The Anthropology Program | Academic Requirements
Double Major in Anthropology and Sociology
Minor in Anthropology | Courses | Faculty

The Anthropology Program

Anthropology is the comparative, worldwide study of past and present peoples and cultures. Providing the core of a broad liberal arts education, the Anthropology Program at Purchase College introduces students to the enormous variety of cultures---and different cultural patterns---around the world.

The Anthropology Program encourages students to think independently and to develop important research and writing skills. Our students not only read about anthropology, they do independent fieldwork, collecting original materials for class and senior projects. Many students have done fieldwork in the New York area and, in some cases, in other cities and countries. Students may combine their interest in anthropology and the arts through the Media, Society, and the Arts Program.

The major in anthropology provides excellent preparation for graduate work and for careers in a wide variety of professions in fields like law, teaching, social work, and public administration, as well as in anthropology itself.

Updated Dec. 6, 2006