I've been trying to find the best way for me to write this information down in a multi-connected method to make planning and consideration easier. I think this might be the best plan of action.
Fall 2004 I will return to school full-time to finish working on obtaining a degree. I have abandoned my original intent of obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in English: Technical Writing and am going into something more suited to my career goals and ambitions.
My degree will be tailored to my interests and professional intent. It will provide as a strong basis for entering into basic policy research and development for children, youth, and families. I plan to pursue a master's degree following graduation because I feel that it is necessary in order to reach the professional potential I am striving for.
In addition to the basic Anthropology classes that I must take, I will also need several hours in various other departments and areas to gain enough credits for graduation. These are the areas where I will be able to narrow my educational focus and gain the skills I will need post graduation. Following is a beginning lists of the classes I am interested in at this point. This list will change and grow as I take more classes and have a chance to speak with an academic advisor about my intentions.
Some classes are also listed just because I want to take them. I'll place them at the bottom.
- AASP 101 Public Policy and the Black Community
- AASP 301 Applied Policy Analysis and the Black Community
- AMST 207 Contemporary American Culture
- AMST 418 Cultural Theme in America
- AMST 429 Perspectives on Popular Culture
- ANTH 364 The Anthropology of Religion
- ANTH 380 Culture and Discourse
- ANTH 462 Kinship and Social Organization
- ANTH 468 Special Topics in Cultural Anthropology
- ANTH 470 History and Philosophy of Anthropological Inquiry
- BSOS 288 Special Topics in Behavioral and Social Sciences
- BSOS 308 Contemporary Issues: Interdisciplinary Approaches
- BSOS 388 Behavioral and Social Sciences Special Topics
- COMM 425 Negotiation and Conflict Management
- COMM 426 Conflict Management
- ECON 374 Sex Roles in Economic Life
- EDCP 411 Principles of Mental Health
- EDHD 306 Research Methods in Human Development
- EDHD 419 Human Development and Learning in School Settings
- EDHD 424 Culture and Community Perspectives: The Diverse World of the Child
- EDHD 445 Guidance of Young Children
- EDPL 201 Education in Contemporary American Society
- EDPL 210 Historical and Philosophical Perspectives on Education
- EDPL 301 Foundations of Education
- EDPL 400 The Future of Human Community
- EDPL 401 Educational Policy and Social Change
- EDPL 488 Special Topics in Education Policy and Administration
- EDPL 498 Special Problems in Education
- FMST 105 Individuals in Families
- FMST 260 Couple Relationships
- FMST 290 Family Economics
- FMST 298 Special Topics in Family Studies
- FMST 330 Family Theories and Patterns
- FMST 332 Children in Families
- FMST 341 Personal and Family Finance
- FMST 383 Delivery of Human Services to Families
- FMST 430 Gender Issues in Families
- FMST 431 Family Crises and Intervention
- FMST 444 Family Services and Human Service Organizations
- FMST 445 Family Resource Management
- FMST 452 Family Policy Analysis
- FMST 460 Violence in Families
- FMST 480 Work and Family Issues and Programs
- FMST 498 Special Topics in Family Studies
- GVPT 170 American Government
- GVPT 210 Introduction to Public Administration and Policy
- GVPT 260 State and Local Government
- GVPT 270 Introduction to Public Policy
- HIST 157 History of the United States Since 1865
- HIST 216 Introduction to the Study of World Religions
- HIST 306 History of Religion in America
- HIST 312 Crisis and Change in the United States
- HIST 346 Social and Cultural History of Europe
- HIST 357 Recent America 1945-Present
- HIST 451 Economic History of the United States after 1865
- HIST 456 History of American Culture and Ideas to 1865
- HIST 457 History of American Culture and Ideas Since 1865
- HLTH 377 Human Sexuality
- HLTH 383 Peer Education: Reproductive Health
- PHIL 236 Philosophy of Religion
- SOCY 105 Introduction to Contemporary Social Problems
- SOCY 243 Sociology of Marriage and Family
- SOCY 398 Special Topics in Sociology
- SOCY 410 Social Demography
- SOCY 412 Family Demography
- SOCY 442 The Family and Social Class
- SOCY 443 The Family and Society
- SOCY 444 Sociology of Children
- SOCY 467 Sociology of Education
- Classes I want to take for fun:
- ARTT 110 Elements of Drawing I
- BSCI 105 Principles of Biology I
- BSCI 106 Principles of Biology II
- BSCI 201 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
- BSCI 202 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
- ENGL 294 Introduction to Creative Writing
- ENGL 296 Beginning Fiction Workshop
- ENGL 359 Special Topics in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Literatures
- ENGL 383 The Uses of Language
- ENGL 385 English Semantics
- ENGL 396 Intermediate Fiction Workshop
- ENGL 498 Advance Fiction Workshop
- THET 171 Theater Craft II
- THET 182 Stage Makeup
- THET 284 Stage Costume Construction I
- THET 383 Costume Design I
- THET 384 Stage Costume Construction II
- THET 475 Period Style for the Theater: Fashion and Decor
Now looking at that list, I would be taking about 54 credits of fun and 213 credits of core stuff I want to take. This is in addition to the basic Anthropology requirements. So obviously, I need to pare the list down a good deal, or plan to end up with 3 of four BA's at the end of this. However, I think this will be a good list to provide to my advisor so that he/she can have a good idea about what I am interested in. And to think, I only need about 60 credits to graduate.
Bachelor of Arts in Soci-Cultural Anthropology
written on June 3, 2004