With an anthropology degree, you’ll have the opportunity to broaden your exposure to peoples and cultures of the world, both in the present and in the past. Our four-field approach considers the biological, cultural, prehistoric and linguistic aspects of human diversity. Students usually choose to specialize in one of the four subfields<\/a>.<\/p>\n Curriculum & Requirements<\/a><\/p>\n","background":{"ID":3567,"id":3567,"title":"PicnicTableStudents","filename":"PicnicTableStudents.jpg","filesize":120639,"url":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2019\/06\/PicnicTableStudents.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/?attachment_id=3567","alt":"Students sit at a picnic table with laptops","author":"425","description":"","caption":"","name":"picnictablestudents-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":13640,"date":"2019-06-10 17:35:25","modified":"2021-08-26 16:36:40","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1024,"height":683,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2019\/06\/PicnicTableStudents-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2019\/06\/PicnicTableStudents-300x200.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":200,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2019\/06\/PicnicTableStudents-768x512.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":512,"large":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2019\/06\/PicnicTableStudents.jpg","large-width":1024,"large-height":683,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2019\/06\/PicnicTableStudents.jpg","1536x1536-width":1024,"1536x1536-height":683,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2019\/06\/PicnicTableStudents.jpg","2048x2048-width":1024,"2048x2048-height":683,"gform-image-choice-sm":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2019\/06\/PicnicTableStudents.jpg","gform-image-choice-sm-width":300,"gform-image-choice-sm-height":200,"gform-image-choice-md":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2019\/06\/PicnicTableStudents.jpg","gform-image-choice-md-width":400,"gform-image-choice-md-height":267,"gform-image-choice-lg":"https:\/\/www.ewu.edu\/cahss\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2019\/06\/PicnicTableStudents.jpg","gform-image-choice-lg-width":600,"gform-image-choice-lg-height":400}},"title":"Bachelor of Arts in","bold_title":"Anthropology","content":"","secondary_nav_menu_type":"menu","blocks":[{"acf_fc_layout":"accordion-with-notes","module_background_color":"white","accordion_position":"right","title":"Anthropological Specializations","notes":" Anthropology is a robust field that includes Biological Anthropology, Archaeology, Linguistic Anthropology, and Cultural Anthropology.<\/span><\/p>\n Students should check out the website of the <\/span>American Anthropological Association<\/span><\/a> and their <\/span>Louise Lamphere Internship Program<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 With a number of opportunities including working at the <\/span>Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage<\/span><\/a>, this is a great way to learn more and develop professional experience as an anthropologist.<\/span><\/p>\n","include_spacing":true,"expanded":false,"sections":[{"label":"Biological Anthropology","copy":" Biological anthropology is the study of the biological origin and physical variation among human populations and stresses an evolutionary and forensic perspective on humans. Students study the adaptation, variability, and evolution of homo sapiens and their living and fossil relatives.<\/span><\/p>\n Faculty members have worked with the Spokane Police Department and our students are prepared for careers in a variety of biomedical areas ranging from nutrition, public health, forensic studies, and other allied fields.<\/p>\n The Anthropology program at EWU has a unique human osteology laboratory that includes almost 1000 skeletal remains and casts.\u00a0 These include remains with pathologies such as <\/span>dental caries, osteophytic growths, periostitis, and fractures. In addition, there are also numerous contemporary primate and early hominid fossil casts.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n If you are interested in Biological Anthropology, there are opportunities to mentor with the lab coordinator, and students have presented their lab-based research at various anthropological conferences.\u00a0 A key course is ANTR202 Human Evolution, and we strongly recommend a biology minor for specialized students.<\/span><\/p>\n Supporting Electives<\/strong><\/p>\n Internships and Career Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n Associated Organization:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n American Association of Biological Anthropologists (AABA)<\/b><\/a>. <\/b><\/p>\n"},{"label":"Cultural Anthropology","copy":" Cultural anthropology is the study of culture or learned behavior. Students are prepared for a variety of careers in institutions and organizations that require an understanding of cultural diversity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Faculty members have conducted ethnographic fieldwork in Africa, Central Eurasia, East Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East on topics such as the cultural aspects of health care delivery in post-war settings, human dynamics of environmental conservation in ethnic minority communities, the politics of heritage preservation in regions with ethnic conflict, and the economics of fair trade among marginalized agricultural communities.<\/p>\n The EWU program specializes in North and Latin American as well as Asian culture. Human cultural development and change in contemporary societies like the United States, Costa Rica, and China are general themes of courses in this subdiscipline.\u00a0 ANTR330 Environmental Anthropology, ANTR340 Anthropology of Food and Nutrition, and ANTR342 Medical Anthropology and are important courses.<\/span><\/p>\n Supporting Electives<\/strong><\/p>\n Internships and Career Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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