Undergraduate programs
Degree programs
- Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology
- Minor in Anthropology
- Minor in Archeology
- Minor in Global Health & Social Medicine
- Accelerated Graduate Enrollment (AGRADE)
Why study anthropology?
Undergraduate training in anthropology is designed for students:
- Desiring scientific knowledge of the social and cultural determinants of behavior
- Preparing to enter law, medicine, public health, social work, information sciences or public administration
- Preparing for employment in historical or natural science museums
- Preparing to serve the business and/or industrial community as specialists in cross-cultural analysis or management consulting
- Seeking to enter the field of cultural resource management
- Expecting to work with the general public and, therefore, requiring a broad grasp of the nature of society, group behavior and social change
- Looking forward to teaching anthropology or another of the social or behavioral sciences
- Preparing for a career in another country, in international studies or in foreign affairs
- Planning to pursue careers in law enforcement, police science or criminal justice
- Who desire to pursue graduate studies in anthropology
With an anthropology major, minor or graduate degree from Wayne State, you'll be highly qualified for positions in numerous professions around the world. Questions about careers in anthropology? Please reach out to our academic advisor Stacie Moser.