Native American Studies
The interdisciplinary Native American studies minor explores NYS public policy issues within the larger frameworks of American history, literature, and anthropological studies.
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Linguistics
The linguistics minor examines the basic concepts and principles in modern linguistic theory, methods of linguistic analysis, and applications of linguistics to other areas of study.
Cognitive Science
The cognitive science minor gives students a foundation in disciplines involved with investigating the nature of mental activity.
Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
Gender, sexuality, and women’s studies aims to understand gender and sexuality as interrelated systems of structural inequality. The department centers gender minorities—including women and LGBTQ+ people—in everything it does, but it also focuses on the ways in which sexism, heterosexism, and cisexism harm all people, including men and straight cisgender individuals.
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Sociomedical Sciences
Sociomedical sciences focus on the social determinants of disease and health and examine the correlation between trends in health and its social causes, including social inequality and structural inequity.
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Sociology
The sociology major emphasizes scientific and humanistic approaches to exploring economic and political institutions, culture, media, family, urban life, families, crime, and other aspects of social life.
Anthropology
Anthropology is the holistic study of humankind across space and time. The discipline is divided into four fields: cultural anthropology, linguistics, archaeology, and physical/biological anthropology, all of which are represented in the department offerings.