714 College of Social & Behavioral Sciences Deviance and Criminology Emphasis If a student desires to have an emphasis of Deviance and Criminology within the sociology minor/BIS, the student must take two courses (6 elective credit hours) from the following courses: • SOC 3250 - Deviance and Social Control Credits: (3) • SOC 3260 - Juvenile Delinquency Credits: (3) • SOC 3270 - Criminology Credits: (3) • SOC 4270 - Sociology of Law Credits: (3) Sociology Teaching Minors are also required to take SOC 3420 and HIST4500 in addition to the courses required by the Teacher Education Program. Anthropology Departmental Honors Please contact the Sociology & Anthropology Department for advisement and permission prior to enrolling in Honors courses. To earn Departmental Honors in Anthropology, a student must: • Be declared as an Anthropo logy M aj o r, earning a Bachelor's degree. • Earn a cumulative WSU GPA o f 3.3 and an Anthropology GPA of 3.7. • Participate in a program of anthropological field study such as an Anthropology Study Abroad program, Archaeological Field School, Anthropology Internship, or another approved field project with an anthropology mentor. • Complete ANTH 4830 for three credit hours with a grade of A or A-. This involves completing a senior thesis based on original research. • Present a scholarly paper, which could be the senior thesis, at a professional conference such as the Department of Sociology and Anthropology Student Research Conference, the WSU Undergraduate Research Conference, the LTtah Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters Conference, or a similar conference. Sociology Departmental Honors Please contact the Sociology Department for advisement and permission prior to enrolling in Honors courses. • Program Prerequisite: Enroll in the General Honors Program and complete 6 hours of General Honors courses. • Grade Requirements: Maintain an overall GPA of 3.3. • Credit Hou r Re qu i re me nts: Fulfill the requirements for the Sociology major or the Sociology Teaching major, of which at least 12 hours must be completed on an Honors basis. A student may receive Honors credit in any upper division Sociology course with the exception of SOC 4830 and SOC 4890. In addition, complete the Sociology Honors Senior Project of 3 hours. Course Descriptions - ANTH Department of Sociology and Anthropology ANTH 1000 SS/DV - Introduction to Anthropology Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem, Online] Spring [Full Sem, Online] Summer [2nd Blk, Online] Anthropology is the study of humankind, past and present: our origins and the development of cultural behavior and biological attributes. This course examines what it means to be human, describing and explaining human differences and similarities throughout time and across the world. ANTH 1020 LS/DV - Biological Anthropology Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Summer [2nd Blk] Explores human origins, evolution, and contemporary biological diversity by examining genetics, the human fossil record, primatology, and human ecology from abiocultural perspective. ANTH 1040 HU/DV - Language and Culture Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Explores the nature of human language and its role in sociocultural settings. Surveys a world sample of languages from the perspective of anthropological linguistics including language structure, social functions, geographical and historical variation, and cultural values. ANTH 2010 SS/DV - Peoples and Cultures of the World Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem, Online] Spring [Full Sem, Online] Summer [2nd Blk] A survey of cultures around the world, exploring their similarities and differences as observed by anthropologists. ANTH 2030 SS - Principles of Archaeology Credits: (3) Archaeology attempts to reconstruct prehistoric and early historic human life ways as well as long term cultural and biological evolutionary processes through the scientific study Weber State University 2014-2015 Catalog