This major is geared towards students committed to pursuing graduate studies and research in the anthropological sciences, the biomedical sciences or professional employment in anthropology.

Program goals:

  • students develop the ability to critically read and interpret the anthropological literature
  • students present anthropological information in a clear and logical manner, both orally and in writing
  • students apply knowledge of anthropological data, methods and theory to understand human diversity in both time and space
  • students develop the capacity to analyze differences in culture (including material culture) over time and space
  • students develop an understanding of where the human species (Homo sapiens) is positioned in the natural world
  • students apply knowledge of modern applications from archaeology, ethnography, forensic science, and morphometrics to find solutions to a variety of anthropological problems
  • students in the Anthropological Science major are expected to develop an understanding of mathematical and statistical methods and evolutionary theory.