Sociology & Anthropology Department
Anthropology and sociology students study human behavior, social interaction, and social organization. They explore yesterday, today and tomorrow...concerned with how societies are organized and why people do what they do.
Be a Change Maker... with a Degree in Sociology or Anthropology
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Jocelin Arbenz interned with the Ohio Innocence ProjectBut first she studied Sociology-Criminology.
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Bryttani Debro fights homelessness and supports women in need during birthing.But first, she studied Sociology-Criminology.
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Army Capt. Erin Muri focuses her passion for learning on trauma, mental healthBut first she studied Sociology-Criminology.
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Students help uncover the past at ancient Virginia siteBut first they studied Anthropology.
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Michael Richard Fights Money Laundering, Financial CrimesBut first he studied Sociology and Mathematics.
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Emily Dunlap Advocates for Trafficked and Exploited PersonsBut first she studied Sociology and Women’s & Gender Studies.
Archaeological Anthropology
Excavating, analyzing, and interpreting material remains.
Biological Anthropology
Analyzing the evolution and diversity of humans and other primates.
Cultural Anthropology
Analyzing diverse cultural practices of politics, religion, law, and economy in an increasingly global world.
Criminology
Studying law-making, law-breaking, and social responses to law-breaking.
Social Change
Studying the transformation of cultural symbols, rules of behavior, social organizations, value systems and social institutions over time.
Social Inequality
Studying the unequal distribution of material and nonmaterial resources, and the social forces that generate and perpetuate those distributions.