Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology

At the UO’s Department of Anthropology, students can learn about various cultures and populations, dig up fossils, study gorillas, hunt for ancient relics, and more. They can pursue their specific interests through the department’s three anthropological subfields: cultural anthropology, biological anthropology, and archaeology.Students will be taught by working anthropologists who study societies from the past and present across West Africa, East Africa, Latin America, North America, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania, and the Caribbean. They will learn about the human species from ecological and evolutionary perspectives and gain a deeper understanding of human biological variation and our relation to other animals. Opportunities are also available for students to participate in field schools that travel worldwide to dig for artifacts and study international cultures abroad.