{"id":522,"date":"2023-06-16T16:39:27","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T23:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/anth\/?page_id=522"},"modified":"2024-08-12T15:58:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T22:58:32","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/anth\/home\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Department"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Anthropology brings a global comparative perspective to the study of human beings, across both time and space. The study of anthropology links to many other fields in the social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences, as well as fields of professional training. \u00a0Known for its pioneering role in visual anthropology, USC\u2019s Anthropology Department offers multiple cross-cutting programs at both undergraduate and graduate students.\u00a0\u00a0In addition to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/anth\/undergraduate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B.A. in Anthropology<\/a>\u00a0with concentrations in visual anthropology and urban applied anthropology, we offer minor programs in cultural anthropology, medical anthropology, folklore and popular culture, Southeast Asia and its people.\u00a0\u00a0The Department also sponsors a\u00a0<a href=\"\/anth\/global-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B.A. in Global Studies<\/a>\u00a0and a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/anth\/undergraduate\/archeology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B.A. in Interdisciplinary Archaeology<\/a>, as well as a progressive 5th year M.A. in visual anthropology. At the graduate level, we currently offer both a\u00a0<a href=\"\/anth\/master-of-arts-in-visual-anthropology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">M.A. in Visual Anthropology<\/a>, a Certificate in Visual Anthropology and a\u00a0<a href=\"\/anth\/anthropology-phd-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ph.D. in Anthropology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3022\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3022\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3022 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/2024\/08\/USC_DCLAS_Building_Details_Kaprielian_Hall_20221020_09.png\" alt=\"Kaprielian Hall on USC campus\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/2024\/08\/USC_DCLAS_Building_Details_Kaprielian_Hall_20221020_09.png 2048w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/2024\/08\/USC_DCLAS_Building_Details_Kaprielian_Hall_20221020_09-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/2024\/08\/USC_DCLAS_Building_Details_Kaprielian_Hall_20221020_09-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/2024\/08\/USC_DCLAS_Building_Details_Kaprielian_Hall_20221020_09-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/2024\/08\/USC_DCLAS_Building_Details_Kaprielian_Hall_20221020_09-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/2024\/08\/USC_DCLAS_Building_Details_Kaprielian_Hall_20221020_09-900x600.png 900w, https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/anth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/137\/2024\/08\/USC_DCLAS_Building_Details_Kaprielian_Hall_20221020_09-1200x800.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kaprielian Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Department of Anthropology faculty hold affiliations with a wide array of other units, including the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/annenberg.usc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annenberg School of Communication<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cinema.usc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">School of Cinematic Arts<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keck School of Medicine<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ot.usc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of American Studies and Ethnicity<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/vsgc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visual Studies Graduate Certificate Program<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/genderstudies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gender Studies Program<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/crcc.usc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Center for Religion and Civic Culture<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/transpacific-studies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Center for Transpacific Studies<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/stpl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Center for Science, Technology and Public Life<\/a>, and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/stpl\/consortium-for-the-social-and-ethical-dimensions-of-medicine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Program in Social Medicine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We welcome you to learn more about our\u00a0<a href=\"\/anth\/faculty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">faculty <\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/anth\/graduate\/alumni\/\">alumni<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":362,"featured_media":0,"parent":184,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-522","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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