Access, opportunity and diversity

Outreach and public engagement

History of the department

Undergraduate students performing anthropological research in the Enloe Lab.

Undergraduate programs

The Anthropology Department offers both BA and BS degrees in anthropology, as well as an anthropology minor. The department offers four specialized tracks for students wishing a greater focus within the major.

Graduate students, undergraduate students, and field researchers at the Bolores dig site.

Graduate programs

The Department of Anthropology grants both MA and PhD degrees in Anthropology, and also offers a specialized MA in Cultural Resource Management, working closely with faculty and staff from the Office of the State Archaeologist.

Residents carve out space for clothes-drying in the Point neighborhood of Durban, South Africa.

Faculty research

Faculty in our department pursue research in all four subfields of Anthropology, and conduct research at locations around the globe, including East, South, and Southeast Asia; Europe; southern Africa; North America; South America; and the Pacific.

News and announcements

Two CLAS alumni nominated for the Grammy Awards

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Two CLAS alumni nominated for the Grammy Awards

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Brady G'Sell on her new book!

Friday, September 27, 2024
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Brady G'Sell on her new book! "Reworking Citizenship: Race, Gender, and Kinship in South Africa" was recently published by Stanford University Press.

Congratulations to Associate Professor Meena Khandelwal on the publication of her book

Thursday, September 26, 2024
Congratulations to Associate Professor Meena Khandelwal on the publication of her book Cookstove Chronicles: Social Life of a Women's Technology in India from University of Arizona Press!