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Anthropology/Sociology

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

The Anthropology and Sociology Program offers an interdisciplinary program leading to a degree in Anthropology and Sociology with concentrations in Anthropology, Sociology, or Sociology-Social Welfare. The program prepares students desiring careers in a field requiring direct social involvement, wishing to enter anthropology, sociology or social work as a profession, or pursuing a broad liberal arts education designed to enhance their understanding of humans and their social and cultural environment. In all courses and program activities, faculty are firmly committed to the task of enhancing the learning and reasoning abilities of students and allowing them to see the problems and processes of contemporary America in the light of broader cross-cultural and social-comparative perspectives.

Students receiving a BS or BA degree in Anthropology/Sociology will be able to do the following:

  • A solid foundation in the core academic disciplines of anthropology and sociology.
  • A basic understanding of fundamental concepts in anthropology and sociology.
  • A basic understanding of cross-cultural and intracultural perspectives.
  • Ability to examine key issues affecting contemporary societies through the social science lenses of anthropology and sociology.
  • Effective skills in critical thinking and discourse within the disciplines.
  • Effective skills in analytical and reflective writing, and other types of appropriate writing.
  • An ability to function effectively in small group work settings.
  • Basic statistical and literacy skills
  • General computer literacy.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students receiving a BS or BA degree in Anthropology/Sociology will be able to demonstrate the following:

  1. Communication: Demonstrate a solid understanding of core concepts in anthropology and sociology through effective communication, including scholarly writing and public presentations.
  2. Inquiry: Demonstrate and apply cross-cultural perspectives, rooted in inquiry-based knowledge, in the analysis of social, economic, and political issues.
  3. Critical Thinking: Demonstrate effective skills in critical thinking, analytical and reflective writing, and appropriate discourse within the core disciplines.
  4. Civic Engagement: Identify, analyze, and address real world problems through scholarly and structured civic engagement.
  5. Integrated Learning

MEANS OF ASSESSMENT

  • Successful completion of required and elective course work (appropriate for each concentration), with at least a C- in every graded course counted toward the major, and a 2.00 GPA for all courses counted toward the major.
  • Successful completion of the University Writing Requirement, in addition to writing-intensive courses in the major.
  • Successful completion of a statistics course utilizing computers and of writing projects requiring the use of computer and word processing, demonstrating computer literacy.
  • Successful completion of an appropriate senior paper, project, or practicum within one of the three concentrations, demonstrating the ability to research, practice, and/or analyze various topics within anthropology and/or sociology.
  • Successful completion of the ANTH/SOC Senior Seminar demonstrating an understanding of anthropological and sociological concepts, and the ability to display and apply this understanding in a public setting of one’s peers.

To ensure that students meet the above program outcomes, they demonstrate proficiency by means of the following (depending on the course): research papers, essays, in-class exams (essays, short answers, objective questions), take-home exams, map quizzes, group projects, individual and group presentations, library skills assignments, critical autobiographies and oral histories, production and analysis of surveys, development of formal research proposals, ethnographic observations and field-based research, reaction papers, summaries/ analysis papers based on readings, quizzes, formal debates, book reviews, literature reviews, and class participation and preparedness. Each assignment is assessed by means of specific evaluative criteria.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR OF ARTS OR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ANTHROPOLOGY/SOCIOLOGY

A “C-” grade or better is required in all graded Anthropology and Sociology courses that are used to meet program requirements. A 2.00 GPA or better in all transcripted Anthropology or Sociology courses, including both transferred courses and those taken at Eastern, is required for good standing within the program.

Students in all concentrations will be required to take a college-level statistics course of at least 4 credits with a grade of C- or better. Students must also complete a mathematics course at the 100-level or above, with a grade of “C-” or better. Each student must demonstrate computer literacy in a way appropriate to his or her individual plans and approved by the student’s adviser.

ANTHROPOLOGY PROGRAM

For a concentration in Anthropology, students must complete Eastern graduation requirements, and at least 65 hours in Anthropology/Sociology to include:

  • ANTH 101 Cultural Anthropology (5), and
  • ANTH 220 Physical Anthropology (5)
  • At least 35 upper division hours in Anthropology are required, including: ANTH 356 Language & Culture (5), ANTH 360 Intro to Archaeology & Prehistory (5), ANTH 454 Anthropological History & Theory (5), and either ANTH 391 Applied Ethnographic Research (5) or ANTH 395 Archaeological Research Methods (5).
  • ANTH 499 Senior Seminar (1)
  • A 5 credit faculty-approved capstone such as: ANTH 401 Research and/or ANTH 405 Reading and Conference and/or ANTH 409 Practicum.
  • An additional 9 upper division elective credits in Anthropology to reach the minimum 35 credits.
  • At least 20 hours in Sociology, including SOC 204 or SOC 205.

Total credit hours: 65

SOCIOLOGY PROGRAMS

For a concentration in either Sociology or Social Welfare, students must complete Eastern graduation requirements and at least 65 hours in Anthropology/Sociology to include:

  • SOC 204 Gen Soc Introduction, and
  • SOC 205 Gen Soc: Problems
  • At least 20 hours in Anthropology, including ANTH 101 Cultural Anthropology
  • At least 35 upper division hours in Sociology including: SOC 327 Introduction to Social Research and SOC 454 Sociological Theory
  • A faculty-approved capstone in conjunction with the SOC 499 Senior Seminar (this 1 credit course counts in the 35 upper division hour requirement.)
  • The requirements for one of these two concentrations:
    • Sociology Concentration: Students must complete a minimum of five credit hours in:  SOC 455 Practice of Social Research (3); and SOC 456 Social Research Analysis (2); or, with consent of faculty advisor, SOC 401 Research (minimum 5 credits).  These courses count in the 35 upper-division credit hours requirement.
    • Social Welfare Concentration: Students must complete:  SOC 315 Foundations of Social Welfare, SOC 420 Social Welfare Practices, SOC 409 Social Welfare Practicum, a minimum of five credit hours in (or the equivalent experience in) a pre-professional setting with a social welfare/public services provider in the area. These courses count in the 35 upper-division credit hours requirement.

Total credit hours 65

TYPICAL FIRST YEAR CURRICULUM

Fall

ANTH 101 Cultural Anthropology (5)
General Education or Elective Courses (10)

Winter
ANTH 220 Physical Anthropology (5)
General Education or Elective Courses (15)

Spring
General Education or Elective Courses (15)

TYPICAL SECOND YEAR CURRICULUM

Fall
SOC 204 General Sociology Introduction (5) or
SOC 205 General Sociology Problems (5)
ANTH 360 Intro to Arch/Prehistory (5)
General Education or Elective Courses (10)

Winter
ANTH 220 Physical Anthropology (5)
SOC 205 General Sociology Problems (5) or
SOC 204 General Sociology Introduction (5)
General Education or Elective Courses (5)

Spring
ANTH 356 Language & Culture (5)
General Education or Elective Courses (10)

NOTE: 100 and 200 level courses in Anthropology and Sociology may be taken whenever offered in the freshman or sophomore years. These courses need not be taken in order, for example, SOC 205 may be taken before or after SOC 204.

TYPICAL THIRD YEAR CURRICULUM

Select courses from the following, depending upon program concentration:

Fall
ANTH 360 Intro to Arch/Prehistory
SOC 315 Foundations of Social Welfare (5)
SOC 454 Sociological Theory (5) or
ANTH 310 Selected Topics (5)

Winter
SOC 327 Introduction to Social Research (5)
ANTH 312 Native Peoples of North America (5) or
ANTH or SOC 310/410 Selected Topics (5)
SOC 338 Sociology of Family (5)
SOC 360 Gender & Power (5)

Spring
SOC 306 Social Psychology (5)
ANTH or SOC 310/410 Selected Topics (5)
ANTH 454 Anthropology History & Theory (5) (offered every other year)
SOC 370 Environment and society (5)
SOC 345 Media, Politics and Propaganda (5)

TYPICAL FOURTH YEAR CURRICULUM

Select courses from the following, depending upon program concentration:

Fall
SOC 401 Research (5) or
SOC 405 Reading and Conference (5)
SOC 455 The Practice of Social Research (3)
SOC 454 Sociological Theory (5)
ANTH 401 Research (5) or
ANTH 405 Reading and Conference (5)
ANTH 372 Sex and Gender (5) or
ANTH 312 Native Peoples of North America (5)
ANTH/SOC 442 Religion and Violence (5) (every other year)
ANTH/SOC 445 Inequality and Diversity (5) (every other year)

Winter
ANTH 454 Anthropology History & Theory (5)
SOC 420 Social Welfare Practices (5)
SOC 456 Social Research Analysis(2)
ANTH 407 Seminar (5)

Spring
SOC 460 Women in Poor Countries
SOC 409 Practicum (5)
SOC 407 Capstone Symposium (1)
ANTH 499 Senior Seminar (1)
Elective Courses (8-10)

NOTE: 300 and 400 level courses in Anthropology and Sociology may be taken whenever offered in junior or senior years. A total of 35 upper-division hours are required for the Anthropology, Sociology, and Sociology/Social Welfare concentrations.

MINOR IN ANTHROPOLOGY/SOCIOLOGY

This minor is also available via through on-line/on-site courses.

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A minimum of 30 graded credits at the “C-” level or better in Anthropology and Sociology. Student must maintain a “C” (2.00) or better cumulative GPA in courses required for the major.

The above must include:
a. At least 10 graded credits in each of the two disciplines.
b. At least 20 graded credits in upper division.
A minimum of 10 hours counting toward the minor must be completed at Eastern Oregon University.

NOTE: It is recommended that a senior year integrating project be included in each minor. That project might, for example, be a paper completed as part of the regular requirements of an Anthropology or Sociology course but focusing upon some topic related to the student’s major.