Definition

Noun: - A university division focused on anthropology: An anthropology department is the academic unit within a college or university that is responsible for administering the study of anthropology. This includes offering courses, granting degrees, and conducting research in the field of anthropology, which is the scientific study of humanity, human behavior, and societies in the past and present.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • She decided to major in cultural anthropology through the anthropology department.
  • The anthropology department is hosting a guest lecture on archaeological methods next week.
  • He is the chair of the anthropology department at the state university.

Advanced Usage

• "within the anthropology department": used to specify that something is happening inside or is part of this specific academic unit.
  • There is a lively debate within the anthropology department about the new curriculum.

Variants and Related Words

• Department of Anthropology: A formal, often full, name for an anthropology department.
  • He received his PhD from the Department of Anthropology at Princeton.

Synonyms

• Anthropology program: A term sometimes used interchangeably, though a "program" may be a subset or specific course of study within a larger department.

Noun

1. the academic department responsible for teaching and research in anthropology