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Students are encouraged to construct individual programs, and in so doing they
should consult regularly with the program chairman. For a view of the whole of
anthropology they may wish to include courses in each of the four recognized
subfields of anthropology: archaeological, physical, linguistic, and
sociocultural. Examples from courses currently offered are
Archaeological. Anthropology 211, 261, 264, 266, 269, 362, 364, 365, 366,
461, 560, 565.
Physical. Biological Sciences 100 (Human Origins), 114 (Apes and Human
Evolution); Anthropology 381, 382, 384, 385, 486, 581, 585.
Linguistic. Anthropology 270, 272, 274, 277, 278, 372, 373, 374, 376, 377,
378, 379, 473, 577, 579.
Sociocultural. Anthropology 205, 211, 212, 213, 214, 220, 235, 243, 247,
300, 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, 313, 323, 325, 327, 330, 331, 334, 358, 407, 412,
448, 452, 503, 520, 523, 529, 531, 536, 542, 551, 552, 558.
The courses numbered 211 through 214 do not presume any previous study of
anthropology and may be taken in any order; their contents often vary, and if
so, a student may take a course of the same number for a second or third
time.
These courses are intended to offer an introduction to some of the substantive,
methodological, and theoretical issues of sociocultural anthropology. Students
emphasizing sociocultural anthropology are encouraged also to take one or more
of the non-Western civilization sequences: African, South Asian, and Latin
American. These civilization sequences normally feature anthropological
approaches and content. Other civilization sequences can be taken for
anthropology credit in accordance with the individual student's needs or
interests.
Students who wish to emphasize study in biological, archaeological, or
linguistic anthropology will be referred by the program chairman to
departmental advisers in these fields to assist them in developing the
requirements of their individual programs.
Where desirable for a student's individual anthropology program and with the
approval of the program chairman in advance, a student may also obtain course
credit for supervised individual reading or research (Anthropology 299), as
well as by attending field schools or courses offered by other
universities.
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Grading. Concentration courses must be taken for quality grades unless the
program chairman gives permission in advance for P/N or P/F
registration.
Honors. A special honors program is open, on application to the
undergraduate program chairman before the end of the junior year, to superior
students with an overall grade point average of 3.25 or better who wish to
develop an extended piece of research through a bachelor's essay under the
approved supervision of a faculty member. One quarter's registration in
Anthropology 290 may be devoted to the preparation of the senior honors essay.
For award of honors, the essay must be judged excellent by the faculty member
who supervised the work and then by a second reader approved by the program
chairman. No later than the fifth week of the quarter in which the student
expects to graduate, two copies of the completed paper must be submitted to the
program chairman by the student being recommended for special honors.
MANUELA L. CARNEIRO DA CUNHA, Professor, Department of Anthropology and the
College
JEAN COMAROFF, Professor, Department of Anthropology, Committee on African and
African-American Studies, Committee on Human Nutrition & Nutritional
Biology, Morris Fishbein Center for the History of Science and Medicine, and
the College; Chairman, Department of Anthropology (Winter 1996)
JOHN L. COMAROFF, Professor, Departments of Anthropology and Sociology and the
College
MICHAEL DIETLER, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology and the
College
JAMES W. FERNANDEZ, Professor, Department of Anthropology and the College
RAYMOND D. FOGELSON, Professor, Departments of Anthropology and Psychology
(Human Development) and the College
LESLIE G. FREEMAN, Professor, Department of Anthropology and the College
PAUL FRIEDRICH, Professor, Departments of Anthropology and Linguistics and
Committee on Social Thought
SUSAN GAL, Professor, Department of Anthropology and the College
WILLIAM F. HANKS, Professor, Departments of Anthropology and Linguistics and
the College
ALAN L. KOLATA, Professor, Department of Anthropology and the College;
Director, Latin American Studies Center
MCKIM MARRIOTT, Professor, Department of Anthropology and the College
NANCY D. MUNN, Professor, Department of Anthropology and the College
RALPH W. NICHOLAS, Professor, Department of Anthropology and the College;
Director, Center for International Studies
ELIZABETH A. POVINELLI, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology and the
College
MARSHALL D. SAHLINS, Charles F. Grey Distinguished Service Professor,
Department of Anthropology and the College; Chairman, Department of
Anthropology (Autumn 1995)
DAVID SCOTT, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology and the College
MICHAEL SILVERSTEIN, Samuel N. Harper Professor, Departments of Anthropology,
Linguistics, and Psychology (Cognition & Communication) and Committee on
Analysis of Ideas & Study of Methods
RONALD SINGER, Robert R. Bensley Professor, Departments of Organismal Biology
& Anatomy and Anthropology and Committee on Evolutionary Biology
GEORGE W. STOCKING, JR., Stein-Freiler Distinguished Service Professor,
Department of Anthropology and Committee on the Conceptual Foundations of
Science
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Chairman of the Committee on the Undergraduate Program: John D. Kelly,
H 206, 702-4333
Program of Study
Anthropology encompasses a number of historical and comparative approaches to
human cultural and physical variety, ranging from the study of human evolution
and prehistory to the study of cultures as systems of meaningful symbols.
Anthropology involves, at one extreme, such natural scientific studies as
anatomy, ecology, genetics, and geology; at the other, various social sciences
and humanities ranging from psychology, sociology, and linguistics to
philosophy, history, and comparative religion. Anthropology can lead (through
graduate study) to careers in research and teaching in university and museum
settings. More often it provides a background for further work in other
disciplines of the social sciences, humanities, and biological sciences, as
well as for professional careers in government, business, law, medicine, social
services, and other fields.
Program Requirements
Students wishing to concentrate in anthropology must confer with the
undergraduate chairman before being officially admitted to the program. The
Bachelor of Arts program in anthropology consists of thirteen courses, of which
at least ten are normally chosen from those listed or cross-listed as
Department of Anthropology courses (a minimum of three from the introductory
group 211 through 214, plus seven others). With approval in advance from the
program chairman, the additional three concentration courses may be ones
offered by other departments.
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7 additional anthropology courses
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anthropology or approved related courses
13 (total)
Faculty
ANDREW APTER, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology and the College