ANTHROPOLOGY COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

ANTH 101- Cultural Anthropology*SSC
Credits: 5.00
Gen Ed Core-Social Sciences
Cross-cultural overview of human society and organization.  Concept of culture, language and society, subsistence strategies, cultural ecology, kinship, religion and worldview.

ANTH 110- Selected Topics
Credits: 1.00 TO 6.00
Discussion-based courses on selected topics of anthropological interest.

ANTH 130 – Leadership Strategies for Community Building
Credits: 3.00
Students will become familiar with individual and group leadership skills, and their application in a community setting.  This course is cross listed with SOC 130.

ANTH 210- Selected Topics
Credits: 1.00 TO 6.00
Discussion-based courses on selected topics of anthropological interest.

ANTH 220 – Physical Anthropology
Credits: 5.00
This course examines human beings as part of the animal kingdom, exploring topics like the principles and processes of evolution, genetics, living and fossil primates, the human fossil record and evolutionary history, early cultural development, and modern human diversity, including the concept of “race”. This course replaces ANTH 201. Students may not receive credit for both, but they may replace an earlier grade with a better grade in ANTH 220.

ANTH 230 – Public & Non-Profit Organizational Dynamics
Credits: 3.00
Students will become familiar with processes for creating and sustaining effective and efficient nonprofits, and explore the role public and non-profit organizations play in community well-being.

ANTH 310- Selected Topics
Credits: 1.00 TO 6.00
Prerequisite: May be required for some topics.

ANTH 312- Native Peoples Of North America
Credits: 5.00
An overview of the complexity and variety of indigenous societies in North America. Includes traditional lifeways, historical developments, government policies, contemporary issues, and change. Student must have at least sophomore standing to register for this course.

ANTH 315 – Anthropology Through Film
Credits: 3.00
This course is designed to explore cultural anthropology through ethnographic and popular film.  Student must have at least sophomore standing to register for this course.

ANTH 320- Human Adaptation*SSC
Credits: 2.00
Gen Ed Core-Social Sciences
Overview of the mechanisms of human adaptation. The focus is on physiological, behavioral and cultural adaptation. A variety of human populations and how they have adapted to different environments will be discussed. Prerequisite: None, but anthropology and/or other social science courses strongly recommended. Student must have at least sophomore standing to register for this course.

ANTH 325 – Human Ecology
Credits: 3.00
This course is designed to introduce the general principles of human adaptation to the environment, explore human biological and cultural adaptations through time and space, explore the scope of human diversity as well as demography and population dynamics. Student must have at least sophomore standing to register for this course.

ANTH 330- Ethnology of Hunters and Gatherers*SSC
Credits: 2.00
Gen Ed Core-Social Sciences
Overview of hunting and gathering populations around the world. The lifestyle of the Alaskan Indians and Eskimos, Great Basin Indians, Mbuti Pygmies, San Bushmen, and Australian Aborigines will be discussed. Prerequisite: None, but anthropology and/or social science courses strongly recommended. Student must have at least sophomore standing to register for this course.

ANTH 335 – Culture, Health & Illness
Credits: 4.00
This course is designed to introduce the cross-cultural patterns of health and illness, medical and nutritional anthropological research methods, a wide variety of medical systems and medical providers, and the impact of political systems on health.  Student must have at least sophomore standing to register for this course.

ANTH 340- Frauds, Myths & Mysteries*SSC
Credits: 2.00
Gen Ed Core-Social Sciences
A course designed to examine the scientific validity of questionable theories about the human past, and to explore and apply the techniques of scientific inquiry generally. Topics include the Piltdown Man hoax, ancient astronauts, the lost continent of Atlantis, and other pseudoscientific claims. Prerequisite: None, but anthropology and/or other social science courses strongly recommended. Student must have at least sophomore standing to register for this course.

ANTH 342 – Heritage & Museums
Credits: 5.00
A course designed to provide the student with a new understanding of the place of museums, heritage sites, and tourism in human society and culture. Topics may include the many meanings of “heritage”, how tourist attractions grab and hold the attention of travelers, how museums and interpretive centers portray different items and events, what sorts of impacts heritage tourism has on local people and customs, and even how animals are displayed or utilized as performers in museums, zoos, and places like Sea World. When you complete this course, you will never approach traveling, heritage, and museums in quite the same way again. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or above.

ANTH 345- Media, Politics & Propaganda*SSC
Credits: 5.00
Gen Ed Core-Social Sciences
Examines commercial and non-commercial news media, censorship pressures, common techniques of deception or spin, and the ways in which media consumers are susceptible to propaganda. Prerequisite: SOC 205 or consent of instructor.  Student must have at least sophomore standing to register for this course.  This course is cross listed with SOC 345.

ANTH 348- Primate Conservation & Behavior
Credits: 5.00
Non-human primates have been used within numerous disciplines as models for human primates to understand themselves.  This extremely diverse mammal group is currently under threat by encroachment and alteration of habitat. Primatology within the discipline of Anthropology is most frequently seen as a study of primate social behavior and adaptations. This course will bring to the student a clear understanding of the importance of non-human primates to humans through four main areas of study: a) social behavior, cognition and intelligence, b) community ecology, c) diet and reproduction, and d) human-nonhuman primate interactions and conservation. Prerequisite: None, but lower division anthropology or sociology courses recommended. Student must have at least sophomore standing to register for this course.

ANTH 350- Primate Populations*SSC
Credits: 2.00
Gen Ed Core-Social Sciences
An introduction to the living primate populations of the world. Focus is on behavior, diet, physical characteristics, and lifestyle of human and non-human primates. Prerequisite: None, but anthropology and/or other social science courses strongly recommended. Student must have at least sophomore standing to register for this course.

ANTH 354 – Science & Pseudoscience in Anthropology
Credits: 5.00
This is a course designed to help students learn to examine and evaluate the scientific validity of theories about the human present and past, and to explore and apply the techniques of scientific inquiry generally. Topics to be explored include what it means to do good science and the examination of a whole array of hoaxes, frauds, and misunderstandings found in the press, popular culture, and sometimes the scientific literature. Students will be encouraged to value and work toward scientific literacy, and to consider the effects of good and bad science on our society and everyday lives. Prerequisites: None, but students are urged to take other social science courses before or simultaneously with this one, and to have strong writing skills.

ANTH 356- Language & Culture
Credits: 5.00
Introduction to anthropological linguistics: cross-cultural approaches to descriptive and comparative linguistics; primate communication and ape language studies; children’s acquisition of language; ethno-linguistics; and language and the sociocultural construction of reality. Prerequisite: ANTH 101. Student must have at least sophomore standing to register for this course.

ANTH 360- Introduction to Archaeology & Prehistory*SSC
Credits: 5.00
Gen Ed Core-Social Sciences
This course focuses on an introduction to archaeological method and theory and a survey of world prehistory starting with the rise and evolution of human ancestors in eastern and southern Africa four million years ago. Next, an overview is provided of human migrations around the globe and the cultural developments associated with the transition from simple hunting and gathering bands to agriculture and complex city-states in the New and Old worlds. Prerequisite: None, but anthropology and/or other social science courses strongly recommended. Student must have at least sophomore standing to register for this course.

ANTH 364- Environmental Anthropology
Credits: 5.00
Global environmental problems are fueled by the burgeoning population of humans with consumptive lifestyles, resulting in dwindling natural resources. To an environmental anthropologist, the human dimensions in these and other contemporary environment problems are their main focus. Many contemporary environmental problems are due to a direct result of social processes. Through the use of the tools, methods, and insights of an anthropologist, light on these global and local problems can be shed. This course will bring to the student an understanding on how the global natural environment has been historically impacted by humans and what currently is happening in the face of globalization through research conducted by environmental anthropologists. Prerequisite: None, but students are strongly encouraged to have had previous experience with lower division courses in Anthropology or Sociology. Student must have at least sophomore standing to register for this course.

ANTH 365 – Animals, Culture & Society
Credits: 5.00
A course designed to explore the new and growing field of “anthrozoology”, the study of the relationships between humans and animals. Topics may include animal domestication and its impacts, the culture of pets and the pet industry, changing perceptions of and values regarding wild animals and endangered species, the culture of zoos and wildlife parks, symbolic meanings of animals, animal rights and anticruelty movements, and many ethical issues pertaining to the human-animal relationship. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or above.

ANTH 368- Tourism & Ecotourism
Credits: 5.00
Tourism typically conjures up images of sand, fun and relaxation but this industry often has other meanings for host countries. Tourism is a social, cultural, political and economic phenomenon with a long history. The impacts of this global activity are enormous not only for individual countries, but also for small communities and wilderness areas. Tourism contributes to the ideas of others and to the development of strategies for state development. The course will try to bring to the student an understanding about the impact of tourism on the society, culture, economy and environment of humans around the world. Prerequisite: Non, but lower level courses in anthropology or sociology are recommended. Student must have at least sophomore standing to register for this course.

ANTH 370- Environment & Society*SSC
Credits: 5.00
Gen Ed Core-Social Sciences
All human activity has consequences for the natural environment and vice versa. Yet rarely is the natural world a focus of sociological study. This course will examine the ways humans interact with their natural environments, and examine some of the consequences of those interactions, mixing theory, history and example to look at energy use, resource consumption, population growth, technology, and politics. Prerequisite: SOC 205 or ANTH 101, or consent of instructor. Student must have at least sophomore standing to register for this course.  This course is cross listed with SOC 370.

ANTH 372- Sex & Gender
Credits: 5.00
Cross-cultural perspectives on human sexuality and gender roles and relations. Constructs of masculinity, femininity and alternative genders. Anthropological overview of sex and gender in societies around the world. Prerequisite: ANTH 101.  Student must have at least sophomore standing to register for this course.

ANTH 375- Anthropology of Food & Nutrition
Credits: 5.00
This course is designed to provide you an introduction to the concepts and issues of the anthropological study of food and nutrition. We will explore a variety of prehistoric, historic and current issues related to food and nutrition. You will participate in a number of individual research assignments and a research project of your own choice. Student must have at least sophomore standing to register for this course.

ANTH 380- Native Peoples of Oregon
Credits: 5.00
Overview of the prehistoric, historic, and current lifestyle of the Burns Paiute Tribe, Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, Coquille Indian Tribe, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians, Confederated Tribes of the Grande Ronde, Confederated Tribes of the Klamath, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, confederated Tribes of Umatilla and Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation. Student must have at least sophomore standing to register for this course.

ANTH 390- Public Archaeology
Credits: 5.00
An exploration of archaeological issues at the state, federal, tribal, and private levels. Student must have at least sophomore standing to register for this course.

ANTH 391 – Applied Ethnographic Research
Credits: 5.00
The focus of this class is to develop well-rounded ethnographic researchers. This will be accomplished through an analysis of ethnographic research methods, participation observation, visual ethnography, questionnaire development, and research analysis. In addition, students will have the opportunity to work on their own ethnographic project. Prerequisites: ANTH 101, ANTH 356, and junior status.

ANTH 395 – Archaeological Research Methods
Credits: 5.00
This course focuses on the processes involved with making sense out of bits of scrap, rust, bone, and other materials collected from archaeological sites.  Analyzing and collecting data from artifacts and features recovered during excavations is a core step for archaeologists in learning about human behavior in the past. This course explores techniques such as lithic analysis, faunal analysis, botanical/pollen analysis, stable-isotope analysis, spatial analysis, and other types of research methods used by archaeologists to study human history through material culture. Prerequisites: ANTH 101, ANTH 220, ANTH 360, and junior status.

ANTH 401- Research
Credits: 1.00 TO 5.00
Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

ANTH 405- Reading & Conference
Credits: 1.00 TO 5.00
(Writing Intensive) Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

ANTH 407- Seminar
Credits: 1.00 TO 15.00
Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

ANTH 409- Practicum
Credits: 1.00 TO 10.00
Supervised experience (while enrolled in the university) designed to offer opportunity to explore career areas and learning situations through field placement that parallels one’s academic major.  Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

ANTH 410- Selected Topics
Credits: 1.00 TO 6.00
Prerequisite: May be required for some topics.  Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

ANTH 420- Encountering the Other
Credits: 2.00
A course designed to explore what it means for anthropologists, writers, and travelers to immerse themselves into another culture and encounter the “Other.” Prerequisite: None, but anthropology and/or other social science courses strongly recommended.  Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

ANTH 424- Sacagawea: Truth & Legend
Credits: 2.00
A course designed to help students explore the images of Sacagawea and other Native American women in United States history and culture. Sacagawea was the young Shoshone woman who, along with her husband and infant son, joined the Lewis and Clark expedition in North Dakota and accompanied them to the Pacific Ocean and back.  We will examine how her presence on this historic journey has been reported and interpreted over the generations, and what this reveals about non-Indian Americans’ views of native women and their relationships with others, especially white men.  Prerequisite: None, but students are strongly encouraged to have had previous experience with anthropology, sociology, history, or other social sciences. Also, strong writing skills. Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

ANTH 430- Medical Anthropology
Credits: 2.00
Overview of medical anthropology methods, theories and applied applications. Emphasis on the crosscultural aspects of human lifecycle, nutrition, stress and disease, and culture change. Prerequisite:  Anthropology and/or other social science courses strongly recommended. Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

ANTH 435- Oregon Archaeology
Credits: 5.00
This course focuses on the archaeology, prehistory, and ethnography of Oregon’s Native Americans.  Discussions will focus on integrating archaeological and environmental data to illustrate how Oregon’s first peoples adapted to their natural landscapes in the Northern Great Basin and Columbia Plateau, the Willamette Valley and Southwestern Oregon, and the Lower Columbia and Oregon Coast. Attention will also concentrate on archaeology as a social science and modern Native American worldviews on Oregon archaeology. Prerequisite: None, but anthropology and/or other social science courses recommended.  Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

ANTH 440- Archaeology & Sustainability
Credits: 5.00
This course focuses on the rise and fall of prehistoric and historic complex civilizations throughout North America, Mesoamerica, Europe, and Asia.  Discussions will focus on the various cultural, social, political, economic, and environmental reasons argued for collapse. It is hoped that by learning about the collapse of past civilizations, we will understand more fully the sustainability of today’s complex societies. Prerequisite: Background in the Social Sciences with intensive reading and writing. Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

ANTH 445 – Inequality & Diversity
Credits: 5.00
An exploration of how categories of difference such as race, social class, gender, sexuality and ability are constructed within U.S. society and are reinforced as systems of inequality. Why inequality occurs, what kinds of consequences follow from unequal ranking within social systems, and whether and how these systems might be changed.  Prerequisite: SOC 204, ANTH 101, or GEND 201. Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.  This course is cross listed with SOC 445.

ANTH 454- Anthropological History and Theory
Credits: 5.00
Senior level seminar examining the development of anthropological ideas and concepts. Includes key theories and individuals in the past, as well as important contemporary themes and issues in cultural anthropology, and the other sub-disciplines.  Prerequisites: minimum of 15 hours in Anthropology, including ANTH 101 and ANTH 356. Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

ANTH 460- Women In Poor Countries
Credits: 5.00
This course examines women’s lives in less developed countries, and the forces that shape them.  It is an introduction to a broad, interdisciplinary and international literature focusing on issues related to women’s work, health, education, social, economic and political status, their property rights, within local, regional, national and global contexts. The course will focus on the development of the subdiscipline, the status of women in various social and geographic settings, social theory, practice and some of the broad social, economic and political processes and their differential impacts upon women. and social movements, and some of the broad social, economic and political processes and their differential impacts upon women.  Prerequisite: SOC 204, ANTH 101, or GEND 201, upper division standing. Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course. This course is cross listed with SOC 460.

ANTH 499 – Senior Seminar
Credits: 1.00
Opportunity for students completing the major to demonstrate understanding of the two fields through focused projects and other culminating activities.  Student must have at least senior standing to register for this course.

SOCIOLOGY COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

SOC 110 – Selected Topics
Credits: 1.00 TO 6.00
Discussion-based courses on selected topics of sociological interest.

SOC 130 – Leadership Strategies for Community Building
Credits: 3.00
Students will become familiar with individual and group leadership skills, and their application in a community setting.  This course is cross listed with ANTH130.

SOC 204 – General Sociology*SSC
Credits: 5.00
Gen Ed Core-Social Sciences
An introduction to the sociological perspective on human behavior with emphasis on social location (history, culture, and social stratification), socialization, power and social interaction, inequality in social groups and understanding social change. Prerequisite: None, but college level reading and writing ability is expected.

SOC 205 – General Sociology: Problems*SSC
Credits: 5.00
Gen Ed Core-Social Sciences
The focus is on providing a sociological and critical thinking framework, allowing students to broaden their understanding of social problems, their causes and consequences, public perceptions and possible approaches to their resolution. Prerequisite: None, but college level reading and writing ability is expected.

SOC 210 – Selected Topics
Credits: 1.00 TO 6.00
Discussion-based courses on selected topics of sociological interest.

SOC 218 – Death & Dying
Credits: 5.00
This course introduces lifespan development and the final stages of death and dying. Students will compare and contrast historical and modern attitudes toward death and dying found in literature, rituals, religion, philosophy, film, music, medicolegal issues, and in the process clarify the attitudes and values attached to those views. The course includes a review of contemporary issues in the cultural differences in funeral and disposition of the deceased. The social practices of rituals, artificial life support, advance directives, euthanasia, hospice, suicide and other social issues will be discussed.  Course concludes with an examination of the future and changing practices and sociocultural expectations.

SOC 306 – Social Psychology
Credits: 5.00
Introduction to the study of social influences upon individual thought and behavior including conceptions of self, attitudes toward others, and general patterns of action and interaction.

SOC 310 – Selected Topics
Credits: 1.00 TO 6.00
Discussion-based courses on selected topics of sociological interest. Prerequisite: May be required for some topics.

SOC 315 – Social Welfare
Credits: 5.00
Analysis of the concept of social welfare including an introduction to the nature of government and voluntary programs and the services provided by them, as well as their theory, principles, and methods.

SOC 320 – Order & Deviance
Credits: 5.00
Sociological and anthropological examination of various deviant subcultures and the social processes connected with deviant behavior. Emphasis on interaction between society and the deviant.  Theory of deviance and the labeling process.

SOC 327 – Introduction to Social Research
Credits: 5.00
Survey of basic social research strategies with emphasis on collection and analysis of data, including its effective presentation. Prerequisites: SOC 204 and 205.

SOC 333 – Sociology of Disability
Credits: 5.00
An introduction to the field of disability studies.  Examines the theories and models historically used to explain disability and the role of sociology in this history. Explores the disability rights and self-advocacy movements and significant policy initiatives that have extended civil rights to persons with disabilities. Includes discussion of Universal Design movement and the ethical consequences of genetic testing on disability. Prerequisites: None, but SOC 204, SOC 205 recommended.

SOC 338 – Sociology of Families
Credits: 5.00
Historical development and ethnic diversity of family forms, cultural rituals associated with constituting families and intimate partnerships, construction of motherhood and fatherhood, care-giving relationships, and problems faced by families including division of domestic labor, divorce, domestic violence, and economic stress.

SOC 344 – Selling The News*SSC
Credits: 2.00
Gen Ed Core-Social Sciences
Examines the commercial and alternative news media, how bias and distortion in news are expressed and how they affect content. The object of this course is to provide students with a framework for understanding commercial news media and their effect on political processes and public opinion. Prerequisite: None, SOC 205 recommended. Student must have at least sophomore standing to register for this course.

SOC 345 – Media, Politics & Propaganda*SSC
Credits: 5.00
Gen Ed Core-Social Sciences
Examines the commercial and alternative news media, how news is filtered, how deceptive techniques are used, and the ways in which media consumers are susceptible to propaganda. The course emphasizes critical thinking skills. Prerequisite: None, SOC 205 recommended. Student must have at least sophomore standing to register for this course.  This course is cross listed with ANTH 345.

SOC 350 – Pornography, Gender & the State*SSC
Credits: 5.00
Gen Ed Core-Social Sciences
Examination of the production, text and consumption of pornography in a social and political context.  Student must have at least sophomore standing to register for this course.

SOC 360 – Gender & Power*SSC
Credits: 5.00
Gen Ed Core-Social Sciences
A critical analysis of privilege, power and difference in relationships between women and men in the United States and in a global context. Perspectives on historical movements for gender equality, and consideration of issues of domestic and paid labor, reproduction, and violence. Assessment of gender relationships within social institutions such as family, education, religion, and the economy. Student must have at least sophomore standing to register for this course.

SOC 370 – Environment & Society*SSC
Credits: 5.00
Gen Ed Core-Social Sciences
All human activity has consequences for the natural environment. Yet rarely is the natural world considered worthy of sociological study. This course examines the ways humans interact with their natural environments, and some of the consequences of those interactions, mixing theory, history and case study to look at energy use, resource consumption, population growth, technology, and politics, with a special emphasis on climate change.  This course is cross listed with ANTH 370.

SOC 401 – Research
Credits: 1.00 TO 5.00
Collection, analysis, and presentation either of primary data (based on fieldwork, e.g.) or of secondary data (based on library research, e.g.).  Topic choices and initial proposals for these credits are made by the students. Prerequisites: SOC 204 and 205. Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

SOC 405 – Reading & Conference
Credits: 1.00 TO 5.00
Directed reading and writing in areas of special interest. Topic choices and initial proposals for these credits are made by the students. Prerequisites: SOC 204 and 205. Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

SOC 407 – Seminar
Credits: 1.00 TO 5.00
Generally discussion-based courses on topics of special interest. Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

SOC 409 – Practicum
Credits: 1.00 TO 10.00
Supervised experience (while enrolled in the university) designed to offer opportunity to explore career areas and learning situations through field placement that parallels one’s academic major.  Prerequisites: SOC 204 and 205, SOC 315 and senior status. Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

SOC 410 – Selected Topics
Credits: 1.00 TO 6.00
Discussion-based courses on selected topics of sociological interest. Prerequisite: May be required for some topics. Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

SOC 411 – Problems in Society
Credits: 5.00
Investigation of a selected “problem” in contemporary society. Seeks impartial understanding of the conditions, causes and consequences of publicly defined “ problems.” A current offering addresses the problem of peace and war. As the content topics shift, the course may be repeated. Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

SOC 416 – Crime & Delinquency
Credits: 5.00
Sociological analysis of crime and delinquency as social problems. Study of the nature, extent and causes of crime and the roles of police, courts, and corrections. Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

SOC 420 – Social Welfare Practices
Credits: 5.00
In-depth examination of concepts and issues related to a specific target population of the social welfare system.   Prerequisites: SOC 204, 205, 315, and upper division standing.  Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

SOC 420 – Social Welfare Practices
Credits: 5.00
In-depth examination of concepts and issues related to the social welfare profession. Focused on practical skills and applications. Prerequisites: SOC 204, 205, 315, and upper division standing. Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

SOC 442 – Religion & Violence
Credits: 5.00
A study of the relationship between religion and violence in historical context and through analysis of contemporary events involving terrorism, apocalyptic sects, and sociocultural conflicts. This course is cross listed with ANTH 442. Prerequisite: SOC 204 or ANTH 101. or GEND 201. Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

SOC 445 – Inequality & Diversity
Credits: 5.00
An exploration of how categories of difference such as race, social class, gender, sexuality and ability are constructed within U.S. society and are reinforced as systems of inequality. Investigation of the ways structures of power maintain status hierarchies and discriminatory practices. Uses social theory, empirical research, and personal accounts to examine experiences of privilege, discrimination and marginalization. Prerequisite: SOC 204, ANTH 101, GEND 201 or consent of instructor. Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.  This course is cross listed with ANTH 445.

SOC 454 – Sociological Theory
Credits: 5.00
Origin and growth of ideas leading to the development of sociology as a discipline. Study of the principal frames of reference in contemporary sociological theory. Prerequisites: A minimum of 15 hours of sociology is recommended; SOC 204 and 205. Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

SOC 455 – Practice of Social Research
Credits: 3.00
First of a two quarter sequence. Primary focus on qualitative research methods such as fieldwork, Anthropology/Sociology major. With a primary focus on qualitative research methods, this course will be especially ethnography, historical research, and narrative analysis. Involves designing and conducting independent research designing and conducting independent research based on collection of primary data or use of secondary data. Completion of SOC 455 and 456 meets research requirement for sociology concentration. Prerequisite: SOC 327. Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

SOC 456 – Social Research Analysis
Credits: 2.00
Second of a two quarter sequence. Interpretation sequence for students completing the sociology emphasis in the Anthropology/Sociology major. Involves interpretation and analysis of data completion of formal research report, and planning for potential public presentation of results. Completion of SOC 455 and 456 meets research requirement for sociology concentration. Prerequisite: SOC 455. Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

SOC 460 – Women In Poor Countries* Credits: 5.00
Examines women’s lives in less developed countries, and the forces that shape them. It is an introduction to a broad, interdisciplinary and international literature focusing on issues related to women’s work, health, education, social, economic and political status, their property rights, within local, regional, national and global contexts. Content focuses on the development of the subdiscipline, the status of women in various social and geographic settings, and approaches to addressing and solving problems. Prerequisite: SOC 204, ANTH 101, or GEND 201. Upper division standing required.  Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course. This course is cross listed with ANTH 460.

SOC 480 Social Movements
Credits: 5.00
This course examines the social and cultural processes involved in efforts to change society using extra-institutional means. Focusing on theoretical debates, it asks why movements occur when they do, explores organizational, and recruitment strategies and tactics, the role of the state and mass media, why movements continue or decline, and their effects on society. Prerequisite: SOC 204 or SOC 205 and upper division standing, or consent of instructor. Student must have at least junior standing to register for this course.

SOC 499 – Senior Seminar
Credits: 1.00
Opportunity for students completing the major to demonstrate understanding of the two fields through focused projects and other culminating activities. Student must have at least senior standing to register for this course.