Undergraduate Programs
The Anthropology program at George Mason covers the four main
sub-disciplines of anthropology. Cultural anthropology focuses
on the comparative study of social and cultural systems around
the world. Biological anthropology explores human origins, human
diversity, and the biological dimensions of humans as culture-bearing
animals. Archaeology studies material culture, especially the
material remains of past cultures. And Linguistics is the study
of the quintessentially human trait language.
Students are not required to remain within a single concentration.
They may pick and choose freely among courses in all four areas.
The concentrations prepare students to demonstrate a degree of
specialized competence to graduate schools and prospective employers.
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology offers graduate
and undergraduate programs. In addition, students enrolled in
other programs who meet the prerequisites may take any course
in the department.
Courses offered by the department include sociological theory,
research methods, the Holocaust, marriage and family, criminology,
deviance, race relations, sex roles, the sociology of education,
the sociology of health, the sociology of religion, and the sociology
of aging. Internships, which provide valuable job skills and connections,
are available for academic credit.
Contact Information:
Department of Sociology & Anthropology
MS 3G5
George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia 22030-4444
Telephone: (703) 993-1440
Fax: (703) 993-1446
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