Anthropology at WKU

Anthropology at WKU The Anthropology program at WKU offers a broad-four field approach with curriculum to prepare studen

Anthropology is the study of human culture and biology in the past and present. The Anthropology Program at Western Kentucky University provides opportunities for students to major or minor in anthropology, offering students a coherent program of study that enriches their knowledge of human culture, develops their cross-disciplinary perspective, and prepares them for a variety of careers. In parti

cular, the program provides opportunities for students to study the interaction of culture and biology, both in contemporary societies as well as in the archaeological and evolutionary past. While a broad, four-field approach is emphasized in the program, the curriculum prepares students for graduate studies and employment in cultural anthropology, biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, archaeology, visual anthropology, or cultural resource management. Experiential learning is emphasized throughout the Anthropology Program, allowing students to gain hands-on field and laboratory experience excavating sites, analyzing artifacts, documenting cultural lifeways, and recording oral histories. The Anthropology Program sponsors two student organizations, the Anthropology Club and Lambda Alpha (national honorary). Because of its broad spatial, temporal, and topical reach, anthropology complements nicely studies in other disciplines, including folk studies, history, sociology, criminology, psychology, geology, geography, biology, chemistry, foreign languages, music, art, English, religion, and philosophy. We've even had students combine degrees in anthropology with physics and agriculture.

Looking forward to the first SCCJS Brown Bag presentation of Spring 2025! Western Kentucky UniversityWKU Potter College ...
02/13/2025

Looking forward to the first SCCJS Brown Bag presentation of Spring 2025! Western Kentucky UniversityWKU Potter College of Arts & LettersWKU Folk StudiesKentucky Archaeology

Congratulations to WKU archaeologist Dr. Jean-Luc Houle on the upcoming publication of his edited volume, Mobile Pastora...
04/10/2024

Congratulations to WKU archaeologist Dr. Jean-Luc Houle on the upcoming publication of his edited volume, Mobile Pastoralist Households: Archaeological and Ethnoarchaeological Perspectives. Western Kentucky UniversityWKU Potter College of Arts & LettersWKU Folk StudiesKentucky Folklife ProgramKentucky Archaeology

Looking forward to the Folk Studies & Anthropology Brown Bag lecture this friday, April 12. Nikki Wilcox (FSA) presents ...
04/10/2024

Looking forward to the Folk Studies & Anthropology Brown Bag lecture this friday, April 12. Nikki Wilcox (FSA) presents
"NAGPRA at WKU: The Importance of Ethics in Consultation." It's the final one for the semester! Hope to see you there! Western Kentucky UniversityWKU Potter College of Arts & LettersWKU Folk StudiesKentucky Folklife ProgramKentucky Archaeology

Looking forward to the first Brown Bag Lecture presentation for Spring 2024! Anthropology major Julius Ayin will talk a...
02/20/2024

Looking forward to the first Brown Bag Lecture presentation for Spring 2024! Anthropology major Julius Ayin will talk about mortuary practices in the South Pacific. WKU Potter College of Arts & LettersWestern Kentucky UniversityWKU Folk StudiesKentucky Folklife Program

02/20/2024

Congratulations to Dr. Jean-Luc Houle for winning a grant from the Rust Family Foundation in support of his archaeological research in Mongolia! He will study climate change, ritual, and the emergence of social complexity among mobile pastoralists on the steppe several thousand years ago. WKU Potter College of Arts & LettersWestern Kentucky UniversityWKU Folk StudiesKentucky Folklife Program

Enjoyed meeting prospective students and their families at Head for the Hill on Saturday! Latest in a series of fun even...
10/19/2023

Enjoyed meeting prospective students and their families at Head for the Hill on Saturday! Latest in a series of fun events including Gatton/Honors Research Fair and Majors/Minors Fair. Go Tops! WKU Potter College of Arts & LettersWestern Kentucky UniversityWKU Folk Studies

Folk/Anth Brown Bag Lecture tomorrow at 11:30 a.m.! Can't wait to hear about student adventures in Mongolia! WKU Potter...
10/19/2023

Folk/Anth Brown Bag Lecture tomorrow at 11:30 a.m.! Can't wait to hear about student adventures in Mongolia! WKU Potter College of Arts & LettersWestern Kentucky UniversityKentucky ArchaeologyWKU Folk StudiesKentucky Folklife Program

Amazing, thought-provoking presentation by Dr. Sydney Varajon of the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology! Heari...
09/26/2023

Amazing, thought-provoking presentation by Dr. Sydney Varajon of the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology! Hearing about her ethnographic research in Gatlinburg, TN was a great way to start the annual Brown Bag Lecture series!!! WKU Potter College of Arts & LettersWestern Kentucky UniversityKentucky ArchaeologyKentucky Folklife ProgramWKU Folk Studies

Looking forward to the first Folk/Anth brown bag for the semester - Dr. Sydney Varajon speaking about her research in Ga...
09/18/2023

Looking forward to the first Folk/Anth brown bag for the semester - Dr. Sydney Varajon speaking about her research in Gatlinburg, TN!!
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03/24/2023

Congratulations to Anthropology Program alum Hannah Banks who was awarded a Fulbright to support her graduate work in Global Health in Amsterdam! Way to go Hannah! WKU Potter College of Arts & LettersWestern Kentucky UniversityWKU Folk StudiesKentuckyKentucky Folklife ProgramWKU Alumni

Looking forward to the March Brown Bag about Jonesville! Please join us! WKU Potter College of Arts & LettersWestern Ke...
03/24/2023

Looking forward to the March Brown Bag about Jonesville! Please join us! WKU Potter College of Arts & LettersWestern Kentucky UniversityKentucky Folklife ProgramKentucky ArchaeologyWKU Folk Studies

Happy Anthropology Day!Kentucky ArchaeologyWestern Kentucky UniversityWKU Potter College of Arts & LettersKentucky Folkl...
02/16/2023

Happy Anthropology Day!
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