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Department of Language & Cultural Studies, Anthropology & Sociology

College of Letters, Arts & Social Sciences

Department of Language & Cultural Studies, Anthropology & Sociology

College of Letters, Arts & Social Sciences

Gain Valuable New Insights into Different Cultures

EKU’s Department of Language and Cultural Studies, Anthropology, and Sociology is a multi-disciplinary unit which offers a variety of programs through which students gain new insights into other cultures. You can explore biological, physical, and social evolution; advance your understanding of the modem social structures, its institutions, and interactions; and develop the language skills necessary for participation and leadership in the global community.

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Department of Language & Cultural Studies, Anthropology & Sociology Degrees & Certificates

Undergraduate Programs

Learn About our Study Abroad Options

EKU has a number of study abroad affiliates or exchange programs from which you can choose that complement the programs in the Department of LCAS.

  • Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (Puebla, Mexico – Spanish Language Studies)
  • Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program (JET)
  • Kentucky Institute for International Studies (KIIS)
  • Teaching Assistant Program in France

For more information, contact the EKU Education Abroad Office.

The Bobby Verdugo and Yoli Ríos Bilingual Peer Mentor and Tutoring Center, also known as “El Centro” is a welcoming and immersive environment to practice your language skills together with other students and language professors. Our services include tutoring, mentoring, and study spaces. We also host cultural, professional, social, and academic events.

The center was named after Chicano/a civil rights activists Bobby Verdugo and Yoli Ríos. In 1968, both were key organizers of the East L.A. Walkouts at five schools, which were portrayed in the HBO Docudrama, “Walk out.” At El Centro, we believe that strength is found in diversity. In the spirit of Bobby Verdugo and Yoli Rios, this space ensures equity and access. They “walked out” so other underrepresented students could walk in.

Fall/Spring Hours

Mon – Thurs: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Fri: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Summer Hours

Mon – Fri: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Contact: El.Centro@eku.edu

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Archaeology Field School

The EKU Anthropology Program has partnered with the U.S. Forest Service and the Daniel Boone National Forest in a program of archaeological survey and excavation to investigate archaeological sites within the forest.

This partnership assists the Forest Service in researching and managing sites within the forest and, at the same time, provides opportunities for hands-on learning and training of EKU students in archaeological field and laboratory methods which prepares you for entry level jobs in archaeology or graduate school. For students who don’t plan on pursuing archaeology as a career, field school offers a unique hands-on learning experience, working as part of a team, and skills recording and collecting data.

EKU Anthropology offers the Archaeology Field School to EKU students every two years. Students earn six credit hours. You can find the course listed as ANT 470 Field Methods in Archaeology.

For more information, contact Associate Professor Jon Endonino.

Primate Field School

The Primate Field School (ANT 460 BioAnthropology Field Methods) is a hands-on study of free-ranging nonhuman primate ecology and social organization in a field setting. EKU students spend one full week of winter term or spring term at the Lemur Conservation Foundation in Myakka, Florida. Anthropology Professor Dr. Benjamin Freed teaches students the study of primate behavior. Each day students follow one lemur, record observational data and notes, and discuss their findings with one another. Through the Field School, students learn biological anthropology field methods and also improve communication skills, working in teams, and analyzing data.

EKU Anthropology offers the Primate Field School to students every year. Students earn three credit hours and the course can be retaken for a maximum of six hours. You can find the course listed as ANT 460 BioAnthropology Field Methods.

Interested? Email Anthropology professor Dr. Benjamin Freed.

EKU Applied Anthropologist Dr. Amanda Green partnered with EKU Food & Nutrition professor Dr. Abbigail Hickey to create the EKU Food Studies Lab.

The Food Studies Lab operates as a hub for interdisciplinary, community-based participatory research (CBPR) in food insecurity (FI) and food justice in Kentucky. The overarching goal of the lab is to implement strategies that will systematically reduce college student food insecurity through research, collaboration, and advocacy.

Students are welcome to participate in the lab as research assistants and volunteers. Community partners are also welcome to reach out with questions and ideas.

For more information, email Dr. Amanda Green or Dr. Abbigail Hickey.

Student Stories & Features

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College of Letters, Arts & Social Sciences | Department of English

Kaitlyn Taylor

EKU English Teaching Graduate
Earning this degree aided my career by showing me the types of literature to teach along with how to teach. I have experience not only studying the English content (i.e. grammar, literature, etc.) but also studying specific teaching techniques that I use in my career today. My favorite part of being an EKU student was building connections with peers and professors that I am still in touch with today.
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College of Letters, Arts & Social Sciences | Department of English

Kelsey Goode

EKU English and Professional Writing Graduate
I think the most surprising aspect of being an English major is how much that can translate into other career fields. I am a sales Manager for a restoration company, and there are so many qualities that I learned from my time being an English student that I utilize in my career today. Never let a certain stigma keep you from studying something you love, but you will be surprised where it can lead you.

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Department of Language & Cultural Studies, Anthropology & Sociology

521 Lancaster Avenue
Commonwealth Hall Room 1909
Richmond, KY 40475

859-622-2996
carissa.brown@eku.edu

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