Introduction
Anthropology is the scientific study of the biological and cultural evolution of the human species and its adaptations throughout the world. UWSP offers a minor in anthropology, administered by the Department of Philosophy. Courses cover the basic fields of biological and cultural anthropology, linguistics and archeology. Field schools and trips in cultural anthropology and archeology are offered in the summer.

Why Study Anthropology at UWSP?
Studying anthropology broadens your understanding of the human species and how we change biologically and culturally. It is very valuable for understanding and dealing with other ethnic groups in our own society or in cultures around the world, for travel, and for business or scientific pursuits. Because a key component of anthropology is learning to know and respect other cultures, it makes an important contribution toward the goal of peaceful relations between nations and ethnic groups.

Department Features
The Department of Philosophy has two full-time and one part-time anthropologists, whose interests include the archeology, cultures and culture histories of the native peoples of North and South America, linguistics, medical anthropology, religion, archeology, and applied anthropology. All three share a commitment to undergraduate education stressing the needs of individual students. An archeology lab contains artifacts from past fieldwork, as well as facilities for classifying artifacts, photography, soil testing, microscopic analysis, mapping, artifact reconstruction, and model making.

Employment Opportunities
Graduates of the anthropology program at UWSP are found in many fields, including college and high school teaching, museum curation, professional archeology, cultural resource management, and social work. Others have used their insights into human behavior gained through anthropology courses in areas where cultural sensitivity is important, such as law, insurance, and human services. There is a more detailed discussion of career options in our department’s web site: http://www.uwsp.edu/philosophy/.

Sample Program of Study for the Anthropology Minor
A minor in anthropology consists of 18 credits, up to 6 of which may be selected from a wide variety of collateral courses offered in other departments. There is no strict order in which courses must be taken, and students have considerable flexibility in choosing the sequence of courses leading to a minor.