{"id":373,"date":"2019-10-11T22:07:19","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T22:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/?post_type=department&#038;p=373"},"modified":"2026-07-01T18:18:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T12:48:30","slug":"anthropology","status":"publish","type":"department","link":"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/department\/anthropology\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthropology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The department is one of the young P.G. Anthropology departments of India (started functioning from the academic session 2008) having well equipped laboratory, collection of materials and field work facilities for P.G. Anthropology courses. The department has been exploring quality of education by appointing eminent guest faculties from different University and Institutions. It is unique in the sense that it is one of the very few Anthropology departments in India having faculties from three major branches of Anthropology as well as offer specialization courses for all three major branches, i.e. in M.Sc. we offer three specialization courses; Biological Anthropology, Archaeological Anthropology and Social-Cultural Anthropology. The department emphasized more on its fieldwork as a part of its curriculum. All the students supposed to conduct long camp-based intensive fieldwork for 2nd Semester (for 3 major branches) and a dissertation for 4th semester under the direct supervision of the teachers.<br \/>\nCourses offered:<br \/>\nM.Sc. with 3 specializations-<br \/>\nGroup A: Biological Anthropology,<br \/>\nGroup B: Archaeological Anthropology<br \/>\nGroup C: Social-Cultural Anthropology.<br \/>\nPh.D. programme as per UGC guidelines<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4618\" src=\"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Deeksharambh-Student-Induction-Programme-753x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"609\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4617\" src=\"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mentor-Mentee-list-Anthropology-2101-23-session-713x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mentor-Mentee-list-Anthropology-2101-23-session-713x1024.jpg 713w, https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mentor-Mentee-list-Anthropology-2101-23-session-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mentor-Mentee-list-Anthropology-2101-23-session-768x1103.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mentor-Mentee-list-Anthropology-2101-23-session.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4617\" src=\"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/anth_lecture.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"369\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"main-btn mt-55\" href=\"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Research-and-Publication-Ethics.docx.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Syllabus of Research and Publication Ethics <\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"main-btn mt-55\" href=\"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Research-Methodology-course.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Syllabus of Research Methodology course<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"main-btn mt-55\" href=\"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Mentor-Mentee-24-sem-Anthropology.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mentor-Mentee 2&amp;4 Sem Anthropology<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"main-btn mt-55\" href=\"http:\/\/wbsubregistration.org\/departmental-journal.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Departmental Journal <\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"main-btn mt-55\" href=\"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/genus-homo-volume-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genus Homo, volume 1<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"main-btn mt-55\" href=\"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/genus-homo-volume-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genus Homo, volume 2<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"main-btn mt-55\" href=\"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/genus-homo-volume-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genus Homo, volume 3<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"main-btn mt-55\" href=\"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/genus-homo-volume-4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genus Homo, volume 4<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"main-btn mt-55\" href=\"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/genus-homo-volume-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genus Homo, volume 5<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"main-btn mt-55\" href=\"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/genus-homo-volume-6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genus Homo, volume 6<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"main-btn mt-55\" href=\"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/genus-homo-volume-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genus Homo, volume 7<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"main-btn mt-55\" href=\"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/genus-homo-volume-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genus Homo, volume 8<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"main-btn mt-55\" href=\"https:\/\/wbsu.ac.in\/web\/genus-homo-volume-9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genus Homo, volume 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