Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology (Archaeology)

Ball State University

Faculty in the department of anthropology have research concentrations with a range of diverse populations around the world, including refugees, Native Americans, pregnant women, LGBTQA populations, and chimpanzees. We teach classes on a topics related to these issues such as religion, technology, ethnohistory, race and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, culture and medicine, human growth and development, ecological dimensions of culture, archaeology, and primatology. A major in anthropology helps you build a strong foundation in critical thinking and analytical skills that apply to many academic and professional fields. Anthropologists and archaeologists work well with people from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds in addition to performing a number of specialized tasks, including market research and program analysis. These skills and characteristics are applicable and valuable to employers worldwide.