Anthropology/Sociology w/Sociology-Social Welfare Concentration

Complete all institutional graduation requirements.

Anthropology/Sociology w/Sociology-Social Welfare Concentration requires a minimum of 63 credits to complete the major. A “C-” grade or better is required in all graded Anthropology and Sociology courses that are used to meet program requirements. A 2.00 GPA or better in all transcribed Anthropology or Sociology courses, including both transferred courses and those taken at EOU, is required to complete the program. S/U courses may not be elected for program requirements. For additional information visit; https://www.eou.edu/anthropology-sociology/.

Each student must demonstrate computer literacy in a way appropriate to his or her individual plans and approved by the student’s adviser.

Students will be required to take a college-level mathematics course at the 100-level or above with a grade of “C-” or better and a statistics course of at least 4 credits with a grade of C- or better to complete this program

MATH - Complete a college-level mathematics course at the 100-level or above with a grade of C- or better
STAT - Complete a college-level statistics course of at least 4 credits with a grade of C- or better

Lower Division Required Courses: 13 credits

SOC 204Z - Introduction to Sociology*SSC Credits: 4
SOC 206Z - Social Problems*SSC Credits: 4
Complete one of the following ANTH courses
ANTH 100 - Intro to Anthropology*SSC Credits: 5
ANTH 203 - Intro Cultural Anth*SSC Credits: 5

Sociology-Social Welfare Concentration Required Courses: 35 credits

Complete a minimum of 35 credit hours

SOC 315 - Social Welfare Credits: 5
SOC 327 - Intro to Social Research Credits: 5
SOC 403 - Capstone in Applied Sociology Credits: 5
SOC 454 - Sociological Theory Credits: 5
Complete one of the following SOC courses
SOC 420 - Social Welfare Practices Credits: 5
SOC 455 - The Practice of Social Research Credits: 3
Complete the Senior Seminar course below
SOC 499 - Senior Seminar Credits: 1

Electives

Complete SOC electives below to reach the required 35 credits for the concentration

SOC 306 - Social Psychology Credits: 5
SOC 310 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-6
SOC 316 - Sociology of Poverty Credits: 3
SOC 317 - Child Neglect and Abuse Credits: 5
SOC 318 - Sociology of Death and Dying Credits: 5
SOC 333 - Sociology of Disability Credits: 5
SOC 334 - Work & Organizations*SSC Credits: 5
SOC 336 - Social Change & Social Justice Credits: 3
SOC 338 - Sociology of Families Credits: 5
SOC 344 - Selling the News*SSC Credits: 2
SOC 345 - Media/Politics/Propaganda*SSC Credits: 5
SOC 360 - Gender & Power*SSC Credits: 5
SOC 365 - Communities*SSC Credits: 5
SOC 370 - Environment & Society*SSC Credits: 5
SOC 371 - Technology & Society*SSC Credits: 2
SOC 374 - Food & Society*SSC Credits: 2
SOC 375 - Sociology of Food*SSC Credits: 5
SOC 401 - Research Credits: 1-5
SOC 403 - Capstone in Applied Sociology Credits: 5
SOC 405 - Reading and Conference Credits: 1-5
SOC 407 - Seminar Credits: 1-5
SOC 410 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-6
SOC 411 - Problems in Society Credits: 5
SOC 420 - Social Welfare Practices Credits: 5
SOC 423 - Community Service and Social Change Credits: 5
SOC 445 - Inequality & Diversity Credits: 5
SOC 455 - The Practice of Social Research Credits: 3
SOC 460 - Women in Poor Countries Credits: 5

Anthropology Electives: 15 Credits

ANTH 100 - Intro to Anthropology*SSC Credits: 5
^{*if not completed in lower division required area}
ANTH 110 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-6
ANTH 201 - Intro to Archaeology*SSC Credits: 5
ANTH 202 - Intro Physical Anthro*SSC Credits: 5
ANTH 203 - Intro Cultural Anth*SSC Credits: 5
^{*if not completed in lower division required area}
ANTH 210 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-6
ANTH 310 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-6
ANTH 312 - Native People of North America Credits: 5
ANTH 315 - Anthropology Thru Film Credits: 3
ANTH 320 - Human Adaptation*SSC Credits: 2
ANTH 356 - Language & Culture Credits: 5
ANTH 357 - Media, Self and Society Credits: 5
ANTH 358 - Anthropology and Ethics Credits: 5
ANTH 360 - World Prehistory Credits: 5
ANTH 362 - Stone Tools: Flintknap/Lithic Credits: 2
ANTH 365 - Animals Culture & Society Credits: 5
ANTH 372 - Sex & Gender Credits: 5
ANTH 375 - Anthro Of Food & Nutrition Credits: 5
ANTH 380 - Native Peoples Oregon Credits: 5
ANTH 391 - Applied Ethnographic Research Credits: 5
ANTH 325 - Human Ecology Credits: 3
ANTH 330 - Ethnol Hntrs/Gthrers*SSC Credits: 2
ANTH 335 - Culture/Health & Illness Credits: 4
ANTH 338 - Topics: Cultures of the World Credits: 5
ANTH 340 - Frauds/Myths/Myst*SSC Credits: 2
ANTH 342 - Heritage and Museums Credits: 5
ANTH 348 - Primate Conservation & Behavior Credits: 5
ANTH 350 - Primate Populations*SSC Credits: 2
ANTH 354 - Science & Pseudoscience in Anthropology Credits: 5
ANTH 355 - Topics: Physical Anthropology Credits: 5
ANTH 395 - Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences Credits: 5
ANTH 405 - Reading & Conference Credits: 1-5
ANTH 407 - Seminar Credits: 1-15
ANTH 410 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-6
ANTH 412 - Women and Infants Credits: 5
ANTH 430 - Medical Anthropology Credits: 2
ANTH 436 - Human Variation Credits: 5
ANTH 446 - Historical Archaeology Credits: 5
ANTH 454 - Anthropological Hist/Theory Credits: 5

Total credits required for major: 63

Last EPCC update - November 2015

January 2025 EPCC - SOC 204Z/206Z decreased credits from 5 to 4 with CCN decreasing the major requirements to 63 credits

SOC 373 Gender, Race & Crime removed from Sociology course list May 2023

Four Year Plan

Sociology-Social Welfare Typical Four Year Curriculum (On-Campus)

Sociology-Social Welfare Typical Four Year Curriculum (Online)