
Anthropology
ON BEING HUMAN
Understanding the human condition – how we got here and where we’re going – in an increasingly diverse world is at the core of your studies in anthropology. Through teaching and research in academic areas such as archaeology, forensic anthropology and culture and ethnic diversity, we’ll provide you with an understanding and appreciation of the range of human cultures, as well as the significance of biological evolution to the human condition.
1st
NW’s largest student group Montana Anthropology Student Association (MASA)
12k
years ago UM’s campus was home to the Salish and Kalispel people
950ft
Depth of Glacial Lake that covered UM, 11,000 BC
Programs
- Anthropology Minor Bachelor's Master's Doctorate/Specialist Online
- Applied Anthropology Doctorate/Specialist
- Archaeology Bachelor's
- Cultural and Ethnic Diversity Bachelor's
- Cultural Heritage Master's Doctorate/Specialist
- Forensic and Biological Anthropology Bachelor's Master's
- Linguistics Bachelor's Master's
- Medical Anthropology Bachelor's
Careers
- Diversity Officer
- Foreign Language Teacher
- Foreign Service Officer
- International Nonprofit Administrator
- United Nations Officer


Faculty
Archaeology professor Kelly Dixon’s discoveries have changed perceptions about the complicated, sometimes gruesome settlement of our region. Her studies of saloons, survival cannibalism and Chinese immigrant labor just might fascinate you.
