MA/MS in Anthropology

The anthropology master's combines coursework, a comprehensive evaluation, and original scholarly work. Faculty expect students to finish in two years. Students need background in anthropology, ideally one class in each of cultural, linguistic, biological, and archaeological anthropology, plus statistics and a year of a second language. The core course is contemporary anthropological thought, followed by a choice of thesis, project, or non-thesis paths that bring the total to 30 credits. The Graduate School expects enrolled students to maintain a 3.0 grade average and accepts coursework toward a master's or doctoral requirement only when the grade is a C or better. Departments may set stricter standards. The requirements described here come from the published University of Montana catalog for the Missoula campus, and students sequence their courses term by term with advisor support.