This concentration provides students with critical thinking and research skills needed in today's ever-changing world. It emphasizes the practical uses of contemporary social systems. Courses selected for the six additional hours must be in addition to those required elsewhere in the major or systems. All systems curriculum courses must be completed with a C- or better. 3 hours Introduction to Sociology A study of the principles and concepts of sociology in the context of present day social systems.
Attention is given to major contemporary analyses of social events, processes, and institutions.
An introduction to the principles of cultural anthropology including the analysis of major anthropological theories and concepts and an examination of social institutional arrangements in small-scale societies. An introduction to the study of social problems from several perspectives. Problems in areas such as drug abuse, crime, education, and the family are examined in the light of basic principles of sociology. An analysis of inter-group relations in the United States. Topics include a consideration of the mechanisms of group interaction between dominant and subordinate groups and the experiences and histories of the primary minority groups in the United States.