Anthropology

About

Anthropology is a holistic study of peoples, cultures, societies, and their environments, throughout time and space. UVU's anthropology program offers a broad anthropology education--including applied, linguistic, archaeological, ethnomusicological, and biological anthropology--with an emphasis on socio-cultural anthropology. Sociocultural anthropologists examine social patterns and practices across peoples, cultures, and societies, taking a special interest in how people live in particular places and moments, as well as how they organize, govern, and create meaning. A hallmark of sociocultural anthropology is its concern with similarities and differences, both within and among peoples and societies.

 

A degree, minor, or double major in anthropology offers excellent preparation for all work because work is social, and what we study is focused on people, behavior, and social systems. Additionally, anthropological study offers more than professional preparation, it facilitates opportunities to develop social and communication skills, critical reflection and analysis, deep interrogations of identity and belonging. Anthropology includes applications and actions for those interested in social transformation, and an understanding of the interconnectedness of local and global communities and societies.

 

Anthropology is internally diverse as a field and increasingly multi-disciplinary as it examines all corners of diversity on earth. Anthropology is the ideal education for people who want to understand what it means to be a human being across time and space and learn of the range of meanings, memories, and possibilities our species carries. Anthropology can prepare you to think critically, locally, globally, and cross-culturally. You have the option of taking a variety classes as part of your degree. These various options prepare you to apply an anthropological perspective in a variety of careers, such as archaeology, medicine, artificial intelligence, public administration, mental health, business, the non-profit sector, law, and academia.

Program Learning Outcomes

  • Students will master anthropological theory and gain the capacity to use these theories to analyze empirical findings of the field.
  • Students learn to apply methods for learning about social processes and cultural/ideological differences
  • Students will learn to produce and effectively communicate their own arguments and studies on society, culture, and history. These arguments will draw on professional literature and data, both gathered by others and by themselves.

Degrees

Anthropology, B.A.Anthropology, B.S.ANTHROPOLOGY, MINOR

Advisor

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Anthropology Faculty Coordinator

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