社会文化人类学研究人类社会在时空上的多样性，同时寻找它们之间的共性。它使用整体策略（将本地与全球，过去和现在联系在一起）来提供各种方法来理解当代挑战。我们的部门代表着一门丰富的学科，致力于解决各种人类社会中的重大问题。我们部门的课程旨在为您提供该领域的关键概念和方法，同时解决美国和国外相关的当代问题。
Social-cultural anthropology studies the diversity of human societies in time and space, while looking for commonalities across them. It uses a holistic strategylinking local and global, past and presentto offer various approaches to understanding contemporary challenges. Our department represents a rich discipline engaged in and contributing to issues of significance in diverse human societies. Courses in our department are organized to provide you with key concepts and methods of the field while addressing contemporary issues relevant within the United States and abroad.