BS in Anthropology Central Michigan University

Program Description

Anthropology is the study of the world’s most fascinating topic: people. As an anthropology student at CMU, you’ll learn about people of the past and of the present. People from the farthest corners of the world and those in our own neighborhoods. You’ll examine language, culture and biology, and explore what it means to be human. You’ll get lots of hands-on, practical experience. You’ll learn to search for, excavate and analyze important artifacts at the Stone House, a Saginaw Chippewa farmstead that sheltered runaways from the Mount Pleasant Industrial Boarding School. You’ll learn to use 3-D printers to create replicas of fossilized human remains dating back some two million years. Or you'll investigate mock crime scenes as part of a forensic anthropology class. You'll study abroad or conduct research overseas. (One of our students recently spent a semester as a forensic anthropology intern in Santiago, Chile.) You’ll work one-on-one with experienced faculty researchers and engage with classmates in small, interactive classes. We offer courses in language and culture, medical anthropology, primate behavior, international cultures, archeology, ethnology, forensic anthropology and other intriguing topics — so you’re sure to find plenty to spark your interest.

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