The Department of Anthropology offers opportunities to learn about the diverse people of today's world, as well as about their biological and cultural origins. This area of study deals with ecology, society, biology, culture, and language, among other aspects of human life. In addition, anthropologists study history and evolution in both a cultural and biological framework. Anthropology provides an excellent foundation for careers in a variety of professions and occupations, including medicine and health services, planning and community development, international relations and development, private business, government, law, journalism, museum work, and university teaching and research.
Students can major or minor in anthropology.
It also allows sufficient flexibility for a student to concentrate on a specific area of interest. This option requires two courses focusing on the same culture area. Alternatively, this requirement may be fulfilled by pairing an ethnology course with a course from another department which focuses on the same area. A regional course from another department will count toward the 15 credits of allied course work, rather than toward the 27 total anthropology credits. This option requires two ethnology courses, each representing a contrasting area.