It focuses upon human cultural heritage and history and upon the biological and evolutionary aspects of humans which relate to cultural development. It emphasizes the comparative study of humans and the crosscultural analysis of their institutionalized responses to fundamental human needs. The study of anthropology is relevant for persons whose occupations and endeavors require an understanding of human nature and biology, human history and prehistory, and the variety of cultures humans have developed. It is particularly useful for teachers of students from diverse cultural backgrounds, social workers and persons seeking careers in business and communications as well as persons who plan to work in or with foreign countries. It provides competencies needed for employment in such organizations as museums, government agencies, school systems, corporations, police departments, the Park Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Sociology is the scientific study of human social life.
It focuses upon the forces which organize and structure societies and smaller groups as well as the forces which disorganize and threaten to dissolve them. As a science, sociology applies an objective and systematic method of investigation to identify the patterns and forms of social life and to understand the processes by which they are established and changed. The study of sociology is attractive to persons seeking a liberal education and immediate employment as well as to persons preparing for further study and professional careers. As a liberal arts program, it enables students to understand the social contexts in which they find themselves and the social forces that shape personality, actions and interactions with others. As a preprofessional program it provides an excellent background for persons entering social work, law, teaching, the ministry, journalism, planning, public relations and personnel services.