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Anthropology-Sociology

Office:    310 and 302 Blodgett Hall
Phone:    (845) 437-5294 or (845) 437-5510

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.

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:

Anthropology 140Cultural Anthropology(1)
One additional Anthropology 100-level course(1)
Anthropology 201Anthropological Theory(1)
Anthropology 301Senior Seminar(1)
One additional 300-levelAnthropology Seminar(1)

Sociology Requirements:

Sociology 151Introduction to Sociology(1)
Sociology 247Modern Social Theory(1)
Sociology 254Research Methods(1)
Sociology 300a-30lbSenior Thesis(1)
One additional 300-level Sociology course(1)

Advisers: All members of the Departments of Anthropology and Sociology. A joint major should have one adviser in each department.