The 2023-2024 AnthroGuide is the last print version. Edits for graduate programs are due July 31, 2023.

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General Description / Special Programs
Graduate programs in archaeology, cultural anthropology, and museum/curatorial studies (in cooperation with the Denver Art Museum and the Denver Museum of Natural History).
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Degrees
Degrees Offered Anthropology MA, BA major
Highest Degree Offered MA/MS
BA/BS Field Areas
Anthropology
BA/BS Requirements
44 quarter hours
MA/MS Field Areas
Anthropology
Archaeology
Cultural Anthropology
Museum/Curatorial Studies
MA/MS
MA/ MS Requirements 48 quarter hours plus thesis or 60 quarter hours plus research paper, or some other exit project. Qualifying Exam.
MA/MS Specializations Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, Museum and Heritage Studies
Internship / Grants / Funding
Internships Available 0
Internship Required 0
Support Opportunities <p>Undergraduate: University Scholarships are available for entering freshmen and undergraduate transfer students; Bogard Senior Scholarship (approx $3000); work-study positions; Graduate: teaching assistantships with stipends and tuition waiver; additional tuition waivers, scholarships, work-study.</p>
Program Details
Research Facilities <p>Culturally appropriate storage and NAGPRA compliance office; Museum gallery; Archaeology lab; computer terminals and PCs; archaeological field equipment; comparative lithic collection, historic artifact reference collection.</p>
Collections Ethnographic, prehistoric and historic archaeological collections; Collections management facility; fossil cast collection
Library Resources Department research library; Denver University Anderson Academic Commons; Colorado Archaeological Society (Denver chapter) research library
Certs Offered 0
Contacts
Online Courses
Online Courses: 0
Club / Honor Society
Anthropology Club: 1
Anthropology Club Info: DU Chapter, Lambda Alpha
Lambda Alpha Chapter: 1