Welcome to the Department of Anthropology and Earth Science. We are the home to two major programs, Anthropology and Geosciences. These programs integrate the studies of humans and the earth.
Anthropologists study people from all around the world and from different time periods. Their studies encompass such a vast range of human variety and societies that anthropologists typically divide their field into subfields, such as cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, physical anthropology, and archaeology. MSUM’s Anthropology program stresses a broad background in the field. Students move from introductory courses to more advanced study in one of the two subfields: cultural anthropology and archaeology.
Geosciences study the processes that shape the Earth and other planets, Earth’s ancient past, natural resources and environment, and the nature of human cultures and how those cultures vary with place and time. We also examine what earth materials reveal about past human occupation. Geosciences offer a Bachelor of Science degree with four emphases: Geology; Geoarchaeology; Geographical Science; and Earth Science Teaching.
