Anthropology

Interdisciplinary Studies

Anthropologists study the human experience across space and time. As a consequence, anthropology is probably the most interdisciplinary area of knowledge represented in any college or university curriculum.

In this light, the members of the department of anthropology at Connecticut College are committed to the presentation of anthropological knowledge in the context of the liberal arts curriculum, and to the ideal that the major in anthropology is one of the best ways to gain knowledge in a broad, comparative and integrative manner.

Connecticut College offers you an unusually wide range of opportunities to explore a topic, issue or problem using the conceptual framework and tools of more than one academic discipline. You may choose an established interdisciplinary major or design one in consultation with faculty advisers and the Committee on Student-Designed Interdisciplinary Majors and Minors.

As an Anthropology major, you'll be able to work with the College's newest interdisciplinary program, the Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity. Opened in 2005, CCSRE became a connecting point for all of the college's resources for researching and teaching race and ethnicity.

You may also apply to earn a certificate from one of the College's innovative interdisciplinary centers. Requirements for the certificate programs include a challenging combination of coursework, in-depth research and a funded summer internship in the U.S. or abroad. The four centers are:

- Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology
- Goodwin-Niering Center for Conservation Biology and Environmental Studies
- Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy
- Toor Cummings Center for International Studies and the Liberal Arts (CISLA)