Bachelor of Science in Anthropology

The undergraduate Anthropology Program emphasizes the commitment of this department to four-field anthropology, providing exposure to Anthropological Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Sociocultural Anthropology and Linguistic Anthropology. This approach serves Anthropology's intellectual goal to achieve a comprehensive, comparative, and innovative understanding of humanity. An undergraduate major in Anthropology contributes to a liberal arts education, offering a disciplined awareness of human behavior that forms the basis for problem solving in an increasingly complex world, wherever the major takes you. As an Anthropology major, you will learn about: the importance of human diversity (biological and cultural) in the past and present and why diversity matters for our future; how human bodies and minds are shaped both by our present environments, and our species’ evolutionary past; the ways in which race is socially constructed and how that translates to real-world biological consequences. You will also learn important skills, such as: The ability to incorporate different cultural perspectives in your critical thinking ; Cultural competency; The diversity of methods anthropologists use to study our human past and present, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches; The department also offers six optional sub-majors for students who want to pursue deeper knowledge in a specific aspect of Anthropology. Optional Sub-majors: Archaeology; Culture and Media; Environment and Conservation; Medical Anthropology; Politics, Law, and Economy; Power, Identity, and Inequality.