Anthropology Program

The anthropology program at Mary Washington concentrates on cultural anthropology: ethnography, theory, and practice. Students have the opportunity to do first-hand research under faculty supervision in the community of Fredericksburg and, for those interested, elsewhere in the world as well. Recent graduates and current students have done research in Haiti, Chile, Peru, Australia, Samoa, and Madagascar. Further information about research possibilities is on the Resources page of this site. We also work closely with colleagues in the Department of Historic Preservation to train students interested in archaeology.

Majors earn a B.A. in anthropology. The total number of required hours in the major is small (30) to allow students to double major if they wish.

The Program Requirements pages give details about the current program and about the independent major, and tells how students who want to declare the new major should proceed. The new major requirements, which go into effect with the new catalogue, are slightly different from the current requirements.

You'll find a list of our regularly-offered anthropology courses on the Course Descriptions page. Those offered in the current and the coming semesters are listed on the Schedule of Courses.