Anthropology

To understand the full sweep and complexity of cultures across all of human history, anthropology draws and builds upon knowledge from the social and biological sciences as well as the humanities and physical sciences.

A central concern of anthropologists is the application of knowledge to the solution of human problems.

Historically, anthropologists in the United States have been trained in one of four areas:

sociocultural anthropology, biological/physical anthropology, archaeology, and linguistics.

Anthropologists often integrate the perspectives of several of these areas into their research, teaching, and professional lives.

Training in anthropology will prepare one for any career that involves working on the interface between two cultures.

Specialized preparation in this subject can lead to some of the world's most interesting work; the study of existing life ways, archaeological excavation and interpretation, primate behavior, and social research into economics, politics, law, religion, art, and music..