The Sociology Department offers three broad career optionss/concentrations which interest most of its majors.

Anthropology Option/Concentration

The Anthropology concentration offers a holistic, cross-cultural study of humans and is of particular interest to students considering a career in anthropology or archaeology, like cultural resource management, museum studies, social science research, social land public policy, planning, and government administration. 18 hours are required.

• SC/AN 2331 Cultural Anthropology
• SC/AN 2332 Introduction to Archaeology
• AN 3303 Human Origins

• SC/AN 3301 North American Indians
• SC/AN 3302 Ancient Civilizations
• SC/AN 3309 Medical Anthropology
• SC/AN 3312 Language and Culture

Social Research Direction/Concentration

If you are considering a career which requires the kinds of social research and data analysis skills increasingly demanded in our "information society," (social science research, market research, social and public policy, planning, government administration, etc.), then we recommend that you select appropriate courses from this list:

• Interviewing Techniques
• Social Organization & Social Systems
• Demography-Ecology
• Urban Sociology
• Future Societies
• Public Opinion & Propaganda
• Introductory Statistics
• Sociological Research

Social Service Direction/Concentration

This course of study emphasizes contemporary social problems and proposed solutions. If you are considering a career in the social service and helping professions (social work, human relations, counseling, probation, parole, law enforcement, administration, management, sales, etc.), we recommend that you select appropriate courses from this list:

• Social Issues
• Juvenile Delinquency
• Criminology
• Family
• Group Dynamics
• Social Gerontology
• Sociology of Sex Roles
• Minorities
• Sociology of Religion
• Social Psychology
• Death and Dying