Middle Tennessee State University
Bachelor in Anthropology
Murfreesboro, USA
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Anthropology studies humankind, comparing peoples of all places and times to understand the panorama of human existence. The field looks at the human experience through aspects like language, biology, religion, family life, politics, economics, and others. 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 particular emphasis is on fieldwork.
Recommended Curriculum: Anthropology
Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.
Freshman
- ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
- Social/Behavioral Sciences (ANTH 2010 recommended) 3 credits hours
- Natural Sciences (2 prefixes) 8 credit hours
- Mathematics (MATH 1530 recommended) 3 credit hours
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts (ANTH 2210 recommended) 3 credit hours
- Elective 3 credit hours
- Lower-division elective 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 32 Hours
Sophomore
- ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
- ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
- HUM 2610 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
- ANTH 2800 - Professions in Anthropology 1 credit hour *
- ANTH 3000 - Anthropological Theory 3 credit hours *
- ANTH 3210 - Archaeology 3 credit hours *
- ANTH 3310 - Biological Anthropology 3 credit hours *
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
- Social/Behavioral Sciences (SOC 1010 recommended) 3 credit hours
- Minor course 3 credit hours
Choose 6 hours from:
- HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours
- HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
- HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
- HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours
- HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 28 Hours
Junior
- ANTH 3010 - Ethnology 3 credit hours *
- ANTH 3410 - Linguistic Anthropology 3 credit hours *
- ANTH 3530 - Anthropology Research Methods 3 credit hours *
- ANTH area studies 6 credit hours
- ANTH electives (2000 level or above) 9 credit hours
- Minor courses 6 credit hours
Subtotal: 30 Hours
Senior
- ANTH area studies 6 credit hours
- Minor upper-division courses 6 credit hours
- Minor course 3 credit hours
- ANTH elective (2000 level or above) 3 credit hours
- Electives 6 credit hours
- Foreign language (2010 and 2020 or above) 6 credit hours
Subtotal: 30 Hours
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
- Environmental organizations
- Ethnic and cultural organizations
- Federal/state/local/tribal government
- Fund-raising
- Genetics counseling
- Historic preservation offices
- International business
- International development agencies
- International diplomacy
- Law
- Libraries
- Management
- Marketing
- Media
- Medical and health-related jobs
- Military human terrain projects
- Mission organizations
- Museums
- Parks and historic sites
- Personnel (Human Resources)
- Photography
- Police work and forensics
- Politics
- Public administration
- Public relations
- Publishing
- Refugee/immigrant services
- Scientific and creative writing
- Social impact assessment
- Social service agencies
- Teaching
- Translating and interpreting
- Travel
- Women's organizations
- Zoos
Employers of MTSU alumni include:
- Universities/colleges/community colleges
- Nature centers/natural history or history museums
- Government/planning agencies
- U.S. Forest Service//U.S. Corps of Engineers
- Environmental or engineering firms
- Private foundations/international organizations
