Concentration Requirements
Concentrators should select their courses in Anthropology in consultation with the Concentration Advisor. At least nine courses in anthropology are required, including:
- One of the following classes designed to introduce students to the guiding ideas of sociocultural or linguistic anthropology:
- Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (ANTH0100)
- Culture and Human Behavior (ANTH0200)
- Culture and Health (ANTH0300)
- Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology (ANTH0800)
- One of the following classes designed to introduce students to the guiding ideas of archaeology or biological anthropology:
- Introduction to Archaeology (ANTH0500)
- Introduction to Human Evolution (ANTH0310)
- One of the following classes, normally taken in junior or sophomore year, intended to provide students with an advanced understanding of the history of the discipline or one of the methods used by anthropological researchers:
- History of Anthropology (ANTH1900)
- Ethnographic Research Methods (ANTH1940)
- Archaeological Field Methods (ANTH1950)
- Material Culture (ANTH1621)
- At least one 1000-level course on a particular world area aimed at raising students’ awareness of the larger world beyond Brown
- Senior Seminar, Contemporary Topics in Anthropology (ANTH1910), normally taken in senior year, designed to provide students with a capstone experience that deepens their connection to the discipline and encourages reflection on the experience in relation to overall learning goals.
At least five of the nine courses counted toward the concentration must be 1000-level. Seniors may be allowed to enroll in graduate seminars (2000-level courses) with the permission of the instructor. Students also have the opportunity to work independently for concentration credit by taking one independent reading and research course in anthropology (ANTH1970) or two at most.