Undergraduate Program

Anthropology is the study of humankind, a multidisciplinary endeavor that crosses the usual divides between social sciences, natural sciences, and humanities. In order to tackle this complicated subject from different angles, the discipline of anthropology is often divided into different subfields, including:

• Archaeology, which uses the material evidence of archaeological sites and artifacts to reconstruct past societies and interpret their behaviors;
• Biological anthropology, which seeks to understand humankind from a biological perspective, including the study of human origins, primate relatives, and human biological diversity;
• Cultural anthropology, which describes and compares living human cultures in order to understand human cultural diversity;
• Linguistic anthropology, which studies different systems of human communication in order to understand how culture is shared and maintained; and
• Medical anthropology, which takes a holistic approach to understanding health, illness, disease, sickness, and healing.

The Department of Anthropology offers the following undergraduate degrees and minors. Click on each link to see a description of the major or minor program requirements.

Undergraduate students can earn a:

• Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology
• Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology (Culture & Language) , which includes a concentration in culture and language studies
• Minor(s) in Anthropology , Archaeology , Medical Anthropology ,  Religious Studies , and  Sustainability

Please visit the  Anthropology Catalog  for descriptions of all courses offered by the department.

If you wish to declare an anthropology major or add one of our minors, visit the Advising Center's  Declare Major/Minor  page.