Sociology and Anthropology (B.A.)
Sociology and Anthropology students improve life for others, promote social justice, and bridge cultural divides in service of humanity. They are adaptive, lifelong learners who thrive in a fast-changing and diverse world. During their studies at Messiah University, students gain a greater understanding of society through study abroad programs, internships, and service-learning opportunities. The Sociology and Anthropology major is efficient and flexible, allowing students to pursue a minor and/or study abroad options.
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates from Messiah’s Sociology and Anthropology program can:
- Apply major concepts and ideas within classical and contemporary sociological theories to real-world contexts.
- Apply qualitative and quantitative research methods while conducting social scientific research.
- Apply information and technology relevant to the social sciences
- Articulate a broad knowledge of human variations across cultures, class, race and ethnicity, gender, religion, and value orientations to understand the dynamics and complexity of human social interaction.
- Apply critical thinking skills in their examination of social institutions and issues of conflict, inequality, prejudice, discrimination, and deviance.
- Articulate options for employment, voluntary service, and/or graduate education in sociology and related fields.
- Articulate how faith connects to sociological theory, research, and ethics within the discipline and reflect upon issues of faith in their potential career options.
Major Requirements
Complete the following for your major:
SOAN 442: Writing in the major requirement.
Six credits from the following:
NOTE: At least eighteen (18) credits of the major requirements must be 300 or 400 level courses.
QuEST Requirements
| Experiential Learning requirement |
0 |
| QuEST requirements |
Credits |
| First Year Seminar |
3 |
| Oral Communication |
3 |
| Created and Called for Community (W) |
3 |
| Mathematical Sciences |
3 or 4 |
| Laboratory Science |
3 or 4 |
| Science, Technology & the World |
3 |
| Social Science (SOAN 101) |
met/major |
| European History or United States History |
3 |
| Literature |
3 |
| Philosophy and Religion |
3 |
| Arts |
3 |
| First Semester of Language |
3 |
| Second Semester of Language |
3 |
| Third Semester of Language or Cross Cultural |
3 |
| Non-Western Studies (SOAN 212) |
met/major |
| Bible |
3 |
| Christian Beliefs |
3 |
| Wellness course |
1 |
| Ethics (SOAN 335), World Views or Pluralism (SOAN 356) |
met/major |
| QuEST requirements |
46-48 |
| Major requirements |
39 |
| Free electives |
38-36 |
| Total credits |
123 |