1991-1993 Catalog - Catalogs - West Virginia University

advised in the department. Students are encouraged to seek advice on careers andinternships from faculty specializing in their chosen track.Degree Requirements: B.A. and five year B.AVM.A. in Applied ResearchB.A. in Sociology and Anthropology• General Requirements: All students in the department are required to take thefollowing courses in addition to the required courses in their chosen track:See. & A. 1 Introduction to SociologySec. & A. 5 Introduction to AnthropologySee. & A. 21 1 Social Research MethodsStat. 101 Statistics(preferably in the sophomore year; PR: Math 3 or equivalent.)• Track Requirements: Every major must complete the requirements of one of thedepartmental tracks. The tracks are in anthropology, crime and justice, health behavior,and sociology.• Students majoring in the Department of Sociobgy and Anthropology must earn aminimum of 33 credit hours in departmental courses. Twenty-seven hours are requiredat the upper-division level, of which 12 (including Soc. & A. 21 1) must be at the 200-level. Specific courses are identified for each track. It is assumed that all electivecourses are three-credit courses.• Students are encouraged to do independent study, fieldwork, or an internship intheir senior year, combining experiential work with previously acquired skills in aproject appropriate to their track. Up to three credit hours of independent study (Soc. &A. 293) or field experience (Soc. & A. 194) may be counted toward fulfilling departmentalelective requirements.• An overall 2.0 grade-point average is required for graduation; a 2.0 grade-pointaverage is also required in departmental courses for graduation.Track OptionsAnthropology : Anthropology is the study and science of human beings in boththe past and the present, and as cultural and biological organisms. Socio-curturalanthropology is concerned with the study of contemporary cultures in the world, theirnature, and their change. Archaeology is concerned with past cultures in all areas ofthe world. Physical Anthropology is concerned with our biological past and present. Asa "holistic" science, majors are exposed to all aspects of the human condition. Themajor allows graduates to pursue graduate work or to find jobs in industry, government,or the private sector, in the U.S. or abroad.In addition to general departmental requirements, anthropology track majors arerequired to take Soc. & A. 152, 255 (in the senior year), one 200-level cultural anthropologycourse, three upper-division anthropology electives, one upper-division electivein sociology, and one additional 200- level elective in any area.Crime and Justice : Students in the crime and justice track focus on two problemareas: the violation of law, and the social and cultural organization of justice. The firstarea includes the study of juvenile delinquency; white collar, organized, and corporatecrime; and terrorism. The second general area deals with the social construction oflaw: socio-curtural factors in law enforcement; rehabilitation and crime prevention; andcritiques of the judicial system. Crime and Justice track students are well prepared forgraduate-level study in crime, justice, or law, or for professional positions in the justicesystem.In addition to departmental requirements, crime and justice track majors arerequired to take Soc. & A. 132, 133, 134, 230 (PR: 132), 261 (in the senior year), oneupper-division elective in sociology (outside C&J), one upper- division elective inanthropology, and one additional elective at the 200 level in any area. For qualifiedstudents, an internship is encouraged.Health Behavior : The hearth behavior track builds a broad fundamental awarenessof socio-curtural, environmental, and behavioral aspects of human health. Themajor hearth problems facing the U.S. today have a strong behavioral component in140 College of Arts and Sciences