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ANTHMA - Anthropology

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Anthropology, Sch ofGraduate Degree SeekingMA - Master of Arts
Completion requirement

33 

Completion requirement
  • course: Foundations of Archaeological Interpretation (3)

  • course: Archaeological Methodology (3)

  • course: History of Anthropological Theory (3)

  • course: Cultural Resource Management (3)

  • course: Classical and Controversial: Critical Debates in Classical Antiquity (3)

  • course: Special Topics in Archaeology (3)

  • course: Archaeology and Descendant Communities (3)

  • course: Summer Internship (3)

  • course: Master's Report or course: Thesis (3)

Requirements for the special track programs are the same as those for the general program plus 3 to 9 additional units, including appropriate internships and practica.

The Graduate College requires that the cumulative grade point average for all work taken for graduate credit be at least 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale).

Completion requirement

North American Archaeology - Select 3 units

  • course: Southwest Land and Society (3)

  • course: Pueblo Archaeology (3)

  • course: Archaeology of Eastern North America (3)

  • course: Archaeology of the Southwest (3)

  • course: Paleoindian Origins (3)

  • course: Archaeology (1-3)

Laboratory Methods - Select 6 units

  • course: Introduction to Archaeological Conservation (3)

  • course: Geoarchaeology (3)

  • course: Quaternary Geology (3)

  • course: Introduction to Dendrochronology (4)

  • course: Human Osteology (4)

  • course: Ethnobotany (3)

  • course: Zooarchaeology and Taphonomy Lab (3)

  • course: Archaeological Science (3)

  • course: Ceramic Analysis (3)

  • course: Experimental Archaeology (3)

  • course: GIS for Natural and Social Sciences (3)

  • course: Archaeology (1-3)

  • course: Documentation and Interpretation of the Historic Built Environment (3)

Historical Archaeology - Select 3 units

  • course: Historical Archaeology (3)

  • course: Culture Contact and Colonialism (3)

  • course: Archaeology (1-3)

Special Topics

  • course: Special Topics in Archaeology (3)

  • course: Archaeology (1-3)

Completion requirement

A thesis or paper, reporting substantive and original research, is required. The MA paper or thesis is written with the guidance of a committee of three members of the faculty. The final examination for the Master's degree is an oral examination, administered by the faculty committee. The oral examination is individually scheduled in the candidate's last semester of study for the degree. It is based on the required and elected coursework and the MA project or thesis.

No more than 6 units of graduate work may be transferred for credit from another institution.

Completion requirement
Completion requirement

Minimum Credit Units

33 

Core Coursework Requirements

The Anthropology Accelerated Master's Program has currently been placed on hold.  No applications are being accepted.

 

Elective Coursework

The Anthropology Accelerated Master's Program has currently been placed on hold.  No applications are being accepted.

 

Additional Requirements

None