The Anthropology program prepares undergraduate students to describe and explain the processes of the human condition as well as the structure of the social, environmental, political and economic conditions within which humans operate. The program is both varied and integrative, drawing from geography, biology, the humanities, and other social and natural sciences. An anthropological approach to studying humankind is invaluable in helping students examine contemporary issues in their lives and the world. Anthropology includes such diverse fields as contemporary culture, ethnicity, linguistics, archaeology, human ecology, human anatomy, evolution, and the behavior of non-human primates. Anthropology is a holistic field, and therefore, views the human condition as a result of the interaction of economics, social organization, history, technology, biology, ideology, and the environment. The department has four programmatic areas of research and scholarship that students can engage: humans and the environment; international development and globalization; health and well-being; and professional methods and techniques.

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