Hi I'm Alexa Dietrich and I'm associate
professor of anthropology here
First of all anthropology is a holistic
discipline so we pretty much study
everything that has to do with human
beings. We study human evolution and
biology, we study history and archaeology.
We study what people do today
Their performances, their rituals, their
behaviors all sorts of things from a cultural perspective.
At Wagner even though
we have a small department we have a lot
of opportunities for students to learn
abroad and also to do hands-on projects
in and around New York City. We actually
offer two different anthropology degrees
you can get a Bachelor of Arts or
Bachelor of Sciences depending on what
your particular interest in anthropology
is, so people getting Bachelor of Arts
this study sometimes more the cultural
area, prepare for nonprofit work or
museum work or archaeology for example
and we also offer a Bachelor of Science
degree in which students, often if
they're interested in public health or
even in medicine they take anthropology
requirements but they also take cognate
courses in chemistry and biology and so
it's really perspective that you can
carry with you into almost any career
