ethnicrelations 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 insuch fields as ethics, political science, psychology and statistics. Inaddition, Criminal Justice majors elect subjects relevant to modern criminologysuch as management, foreign language, human genetics, law, professional writingor social work.

The Criminal Justicemajor 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 and471; Mathematics 251; Philosophy 115; and Psychology 105. Students must choosetwo 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 205 or 211; English 283 or 284; Political Science303, 304 or 361; Psychology 221 or 235; Spanish 211 or 212; and Social Work 357or 366.

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