Anthropology

How can I study Anthropology?
What is Anthropology?

Anthropology is the study of human life and experience in all its diversity and richness, ranging from small-scale Indigenous peoples to the modern capitalist world system with all its globalising processes. Anthropologists have many different perspectives on the study of human societies and culture, past and present, and they consider a range of interpretive questions, the broadest being “What are people's beliefs?" and "Why do people behave the way they do?”. Since anthropology employs a broad approach it also draws on other disciplines such as  archaeology, cultural heritage management, human biology, ecology, linguistics, material culture studies, history, politics and psychology.

What job can I get?

Anthropologists are valued in many different areas for their research skills. They work in development, health, mining, urban and regional planning, education, and cultural heritage management, on issues associated with minority groups. [more]

Further study

Students are encouraged to undertake a fourth year of study, honours, as preparation for a professional career. The refining of applied research skills and knowledge in a fourth year gives an opportunity to develop a research question, identify and analyse the elements, investigate and explain, and develop an hypothesis. This is a valuable and exciting year dedicated to advanced coursework and to original research. Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Anthropology Museum

The Anthropology Museum houses a significant collection of around 26,000 items. It celebrates the culture, arts and crafts of the indigenous people of Oceania, concentrating on Australia, the Torres Strait, Melanesia and, to a lesser extent, Polynesia and Micronesia.

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School of Social Science
Domestic students - socialscience@uq.edu.au
International students - study@uq.edu.au

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