Department of Anthropology
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Welcome to the Wellesley College Anthropology Department!
Although we are a small department, all of the conventional fields of anthropology are covered by the faculty. You may concentrate in physical anthropology, archaeology, or social anthropology.
Our courses cover Africa, Latin America, and Asia, as well as the culture of the United States. Many of them explore contemporary issues in the Third World and the relationship between the United States and the Third World. We offer a broad range of courses in the cross-cultural study of family, gender, law, economics, and technology. In various ways, our courses cover the relationship between anthropology and history.
Furthermore, the Department has an ongoing cooperative relationship with MIT and Brandeis University. You may complement our course selection with courses from either institution. If you are interested in archaeology, you might, after some initial work, wish to participate in the Boston-wide Center for Materials Research in Archaeology and Ethnology, which will give you practical experience concerning technological processes and their development. There are opportunities to participate in archaeological field projects both here and abroad. For anthropology majors, there are also field trips and urban internships.
Department Office:
Pendleton East, Room 331
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA 02481
(781) 283-2138 Telephone
(781) 283-3664 Fax