Anthropology

What is Anthropology?
Anthropology is the study of social, cultural, linguistic, biological and environmental patterns and relationships within and between human populations, both past and present.

What Can I Do With This Major?

What skills will I improve/gain?
Planning projects, interviewing, surveying and sampling, gathering and organizing data, examining data and artifacts, conducting field studies, summarizing results, communicating across cultures and languages, recognizing cultural differences and similarities

Who employs graduates from this major?
Hospitals, state/federal government, colleges/universities, international agencies, research laboratories, U.S. park service, business and industry, museums

What is special about this major at Hartwick?

• Annual January term trip to South Africa, taught by Connie Anderson
• Many anthropology students are successful in getting Emerson/Duffy Awards for their independent studies overseas
• Archeological field school, held at Pine Lake, every other summer
• Yager collection can be used by students for theses and other projects

Department Chair
Michael Woost, 607-431-4860, woostm@hartwick.edu

Undeclared Contact
Michael Woost, 607-431-4860, woostm@hartwick.edu 

Major Connections Contacts
Jennifer Schuman, 607-431-6919, schumanj@hartwick.edu