The Department of Anthropology offers students three programs of study: Archaeology, Social Anthropology, and a combined track that brings together both fields.
Concentration Requirements
Basic Concentration Requirements
Required Courses
- Archaeological Method and Theory. Ordinarily met with GENED 1105 (after Fall 2019) or ANTHRO 1010 (prior to Fall 2019)
- ANTHRO 97x: Sophomore Tutorial in Archaeology (Spring Term)
- ANTHRO 98a: Junior Tutorial in Anthropology (Fall Term)
- Five additional Archaeology courses, any level
- One Social Anthropology course
- One course related to Human Evolution. This course must be approved by the DUS or ADUS.
Additional Information:
- Pass/Fail: Two courses may be taken Pass/Fail and counted toward the concentration. All Anthropology tutorials are letter-graded.
- Statistics/Archaeological Science: Concentrators in Archaeology are encouraged to take courses in statistics, archaeological science and/or computer science (including GIS). Competence in handling quantitative data is extremely important in anthropological research, and such competence is best obtained through formal training in statistics and scientific methods.
- Study and Research Abroad: If a student has received Harvard degree credit for courses taken in a Harvard-approved oversees studies program, the student may petition the DUS and ADUS for permission to count these courses towards Archaeology concentration requirements.
- Field Experience: Archaeology concentrators are required to participate in a field experience. While this is not a course requirement, it may be completed by having an experience, training, or internship, including museum internships, for which there is not credit given.
Required Courses
- ANTHRO 1610: Ethnographic Research Methods (Fall Term)
- ANTHRO 97z: Sophomore Tutorial in Social Anthropology (Spring Term)
- ANTHRO 98a: Junior Tutorial in Anthropology (Fall Term)
- Four Social Anthropology courses, any level
- Two courses in Anthropology (Social Anthropology or Archaeology), of which at least one must be an Archaeology course (any level).
- One related course: One additional course in Anthropology or in any social sciences field or advanced foreign language. Students may substitute a relevant course in humanities or science fields with approval from the DUS or ADUS.
Additional Information:
- Pass/Fail: one course may be taken Pass/Fail and counted toward the concentration. This will ordinarily be in the related course category. All Anthropology tutorials are letter-graded.
- Study and Research Abroad: If a student has received Harvard degree credit for courses taken in a Harvard-approved oversees studies program, the student may petition the DUS and ADUS for permission to count these courses towards Social Anthropology concentration requirements.
Required Courses
- Archaeological Method and Theory. Ordinarily met with GENED 1105 (after Fall 2019) or ANTHRO 1010 (prior to Fall 2019)
- ANTHRO 1610: Ethnographic Research Methods (Fall Term)
- ANTHRO 97x: Sophomore Tutorial in Archaeology (Spring Term)
- ANTHRO 97z: Sophomore Tutorial in Social Anthropology (Spring Term)
- ANTHRO 98a: Junior Tutorial in Anthropology (Fall Term)
- One course in Archaeology
- One course in Social Anthropology
- Two courses in Archaeology or Social Anthropology. One Graduate Research Seminar (2000-level) encouraged, but not required.
- One related course: one additional course in Anthropology or a related discipline, Human Evolutionary Biology, or human evolution. This course must be approved by the DUS or ADUS.
Additional Information:
- Pass/Fail: Two courses may be taken Pass/Fail and counted toward the concentration. All Anthropology tutorials are letter-graded
- Statistics/Archaeological Science: Concentrators in combined Archaeology and Social Anthropology are encouraged to take courses in statistics, archaeological science and/or computer science (including GIS). Competence in handling quantitative data is extremely important in anthropological research, and such competence is best obtained through formal training in statistics and scientific methods.
- Study and Research Abroad: If a student has received Harvard degree credit for courses taken in a Harvard-approved oversees studies program, the student may petition the DUS and ADUS for permission to count these courses towards Archaeology concentration requirements.