Most Anthropology concentrators choose to focus their studies in one of three programs of study: Archaeology, Social Anthropology, or a combined track that incorporates approaches from both fields. All three options offer flexible plans of study, small group tutorials, individual advising, and opportunities to engage with research in the classroom and through independent projects and senior honors theses.
Archaeology focuses on how the material remains of human activities can be used to understand the various lifeways, structures, and conditions of past human existence, and how people today employ such past materials to create or validate cultural identities.
Social Anthropology focuses on the present and recent past to examine how language, culture, and society shape the actions and behaviors of people from around the world.
The best way to learn more about these fields and begin your journey in the concentration is by taking a gateway course:
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For Archaeology – GenEd 1105: Can We Know Our Past?
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For Social Anthropology – ANTH 1610: Ethnographic Research Methods
The Anthropology advising team is available to meet with you to discuss your interests and assist with planning a course of study:
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Prof. Jason Ur, Director of Undergraduate Studies and Head Tutor in Archaeology
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Michelle Choi, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies and Head Tutor in Social Anthropology
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Alex Crosett, Undergraduate Program Coordinator