The course of study in Social Anthropology requires a minimum of sixteen four-credit courses, at least twelve of which must be in anthropology. See the Anthropology program of study page on the Harvard Griffin GSAS website for a more detailed presentation of social anthropology program objectives and student expectations.
The twelve required four-credit courses include:
- Anthropology 2900: Genealogies of Social Anthropology at Harvard
- Anthropology 2910: Theories of the Social
- Anthropology 3628: Anthropological Research Methods
- Anthropology 3626: Research Design/Proposal Writing
- Anthropology 3636: Pedagogy in Anthropology (two-credit course)
Four-credit courses on the ethnography of one’s area of specialization and in one of the Program’s Foundational Disciplinary Electives, are strongly recommended. A four-credit course in archaeology is also recommended but not required.
First-year students must attain at least a B+ in each of the proseminars.