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 a career information page of the American Anthropological Association (click on link) for more information about a future in anthropology.
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.
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.
Selected
Famous Anthropology Majors
Athletes
John Clair - Football
Monsanto Pope – Football
Authors
Business
Entertainers
Politicians & Royalty
Scholars & Activists
Jane Goodall
–
Primatologist
Margaret Mead –
Anthropologist and Former President of the AAAS
Religious and Spiritual Leaders
Billy Graham – Evangelist
