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The Department of Anthropology offers an undergraduate major, minors, and graduate programs at the MA and Ph.D. levels. We also provide general education courses to support undergraduates across the University.

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Anthropology Major

Our major covers relevant, insightful topics and pairs well with many fields of study.

Major Requirements

Research Strength. Global Impact.

Our faculty members have research strengths in several areas of study. They are also actively involved in research projects at field sites around the world.

Browse a map of locations where UConn anthropology researchers work across the globe.

News and Events

Department News

  • New Fall Anth Class: ANTH 1007W
    Anth 1007W: Health, Culture, and Power: An Introduction to Medical Anthropology will be offered for the Fall 2026 semester. This course will explore how experiences of health, illness, and our bodies are shaped by the sociocultural, political, economic, and historical contexts in which we live. Students are encouraged to think in cross-cultural and comparative ways […]
  • Fall 2026 Class Anth 3309: Violence and Human Rights
    Anth 3309: Violence and Human Rights will be available for the fall 2026 semester. It will be taught by Professor Sayantan Saha Roy. This class will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30am to 10:45am. How has human rights confronted the problem of mass violence in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries? How has human rights […]
  • New Fall 2026 Class Anth 3560: The Evolution of Human Diet
    Dr. Gideon Hartman is offering a new Fall 2026 semester class, Anth 3560: The Evolution of Human Diet. Humans evaluate the quality of food through range of cues that involve all five senses: visual inspection, touch, smell, taste, and even sound. These sensual cues were inherited from our primate ancestors. How did the diet change […]

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Anthropology in the News

The UConn Department of Anthropology studies the diversity of human experience across time and space.

Our faculty share an interest in the holistic study of humans and a curiosity about the varieties of human experience. Together we offer students valuable insights into the past, contemporary, and future world and the challenges we face today.