MEET
OUR FACULTY
The total number
of courses required for the major is 12 (36-41 semester hours). At least
six of the courses taken for the major must be at the 300-level or above.
CONCENTRATIONS
Sociology:
Study groups ranging from small units such as the family to the cross-cultural
comparison of two or more societies. Social problems, education, health
care, mass media and criminal justice all are topics explored through the
Sociology concentration.
Anthropology:
Engage in the study of humankind, the origin and development of society,
the nature of human diversity, ethnocentrism, worldview and the roots of
culture, and the differing ways in which peoples have adapted to environments
and to other human groups.
INTERNSHIP
AND STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES
Many Sociology
and Anthropology students take internships either as a means to explore
various careers or to gain experience, bringing their knowledge of culture
and society out of the classroom and into real life. Wells alumnae who
are established leaders in their fields often provide internship opportunities
for current students. The following is a sample of internships recently
held by Wells students in the socio/anthro disciplines:
• Police
work: Rochester and Jamestown, NY
• Legal:
law offices in various cities
• Human
Rights: Human Rights Commission, Syracuse, NY
• Education:
Aurora Pre-School, Aurora, NY; Bellevue School, Syracuse, NY
• Health:
Hospice of Ithaca, NY
• Social
Services: Crisis Intervention, Ithaca, NY; Salvation Army of San Francisco
• Cultural
Groups: African Immigrants in Paris; Native American reservations
• Mental
Health: group homes in various cities
• Activism:
annual Activism Symposium at Wells College
Want to study
culture, ecology, and society in Hawaii? Or conduct archeological field
work here in the Cayuga Lake Basin? Or spend a semester as a photojournalist
at the SALT Institute in Maine? Wells makes it possible. Socio/Anthro majors
can pursue fascinating programs across our country and around the world
– check
out our off-campus study programs!
UNDERGRADUATE
RESEARCH
The Sociology
and Anthropology faculty are proud of their students’ original research
and often encourage them to present their findings at the annual National
Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR), offered at different locations
around the country each spring. NCUR promotes undergraduate research scholarship
and creative activity done in partnership with faculty or other mentors
as a vital component of higher education. Each year, NCUR participants
come from over 300 colleges and universities representing almost every
state in the nation. Wells has sent a contingent since 1990. Some recent
Wells student paper titles:
“America’s Misinterpretation
of Migrant Farm Workers from Latin America”
“A Generation
in Transition: Modern Juvenile Delinquency in Japan”
“Re-Evaluating
the Simplistic Paradigm of Man as Enemy, Woman as Victim: The Intersectionality
of Gender, Race, Class, and Sexuality”
“Rural Monocultural
Ideology: The Cultural Famine of Monocropping in Cayuga County, New York”
CAREER CONNECTIONS
Socio/Anthro
majors are prepared for a wide variety of career opportunities, no matter
what your personal goals. Want to attend professional or graduate school?
Ever thought about one of these careers? Then consider becoming a Socio/Anthro
major at Wells!
• Forensic
archeologist
• International
trader
 •
Environmental advocate
• Social
researcher
• Law
enforcement officer
• Teacher
• Lawyer
• Museum
curator
• Social
worker
• Journalist
• Social
service professional |
