BA in Anthropology

Anthropology is the study, from multiple perspectives, of humanity's origins, development, activities, and experiences, throughout time and throughout the world. The general anthropology major is intended to give students a foundation in all the four sub-fields associated with the discipline of anthropology. Each of the sub-fields requires the development of several skills, including: formulating hypotheses; developing research programs and proposals; applying theories to the interpretation of artifacts and other data; and gathering ethnographic information through participant-observation.