The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at UTEP has excellent BA programs in Sociology and Anthropology and an excellent MA program in Sociology (with close collaboration of the Anthropology faculty). 

Students who want specific information on degree plans for the Sociology and Anthropology majors or the MA degree should click on the links to the left side of this page ("Undergraduate Majors and Minors" or "Graduate Programs").

Our focus is on the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, and we are recognized for high-quality research and teaching on the unique social and cultural features of border regions.  Within the overall border studies focus, the department has four emphases: health, education, criminology, and cultural heritage.  Because of our regional focus, we also have strength in Latinos and Native Americans and ethnic and racial relations. 

The Department is a participating institution in the American Sociological Minority Opportunity Through School Transformation Program and an Affiliate of the American Sociological Association and American Anthropological Association.  The borderland region of El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico is a natural laboratory for the study of important social science issues that affect the nation as a whole. Consequently, the Department of Sociology and Anthropology offers undergraduate and graduate students unique opportunities to work and study in a multi-cultural bi-national setting.  Research programs in the Department have been funded by National Science Foundation, NIMH, Ford Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, and other respected foundations and agencies.

The Department is dedicated to real-world applications of Sociology and Anthropology, including certificates for anthropology majors and minors in applied cultural anthropology and archeology/cultural resource management.  We offer hands-on learning opportunities that provide students with job and graduate program-related skills.  We are committed to research and teaching that meets the goals and needs of the people of the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez region.