Don Kurtz, Interim Head

204 Waters Hall
785-532-6865
E-mail: socansw@k-state.edu
www.k-state.edu/sasw

The Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work offers three separate undergraduate majors: sociology, anthropology, and social work. The sociology major has two options: general sociology and criminology. The student may enroll in a BS or BA program in any of these majors.

The Non-Violence Studies Certificate   is offered for 15 credit hours.

Programs

Accelerated

• •  Accelerated B.A./B.S. in Sociology and Masters of Sociology

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science

• •  Anthropology B.A./B.S.
• •  Social Work B.A./B.S.
• •  Sociology B.A./B.S.

Non-Degree Seeking

• •  Anthropology Minor

Undergraduate Certificate

• •  Global Health, Medicine, and Society Certificate
• •  Religious Studies Certificate

Courses

Anthropology

• •  ANTH 200 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
• •  ANTH 204 - A General Education Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
• •  ANTH 210 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Honors
• •  ANTH 220 - Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology
• •  ANTH 260 - Introduction to Archeology
• •  ANTH 280 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology
• •  ANTH 301 - Initiation to Anthropology
• •  ANTH 305 - Cultures of South Asia
• •  ANTH 310 - Environmental Anthropology: Living with Change in the Anthropocene
• •  ANTH 314 - Introduction to the World’s Religions
• •  ANTH 315 - Introduction to Medical Anthropology & Global Health
• •  ANTH 316 - Engaged Anthropology
• •  ANTH 318 - Topics in Cultural Anthropology
• •  ANTH 328 - Topics in Linguistic Anthropology
• •  ANTH 350 - Topics for Educators
• •  ANTH 351 - Special Studies in Anthropology
• •  ANTH 352 - Topics in Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies
• •  ANTH 364 - Archaeological Myths and Mysteries
• •  ANTH 365 - Exploring Kansas Archaeology
• •  ANTH 368 - Topics in Archaeology
• •  ANTH 380 - Introduction to Human Evolution
• •  ANTH 383 - Plagues: The Co-Evolutionary History of Humans and Pathogens
• •  ANTH 388 - Topics in Physical Anthropology
• •  ANTH 399 - Honors Seminar in Anthropology
• •  ANTH 499 - Honors Project
• •  ANTH 501 - Proficiency Development
• •  ANTH 505 - South Asian Civilizations
• •  ANTH 506 - Central America: Its Peoples and Problems
• •  ANTH 508 - Asian Religions
• •  ANTH 509 - Cultures of Africa
• •  ANTH 512 - Political Anthropology
• •  ANTH 513 - Immigrant America
• •  ANTH 515 - Creativity and Culture: The Anthropology of Art
• •  ANTH 516 - Ethnomusicology
• •  ANTH 518 - Topics in Cultural Anthropology
• •  ANTH 525 - Language and Culture
• •  ANTH 528 - Topics in Linguistic Anthropology
• •  ANTH 560 - Archaeological Fact or Fiction: Applied Critical Thinking
• •  ANTH 561 - Archaeological Field Methods
• •  ANTH 562 - Archaeological Laboratory Methods
• •  ANTH 563 - Applied Archaeology
• •  ANTH 565 - North American Archaeology
• •  ANTH 568 - Topics in Archaeology
• •  ANTH 588 - Topics in Physical Anthropology
• •  ANTH 602 - Anthropological Theory
• •  ANTH 605 - North American Indians
• •  ANTH 606 - South American Indians
• •  ANTH 612 - Ethnohistory
• •  ANTH 613 - Gender, Power, and International Development
• •  ANTH 615 - Race and Culture
• •  ANTH 616 - Anthropology of the Future: Apocalypse, Prophecy, and Hope
• •  ANTH 618 - Religion in Culture
• •  ANTH 651 - Internship in Applied Anthropology
• •  ANTH 652 - Internship in Museology
• •  ANTH 659 - Independent Reading and Research in Anthropology
• •  ANTH 663 - Andean Archaeology
• •  ANTH 665 - European Archaeology
• •  ANTH 680 - Forensic Anthropology
• •  ANTH 681 - Primatology
• •  ANTH 682 - Human Growth and Development
• •  ANTH 683 - Osteology
• •  ANTH 686 - Bioarchaeology
• •  ANTH 687 - Seminar in Osteology
• •  ANTH 688 - Paleoanthropology
• •  ANTH 710 - Writing Cultures: Ethnographic Methods
• •  ANTH 715 - Research Methods in Digital Ethnography
• •  ANTH 720 - Field Methods in Linguistics

Criminology

• •  CRIM 301 - Topics in Criminology
• •  CRIM 361 - Criminal Justice Systems
• •  CRIM 362 - Police and Society
• •  CRIM 367 - Real World Criminology
• •  CRIM 454 - Criminal Law and Society
• •  CRIM 460 - Youth and Crime
• •  CRIM 462 - The War on Drugs
• •  CRIM 463 - Gangs in American Society
• •  CRIM 470 - The Criminal Justice System and Family Violence
• •  CRIM 477 - True Crime
• •  CRIM 480 - Prisons and Punishment
• •  CRIM 482 - Criminal Procedure and Investigations
• •  CRIM 500 - Criminological Perspectives on Contemporary Issues
• •  CRIM 550 - Technocrime, Security, and Society
• •  CRIM 552 - Sex Crimes & Society
• •  CRIM 562 - Study of Serial Murder
• •  CRIM 564 - Criminology
• •  CRIM 568 - Criminology Internship
• •  CRIM 569 - Field Experience in Criminology
• •  CRIM 572 - The Death Penalty
• •  CRIM 592 - Anatomy of Mass Murder
• •  CRIM 599 - Senior Thesis in Criminology
• •  CRIM 665 - Women and Crime

Social Work

• •  SOCWK 100 - Social Work: The Helping Profession
• •  SOCWK 200 - Basic Skills for Working with People
• •  SOCWK 310 - Topics in Social Work
• •  SOCWK 312 - Fundamentals of Communication for the Agriculture and Food Science Community
• •  SOCWK 315 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment I
• •  SOCWK 320 - Dynamics of Working with Older Adults
• •  SOCWK 330 - Social Work Research Methods and Analysis I
• •  SOCWK 350 - Social Work with Criminal Offenders and Victims
• •  SOCWK 360 - Substance Abuse Case Management and Holistic Recovery
• •  SOCWK 370 - Child Welfare