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Anthropology

In this section:

Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology

Field School and Research Opportunities in Anthropology

Minor in Anthropology

Coterminal Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Anthropology

Master of Arts in Anthropology

Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology

Ph.D. Minor in Anthropology

Overseas Studies Courses in Anthropology

Up one level:

School of Humanities and Sciences

Emeriti: (Professors) Clifford R. Barnett, Harumi Befu, George A. Collier, Jane F. Collier, Carol Delaney, Charles O. Frake, James L. Gibbs, Jr., Renato I. Rosaldo, George D. Spindler, Robert B. Textor

Chair: James Ferguson

Professors: Lisa Curran, William H. Durham, James Ferguson, Thomas Blom Hansen, Ian Hodder, Richard G. Klein, Tanya Luhrmann, Lynn Meskell, Sylvia J. Yanagisako (on leave)

Associate Professors: Rebecca Bliege Bird, Paulla Ebron, James A. Fox, Miyako Inoue (on leave), S. Lochlann Jain, James Holland Jones, Matthew Kohrman, Liisa Malkki, John W. Rick, Barbara Voss

Assistant Professors: Angela Garcia, Ian G. Robertson, Michael V. Wilcox

Senior Research Scientist/Lecturers: Douglas W. Bird

Courtesy Professors: H. Samy Alim, Penelope Eckert, Raymond McDermott

Visiting Professors: Arek Marciniak

Visiting Associate Professors: Ewa Domanska

Visiting Assistant Professors: Sharika Thiranagama

Lecturers: Kathleen Coll, Carolyn Duffey, Claudia Engel, Matthew Jobin, Cari Kapur, Alexandra Koelle, Alma Kunanbaeva, Stephanie Melillo, Merritt Ruhlen, Dan Salkeld

Affiliated Faculty: Carol Boggs, J. Gordon Brotherston, Susan Cashion, Jean-Pierre Dupuy, Marcus W. Feldman, Henry Greely, Li Liu, Ellen Porzig, Robert Sapolsky, Jeffrey T. Schnapp, Bernardo Subercaseaux, Richard White

Postdoctoral Fellows: Ayca Alemdaroglu, Melissa Baird, Julia Cassaniti, Brian Codding, Carter Hunt, Jocelyn Marrow, Lindsay Weiss, Brian Wood

Teaching Affiliates: Elif Babul, Seahan Bestel, Curtis Murungi, Angel Roque, Robert Samet, Austin Zeiderman

Department Offices: Building 50, Main Quadrangle, 450 Serra Mall

Mail Code: 94305-2034

Phone: (650) 723-3421

Email: anthropology@stanford.edu

Web Site: http://anthropology.stanford.edu

Courses offered by the Department of Anthropology are listed under the subject code ANTHRO on the Stanford Bulletin's ExploreCourses web site.

MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY

The courses offered by the Department of Anthropology are designed to: provide undergraduates with instruction in anthropology; provide undergraduate majors in Anthropology with a program of work leading to the bachelor's degree; and prepare graduate candidates for advanced degrees in Anthropology. Anthropology is devoted to the study of human beings and human societies as they exist across time and space. It is distinct from other social sciences in that it gives central attention to the full time span of human history, and to the full range of human societies and cultures, including those located in historically marginalized parts of the world. It is therefore especially attuned to questions of social, cultural, and biological diversity, to issues of power, identity, and inequality, and to understanding the dynamic processes of social, historical, ecological, and biological change over time. Education in Anthropology provides excellent preparation for living in a multicultural and globally-interconnected world, and helps to equip students for careers in fields including law, medicine, business, public service, research, ecological sustainability, and resource management. Students may pursue degrees in Anthropology at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels.

The Department of Anthropology offers a wide range of approaches to the topics and area studies within the field, including archaeology, ecology, environmental anthropology, evolution, linguistics, medical anthropology, political economy, science and technology studies, and sociocultural anthropology. Methodologies for the study of micro- and macro-social processes are taught through the use of qualitative and quantitative approaches. The department provides students with excellent training in theory and methods to enable them to pursue graduate study in any of the above mentioned subfields of Anthropology.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The department expects undergraduate majors in the program to be able to demonstrate the following learning outcomes. These learning outcomes are used in evaluating students and the department's undergraduate program. Students are expected to demonstrate:

  1. an understanding of core knowledge within the Anthropology discipline.
  2. the ability to communicate ideas clearly and persuasively in writing.
  3. the ability to analyze a problem and draw correct inferences using qualitative and/or quantitative analysis.
  4. the ability to evaluate theory and critique research within the Anthropology discipline.

Undergraduate Programs in Anthropology

In addition to gaining an excellent foundation for graduate research and study, students majoring in Anthropology can pursue careers in government, international business, international development agencies, international education, law, mass media, nonprofit organizations, and public policy.

Graduate Programs in Anthropology

Graduate training in Anthropology at Stanford is designed for students who seek the Doctoral (Ph.D.) degree, and for students who seek the Masters of Arts (M.A.) degree only. Entering graduate students need not have majored in Anthropology as undergraduates, although most have backgrounds in behavioral, biological, social, or physical sciences.

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