Anthropology
Open doors to exciting careers in areas from archaeology to genetic counseling. In UNC’s Anthropology bachelor’s degree program, you’ll explore diverse cultures and examine how, when and where human life arose. At the same time, you’ll gain critical thinking skills that will be an asset in every area of your career and life.
Rooted in the Past, Solving Today’s Problems
Courses blend hands-on laboratories, original research in the community and field 经验为你选择的任何方向提供了很好的准备 your Anthropology studies. Studying in small classes, you’ll also be mentored by professors who are both caring educators and highly regarded researchers and experts in their respective fields.
Degree Option
B.A. in Anthropology
UNC’s Anthropology department offers an Anthropology major and two minors. Students can customize their academic programs through their elective course choices.
Interdisciplinary Studies
作为博天堂官方人类学专业的学生，你将学习人类学的四个主要领域:
- Archaeology: Exploring the behavior of ancient cultures.
- Cultural Anthropology:考虑现代文化，并试图理解跨文化差异 and similarities.
- Biological Anthropology: Delving into the ways humans have biologically adapted to their environment.
- Linguistic Anthropology: Learning about the evolution of languages and how languages shape our world view.
学位课程是动手和积极的，带你超越课本学习和 into the world where you can put your knowledge to work. Along the way, you’ll make exciting discoveries and set a career path that is all your own.
Minor Options
Anthropology Minor
An excellent complement to a major in the social sciences, humanities and many of 21学时的人类学辅修课程可以提高你的自然科学技能 人类学调查和分析与人类发展有关的复杂问题. 您还将对现代文化关系的动态有更深入的了解.
Multicultural Anthropology Minor
这门18学分的多元文化人类学辅修课程探讨了文化多样性 the United States and abroad, focusing on group dynamics in contemporary society. 这门辅修课程深入研究了少数民族的经历、社会阶层、性别和性取向 issues. Your program could include such diverse classes as The Black Family; Gender, Race, Class and Sexuality; and Mexican American Politics and Leadership.
Related Programs
The Tools of Discovery at Your Fingertips
就读像博天堂官方这样的知名研究型大学的优势之一是 你有机会与你所在学科的领导者在开创性方面进行合作 research.
你也可以接触到令人难以置信的资源:我们的生物、人类学、考古学 考古地球物理实验室收藏有珍贵的文物和人类骨骼 以及最先进的计算系统，支持ArcGIS, SPSS和 other analytic software.
In addition, Associate Professor Andy Creekmore, Ph.D., recently received a National 获得了15.7万美元的科研经费 仪器——包括探地雷达等使能仪器 geophysical exploration of archaeological sites.
“博天堂官方人类学项目的伟大之处在于它的教授，一个小团体 顶尖学者通过密切的互动、讲座、讨论和应用 研究，鼓励学生成为科学家和人文主义者——这是本质 of our field."
- Ryan Lambert, UNC Anthropology student
Your Future in Anthropology
非常小心，以确保我们的人类学学生探索的职业生涯和 research possibilities of the field and make choices that reflect their interests. 选择非常广泛，包括努力改进等途径 弱势群体的生活，挖掘古代文明，策划 in a museum and going on to graduate school.
Consider UNC's Anthropology B.A. if you are:
- Curious about the world around you
- Interested in travel and research
- Someone who loves to learn about other cultures
You’ll learn:
- 批判性思维技能将培养你分析情况的能力 data
- 深入了解复杂的情况、不同的文化和科学现象
Sample courses:
- World Archaeology
- Forensic Anthropology
- Quantitative Methods for Anthropology
- North American Indians
- Medical Anthropology
- Public Archaeology
- Modern Human Variation
- Human Evolutionary Anatomy
Beyond the Classroom
人类学专业学生分享的实地经历是最迷人的 and engaging available to students anywhere. Recently, students have:
As an Anthropology student you might intern at a Greeley museum, the Museo de las 美国丹佛，北科罗拉多艾滋病项目，维尔德县验尸官办公室， 在难民社区通过当地援助机构和几十个 of other locations throughout the Northern Colorado region and beyond.
Where can your degree take you?
当你拥有学士学位时，职业和研究生院的机会向你敞开 degree in Anthropology from UNC are many and varied. These are some of the many places our graduates may find employment:
- Museums
- Cultural Resource Management (CRM) firms
- Consultant firms
- State, federal or local government agencies
- Non-governmental organization (NGOs)
- Non-profit organization
- Public health institutions
- Graduate school
- Coroner’s or medical examiner’s offices
- Zoos
- The Peace Corps
- Genetic counseling organizations
Current Research in Anthropology
Research and field study are at the heart of the UNC Anthropology program. You will 师从优秀的课堂教育者和有天赋的学生导师 谁将与你并肩工作，研究发现令人兴奋的新信息 across the broad field of Anthropology. The Roots Project is just one example of research currently underway in the UNC Anthropology department:
Roots Project
Michael Kimball, Ph.D. (Associate Professor of Anthropology)
迈克尔·金博尔(Michael Kimball)的“根计划”(Roots Project)侧重于探索生活之间的共同点 最近移民或新移民到维尔德县和农业的经历 heritage of those who came earlier. From its earliest beginnings, this research has 包括金博尔班上的人类学专业学生，提供了宝贵的实地经验 that will be an asset in graduate school and beyond.
“格里利的历史是一个非凡的移民故事，可以追溯到20多年前 两个世纪以来，包括来自欧洲和美洲的新来者，”迈克尔·金博尔说 said. "Recently, this story has been enriched with more newcomers – immigrants and refugees from Latin American countries like Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador; African countries like Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Eritrea; and Southeast Asian countries like Thailand and Burma (Myanmar)."
金博尔的应用人类学课程的学生与格里利中心合作 西部高中的学生和他们的家庭来发现他们之间的联系 past and Greeley's history. Through photos taken by the high school students during 参观百年纪念村博物馆，采访他们和他们的家人 博天堂官方网站他们的经历，博天堂官方的学生正在学习人类学的观点和 方法，建立跨文化桥梁，并帮助格里利市博物馆继续发展 to improve their outreach and programming. Find out more about the "Roots Project".
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