Anthropology bridges sciences and the humanities while developing critical thinking, communication, group processes, and the ability to work independently. An anthropology degree enables you to pursue a broad range of jobs that emphasize cross-cultural awareness, international contacts and management of cultural resources; for example: education, human and governmental services, law, business, media, and medicine. A program may be selected to emphasize archaeology, biocultural anthropology, cultural/linguistic anthropology, or general anthropology. Our Anthropology Club composed of both majors and minors, plays an important role in departmental activities. Anthropology will help you succeed in an increasingly interconnected and complex world.
The Fonte Gaia is a monumental fountain located in the Piazza del Campo in the center of Siena, Italy.
Our M.A. degree was established as one of the first programs in applied anthropology in the early 1990s, and our Ph.D. degree became fully operational in 2006. As of Fall 2016, we are offering a MS degree for archaeologists and biocultural students. Our programs are geared toward filling an important and growing niche: the need for anthropologists with advanced training in applied research. Our graduates go on to careers in academia or employment in a large variety of other areas, including government agencies (recent examples include the Bureau of Land Management and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration); the non-profit sector (examples include global organizations such as Oxfam, and regional organizations such as the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission); tribal groups around the country, and the private sector.
How two applied anthropology program members are leading a national project to center community health worker voices
New doctoral student brings years of experience as a community health worker and leader of the CHW Common Indicators Project to the Applied Anthropology track
The Kalapuya Seasonal Round: Join Kalapuya member of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde and OSU Professor David Lewis for the second talk in this year's Champinefu Webinar Series. This talk will provide insight into how Kalapuya developed a sustainable housing model that served them well for over 15,000 years. Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. on Zoom. Co-sponsored by the Spring Creek Project. Register here.
The exhibit, which debuted last fall at the Salem Art Association, tells the story of Kalapuyan history and culture.
