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Department of Anthropology
Brandeis University
P.O. Box 549110, MS 006
Waltham, MA 02454-9110

(781) 736-2210
(781) 736-2232 (FAX)

Office location: Brown 228
lcarpent@brandeis.edu

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Requirements For The Undergraduate Major

Requirements for the Undergraduate Minor
  1. Required of all: A minimum of nine semester courses in anthropology, to include: ANTH 1a, ANTH 5a, and ANTH 83a (or ANTH 1a, 83a, 186b, and LING 100a, for students on the Linguistic Anthropology Track).
  2. Honors candidates are required to take ANTH 99d. One semester course credit from this yearlong, two-semester course may be counted towards the above nine courses.
  3. A student may petition to have a course taken in another department replace one anthropology course requirement, provided that course is clearly related to the student's program. An approved internship in anthropology, completed for credit, may be counted as fulfilling one course requirement for the major in place of a course taken in another department.
  4. A minimum of five of the nine courses required for the major must be taken from Brandeis anthropology faculty.
  5. No course with a final grade below C- can count toward fulfilling the requirements for the major in anthropology.

Linguistic Anthropology Track

The following alternative track is recommended to anthropology majors with a special interest in linguistics. The purpose of this program is to introduce major issues and ideas in the study of language, the study of sociocultural systems, and the study of relations between language, society, and culture. Students interested in linguistic anthropology should arrange their programs in consultation with Ms. McIntosh.

Major requirements for students who choose this track are as follows:

  • ANTH 1a and ANTH 83a.
  • ANTH 186b and LING 100a.
  • A minimum of one other linguistics course from the LING listing (selection to be approved by the student’s faculty advisor in anthropology).
  • A minimum of four other anthropology courses chosen from those listed in the departmental offerings.
  • Candidates for a degree with honors must enroll in ANTH 99d during their senior year

Archaeology Track

  1. Basic course requirements for the archaeological track are the same as those described under Requirements for the Undergraduate Major (above), and include ANTH 1a, ANTH 5a, and ANTH 83a.
  2. Of the remaining courses required for the anthropology major, it is recommended (but not necessary) that students following the archaeology track include as many as possible of the following: ANTH 60a, ANTH 60b, ANTH 110a, ANTH 116a, ANTH 123a, ANTH 136a, ANTH 141b, ANTH 147b, ANTH 149a, ANTH 153a, ANTH 187a, and ANTH 188b in their program.
  3. Candidates for a degree with honors must enroll in ANTH 99d during their senior year.

Requirements For the Undergraduate Minor

Five semester courses are required, including the following:

  1. ANTH 1a and ANTH 5a.
  2. Three courses in anthropology, to be chosen in consultation with the student's advisor in the department.
  3. A minimum of three of the five courses required for the minor must be taken from Brandeis anthropology faculty.
  4. No course with a final grade below C- can count toward fulfilling the requirements for the minor in anthropology.