Curriculum
Dr. Joseph McLaughlin, Chairperson
The Department of Sociology and Urban Studies offers a major in Sociology, Urban Studies and Anthropology. Minors are offered in Sociology, Urban Studies, Africana Studies and Anthropology.
Requirements for Sociology Major
Degree of Bachelor of Arts
SO-121 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
SO-280 | Sociological Theory | 3 |
SO-345 | Sociology of Intimacy | 3 |
SO-384 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
SO-448 | Statistics in the Social Sciences | 3 |
SO-450 | Research Techniques: Social Sciences | 3 |
SO/UR-492 | Urban Internship | 3 |
or SO-495 | Internshp in Intern'l Settings | |
SO-496 | Rev. Marion J. Franklin Senior Seminar | 3 |
SO- | Sociology Electives | 6 |
Total Credits | 30 |
Special Notes on Core Curriculum Requirements for Sociology Major
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Sociology majors are encouraged to take MA-105 Elementary Applied Mathematics and MA-106 Introduction to Probability & Statistics for the Core Mathematics Requirement.
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Courses required for the major do NOT count towards the Core Social Science Requirement.
Requirements for an Urban Studies Major
Degree of Bachelor of Arts
UR-151 | The Contemporary City | 3 |
UR-370 | Urban Anthropology | 3 |
UR-412 | Ethnicity and Race in Urban History | 3 |
UR-490 | Urban Field Work | 3 |
UR-491 | Advanced Urban Field Work | 3 |
SO-450 | Research Techniques: Social Sciences | 3 |
UR- | Urban Studies Electives | 12 |
Total Credits | 30 |
Special Notes on Core Curriculum Requirements for Urban Studies Major
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Urban Studies majors are encouraged to take MA-105 Elementary Applied Mathematics and MA-106 Introduction to Probability & Statistics for the Core Mathematics Requirement.
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Courses required for the major do NOT count towards the Core Social Science Requirement.
Requirements for an Anthropology Major
Degree of Bachelor of Arts
AT-243 | ||
AT-313 | Human Evolution Ecology and Adaptation | 3 |
AT-320 | Anthropological Linguistics | 3.00 |
AT-370 | Urban Anthropology | 3 |
AT-384 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
SO/UR-450 | Research Techniques: Social Sciences | 3 |
Nine specific credits from one of the following (must be in one area) | 9 | |
AS, AN, AR, CC, GS, LS, ML, AT, SO, TH or UR | ||
Take one of the following courses | 3 | |
AN-100 | Introduction to Asian Studies | |
AN-228 | Asian Film | |
AR-110 | Art in the City | |
AR-240 | Cultural Diversity in Art | |
AR-253 | Environmental Art & Issues | |
AT-232 | China: Environmntl Chnge & Possibilities | |
AT-275 | Pre-Columbian Civilizations | |
AT-294 | Native American Cultures | |
AT-489 | Globalization and Fieldwork Seminar | |
AS-177 | Introduction to Africana Studies | |
AS-235 | Harlem Renaissance | |
AS-333 | ||
CC-256 | Greek and Roman Mythology | |
CC-287 | The City of Rome | |
GS-140 | Introduction to Women's Studies | |
GS-326 | The Anthropology of Gender | |
GS-345 | Sociology of Intimacy | |
HS-341 | American Main Currents I | |
HS-372 | Modern Africa | |
HS-374 | History of Modern Asia | |
HS-471 | Bearing Witness to War & Genocide | |
SP-117 | Span Hlth Care Professions I | |
SP-180 | Hispanic NY: Language & Culture | |
SP-249 | Cultural Geography of Hispanic America | |
SO-224 | ||
SO-324 | Sociology of Work | |
SO-428 | Literature of East and West Africa | |
TH-121 | ||
TH-304 | Ecological Ethics-Religious Environment | |
TH-343 | Black Theology | |
UR-273 | Global Feminisms | |
UR-410 | Managing Cross-Cultural Training Skills | |
UR-412 | Ethnicity and Race in Urban History | |
Total Credits | 27 |
Requirements for a Minor in Sociology
SO-121 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
AS- | Africana Studies course | |
LS- | Latin American and Latino Studies course | |
GS- | Gender and Sexuality course | |
SO- | Sociology electives | 12 |
Total Credits | 18 |
Requirements for a Minor in Urban Studies
UR-151 | The Contemporary City | 3 |
UR/SO-412 | Ethnicity and Race in Urban History | 3 |
UR- | Urban Studies Electives | 12 |
Total Credits | 18 |
Requirements for a Minor in Anthropology
SO/BI-313 | Human Evolution Ecology and Adaptation 1 | 3 |
SO-370 | Urban Anthropology | 3 |
SO-384 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
Select three of the following | 9 | |
SO-489 | Globalization and Fieldwork Seminar 2 | |
AS-177 | Introduction to Africana Studies | |
SO-232 | ||
SO/LS-101 | Intro Latin Amer & Latino Stud | |
SO-275 | Pre-Columbian Civilizations | |
SO-326 | ||
SO-360 | Intercultural Relations | |
SO/UR-412 | Ethnicity and Race in Urban History | |
SO-495 | Internshp in Intern'l Settings | |
Total Credits | 18 |
Special Notes on Requirements for Anthropology Minor
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May count towards the Core Natural Science Requirement.
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Preferred but not required.