Anthropology,QAU

Department of Anthropology

The Department of Anthropology was established in 1974 under the supervision of Professor Emeritus Dr. Ahmad Hassan Dani. In August 1976 Prof Dr. Muhammad A. Rauf was appointed as the first Chairman of the Department. Since then the Department is offering Masters degree in Anthropology. One semester compulsory fieldwork is the distinctive feature of the programme which sets it special from other Social Sciences.

During anthropological fieldwork the students have to live in their respective research sites that are generally rural areas of Pakistan. On the basis of their extensive fieldwork students are required to write their Masters thesis. It provides them an opportunity to learn how to analyze the field data. It also helps them to develop deep insight about Pakistan Society and culture.