The Department of Sociology and Anthropology and the Department of Philosophy and Religion offer an interdisciplinary combined major in sociology and philosophy. Students in the combined major integrate the study of culture and social structures with the study of social and political philosophy, ethics, and the philosophy of science. The combined major enables students to understand and appreciate cultural differences in human interaction, ways of knowing, and systems of logic and human classification.
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.
University-Wide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide Requirements.
BA Language Requirements
All BA students are required to complete the BA language requirements.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Anthropology Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Courses | ||
| ANTH 1101 | Peoples and Cultures | 4 |
| ANTH 2305 | Global Markets and Local Culture | 4 |
| ANTH 3410 | Ethnographic Field Experience | 4 |
| ANTH 3421 | Foundations of Anthropological Theory | 4 |
| Area Courses | ||
| Additional area courses taken may count as anthropology electives. Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
| Ethnography of Southeast Asia | ||
| Latin American Society and Development | ||
| Native North Americans | ||
| Anthropology of Africa | ||
| Culture and Politics in Modern India | ||
| Capstone | ||
| Students are expected to complete the following course in spring of their senior year: | ||
| ANTH 4600 | Senior Seminar | 4 |
| Electives | ||
| Complete three 4-semester-hour courses in addition to the above requirements. One study-abroad course may also count toward this requirement with prior permission from the department. | 12 | |
Philosophy Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| PHIL 1115 | Introduction to Logic | 4 |
| PHIL 2325 | Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought | 4 |
| or POLS 2325 | Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought | |
| PHIL 2330 | Modern Philosophy | 4 |
| Foundational Philosophy of Science Elective | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Science and Pseudoscience | ||
| Ethics and Evolutionary Games | ||
| Information and Uncertainty | ||
| Scientific Approaches to Philosophy | ||
| Intermediate/Advanced Electives | ||
| Complete two of the following courses that are not used to satisfy another requirement: | 8 | |
| Existentialism | ||
| Scientific Approaches to Philosophy | ||
| Moral Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy and Literature | ||
| Theory of Knowledge | ||
| Philosophy of Science | ||
| Advanced Logic | ||
| Philosophy of Mind | ||
| Philosophy of Economics | ||
| Philosophy of Biology | ||
| Seminar in Religion | ||
| Global Justice | ||
| Ethics and Public Policy | ||
| Information Ethics | ||
| AI Ethics | ||
| Philosophy 4000/5000 Electives | ||
| Complete one of the following courses that is not used to satisfy another requirement: | 4 | |
| Theory of Knowledge | ||
| Philosophy of Science | ||
| Advanced Logic | ||
| Philosophy of Mind | ||
| Philosophy of Economics | ||
| Philosophy of Biology | ||
| Seminar in Religion | ||
| Global Justice | ||
| Ethics and Public Policy | ||
| Information Ethics | ||
| AI Ethics | ||
| Philosophy Electives | ||
| Complete three additional courses from the philosophy department. | 12 | |
Integrative Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| One integrative course is required from each discipline. Courses taken as electives above may not be used as integrative courses. | ||
| PHIL 4500 | Theory of Knowledge | 4 |
| or PHIL 4510 | Philosophy of Science | |
| or PHIL 4550 | Philosophy of Economics | |
| SOCL 3450 | Class, Power, and Social Change | 4 |
Anthropology and Philosophy Combined Major Credit Requirement
Minimum 2.000 GPA required in anthropology and philosophy courses
88 semester hours required
Experiential Liberal Arts
All undergraduate students in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.
Program Requirement
128 semester hours required
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/ Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ANTH 1101 | 4 | ANTH 2305 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ANTH elective | 4 |
| PHIL 1115 | 4 | PHIL 2325 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | PHIL elective | 4 | ||||
| PHIL elective | 4 | ANTH elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| PHIL 2330 | 4 | PHIL advanced elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | Co-op | |
| ANTH elective | 4 | ANTH 3410 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| ANTH area course | 4 | ANTH 3421 | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | PHIL elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | Integrative course | 4 | Elective | 4 | Co-op | ||
| ANTH area course | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| ANTH elective | 4 | ||||||
| PHIL 4000/5000-level course | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | PHIL capstone | 4 | |||||
| ANTH capstone | 4 | ||||||
| Integrative course | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 128 | |||||||