Department of Anthropology

The study of human life

Anthropologists consider a complex interplay of all facets of human life: politics, society, kinship, religion, health, sexuality, migration and more.

The Department of Anthropology at Macquarie University is regarded as one of the best in Australia, offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses in social and cultural anthropology. Our curriculum has been developed by a community of researchers and award-winning academics working at the forefront of the human sciences. Teaching is informed by the amazing research projects of staff, and the Department is committed to innovative pedagogical methods and to the intellectual and ethical development of its students.