Department of Anthropology

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About Anthropology

Anthropology considers humankind from a holistic perspective that aims for an understanding of how culture, biology, history and language intersect. Students have the option to enroll in one of six new 12-unit Concentrations in several specialty areas within the Anthropology major, including Applied Anthropology, Archaeological Sciences, Bioarchaeology, Biological Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, and Ecological and Environmental Anthropology Our faculty ably cover a range of substantive, methodological and theoretical areas in courses that provide students with a solid grounding in anthropological perspectives.

Undergraduates have an opportunity for hands-on experience and training in archaeological and bioanthropological methods.  Students enjoy participating in the student club P.A.S.T. (Purdue Anthropology Society).  Also offered are internship and field work experience.

Our honors program provides a capstone experience for students. The year-long program enables students to focus on a particular empirical issue in an anthropological sub-discipline and to write an honors thesis based on that research.

Please visit the Department of Anthropology for more information.

Faculty

Anthropology Department Directory

Contact Information

The Department of Anthropology’s main office is located in Stone Hall, Suite #219 on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Mailing Address:
700 W. State Street, Suite 219
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2059
Phone: (765) 496-7400 Fax: (765) 496-7411

General Information:
anthropology@purdue.edu
765-496-7400

Graduate Information

For Graduate Information please see Anthropology Graduate Program Information .

Programs

• Anthropology Honors, BA
• Anthropology, BA
• Anthropology, BS

• Science and Technology Studies Certificate

• Anthropology Minor

Courses

• ANTH 10000 - Being Human: Introduction To Anthropology
• ANTH 20100 - Introduction To Archaeology And World Prehistory
• ANTH 20300 - Biological Bases Of Human Social Behavior
• ANTH 20400 - Human Origins
• ANTH 20500 - Human Cultural Diversity
• ANTH 21000 - Technology And Culture
• ANTH 21200 - Culture, Food And Health
• ANTH 21500 - Introduction To Forensic Anthropology
• ANTH 23000 - Gender Across Cultures
• ANTH 23500 - The Great Apes
• ANTH 24000 - Medicine, Science, And Culture
• ANTH 25400 - Archaeological Hoaxes, Myths And Frauds
• ANTH 25600 - Archaeology Of Beer
• ANTH 28200 - Introduction To LGBTQ Studies
• ANTH 30600 - Quantitative Methods For Anthropological Research
• ANTH 30700 - The Development Of Contemporary Anthropological Theory
• ANTH 30800 - Critical Data Studies
• ANTH 31000 - Mortuary Practices Across Cultures
• ANTH 31100 - The Archaeology Of The Ancient Andes
• ANTH 31200 - The Archaeology Of Ancient Egypt And The Near East
• ANTH 31300 - Archaeology Of North America
• ANTH 32000 - Ancient States And Empires
• ANTH 32700 - Environment And Culture
• ANTH 33500 - Primate Behavior
• ANTH 33600 - Human Variation
• ANTH 33700 - Human Diet: Origins And Evolution
• ANTH 34000 - Global Perspectives On Health
• ANTH 34100 - Culture And Personality
• ANTH 34600 - Pregnancy, Birth, And Babies
• ANTH 35800 - African Cultures
• ANTH 36800 - Sociolinguistic Study Of African American English
• ANTH 37000 - Ethnicity And Culture
• ANTH 37300 - Anthropology Of Religion
• ANTH 37600 - Archaeology Of Death
• ANTH 37700 - Anthropology Of Hunter-Gatherer Societies
• ANTH 37800 - Archaeology And Cultural Anthropology Of Mesoamerica (Mexico, Belize And Guatemala)
• ANTH 37900 - Native American Cultures
• ANTH 38000 - Using Anthropology In The World
• ANTH 38400 - Designing For People: Anthropological Approaches
• ANTH 38500 - Community Engagement In Anthropology
• ANTH 38501 - Topics In Anthropology
• ANTH 39000 - Individual Research In Anthropology
• ANTH 39200 - Selected Topics In Anthropology
• ANTH 39300 - Interdisciplinary Approaches To Environmental And Sustainability Studies
• ANTH 40002 - Archaeological Methods And Techniques
• ANTH 40400 - Comparative Social Organization
• ANTH 40500 - Ethnographic Methods
• ANTH 41001 - Senior Capstone In Anthropology
• ANTH 41400 - Introduction To Language And Culture
• ANTH 41800 - Field Methods In Cultural Anthropology
• ANTH 42500 - Archaeological Method And Theory
• ANTH 42800 - Field Methods In Archaeology
• ANTH 43600 - Human Evolution
• ANTH 43800 - Field Methods In Biological Anthropology
• ANTH 46000 - Contemporary Issues In Agriculture
• ANTH 47000 - Psychological Anthropology
• ANTH 48200 - Sexual Diversity In Global Perspectives
• ANTH 49700 - Senior Honors Seminar
• ANTH 49800 - Senior Honors Paper

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