Requirements for the Major
The major in anthropology requires a minimum of ten courses. Anthropology includes a variety of subfields, which are incorporated in the major. It is the goal of the major to introduce students to all subfields. However, students often develop special areas of interest within anthropology. To accommodate this diversity, the major offers two alternative tracks. Students interested in combining anthropology with the study of medicine, education, public policy, linguistics, art, or other fields are encouraged to talk to one of the anthropology advisers for recommended courses.
The Sociocultural Track requires:
All of the following courses:
ANTH 001 PZ -Introduction to Archaeology and Biological Anthropology
ANTH 002 PZ -Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology
ANTH 003 PZ -Language, Culture & Society (or another course in linguistic anthropology)
ANTH 011 PZ -The World Since 1492
ANTH 105 PZ -Field Methods in Anthropology or ANTH 105 PO - Methods in Anthropological Inquiry
ANTH 153 PZ -History of Anthropological Theory
A minimum of four electives in Anthropology. Courses taken on Pitzer Study Abroad programs may be eligible, if they are approved by the Anthropology Field Group.
The Human Evolution, Prehistory and Material Culture Track requires:
All of these 3 courses:
ANTH 001 PZ -Introduction to Archaeology and Biological Anthropology
ANTH 002 PZ -Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology
ANTH 101 PZ -Theory and Method in Archaeology (or equilvalent, e.g., an approved field school)
3 elective courses selected from the following list:
ANTH 103 PZ -Museums: Behind the Glass
ANTH 111 PZ -Historical Archaeology
ANTH 145 PO Mesoamerican Archaeology
CLAS 161 PZ Greek Art and Archaeology
CLAS 162 PZ Roman Art and Archaeology
CLAS 164 PZ Pompeii and Cities of Vesuvius
CLAS 020 PZ Fantastic Archaeology
CLAS 150 BE Roman Empire in the East
4 additional elective courses in Anthropology or related fields as approved by advisor (courses from List B may be included as elective choices for category C, but they may not be counted twice):
ANTH003 PZ Language, Culture and Society
ANTH004 PZ Environmental Anthropology
ANTH 9 PZ Food, Culture, Power
ANTH 12 PZ Native Americans and their Environments
CLAS 175 PZ International Cultural Heritage
EA 68 PZ Ethnoecology
HIST 11 PZ The World Since 1492
Or other elective courses as approved by the advisor.
A student may substitute a comparable course for a required course with the permission of the field group. Students majoring in anthropology should consult with their adviser to select for the fulfillment of their formal reasoning requirement a course suited both to their interests in anthropology and their background in mathematics. Normally, courses in the student’s major cannot be taken on a pass/no credit basis.
As part of their Pitzer experience, students are encouraged to undertake internships or Pitzer Study Abroad. In the senior year, students may undertake a senior exercise with the guidance of the Anthropology faculty.
Students planning to continue studies on the graduate level should pay particular attention to the need for faculty consultation, especially with respect to preparation in statistics and foreign languages.
