BA/BS in Anthropology

Anthropology at Oregon studies societies past and present through three subfields: archaeology, cultural anthropology and biological anthropology. Faculty research spans Africa, the Americas, Asia, Oceania and the Caribbean region. Students also gain a broad view of how human populations vary. Students can focus on one subfield or combine them in areas like biocultural anthropology and bioarchaeology. Opportunities include field schools abroad, internships and jobs at the university's natural and cultural history museum, work with project artifacts from many regions, and laboratory analysis of DNA, hormones and isotopes. Biological anthropology courses also explore the link between bones and behavior and primate ecology. Graduates find work in business, social services, nonprofits, museums, political organizations, education, laboratories, zoos, forensic science and contract archaeology, and some continue to graduate, medical or law school.