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• The Core Curriculum
• Fields of Undergraduate Study: Academic Degrees & Course Listings
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Appendix: Personnel & Enrollment

• Bachelor of Arts
• Minor
• Sociology Courses (SOC)

Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, and Egyptology

Professor Emeritus: M. Kennedy

Bachelor of Arts

In addition to the possibility of pursuing advanced graduate work in sociology or related fields, majors are trained for employment in international development agencies, government, non-governmental organizations or the private sector in social and community services or research and managerial positions.

Concentration Requirements (39 credits)

SOC 201 Introduction to Sociology ANTH/SOC 309 History of Social Theory ANTH/SOC 310 Contemporary Social Theory ANTH/SOC 381 Doing Survey Research in the Social Sciences ANTH/SOC 450 Third World Development ANTH/SOC 495 Senior Seminar

 

One of either

SOC 203 Social Problems of the Middle East OR SOC 206 Arab Family Structure and Dynamics

 

One of either

ANTH/SOC 303 Social Movements OR SOC 307 Social Class and Inequality

 

Two additional 300 level courses in sociology

Three additional 400 level courses in sociology

Collateral Requirements (27 credits)

PSYC 207 Basic Statistics for the Social Sciences

 

Three of the following courses:

ANTH 202 Cultural Anthropology PSYC 201 General Psychology POLS 201 Introduction to Political Science ECON 201 Introduction to Economics JRMC 200 Introduction to Mass Communication CSCI 102 Introduction to Computers and their Applications ANTH 380 Fieldwork Methods

 

Five additional courses from any social science or humanities discipline, or relevant substitutes, to be approved by the advisor, at least three (3) of which must be at the 300 or 400 level.

Electives (11-21 credits)

Minor

The minor in sociology introduces students to the central concepts and methods of the field. Emphasis is on the theoretical perspectives of sociology in the study of society, culture, and the individual.

Sociology Courses (SOC)
 

CourseNumber CourseTitle 201 Introduction to Sociology 203 Social Problems of the Middle East 206 Arab Family Structure and Dynamics 210 Arab Society 301 Social Psychology 303 Social Movements 304 Bureaucracy and  Development 306 Sociology of Literature 307 Social Class and Inequality 309 History of Social Theory 310 Contemporary Sociological Theory 311 Contemporary Anthropological Theory 321 Urban Society in Transition 322 Rural Sociology 323 Fundamentals of Population Studies 332 Race, Ethnic, and Minority Relations 370 Environmental Issues in Development 381 Doing Survey Research in the Social Sciences 400 Selected Topics in Sociology 402 Independent Study 405 Industrial Sociology 406 Educational Sociology 408 Criminology 409 Sociology of Addiction 411 Advanced Social Psychology 422 Religious and Symbolic Systems 431 Political Sociology 450 Third World Development 455 Seminar in African Studies 460 Development Studies Seminar 495 Senior Seminar