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Originally Posted by reiii
I'm primarily interested in researching human evolution. Being as my university (Vanderbilt) does not offer a bio-anthro major. Im trying to decide whether to Major in Anthro, minor in Biology, or major in Bio (anthro doesn't have a minor for some strange reason). Which major will help me out more down the road?
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If you are interested in human evolution and your anthro dept doesn't have a bio-anthro major, I would be wary of majoring in anthro. Cultural anthro is VERY different from bio anthro. Personally, I think cultural anthro borders on not being a science. If you are truly interested in learning about human evolution and your anthro program offers few bio-anthro courses, I would major in biology, take as many evolution courses as you can and take whatever bio-anthro/evo-psych courses are available. If you are interested in cross-cultural research and possibly an easier college experience, I would just major in anthro.
EDIT: Talk to an academic counselor.