Contemporary anthropology is the study of cultures across the boundaries of space and time. It is a multifaceted field that studies people and cultures in a broad range of contexts — business, urban, forensic, medical, cultural, linguistic, social, archeological — and encompasses a breadth of professional opportunities.
The program at Nazareth University bridges linguistics, physical anthropology, archeology, and its primary emphasis, cultural anthropology. It provides you with the conceptual and methodological tools to study the human experience from multiple perspectives, such as culture and health, social justice, feminism, terrorism, and war.
You'll gain a broader perspective through service learning, a component of our Refugee Resettlement and Adaptation course, and through study abroad opportunities coordinated through the University's Center for International Education.
Immigration Staff Attorney at the International Institute of Akron, Ohio
"Until we understand that our stories aren't all the same, we won't understand each other." Gage says she continues to draw on perspectives she gained from her anthropology degree to help her be an effective immigration attorney, able to observe cases from her client's and the other attorney's outlook. "What you learn from an anthropology program can be used in any career. It's priceless and it's rare." The professors in the "small but mighty" department bring interesting global perspective and are so supportive, she added: "I could bounce ideas off of them, and they'd help me make it actionable."
100% of the anthropology and sociology majors in a recent graduating class indicated they are employed or attending graduate school (including New York University and Nazareth University) during the year after college, based on a strong knowledge rate of 92% reporting.