Anthropology

专业详情

The Department of Anthropology strives to develop teaching programs for undergraduates that reflect the current state of Anthropology and its relationship to other disciplines and contemporary society. The Department emphasizes the integration of Anthropology’s subfields. Following this philosophy, the Anthropology major is designed to encourage students to experience the full breadth of the discipline, while providing flexibility to design a course of study best suited to their individual needs and interests. Our majors have moved successfully into a wide range of professions and the holders of postgraduate degrees have distinguished themselves by their contributions to scholarship and service.

We invite you to explore our courses and major and minor programs. Below you will find an overview of our major requirements, and the recommended timeline for completing the major. When you’re ready to meet with us, follow the steps in the Declaring the Major section. If you have any questions about coursework or planning before that time, we’re ready to help. We also encourage you to connect with current anthropology students who offer peer advising through the Major Advising Program.

Anthropology is composed of four main branches, or sub-fields: Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, and Linguistic Anthropology. Our undergraduate program takes a four-field approach, which exposes students to each of these sub-fields’ particular focus and methods.

With careful planning, many students successfully double major in Anthropology and another field. We are happy to discuss this option with you (the earlier the better!) In the last few years, students have combined Anthropology with numerous other majors in SAS (including Creative Writing, Health and Societies, Classical Studies, Biology, Chemistry, Political Science, Art History, Biological Basis of Behavior, Religious Studies, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, History, Economics, East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Psychology, Hispanic Studies, and more) as well as majors in Wharton (Finance, Management) and Nursing. Students find that the study of Anthropology can complement and enhance the study of many other fields, and vice-versa.