Department Information

and
Typical Discipline-Specific Academic Degree and Qualifications¹
of faculty within

Global & Sociocultural Studies

General Description of the Department

The Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies unites the faculties of anthropology, geography, and sociology within an innovative program dedicated to exploring challenges of global scope—such as diverse forms of inequality, contested identities, and nature-society relations—that define the contemporary world. The Department’s undergraduate and graduate programs emphasize cross-disciplinary perspectives while acknowledging the unique contributions of disciplinary approaches.

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Degrees offered

The Department of Anthropology offers these programs:

BA in Sociology & Anthropology

BA in Sociology & Anthropology/MA in Comparative Sociology

BA in Geography

MA in Comparative Sociology

Ph.D. in Comparative Sociology

Terminal Degree² for each discipline taught in Global & Sociocultural Studies

Ph.D. in Anthropology

Ph.D. in Demography and Population Studies

Ph.D. in Geography

Ph.D.in Sociology

Related Disciplines³

International/Global Studies (30.2001) – all courses

Related Disciplines³ for specific courses

None Applicable

Other Teaching Qualifications (Description of Required Academic Degree and Justifications⁴ for the programs in Global & Sociocultural Studies)

Consideration of other teaching qualifications in lieu of academic credentials is made on a case-by-case basis and accepted in special cases where evidence of exceptional industry experience, research or other qualifications can be documented and are directly applicable to the course being taught.

^1	Whenever instructors are not credentialed by their advanced degree or by an approved CIP relationship, they must be credentialed through a narrative justification of the instructor’s qualifications to teach this/these course(s).  Such credentialing is based on the proposed instructor’s academic and professional preparation; diplomas, certificates, or relevant licensures; publications and presentations in the field; honors, awards, and professional recognitions; and other demonstrated competencies, skills, and experiences which the instructor brings to the University.  These must be clearly tied to the specific courses to be taught and should establish beyond doubt that the instructor is qualified to teach the specific courses they are to be assigned.  The Office of the Provost reviews all such justifications and where the justifications warrant the instructor’s teaching the courses proposed, it will either approve the justification for the appropriate period (seven years for full-time faculty members, or four years for part-time faculty members) or employ one of two additional clearance categories beyond the advanced degree and related-discipline categories which it may use to credential some instructors where their accomplishments warrant this: Active Research Clearance in the Discipline or Active Artistic/Special Talent Clearance in the Discipline
^2	The level and discipline of the terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D., MS, MFA, doctorate) that is required to teach graduate courses in the discipline
^3	For each discipline, all strongly-related degree(s) and/or equivalent names for the discipline (include level) that would also be appropriate for teaching at the graduate level
^4	(1)The appropriate academic degrees and justifications for each related degree above if not obvious; (2) the justification for why the terminal degree is not a doctorate in a discipline, e.g., specific examples of best practice in the discipline and accrediting association language; and (3) any other criteria used to determine appropriate academic qualifications to teach specialty courses in the program.