Our Location = Unique Study Opportunities
WCU’s main campus is located in Western North Carolina's scenic Cullowhee Valley,
surrounded by the Great Smoky and Blue Ridge mountains. The region is home to the
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the Southern tip of
the Appalachian Trail. In combination with our programs, these natural resources offer
you unique study opportunities to learn and engage in research.
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Make a Gift to Anthropology & Sociology:
WCU’s Department of Anthropology and Sociology will introduce you to entire new worlds,
diverse means of researching and understanding humankind, and unlimited career possibilities.
Our programs offer courses that will stimulate and stir your mind to action and provide the academic
foundation to prepare you for a successful career and achievement in today’s competitive
global environment of scholars and researchers.
If you’re interested in anthropology, the study of human beings through time and around the world, check out our most recent program addition, forensic anthropology (“CSI: Cullowhee”), the application of physical or biological anthropology in a legal context, as well as studies in archaeology, environmental anthropology, and folklore.
Interested in sociology, the investigation of the structure of groups, organizations, and societies? Your studies will include community life, family patterns and relationships, social movement and change, group interactions, and issues of gender, class, race, technology and the environment.
Thanks to smaller class sizes, hands-on learning, and the chance to participate in faculty research, you’ll receive lots of “face time” with your professors, quality educators who are well-known in their disciplines.
With innovative courses, research opportunities, and cutting-edge facilities, we have all the tools you need to succeed on your academic journey . . . and beyond! Come join us.
Questions? Contact the Department of Anthropology and Sociology.