| SOCO 100 Introductory Sociology |
| Credits: 6 |
| Course discontinued. See AN/S 110. |
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| ANTH 101 Introduction to Physical Anthropology |
| Credits: 3 |
| Course discontinued. See ANTH 205. |
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| ANTH 103 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology |
| Credits: 3 |
| Course discontinued. See AN/S 110. |
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AN/S 110 Introduction to Social Science through
Anthropology & Sociology
OFFERED SPRING
2001 & FALL 2001!
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| Credits: 6 |
| Satisfies the BA core requirement for social science
but also open to all degree students. 110 satisfies the prerequisite
for all 200- and 300-level courses in ANTH and/or SOCO. |
| Exclusions: 110 rules out credit for the old 100 or 103. |
| An integrated survey of cultural anthropology
and sociology, showing and explaining the variety of human's life-strategies
through time and across cultures, and introducing key theories and
research approaches. |
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ANTH 203 Cultural Anthropology: An Intermediate
Survey
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| Credits: 3 |
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With 3 more credits in 100-level ANTH and/or
SOCO (or in 201), 203 satisfies the prerequisite for all other 200-level
and for 300-level courses in ANTH and/or SOCO
|
| Exclusions: 203 rules out credit for 103. But it can be credited
with 100 or 200, 101 or 201, and 110. 203 is unavailable to students
having credit for old 206. |
| An enriched alternative to 103, for talented
students with relevant background and special interest in ANTH and/or
SOC. Requires individual arrangements with a current 103 professor
before registration! |
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| ANTH 205 Biological Anthropology: First Principles
and Current Consequences |
| Credits: 3 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO or
6 credits introductory biology or permission of the instructor |
| Exclusions: Unavailable to students having credit for old
101, 201 |
| A review of the principles of evolution and their
human consequences, outlining the differentiation of the human lineage,
characterizing the distinctively human adaptation, and surveying contemporary
variation. |
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| ANTH 207 Evolution of the Human Adaptation
|
| Credits: 3 |
| Prerequisites: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO or
6 credits introductory biology or permission of the instructor |
| Exclusions: Unavailable to students having credit for old
101, 201 |
| An examination of the interplay between biology
and behaviour in the emergence and prehistoric development of culture,
including a review of the fossil record and problems of its interpretation. |
| |
| ANTH 208 Linguistic Anthropology |
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| An introduction to socio-cultural aspects of language's
forms and functions as expressed in various cultures, including language's
interplay with perception, gender, and class. Mi'kmaq, Gaelic, and
Acadian materials are emphasized. |
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| SOCO 210 Sociology of the Family OFFERED
FALL 2001! |
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| The study of family roles, forms, processes, and
functions, from the perspectives of household, community, and the
larger social system, with special attention to our own contemporary
society and its key problems. |
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| AN/S 220 Humankind: Nature & Development
OFFERED
SPRING 2001 & FALL 2001! |
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| Satisfies the BA core requirement for natural
science, but also open to all degree students. |
| Developmental and comparative perspectives on
human nature, showing how natural and social sciences interface in
explaining the interplay of biological and socio-cultural factors
in our behaviour. |
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| AN/S 221 Comparative Family Systems |
| Credits: 3 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| Exclusions: Unavailable to students having credit for old
225 |
| A course in the forms and workings of family,
household, and larger kinship structures in a variety of cultural
settings, to deepen our insight into our own ways. |
| |
| AN/S 223 Urban & Rural Community |
| Credits: 3 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| Exclusions: Unavailable to students having credit for old
250 |
| An investigation of social interrelationships
among people who share locales. Themes include rural-urban comparisons,
the question of urban alienation, quality of life, the nature of community,
and dynamics of community action. |
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| SOCO 230 Survey of Sociological Theory
|
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| A critical study of key social concepts, major
theoretical debates, and leading social thinkers of the 19th and 20th
centuries. |
| |
| ANTH 232 Survey of Anthropological Theory
OFFERED
FALL 2001! |
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| Available in 2000/01 as tutorial; contact Dr.
Ben Amaya or dept. chair John deRoche. |
| A critical review of the roots of current theoretical
concepts and issues in sociocultural anthropology. |
| |
| ANTH 235 Deviance in Cross-Cultural Perspective |
| Credits: 3 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| People everywhere view certain others as weird,
dangerous, or bad. By cross-cultural comparison, this course explores
how and why that happens, its effects, and what it suggests about
human social life in general. |
| |
| ANTH 237 Culture, Distress, & Psychiatric Abnormality |
| Credits: 3 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| A focus on the interplay of culture and distress,
with special attention to the communication of distress, technological
disasters, psychiatric problems, and spiritual healing. |
| |
| AN/S 251 Work & Sharing |
| Credits: 3 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| Exclusions: Unavailable to students having credit for old
245 |
| A cross-cultural examination of styles of production
(work) and distribution (sharing), aimed at developing a critical
perspective on what happens in our own economic world and in our daily
lives. |
| |
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AN/S 253 Ethnography of Formal Organizations
|
| Credits: 3 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| Exclusions: Unavailable to students having credit for old
376 |
| Concepts and techniques (e.g., holism, culture and agency, organizational
culture, naturalistic observation) that help us see social processes
in the complex organizations so typical of today's world of work and
other components of our everyday lives. |
| |
| AN/S 266 Qualitative Research Methods in Social
Science (cross-listed with POLS 266)
OFFERED FALL 2001! |
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO or
strong background in related field. |
| Also included in Social Services Certificate program
as an alternative to SOSV 300 or AN/S 268 |
| Exclusions: Unavailable to students having credit for old
260 or 261 |
| A course in ethnographic methodology, techniques
of generating non-numerical data, and interpretive analysis, plus
practical applications. Fieldwork approaches include intensive interviewing,
participant observation, and interpretation of print and broadcast
media text. |
| |
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AN/S 268 Quantitative Research Methods & Statistics
in Social Science (cross-listed with POLS 268)
OFFERED FALL
2001!
|
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO or
strong background in related field; prior math skills are not required |
| Satisfies the BA core requirement for logic/numeracy,
but also open to all degree students. Also included in Social
Services Certificate program as alternative to SOSV 300 or AN/S 266. |
| Exclusions: Unavailable to students having credit for old
260 or 262 |
| An overview of numerically oriented research
designs, and comprehensive study of survey methods. Includes
methodological principles, sampling, preparation and administration
of instruments, computerized data-analysis with SPSS, interpretive
reporting, and practical applications. |
| |
| AN/S 270 Societal Problems |
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| This course focuses on socio-cultural arrangements
and processes which create human problems and shape our perception
of them. Special attention is given to economically "nondeveloped"
and "underdeveloped" societies. |
| |
| SOCO 291 World Problems
OFFERED FALL 2001! |
| Credits: 3 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| Overview of sociological insights on large-scale
social inequalities, their causes, and possible solutions, with exploration
of cultural, economic, and political determinants through both local
and international case studies. |
| |
| SOCO 293 Comparative Variation & Change in
Non-Western Societies
OFFERED WINTER 2002! |
| Credits: 3 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO plus
291 |
| Exclusions: Unavailable to students having credit for old
292 |
| Socio-economic, political, and cultural dynamics
of "underdeveloped" non-western societies in the post-colonial era,
analysing national and international circumstances that set the context
for current economic development practices and future possibilities. |
| |
| ANTH or AN/S or SOCO 300 Special Topics in Social
Structure & Social Change OFFERED SUMMER
2001! |
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| A course label used when an instructor with particular
expertise offers a special topic for one time only. A student
may take more than one such course for ANTH and/ or SOCO credit. |
| |
| The Special Topic offered in Summer 2001
: |
| AN/S 300: Religion & Social Change in Canada in the 20th
Century |
This course will survey the history of the religious
influence on social change in Canada -- including Aboriginal
spirituality and other non-Anglo-Celtic religions. It will then focus
on present-day trends in the role of religion in
effecting social change, such as in race relations, immigration policy
& working-class movements.
Full description... |
| |
| ANTH or AN/S or SOCO 301 Special Topics in Social Structure &
Social Change |
| Credits: 3 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| A course label used when an instructor with unique
expertise offers a special topic for one time only. A student
may take more than one such course for ANTH and/or SOCO credit. |
| |
| ANTH 304 Historical Archaeology (cross-listed
with HERT 340) OFFERED
SPRING 2001! |
| Credits: 6 |
| Introduces students to the interdisciplinary
nature of archaeological research and demonstrates how such an integrated
approach benefits the heritage preservation movement. Case
studies will include the Fortress of Louisbourg. |
| |
| ANTH 309 Culture, Technology & Environment I |
| Credits: 3 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| A cross-cultural examination of the role of technology
and environment in patterning social relations and cultural thought. |
| |
| NURS 310 Nursing Research Methods *
OFFERED FALL 2001! |
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisite: This course is open only to students in the
UCCB / StFXU B.Sc. Nursing program.* |
| The course is designed to introduce students
to the research process, and to quantitative and qualitative research
methods related to critical appraisal of nursing and health care literature.
Emphasis is placed on the student's potential role as a generator
of researchable questions; as a collaborator in research related to
clinical practice; and as an intelligent consumer of research. Concepts
of research design, implementation, analysis and interpretation are
studied in the context of the steps of the research process. The course
requires students to become immersed in the language and culture of
research, and to understand the broader context within which nursing
research is conducted. |
| |
| ANTH 311 Culture, Technology & Environment II |
| Credits: 3 |
| Prerequisite: ANTH 309 |
| A cross-cultural examination of the role of technology
and environment in the evolution of political centralization and stratification. |
| |
| ANTH 313 Cultural Ecology |
| Credits: 3 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| An interdisciplinary analysis (through discussion,
lectures, and contributions of expert guest speakers) of technological,
social-structural, and ideological relationships that transform the
bio-physical environment. |
| |
| AN/S 320 Health, Illness, & Medicine OFFERED
FALL 2001! |
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| A critical study of: socio-cultural patterns,
causes, and effects of health and illness; health-care institutions;
and culturally based conceptions of wellness and of illness-care practices. |
| |
| AN/S 322 Aging and the Life Cycle |
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| Exclusions: Unavailable to students who took this course
as 300 in 93/94 |
| Biocultural aspects of the modern life cycle,
emphasizing later life. For example: child health in cross-cultural
perspective, life-history studies, female and male aging cross-culturally,
life-stages and social well-being. |
| |
| ANTH 328 Native Peoples of North America |
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| Cultures, languages, histories, and life experiences
of native North Americans, including pre-contact life, post-contact
political and symbolic responses, and contemporary situations, especially
efforts to maintain cultural identities in the face of massive acculturation. |
| |
| AN/S 332 Canada's Cultural Landscape (cross-listed
with FOLK 332) |
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO, or
6 credits FOLK, or background in Cultural Geography |
| The course takes an interdisciplinary approach
to the exploration of both the perception and experience of landscape.
Opportunities to examine and interpret the cultural landscapes of
the students' own regions are provided. |
| |
| AN/S 333 Popular Culture |
| Credits: 3 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO (Note:
the old "333" is now "336"!) |
| May be included in a Communication concentration
or major The course combines anthropological and sociological theory
and research methods to examine critically the pervasive phenomena
of "popular culture", including such topics as music, news media,
television programming, popular movies, and sports. |
| |
| AN/S 336 Images of Self & Other in Cross-Cultural
Perspective (cross-listed with MIKM 334) |
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| Exclusions: Unavailable to students having credit for old
333 of same title |
| Cognitive, interpretive, and interactionist approaches
to intra-cultural and cross-cultural conceptions of "self" and "other",
emphasizing such themes as socialization and enculturation, world-view,
gender, and media images of "Third" and "Fourth World" peoples. |
| |
| SOCO 340 Sociology of Deviance OFFERED
FALL 2001! |
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| Critical and comparative examination of theories
and studies on processes that place individuals or groups out of step
with societal "rules", and study of consequences both for "deviants"
and for "society". |
| |
| SOCO 350 Race & Ethnic Relations (cross-listed with MIKM350) |
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| Perspectives on ethnocentrism and cultural relativity,
dimensions of racial and ethnic domination and resistance, and anti-racist
and inter-ethnic strategies for building a tolerant social order. |
| |
| AN/S 360 The Social & Cultural Construction of Gender |
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| Critical study of the socio-cultural roots,
dynamics, and consequences of what "male" and "female" mean to people
in various times and places, with respect to a wide variety of life
experiences. |
| |
| SOCO 362 Demography |
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| Recommended: AN/S 268 or equivalent |
| Theories and techniques in studying populations,
with attention to socio-economic factors in population dynamics, world
demographic trends, and the world food supply, and with special emphasis
on Canada's place in the global context. |
| |
| AN/S 364 Methods of Applied Social Research |
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisites: (a) AN/S 266 or 268; PLUS (b) 6 credits in
ANTH &/or SOCO at the 200-300 level other than 266 and 268; PLUS (c)
basic experience with microcomputer word-processing. (d) OR, with
explicit permission of the instructor, a student lacking those prerequisites
may be admitted on the basis of relevant practical experience and
parallel formal training in other disciplines. |
| A course in qualitative and quantitative applied
social research design and techniques, emphasizing approaches such
as program evaluation, needs assessment, social-impact assessment,
"clinical" analysis of organizations, and advocacy. Includes a complete
and original research project and year-end report, in which each student
may opt for a qualitative or quantitative design. |
| |
| ANTH 372 Applied Anthropology OFFERED
FALL 2001! |
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| Exclusions: Unavailable to students with credit for old 375 |
| This course demonstrates anthropology's everyday
relevance in identifying and addressing human needs in many areas
(e.g., community development, education, medical care, social services,
and the workplace). |
| |
| SOCO 373 Sociology of Professions |
| Credits: 3 |
| Prerequisites: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
|
Exclusions: Unavailable to students having credit for old
370
|
| An examination of the process through which some
occupations become professionalized in society, with an emphasis on
the power of professional groups and their impact on daily life. |
| |
| SOCO 375 Complex Organizations |
| Credits: 3 |
| Prerequisites: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| Exclusions: Unavailable to students having credits for old
370 |
| Bureaucratization in modern life and strategies
for maintaining "human" relations therein. Topics include interrelations
between bureaucratic structures, technology, work, and individual
lives. |
| |
| SOCO 380 Sociology of Education |
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| Social processes determining contemporary
educational institutions and ideologies, from the political economy
of institutionalized education to the microsociology of classroom
behaviour, with special attention to Canada. |
| |
| SOCO 381 Canadian Society I
OFFERED FALL 2001! |
| Credits: 3 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| Exclusions: Unavailable to students having credit for old
382 |
| Key contemporary issues in Canada and their historical
socio-cultural roots, focussing on social, economic, and political
systems, including economic crisis, regionalism, labour, ethnicity,
gender, and political debates grounded in these concerns. |
| |
| SOCO 383 Canadian Society II
OFFERED WINTER 2002! |
| Credits: 3 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO and
381 |
| Exclusions: Unavailable to students having credit for old
382 |
| Continuation of 381, with special attention to
case studies from the literature. |
| |
| ANTH 391 Religion, Magic, and Witchcraft |
| Credits: 3 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| Cross-cultural study of how people interpret
the world and mobilize their actions in terms of their understanding
of the relationships between social, natural, and supernatural forces. |
| |
| AN/S 392 Work and Women in Society |
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| Exclusions: Unavailable to students having credit for old
395 |
| Examination of women's position in society, focussing
on those life-sustaining activities known as "work" ("paid" or "unpaid"),
and investigating bio-physical, socio-psychological, and socio-cultural
underpinnings of the relevant practices. |
| |
| SOCO 393 Sociology of Religion |
| Credits: 3 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| Exclusions: Unavailable to students having credit for old
390 |
| Theories and research studies of the socio-cultural
determinants of religious forms and orientations, as well as the reciprocal
impact of religion on socio-cultural commitments, action, and institutional
formations. |
| |
| SOCO 395 Religion, Science, and Society |
| Credits: 3 |
| Prerequisite: 6 credits introductory ANTH and/or SOCO |
| Analysis of changing attitudes and perceptions
about religion and science. Examining the structure and function,
public perception, and social construction of these two realms of
knowledge. |
| |
| ANTH or AN/S or SOCO 398 Directed Study, Junior Level |
| Credits: 6 |
| "Directed Study" courses are available every year
by individual arrangement. Contact dept. chair John
deRoche. |
| Requires a special arrangement between an individual
student and professor, with Dean's approval, to cover a topic unavailable
in the regular offerings. (See also course 498.) A student may take
several courses as 398, 399, 498 and/or 499, to a maximum of 18 credits. |
| |
| ANTH or AN/S or SOCO 399 Directed Study, Junior Level |
| Credits: 3 |
| "Directed Study" courses are available every year
by individual arrangement. Contact dept. chair John
deRoche. |
| Requires a special arrangement between an individual
student and professor, with Dean's approval, to cover a topic unavailable
in the regular offerings. (See also course 499.) A student may take
several courses as 398, 399, 498, and/or 499, to a maximum of 18 credits. |
| |
| SOCO 400 Social Stratification and Inequality |
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisites: 18 credits in ANTH and/or SOCO |
|
Satisfies 4-year major BA core requirement for
Senior Seminar
|
| Available in 2000/01 as a tutorial. |
| Cultures have embodied many kinds of inequalities
that shape thought and action. This seminar examines modern class,
status, and power relations, emphasizing economic dimensions, but
also addresses intersections with other determinants of inequality. |
| |
| AN/S 420 Social Structure and Change |
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisites: 18 credits in ANTH and/or SOCO |
| Satisfies 4-year major BA core requirement
for Senior Seminar |
| Available in 2000/01 as a tutorial. |
| A seminar on the structure and function of major
social institutions from the perspective of stability and change,
with emphasis on Canadian socio-historical processes. |
| |
| ANTH 422 Anthropological Perspectives on Education |
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisites: 18 credits in ANTH and/or SOCO |
| Satisfies 4-year major BA core requirement for
Senior Seminar |
| Available in 2000/01 as a tutorial. |
| Exclusions: Unavailable to students having credit for old
425 |
| A seminar focussing on anthropological
insights into the relationship of teacher with student and of school
with the wider cultural community. Topics may include race, subcultures,
and language styles. |
| |
| SOCO 440 Classical Sociological Theory |
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisites: 18 credits in ANTH and/or SOCO |
|
Satisfies 4-year major BA core requirement for
Senior Seminar
|
| Available in 2000/01 as a tutorial. |
| A seminar on major conceptual frameworks, debates,
and figures in sociological theory, from the mid-19th to the mid-20th
century. |
| |
| SOCO 451 Industrial Sociology I: Cape Breton Labour & Capital
in Socio-historical Perspective |
| Credits: 3 |
| Prerequisites: 18 credits in ANTH and/or SOCO |
| Satisfies one-half of the 4-year major BA core
requirement for Senior Seminar |
| Available in 2000/01 as a tutorial. |
| Critical analysis of the shifting economic base,
occupational structure, community formation, and political culture
of Cape Breton during the twentieth century. |
| |
| SOCO 453 Industrial Sociology II: Social Institutions & People
in Cape Breton Today |
| Credits: 3 |
| Prerequisites: 18 credits in ANTH and/or SOCO |
| Satisfies one-half of the 4-year major BA core
requirement for Senior Seminar. |
| Exclusions: Unavailable to students having credit for old
452. |
| Available in 2000/01 as a tutorial. |
| Continuities and crises in contemporary Cape Breton
society, in larger perspective, emphasizing the interplay between
intimate processes of character, family, community, and workplace. |
| |
| SOCO 470 Contemporary Sociological Theory |
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisites: 18 credits in ANTH and/or SOCO, including
SOCO 230 |
| Satisfies 4-year major BA core requirement
for Senior Seminar. |
| Available in 2000/01 as a tutorial. |
| A seminar on major conceptual frameworks, debates,
and figures in sociological theory, from the mid-20th century to the
present. |
| |
| ANTH or AN/S or SOCO 490 Senior Thesis in Anthropology &/or Sociology |
| Credits: 6 |
| Prerequisite: 18 credits in ANTH and/or SOCO, targeted for
advanced students. |
| Satisfies 4-year major BA core requirement for
Senior Seminar. To arrange, contact dept. chair John
deRoche. |
| An individualized project, culminating in a formal
thesis, for senior students specializing in sociology and/or cultural
anthropology. |
| |
| ANTH or AN/S or SOCO 498 Directed Independent Study, Senior Level |
| Credits: 6 |
|
"Directed Study" courses are available every
year by individual arrangement. Contact dept. chair John
deRoche.
|
| Can be credited towards 4-year major BA core requirement
for Senior Seminar. Requires a special arrangement between an
individual student and professor, with Dean's approval, to cover a
topic unavailable in the regular offerings. (See also course 398.)
A student may take several courses as 398, 399, 498, and/or 499, to
a maximum of 18 credits. |
| |
| ANTH or AN/S or SOCO 499 Directed Independent Study, Senior Level |
| Credits: 3 |
| "Directed Study" courses are available every year
by individual arrangement. Contact dept. chair John
deRoche. |
| Can be credited towards 4-year major BA core requirement
for Senior Seminar. Requires a special arrangement between an individual
student and professor, with Dean's approval, to cover a topic unavailable
in the regular offerings. (See also course 399.) A student may take
several courses as 398, 399, 498, and/or 499, to a maximum of 18 credits. |
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