Did you know...

Illinois State University is ranked fifth in the nation as a Peace Corps Master’s International school in the 2011 rankings of Peace Corps’ Master’s International and Fellows/USA Graduate Schools. Illinois State has 15 Master’s International students currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers, the highest number of Master’s International students Illinois State has ever had serving abroad at one time. Read on...

The Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development was the recipient of the 2010 Community Partner Award from Mid Central Community Action, Inc. This annual award recognizes outstanding community members and organizations. Read on...

Stevenson Center graduate students recently completed a community-based project on local residents' attitudes toward recycling, for Bloomington's Ecology Action Center. The students, who surveyed 800 randomly-selected households in Bloomington-Normal, completed the project as part of Associate Professor Joan Brehm's course, Community Project Design and Management (SOA 477). The results will inform the Ecology Action Center's future programs. Read full story.

 

 

 

Graduate Programs

Master's Degree in Anthropology (Archaeology)

The Master's in Anthropology (Archaeology) has recently expanded. In addition to a focus on historic archaeology, we are now offering concentrations in prehistoric archaeology and bioarchaeology.

Master's Degree in Sociology

The Sociology Master’s Degree Program provides opportunities advanced study in a variety of substantive areas of sociology, combined with a personalized research experience through a required thesis project. Our graduate program facilitates development of advanced social scientific research skills and problem-solving abilities utilizing a sociological perspective.

Master's Degree in Sociology through the Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development

The Department of Sociology & Anthropology at Illinois State University participates in three master's level graduate programs through the Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development. The Applied Community and Economic Development Fellows program enables those with at least one year of full-time experience in community development or social services to build their credentials as community development specialists. The Peace Corps Fellows/USA program is designed for returned Peace Corps Volunteers who also wish to prepare themselves for jobs related to community development. The Peace Corps Master's International program prepares students to do overseas community development work in the Peace Corps.

Graduate Certificate in the Social Aspects of Aging

Students interested in professional development in gerontology may earn a Graduate Certificate in the Social Aspects of Aging. This multidisciplinary certificate program is offered jointly by the Departments of Sociology & Anthropology, Family and Consumer Sciences, Psychology, Health Sciences, Speech Pathology & Audiology, and the School of Social Work. This certificate program is designed to provide academically and professionally oriented graduate experiences in the social aspects of aging.