The Department of Classical Studies, Anthropology and Archaeology

Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences

The University of Akron
237 Olin Hall
Akron, Ohio 44325-1910
Phone: 330-972-7875
Fax: 330-972-2338

The Department of CSAA

...offers students the opportunity to explore the full scope of human adaptations from our earliest hominid ancestors to the urban societies of the modern world.

Classical Studies represents a tradition of scholarship which is at the very foundation of the Western academy focusing on the early civilizations of Greece and Rome.

Anthropology includes both a cultural component that examines the role of culture in shaping the lives of people from every corner of the world and in every walk of life and a physical component that focuses on early human evolution and the adaptations leading to anatomically modern people.

Archaeology looks specifically at the material culture of past civilizations and how ancient peoples used material culture to adapt to their natural and social environments. Together, these fields provide the student with a broad, and compelling, perspective on who we are and how we shaped our contemporary world.

The department offers four program options for students.

The Department also offers a variety of work-study or student-faculty research opportunities. Recent students have done field projects in Turkey, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Honduras, Greece, Egypt and a number of US sites. Students are encouraged to give conference presentations, attend professional meetings and publish papers as part of their intellectual development.