UIC Homepage Anthropology Links Geography Links Department Home . Departmental Overview Welcome to the Department of Anthropology at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Anthropology is the study of human cultural and biological diversity over time and space.
The expertise of the faculty gives students the opportunity to pursue interests in most of the major eras and geographical areas of the world. The Department of Anthropology offers programs in Anthropology and Geography, both at the undergraduate and graduate level. The program in biological anthropology emphasizes paleoanthropology and human evolution. There are training opportunities and affiliated faculty at the Medical Center on the campus, and at the Field Museum of Natural History. The program in cultural and social anthropology, while emphasizing theoretical and topical diversity, has area emphasis in Africa, South Asia, Europe, Oceania, and the Americas.