Sociology/Anthropology, B.A.

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Students must complete the Oakland University General Education Requirements, General College of Arts and Sciences Requirements, College of Arts and Sciences College Exploratory Requirement, Major Requirements, and an appropriate number of free elective classes to meet the overall credit requirement for the degree (in most cases a minimum of 124; some degrees may require a greater number).

As a general rule, no more than eight credits of coursework used to satisfy one major, minor or concentration may be applied toward another, but exceptions to this rule may be allowed with the written approval of the program coordinators.

Schedule of Classes

Specific offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes.

General Education Requirements

In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their general education courses.

Each candidate for an Oakland University baccalaureate will need to satisfactorily complete approved courses in each of the following areas: Foundation, Exploration, Integration, Writing, U.S. Diversity and Capstone. For details, refer to the General Education Requirements section of the catalog.

Requirements

To earn a Bachelor of Arts with a combined major in sociology/anthropology, students must complete a minimum of 20 credits in sociology and 20 credits in anthropology including the following:

1. Sociology courses

SOC 1000 - Introduction to Sociology (4) or SOC 1010 - Introduction to Sociology through Health and Medicine (4)
SOC 2010 - Introduction to Methods of Social Research (4)
SOC 2020 - Social Statistics with Computer Applications (4)
Eight credits in sociology at the 2000 level or above

2. Anthropology courses

AN 1111 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (4)
AN 1511 - Human Evolution and Archaeology (4)
AN 4391 - Anthropological Theory (4)
Eight credits in anthropology at the 2000 level or above

Note:

No more than 8 credits counted toward the major may be taken in AN 3000 , AN 3930 or SOC /AN 4996 .