Anthropology - Ohio State University - Main Campus

Anthropology from Ohio State University - Main Campus is a Campus Bachelor Anthropology degree that prepares you for a Science career. Anthropology is the study of the biology, prehistory, and culture of human society in a worldwide setting. Anthropologists study people from all times and all places. Anthropology focuses on human and nonhuman primate evolution by studying the behavior of living and extinct human and primate groups (physical anthropology). It looks at cultural history and past lifeways and studies how human societies have changed from ancient to modern times (archaeology). It also examines the behavior of living societies in order to understand differences in contemporary cultures (cultural anthropology and linguistic anthropology). This includes the study of topics such as language, kinship, religion, ecology, urbanism, and culture and personality. Co-Curricular Opportunities The Anthropology Department offers a range of opportunities to augment the classroom experience. The undergraduate student organization, the Anthropology Club, offers a chance to get to know other students, and to hear from faculty about research and field study opportunities. The department regularly offers an archaeological field school, in either the United States or Europe. In the United States, this includes fieldwork especially in the Midwest. For the next several years, Ohio State has a project in Hungary that involves student participation. Internships also are strongly encouraged in a range of settings, including museums, contract archaeology firms, and in a variety of local, state, and federal agencies. Our faculty strongly believes that hands-on research experience should be an important component of undergraduate training. Our department offers a diverse array of laboratory and field based research opportunities which interested undergraduates can become involved in immediately. We are on the leading edge of undergraduate training of anthropological scientists and are poised to offer more opportunities. Various methods classes in archaeology and physical anthropology introduce students to artifact excavation and analysis as well as numerous aspects of physical anthropology including the study of human remains. In addition to general laboratory space for undergraduate research, students benefit from exploring: The premier paleoethnobotany laboratory in the nation. A state of the art bioarchaeology laboratory. An extensive collection of human skeletal remains. Laboratory resources and comparative materials for forensic studies. Archaeological field projects (via field schools or independent study) in Ohio, Kentucky, Hungary, Yemen, and Guatemala. Paleoanthropological field experience at fossil hominid sites in South Africa and paleoecological data analysis. Cultural ecology and human biology field experience in Samoa, the Amazon, Tanzania, and Cameroon. Economic anthropology with an emphasis on global migration, development and demography. Cultural anthropology of Latin America with an emphasis on Mexico. A human biological anthropology laboratory with genetic, anthropometric and physiological equipment. An established research station with habituated non-human primates in the Ivory Coast (West Africa). A large collection of non-human primate skeleto-dental material from West Africa. We encourage undergraduate participation in faculty research both through direct involvement in data collection (e.g., on site field or laboratory work) and through analysis of the resulting data. Career Opportunities in Anthropology A variety of employment opportunities exist for a graduate with an anthropology degree . These may include contract or government archaeologist; admissions counselor; museum curator; mental health consultant; social service worker; laboratory assistant; foreign service agent; international business associate; or forensic anthropologist. Graduates in anthropology from Ohio State have found employment in a range of careers in business, health professions, engineering, government, law, education, social services, and museums. View more details on Ohio State University - Main Campus . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Anthropology courses.