Bachelor [Anthropology] From Pacific University

Students Learn the basic scientific methods of the discipline, both quantitative and qualitative and gain real-world experience with fieldwork and study abroad opportunities

The central concept in anthropology courses is culture, which refers to primarily symbolic systems as well as material culture. Comparative religions, world music, culinary practices, myth and ritual are among the many subjects offered, along with opportunities to combine service learning, fieldwork and independent study.?

Students who successfully complete majors in Anthropology-Sociology have the ability to carry out independent senior research projects and to present projects in coherent oral and written form to be evaluated by peers and by the faculty. Students also have the ability to carry out similar collaborative projects. It is presumed that these abilities are a foundation for one's life and career.