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Undergraduate Program
Anthropology, the study of humanity past and present, is divided into four subdivisions: archaeology, the study of past cultures; physical anthropology, the study of the biological structure; ethnology, the cross-cultural study of today's societies; and linguistics, the study of human communication as one important aspect of peoples and culture. Utilizing these many viewpoints, the discipline brings together various studies of peoples into a meaningful whole. Because of this orientation, anthropology is steadily growing in importance in education, industry, business, and national and international government, as well as in politics.
Instruction is supplemented by an anthropological research division known as the Agency for Conservation Archaeology, as well as anthropological museums: the Blackwater Draw Museum, the Miles Anthropological Museum, and the Blackwater Draw National Historical Landmark site (the Clovis archaeological type site).
Research plays an important part in the department. Heavy emphasis is placed upon pre-Columbian Native American archaeological studies and the Southwestern United States. The University's location provides a unique vantage point for Early Man studies. All faculty members of the department are involved in research on a national and/or international basis.
The Department offers a Bachelor of Arts degree, a Bachelor of Science degree, and a Social Studies major which leads to a BA or BS with secondary licensure to teach. The 36-hour Social Studies major will prepare a student for endorsement in general social studies.
The faculty are involved in both qualitative and quantitative research within their disciplines covering many fields; some of those areas of research include archaeology, cultural anthropology, physical anthropology, historic preservation, and cultural resource management. A listing of current undergraduate Anthropology courses is available online. For more information on admissions and degree requirements, please see the Undergraduate Catalog or the ENMU Admissions web site.
