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.
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.
Upcoming Courses
Multiple courses offered by the department fulfill many CORE Education Requirements: Science Group (SC), Social Science Group (SSC), and Global Perspectives; and US: Difference, Inequality, Agency) requirements, as listed on the Course Descriptions page.
*Please note that the lists below are tentative and meant for general planning purposes. Course offerings and fulfillments are subject to change or cancellation. Courses that do not have the subject code ANTH and are on the Year Long Schedule, count toward an Elective requirement.