Anthropology is the scientific and humanistic study of humanity in all times and places.
Currently, the Minor in Anthropology at Drake University focuses on only one of these subfields, cultural anthropology. Cultural anthropology explores human beliefs and behaviors cross-culturally and historically. As such, it presents a global perspective on the varieties of human experience. At root, cultural anthropology strives to make the strange familiar and the familiar strange. The Minor in Anthropology at Drake University provides students with a splendid opportunity not only to understand the practices and precepts of others more clearly, but also to understand themselves and their positions in the world better.