While many anthropologists work in other cultures amid exotic settings, MTSU's program also emphasizes the practical aspects of anthropology to help solve human problems. Sub-disciplines are introduced in archaeology, ethnology, biological anthropology, and linguistics. A special emphasis is on fieldwork.Hands-on archaeology experience in field

  • An annual summer field school is offered in archaeology. Past sites include 1,500-year-old Native American mound centers, frontier forts, slave cabins, and an early-mid-19th-century church. The program has internships in archaeology with the National Park Service at Big South Fork, plus offering international field opportunities.

An anthropology degree can prepare a student for jobs with museums and archives, education, archaeology, government, non-profits, business, and communications. Students may specialize through graduate programs or prepare for advanced degrees in law, medicine, forensics, or genetic counseling.

  • Antique and collectibles shops
  • Archaeology companies
  • Archives
  • Art galleries
  • Bilingual education
  • Colleges and universities
  • Community centers
  • Consulting
  • Cultural brokerage
  • Diversity training
  • Documentary film making
  • Environmental impact assessment