Program Overview

Northwestern University Academic Catalog

Undergraduate Programs

• School of Communication
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders
    • Human Communication Sciences Major
    • Human Communication Sciences Minor
  • Communication Studies
    • Communication Studies Major
    • Management of Creative Industries Certificate
  • Dance
  • Human Communication Sciences
  • Interdepartmental Communication Options
  • Performance Studies
    • Performance Studies Major
    • Performance Studies Minor
  • Radio/Television/Film
    • Film and Media Studies Minor
    • Game Design + Media Arts + Animation Minor
    • Radio/Television/Film Major
    • Sound Design Minor
  • Theatre
    • Dance Major
    • Dance Minor
    • Music Theatre Certificate
    • Theatre Major
    • Theatre Minor
• School of Education and Social Policy
  • Elementary Teaching
    • Elementary Teaching Major
  • Human Development in Context
    • Human Development in Context Major
  • Learning and Organizational Change
    • Learning and Organizational Change Major
  • Learning Sciences
    • Learning Sciences Major
  • Secondary Teaching
  • Social Policy
    • Social Policy Major
  • Experiential Learning
  • Civic Engagement Certificate
• Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Architectural Engineering and Design
  • Artificial Intelligence
    • Artificial Intelligence Minor
  • Biomedical Engineering
    • Biomedical Engineering Degree
  • Chemical Engineering
    • Chemical Engineering Degree
    • Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering Minor
  • Civil and Environmental Engineering
    • Civil Engineering Degree
    • Environmental Engineering Degree
    • Architectural Engineering and Design
    • Environmental Engineering Minor
  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
    • Computer Science Degree
    • Computer Science Minor (McCormick School of Engineering)
  • Curious Life Certificate
    • Curious Life Certificate
  • Design Engineering (Engineering Design)
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
    • Computer Engineering Degree
    • Electrical Engineering Degree
  • Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics
    • Applied Mathematics Degree
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Farley Center for Entrepreneurship
    • Entrepreneurship Minor
  • General Engineering
  • Human Computer Interaction
    • Human Computer Interaction Certificate
  • Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences
    • Industrial Engineering Degree
  • Machine Learning and Data Science
    • Machine Learning and Data Science Minor
  • Materials Science and Engineering
    • Materials Science and Engineering Degree
  • Mechanical Engineering
    • Mechanical Engineering Degree
  • Segal Design Institute
    • Manufacturing and Design Engineering Degree
    • Segal Design Certificate
  • Robotics
• Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications
  • Integrated Marketing Communications
    • Integrated Marketing Communications Certificate
  • Journalism
    • Journalism Degree
• Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
  • Advanced Expression
  • African Studies
    • African Studies Adjunct Major
    • African Studies Minor
  • American Studies
    • American Studies Major
  • Anthropology
    • Anthropology Major
    • Anthropology Minor
  • Arabic
  • Art History
    • Art History Major
    • Art History Minor
  • Art Theory and Practice
    • Art Theory and Practice Major
    • Art Theory and Practice Minor
  • Asian American Studies
    • Asian American Studies Major
    • Asian American Studies Minor
  • Asian Languages and Cultures
    • Asian Languages and Cultures Major
    • Asian Humanities Minor
    • Advanced Asian Languages Minor
  • Astronomy
  • Biological Sciences
    • Biological Sciences Major
    • Biological Sciences Second Major for ISP Students
  • Black Studies
    • Black Studies Major
    • Black Studies Minor
  • Business Institutions
    • Business Institutions Minor
  • Catholic Studies
  • Chemistry
    • Chemistry Major
    • Chemistry Minor
    • Chemistry Second Major for ISP Students
    • Chemistry BA/MS
  • Chicago Field Studies
  • Chinese
  • Classics
    • Classics Major
    • Classics Minor Concentrations
  • Cognitive Science
    • Cognitive Science Major
    • Cognitive Science Minor
  • Comparative Literary Studies
    • Comparative Literary Studies Major
    • World Literature Minor
    • Comparative Literary Studies BA/MA
  • Computer Science
    • Computer Science Major
    • Computer Science Minor (Weinberg College)
    • Computer Science Second Major for ISP Students
    • Computer Science BA/MS
  • Critical Theory
    • Critical Theory Minor
  • Data Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
    • Earth and Planetary Sciences Major
    • Earth and Planetary Sciences Minor
    • Earth and Planetary Sciences Second Major for ISP Students
  • Economics
    • Economics Major
    • Economics Minor
    • Economics BA/MA
  • Empirical and Deductive Reasoning
  • English
    • English Major
    • Creative Writing Major
    • English Minor
    • Creative Writing Minor
  • Environmental Policy and Culture
    • Environmental Policy and Culture Adjunct Major
    • Environmental Policy and Culture Minor
  • Environmental Sciences
    • Environmental Sciences Major
    • Environmental Sciences Second Major for ISP Students
  • Ethical and Evaluative Thinking
  • Ethics and Civic Life
    • Brady Scholars Program
  • French and Italian
    • French Major
    • French Minor
    • Italian Literature and Culture Major
    • Italian Minor
    • French BA/MA
  • Gender and Sexuality Studies
    • Gender and Sexuality Studies Major
    • Gender and Sexuality Studies Minor
  • General Liberal Arts
  • German
    • German Major
    • German Minor
    • German Studies Minor
    • Business German Minor
  • Global Health Studies
    • Global Health Studies Adjunct Major
    • Global Health Studies Minor
  • Greek
  • Hebrew
  • Hindi
  • Historical Studies
  • History
    • History Major
    • History Minor
  • Humanities
    • Kaplan Humanities Scholars Program
  • Integrated Science
    • Integrated Science Major
  • International Studies
    • International Studies Adjunct Major
    • International Studies Minor
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Jewish Studies
    • Jewish Studies Major
    • Hebrew Studies Minor
    • Jewish Studies Minor
  • Korean
  • Latin
  • Latin American and Caribbean Studies
    • Latin American and Caribbean Studies Minor
  • Latina and Latino Studies
    • Latina and Latino Studies Major
    • Latina and Latino Studies Minor
  • Legal Studies
    • Legal Studies Major
    • Legal Studies Minor
  • Linguistics
    • Linguistics Major
    • Linguistics Minor
    • Linguistics BA/MA
  • Literature and Arts
  • Materials Science
    • Materials Science Minor
  • Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences
    • MMSS Adjunct Major
  • Mathematics
    • Mathematics Major
    • Mathematics Minor
    • Mathematics Second Major for ISP Students
    • Mathematics Second Major or Minor for MMSS Students
  • Middle East and North African Languages
    • Arabic Minor
  • Middle East and North African Studies
    • Middle East and North African Studies Major
    • Middle East and North African Studies Minor
  • Molecular Biosciences
  • Native American and Indigenous Studies
    • Native American and Indigenous Studies Minor
  • Natural Sciences
  • Neurobiology
    • Neuroscience Major
    • Neuroscience Second Major for ISP Students
  • Neuroscience
  • Perspectives on Power, Justice, and Equity
  • Philosophy
    • Philosophy Major
    • Philosophy Minor
  • Physics and Astronomy
    • Physics Major
    • Physics Minor
    • Physics Second Major for ISP Students
  • Political Science
    • Political Science Major
    • Political Science Minor
  • Portuguese
  • Psychology
    • Psychology Major
    • Psychology Minor
  • Religious Studies
    • Religious Studies Major
    • Religious Studies Minor
    • Catholic Studies Minor
  • Russian
  • Science in Human Culture
    • Science in Human Culture Adjunct Major
    • Science in Human Culture Minor
  • Slavic Languages and Literatures
    • Slavic Languages and Literatures Major
    • Russian and East European Studies Minor
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Sociology
    • Sociology Major
    • Sociological Research Minor
    • Sociological Studies Minor
  • Spanish & Portuguese
    • Spanish Major
    • Spanish Minor
    • Portuguese Language and Lusophone Cultures Minor
  • Statistics and Data Science
    • Data Science Major
    • Data Science Minor
    • Statistics Major
    • Statistics Minor
  • Swahili
  • Turkish
  • Urdu
  • Writing Program

Graduate Programs

• School of Professional Studies
  • Biological Sciences
    • Biological Sciences, BSGS
  • Communication Studies
    • Communication Studies, BPhil Com
  • Economics
    • Economics, BPhil
    • Economics, BSGS
  • English: Writing
    • English: Writing, BPhil
    • English: Writing, BSGS
  • Enterprise Leadership
    • Enterprise Leadership, BS
  • Health Sciences
    • Health Sciences, BS
  • Humanities
    • Humanities, BPhil
    • Humanities, BSGS
  • Information Systems
    • Information Systems, BPhil
    • Information Systems, BS
    • Information Systems, BSGS
  • Organization Behavior
    • Organization Behavior, BPhil
    • Organization Behavior, BSGS
  • Psychology
    • Psychology, BPhil
    • Psychology, BSGS
  • Social Sciences
    • Social Sciences, BPhil
    • Social Sciences, BS
    • Social Sciences, BSGS
  • Strategic Communication
    • Strategic Communication, BS
  • Data Science
    • Data Science, MS
    • Data Science, MS Analytics and Modeling Specialization
    • Data Science, MS Analytics Management Specialization
    • Data Science, MS Artificial Intelligence Specialization
    • Data Science, MS Data Engineering Specialization
    • Data Science, MS Technology Entrepreneurship Specialization
  • Global Health
    • Global Health, MS
  • Health Analytics
    • Health Analytics, MS
  • Healthcare Administration
    • Healthcare Administration, MS
  • Health Informatics
    • Health Informatics, MS
    • Health Informatics, MS Clinical Informatics Specialization
    • Health Informatics, MS Health Administration Informatics Specialization
    • Health Informatics, MS Health Technology Informatics Specialization
  • Information Design and Strategy
    • Information Design and Strategy, MS
    • Information Design and Strategy, MS Communication with Data Specialization
    • Information Design and Strategy, MS Content Strategy Specialization
    • Information Design and Strategy, MS Learning Design Specialization
    • Information Design and Strategy, MS UX/UI Specialization
  • Information Systems
    • Information Systems, MS
    • Information Systems, MS Artificial Intelligence Specialization
    • Information Systems, MS Data Science Specialization
    • Information Systems, MS Database and Internet Technologies Specialization
    • Information Systems, MS Digital Transformation Specialization
    • Information Systems, MS Health Informatics Specialization
    • Information Systems, MS Information Systems Management Specialization
    • Information Systems, MS Information Systems Security Specialization
    • Information Systems, MS Project Management Specialization
  • Liberal Studies
    • Liberal Studies, MA
    • Liberal Studies, MA Interdisciplinary Studies Specialization
  • Literature
    • Literature, MA
    • Literature, MA American Literature Specialization
    • Literature, MA British Literature Specialization
    • Literature, MA Comparative and World Literature Specialization
    • Literature, MA Film, Literature, and Visual Culture Specialization
    • Literature, MA Interdisciplinary Studies Specialization
  • Prose and Poetry
    • Prose and Poetry, MFA
    • Prose and Poetry, MFA Dual-Genre Specialization
    • Prose and Poetry, MFA Fiction Specialization
    • Prose and Poetry, MFA Nonfiction Specialization
    • Prose and Poetry, MFA Poetry Specialization
    • Prose and Poetry, MFA Publishing and Professional Development Specialization
  • Public Policy and Administration
    • Public Policy and Administration, MA
    • Public Policy and Administration, MA Data Analytics for Public Policy Specialization
    • Public Policy and Administration, MA Global Health Specialization
    • Public Policy and Administration, MA Global Policy Specialization
    • Public Policy and Administration, MA Public Administration Specialization
    • Public Policy and Administration, MA Public Policy Specialization
  • Regulatory Compliance
    • Regulatory Compliance, MS
    • Regulatory Compliance, MS Clinical Research Specialization
    • Regulatory Compliance, MS Quality Systems Specialization
  • Sports Administration
    • Sports Administration, MA
    • Sports Administration, MA College Sports Management Specialization
    • Sports Administration, MA Sports Analytics Specialization
  • Writing
    • Writing, MA
    • Writing, MA Dual-Genre Specialization
    • Writing, MA Fiction Specialization
    • Writing, MA Nonfiction Specialization
    • Writing, MA Poetry Specialization
    • Writing, MA Publishing and Professional Development Specialization
  • Certificates
    • Post-Baccalaureate Certificates
      • Advanced Accounting
        • Advanced Accounting, Certificate
      • Advanced Studies in Biology for Health Professions
        • Advanced Studies in Biology for Health Professions, Certificate
      • Advanced Studies in Psychology
        • Advanced Studies in Psychology, Certificate
      • Artificial Intelligence
        • Artificial Intelligence, Certificate
      • Biology for Health Sciences
        • Biology for Health Sciences, Certificate
      • Business Essentials
        • Business Essentials, Certificate
      • Business Writing/Communication
        • Business Writing/Communication, Certificate
      • Change Management
        • Change Management, Certificate
      • Corporate Communication and Branding
        • Corporate Communication and Branding, Certificate
      • CPA Accounting
        • CPA Accounting, Certificate
      • Creative Writing
        • Creative Writing, Certificate
      • Data Science
        • Data Science, Certificate
      • Digital Content Management
        • Digital Content Management, Certificate
      • Fundamentals of Accounting
        • Fundamentals of Accounting, Certificate
      • Health, Science and Society
        • Health, Science and Society, Certificate
      • Human Resources
        • Human Resources, Certificate
      • Law and Policy
        • Law and Policy, Certificate
      • Leadership
        • Leadership, Certificate
      • Math for Data Science
        • Math for Data Science, Certificate
      • Pre-Clinical Psychology
        • Pre-Clinical Psychology, Certificate
      • Pre-Graduate Business Administration
        • Pre-Graduate Business Administration, Certificate
      • Pre-Medicine
        • Pre-Medicine, Certificate
      • Pre-Physical Therapy
        • Pre-Physical Therapy, Certificate
      • Pre-Physician Assistant
        • Pre-Physician Assistant, Certificate
      • Programming
        • Programming, Certificate
      • Public Health
        • Public Health, Certificate
      • Research and Analytics
        • Research and Analytics, Certificate
      • Social Justice
        • Social Justice, Certificate
      • Specialized Studies
        • Specialized Studies, Certificates
      • Strategic Communication
        • Strategic Communication, Certificate
      • Strategic Management
        • Strategic Management, Certificate
      • Strategic Marketing
        • Strategic Marketing, Certificate
      • Writing for Print and Digital Media
        • Writing for Print and Digital Media, Certificate
    • Graduate Certificates
      • Data Science
        • Analytics and Modeling, Graduate Certificate
        • Analytics Management, Graduate Certificate
        • Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Graduate Certificate
        • Data Engineering, Graduate Certificate
        • Technology Entrepreneurship, Graduate Certificate
      • Global Health
        • Global Health Leadership, Graduate Certificate
      • Health Analytics
        • Health Analytics, Advanced Graduate Certificate
        • Health Data Science, Graduate Certificate
      • Health Informatics
        • Health Informatics Graduate Certificate
        • Interdisciplinary Studies in Health Informatics, Advanced Graduate Certificate
      • Healthcare Industry
        • Healthcare Industry, Graduate Certificate
      • Information Design and Strategy
        • Communication with Data, Graduate Certificate
        • Content Strategy, Graduate Certificate
        • Interdisciplinary Studies in Information Design and Strategy, Advanced Graduate Certificate
        • Learning Design, Graduate Certificate
      • Information Systems
        • Database & Internet Technologies, Graduate Certificate
        • Information Systems Management, Graduate Certificate
        • Information Systems Security, Graduate Certificate
        • Interdisciplinary Studies in Information Systems, Advanced Graduate Certificate
        • Project Management, Graduate Certificate
      • Liberal Studies
        • Interdisciplinary Studies, Advanced Graduate Certificate
      • Literature
        • Interdisciplinary Studies, Advanced Graduate Certificate
        • Literature, Graduate Certificate
      • Predictive Analytics
        • Data Science, Advanced Graduate Certificate
      • Public Policy and Administration
        • Climate Change Communication, Advanced Graduate Certificate
        • Global Policy, Advanced Graduate Certificate
        • Policy Analysis, Advanced Graduate Certificate
        • Public Administration, Advanced Graduate Certificate
        • Public Policy and Administration, Graduate Certificate
        • Public Policy, Advanced Graduate Certificate
      • Regulatory Compliance
        • Interdisciplinary Studies in Regulatory Compliance, Advanced Graduate Certificate
        • Regulatory Compliance Graduate Certificate
      • Regulatory Policy & Health Systems
        • Regulatory Policy and Health Systems, Graduate Certificate
      • Sports Administration
        • College Sports Management, Graduate Certificate
        • Esports, Graduate Certificate
        • Interdisciplinary Studies in Sports Administration, Advanced Graduate Certificate
        • Sports Analytics, Graduate Certificate
        • Sports Communication, Graduate Certificate
        • Sports Management, Graduate Certificate
      • Writing
        • Creative Writing, Graduate Certificate
        • Interdisciplinary Studies in Writing, Advanced Graduate Certificate
        • Publishing and Professional Development in Writing, Advanced Graduate Certificate

The Graduate School

• Academic Policies and Procedures
  • Academic Calendar
  • Academic Integrity
  • Ad Hoc Combined Degrees
  • Certificate Requirements
  • General Registration Policies
  • Graduation and Diploma Mailing
  • Leaves of Absence
  • Master's Degree Requirements
  • Minor Requirements
  • Nondiscrimination Statement
  • Patent and Invention Policy
  • PhD Degree Requirements
  • Readmission
  • Satisfactory Academic Progress
  • Student Funding Policies
  • Student Handbook and Code of Conduct
  • Teaching
  • Withdrawal
• Programs A-Z
• Courses A-Z
  • Accounting and Information Systems (ACCT)
  • African Studies (AFST)
  • Anthropology (ANTHRO)
  • Applied Physics (APP_PHYS)
  • Arabic (ARABIC)
  • Art History (ART_HIST)
  • Art Theory & Practice (ART)
  • Asian Languages and Cultures (ASIAN_LC)
  • Astronomy (ASTRON)
  • Biological Sciences (BIOL_SCI)
  • Biomedical Engineering (BMD_ENG)
  • Biostatistics (BIOSTAT)
  • Black Studies (BLK_ST)
  • Career Development (CRDV)
  • Chemical Engineering (CHEM_ENG)
  • Chemistry (CHEM)
  • Chicago Field Studies (CFS)
  • Chicago Metropolitan Exchange Program (CME)
  • Chinese (CHINESE)
  • CIC Traveling Scholar (CIC)
  • Civil and Environmental Engineering (CIV_ENV)
  • Classics - Readings in English (CLASSICS)
  • Clinical Psychology (CLIN_PSY)
  • Cognitive Science (COG_SCI)
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD)
  • Communication Studies (COMM_ST)
  • Comparative & Historical Social Science (CHSS)
  • Comparative Literary Studies (COMP_LIT)
  • Comparative Race and Diaspora (CRD)
  • Computer Engineering (COMP_ENG)
  • Computer Science (COMP_SCI)
  • Counseling (COUN)
  • Dance (DANCE)
  • Data Science (DATA_SCI)
  • Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences (DGP)
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences (EARTH)
  • Economics (ECON)
  • Electrical Engineering (ELEC_ENG)
  • Engineering Science & Applied Math (ES_APPM)
  • English (ENGLISH)
  • Entrepreneurship & Innovation (ENTREP)
  • Environmental Policy & Culture (ENVR_POL)
  • Epidemiology (EPID)
  • Finance (FINC)
  • French (FRENCH)
  • Gender Studies (GNDR_ST)
  • General Engineering (GEN_ENG)
  • Genetic Counseling (GENET_CN)
  • German (GERMAN)
  • Global Avant-garde and Modernist Studies (GAMS)
  • Global Health (GBL_HLTH)
  • Greek (GREEK)
  • Health and Biomedical Informatics (HBMI)
  • Health Sciences Integrated Program (HSIP)
  • Health Services and Outcomes Research (HSR)
  • Hebrew (HEBREW)
  • Hindi and Urdu (HIND_URD)
  • History (HISTORY)
  • Human Development & Social Policy (HDSP)
  • Humanities (HUM)
  • Industrial Engineering & Management Sciences (IEMS)
  • Initiative for Sustainability & Energy at NU (ISEN)
  • Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Program (IBIS)
  • Interdisciplinary Seminar (KPHD)
  • Italian (ITALIAN)
  • Japanese (JAPANESE)
  • Korean (KOREAN)
  • Latin (LATIN)
  • Latin American & Caribbean Studies (LATIN_AM)
  • Latina and Latino Studies (LATINO)
  • Learning Sciences (LRN_SCI)
  • Legal Studies (LEGAL_ST)
  • Linguistics (LING)
  • Management and Organizations (MORS)
  • Managerial Econ & Strategy (MECS)
  • Marketing (MKTG)
  • Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (MSCI)
  • Materials Science & Engineering (MAT_SCI)
  • Mathematics (MATH)
  • Mechanical Engineering (MECH_ENG)
  • Media, Technology & Society (MTS)
  • Medical Humanities and Bioethics (MHB)
  • Medical Scientist Training (MSTP)
  • Medieval Studies (MDVL_ST)
  • Middle East and North African Studies (MENA)
  • MS in Family Therapy (MS_FT)
  • Music (MUSIC)
  • Music Composition (MUS_COMP)
  • Music Education (MUSIC_ED)
  • Music Technology (MUS_TECH)
  • Music Theory (MUS_THRY)
  • Musicology (MUSICOL)
  • Neurobiology & Physiology (NEUROBIO)
  • Neuroscience (NEUROSCI)
  • Neuroscience (NUIN)
  • Operations Management (OPNS)
  • Performance Studies (PERF_ST)
  • Persian (PERSIAN)
  • Philosophy (PHIL)
  • Physics (PHYSICS)
  • Plant Biology & Conservation (PBC)
  • Political Science (POLI_SCI)
  • Portuguese (PORT)
  • Predictive Science and Engineering (PSED)
  • Professional Development (PROF_DEV)
  • Psychology (PSYCH)
  • Public Health (PUB_HLTH)
  • Quantitative & Systems Biology (QSB)
  • Radio/Television/Film (RTVF)
  • Religion (RELIGION)
  • Reproductive Science and Medicine (REPR_SCI)
  • Russian (RUSSIAN)
  • Segal Design Institute (DSGN)
  • Slavic Languages & Literature (SLAVIC)
  • Sociology (SOCIOL)
  • Spanish (SPANISH)
  • Spanish and Portuguese (SPANPORT)
  • Statistics (STAT)
  • Swahili (SWAHILI)
  • TGS General Registrations (TGS)
  • Theatre & Drama (TH&DRAMA)
  • Theatre (THEATRE)
  • Turkish (TURKISH)

Anthropology Major

The Anthropology major requires 13 courses: 12 in Anthropology and 1 in formal studies. The major provides a comprehensive understanding of the discipline, including its four subfields: sociocultural anthropology, archaeology, linguistic anthropology, and biological anthropology.

Course Requirements

• 5 core courses:
  • ANTHRO 211-0: Culture & Society
  • ANTHRO 213-0: Human Origins
  • ANTHRO 214-0: Archaeology: Unearthing History
  • ANTHRO 215-0: The Study of Culture through Language
  • ANTHRO 370-0: Anthropology in Historical Perspective
• 1 research course:
  • ANTHRO 322-0: Introduction to Archaeology Research Design & Methods
  • ANTHRO 361-0: Talk as Social Action
  • ANTHRO 386-0: Methods in Human Biology Research
  • ANTHRO 389-0: Ethnographic Methods and Analysis
• 3 concentration courses chosen from one of the following concentrations:
  • Archaeology
  • Biological Anthropology
  • Cultural Anthropology
  • Environmental and Social Change
  • Human Biology
  • Linguistic Anthropology
  • Medicine, Culture, and Society
  • Race and Racism
• 3 additional 300-level courses selected from any concentration or research course
• 1 related course in formal studies

Concentrations

• Archaeology
  • ANTHRO 318-0: Material Worlds of the Middle Ages
  • ANTHRO 319-0: Material Life & Culture in Europe
  • ANTHRO 321-0: Archaeological Field Methods
  • ANTHRO 324-0: Archaeological Survey Methods
  • ANTHRO 325-0: Archaeological Methods Laboratory
  • ANTHRO 326-0: Archaeologies of Sustainability and Collapse
  • ANTHRO 327-0: Historical Archaeology
  • ANTHRO 328-0: The Maya
  • ANTHRO 343-0: Anthropology of Race
  • ANTHRO 383-0: Environmental Anthropology
  • ANTHRO 390-0: Topics In Anthropology
  • ANTHRO 398-0: Senior Seminar
• Biological Anthropology
  • ANTHRO 306-0: Evolution of Life Histories
  • ANTHRO 309-0: Human Osteology
  • ANTHRO 312-0: Human Population Biology
  • ANTHRO 313-0: Evolutionary Medicine
  • ANTHRO 314-0: Human Growth & Development
  • ANTHRO 317-0: Human Evolution
  • ANTHRO 357-0: Biocultural Perspectives on Water Insecurity
  • ANTHRO 358-0: Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • ANTHRO 359-0: The Human Microbiome and Health
  • ANTHRO 375-0: Advanced Methods in Forensic Anthropology
  • ANTHRO 390-0: Topics In Anthropology
  • ANTHRO 398-0: Senior Seminar
• Cultural Anthropology
  • ANTHRO 307-0: Anthropology of Peace
  • ANTHRO 315-0: Medical Anthropology
  • ANTHRO 320-0: Peoples of Africa
  • ANTHRO 330-0: Peoples of the World
  • ANTHRO 332-0: The Anthropology of Reproduction
  • ANTHRO 334-0: The Anthropology of HIV/AIDS: Ethnographies
  • ANTHRO 339-0: Material Culture
  • ANTHRO 340-0: Visual Anthropology of Africa
  • ANTHRO 341-0: Economic Anthropology
  • ANTHRO 343-0: Anthropology of Race
  • ANTHRO 350-0: Anthropology of Religion
  • ANTHRO 351-0: Hope and Futurity
  • ANTHRO 353-0: Shady Business: Informal Economies in Contemporary Capitalism
  • ANTHRO 354-0: Gender and Anthropology
  • ANTHRO 355-0: Sexualities
  • ANTHRO 365-0: Language, Race, & Ethnicity in the U.S.
  • ANTHRO 368-0: Latina and Latino Ethnography
  • ANTHRO 369-0: Contemporary Immigration to the U.S.
  • ANTHRO 373-0: Power and Culture in American Cities
  • ANTHRO 377-0: Psychological Anthropology
  • ANTHRO 378-0: Law and Culture
  • ANTHRO 382-0: Political Ecology
  • ANTHRO 384-0: Traveling While Muslim: Islam, Mobility, and Security after 9/11
  • ANTHRO 390-0: Topics In Anthropology
  • ANTHRO 398-0: Senior Seminar
• Environmental and Social Change
  • ANTHRO 324-0: Archaeological Survey Methods
  • ANTHRO 325-0: Archaeological Methods Laboratory
  • ANTHRO 326-0: Archaeologies of Sustainability and Collapse
  • ANTHRO 328-0: The Maya
  • ANTHRO 333-0: GIS for the Social Sciences
  • ANTHRO 357-0: Biocultural Perspectives on Water Insecurity
  • ANTHRO 358-0: Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • ANTHRO 359-0: The Human Microbiome and Health
  • ANTHRO 382-0: Political Ecology
  • ANTHRO 383-0: Environmental Anthropology
• Human Biology
  • See Concentration in Human Biology for requirements.
• Linguistic Anthropology
  • ANTHRO 360-0: Language and Culture
  • ANTHRO 365-0: Language, Race, & Ethnicity in the U.S.
  • ANTHRO 378-0: Law and Culture
  • ANTHRO 390-0: Topics In Anthropology
  • ANTHRO 398-0: Senior Seminar
• Medicine, Culture, and Society
  • ANTHRO 306-0: Evolution of Life Histories
  • ANTHRO 309-0: Human Osteology
  • ANTHRO 312-0: Human Population Biology
  • ANTHRO 313-0: Evolutionary Medicine
  • ANTHRO 314-0: Human Growth & Development
  • ANTHRO 315-0: Medical Anthropology
  • ANTHRO 332-0: The Anthropology of Reproduction
  • ANTHRO 357-0: Biocultural Perspectives on Water Insecurity
  • ANTHRO 359-0: The Human Microbiome and Health
  • ANTHRO 375-0: Advanced Methods in Forensic Anthropology
  • ANTHRO 377-0: Psychological Anthropology
  • ANTHRO 386-0: Methods in Human Biology Research
• Race and Racism
  • ANTHRO 307-0: Anthropology of Peace
  • ANTHRO 327-0: Historical Archaeology
  • ANTHRO 343-0: Anthropology of Race
  • ANTHRO 361-0: Talk as Social Action
  • ANTHRO 365-0: Language, Race, & Ethnicity in the U.S.
  • ANTHRO 368-0: Latina and Latino Ethnography

Concentration in Human Biology

The Human Biology concentration is designed for students interested in pursuing careers in the health sciences or graduate work in the biological sciences. The concentration combines a core foundation in basic science with an integrative perspective on the human organism, drawing on both the biological and the social sciences.

• Course Requirements
  • 5 core courses:
    • ANTHRO 211-0: Culture & Society
    • ANTHRO 213-0: Human Origins
    • ANTHRO 214-0: Archaeology: Unearthing History
    • ANTHRO 215-0: The Study of Culture through Language
    • ANTHRO 370-0: Anthropology in Historical Perspective
  • 1 research course:
    • ANTHRO 386-0: Methods in Human Biology Research
  • 3 concentration courses chosen from:
    • ANTHRO 306-0: Evolution of Life Histories
    • ANTHRO 309-0: Human Osteology
    • ANTHRO 312-0: Human Population Biology
    • ANTHRO 313-0: Evolutionary Medicine
    • ANTHRO 314-0: Human Growth & Development
    • ANTHRO 317-0: Human Evolution
    • ANTHRO 359-0: The Human Microbiome and Health
    • ANTHRO 375-0: Advanced Methods in Forensic Anthropology
    • ANTHRO 390-0: Topics In Anthropology
    • ANTHRO 398-0: Senior Seminar
  • 3 additional 300-level courses selected from any concentration or research course
  • Related courses:
    • BIOL_SCI 201-0: Molecular Biology
    • BIOL_SCI 202-0: Cell Biology
    • BIOL_SCI 203-0: Genetics and Evolution
    • BIOL_SCI 232-0: Molecular and Cellular Processes Laboratory (0.34 units)
    • BIOL_SCI 233-0: Genetics and Molecular Processes Laboratory (0.34 units)
    • BIOL_SCI 234-0: Investigative Laboratory (0.34 units)
    • BIOL_SCI 301-0: Principles of Biochemistry
    • CHEM 110-0: Quantitative Problem Solving in Chemistry
    • CHEM 131-0: Fundamentals of Chemistry I
    • CHEM 141-0: Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory I
    • CHEM 132-0: Fundamentals of Chemistry II
    • CHEM 142-0: Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory II
    • CHEM 151-0: General Chemistry I
    • CHEM 161-0: General Chemistry Laboratory I
    • CHEM 152-0: General Chemistry II
    • CHEM 162-0: General Chemistry Laboratory II
    • CHEM 171-0: Advanced General Inorganic Chemistry
    • CHEM 181-0: Advanced General Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
    • CHEM 172-0: Advanced General Physical Chemistry
    • CHEM 182-0: Advanced General Physical Chemistry Laboratory
    • CHEM 215-1: Organic Chemistry I
    • CHEM 235-1: Organic Chemistry Lab I
    • CHEM 215-2: Organic Chemistry II
    • CHEM 235-2: Organic Chemistry Lab II
    • MATH 220-1: Single-Variable Differential Calculus
    • MATH 220-2: Single-Variable Integral Calculus
    • MATH 218-1: Single-Variable Calculus with Precalculus
    • MATH 218-2: Single-Variable Calculus with Precalculus
    • MATH 218-3: Single-Variable Calculus with Precalculus
    • PHYSICS 130-1: College Physics
    • PHYSICS 130-2: College Physics
    • PHYSICS 130-3: College Physics
    • PHYSICS 136-1: General Physics Laboratory
    • PHYSICS 136-2: General Physics Laboratory
    • PHYSICS 136-3: General Physics Laboratory
    • PHYSICS 135-1: General Physics
    • PHYSICS 135-2: General Physics
    • PHYSICS 135-3: General Physics
    • PHYSICS 140-1: Fundamentals of Physics
    • PHYSICS 140-2: Fundamentals of Physics
    • PHYSICS 140-3: Fundamentals of Physics
    • 1 course chosen from:
      • STAT 202-0: Introduction to Statistics and Data Science
      • STAT 210-0: Introduction to Probability and Statistics
      • PSYCH 201-0: Statistical Methods in Psychology
      • ECON 281-0: Introduction to Applied Econometrics
      • ECON 381-1: Econometrics
      • SESP 210-0: Introduction to Statistics and Research Methodology
      • or equivalent statistical methods course approved by the department

Relevant Courses in the Bienen School of Music

• MUSICOL 323-0: Topics in Ethnomusicology

Summer Field Schools

• Archaeology Field School: Courses may include:
  • ANTHRO 321-0: Archaeological Field Methods
  • ANTHRO 322-0: Introduction to Archaeology Research Design & Methods
  • ANTHRO 325-0: Archaeological Methods Laboratory

Honors in Anthropology

Majors with strong