Majors
We would like to congratulate the Spring 2023 graduates! The following students received Anthropology awards this semester:
Academic Achievement Award-Sabrina Maccaron
John Relethford Award for Excellence in Human Biology-Zachary Lebid
James Preston Award for Passion in Anthropology-Jillian Clarke & Jaxon Stams
Franz Boas Award for Academic Growth-Victoria Pixley
Margaret Mead Award for Service-Ivonne Lopez
Award for Excellence in Fieldwork-Ethan Peretta
We hope you all have a bright future and we will miss you!
Anthropology - is the study of human origins, cultures, beliefs and practices. As an Anthropology major at SUNY Oneonta, you'll choose from a wide variety of courses across the four major subfields of anthropology: Archeology, Biological Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology and Anthropological Linguistics. We offer two B.A. tracks, which are described below.
Tracks
General Anthropology -- for students who are interested in a broad liberal arts degree prior to working or going on to further education, including graduate school in anthropology.
Human Biology -- for students interested in further education and a career in a variety of health professions, such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, public health and epidemiology. Our Prehealth Professions Advisement program supports students interested in these careers.
Minors
Anthropology -- for students supplementing their majors with additional coursework focused on human experiences, including biology, culture, and language in the present and past.