Judith Herb College of Arts, Social Sciences and Education

Anthropology is the study of what it means to be human in the past and present. Among the most diversified fields in the social sciences it is part history, part natural science, part literature, and part humanities. Thriving on this heterogeneity, anthropological training provides a multifaceted way to engage and understand our ever-interconnecting world[s]. Through intensive study of both past and present human cultures, students develop skill sets that both aid in the preservation of our cultural past and maintenance of the lived cultural present, and offer guidance as we move ahead toward a mutual future.

This discipline focuses on the past and present record of human societies and investigates human existence from several subfields, including:

• Archaeology (2025 Fieldschool info- click here)
• Biological (or Physical) Anthropology
• Cultural Anthropology
• Linguistic Anthropology
• Cultural Ecology
• Medical Anthropology

An Anthropology Degree prepares a student for the evolving job market of international (globalization), multiculturalism and other cultural shifts in today’s world. Additionally, students are exposed to investigative learning to look for solutions to issues facing humankind including sustainability, environmental, and the changing medical needs of the present generation.

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