Anthropology is the study of human life in all places and at all times.
Training in anthropology provides an excellent liberal arts background for many professions. WSU anthropology graduates are employed in mental health work, in museums, as part of archaeological crews, in the National Park Service, or as members of the Peace Corps or other international development organizations. Other graduates have jobs that don't require anthropology, but find that their anthropology education gives them a broad and humane outlook on life and an understanding of human diversity that is an excellent basis for teaching, the legal professions, international business, foreign service and graduate work in other social sciences or in the humanities. Many of our graduates pursue graduate work in anthropology. The WSU anthropology faculty offer a wide range of experience and expertise.