Department Information

ANTHROPOLOGY (ANTH)

Contact Information:

Department of Anthropology The University of Arizona Emil Haury Anthropology Building, 221A PO Box 210030 Tucson, AZ 85721-0030

Phone: (520) 621-2176 Fax: (520) 621-2088 Email: anthadv@u.arizona.edu Web: Department Homepage

General Information:

ANTH Course Descriptions

Faculty Members

The Department of Anthropology is in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Degrees, Majors, Minors, and Options:

Baccalaureate Degree

• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Graduate Degrees -- consult the Graduate Catalog or department office for details.

• Master of Arts (M.A.)
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Majors and Degrees -- undergraduate degrees link to the Degree/Academic Program Requirements Reports (APRRs).

• Anthropology (B.A., M.A., Ph.D.)
• Anthropology/Linguistics (Ph.D.)

Undergraduate Minors -- minors link to Minor Requirements Reports.

The undergraduate program requires a minor.  Students may select any minor from among the list of approved University minors.  Minors available within the department are:

• Anthropology Minor
• Anthropology Teaching Minor

What is Anthropology?

The science of anthropology is the study of human beings, their origins, thought, and behavior. The Department of Anthropology offers graduate and undergraduate course work in four subdisciplines: archaeology, physical anthropology, cultural anthropology and linguistic anthropology; as well as specialized training for field research. Special internships and independent studies in museology are available through the Arizona State Museum. The Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology is a center for applied anthropological research in the American Southwest and similar multicultural and ecological settings elsewhere in the world. The department cooperates with the Arizona Health Sciences Center in offering a program in medical anthropology.

All undergraduate majors must take a common set of courses which provide the student with basic training in all four subdisciplines. The student may then select one of three programs: (1) a general program requiring upper-division work in each of the four subdisciplines; (2) a special program that requires upper-division course work in each of two subdisciplines; or (3) a topical or areal specialization approved by the undergraduate advisor.

For more information contact the department office listed above.