326 Kleinpell Fine Arts Building
(715) 425-3992
www.uwrf.edu/sociology/
Edward Robins–Chair, Brian Copp, Tricia Davis, Jean Hector Faley, Clifford Mottaz, Timothy E. Nissen, Rich Wallace
The Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice offers several
options for Majors and Minors:
1. Major in Sociology Liberal Arts-Sociology Major may be used as part of a
Broad-Field Social Studies Major;
2. Minor in Sociology-Liberal Arts;
3. Minor in Sociology-Education;
4. Minor in Anthropology;
5. Minor in Criminal Justice (Sociology Major); and
6. Minor in Criminal Justice (Non-Sociology Major).
BA and BS Liberal Arts majors as listed on pages 22-23.
BS Education majors as listed on pages 31-32.
Social and Behavioral Sciences: SOCI 100 or ANTH 100
Sociology Major: 39 Total Credits
Core Requirements: 18 cr. hrs.
SOCI 100 Introduction to Sociology
(counts 3 cr. in Gen. Ed.)
or ANTH 100 Introduction to Anthropology
(counts 3 cr. in Gen. Ed.)
SOCI 200 Sociological Inquiry 3 cr.
SOCI 208 Sociology of Diversity 3 cr.
or SOCI 225 Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
or ANTH 225 Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
SOCI 250 Social Statistics 3 cr.
SOCI 300 Research Methods 3 cr.
SOCI 400 Social and Cultural Theory 3 cr.
SOCI 480 Senior Seminar 3 cr.
Directed Electives: 21 cr. hrs.
15 credits must be at 300/400 level with at least 6 credits at the 400 level
SOCI 205 Culture and Personality 3 cr.
or ANTH 205 Culture and Personality
SOCI 211 Global Perspectives on Children 3 cr.
or ANTH 211 Global Perspectives on Children
SOCI 218 Deviant Behavior 3 cr.
SOCI 221 Global Perspectives on Women 3 cr.
or ANTH 221 Global Perspectives on Women
SOCI 227 Religious Groups and Cults 3 cr.
SOCI 228 Native American Cultures 3 cr.
or ANTH 228 Native American Cultures
SOCI 230 Sociology of Sport and Leisure 3 cr.
SOCI 240 Social Problems 3 cr.
SOCI 245 Environmental Sociology 3 cr.
SOCI 247 Human and Cultural Origins 3 cr.
or ANTH 247 Human and Cultural Origins
SOCI 310 Sociology through Film 3 cr.
SOCI 315 Sociology of Later Life 3 cr.
SOCI 323 Sociology of the Family 3 cr.
SOCI 326 Sociology of Gender Roles 3 cr.
SOCI 330 Social Organization 3 cr.
SOCI 338 Global Perspectives on Health and Disease 3 cr.
or ANTH 338 Global Perspectives on Health and Disease
SOCI 340 Sociology of Rural Life 3 cr.
SOCI 345 Sociology of Urban Life 3 cr.
SOCI 348 Faces of Culture 3 cr.
or ANTH 348 Faces of Culture
SOCI 378 Semester Abroad Research 3-6 cr.
SOCI 389 Special Topics in Sociology 2-3 cr.
or ANTH 389 Special Topics in Anthropology
SOCI 410 Social Psychology 3 cr.
SOCI 435 Social and Cultural Change 3 cr.
or ANTH 435 Social and Cultural Change
SOCI 445 Power and Inequality 3 cr.
SOCI 490 Readings in Sociology 1-2 cr.
or ANTH 490 Readings in Anthropology
or SOCI 499 Independent Study cr.
or ANTH 499 Independent Study
Sociology Minor - Liberal Arts or Education: 24 Total Credits
Required Courses: 9 cr. hrs.
SOCI 100 Introduction to Sociology (3 cr.)
(counts 3 cr. in Gen. Ed.)
or ANTH 100 Introduction to Anthropology
(counts 3 cr. in Gen. Ed.)
SOCI 200 Sociological Inquiry 3 cr.
SOCI 208 Sociology of Diversity 3 cr.
or SOCI 225 Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
or ANTH 225 Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
SOCI 400 Social and Cultural Theory 3 cr.
General Electives in Sociology/Anthropology 15 cr. hrs.
(at least 9 credits must be at 300/400 level)
For those who wish to teach sociology in high school, the required major is the Broad Field Social Studies Major, see page 96 of the printed catalog.
