Anthropology

Anthropology courses
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Director of undergraduate studies: David Watts, Rm. B19, 175 Whitney Ave., 432-9597, david.watts@yale.edu

FACULTY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY

Professors

E. Annamalai (Emeritus) (Visiting), Richard Burger, *Michael Dove, Kathryn Dudley, J. Joseph Errington, Andrew Hill, William Kelly (Chair), Enrique Mayer, Roderick McIntosh, John Middleton (Emeritus), *Patricia Pessar (Adjunct), Harold Scheffler, *James Scott, Helen Siu, Kalyanakrishnan Sivaramakrishnan, John Szwed, David Watts, *Harvey Weiss

Associate Professors

Richard Bribiescas, Kamari Clarke, *Nora Groce, Eric Sargis

Assistant Professors

Bernard Bate, Marcello Canuto, William Honeychurch, Michael McGovern, Karen Nakamura, Douglas Rogers

Lecturers

Stephanie Anestis, *Carol Carpenter, *Dhooleka Raj

*A joint appointment with primary affiliation in another department.

The major in Anthropology gives a firm grounding in this comparative discipline concerned with the diverse cultural, social, and biological patterns of human societies. Anthropology deals not only with that small proportion of humankind in Europe and North America but with societies of the entire world, from the remotest past to the present day. It is thus an essential part of a sound liberal education, helping us to see our world from a perspective free of ethnocentric assumptions. The major in Anthropology covers trends of biological and cultural evolution, world prehistory, forms of social organization and cultural behavior, and patterns of linguistic and nonlinguistic communication.

The subfields of anthropological inquiry—archaeology, biological anthropology, sociocultural anthropology, and linguistic anthropology—together offer a holistic perspective on humankind and its development.

Requirements of the major. Students are required to present twelve course credits toward their major, including introductory or intermediate courses in at least three subfields of anthropology, a senior essay (ANTH 491a or b), and three advanced seminars or courses (not including the Readings in Anthropology or senior essay courses). Three term courses may be selected from other departments. These cognate courses must be approved by the director of undergraduate studies. They should be chosen to expand the student's knowledge in one of the subfields of anthropology or in an area of cross-disciplinary concentration. For example, cognate courses for biological anthropology can be found in the course listings of Biology, Geology and Geophysics, Psychology, and Forestry & Environmental Studies. Appropriate areas of cross-disciplinary concentrations include such topics as area studies (e.g., Africa), folklore, anthropological approaches to law and health, sex roles, or Pleistocene studies.

REQUIREMENTS OF THE MAJOR

Prerequisites: None

Number of courses: 12 course credits (incl senior essay)

Distribution of courses: At least 1 intro survey or intermediate course in each of 3 subfields of anthropology; 3 advanced sems or advanced courses (not incl ANTH 471a, 472b, 491a or b); up to 3 cognate courses in other depts or programs with DUS approval

Senior requirement: Senior essay (ANTH 491a or b)

Archaeology: ANTH 150b, 171a, 172a, 227a, 264b, 277a, 278La, 279Lb, 375a, 473b, 476b

Biological Anthropology: ANTH 116a, 182b, 242b, 267b, 299a, 343a, 456a, 464b

Sociocultural Anthropology: ANTH 110b, 114a, 119b, 123a, 170a, 207a, 208b, 235a, 254a, 282b, 303b, 325a, 379b, 381a, 425a, 428b, 474b

Linguistic Anthropology: ANTH 214a, 298b, 333b, 413a, 419a, 461b