Overview

About the program

The courses in the Anthropology program of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) offer conceptual tools for cross-cultural understanding and train students to think critically about the dynamism of specific cultural forms. Subjects also provide intensive introduction to areas of faculty specializations, including medical anthropology, the social dimensions of science, technology and computing, material culture studies, environmental movements, food cultures and politics, magic and religion, ethnographic film production, gender and family studies, migration and ethnic identity, and urban studies.

Undergraduates can major, minor, or concentrate in Anthropology. Students create programs of study with the aid of their primary academic advisors, and their minor or major advisor in Anthropology. Anthropology also offers joint degree programs in combination with engineering, science, or management fields. Please see the Requirements page and the MIT catalog for further details.