While many anthropologists work in other cultures amid exotic settings, MTSU's program also emphasizes the practical aspects of anthropology to help solve human problems. Sub-disciplines are introduced in archaeology, ethnology, biological anthropology, and linguistics. A special emphasis is on fieldwork.Hands-on archaeology experience in field

• An annual summer field school is offered in archaeology. Past sites include 1,500-year-old Native American mound centers, frontier forts, slave cabins, and an early-mid-19th-century church. The program has internships in archaeology with the National Park Service at Big South Fork, plus offering international field opportunities.

An anthropology degree can prepare a student for jobs with museums and archives, education, archaeology, government, non-profits, business, and communications. Students may specialize through graduate programs or prepare for advanced degrees in law, medicine, forensics, or genetic counseling.

• Antique and collectibles shops
• Archaeology companies
• Archives
• Art galleries
• Bilingual education
• Colleges and universities
• Community centers
• Consulting
• Cultural brokerage
• Diversity training
• Documentary film making
• Environmental impact assessment