Anthropology-Sociology
Anthropology
Office: 310 Blodgett Hall, Website: depts.vassar.edu/~anthro/vcanth.html,
Phone: (845)437-5295, e-mail : anthropology@vassar.edu
Sociology
Office: 302 Blodgett Hall, Website: depts.vassar.edu/~sociol/,
Phone: (845)437-5510, e-mail: sociology@vassar.edu
Students may elect to do a combined degree program in
Anthropology-Sociology.
The Departments of Anthropology and Sociology strongly
encourage prospective joint majors to identify related
interests within each department's offerings that can be
used in developing a coherent series of classes. Elective
coursework in each department can then be used in developing
complementary perspectives. Examples include gender,
media/cultural representation, and race/ethnicity, etc.
Requirements for Concentration: A total of 16
units in the two fields must be taken, with no more
imbalance than 9 in one and 7 in the other.
Anthropology Requirements:
Two of the following introductory classes:
Anthropology 100 Archaeology (1)
Anthropology 120 Human Origins (1)
Anthropology 140 Cultural Anthropology (1)
Anthropology 150 Linguistic Anthropology (1)
Also required:
Anthropology 201 History of Anthropological Theory
(1)
Sociology Requirements:
Sociology 151 Introduction to Sociology (1)
Sociology 247 Modern Social Theory (1)
Sociology 254 Research Methods (1)
Four 300-level courses divided between anthropology and
sociology, either 301 Senior Seminar in Anthropology, or
Sociology 300a/301b. Sociology Thesis.
The above requirements total 11 units. The remaining 5
units required for the joint major should be chosen in
consultation with the student's advisers.
Advisers: All members of the Departments of
Anthropology and Sociology. Ajoint major should have one
adviser in each department.