{"id":2451,"date":"2015-08-19T16:14:11","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T16:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/?page_id=2451"},"modified":"2025-04-11T16:45:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T16:45:53","slug":"ba-anthropology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/academics\/ba-anthropology\/","title":{"rendered":"B.A. in Anthropology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"anthropology-ba\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-anthropology-ba\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-5371\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5371\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/academics\/ba-anthropology\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5368\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5368\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/academics\/ba-anthropology\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5374\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5374\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/academics\/ba-anthropology\/fieldwork\/\">Fieldwork<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5386\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5386\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/academics\/ba-anthropology\/faculty\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The URI anthropology curriculum offers courses in all major subfields of the study of humankind: archaeology, cultural anthropology, biological anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. Students can explore a variety of topics and approaches or can choose to focus on thematic tracks within our major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Archaeology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biocultural Evolution &amp; Global Health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coastal Anthropology, Ecology &amp; the Environment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indigenous Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Language, Culture &amp; Social Analysis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As an anthropology major you will learn about the diversity of human experience\u2013 past and present\u2013 around the world. You will leave our program ready to pursue an advanced degree or take a job in a nonacademic field. We believe your life will be enriched through the study of humankind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/lambda-alpha-honor-society\/\">Lambda Alpha<br><em>Anthropology National Honor Society<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1562\/ba-anthropology.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1562\/ba-anthropology.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1562\/ba-anthropology-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1562\/ba-anthropology-364x546.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-video-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-video  \"><div class=\"overlay\"><h1>Why Study Anthropology at URI?<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"poster\" id=\"4JUgoDRKG5A\" data-video=\"4JUgoDRKG5A\" data-platform=\"youtube\" data-showinfo=\"0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/4JUgoDRKG5A\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology Overview The URI anthropology curriculum offers courses in all major subfields of the study of humankind: archaeology, cultural anthropology, biological anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. 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