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Welcome to the Department of Sociology & Anthropology


The Department of Sociology and Anthropology welcomes you. We are committed to excellent teaching and research on social and cultural issues that shape the U.S.-Mexico borderlands and elsewhere, past and present. We are proud of the accomplishments of our students, and we are committed to work to apply social science to the goals of the El Paso-Ciudad Juárez region and its people. On our pages, you will find information about our active, engaging BA degrees and minors in anthropology and sociology, and our excellent border, environment and health-oriented MA degree in sociology. Please look through our website and feel free to contact us.

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Josiah Heyman, Ph.D., professor of anthropology in UTEP's Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and director of the Center for Inter-American and Border Studies, was awarded the 2021 Distinguished Achievement Award in the Critical Study of North America by the Society for the Anthropology of North America.

Anthropologists Honor UTEP’s Heyman for Body of Work

The Society for the Anthropology of North America (SANA) announced that it awarded The University of Texas at El Paso’s Josiah Heyman, Ph.D., its 2021 Distinguished Achievement Award in the Critical Study of North America. This prize recognizes scholars with a history of research and publications.

Spring 2022 course registration at UTEP is open! Students are encouraged to meet with their advisors and register as soon as possible to get the best selection of classes for their schedule.

Students: Register Today and Get the Classes You Want for Spring 2022

The University of Texas at El Paso has opened registration for the spring 2022 semester. Students are encouraged to register as soon as possible to get the best selection of classes for their schedule.

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The University of Texas at El Paso
Department of Sociology & Anthropology
Old Main Bldg. Room 108
500 W University
El Paso, Texas 79968

E: soci@utep.edu
P: (915) 747-5740
F: (915) 747-5505