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General Description / Special Programs
Cooperates with Classical Studies and other area studies; Africana Studies, Forensic Science, Latino and Latin American Studies, Museum Studies, Native American Studies, and Women's Studies minors; Honors program for undergrads
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Degrees
Degrees Offered Anthropology PhD, MA, BA major
Highest Degree Offered PhD
BA/BS Field Areas
Anthropology
BA/BS Requirements
Anthropology Major: 33 hours in Anthropology to include ANTH 240A,B,C,D, 1 each of 310 and 410 course series, 1 additional 400-level course, and Senior Seminar (ANTH 480)
MA/MS Field Areas
Anthropology
MA/MS
MA/ MS Requirements 30 units of course work including 3 of 5 core courses and thesis, published paper or acceptable research paper, 1 foreign language
PhD Field Areas
Anthropology
Phd
Phd Requirements 24 hours residency, preliminary exam, 1 foreign language and a research tool (statistics, 2nd language, etc), 24 hours dissertation, dissertation, oral defense of dissertation
Internship / Grants / Funding
Internships Available 0
Internship Required 0
Support Opportunities <p>Grad: Half-time teaching, research assistantships and University fellowships for MA and PhD; Dissertation Research award; tuition scholarships for resident and non-residents; archaeology field and lab positions; museum work; work study</p>
Program Details
Research Facilities <p>Center for Archaeological Investigations; Complex for Forensic Anthropology; May &amp; Wartburg Collections of New Guinea Art, University Museum Collections, HRAF, Community Dev Services, Rehab Institute, computer facilities and other emeritus faculty</p>
Certs Offered 0
Contacts
Online Courses
Online Courses: 1
Online Course Info: <p>Anth 104, 202, 240A, 240D, 310A, 410K, 410L, 410N &amp; 410Q</p>
Club / Honor Society
Anthropology Club: 1
Anthropology Club Info: Undergrad Student Anthropology Association; Lambda Alpha (Delta of Illinois); Anthropology Graduate Student Association
Anthropology Club Advisor: Mark Wagner
Lambda Alpha Chapter: 1