May 04, 2024  
2024-25 Catalog 
    
2024-25 Catalog

Anthropology with a Concentration in Linguistic Anthropology


Students must complete all of the following requirements to graduate with a bachelor of arts in this program. Some courses may apply toward multiple requirements.

College Requirements:

  

Students are required to complete all standard college requirements.

Division Requirements:

  

Students are required to fulfill the division requirements for their major.

Total divisional units: 4

Major Requirements:


Total major units: 12-14, depending on language proficiency

Proficiency in a Non-English Language Demonstrated by One of the Following:


  • Successful completion of Reed language courses:
    ⇒ Two units at a second-year level,
    OR
    ​⇒ One unit at a higher level;
  • Department approval of language courses taken elsewhere, including:
    ⇒ Successful completion of language courses taken in secondary (high) school or at another college/university, 
    AND/OR
    ​⇒ Successful completion of a language placement examination at Reed;
  • Department approval following an assessment of language proficiency in a non-English language, including heritage languages, commensurate with at least two years of college-level coursework.

A minimum of one unit in a specific geographic area


A minimum of three units of linguistic anthropology


A minimum of one unit at the 400 level (excluding 470)


Allied Field: Three Units in Linguistics:


Junior Year Requirement:


  • One unit of junior seminar, which may be taken either fall or spring semester of the junior year. See the Anthropology  department for more information.

Recommended, but Not Required:


Strongly recommended: Coursework in advanced non-English languages (300 level and beyond), literary theory, or literature not in translation.