Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of human beings and humankind in the broadest sense. Anthropologists study present and past human cultures and societies, human and non-human primate biology and evolution, and language in social contexts.
Chair: Larissa Swedell
Office: Powdermaker 314
Phone: 718-997-5510
E-mail: LSwedell@qc.cuny.edu
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Anthropology at QC
Anthropology’s unique cross-cultural and deeply temporal approach to understanding human diversity is perhaps the smartest and most practical route that a general liberal arts student can select. A major or minor in anthropology can be easily supplemented with a variety of relevant courses focused on any number of specific career goals and orientations. If a solid liberal arts foundation is your first educational goal, consider a major in anthropology. It offers a way of “seeing” and “reading” the world that is in increasing demand in these changing multicultural times.
For a printable overview of Anthropology and the majors and minors, click here.
Looking to the past, preparing for the future
A major or minor in anthropology provides the necessary preparation for a variety of careers, including education, international studies, medicine and allied professions, social work, corporate consulting, market research, museum work, community organizing, academia, and many more. Students may focus mainly in one of the anthropological subfields – cultural, biological, archaeological, or linguistic anthropology – or they may follow a more general program of study that includes all four subfields.
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Anthropology News
Karen Strassler receives a 2025 Guggenheim Fellowship
April 16, 2025
Professor Karen Strassler is a 2025 recipient of the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship. Guggenheim Fellows are selected based on their existing body of research and exceptional research promise as well as their devotion to work that responds to timely themes and issues.
April 1, 2025
Professor Thomas Plummer recently received the 2025 Queens College School of Social Sciences Research Award for his work documenting the earliest tool use by hominins (~3 million years ago).
Explore our specialized minors
August 16th, 2024
In addition to an Anthropology major and minor, students may sign up for specialized minors including Human Ecology, Power and Inequality, Cultural Heritage and Memory, and Health and Culture. For more information on our majors and minors, click here.
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General | Human Ecology | Power and Inequality | Cultural Heritage and Memory | Health and Culture