BA English and Cultural Anthropology at Northeastern University

Programme overview

The Department of English and the Department of Sociology and Anthropology offer an interdisciplinary combined major in English and cultural anthropology. Students in the combined major in English and cultural anthropology at Northeastern integrate the study of literature, language, and writing with the study of human culture and its intersections with structures of inequality (e.g., race, class, and gender) and contemporary global issues. Offered at: Boston.

Faculty: College of Social Sciences and Humanities | Department: English | Duration: 128 semester hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Requires 128 semester hours. Required courses include ENGL 1160 Introduction to Rhetoric; ENGL 1400 Introduction to Literary Studies; ENGL 1700 Global Literatures 1; ENGL 1701 Global Literatures; ANTH 1101 Peoples and Cultures; ANTH 2305 Global Markets and Local Culture.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year applicants apply for Fall entry through Early Decision I, Early Decision II, Early Action or Regular Decision. Transfer applicants can apply for Fall or Spring entry.

First-year deadlines: Early Decision I and Early Action November 1; Early Decision II and Regular Decision January 1. Decision notifications: ED I by January 1, EA by February 15, ED II by March 1, RD by April 1.

Transfer deadlines: Fall April 1; Spring October 15 (extended).

First-year and transfer applicants apply through the Common Application or Coalition Application; the application fee is $75 (non-refundable). SAT/ACT is optional (test-optional).

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.northeastern.edu/

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