What is anthropology?
At the most general level, the field of anthropology explores human nature, and seeks to answer the question: "What does it mean to be human?" Anthropologists are involved in the study of the nature and significance of biological and cultural differences between all of the world's human populations from the appearance of our earliest upright Primate ancestors some 5 million years ago until the present. The curriculum of the Department of Anthropology is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of basic methods, concepts and theories of biological anthropology, archeology and cultural anthropology and to introduce them to issues and topics that are of current concern in these subdisciplines.
What can I do with my anthropology degree?
The holistic, integrative nature of the field of anthropology gives students excellent preparation for careers in fields in a wide variety of fields including government service, social work, cultural resource management, museum work and teaching. Several of our students have entered graduate programs in anthropology at universities such as New York University, Cornell, SUNY Albany, The University of Chicago, Boston University, The University of Connecticut and The University of Massachusetts while others have done graduate work in fields such as law and library science.
How to Contact the Department:
Office: WOOSTER SCIENCE BUILDING 124
Department of Anthropology
SUNY New Paltz
1 Hawk Drive WSB 124
New Paltz, NY 12561-2443Phone: (845) 257-2990
- Fax: (845) 257-2984
Department Chair: Victor deMunck, demunckv@newpaltz.edu
Department Secretary: Gayle Turowski, turowskg@newpaltz.edu