There has never been a better time to study Anthropology—nor a better place to study it than UCLA.

In a world facing profound challenges– from the explosion of artificial intelligence, uncertain shifts in the job market, the impacts of climate change, war and forced migration, a global inequality, and destabilizing geopolitical realignments– Anthropology confronts the complexity of the human experience and contemporary reality with the power of knowledge drawn from the full sweep of the world’s cultures across time.

Holistic training in Anthropology’s four subfields of specialization gives us the tools to respond to new landscapes of professional opportunity and equips us with the flexible skills that allow us to thrive in and contribute to a rapidly changing world. Biological, archaeological, linguistic, and social-cultural anthropology (including psychological-medical anthropology) contribute distinct but complementary approaches to the fundamental questions that lie at the core of Anthropology as a field of intellectual inquiry. – Read more