What will I learn in an anthropology degree program?
Anthropology examines the diversity of human experience across culture and time. Anthropologists in the department study everything from human evolution to pre-history to life in a globalizing world. Because of this breadth of focus, anthropology is highly relevant to understanding and living in a rapidly changing world.
Why study anthropology at the University of Nevada, Reno?
The Department of Anthropology offers a number of exciting opportunities for students to become actively involved and engaged in real-world experiences. The anthropology club provides students with opportunities to socialize and share their interests in anthropology, by sponsoring or hosting field trips, speakers and social events.
In addition, the department has an anthropology museum that allows behind-the-scenes training in preparing exhibits and taking care of collections. The department also is home to two archeology laboratories that provide experience in analyzing and studying artifacts and sites in the American West and Great Basin. The physical anthropology laboratory is well-equipped with a collection of fossil ancestral human specimens. Another laboratory is set up to study animal bones, tree-rings and other clues about past environmental changes.
