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This page contains a list of courses commonly offered in the Yale University Department of Anthropology, together with instructors and subfield designations. It does not include courses unlikely to be taught again (for instance, courses offered by visiting faculty). For complete and up-to-date course listings and additional information about any given course–including descriptions, cross-listings with other departments, and how a course might fulfill Yale College distribution requirements–please consult Yale Course Search. For additional queries, consult with the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Director of Graduate Studies, or Department Regitrar’s Office.
000 numbers designate courses that are part of the Yale College First-Year Seminar Program.
course number | course title | instructor | subfield |
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11 | Reproductive Technologies | Inhorn | SC |
18 | Scientific Thinking and Reasoning | Fernandez-Duque | BIO |
30 | Inca Culture and Society | Burger | ARC |
40 | Evolution of Human Uniqueness | Watts | BIO |
61 | Undertanding Human Origins | Thompson | BIO |
100 numbers designate introductory courses, most often in lecture format with discussion sections, appropriate for all undergraduate students.
course number | course title | instructor | subfield |
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110 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | Harms/Lombard | SC |
112 | Agent, Person, Subject, Self | Kockelman | LING |
116 | Introduction to Biological Anthropology | Thompson | BIO |
119 | Law as Culture | Lombard | SC |
132 | Sex, Love, and Reproduction | Fernandez-Duque | BIO |
140 | The Corporation | Rogers | SC |
148 | Hormones and Behavior | Valeggia & Fernandez-Duque | BIO |
160 | What is the Global South? | Gross-Wyrtzen | SC |
171 | Great Civilizations of the Ancient World | Underhill / Staff | ARC |
172 | Great Hoaxes and Fantasies in Archaeology | Honeychurch | ARC |
182 | Primate Behavior and Ecology | Watts | BIO |
200 numbers designate introductory/intermediate courses in a variety of formats (lecture/discusison, small lecture, and others), in most cases appropriate to all undergraduate students without prerequisites.
Course Number | Course Title | Instructor | Subfield |
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200 | Social Dimensions of Evolution | Waweru | BIO |
201 / 645 | Magnetism in Archaeology and Paleoanthropology | Frahm | ARC |
203 | Primate Conservation | Watts | BIO |
204 | Molecular Anthropology | Tucci | BIO |
213 |
Contemporary Japan |
Koga |
SC |
215 | Archaeology of China | Underhill | ARC |
217 | Hormones, Evolution, and Behavior | Bribiescas | BIO |
223 | Anthropology of War | Watts, Lombard, & Honeychurch | Multi |
244 | Modern Southeast Asia | Harms | SC |
225 / 775 | Inca Culture and Society | Burger | ARC |
230 | Evolutionary Biology of Women’s Reproduction | Valeggia | BIO |
232 | Ancient Civilizations of the Andes | Burger | ARC |
236 / 836 | Obestiy: Biosocial Approaches | Valeggia | BIO |
242 | Human Evolutionary Biology and Life History | Bribiescas or Valeggia | BIO |
253 / 559 | Introduction to Experimental Archaeology | Frahm | BIO |
264 | Aztec Archaeology and Ethnohistory | Chinchilla | ARC |
267 | Human Evolution | Thompson | BIO |
280 | Evolution of Primate Intelligence | Watts | BIO |
294 | The Ancient Maya | Chinchilla | ARC |
300 and 400 numbers designate intermediate/advanced courses, most often in seminar or laboratory format, which often require permission of the instructor to enroll. Because pre-requisites vary widely, students are advised to consult Yale Course Search or Canvas for additional information on enrolling in these classes. Many 300- and 400- level courses also carry Graduate School numbers.
Course Number | Course Title | Instructor | Subfield |
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300 / 643 | Primate Behavior and Ecology | Fernandez-Duque | BIO |
301 / 701 | Foundations of Modern Archaeology | Burger | ARC |
303 | Field Methods in Cultural Anthropology | Koga | SC |
308 | Feminist and Queer Ethnographies | Pepi | SC |
309 | Language and Culture | Kockelman | LING |
310 / 810 | Mammology | Sargis | BIO |
311 | Anthropological Theory and the Post-Colonial Encounter | Lynch | SC |
316 / 716 | Introduction to Archaeological Lab Science | Frahm | ARC |
318 | Peril and Possibility in the South Asian City | Sivaramakrishnan | SC |
321 | Middle Eastern Gender Studies | Inhorn | SC |
322 | Environmental Justice in South Asia | Sivaramakrishnan | SC |
324 / 824 | The Politics of Memory | Koga | SC |
326 / 726 | Ancient Civilizations of hte Eurasian Steppes | Honeychurch | ARC |
335 / 835 | Primate Diversity and Evolution | Sargis | BIO |
336 / 363 | Geoarchaeology | Frahm | ARC |
339 / 359 | Urban Ethnography of Asia | Harms | SC |
342 / 542 | Cultures and Markets of Asia | Siu | SC |
346 | Ethnography and Capitalism [Sophomore seminar] | Rogers | SC |
353 / 756 | Archaeology of Trade and Exchange | Burger | ARC |
354 | Cuerpos Femeninos (Female Bodies): Biology, Evolution, and Society | Valeggia | BIO |
355 / 555 | China-Africa Encounters | Siu | SC |
356 | Goods and Goodness | Lynch | SC |
362 / 562 | Unity and Diversity in Chinese Culture | Siu | SC |
366 | Inequality in America | Dudley | SC |
367 | Technology and Culture | Messeri | SC |
370 / 570 | Anthropology of Information | Kockelman | LING |
372 / 772 | Cities in Antiquity: The Archaeology of Urbanism | Underhill or Chinchilla | ARC |
374 / 758 | Origins of Andean Civilization | Burger | ARC |
375 / 779 | Anthropology of Mobile Societies | Honeychurch | ARC |
376 / 876 | Observing and Measuring Behavior, Part 1 (Study Design) | Fernandez-Duque | BIO |
377 | Observing and Measuring Behavior, Part 2 (Data Analysis and Reporting) | Fernandez-Duque | BIO |
378 | Postwar Vietnam | Harms | SC |
380 | Evolution of Language and Culture | Bowern | LING |
381 | Sex and Global Politics | Reid | SC |
382 | Environmental Anthropology | Dove or Carpenter | SC |
383 | In Ordinary Fashion | Lynch | SC |
385 / 785 | Archaeological Ceramics I | Underhill | ARC |
386 | Humanitarian Interventions | Panter-Brick | BIO |
388 / 588 | Politics of Culture in Southeast Asia | Harms | SC |
394 / 894 | Methods and Research in Molecular Anthropology | Tucci | BIO |
395 / 895 | Methods and Research in Molecular Anthropology | Tucci | BIO |
397 / 797 | Archaeology of East Asia | Underhill | ARC |
399 | Anthropology of Outer Space | Messeri | SC |
409 | Climate and Society, Past and Present | Dove | SC |
414 / 575 | Hubs, Mobilities, and Global Cities | Siu | SC |
415 / 515 | Culture, History, Power, Representation | Siu | SC |
417 / 717 | Maya Hieroglyphic Writing | Chinchilla | ARC |
428 | Neighbors and Others | Levene | SC |
434 | Anthro-History: Interdisciplinary Theory and Methods | Grewall | SC |
438 / 638 | Culture, Power, Oil | Rogers | SC |
439 / 639 | Political Anthropology and Africa | Lombard | SC |
441 | Gender and Citizenship in the Middle East | Pepi | SC |
448 / 548 | Medical Anthropology at the Intersections | Inhorn | SC |
450 / 750 | Analysis of Lithic Technology | Chinchilla | ARC |
451 / 651 | Intersectionality and Women’s Health | Inhorn | SC |
452 | Global Health: Equity and Policy | Panter-Brick | BIO |
453 | Health Disparities and Health Equity | Panter-Brick | BIO |
454 / 754 | Statistics for Archaeological Analysis | Honeychurch | ARC |
455 / 655 | Masculinity and Men’s Health | Inhorn | SC |
464 / 864 | Human Osteology | Sargis | BIO |
465 | Multispecies Worlds | Dudley | SC |
467 | Blood: Science, Culture, Society | Valeggia | BIO |
468 | Infrastructures of Empire | Gross-Wyrtzen | SC |
470 | Youth Cultures in the Americas | Ramos-Zayas | SC |
471 | Readings in Anthropology (Senior Essay) | ||
482 / 782 | Advanced Archaeological Theory | ARC | |
491 | The Senior Essay | ||
494 / 694 | Speculation as Method | Messeri | SC |
500- to 800- numbers designate courses primarily intended for graduate students. Note that many of the 300- and 400-level classes listed above also carry Graduate School numbers, and that these classes are not duplicated below.
Course Number | Course Title | Instructor | Subfield |
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502 | Research Design andMethods in Sociocultural Anthropology | Staff | SC |
503 | Ethnographic Writing | Dudley | SC |
529 | Ethnography and Social Theory Colloquium | Harms | SC |
538 | Culture and Politics in the contemporary Middle East | Inhorn | SC |
541 | Agrarian Societies | Sivaramakrishnan, Staff | SC |
561 | Anthropology of Global Economic Development and Conservation | Carpenter | SC |
572 | Disaster, Degradation, Dystopia | Dove | SC |
581 | Power, Knowledge, and Environment | Dove | SC |
594 | Affect and Materiality | Dudley | SC |
598 | Advanced Topics in the Social Science of Development | Carpenter | SC |
600 | Anthropology and Contemporary Social Theory | Staff | SC |
606 | Reproductive Biology | Valeggia | BIO |
607 | Qualitative Methods in Public Health | Hagaman | SC |
612 | Latinx Ethnography | Ramos-Zayas | SC |
615 | Anthropological Perspectives on Science and Technology | Messeri | SC |
621 | Engaging Anthropology | Messeri | SC |
642 | Histories and Ethnographies of the Corporation | Rogers | SC |
665 | Evolution of the Human Diet | Thompson | BIO |
702 | Archaeological Approaches to Art & Iconography | Chinchilla | ARC |
710 | Settlement Patterns and Landscape | Chinchilla | ARC |
725 | Post-Imperial Reckoning | Koga | SC |
727 | Readings in Critical Muslim Studies | Grewall | SC |
743 | Archaeological Research and Proposal Development | Honneychurch | ARC |
757 | Ethnographic Images | Dudley | SC |
759 | Social Complexity in Ancient China | Underhill | ARC |
769 | Museums and their Objects / Landscapes of Meaning | Underhill | ARC |
771 | Early Complex Societies | Burger | ARC |
780 | The Archaeology of Religion | Burger | ARC |
796 | Biopolitics of Human-Nonhuman Relations | Dove | SC |
801 | Sexual Selection and Parental Investment | Fernandez-Duque | BIO |
806 | Research Methods in Biological Anthropology | Valeggia & Fernandez-Duque | BIO |
808 | Topics in Evolutionary Morphology | Sargis | BIO |
812 | Topics in Anthropological Genetics | Tucci | BIO |
830 | Human Life History and Evolution | Bribiescas | BIO |
851 | Topics and Issues in Evolutionary Theory | Bribiescas | BIO |
880 | Evolutionary Biology of Infant Care | Fernandez-Duque | BIO |
900 numbers designate special reading courses in various subfields
Course Number | Course Title | Instructor | Subfield |
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902 | Environmental Anthropology Research Lab | Staff | |
950 | Directed Research: Qualifying Exam Prep | Staff | |
951 | Directed Research in Ethnology and Social Anthropology | Staff | |
952 | Directed Research in Linguistic Anthropology | Staff | |
953 | Directed Research in Archaeological Anthropology | Staff | |
954 | Directed Research in Biological Anthropology | Staff | |
955 | Directed Research in Evolutionary Anthropology | Staff | |
963 | Environmental Humanities | Sivaramakrishnan | |
965 | Directed Research in Physical Anthropology | Staff |