Anthropology, BA

A Bachelor of Arts in anthropology lies at the cross-section between complex reasoning, the collection and analysis of data, and pure human ingenuity.

In this degree program students learn how to use the scientific method to formulate and test hypotheses and gather qualitative and quantitative data through participant observation, interviewing, ethnographic study, careful excavation and measurement. They also learn how to employ statistics to analyze and extract meaning from data.

A special feature of the ASU anthropology program is its relevance to other disciplines and many exciting hands-on learning opportunities in laboratories and through study abroad and field-based courses. Using skills gained through this program, graduates discover rewarding career paths and new avenues of public understanding in everything from humankind’s historical origins to modern sociocultural intricacies.