Admission to the Program

Applicants must meet the minimum university requirements for admission to graduate study. Admission is based on academic record, two academic letters of reference, and an example of the applicant’s work, e.g., a term paper. GRE scores should be sent directly to the department. 

Degree Requirements

• 72 credit hours of approved graduate work 

Students entering the program with an M.A. in Anthropology earned elsewhere must complete at least 30 credit hours of course work and no more than 12 credit hours of dissertation credit in residence. 

• Two languages or one language and statistical or computer analysis as a tool of research 
• Four comprehensive examinations, at least two written and at least one oral 
• Dissertation and oral defense 
• Field work is a component of dissertation research 

Concentrations

Cultural/Social Anthropology, Archeology, or Race, Gender, and Social Justice 

Course Requirements

Cultural/Social Anthropology or Archeology

• ANTH-631 Foundations of Social and Cultural       Anthropology (3) 
• ANTH-634 Foundations of Archaeology (3) 
• ANTH-637 Discourse, Narrative, and Text (3) 
• ANTH-799 Doctoral Dissertation Seminar (6) 

Race, Gender, and Social Justice

• ANTH-632 Contemporary Theory: Culture, Power and     History (3) 
• ANTH-635 Race, Gender and Social Justice (3) 
• 12 credit hours in race, gender, and social justice course work from the following, chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor: 

ANTH-531 Topics in Archaeology : Archaeology and Politics (3) 

ANTH-532 Changing Culture (3) 

ANTH-535 Ethnicity and Nationalism (3) 

ANTH-537 Topics in Language and Culture: Language, Culture, and Education (3) 

ANTH-541 Anthropology and State Policy (3) 

ANTH-542 Reinventing Applied Anthropology (3) 

ANTH-544 Topics in Public Anthropology : Environmental Justice (3) Human Rights (3) 

ANTH-637 Discourse, Narrative, and Text (3) 

ANTH-640 Current Issues in Anthropology (3) 

• 15 credit hours of course work from at least two other teaching units, including the Departments of Justice, Law and Society; History; and Sociology; and the School of International Service 
• ANTH-691 Internship in Anthropology (3) or other practical experience in race, gender and social justice 
• ANTH-799 Doctoral Dissertation Seminar (6) including a 3-credit hour capstone seminar in race, gender and social justice

Admission to the Program

Applicants must meet the minimum university requirements for admission  to graduate study. Admission is based on academic record, two academic  letters of reference, and an example of the applicant’s work, e.g., a term  paper. GRE scores should be sent directly to the department. 

Degree Requirements

•    
• 72 credit hours of approved graduate work 

Students entering the program with an M.A. in Anthropology earned elsewhere  must complete at least 30 credit hours of course work and no more than  12 credit hours of dissertation credit in residence. 

•    
• Two languages or one language and statistical or computer analysis as a  tool of research 
•    
• Four comprehensive examinations, at least two written and at least one  oral 
•    
• Dissertation and oral defense 
•    
• Field work is a component of dissertation research 

Concentrations

Cultural/Social Anthropology, Archeology, or Race, Gender, and Social Justice 

Course Requirements

Cultural/Social Anthropology or Archeology

•    
• ANTH-631 Foundations of Social and Cultural          Anthropology (3) 
•    
• ANTH-634 Foundations of Archaeology (3) 
•    
• ANTH-637 Discourse, Narrative, and Text (3) 
•    
• ANTH-799 Doctoral Dissertation Seminar (6) 

Race, Gender, and Social Justice

•    
• ANTH-632 Contemporary Theory: Culture, Power and          History (3) 
•    
• ANTH-635 Race, Gender and Social Justice (3) 
•    
• 12 credit hours in race, gender, and social justice course work from the  following, chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor: 

ANTH-531 Topics in Archaeology :  Archaeology and Politics (3) 

ANTH-532 Changing Culture (3) 

ANTH-535 Ethnicity and Nationalism (3) 

ANTH-537 Topics in Language and Culture:  Language, Culture, and Education  (3) 

ANTH-541 Anthropology and State Policy (3) 

ANTH-542 Reinventing Applied Anthropology (3) 

ANTH-544 Topics in Public Anthropology :  Environmental Justice (3)  Human  Rights (3) 

ANTH-637 Discourse, Narrative, and Text (3) 

ANTH-640 Current Issues in Anthropology (3) 

•    
• 15 credit hours of course work from at least two other teaching units,  including the Departments of Justice, Law and Society; History; and Sociology;  and the School of International Service 
•    
• ANTH-691 Internship in Anthropology (3) or other practical experience in  race, gender and social justice 
•    
• ANTH-799 Doctoral Dissertation Seminar (6) including a 3-credit hour capstone  seminar in race, gender and social justice