# Honors & Theses
**Source**: https://anthropology.fas.harvard.edu/honors-theses
**Parent**: https://anthropology.fas.harvard.edu/
Anthropology concentrators pursue a diverse range of topics and places that covers every time period from the pre-historical to the present, and every major world area. Recent senior honors thesis have investigated:
- The relationship between the Boston Catholic Church and its Spanish-speaking members
- Islamic Finance in Malaysia
- A Cancer Ward in Kenya
- Stigma in the Lives of Unmarried Women in Contemporary China
- Challenges in Housing Rights Advocacy in Bolivia
The requirements for honors eligibility are distinguished by program. Certain honors recommendations are possible without a thesis.
Students are encouraged to consult [A Student's Guide to Reading and Writing in Social Anthropology](/files/anthropology/files/anthropology_writing_guide_2010.pdf) and the [AnthroWrites](https://www.anthrowrites.com/) website.
Social Anthropology Honors
Archaeology Honors
Combined Archaeology/Social Anthropology Honors
Anthropology and Medicine Honors
## Social Anthropology Honors
### Thesis Track (12 courses)
- [Basic Concentration Requirements](/concentration-requirements "Concentration Requirements")
- ANTH 99: Thesis Tutorial in Anthropology, a full-year writing workshop, culminating in the submission of a senior thesis and an oral thesis examination.
### Non-Thesis Track (10 courses)
All graduating seniors in Social Anthropology who are not thesis candidates may be considered for a non-thesis honors recommendation of honors (but not high or highest honors), provided that their concentration grade-point averages calculated at the end of their next to-last semester are among the highest 25 percent of non-thesis candidates in their graduating class.
## Archaeology Honors
### Thesis Track (12 courses)
- [Basic Concentation Requirements](/concentration-requirements "Concentration Requirements")
- Including one Archaeology Graduate-Level Research Seminar (2000-level)
- ANTH 99: Thesis Tutorial in Anthropology, a full-year writing workshop, culminating in the submission of a senior thesis and an oral thesis examination.
### Non-Thesis Track (10 courses)
Graduating seniors in Archaeology who are not thesis candidates and have taken a 2000- level course may be considered for a non-thesis honors recommendation of honors (but not high or highest honors), provided that their concentration grade-point averages calculated at the end of their next-to-last semester are among the highest 25 percent of non-thesis candidates in their graduating class.
## Combined Archaeology/Social Anthropology Honors
### Thesis Track (12 courses)
- [Basic Concentration Requirements](/concentration-requirements "Concentration Requirements")
- ANTH 99: Thesis Tutorial in Anthropology, a full-year writing workshop, culminating in the submission of a senior thesis and an oral thesis examination.
### Non-Thesis Track (10 courses)
All graduating seniors in combined Archaeology and Social Anthropology who are not thesis candidates may be considered for a non-thesis honors recommendation of honors (but not high or highest honors), provided that their concentration grade-point averages calculated at the end of their next-to-last semester are among the highest 25 percent of non-thesis candidates in their graduating class.
## Anthropology and Medicine Honors
### Thesis Track (14 courses)
- [Basic Concentration Requirements](/concentration-requirements "Concentration Requirements")
- ANTH 99: Thesis Tutorial in Anthropology, a full-year writing workshop, culminating in the submission of a senior thesis and an oral thesis examination.
### Non-Thesis Track (12 courses)
All graduating seniors in Anthropology and Medicine who are not thesis candidates may be considered for a non-thesis honors recommendation of honors (but not high or highest honors), provided that their concentration grade-point averages calculated at the end of their next to-last semester are among the highest 25 percent of non-thesis candidates in their graduating class.