Department of Sociology & Anthropology :: Marshall University

NEWS

The Department offers an ANT and SOC Area of Emphasis for the Regents Bachelors of Arts degree.

Watch a video about the MU Archaeological Field School.

See two recent Marshall Anthropology Alumni speak reflect on their experiences in the program and its value to them as they begin their careers.

The Department begins a search for an Assistant Professor of Anthropology - position to start Fall 2012

The Department welcomes visiting instructors Robin Conley (ANT) and Heidi Williams (SOC) for 2011-2012

Anthropology Program alum Mike Adkins offers defense of a liberal arts education in the Parthenon

Read an informational brochure for the Anthropology Program

The Department announces 2010 winners of the Dr. Steve Winn Memorial Scholarship

The Anthropology Program can now offer our most accomplished students the ability to graduate with Honors in Anthropology

Marshall - Malmö (Sweden) Exchange Program takes place for the first time

Dr. Freidin gets a write up in MU-Advance.

Dr. Laubach gets a write up in the Herald-Dispatch newspaper detailing his use of instructive technology like Wimba

New requirements for the MA in Sociology are in effect. The revamped program can provide a graduate Minor in Anthropology

We are pleased to announce that the Anthropology Program can now offer a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology. Read more about the program.

Check out a new feature bringing us news and insights from students in our programs now studying overseas called Tales from the Field.

EVENTS

See the Department Calendar for the latest.

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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.

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Faculty core strengths include: social movements and social change, gender, race, 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.

JOB OPPORTUNITY: The Department begins a search for an Assistant Professor of Anthropology - position to start Fall 2012

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Departmental Speaker Series - Fall 2011

Stay tuned. See past speakers here.

Course ANNOUCEMENTS

ANT 201 (CT) - Cultural Anthropology [ONLINE - Fall 2011]

An introduction to cultural anthropology that provides both General Education Core I Critical Thinking (CT) credits as well as International course credits.

Past Course ANNOUCEMENTS

ANT|SOC 362 - Health, Culture, & Society

Interested in information on career options for a track combining the health sciences and anthropology? Please see an informational article on Careers in Medical Anthropology. You might also want to have a look at an interesting (brief) article by Cecil Helman titled "Should family doctors be anthropologists?" Helman is the author of the primary text used by Dr. Hoey in his course Health, Culture, & Society.

Notes to Students

For student organizations and initiatives, please see the Students section of the site.

The Marshall University Anthropology Club is now on Facebook!

Current year Student Advising Sheets are available for each program in the Students section as well.

Prospective STUDENTS

See two recent Marshall Anthropology Alumni reflect on their experiences in the program and its value to them as they begin their careers (the video should also be ready to play below). Also, for those interested in archaeology, you may want to learn more about the MU Archaeological Field School conducted every summer by faculty member Dr. Nicholas Freidin. To see ALL LINKS about the ways in which you can use an anthropology degree, please see our Why Anthropology? page.

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