• Courses in all four fields will provide students with a solid foundation in anthropology and a well-rounded liberal arts education.
  • Laboratory classes and field schools will give students hands-on training in the practice of anthropology.
  • Internships and research projects will prepare students for work and for graduate school.
  • Service-learning and study abroad opportunities will allow students to experience cultures first-hand and develop the cultural competence necessary for success in a globalizing world.
  • Anthropology is the study of humanity in the broadest sense — all the peoples of the world at all times and places, which is increasingly important for everyone as a global society takes shape. Anthropologists also focus on human diversity, which is a very significant feature of MSU’s increasingly multicultural workplaces and society.

  • An undergraduate degree in anthropology will prepare students for life in the 21st century. It will help students understand the world we live in today and how we got here. It will also prepare students for careers that require an understanding of natural and social science; global affairs; and ethnic, cultural, and linguistic diversity.