Bachelor of Arts - Sociology & Anthropology

The department offers an undergraduate major degree in sociology-anthropology with a choice of three concentrations. Within each concentration, learn valuable knowledge and develop vital problem-solving, critical-thinking, interpretive and analytical skills. Each concentration has a specialized and distinct curriculum.

Sociology Concentration

Become a critical consumer of information related to social interaction and an insightful social observer. Prepare for graduate study or for positions in business, social services, government or politics, journalism, mass media, nonprofits and community organizations. 

Anthropology Concentration   

Students will be able to increase their understanding of human biological and cultural variety through time and space. Prepare for graduate study or to pursue career paths in contract archaeology, cultural resource management, crime scene analysis (forensics) in addition to positions in business, social services, government or politics, journalism, mass media, nonprofits and community organizations.

Criminal Justice Concentration

Engage in the scientific study of crime and criminality, other forms of social deviance and official responses to crime by law enforcement, the criminal courts and the corrections system. Prepare for graduate study or to pursue a career in law enforcement, crime measurement and analysis, mediation and conflict resolution, victim assistance, and homeland or corporate security, among others.