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

General Description / Special Programs

The master's and doctoral program in anthropology. Fieldwork for the thesis or dissertation is encouraged through competitively awarded assistance. Southeastern U.S., Maya and Andean archaeology, human skeletal biology, forensic anthropology, paleoanthropology, Latin American sociocultural ethnology, Mesoamerican linguistics, and Afro-American and Caribbean cultures constitute the primary topics of interest. The integration of cultural and spatial approaches characterizes the joint department.

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Degrees
Degrees Offered Anthropology PhD, MA, BA
Highest Degree Offered PhD
BA/BS Field Areas
Anthropology
Archaeology
Biological Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
Linguistic Anthropology
BA/BS Requirements
120 hours total, minimum of 24 in anthropology. Intro to Physical Anthropology and Prehistory, and Intro to Cultural and Social Anthropology are required, as well as three of: Intro to Archaeology, Intro to World Ethnography, Intro to Anthropological Linguistics, and/or Biological Anthropology.
MA/MS Field Areas
Anthropology
Archaeology
Biological Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
Linguistic Anthropology
MA/MS
MA/ MS Requirements 24 hours course work and 6 hours thesis research, Biological Anthropology, History of Anthropological Theory, Language and Culture, Method and Theory in Archaeology, thesis proposal and defense, thesis, oral defense.
MA/MS Specializations Archaeology, biological, cultural, linguistics, forensic anthropology
PhD Field Areas
Anthropology
Archaeology
Biological Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
Linguistic Anthropology
Phd
Phd Requirements 30 hours course work, dissertation research, general exam, dissertation, oral defense.
Phd Specializations Archaeology, biological, cultural, linguistics
Internship / Grants / Funding
Internships Available 0
Internship Required 0
Support Opportunities <p>Graduate: teaching and research assistantships: 14&nbsp;in MA program, $12,750 AY; 11&nbsp;in PhD program, $15,050 AY (non-res fee waived; tuition waiver); summer fieldwork awards.</p>
Program Details
Research Facilities <p>Facilities include well-equipped labs in archaeology including 3D imaging and printing, biological anthropology and forensics, material culture and soil studies. Additional facilities include Computer Cartography and Geographic Information Science Labs and a Cartographic Information Center, which curates over 500,000 maps, and the PAST lab for sclerochronology and geochemical analysis. The Museum of Natural Science contains extensive collections of archaeological artifacts. Computer labs are available for student use.</p>
Library Resources The LSU Library has over 3.2 million volumes, with principal anthropology journals.
Certs Offered 0
Website
Contacts
Online Courses
Online Courses: 0
Club / Honor Society
Anthropology Club: 1
Anthropology Club Info: Geography and Anthropology Society, Geography and Anthropology Undergraduate Society, Lambda Alpha
Lambda Alpha Chapter: 1