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DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY

Anthropology provides a uniquely holistic understanding of the human condition with its emphasis on unity and diversity, biology and culture, and today and the past.  Increasingly, anthropologists apply their knowledge towards developmental and global issues.  At the University of Hawai'i, Anthropology occupies a strategic position of excellence and commitment to higher education.

We are the leading program of anthropology in Hawai'i, the Pacific, and Asia with emphases on archaeology, cultural anthropology, and physical anthropology, along with three specializations in ecology, discursive practices, and medical anthropology.  Beginning in Fall 2007, we are also offering a new MA track in applied archaeology. There are more than 30 faculty on the Mānoa campus who specialize in anthropology.  Our work cuts across national and area boundaries, spanning various social formations, examining population movements and interactions, and the relationships of humans to their natural and cultural environments.

We are well known for our graduate degree programs, providing the only advanced training in anthropology in the State of Hawai'i.  We have a strong commitment to research, supervising and collaborating with the more than 100 graduate students in our program.  We have a growing and vigorous undergraduate program where we offer a variety of special programs, including field training in archaeology and cultural anthropology. 

Students in anthropology find a number of professional and service employment opportunities.  Among our alumni we count university faculty and administrators, government officials, entrepreneurs, social and environmental advocates, school teachers, and employees of non-governmental organizations.  Please join us in the quest for understanding our species and applying anthropological knowledge in the world.

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