a common factor binds irawati karve jane goodall author octavio paz former us president barack obamas mother ann dunham soetoro and prince charles anthropology a multifaceted subject that is a part of humanities savitribai phule pune universitys anthropology department is the sole one in maharashtra where one can avail a masters degree eminent anthropologist irawati karve was a founder member of the department students graduating in arts and science can pursue this course a written examination is a must for selection the subject is widely opted for in the upsc examination and its multidimensional approach is popular among students the department is among the best the course includes lectures seminars practical and mandatory ethnographic fieldwork the two faces of the subject are biological and cultural anthropology students learn about evolution of man anatomy physiology tribal aspects human genetics and research methodologies the field trip to tribal areas studies physical financial cultural educational health and their myths and beliefs the department also offers m phil and phd courses students can appear for net to become lecturers or research fellows the department has so far guided 85 students for doctoral degrees at present 20 students are working for their doctoral degreesstudents can work in ngos hospitals research institutions the archaeology department at deccan college tribal institutes and other organizations students also work in research projects in different institutions they earn between rs 20000 to around rs 80000 per month a student is working on a health related project at sassoon general hospital and is collaborating with john hopkins university in the us several students work for projects at tribal research and training institute and babasaheb ambedkar research and training institute the department is also involved in compiling of archaeological terms concepts definition and subject exploration in marathi vishwa kosh s s kulkarni sppus department of anthropology