Anthropologists are engaging in applied work outside of the academy particularly in the areas of Public Practice, Public Interest, and Engaged Anthropology. Anthropologists are skilled advisors, evaluators, decision makers, researchers, project managers, producers of knowledge, policy makers, and advocates for those with less access to policy and decision making.. The major also prepares students for graduate school in anthropology, public policy, urban planning, health administration, and several other areas.

  • Health and Medicine
  • Social Services
  • Education
  • Museums and Cultural Heritage
  • International Development
  • Forensic Science
  • Environmental Concerns
  • Disaster Relief
  • User Experience Research
  • Community Development

This program is designed to prepare graduates to:

  1. Understand the role of culture in shaping our beliefs, behaviors, and experiences in the world.
  2. Effectively converse across all disciplines by recognizing how different aspects of society — its politics, religion, environment, healthcare, language — influence each other to form a whole.
  3. Demonstrate competency and critical thinking in cultural assumptions and norms as well as our relationships to other people. Not only will you learn to have empathy for other people and their experiences, but you will also learn to look at issues from different perspectives.