Sociology and Anthropology

Address:  2400 Jamrich Hall
Phone:  906-227-2706
Fax:  906-227-1212
Web Address:  https://nmu.edu/sociologyandanthropology/
Department Email:  sosw@nmu.edu

Sociology and Anthropology at NMU

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology offers major programs in sociology and anthropology. The department also offers minor programs in anthropology and sociology. The Food, Environment and Society (FES) Minor is housed within the Sociology Program. The department also participates in the interdisciplinary minors in gender studies and international studies.

The sociology program at Northern is designed to increase the understanding of human social behavior. The program emphasizes both theory and methodology, particularly as these may be brought to bear on the study of human interaction, social institutions, or analysis of contemporary social problems. Students have the opportunity to investigate a variety of substantive areas such as environmental sociology, social class, gender and sexuality, family, minority groups, religion, death, dying, and grieving, and social justice and social change.

Student Organization

• Sociology Club
• Anthropology Club

Department Facilities and Resources

Department faculty have expertise in a range of areas within specialized fields. A full complement of library resources and audiovisual materials is available to students. The department also has computer hardware and software enabling faculty and students to conduct complex applied research projects involving sophisticated data analysis and statistical procedures.

Department/Program Policies

Anthropology

Students with an anthropology minor must earn a minimum of a 2.00 GPA.

Sociology

Students must earn at least a “C-” in any sociology course counted toward the sociology major and achieve at least a 2.50 cumulative grade point average in all sociology courses (NMU and transfer) counted toward any of these majors. Students with a sociology minor must earn a minimum of a 2.00 GPA in the minor.
 

Participating Programs 

• Gender and Sexuality Studies Minor  

       Listed in the Department of Individually Created Programs  

• International Studies Major  

• International Business Minor  

       Listed in the Department of Languages, Literatures and International Studies  

Programs

• Anthropology Major
• Sociology Major

• Anthropology Minor
• Food, Environment and Society Minor
• Sociology Minor

Courses

• AN 100 - Introduction to Socio-Cultural Anthropology [SOCR] [WC]
• AN 101 - Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology
• AN 110 - Introduction to Anthropology [PERS]
• AN 210 - Ecological Anthropology: People, Culture and Nature [WC]
• AN 220 - Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology
• AN 265 - Archaeology of the Ancient Americas
• AN 287 - Culture, Society, and Happiness
• AN 295 - Special Topics in Anthropology
• AN 312 - Religion and Society
• AN 315 - Myth, Mystery, and Fraud in Anthropology
• AN 320 - Native Peoples of North America [WC]
• AN 330 - Native Peoples of the Great Lakes
• AN 340 - Ethnographic Field Methods
• AN 355 - Archaeological Field Methods/Field School
• AN 360 - Human Taphonomy
• AN 365 - Forensic Anthropology
• AN 375 - Archaeology Lab Methods
• AN 383 - Medical Anthropology: Pluralistic Systems of Health Care
• AN 390 - Museum Studies
• AN 420 - Experimental Archaeology
• AN 430 - Historical Archaeology
• AN 440 - History of Anthropology
• AN 450 - Investigative Field Methods
• AN 470 - Culture and Power
• AN 473 - Human Osteology
• AN 491 - Internship in Anthropology
• AN 492 - Teaching Assistant in Anthropology
• AN 495 - Special Topics in Anthropology
• AN 498 - Directed Study in Anthropology

• GRN 001 - Internship Completion
• GRN 101 - Introduction to Gerontology
• GRN 490 - Gerontology Field Placement

• SO 101 - Introductory Sociology [PERS]
• SO 113 - Social Problems [PERS]
• SO 120 - Introduction to Food Studies
• SO 208 - Methods of Social Research I [QUAR] [MATH]
• SO 232 - Sociology of Family and Intimate Relationships [PERS]
• SO 263 - Criminology
• SO 283 - Tribal-Centered Victim Services
• SO 287 - Culture, Society, and Happiness [INTT]
• SO 292 - Sociology of Sport
• SO 295 - Special Topics in Sociology
• SO 308 - Methods of Social Research II [SCII]
• SO 312 - Religion and Society
• SO 322 - Social Class, Power and Mobility [SOCR]
• SO 343 - Sociology of Deviant Behavior
• SO 351 - Social Change [PERS]
• SO 353 - Globalization and Asian Societies [PERS] [WC]
• SO 355 - Introduction to Social Psychology
• SO 362 - Gender and Society [PERS]
• SO 372 - Minority Groups [SOCR]
• SO 382 - Health, Society and Culture
• SO 407 - Sociological Theory
• SO 408 - Survey Research, Design and Analysis
• SO 423 - Death, Dying, and Grieving
• SO 433 - Environmental Sociology
• SO 491 - Internship in Sociology
• SO 495 - Special Topics in Sociology
• SO 498 - Directed Study in Sociology