III. SOCIOLOGY, ANTHROPOLOGY, and CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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Guidelines for Mathematical Sciences Courses .......................................................................... 1
Students with Advanced Placement credit:............................................................................. 1
8 semester plan ............................................................................................................................ 2
Sociology & Anthropology (B.A.) ......................................................................................... 2
Sustainability Studies (Community and Urban Development) (B.A.) ................................... 3
Guidelines for Mathematical Sciences Courses
There is no specific math course required for the Sociology/Anthropology and Criminal Justice majors.
We recommend students enroll in MATH 101, MATH 102, MATH 107, or CIS 171 in their first year,
unless you have had a pre-calculus course; then you should consider STAT 269 (usually taken in the
second or third year). Statistical literacy is important in this field, and STAT 269 is a course that gives a
good introduction to statistical methods and meets the QuEST requirement. Students who have a weak
background in Algebra should consider taking MATH 101 or MATH 102 in their first year in preparation
for STAT 269.
Students with Advanced Placement credit:
Requirements for courses in mathematical sciences can be met through Advanced Placement exam credit.
Students who have taken AP exams in calculus, computer science, or statistics should go to the math
department’s website (www.messiah.edu/departments/mathsci/courses/ap_credit.html) to find out how
credit is awarded for your scores.
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8 semester plan
Sociology & Anthropology (B.A.)
Course #
Course name
First Year - Fall
Oral Communication*
First Year Seminar*
Philosophy/Religion* (1st or 2nd yr)
Mathematical Sciences* (1st year)
Introduction to Sociology (Fall or Spring)
Cultural Anthropology (Fall or Spring)
Credits
Course #
3
3
3
3
3
3
LANG XXX
IDCR 151
ARTS XXX
BIO/CHEM XXX
SOAN 101
SOAN 212
12-18
RELI/ PHIL
SOAN 271
SOAN 3xx
SOAN 356
TOTAL
Sophomore –Fall
2nd language* (1st or 2nd yr)
1st Social Science, History* (1st or 2nd yr)
Religion/Philosophy (1st or 2nd yr)
Quantitative Research Methods & Stats**
Major elective
Social Inequality***
18
IDST XXX
XXX
SOAN 335
SOAN 331
TOTAL
**2nd or 3rd year fall
***2nd or 3rd year
Junior – Fall
Science, Tech & World * (3rd or 4th yr)
Non-Western Studies* (2nd or 3rd yr)
Social Conflict, Justice & Peacemaking**
Sociocultural Theory
3
2-3
3
3
TOTAL
9-12
SOAN 442
**2nd or 3rd year
Senior – Fall
Senior Thesis
COMM 105
IDFY 101
PHIL/RELI XXX
MATH/CIS/STAT
SOAN 101
SOAN 212
LANG XXX
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
TOTAL
LANG XXX
ENGL XXX
BIBL 20X
WELL XXX
SOAN 281
SOAN 3xx
THEO 2XX
SOAN 3xx
Course name
First Year - Spring
1st language*
Created and Called for Community*
Arts* (1st or 2nd yr)
Laboratory Science* (1st year)
Introduction to Sociology (Fall or Spring)
Cultural Anthropology (Fall or Spring)
Credits
TOTAL
Sophomore - Spring
3rd lang or Cross Cultural* (2nd or 3rd yr)
Literature* (1st or 2nd yr)
2nd Social Science, History* (1st or 2nd yr)
Knowledge of the Bible* (1st or 2nd yr)
Wellness Course * (1st or 2nd year)
Qualitative Research Methods**
Major elective
TOTAL
**2nd or 3rd year spring
12-19
Junior – Spring
Christian Beliefs* (2nd or 3rd year)
Ethics/Pluralism/World Views* 3-4
Major elective
TOTAL
SOAN 3xx
Senior – Spring
Major elective
3
3
3
3-4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
13-19
3
3
3
9
3
3
* QuEST requirement
TOTAL
3
Study abroad is encouraged for fall or spring Junior year or spring of Senior year. Advisors adjust this plan to accommodate study abroad.
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Sustainability Studies (Community and Urban Development) (B.A.)
8-semester Plan
Course #
COMM 105
IDFY 101
PHIL 10X
BIOL 140
Course name
First Year – Fall
Oral Communication*
First Year Seminar*
Philosophy/Religion*
Ecology & Sustainability**
LANG XXX
POLI 113
BIBL 20X
PSYC 242
POLI 323* or
HIST 355
BIOL 216
Sophomore – Fall
2nd Language*
American Government
Knowledge of the Bible*
Community Psychology (alt yr)
Public Policy (alt yrs) or
Urban History
Environmental Issues & Sust. Sol*
Credits
3
3
3
3
TOTAL
3
History*
Non-Western Studies*
Literature* (suggested: 174)
Environmental Ethics
POLI 323*
PSYC 242
Public Policy (alt yrs)
Community Psychology (alt yr)
3
2-3
3
3
3
3
3
TOTAL
Junior – Spring
SOAN 305
Harrisburg Neighborhoods (J-term)
THEO/RELI
Christian Beliefs
SOAN 315
Intro to Urban Sociology (alt years)
POLI 320 or Ethnic and Racial Politics in America
SOAN 356
Social Inequality
ECON 117 or Issues in Environ Economics (alt year)
GIS 245
Intro to Geog Infor System (alt year)
16
3
3
3
3
3
TOTAL
Num
*QuEST requirement
17
3
1
3
3
Senior – Spring
SUST 495
Capstone Sustainability
SOAN 391 or Practicum (3)
INTE 394
Internship (4-12)
SOAN 315
Intro to Urban Sociology (alt years)
Semester Abroad or Practicum
TOTAL
3
3
3
3
2
3
TOTAL
TOTAL 14-15
Senior – Fall
Credits
Sophomore – Spring
LANG XXX
3rd Language or Cross-Cultural
WELL 1XX
Wellness Course
SOAN 315
Intro to Urban Sociology (alt years)
varies
Art/Music/Theatre*
ECON 117 or Issues in Environ Economics (alt year)
GIS 245
Intro to Geog Infor System (alt year)
varies
Elective
15
Junior – Fall
HIST 1XX
IDNW XXX
ENGL XXX
BIOL 315
IDCR 151
LANG XXX
STAT 269
ECON 120
SOAN 101
SOAN 212
Course name
First Year – Spring
Created and Called for Community*
1st Language course*
Statistics
Principles of Macroeconomics
Introduction to Sociology
Cultural Anthropology
12
3
3
3
3
3
TOTAL
Course #
15
3
3-12
3
TOTAL
9-18
Be very careful on alternating year courses. BIOL 334 and 335 alternate years with each other- one offered each year. ECON 117 and GIS 245
alternate years but BOTH occur in the same spring (next in 2014).
This does not include your AuSable Institute options of BIOL\AGRIC\GEOG 303- Tropical Agriculture which meets in May term in Costa Rica or
BIOL\AGRIC\GEOG 343 International Development and Environmental Sustainability which meets in Washington State mid-July through Mid
August. Financial Aid deadlines for these courses are 12/15 of the winter before, 2/15 and 3/15 of the course year.
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