Sociology/Anthropology Minor, Elementary Education

Elementary Education students may select a minor in Sociology/Anthropology to fulfill their standard teaching concentration requirement.

This minor requires:

  • 30 QH in addition to Sociology and Anthropology courses taken as part of the General Education requirement
  • 15 QH of upper level coursework
  • 15 QH of the upper level courses must be taken at NLU
  • A minimum grade of “C” for each course in the minor

Anthropology Electives

Choose 15 QH from the following courses:

LAS110Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

LAS240Human Origins

LAS300Contemporary World Cultures

LAS302Asian History and Culture

LAS303Sub-Saharan African Cultures

LAS304Middle and South American Cultures

LAS340Native Americans

LAS341Comparative Ethnographies

LAS342Folklore

LAS420Social Theory

LAS440Anthropological Linguistics

LAS441Urban Anthropology

LAS442Anthropology of Gender Roles

LAS449Cross-Cultural Fieldwork

LAS490Social Science Independent Study

LAS495Social Science Special Topic

Note: For LAS 490 or LAS 495 the Independent Study or Special Topic must be in Anthropology.

Sociology Electives

Choose 15 QH from the following courses:

LAS105Introduction to Sociology

LAS306Marriage and Family

LAS311Racial and Ethnic History and Culture

LAS313The Metropolitan Community

LAS330Cultural Influences in the Workplace

LAS405Social Problems

LAS420Social Theory

INT315Women in Society

INT420Dynamics of Significant Relationships

LAS490Social Science Independent Study

LAS495Social Science Special Topic

Note: For LAS 490 or LAS 495 the Independent Study or Special Topic must be in Sociology.