Courses offered by the Department of Anthropology span the social sciences, natural sciences, and humanities to provide a broad understanding of human nature and diverse societies in the past and present. We offer three concentrations – archaeology, biological anthropology, and cultural anthropology.
The University of Oregon course catalog offers degree plans and a complete list of undergraduate and graduate courses in the Department of Anthropology.
Transfer & Course Exception Requests
To have a course from an outside institution or from another UO department reviewed for ANTH major/minor requirements, please send an email to asu5@uoregon.edu with the following information:
- Subject line: Transfer Course Evaluation or UO Course Exception Request
- Email to: asu5@uoregon.edu
- Required materials: Course syllabus
- Email body must include:
- Student 95#
Indicate whether you are an ANTH major/ or (ANTH or Forensic Anthropology) minor
Featured Courses
Anthropology houses three subfields, archaeology, biological anthropology, and cultural anthropology. Within each concentration, students have the option to structure their curriculum around clusters of courses related to their particular interests within the department. All courses are subject to availability on a term-by-term basis. Check our course catalog for current offerings.
ANTH 223 Anthropology of Chocolate
Instructor: Lynn Stephen
Description: This course explores the impact and meaning that chocolate has had on cultures around the world and on the human body.
ANTH 175 Evolutionary Medicine
Instructor: Josh Snodgrass
Description: This course helps students to think about their own physical and mental health, including things they can do in order to live a long, healthy, and meaningful life. This course also teaches students how to apply evolutionary and anthropological perspectives to contemporary health problems, and supports them in developing a policy recommendation for an important contemporary public health issue in the US.
ANTH 255 Atlantis, Aliens and Archaeology
Instructor: Alison Carter
Description: Critically examines pseudoscientific examples of archaeology using case studies from around the world (e.g. the lost city of Atlantis, ancient aliens) and explores how proper scientific archaeological research is conducted.