Anthropology

The following programs offer significant coursework and field immersion opportunities for Anthropology, BiologyArchaeologySocial Studies, and more. This is meant to highlight a variety of programs by region. Please note there are many other options available beyond what is listed. This is not a guaranteed list for credit transfer. Students must obtain department advisor approval for fulfilling degree requirements. Students must apply to both the provider through the links below, and to WWU Education Abroad

University Catalogue Information: Anthropology, BA, Anthropology/Biology, BA, Anthropology/Social Studies, BA, Anthropology - Archaeology Concentration, BA, Anthropology - Biocultural Concentration, BA, Anthropology - Elementary, BAE, Anthropology/Biology, BS

Note that these are not the only degree programs in their respective fields.

Advising Info, Scholarships & Additional Program Options

Advisor

Education Abroad

EdAbroad@wwu.edu

360-650-6298

Office: Miller Hall 208

Research, Fellowships & Grants

Princeton in Asia Fellowship - Teaching and Service Field Placements in Asia Post Grad

While more than half of the Fellows are employed as English teachers at universities, colleges, and high schools, there are also specialized positions with organizations that contribute to the following global issues: education, environmental sustainability, public health, media, economic development, and peace, justice, and access to information.

Award amount: Local stipend paid directly by the host organization. The stipend is intended to cover the cost of safe housing, clean food and drinking water, basic telecommunications, and local travel.

UK Fulbright: University of Stirling Award

Covers first year of any master's or doctoral degree program in health, wellbeing, or sports science offered by the university.

The living stipend is intended as a contribution towards general maintenance costs towards the first year in the UK.

In the UK, master's degrees are typically one-year programmes (full-time) and PhDs are three-year programmes (full-time).

Award amount: Full tuition waiver, £13,700 living stipend

U.S. Dept. of State Critical Language Scholarship

Award amount: Summer $Full Tuition, Airfare, Accommodations

NSEP David L Boren Undergraduate Scholarship

Award amount: Up to $8000 for a summer; $10,000 for a semester and $20,000 for a full academic year

Freeman-ASIA (Freeman Awards for Study in Asia) Grant

Award amount: up to $3,000 for Summer, $5,000 for Semester/Quarter, $7,000 for Academic Year

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship

For Pell Grant eligible students

Award amount: Grants averaging up to $3,000 for Summer, $5,000 for Semester/Quarter, $8,000 for Critical Language Study

Advising Info

After you decide on a program and the courses you will take abroad, you must complete the Departmental Academic Advising Esign Form with your academic advisor. The form must be completed before your program commences.   

Review Your Degree Works  

Web4U > Student > Student Records > Degree Works. Follow steps to see what you have completed, and what you still need for your degree plan. At least 50% of the credit hours required for the major/minor must be earned at Western.   

An official transcript from your program must be sent to Education Abroad for processing upon completion of your program.  

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Africa

Morocco

Central America

Costa Rica

  • CEA - Veritas University, Spring Semester, Summer Quarter, Fall Quarter
  • AIFS Full Time Internship, Spring Semester, Fall Quarter

    $6,990 for full-time custom internship.

    • Earn 13+ credits
    • Multiple Career Fields including in Museums & Galleries
  • ISA Service Learning - San Jose, Costa Rica, Summer Quarter

    $2,750 4-week summer. Placement site, housing, meals, airport pickup. Additional $275 for 3 quarter credits

    • Placements 
      • Museums - organizing and coordinating projects for visitors, leading guided museum tours, assisting with marketing and PR projects, coordinating special events, and translating marketing materials. These placements are ideal for individuals interested in archaeology, anthropology, museology, natural history, education, and administration.

Europe

Bulgaria

Czech Republic

England

Finland

Germany

  • USAC - Luneburg, Spring Semester, Summer Quarter, Fall Quarter

    $10,292 Semester/ $19,084 Academic Year.

    Students can earn up to 2 years of language study in one semester on this tracked program!

    Courses in English:

    • Anthropology, Political Science, History, Geography and Internships.

Greece

Ireland

Italy

  • ISA - Rome, Spring Semester, Summer Quarter, Fall Quarter

    American University of Rome

    • English courses in:
      • Archaeology, Conservation and Restoration, GIS and Remote Sensing, Global Heritage, Investigating Archeology, Field work/On-Site, Advanced Topics and Archaeology and classics, Art Gallery Management, Museum Studies, Cultural and Heritage Tourism, Intro to Travel and Tourism, Economic Development, Environmental Economics, Gender and Global Perspectives, Urban Spaces, Culture and Identity, Ethics and Global Policies, Migration and Identity, EU Origins, Evolution, and Impact, Physical Geography 
  • CEA - Theology & Religious Studies, Spring Semester, Fall Quarter
  • SAI - Sicily - Syracuse Academy, Summer Quarter
  • SAI - Florence University of the Arts, Spring Semester, Summer Quarter, Fall Quarter, Winter Quarter
  • SAI Siena, Spring Semester, Summer Quarter, Fall Quarter

    English courses in:

    • Cultural Anthropology, Anthropology, Migration Studies, Internship, Sociolinguistics, Intro to Archaeology, Ethnobotany, Fundamentals of Geology, Human Evolution, Prehistoric Ecology and Global Warming, Spatial and Settlement Archaeology, 
  • SAI - Sorrento, Spring Semester, Spring Quarter, Summer Quarter, Fall Quarter
  • USAC - Reggio Emilia, Spring Semester, Summer Quarter, Fall Quarter

Lithuania

Malta

Netherlands

Poland

Portugal

Scotland

Spain

Non-Affiliated Programs * Petition Required for Potential Approval*

Ireland

Oceania

Australia

South America

Chile

Peru

  • ISA - Lima, Spring Semester, Fall Quarter

    Students need one year of college level Spanish

  • ISA - Cusco, Spring Semester, Summer Quarter, Fall Quarter