Associate Professor Rosalind H. Shaw, Chair; Sociocultural anthropology, ritual and
religion, gender; West Africa, South Asia
Associate Professor Stephen M. Bailey, Biological and nutritional anthropology;
the Americas, Southeast Asia, China
Associate Professor David M. Guss, Aesthetic anthropology, theory,
cultural performance, myth and ritual, folklore, popular culture, urban
anthropology; Latin America
Associate Professor Deborah Pacini Hernandez, Sociocultural anthropology,
popular music and culture, comparative Latino studies; Spanish Caribbean
Assistant Professor Sarah Pinto, Medical
anthropology, gender, reproduction, health care, body, caste; India
Lecturer Lauren A. Sullivan, Prehistoric archaeology, origins of
complex societies; Mesoamerica
Anthropology provides an understanding of the forms and causes of worldwide human diversity. This diversity, both cultural and biological, is seen in the widest comparative and evolutionary framework. Customarily, the field is divided into cultural anthropology (a social science) and physical anthropology (a natural science). Cultural anthropology in turn is separated into ethnology, archaeology, and linguistics. The anthropology major enables students to view contemporary social and biological problems from an anthropological perspective as part of a liberal education. It also prepares students to pursue graduate studies in anthropology or related fields.
Undergraduate Concentration Requirements
Major in Anthropology
Ten courses, including
Anthropology 10, 20, 30, and 130 and five additional anthropology courses, at
least one of which must be an area course (Anthropology 110 to 123) and two of
which must be seminars (Anthropology 160 or higher). Also, one course directly
related to the major from another field. The theory course (Anthropology 130)
should be taken no later than the junior year. The department encourages majors
to elect a senior thesis, particularly if they hope to graduate magna or summa
cum laude.
For more detailed information, please visit the website http://ase.tufts.edu/socanth.
To view Course Descriptions, please go to: http://webcenter.studentservices.tufts.edu/courses/main.asp.