Anthropology

About the Major

Students majoring in anthropology broaden their understanding of the diversity of cultures and ways of life in the global environment through theoretical courses, content area courses, and specialized courses in field techniques and methodology.

The core of the major is an internship program and corresponding seminar (ANTH 390) taken each year for a total of 12 credits. The seminar requires presentation of research and facilitates the transformation of field experiences into ethnographic writing, films and other products. The class is restricted to anthropology majors and has been designed to provide students with the opportunity to be mentored by faculty and to establish peer-mentoring relationships with other students both within and outside of formal classes. This seminar is a place where fieldwork can be planned and issues of participant observation that come up in other courses can be discussed and analyzed.

For more information about the Anthropology major, visit the Culture and Communication department's Anthropology web site.