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General Description / Special Programs

Graduate and undergraduate students interested in bioanthropology or zooarchaeology will have access to a comparative collection, metric tools and an osteology lab. A GIS/remote sensing lab is available to anthropology majors. Those interested in archaeology will find ample opportunity for fieldwork as part of an ongoing program in geophysical prospection. There is also an ethnographic field school available to anthropology majors.

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Degrees
Degrees Offered Anthropology MA, BA
Highest Degree Offered MA/MS
BA/BS Field Areas
Anthropology
Archaeology
Biological Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
BA/BS Requirements
30 semester hours, including Anthropology 303, 304, 305, and 409 and a total of six hours selected from among the following methods courses, Anthropology 320, 335, 390, 391, 392, 393, 405, 406, 407, 408, 412 and 413
MA/MS Field Areas
Anthropology
Archaeology
Biological Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
MA/MS
MA/ MS Requirements 24 semester hours of graduate course work and a minimum of six hours of thesis credit. At least half of the courses must be taken at the 600 level. The 24 course hours must include Quantitative Methods in Anthropology (Anth 572), Anthropological Theory and Methods (Anth 601), Seminar in Cultural Anthropology (Anth 606), Seminar in Biocultural Anthropology (Anth 607), Seminar in Archaeology (Anth 608), Seminar in Research Design & Methodology (Anth 609), and Professional Development Seminars I and II (Anth 604 and 605). Students must attain a B- or better in Anth 572, 601, 606, 607, 608 and 609. Written oral examinations and a thesis are required
Internship / Grants / Funding
Internships Available 0
Internship Required 0
Support Opportunities

Graduate assistantships and fellowships
Program Details
Research Facilities

Center for Archaeological Research
Certs Offered 0
Contacts
Online Courses
Online Courses: 0
Club / Honor Society
Anthropology Club: 1
Anthropology Club Advisor: Simone Delerme
Lambda Alpha Chapter: 1