<p>What is it? This major confuses me…</p>
<p>Anthropology is the study of the development of the human species, from a cultural and physical standpoint.</p>
<p>Physical anthropologists investigate the primate fossil record to better our understanding of the physical evolution and development of our species, from the very first hominids to modern Homo sapiens.</p>
<p>Cultural anthropologists investigate, through study of human habitation sites, our species’ development of social structures, specialization of labor, agriculture and other technologies to better our understanding of the roots of human civilization.</p>
<p>This is, of course, greatly simplified. The fields are complementary, and both combine to study major questions of human history; such as, how did humans spread from their African roots to populate the entire planet?</p>
<p>Basically it’s the study of evolution.</p>
<p>To put anthropology in more context, here are course listings for the undergraduate anthropology department at the University of Chicago:</p>
<p><a href=“http://collegecatalog.uchicago.edu/pdf_08/ANTH.pdf[/url]”>http://collegecatalog.uchicago.edu/pdf_08/ANTH.pdf</a></p>
<p>Here are listings from the University of Arizona, which (I believe) has a strong anthropology department:
[Anthropology</a>, Courses Spring 2007](<a href=“University of Arizona Catalog”>University of Arizona Catalog)</p>
<p>If you’re interested in studying anthropology, make sure the colleges you’re looking at list it as a stand-alone major and don’t fold it into history or sociology.</p>
<p>IU has a strong Anthropology department.</p>