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Courses

Graduate students are required to take the four core Anthropology courses listed below, along with courses specific to their subfield. Jump to archaeology, biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, and linguistic anthropology courses.

Read descriptions of these required courses.

Core Courses

Archaeology Student Courses

In addition to the above core requirements, archaeology students are required to take seven sub-field requirements:

All Students must also demonstrate knowledge and field and laboratory methods.

Biological Anthropology Student Courses

In addition to the above core requirements, biological anthropology students are required to take the following courses:

Biological students are also required to take at least one (and preferably) two quarters of statistics, which can be fulfilled through the Anthropology Department or elsewhere (e.g., Sociology, public health, SESP).

Cultural Anthropology Student Courses

In addition to the above core requirements, cultural students are required to take three additional courses from an approved list provided by the cultural faculty, by the end of their graduate studies.  Students may petition to have other courses count towards this requirement.

Linguistic Anthropology Student Courses

In addition to the above requirements, Linguistic Anthropology students are required to take: