Semester Requirements
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The minor in sociology and anthropology offers insights into two academic disciplines dedicated to understanding human social life, both local and global. Through sociology we discover how our own lives are influenced by social relationships around us. Through anthropology we discover and appreciate the diversity of other cultural systems on a global scale. Careful selection of courses provides insights into a wide range of topics such as human history and prehistory through archaeology, gender and sexuality, race, ethnicity, social class and inequality, urban life and cities, cultural images and mass media, war and violence, social movements, social and cultural change, and globalization.
| Course | |
|---|---|
| Required Course | |
| Choose one of the following: | |
| ANTH-102 | Cultural Anthropology |
| SOCI-102 | Foundations of Sociology |
| Electives | |
| Choose four of the following (at least two courses must be 300-level or above): | |
| ANTH-103 | Archaeology and the Human Past |
| ANTH-201/SOCI-201 | Writing about Society and Culture |
| ANTH-210 | Culture and Globalization |
| ANTH-220 | Language and Culture |
| ANTH-215 | Field Methods in Archaeology |
| ANTH-225 | Globalizing Africa |
| ANTH-230 | Great Discoveries in Archaeology |
| ANTH-235 | Immigration to the U.S. |
| ANTH-240 | Muslim Youth Cultures |
| ANTH-245 | Ritual and Performance |
| ANTH-250 | Themes in Archaeological Research |
| ANTH-255 | Regional Archaeology |
| ANTH-260 | Native North Americans |
| ANTH-265 | Native Americans in Film |
| ANTH-270/INGS-270 | Cuisine, Culture, and Power |
| ANTH-275 | Global Islam |
| ANTH-280 | Sustainable Development |
| ANTH-285 | Religion and Culture |
| ANTH-301/SOCI-301 | Social and Cultural Theory |
| ANTH-302/SOCI-302 | Qualitative Research |
| ANTH-303/SOCI-303 | Quantitative Research |
| ANTH-310 | African Popular Cultures |
| ANTH-315 | The Archaeology of Cities |
| ANTH-325 | Bodies and Culture |
| ANTH-330 | Cultural Images of War |
| ANTH-335 | Culture and Politics in Latin America |
| ANTH-340 | Divided Europe |
| ANTH-345 | Genocide and Post-Conflict Justice |
| ANTH-350 | The Global Economy and the Grassroots |
| ANTH-355 | Historic Archaeology |
| ANTH-360 | Humans and Their Environment |
| ANTH-365 | Islamic Culture and the Middle East |
| ANTH-370 | Media and Globalization |
| ANTH-375 | Native American Repatriation |
| ANTH-380 | Nationalism and Identity |
| ANTH-410 | Global Cities |
| ANTH-415 | Archaeological Science |
| ANTH-420 | Exploring Ancient Technology |
| ANTH-425 | Global Sexualities |
| ANTH-430 | Visual Anthropology |
| ANTH-435 | Garbage Archaeology |
| ANTH-440 | Survey of Metallurgy |
| SOCI-103 | The Urban Experience |
| SOCI-210 | African-American Culture |
| SOCI-215 | The Changing Family |
| SOCI-220 | Minority Group Relations |
| SOCI-225 | Social Inequality |
| SOCI-230 | Sociology of Work |
| SOCI-235 | Women, Work, and Culture |
| SOCI-240 | Deaf Culture in America |
| SOCI-245 | Gender and Health |
| SOCI-250 | Globalization and Security |
| SOCI-310 | U.S. Housing Policy |
| SOCI-315 | Global Exiles of War and Terror |
| SOCI-320 | Population and Society |
| SOCI-325 | Community and Economic Development: Rochester |
| SOCI-330 | Urban Deviance |
| SOCI-335 | Urban Cultures |
| SOCI-340 | Urban Planning and Policy |
| SOCI-345 | Urban Poverty |
| SOCI-350 | Social Change |
| SOCI-410 | Diversity in the City |
| INGS-101 | Global Studies |
| INGS-201 | Histories of Globalization |
| INGS-210 | Africa and the Diaspora |
| INGS-310 | Global Slavery and Human Trafficking |
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The minor in sociology and anthropology examines the changing interrelations among work, technology, and culture in different nations across the globe. With the globalization of the workforce, trade, and production, social interactions have become increasingly marked by differences in gender, class, racial, and ethnic identities. Courses analyze the global and local worlds of work, how social relations are shaped by technology and culture, and how global trends are transforming our lives.
Prerequisite—Choose one of the following:
0510-210 Cultural Anthropology
0515-210 Foundations of Sociology
Electives—Choose five of the following:
0510-440 Cultures in Globalization
0510-442 Culture and Politics in Latin America
0510-443 Immigration to the U.S.
0510-444 Global Economy and the Grassroots
0510-445 Global Cities
0510-446 Native North Americans
0510-447 Anthropology of Mass Media
0510-448 Native Americans in Film
0510-449 Sustainable Development
0510-450 Cultural Resource Management and Historic Preservation
0510-451 Global Sexualities
0510-452 Bodies and Culture
0510-454 Visual Anthropology
0510-457 Divided Europe
0510-459 Cultural Images of War and Terror
0510-460 Genocide and Post-Conflict Justice
0510-461 Native American Repatriation
0510-464 Nationalism and Identity
0510-465 Social and Cultural Theory
0510-486 Globalizing Africa
0510-487 African Popular Cultures
0510-502 Archaeology and the Human Past
0510-506 Great Discoveries in Archaeology
0510-507 Archaeological Science
0510-508 The Archaeology of Cities
0515-441 The Changing Family
0515-442 The Urban Experience
0515-443 Sociology of Work
0515-444 Social Change
0515-446 Sociology of Health
0515-447 Women, Work, and Culture
0515-449 Population and Society
0515-451 Transfer of Technology and Globalization
0515-453 Global Exiles of War and Terror
0515-454 U.S. Housing Policy
0515-455 Urban Poverty
0515-485 Diversity in the City
0515-506 Social Inequality