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There are two great reasons why studying anthropology should be considered by undergraduate and master's students.

First, the material is intellectually exciting: anthropology students enthusiastically complete their course of study.

Second, anthropology prepares students for excellent jobs and opens doors to various career paths: the course of study provides global information and thinking skills critical to succeeding in the 21st century in business, research, teaching, advocacy, and public service.

You may wish to visit the career information page of the American Anthropological Association for more information about a future in anthropology. The AAA has also produced a presentation regarding the value of an anthropology degree to business.  You can also read an Essay on Careers in Anthropology (with video clips) prepared by Gary Ferraro for Wadsworth Publishing. 

You may also want to see a short (8 minute) film produced by the MIT Department of Anthropology which does a very good job of describing the conduct of ethnographic fieldwork.  Ethnographic fieldwork is increasingly used by companies around the world to give them a better picture of, for example, how consumers use products in their everyday lives than something like survey data alone.

Curious about FAMOUS anthropology majors?  Have a look at a list here of Selected Famous Anthropology Majors

Wondering how anthropology makes it into the news?  Check out the Anthropology Global News Feed.

NEWS

Watch a video about the MU Archaeological Field School

The Marshall University Anthropology Club is now on Facebook!

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

Resources

Archaeological and Ethnological Labs in the Basement of the Old Main building (OM B12 & B14).  The Anthropology Program is currently establishing a more stable location for these valuable collections of artifacts with storage, lab, and display space as well as a seminar room.

The Oral History of Appalachia Collection is housed in the Marshall University Morrow Library Special Collections Department.  It is comprised of thousands of interviews conducted in Appalachia over the last 40 years.  Many interviews have full transcriptions available.

 

ANTHROPOLOGY HONORS SOCIETY

 

 

 

LAMBDA ALPHA

Lambda Alpha is the National Collegiate Honors Society for Anthropology.  The Beta Chapter of West Virginia, formed in 1995, is housed in our department.   Membership confers certain privileges, including national academic recognition, scholarships, and the opportunity to publish in a national anthropological journal. 

 

Qualifications for membership are: 

1. 2.5 GPA overall
2. 3.0 GPA in Anthropology/ Sociology classes
3. A minimum of 12 hours of academic Anthropology OR 6 hours Anthropology and 6 hours Sociology

Application for membership is made only once every academic year, usually near the end of the Fall Semester.  Qualified applicants are required to fill out a form, signed by the faculty advisor, and submit a one-time fee of $25.00.

Faculty advisor:  Nicholas Freidin, D.Phil

SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1BETA  CHAPTER  OF  WEST  VIRGINIA recipients:

Year	Students
2010-11	Ennis Barbery Emily Brooks  Brittany Vance
2008-09	Sarah Burns Robert DeMuth Brittany Griffith Frederick Haden III Jenafer Hinchman Amanda Payne
2006-07	Andrew Adkins Casey Cunninghan
2005-06	Michael Adkins Sarah Posin
2003-04	Tara Allman Gael Neace        Tania Stricker
2001-02	Jason Baker
2000-01	Rebecca Klug
1999-00	Gretchen Acker Matthew Oldaker
1997-98	Lora Dyer           Bruce Gowings Tracie Kinder Troy Kogel     Tatiana Mynuk Edith Prino Joseph Weikle
1996-97	Stacey Angel  Rebecca Brewer Richard Butler Gregory Jones Ronald Thomas