Anthropology is the study of humans both past and present, including the study of human cultural behavior, biology, and languages. The program delves into a variety of subject areas, including Native Americans (historic and prehistoric), medical anthropology, primatology, ethnography, world cultures, linguistics, bio anthropology (including an introduction to forensics), prehistoric archaeology, human paleontology, and food and culture.There is no requirement that students must take classes at both schools. At the same time, the faculty of each campus do have different specializations and offer different elective courses. Additionally the required classes may be offered in different semesters at the campuses. Students are free to take classes at both schools and apply them to the major.
Students in the Anthropology program can focus on one of the four main areas of discipline:
- Physical Anthropology
- Cultural Anthropology
- Archaeology
- Linguistic Anthropology
The IU Northwest Anthropology Lab and Resource Center serves as a research and teaching room that contains dozens of real and replica modern skeletal remains, fossils, and other anatomical specimens used in various courses. A major use of the room is in training students in Forensic Anthropology.
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