Any opinions on the school of humanities, art, and social sciences?

[jenuinex26]

<p>As much as i love hardcore science, over the past year i’ve become very interested in pursuing anthropology as a major along with biology or brain and cognitive science (MIT specific).</p>

<p>I haven’t heard much about the humanities/social science departments (how strong it is, how readily available resources are, etc.) Any comments or opinions? </p>

<p>thanks so much! =]</p>

[molliebatmit]

<p>Anthopology is a pretty small major (I think perhaps two or three students graduated with 21A degrees this year, although I am too lazy to look it up), but the upside to that is that classes are pretty small and that all of the 21A majors get to know the faculty spectacularly well.</p>

<p>The MIT anthropology professors are primarily medical anthropologists, I think – my impression was that many of them were interested in aspects of the culture of science and medicine. Sensible.</p>

<p>One of my friends just graduated with a 21A degree, and if you’re interested, I could see if she’d be willing to share information about the department via email.</p>

<p>EDIT: I guess I should say that I concentrated in anthropology, and I really enjoyed the classes I took in the department.</p>

[River_Phoenix]

<p>archaeology is strong at MIT, but it’s much less scientifically based than humanistic; it’s a submajor of the materials science department - IMHO this makes it more meaningful than programs at other schools, and less interesting</p>

[jessiehl]

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archaeology is strong at MIT, but it’s much less scientifically based than humanistic; it’s a submajor of the materials science department - IMHO this makes it more meaningful than programs at other schools, and less interesting

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<p>Archeology != anthropology. Both exist at MIT - archeology in course 3, anthropology in course 21.</p>

[tropicalisland]

<p>For a psychology concentration/ minor, is it possible to take psychology related classes in the brain and cog department and have it count toward the major and the concentration/minor?</p>

[texas137]

<p><a href=“anthropology”>quote</a> is strong at MIT, but it’s much less scientifically based than humanistic

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<p>River, did you mean to say that it is more scientifically based? That would fit the rest of the comment better. Why would a humanistic course be in the materials science department?</p>

[molliebatmit]

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For a psychology concentration/ minor, is it possible to take psychology related classes in the brain and cog department and have it count toward the major and the concentration/minor?

Yes, but the [course</a> catalogue](<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/catalogue/degre.scien.brain.shtml]course”>http://web.mit.edu/catalogue/degre.scien.brain.shtml) says that

No more than three of the subjects used to satisfy the requirements for the major in brain and cognitive sciences may be used for the minor (or concentration) in psychology.

So you can’t just pick up a minor in psychology and a major in BCS automatically; you’d have to take some extra classes along the way.</p>

[River_Phoenix]

<p>yea I meant more scientifically based
and I mentioned archaeology because it is a subfield of anthropology…</p>

[fhimas88888888]

<p>They have THE or one of the best econ departments in the country. I’ve also heard from many CCers that MIT has a great music prgm.</p>