Faculty: see geography and anthropology.
The interdepartmental concentration in
geography-anthropology combines perspectives of these two
social sciences in an examination of the cultural,
ecological, and spatial relations of societies and their
human environments.
Requirements for Concentration: 13 units,
consisting of 6 units of geography, 6 units of anthropology,
and Geography-Anthropology 300. In geography the following
are required: 105a or b, 220 or 222, and 301; 1 unit of a
200-level regional course such aseither 235 or 240; 297.02
and at least one advanced 300-level seminar. In anthropology
the following are required: at least 2 units of 200-level
work, such as 1 unit from an area (ethnography) course, and
1 unit of an ethnology or archaeology course; and 2 units of
300-level work.
Cartography (Geography 220) or Research Methods
(Geography 222) should be taken not later than the junior
year.
Senior-Year Requirements: Geography-Anthropology
300, Geography 301.
Recommendations: It is strongly recommended that
students include a methods course in their curriculum, such
as Geography 222, Economics 209, or Sociology 254. Field
work or a study abroad experience in either anthropology or
geography is recommended highly.
Advisers: chairs of Departments of Anthropology
and Geography.