Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Anthropology] From Butler University

The expansive discipline of anthropology explores the human condition with a range of perspectives and approaches, appreciating humans as both biological and cultural creatures.

Knowledge acquired in the theoretical frameworks and methodological means for understanding and analyzing cultural institutions, practices, and phenomena will help prepare students for future careers spanning from non-profit work, to health care, to education and business. Program majors will also be well prepared for advanced graduate study in Anthropology and other social sciences, and professional programs ranging from public health, to social work, to business or law school.

The primary focus of our program is Cultural Anthropology, which studies the ways that humans create meaning, forge alliances, assert differences, and both reinforce and create new social and political hierarchies and vectors of inequality.

Anthropology majors are trained to research topics, read complex material, critically evaluate information, and write cogent analyses of their findings. Throughout our curriculum students are trained to critically read and understand the complexities of ethnography-the qualitative research method and product that defines the discipline. They also have the opportunity to produce their own original ethnographic work in course research assignments as well as larger honors thesis projects, which may be the outgrowth of study abroad, field school, or internship experiences.