Anthropology is the study of human beings and cultures throughout the world, both of the present and the past. Anthropology majors compare and contrast the biological, social, and cultural similarities and differences of humans and their societies across the globe and develop a sophisticated understanding of the biological unity of our species. As an anthropology major youll take courses in some of our subfields, which include biological anthropology, archaeology, sociocultural anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. Students planning a professional career in anthropology generally specialize in one of those sub-fields.
The College of Liberal Arts Advantage: More Than a Major
When you study anthropology at the University of Minnesota, you gain the added advantage of a College of Liberal Arts education. At CLA, the liberal arts mean you get more than just a degree in one major or another; it means you will be exposed to different areas of study, to different ways of thinking and learning. In fact, the liberal arts teach you how to learn—how to ask the right questions, how to problem solve, and how to innovate. The liberal arts highlight the complexities of our world, because here at CLA you will study not just, say, politics or art but also where politics and art intersect, where science and ethics intersect, where economics and the environment intersect.