An education in anthropology can prepare students for a variety of stimulating and exciting work experiences around the globe. The University of Nevada, Reno provides a complete education in all aspects of anthropology. Language is learned in a unique and not fully understood process, and it functions in complex and fascinating ways that differ from society to society. Language expresses what we think, but it also shapes how we think about the world. Physical Anthropology is the study of the evolution and natural history of humans and human ancestors.
Physical anthropology can decisively demonstrate that Race is a dangerous fallacy.
Physical anthropologists are also involved in the exciting search for evidence about human evolutionary changes. Archeology is the study of the things people leave behind and the places where these things are found. At the University of Nevada, Reno, archeologists study all aspects of the past, from the first prehistoric cultures in North America, to historic mining towns and Pony Express stations in the Great Basin. Cultural Anthropology is the study of human social behavior and the ideas, beliefs, and traditions of the world's peoples. The descriptive study of the tremendous diversity of ethnic groups around the world is called ethnography.