The Applied Anthropology department offers introductory and advanced courses in a variety of fields including literacy, language and culture acquisition, sociolinguistics, language survey, scripture engagement, cross-cultural service and more.  Our alumni often serve internationally as specialists and consultants in their field.

What is Applied Anthropology? Anthropology is the scientific study of societies and cultures around the world. We focus not just on one culture at a time but expose students to a wide variety of cultures and challenge students to examine how they interact with each other. Our course and program offerings are “applied” as they prepare students for hands-on research and fieldwork in any language or culture worldwide.  More than just analyzing the culture they visit, we train our alumni to engage and communicate effectively across language and culture boundaries.