At CSUDH students, staff and faculty work together to create an outstanding program in anthropology. Anthropologist Eric Wolf called anthropology “the most scientific of the humanities and the most humanistic of the sciences.” The discipline of anthropology explores the multiple dimensions of the human experience. And that is what we do at CSUDH

At CSUDH, faculty and students explore the fascinating dimensions of anthropology. Our undergraduates work with our internationally-known faculty of scholar-teachers in the classroom and in the field.

We offer more opportunities for undergraduates to experience anthropological fieldwork than any other university in Southern California. As a CSUDH anthropology student, you can travel to southern Mexico to study tropical ethnoecology or journey into the backcountry of Baja California to discover prehistoric rock art. Working with your professors, you can learn how Cambodian language and culture are preserved and recreated in Southern California or you can study Classic Maya art and society. Anthropology is a diverse field, and our faculty have broad research interests.

At CSUDH we bring fieldwork into the classroom and take the classroom into the field. Our web site describes some of these educational adventures and opportunities, but if you want more information, please contact the Anthropology Department Office at 310.243.3443.

Jerry D. Moore, Ph.D.
Chair, Anthropology