Anthropologists divide their work among four subdisciplines.
Cultural anthropologists live among and study contemporary peoples, their means of adaptation, their social institutions, and the creative products of their social lives. Archaeologists study manufactured objects left behind by prehistoric and historic peoples and document stability and change in human behavior over long time periods. Physical anthropologists are concerned with the human body, including the origins of various anatomical features. Anthropological linguists specialize in language as a hallmark of humanity that enables the transfer of large quantities of complex information from one individual to another. The State of Florida has identified common course prerequisites for this University degree program.