Department of Anthropology

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The Future of Academic Anthropology

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The UCF Department of Anthropology represents the future of academic anthropology. The department has an interdisciplinary approach in archaeological, cultural, biological, linguistic, and applied/public anthropology. Through its combination of face-to-face and online teaching and field and laboratory research, the department seeks to advance anthropological concepts by actively investigating questions of relevance to the world.

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Anthropology

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Anthropology

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UCF College of Sciences Summer 2023 doctoral graduates

Congratulations Summer ‘23 Doctoral Graduates! 

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