Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work

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Brett A. Houk, Ph.D., Chairperson

Professors: Dunn, Koch, Paine, Williams
Associate Professors: Bradatan, Dunham, Elbow, Houk, Lowe, Morrow, Ramirez, Schneider, Smithey, Walter
Assistant Professors: Flores-Yeffal, Jordan, Lavender-Bratcher, Maloney, Novotny
Assistant Professors of Practice: Lindquist, Phelps, Speer

CONTACT INFORMATION: 158 Holden Hall, Box 41012 Lubbock TX 79409-1012, T 806.742.2400, F 806.742.1088 www.depts.ttu.edu/sasw

About the Department

This department supervises the following degree programs:

• Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology
• Bachelor of Arts in Social Work
• Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
• Master of Arts in Anthropology
• Master of Arts in Sociology
• Master of Social Work

In addition, the department participates in the Women’s Studies, Community and Urban Studies, Ethnic Studies, Environmental Studies, Family Life Studies, Forensic Sciences, Religion Studies, and Asian Studies minor programs. The minimum number of hours required for majors in all baccalaureate programs in the department is a total of 120 hours.

Graduate Program

For information on graduate programs offered by the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, visit the Graduate School  section of the catalog.

Program Offerings & Course Descriptions

Programs

• Anthropology, B.A.
• Anthropology: Forensic Anthropology Concentration, B.A.
• Social Work, B.A.
• Sociology, B.A.
• Sociology: Criminology Concentration, B.A.

• Anthropology, Undergraduate Minor
• Social Work, Undergraduate Minor
• Sociology, Undergraduate Minor

Courses

• ANTH 1301 - Understanding Multicultural America
• ANTH 2100 - Physical Anthropology Laboratory
• ANTH 2300 - Physical Anthropology
• ANTH 2301 - Introduction to Archaeology
• ANTH 2302 - Introduction to World Cultures and Ethnology
• ANTH 2304 - Global Forces and Local Peoples
• ANTH 2306 - Anthropology at the Movies
• ANTH 2315 - Introduction to Language and Linguistics
• ANTH 3300 - Special Topics in Anthropology
• ANTH 3303 - Forensic Anthropology
• ANTH 3310 - Human Evolution
• ANTH 3311 - Human Variation
• ANTH 3312 - Primate Behavior
• ANTH 3313 - Primate Evolution
• ANTH 3314 - Human Osteology
• ANTH 3316 - Anthropological Theory: Understanding Language and Culture
• ANTH 3317 - Food and Culture
• ANTH 3320 - Material Culture: People and Things
• ANTH 3322 - Anthropology of Religion
• ANTH 3331 - Indians of North America
• ANTH 3335 - Anthropology of the Plains Indians
• ANTH 3339 - Methods in the Study of Culture and Language
• ANTH 3341 - Laboratory Archaeology
• ANTH 3342 - Prehistory of the Southwest
• ANTH 3343 - Maya Archaeology
• ANTH 3344 - South American Archaeology
• ANTH 3347 - Texas Prehistory
• ANTH 3348 - Introduction to Historical Archaeology
• ANTH 3349 - Archaeology of the Northern Spanish Frontier
• ANTH 3350 - Archaeology of Death
• ANTH 3353 - Bioarchaeology
• ANTH 3375 - Topics in Latin American Archaeology
• ANTH 3380 - Methods and Theory in Archaeology
• ANTH 4000 - Individual Problems in Anthropology
• ANTH 4310 - Cultural Resource Management
• ANTH 4320 - Forensic Archaeology
• ANTH 4343 - Human Skeletal Biology and Forensic Techniques
• ANTH 4640 - Field School in Cultural Anthropology
• ANTH 4642 - Field Archaeology
• ANTH 4643 - Field Research in Skeletal Biology

• SOC 1301 - Introduction to Sociology
• SOC 1320 - Current Social Problems
• SOC 2333 - The U.S. Criminal Justice System
• SOC 2335 - Homicide
• SOC 3300 - Special Topics in Sociology
• SOC 3323 - Race and Ethnicity
• SOC 3325 - Gendered Lives
• SOC 3326 - Women and Crime
• SOC 3327 - Sociology of Law and Policing
• SOC 3331 - Sexuality, Intimate Relations, and Family Life
• SOC 3333 - White Collar Economic Crimes
• SOC 3335 - Family Violence
• SOC 3336 - Sociology of Education
• SOC 3337 - Inequality in America
• SOC 3352 - Technology and Society
• SOC 3355 - Global Food Issues: On Bread and Water
• SOC 3368 - Sociology of Deviance
• SOC 3383 - Alcohol, Drugs, and Society
• SOC 3391 - Introduction to Social Statistics
• SOC 3392 - Introduction to Social Research Methods
• SOC 3393 - Development of Sociological Theory
• SOC 3394 - Contemporary Sociological Theories
• SOC 4307 - Individual Studies in Sociology
• SOC 4311 - Sociology of the Person
• SOC 4312 - Population and Environment
• SOC 4316 - Aging and Society
• SOC 4325 - Criminology
• SOC 4327 - Juvenile Delinquency
• SOC 4331 - Religion and Society
• SOC 4335 - Victims of Crime
• SOC 4381 - Sickness, Health, and Society
• SOC 4399 - Research

• SW 1300 - The Why and How of Social Services
• SW 2301 - Introduction to Social Work
• SW 3311 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment: Systems
• SW 3312 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment: Lifespan
• SW 3331 - Social Work with Diverse Populations
• SW 3332 - Social Work Practice: Interaction Skills
• SW 3333 - Social Work Practice: Macro Systems
• SW 3334 - Social Work Practice: Micro Systems
• SW 3339 - Social Work Research and Evaluation
• SW 4000 - Independent Study in Social Work
• SW 4311 - Social Policy and Social Welfare Legislation
• SW 4340 - Social Work: Field Placement Integrative Seminar
• SW 4611 - Social Work: Field Experience

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