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.
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 amd Seniors.
___ 373 Ethnographic Research Methods WRI (offered spring semester only,
Prerequisite = 291 or 292) Open only to Juniors and 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
___ 235 Introduction to Islamic Feminisms MCG
___ 242 Contemporary Native American Issues HBS, MCS-D
___ 244 Gender Matters at Work (interim) HBS
___ 245 Crossing Borders: Transnational Migration in a Globalized World HBS
___ 246 GLBT Lives and Issues (interim) HBS
___ 249 Indigenous Peoples HBS, MCS-G
___ 297 Environmental Anthropology HBS, MCS-G
___ 299 Topics in Sociology-Anthropology - GEs dependent upon course offered
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 course, 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)
OFF-CAMPUS STUDY
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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 offcampus 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 the department chair must be approved it.
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
First year
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Updated 3-4-13
SEMESTER I
INTERIM
SEMESTER II