Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Sociology Requirements

Sociology Core Courses
SOCL 1101Introduction to Sociology4
SOCL 3300Social Theory4
or ANTH 3421 Foundations of Anthropological Theory
Methodological Requirements
SOCL 2320Statistical Analysis in Sociology4
or INSH 3102 Introduction to Statistics in the Social Sciences
SOCL 2321Research Methods in Sociology4
or INSH 3101 Research Methods in the Social Sciences
Additional Required Methodological Training
Complete one of the following:4
Introduction to Program Design and Implementation
and Lab for CS 2000
Social Networks
Foundations of Data Science
Bostonography: The City through Data, Texts, Maps, and Networks
Ethnographic Methods
Applied Sociology: Practice and Theory
Sociology Electives
Introductory electives
Complete two courses from the following range not used to fulfill another requirement:8
SOCL 1101 to SOCL 2999
Intermediate Electives
Complete two courses from the following range not used to fulfill another requirement:8
SOCL 3000 to SOCL 4999

Cultural Anthropology Requirements

Cultural Anthropology Core Courses
ANTH 1101Peoples and Cultures4
ANTH 3410Ethnographic Field Experience4
Anthropology Electives
Complete five ANTH electives between ANTH 1101 and ANTH 4999 not used to fulfill other requirements. One study-abroad course may count toward this requirement with prior permission from the department.20
Advanced Area Courses
Complete two area courses between ANTH 4101 and ANTH 4520 not used to fulfill another requirement. Area courses taken in addition to these two classes may count as electives.8

Integrative Requirement and Capstone

Integrative Requirement
ANTH 2305Global Markets and Local Culture4
Capstone
Choose one of the following:4
Senior Seminar
Making Anthropology Public
Senior Seminar

Sociology and Cultural Anthropology Major Grade Requirement

A GPA of 2.000 across all major courses is required.

Sociology and Cultural Anthropology Combined Major Credit Requirement

Complete 80 semester hours in the major.

Experiential Liberal Arts

All students in this College of Social Sciences and Humanities program are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

Sample Plan of Study

Four-Year, Two Co-ops

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
SOCL 10001ANTH 34104Elective4Elective4
SOCL 11014SOCL 2321 or INSH 31014Elective4Elective4
SOCL 2320 or INSH 31024Anthropology elective4  
ANTH 11014Sociology elective4  
Writing4   
 17 16 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Anthropology area course4ANTH 23054Elective4Co-op0
Anthropology elective4SOCL 3300 or ANTH 34214Elective4 
Sociology elective4EESH 20001  
Sociology elective4Sociology elective4  
 Elective4  
 16 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0Anthropology elective4Elective4Co-op0
 Anthropology elective4Elective4 
 Sociology advanced methods4  
 Elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0ANTH 4600, SOCL 4600, or ANTH 41004  
 Anthropology area course4  
 Anthropology elective4  
 Elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 130