MA/MS in Anthropology

The Master of Arts in anthropology requires prior study across the discipline: at least fifteen credit hours including history and theory and the three main subdivisions, an introductory statistics course, and a minimum grade average. Students lacking prerequisites may enter on conditional or probationary status. The degree consists of graduate study in which most hours must come from advanced numbered courses, beginning with core seminars such as archaeology and ethnohistory. Applicants submit a statement of purpose naming their intended specialization, and the full faculty reviews each file. Priority dates apply to both fall and spring entry.