MA Anthropology

Whether you want to study people who lived long ago or examine cultures of today, this program provides the advanced graduate training and research experiences you need to pursue a professional career in the field of anthropology.As a student in this program, you will complete coursework, seminars and directed studies in general anthropology, archaeology, physical anthropology and ethnology. You will also lead independent research and complete a thesis.Department research specialties include historical archaeology, prehistoric Plateau archaeology, archaeological conservation and stabilization, Plateau Indian ethnography, contemporary American culture, human evolution, and indigenous peoples of South America.Graduate students have opportunities to work alongside faculty in the field and in the university’s Laboratory of Anthropology on archaeological digs, archival research, and artifact and preservation projects.