MA/MS in Anthropology

Graduate study in anthropology here leads to the M.A. and includes coursework in the discipline's four subfields: archaeology, biological anthropology, cultural anthropology and linguistics. Students can also layer on an interdisciplinary graduate certificate in museum studies. The degree readies graduates to teach, carry out research, work in applied settings or move on to a doctorate. Candidates select between two routes. One is built on coursework and finishes with comprehensive examinations covering every subfield. The other is narrower, adds hands-on research experience and ends in a thesis. Many graduate students receive financial support through research or teaching assistantships. These awards require their own application, which is handled apart from the one submitted for admission to the program, so applicants should plan to complete both.