The MA in Anthropology is a 30 credit program combining the theoretical and methodological foundations of social and cultural anthropology with an emphasis on the critical exploration of how ...

Anthropology is a social science that focuses on understanding the evolution and behavior of human beings and clarifying the ways in which people differ from one another. As an academic discipline, ...

Anthropology studies the diversity and complexity of human life in a globally interconnected world. It considers such fascinating questions as why and how people from distant parts of the world are ...

Archaeology Field School student Izzie Guerrero excavates a 9,000-year-old archaeological site at 12,600 feet in the Andes Mountains of Peru. (Randy Haas/UC Davis) When people think about anthropology ...

Curriculum Notice: Faculty in Anthropology are engaging in a comprehensive redesign of this curriculum. Students who began their studies at Lang before the fall 2026 semester can continue in or add ...

Anthropology at Miami emphasizes a holistic approach to learning through experiences in a wide variety of courses, independent studies, and field research. The core courses lay a foundation in ...

In popular culture, anthropologists often star as the heroines and heroes of movies; portrayed as intrepid loners working in remote, inhospitable environments to bring us the lost secrets of hidden ...

Marshall D. Sahlins, an eminent cultural anthropologist of the Pacific known for sparking lively academic debates, died April 5. He was 90. Renowned for his prolific contributions to anthropology, ...

As a reminder, here is what the Graduate Handbook says about the Master's Research Paper: The Master's research paper must involve substantial research by the student and should be 25 to 40 pages long ...

Anthropology isn't in the crisis that parts of the media would have you believe, but it must do better, argue Adam Kuper and Jonathan Marks. The reporter suggested that this brought to a head an epic ...

A William & Mary undergraduate can, with proper preparation, complete a conventional four-year undergraduate B.A. degree and then, with one additional year of study, earn the M.A.. in Anthropology.