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Approaching human behavior in cross-cultural, collaborative, and innovative ways.
UNLV Anthropology Welcomes Fall 2025 Applications for Graduate School
See faculty advisors seeking graduate students interested in obtaining MA and Ph.D. degrees in Archaeology, Biological, and Sociocultural Anthropology.
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Anthropology is the integrative study of human beings around the world, both present and past. Within this broad field of study, UNLV anthropology represents archaeology, biological anthropology, and cultural anthropology. Departmental themes highlight adaptive strategies; food and nutrition; parenting, childhood, and development; and sexuality, romance, gender, and identity.
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The Department of Anthropology is one of the departments in the College of Liberal Arts.
