Anthropology and Sociology, B.A.

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology and Sociology offered through the College of Arts and Sciences  , is grounded in the history of ideas, theory, and methods common to both disciplines. In this program, students choose either an Anthropology or Sociology concentration that comprises the core courses of their major. Students continue in their chosen concentration but share a set of core courses that enables students to master the shared concepts, theoretical approaches, and methodological practices of both disciplines. Students complete their degree with a capstone experience that comprises original research under the advisement of a faculty mentor, which grounds their understanding of social life in the discipline of their choice. At the end of the program, students earn a degree in Anthropology and Sociology, with a choice of concentration in anthropology or sociology through consultation with their academic advisor.

A degree in Anthropology and Sociology provides students strong problem solving and communication skills and knowledge about people, their cultures, and the institutions and organizations that they create. These skills and knowledge prepare students to succeed in careers that deal with the social problems and issues that they studied in their major. Students who earn a degree in either Anthropology or Sociology find career opportunities in social and governmental services; administrative support and management in organizations; professional researchers and evaluators for social, governmental, corporate, or world organizations; public relations and human resource departments; or, continue onto graduate degree programs in anthropology, sociology, public policy, social work, museum studies, library science, and law.