Anthropology (BS)

Undergraduate Program

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Learn what it means to be human.

Anthropology helps people recognize and solve problems facing the contemporary world through a broad understanding of humanity.

App State’s Bachelor of Science (BS) in Anthropology provides you with a more scientific focus on humans and the human condition, both past and present. You will work alongside leading faculty, gaining experience on research projects.

Blending the rich understanding of the human experience provided by a broad education in anthropology with a solid grounding in a variety of sciences, this degree is ideal for those wanting to pursue careers in archaeology or biological anthropology.

Department of Anthropology

College of Arts and Sciences

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Elevate Your Education

Courses

- Students pursuing this major explore Cultural and Biological Anthropology, Archaeology, as well as such areas as Zooarchaeology and Ethnographic Methods, and more.
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Minors

A minor is required.

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Transferring Credits

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General Education

With courses in history, natural and social sciences and humanities, App State’s General Education Program will reshape your outlook on learning and provide a foundational skill set that will prepare you for any career.

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Accelerated Master’s

You can begin your graduate studies as an undergraduate and earn your master’s degree in as little as one year.

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Careers and Mountaineers

Where can an App State degree take you? Anywhere you want to go! Our passionate and engaged alumni become leaders in their communities and chosen professions.

Careers

Education and Outreach Coordinator
Archaeologist
Librarian
Photographer/Videographer
College-level Educator
GIS Analyst
English as Foreign Language Teacher
Research Assistant
Historian/Curator
Conservator
Consultant
Field Crew Supervisor
Park Ranger
Medical Examiner Specialist
Educational Director
International Development Specialist

Some of these roles may require education beyond a bachelor’s degree.

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Faculty Profile: Dr. Alice Wright and Dr. Cameron Gokee

Wright and Gokee are leading an App State research team into the Linville Gorge Wilderness area in search of probable archaeological sites. They hope to learn more about the lives of ancestral Cherokee and Catawba and other Indigenous people who once used the land — while facilitating the preservation of cultural resources. Learn more.

Meet more faculty
Student Profile: Rachel Anderson

Anderson was selected to participate in the American Indian Language Development Institute, which provides critical training to strengthen efforts to revitalize and promote the use of Indigenous languages.
Alumna Profile: Callie Gunzenhauser ’21

Gunzenhauser reports on her study abroad at American University in Bulgaria, applying skills learned in App State’s Department of Anthropology.
Alumni Profiles: Cala Castleberry ’17 and Hayley Wynn ’17

After graduation, Castleberry and Wynn completed internships with the National Park Service related to historical preservation — assessing archaeological sites in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and digitizing site reports from archaeological surveys completed between the 1940s and early 2000s in other southeastern parks.

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