About the Department
Welcome to the Department of Anthropology at Northwestern University. Our department, founded in 1938, is home to an accomplished community of faculty members who bring their expertise to our courses, academic programs, and research opportunities.
Department overview
Our department favors a holistic approach to anthropology, one that emphasizes the bridges between the discipline’s subfields: Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, and Linguistic Anthropology.
The department has a special interdisciplinary and cross-school role to play in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences (WCAS) and the larger University. Our work frequently involves collaboration with Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine, the Weinberg Center for Global Studies, the Institute for Policy Research, the Program in Global Health Studies, the Program in Environmental Policy and Culture, the Program of African Studies, the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program, the Middle East and North African Studies Program, the Center for Native and Indigenous Research, the Latina and Latino Studies Program, the Asian American Studies Program, the Department of Black Studies, and the Gender and Sexuality Studies Program.
Our programs
Students can explore anthropology through our courses or one of our programs:
- Undergraduate Major
- Undergraduate Minor
- Undergraduate Concentration in Human Biology
- PhD Program (including an optional, non-terminal Master’s Degree)
Learn more about our department:
- Check out our event calendar for upcoming lectures.
- Read departmental news and announcements.
Questions? Please contact us for answers and assistance.