Department of Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology

Anthropology Program

01-B 678-839-6445

https://www.westga.edu/anthropology/

Professor:

M. Snipes (Program Coordinator)

Associate Professor:

C. Maggiano (Co-Director of the Biological and Forensic Anthropology Laboratory)

Assistant Professor:

N. Lawres (Director of the Antonio J. Waring, Jr. Laboratory)

Senior Lecturer:

I. Maggiano (Co-Director of the Biological and Forensic Anthropology Laboratory)

Lecturer:

E. Falconi

Psychology Program

Melson 123 • 678-839-6510
https://www.westga.edu/academics/art-culture-science/anthro-psych-soc/psychology/index.php

Professors:

M.-C. Bertau (Head of Ph.D. Program), J. Dillon (Program Coordinator), T. Hart, N. Korobov, M. Kunkel, L. Osbeck, J Reber, C. Simmonds-Moore, K. Skott-Myhre (Head of MA Program)

Associate Professors:

N. Gupta, J. Head, J. Roberts

Assistant Professors:

C. Bolar, A. Dhar, J. Glazier, R. Traversa, T. Weiner

Lecturer:

R. LaFleur

Sociology Program

Pafford 217 • 678-839-6505
http://www.westga.edu/sociology

Professors:

P. Kirk (Program Coordinator), N. Noori (Coordinator of Global Studies), E Windsor

Associate Professors:

A. Kazeem, E. McKendry-Smith (Head of Graduate Studies), J. Weber (Director of Women’s Studies)

Assistant Professor:

C. Waters

Senior Lecturer:

V. Wood

Lecturer:

T. Parsons

Sociology is the scientific study of society and human behavior. Through the use of both research and theories, sociologists develop understandings of complex forms of human behavior. Students in the BS degree program in Sociology learn about the very fabric of social relations through courses in inequality, aging, gender, deviance, globalization, social psychology, race and ethnicity, the environment, the media, and more. The Sociology program seeks to provide students with mastery of basic academic subject matter along with the learning skills necessary for enrichment and continued success in academic and workplace environments. Upon graduation students are prepared for advanced graduate and professional school education and for entrance into the job market in business, government, non-profit organizations, and social services work. Internships are available to provide onsite, practical experience. Students are encouraged to pursue independent research, collaborate with professors on their research, and present their work at conferences such as the Georgia Sociological Association and the Southeastern Undergraduate Sociology Symposium. Students who qualify are also invited to join the national sociology honor society, Alpha Kappa Delta. The B.S. Degree in Sociology is available both face-to-face and online.

Undergraduate Certificates in Sociology

Several certificates of specialization are available to Sociology majors and minors. Non-Sociology majors who complete a certificate program will earn a minor in sociology.

Each certificate requires 15 hours in specific courses. SOCI 1101 is required of all the certificates. Courses taken to receive a certificate also count toward the sociology major and toward additional certificates. The certificate programs and the courses that can be taken to fulfill the requirements are listed below.

Programs

Bachelor of Science

Embedded Certificates

Minor