George Mason University Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology
George Mason University

George Mason University

Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology

George Mason, USA

BA

4 years

English

Full time

USD 4,897 / per semester **

On-Campus

* International student deadline is 1st of June of every year | Domestic student deadline is 1st of February

** in-state tuition full-time (12-15 credits); USD 16,980 - out-of-state tuition full-time (12-15 credits); USD 1,803 - mandatory student fee

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Key Summary

    About : The Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology offers students a comprehensive understanding of human societies and cultures. This program focuses on various subfields such as cultural anthropology, archaeology, and biological anthropology. Students explore the complexities of human behavior and societal structures through diverse research methods and critical analysis.
    Career Outcomes : Graduates can pursue various career paths, including positions in social research, cultural resource management, and international development. Additionally, they may work in non-profit organizations, education, or government agencies, applying their anthropological knowledge to address social issues and engage with communities.

Do you wonder why human beings act the way they do? Why does human behavior vary so much across cultures and time? Did you know that even biology changes with culture? How do biology and culture relate to one another? How did people start living together and what do those early communities tell us about ourselves today? How and why did humans evolve? Are we still evolving?

Mason's anthropology degree is designed for students with interests like yours. In addition to explorations of cultures worldwide, our programs in archaeology and biological anthropology give you hands-on research experience with faculty through fieldwork in bioarchaeology, archaeology, and museum-based research. You are also able to take advantage of the rich cultural anthropological resources of the Washington DC area, including the Smithsonian museums. Our programs in cultural anthropology connect anthropological research to current social challenges such as health and disease, urbanization, militarization, and geopolitics. Students have interned at museums, non-profits, and in the federal government, including the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian and the US Department of Education.

Anthropology majors develop an eye for detail and careful observation, critical thinking, sensitivity to the unfamiliar, skills in research and writing, and an ability to describe and understand the culture – an ability particularly valued in a globalized world.

Graduates are well prepared for a variety of careers in fields such as health and well-being, public policy, criminal justice, and forensic anthropology, humanitarian action and international diplomacy, conservation, museum studies, public archaeology, advanced academic training, and research and development. Many of our students also end up in management positions, as educators, or in various life, physical, or social sciences.

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