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Major/Minor Requirements

Department of Sociology/Anthropology

 

From the 2011-12 Millsaps College Catalog

Sociology/Anthropology Major

Requirements for major: Students may complete a major in sociology/anthropology with a concentration in either anthropology or sociology. To graduate, students must earn a C or higher in each of the courses required for the major, and a minimum GPA of 2.00 in all required and elective courses is required for the major. Ten courses are required for the major with either concentration, including the following:

Anthropology concentration: Introduction to Anthropology (SOAN 1100); Introduction to Archaeology and World Prehistory (SOAN 1110); Methods and Statistics (SOAN 2100); Non-Western Societies (SOAN 3120) or Archaeology of Selected Culture Areas (SOAN 3110); Social and Cultural Theory (SOAN 4200); Directed Research (SOAN 4700-4703), Undergraduate Research Seminar (SOAN 4770), Internship (SOAN 4850-4852), Honors (SOAN HI), or departmental field schools/ international programs; Senior Seminar in Anthropology (SOAN 4900), and three electives from the departmental offerings.
Sociology concentration: Introduction to Sociology (SOAN 1000); Methods and Statistics (SOAN 2100); Class, Gender, Race: Social Stratification (SOAN 3220); Social and Cultural Theory (SOAN 4200); Directed Research (SOAN 4700-4703), Undergraduate Research Seminar (SOAN 4770), Internship (SOAN 4850-4852), Honors (SOAN HI/HII), or departmental international programs; Senior Seminar in Sociology (SOAN 4910); and four electives from the departmental offerings.

Students may complete both concentrations with 13 courses that must include: Introduction to Anthropology (SOAN 1100); Introduction to Archaeology and World Prehistory (SOAN 1110); Introduction to Sociology (SOAN 1000); Methods and Statistics (SOAN 2100); Non-Western Societies (SOAN 3120) or Archaeology of Selected Culture Areas (SOAN 3110); Class, Gender, Race: Social Stratification (SOAN 3220); Social and Cultural Theory (SOAN 4200); Directed Research (SOAN 4700-4703), Undergraduate Research Seminar (SOAN 4770), Internship (SOAN 4850-4852), Honors (SOAN HI /HII), or departmental field schools/ international programs; both sections of Senior Seminar (SOAN 4900/4910); and three electives from the departmental offerings.

Requirement for transfer students: Transfer students may complete a major in sociology/ anthropology by taking the required courses in sociology/anthropology at Millsaps. However, at the discretion of the department chair, Introduction to Sociology (SOAN 1000), Introduction to Anthropology (SOAN 1100), and Introduction to Archaeology (SOAN 1110) taken at another institution of higher learning can substitute for one of the introductory courses at Millsaps.

Religious Studies-Sociology/Anthropology Major

Requirements for major: Students may complete a major in religious studies–sociology/ anthropology with Religion, Society, and Culture (SOAN 3200/RLST 3170), five additional courses in religious studies, and five additional courses in sociology/anthropology. The religious studies courses must include Introduction to Religious Studies (RLST 2000), two courses representing the areas of TRADITIONS and COMPARISONS (see designations under religious studies course descriptions for how courses ordinarily count), and the Religious Studies Seminar (RLST 3900 or RLST 4900); the sociology/anthropology courses must include an introductory level class; Introduction to Sociology (SOAN 1000), Introduction to Anthropology (SOAN 1100) or Introduction to Archaeology and World Prehistory (SOAN 1110), Social/Cultural Theory (SOAN 4200), Senior Seminar in either Sociology or Anthropology (SOAN 4900 or 4910), and two elective courses in sociology/anthropology above the introductory level. Students pursuing this major will be given a specially adapted comprehensive examination by a committee of faculty from the two departments. Neither Heritage nor Core topics courses count toward the combined major.

Requirements for minor: Students may complete a minor in either anthropology or sociology by taking four courses, two of which must be taken at Millsaps, including:

Anthropology: Introduction to Anthropology (SOAN 1110) or Introduction to Archaeology and World Prehistory (1100); one of the following 2000 level courses: SOAN 2100, SOAN 2130, SOAN 2400, SOAN 2410, or SOAN 2500; one of the following 3000 level courses: SOAN 3110, SOAN 3120, SOAN 3200, SOAN 3310, SOAN 3400, SOAN 3410, and one elective from the anthropology concentration.
Sociology: Introduction to Sociology; (SOAN 1000) one of the following 2000 level courses: SOAN 2010, SOAN 2100, SOAN 2130, SOAN 2200, SOAN 2250, or SOAN 2500; one of the following 3000 level courses: SOAN 3006, SOAN 3200, SOAN 3210, SOAN 3220, SOAN 3300, SOAN 3310, or SOAN 3710; and one elective from the sociology concentration.