Anthropology (B.A.)

Wayne State University

Anthropology is a comparative social science that seeks to understand human behavior within the context of different cultural systems, past and present. Anthropology also seeks to understand human biological evolution and adaptation and their interaction with social and cultural behavior. Anthropology brings a cross-cultural knowledge base and unique methodological and conceptual tools to bear on understanding the transformations, problems and interconnections of contemporary societies. The discipline is organized according to the sub-fields of cultural, biological, linguistic anthropology, and archaeology. The department also has an emphasis on applied anthropology. Wayne State’s department offers a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology, dual major options, and three minors in Anthropology, Archaeology, Global Health and Social Medicine. The following admission and degree requirements apply.

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences