Degree Requirements
Thesis Option (33 hours)
Practicum Option (36 hours)
Internship Option (36 hours)
The following courses are required:
1. Anth 8000 Anthropological Theory and Praxis (3)
2. Anth 8040 Seminar in Anthropology (3) or Anth 8050 Seminar in Applied Anthropology (3)
3. One course at the 6000 or 8000 level in Biological Anthropology.
4. One course at the 6000 or 8000 level in Archaeology.
5. One of the following methods courses (as relevant to the student’s MA concentration):
- Anth 6670 Methods in Sociocultural Anthropology (3) or Anth 8010 Qualitative Methods in Anthropology (3)
- Anth 6360 Methods and Theories in Biological Anthropology (4)
- Anth 6590 Archaeological Methods (4)
6. Additional 6000/8000-level anthropology courses in area of specialization to achieve a total of 33 semester hours for thesis option and 36 semester hours for practicum and internship options. Up to six hours of graduate courses may be taken outside the anthropology program.
7. Proficiency in a foreign language or approved research skill.
8. A general written and oral examination must be passed on or near the completion of coursework requirements.
9. Six credit hours of Anth 8999, Thesis Research (thesis option only).
10. Three credit hours of Anth 8990, Research Practicum (practicum option only).
11. Three credit hours of Anth 8910, Internship (internship option only).
12. Oral defense of thesis, research practicum paper, or internship paper.
