Master of Arts in Anthropology
Gain advanced training in the social sciences to prepare for a PhD program or a career outside of academia with聽the聽Master of Arts in Anthropology in 51动漫鈥檚 College of Liberal Arts. This 30-credit master鈥檚 program integrates the field鈥檚 four traditional subfields鈥攁rchaeology, biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology and sociocultural anthropology鈥攁nd is structured around two thematic areas: Evolution and Human Environments, and Mobility and Global Inequality.听
Evolution and Human Environments examines the origins and development of all forms of human adaptations in the biosocial realm. This area emphasizes ecological, geographic and spatial-historical data, and quantitative analyses grounded in evolutionary theory.
Mobility and Global Inequality explores the social processes and institutions that impact peoples鈥� movement and inform their experiences based on social inequalities, resource distribution and power inequities. Students study ethnographic, linguistic, and visual data and analytical methods rooted in contemporary theory in the social sciences.
The Anthropology MA is led by who have expertise in the following subfields.
- Anthropological linguistics
- Biological anthropology
- Medical anthropology聽
- Prehistoric and historic archaeology
- Sociocultural anthropology
- Visual anthropology聽
Conduct fieldwork and acquire the skills you need to perform work in both academic and professional settings. The culminating event for the program is a comprehensive exam designed to assess your knowledge gained in the five core courses.
Program Format & Curriculum
Classes for the Anthropology MA are held on Main Campus. Although designed for full-time students to complete in two years, part-time students can take up to three years to complete.听
Core courses include foundational coursework in the thematic areas, history of the discipline, and聽professional training in ethics and grant writing. Electives offer specialization in the literature, theory, and unique subdisciplinary perspectives or expansion of anthropological methods training.
Students complete the following required core courses.
- Ethical Considerations in Anthropological Research聽
- Evolution, Human Environments and the Culture Niche聽
- Funding and Grant Writing in Anthropology聽
- History of Anthropological Theory聽
- Mobility and Global Inequality聽
Students select one of the following required methods-focused courses.
- Anthropological Problems in Visual Production.
- Anthropology of Public Culture
- Field Session in Archaeology
- Fieldwork in Ethnography
- Language as Social Action
- Language Socialization and Cultural Reproduction
- Methods in Archaeology
- Methods in Linguistic Anthropology
- Methods in Physical Anthropology
- Quantitative Analysis of Anthropological Data
- Teaching of Anthropology
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