Welcome to the Missouri State Anthropology Program
The Anthropology Program is an important part of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Missouri State University. There are currently six anthropologists in the department. In addition, there are four research anthropologists at the University’s Center for Archaeological Research, and two part-time faculty. The University is also the headquarters for the Missouri Archaeological Society.
The Department offers a four-field program in anthropology, with courses and faculty in archaeology, biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. There are over forty different courses in anthropology. The B.S. and B.A. in general anthropology have been offered since 1997. We currently have more than 100 undergraduate majors. A new M.S. in applied anthropology began in Fall 2008, and we have more than 20 graduate students.
Our faculty have expertise in Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and with Hispanic and Native American communities in the U.S. We are engaged in teaching and research on topics such as community development, cultural resource management, ethnography, ethnohistory, immigration, ethnomusicology, forensic anthropology, tourism, gender, health care, primatology, religion, and historical and public archaeology
The undergraduate major is student-oriented and emphasizes a “hands-on” approach. We offer lab courses in archaeology and bioanthropology, a field school in archaeology, and research and study abroad opportunities in cultural anthropology. The Masters program is applied or practice-oriented.
Anthropology also offers courses for degrees in African American Studies, Asian Studies, Folklore, Global Studies, Latin American Studies, Linguistics, Middle Eastern Studies, and Native American Studies.
For more information, please contact Dr. William Wedenoja, Coordinator of Anthropology.
The Department offers a four-field program in anthropology, with courses and faculty in archaeology, biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. There are over forty different courses in anthropology. The B.S. and B.A. in general anthropology have been offered since 1997. We currently have more than 100 undergraduate majors. A new M.S. in applied anthropology began in Fall 2008, and we have more than 20 graduate students.
Our faculty have expertise in Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and with Hispanic and Native American communities in the U.S. We are engaged in teaching and research on topics such as community development, cultural resource management, ethnography, ethnohistory, immigration, ethnomusicology, forensic anthropology, tourism, gender, health care, primatology, religion, and historical and public archaeology
The undergraduate major is student-oriented and emphasizes a “hands-on” approach. We offer lab courses in archaeology and bioanthropology, a field school in archaeology, and research and study abroad opportunities in cultural anthropology. The Masters program is applied or practice-oriented.
Anthropology also offers courses for degrees in African American Studies, Asian Studies, Folklore, Global Studies, Latin American Studies, Linguistics, Middle Eastern Studies, and Native American Studies.
For more information, please contact Dr. William Wedenoja, Coordinator of Anthropology.
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