This section specifies the major discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins in
this section.
Lower-level requirements: 19 credits
Course
Title
Credits
SOC 101
Introductory Sociology
3
ANTH 102
Introduction to Social and Cultural
Anthropology
3
One of:
SOC 201, 210, 215, 220, 250, ANTH 220 or MACS 240
(see Note)
3
SCMS 255
Introduction to Social
Research
3
One:
SOC or ANTH 100/200 level course
3
MATH 104
Introductory Statistics
or MATH 106
Statistics I
4
Note: Students are advised to select lower-level courses which are prerequisites (or recommended) courses for the upper-level courses of interest to them. See the
course descriptions section for more information.
Upper-level requirements: 32 credits
32 credits of 300- and 400-level sociology and anthropology as follows:
Course
Title
Credits
SCMS 355
Quantitative Methods
(see Note 1)
or SCMS 356
Qualitative Research Methods
4
SOC 350
Classical Sociological Thought (see Note
2)
4
Plus:
12 additional upper-level credits in sociology or
in SCMS courses with a sociology focus
12
12 additional upper-level credits in anthropology
or in SCMS courses with an anthropology focus
12
Note 1: CRIM 320, or GEOG 352 may be substituted for SCMS 355.
Note 2: Students who are focusing on anthropology, and particularly those considering graduate work in anthropology, may use ANTH 301 to fulfill the theory requirement instead of SOC 350, with permission of the department head. Students wishing to take ANTH 301 are advised that this course is generally offered every other year.