BA in Anthropology (Honors) - Biological Anthropology in West Lafayette United States | Purdue University

This 12-credit specialization provides undergraduate students with a solid theoretical grounding in Biological Anthropology. Biological Anthropology bridges the biological and social sciences by examining both current and historical human and non-human primate (NHP) groups.

Our professors combine biological and cultural approaches to investigate human and NHP behavior, genetic diversity and adaptation, evolutionary processes and ecology, anatomical structures and physiology, as well as development and health. Hands-on laboratory work forms a key component of numerous courses in this specialization. The department maintains an impressive collection of early hominid replicas, NHP casts, human skeletal reproductions, along with a modest assortment of genuine human bones and comparative animal specimens. Additionally, we house specialized laboratories for Osteology, Primatology, Data Science and Computational Anthropology research, plus a Biohazard Level 2 facility for Immuno-Nutrition studies.