Study human biology from past to present
Study of all aspects of human populations with the goal of investigating the dynamic interaction between human biology, human culture and the natural environment.
Biological Anthropology Minor
Focus on the human journey.
What Will I Learn?
Study of all aspects of human biology in present and past populations with the goal of investigating the dynamic interaction between human biology, human culture and the natural environment. Combining natural science with social science, you will examine modern, historic and archaeological populations’ behavior and cultures. In addition, this minor will provide an excellent background in human biology for students interested in pursuing further studies in the biological sciences (nursing, nutrition, medicine, dentistry and public health to name a few).
What is Unique About Our Program?
Through collaboration with the University of Vermont to share human and primate skeletal material, students will have access to an extensive skeletal collection of both adults and children for both instruction and research in the Skeletal Biology Lab. This lab is available for the curation and examination of the department’s growing faunal (animal) osteology collection. The genetics and DNA labs on campus allow students a more thorough examination of human variation at the microscopic level, both past and present.