There are many ways that students can get involved in Sociology/Anthropology!

SOA Student Representative

All matters concerning the SOA curriculum, student requirements, faculty members’ promotion and tenure decisions, and allocation of the budget are based on decisions of the SOA Program Committee, composed of the faculty and a student representative. The student representative, elected early in the fall semester of each year, participates with faculty in program decisions.

UIS graduates with the SOA B.A. degree are employed in a wide range of careers in business, government, teaching, public service organizations, and research. Research careers in the disciplines of sociology or anthropology usually require advanced degrees at the M.A. or Ph.D. level.

Past SOA majors have gone on to graduate schools all around the nation and have received M.A.s or Ph.D.s in sociology, anthropology, and in a variety of other fields.

SOA Faculty

SOA Students and Alumni in the News

Past graduates are pursuing careers in diverse fields including education, business, museums, research, law, and many others. Links below highlight news articles about our students and graduates.

• Doris Bailey ’17

Learning about the causes and consequences of human behavior and the tools for effective cross-cultural communication are critical in today's global community.

Welcome to Graduate Education at UIS

We are pleased that you have chosen to explore our graduate degree and certificate programs.  More than 40% of UIS students are engaged in graduate study, and most were attracted to UIS by an impressive combination of factors that include educational quality, value and campus location and setting.