BSc in Anthropology - Anthropological Archaeology in Ann Arbor United States | University of Michigan Ann Arbor

The undergraduate Anthropology Program highlights our department's dedication to four-field anthropology, covering Anthropological Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Sociocultural Anthropology, and Linguistic Anthropology. This integrated perspective supports anthropology's core mission of gaining a broad, comparative view of humankind. Pursuing an Anthropology major enhances a liberal arts education by fostering a structured understanding of human behavior and social systems across diverse cultures and historical periods. The program examines humanity's past—including the emergence and development of culture, social stratification, agricultural practices, and urban societies—while connecting these historical developments to contemporary life. University of Michigan archaeologists lead field research projects in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Near East, and throughout the Americas. Using methods like survey work, excavations, and artifact analysis, we investigate transformations in social structures, political systems, economic patterns, and symbolic meanings across human history.