INTRODUCTION
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Marshall University offers a supportive environment for undergraduate and Masters level students who wish to pursue training in sociology and anthropology. Our accomplished faculty place a strong emphasis on teaching and mentoring while also striving to maintain an active research agenda. The curriculum is designed to provide our students with a wide range of options in pursuit of their academic and professional goals and interests, while also providing solid training in core foundations of the two disciplines. Students learn both qualitative and quantitative research methods and are exposed to a variety of subfields and theoretical perspectives.
Faculty core strengths include: social movements and social change, inequality, stratification, deviance, cultural diversity, social interaction and group processes, migration, world systems/globalization, social institutions (religion, family, work and occupations, health care, politics and the economy), criminology, gerontology, qualitative and quantitative research methods, and advanced statistical analysis.
SPRING Course ANNOUCEMENTS
ANT 465 - Anthropology of Global Problems
An anthropological study of contemporary environmental and social problems with global impact emphasizing the emergence of a culture of capitalism.
UPCOMING EVENTS - Please Join US
Departmental Speaker Series - Spring 2010
John Walden, MD (Chairman of the Department of Family and Community Health; Associate Dean for Medical School Outreach and Development; and, Director of the International Health Track in Family Medicine Residency) will speak about his 40 years of experience trekking to, and working, with the indigenous peoples of South and Central America. Join us on Thursday 25 February from 4 to 6 PM. Details forthcoming.
NOTES TO STUDENTS
For student organizations and initiatives, please see the Students section of the site.
Check out a new feature bringing us news and insights from students in our programs now studying overseas called Tales from the Field.
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PaST Course ANNOUCEMENTS
ANT|SOC 483:101 - Health, Culture, & Society
Interested in information on career options for a track combining the health sciences and anthropology? Please see the pages prepared by the Society for Medical Anthropology. For more general information on career opportunities in anthropology, please see the Careers in Anthropology pages prepared by the American Anthropological Association. Or you may wish to see an overview of the value of an anthropology degree to business.
