Department of Anthropology and Sociology

The department of anthropology and sociology houses four different undergraduate degrees: the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)  and the Bachelor of Science (B.S.)  in Anthropology, and the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)  and the Bachelor of Science (B.S.)  in Sociology.

The program in anthropology is designed to provide students with a strong general background in anthropology preparatory to graduate studies or employment in fields such as qualitative and applied research, archaeology, foreign relations, international business, international law, and social work. These classes emphasize the three major divisions of the discipline: biological anthropology, archaeology, and cultural anthropology. The curriculum requires all students, under the supervision of an anthropology faculty member, to complete a research project in some area of the student’s interest. Individual counseling is provided for all students.

The program in sociology provides a strong background in the disciple to prepare students for graduate school, professional school (for example, law, policy, business, social work, urban planning, medicine), and for careers in social service, government, research, teaching, or business. People spend their entire lives in social groups and networks, ranging from the family to global systems. Sociologists study how these groups and networks work. Developing the ability to analyze society is a core component of anyone’s education and personal development, and thus the sociology major provides a solid foundation for any career. Sociology courses also contribute to the African American studies minor and the women’s and gender studies major.

Programs

• Anthropology, B.A.
• Anthropology, B.S.
• Sociology, B.A.
• Sociology, B.S.

• Anthropology Minor
• Sociology Minor

Courses

• ANTH 1063 Culture, People, and Nature: General Anthropology
• ANTH 2030 Introduction to Biological Anthropology Laboratory
• ANTH 2034 Introduction to Biological Anthropology: Evolution and Human Biological Diversity
• ANTH 2043 Patterns in Culture: Cultural Anthropology
• ANTH 2053 Cultures before History: Archaeology
• ANTH 2083 Evolution of Human Sexual Behavior
• ANTH 2233 Prehistoric Archaeology of Oklahoma
• ANTH 2241 Archeological Science Lab
• ANTH 2243 Archeological Science
• ANTH 2863 Special Topics
• ANTH 3023 Forensic Anthropology
• ANTH 3103 North American Indians
• ANTH 3173 Gender across Cultures
• ANTH 3443 Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion
• ANTH 3803 The Roots of Hamilton: Relics of Resistance in the Black Atlantic World
• ANTH 3992-3 Independent Study
• ANTH 4033 Archaeology of the Americas
• ANTH 4053 Archaeological Analysis
• ANTH 4063 Qualitative Methods in Anthropological Research
• ANTH 4083 Introduction to Museum Work
• ANTH 4093 Anthropology of Globalization
• ANTH 4103 Human Evolution
• ANTH 4113-4116 Field Work in Anthropology
• ANTH 4123 Humans as Environmental Engineers: Agriculture to Energy
• ANTH 4133 Human Evolutionary Medicine
• ANTH 4153 Faunal Analysis Laboratory
• ANTH 4233 Medical Anthropology
• ANTH 4243 Human Osteology Laboratory
• ANTH 4253 Every Campus a Refuge
• ANTH 4273 Archaeology and History of the African Diaspora
• ANTH 4503 Seminar in Anthropology
• ANTH 4763 History of Anthropological Theory
• ANTH 4973 Research Seminar in Anthropology
• ANTH 4981-3 Internship/Service Learning
• ANTH 4993 Independent Research
• ANTH 5073 Cultural Resource Management
• ANTH 5163 Practical Anthropology: Principles of Applied Anthropology
• ANTH 5243 Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction

• SOC 1033 The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction to Sociology
• SOC 2023 Statistics for the Social Sciences
• SOC 2083 Urban Explorations
• SOC 2123 Crime, Justice, and Social Order
• SOC 2133 Inequality in American Society
• SOC 2973 Sociology Seminar
• SOC 3013 Political Sociology
• SOC 3023 Sociology of Work and Occupations
• SOC 3063 Sociology of Education
• SOC 3083 Urban Sociology
• SOC 3093 Sociology of Poverty
• SOC 3113 Population and Ecology
• SOC 3123 Sociology of Family
• SOC 3133 Social Movements
• SOC 3143 Environmental Sociology
• SOC 3163 Society and Economy
• SOC 3193 Global Trends
• SOC 3213 Real World Data Applications
• SOC 3243 Sociology of Deviance
• SOC 3703 Sociology of Health, Illness, and Medicine
• SOC 3733 Sociology of Mental Illness
• SOC 3813 Special Topics in Sociology
• SOC 3973 Sociology Seminar
• SOC 3993 Independent Study
• SOC 4013 Sociology of Law
• SOC 4093 Social Trends
• SOC 4103 Investigating the Social World
• SOC 4153 Women and Health
• SOC 4193 Explaining the Social World
• SOC 4253 Every Campus a Refuge
• SOC 4593 Internship
• SOC 4863 Special Topics in Sociology
• SOC 4973 Senior Seminar
• SOC 4991-3 Independent Study