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Do the social lives of human beings fascinate you?

Are you interested in understanding the complexity of human cultures across human history or around the world? Do you yearn for a better understanding of the complex causes and consequences of human behavior? Do you want to gain the skills needed in a 21st-century labor market that is fast-changing and increasingly global?

If so, then a major in sociology or anthropology is for you!

Why Ä¢¹½´«Ã½?

Ä¢¹½´«Ã½'s Department of Sociology and Anthropology (SOAN) offers a rigorous interdisciplinary sociology-anthropology curriculum with breadth across the core and depth in each major. Our program is unique in that we have a joint department, yet separate majors. While focusing on the one you're most interested in, you still get the best of both and gain a broader perspective and understanding of human behavior.

While studying in our department, take advantage of engaging opportunities and activities that develop the types of skills .

You will also experience:

• Close student-faculty relations and collaboration in research and social practice.
• Invaluable opportunities to study abroad while pursuing your degree. Faculty members have offered courses in locations such as Guatemala, Ecuador, India, Peru, Nicaragua, Mexico, New Orleans and Scandinavia.
• Small class sizes that allow personalized attention.
• Opportunities and encouragement for interdisciplinary study. Our department actively participates in Ä¢¹½´«Ã½’s international studies, gender studies, environmental studies and Latin American/Latinx studies programs.

Explore the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ and discover what committed professors and an exciting program can do to help you to realize your potential.