Overview
The MS in Anthropology has 30 credits. Using the scaling factors provided in the accelerated graduate policy (GFC document 1311):
- Forward-shared credit limit is 6 for a 30 credit MS program (6 are being used).
- Backward-shared credit limit is 15 for a 30 credit MS program.
The Accelerated Graduate Degree in Anthropology will utilize 6 forward-shared and 9 backward-shared credits. See Appendix A for a list of courses that can be forward and backward shared.
- Forward-shared courses are taken at the graduate level while the student is in their undergraduate career, and may be applied to the MS in Anthropology upon admission into Graduate School. In accordance with existing Graduate School policy, students must earn a B or higher in the course (B- is not acceptable). This includes all approved Anthropology U/G courses in Appendix A, Section I. In addition to the approved U/G courses, Graduate courses may be taken with special permission from advisor and course instructor.
- Backward-shared courses are taken at the graduate level while the student is in their graduate career, and may be applied to the BA in Anthropology upon completion of the course. This includes all approved Anthropology graduate courses in Appendix A, Section II. Graduate student status is required to take any of the Core Courses required for the MS in Anthropology, and these Core Courses cannot be shared.
Advancement to Major/Admission
Undergraduate Requirements
The Accelerated Graduate Degree in Anthropology requires students meet the following criteria:
- Minimum GPA of 3.5 (Anthro and Cumulative)
- Junior standing
- Prior completion of ANTHRO 101, ANTHRO 102, and ANTHRO 103
- Declaration of major in Anthropology with an intent to apply for the Accelerated Master’s Degree in Anthropology
Approved enrollment into graduate level coursework during an undergraduate career does not guarantee admission to the MS in Anthropology as part of the Accelerated Graduate Degree. These courses fulfill requirements for the BA in Anthropology, regardless of acceptance into Graduate School.
Graduate School Admission Requirements
Admission to the MS in Anthropology as part of the Accelerated Graduate Degree in Anthropology is selective. Students apply by January of their Junior (3rd) year. In order to be considered for admission into Graduate School, students must meet all existing Department of Anthropology graduate program admission requirements.
Double Counted Courses
This accelerated graduate degree involves the following bachelor’s and master’s degrees: Anthropology BA and Anthropology MS. There are six (6) forward-shared credits and 9 backward-shared credits for a total of 15 shared credits.
Eligible Forward-Shared Courses
Students can utilize six credits maximum to forward share. See list below for courses that may be forward shared. These courses must be taken at the graduate (G) level.
Eligible Backward-Shared Courses
Students can utilize nine (9) credits maximum to backward share toward the BA in Anthropology.
Note that Core courses (801, 802, and 803) and the Advanced Seminar (763 or 940) cannot be double counted. Classes taken to fulfill Graduate requirements for Method 1, Method 2, Elective 1, Elective 2, Elective 3, and Elective 4 can be shared. See below for the list of approved graduate classes for backward-shared credit.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Eligible Forward-shared Courses | ||
| ANTHRO 302 | Anthropology and Popular Culture | 3 |
| ANTHRO 304 | Violence and Warfare in Prehistory | 3 |
| ANTHRO 305 | The Celtic World | 3 |
| ANTHRO 306 | European Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 307 | World Archaeology: Foundations of Civilization | 3 |
| ANTHRO 308 | Archaeology of North America | 3 |
| ANTHRO 309 | Archaeology of Central and South America | 3 |
| ANTHRO 310 | Archaeology of Middle America | 3 |
| ANTHRO 311 | The World of the Ancient Maya | 3 |
| ANTHRO 312 | The Past on Tap: The Archaeology of Fermented Beverages | 3 |
| ANTHRO 313 | Archaeology of the American Southwest | 3 |
| ANTHRO 314 | American Indian Societies and Cultures | 3 |
| ANTHRO 320 | Peoples and Cultures of Africa | 3 |
| ANTHRO 322 | Europe in Anthropological Perspective | 3 |
| ANTHRO 325 | Japanese Culture and Society | 3 |
| ANTHRO 326 | Peoples and Cultures of South Asia | 3 |
| ANTHRO 335 | American Indians of the Southeast | 3 |
| ANTHRO 340 | Cultures of Online Games and Virtual Worlds | 3 |
| ANTHRO 349 | Seminar in Ethnography and Cultural Processes | 3 |
| ANTHRO 354 | Anthropology, Aesthetics, and Art | 3 |
| ANTHRO 361 | Applications in Linguistic Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 362 | System Failure: Globalization and Language Extinction | 3 |
| ANTHRO 380 | Anthropological Applications of GIS | 3 |
| ANTHRO 400 | Human Sociobiology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 401 | Primate Populations | 3 |
| ANTHRO 402 | Primate Evolution | 3 |
| ANTHRO 403 | The Human Skeleton | 3 |
| ANTHRO 404 | Human Biological Variation | 3 |
| ANTHRO 405 | Forensic Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 406 | Evolutionary Biology & Human Diseases | 3 |
| ANTHRO 407 | Neuroanthropology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 408 | Hormones and Behavior | 3 |
| ANTHRO 409 | Evolution, Religion, and Human Biology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 420 | Power and Ideology in Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 421 | Cities in the Ancient World | 3 |
| ANTHRO 424 | Ethnoarchaeology and Experimental Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 425 | Hunter-Gatherer Lifeways: Past and Present | 3 |
| ANTHRO 426 | Who Owns the Past? | 3 |
| ANTHRO 431 | Cities and Culture | 3 |
| ANTHRO 439 | Culture and Global Health | 3 |
| ANTHRO 440 | Medical Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 441 | Nature, Knowledge, and Technoscience in Anthropological Perspective | 3 |
| ANTHRO 442 | Humanitarianism in Global Perspective | 3 |
| ANTHRO 443 | Medicine and Pharmaceuticals in the Global Age | 3 |
| ANTHRO 446 | The Child in Different Cultures | 3 |
| ANTHRO 447 | The Global Politics of Human Rights | 3 |
| ANTHRO 448 | Cultural and Human Ecology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 449 | The Human Economy | 3 |
| ANTHRO 450 | Political Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 460 | Anthropological Theory | 3 |
| ANTHRO 465 | Historic Preservation in Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 466 | Historical Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 467 | Archaeological Curation: A Practicum in the Care of Research Collections | 3 |
| ANTHRO 497 | Study Abroad: (Programs in Peru and South Africa may be used for graduate credit) | 1-12 |
| ANTHRO 501 | Archaeology of Death | 3 |
| ANTHRO 502 | Lithic Analysis: Stone Tools and Human Behavior | 3 |
| ANTHRO 525 | Zooarchaeology: Analysis of Faunal Remains | 3 |
| ANTHRO 535 | Analysis of Archaeological Ceramics | 3 |
| ANTHRO 540 | Applications of Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 543 | Cross-Cultural Study of Religion | 3 |
| ANTHRO 560 | Introduction to Research Methods in Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 561 | Techniques and Problems in Ethnography | 3 |
| ANTHRO 562 | Techniques and Problems in Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 565 | Seminar in Regional Archaeology: | 3 |
| ANTHRO 566 | Archaeological Analysis and Report Preparation: | 3-6 |
| ANTHRO 567 | Archaeological Field School | 3-6 |
| ANTHRO 568 | Introduction to Anthropological Statistics | 3 |
| ANTHRO 570 | Issues in Bilingualism | 3 |
| ANTHRO 649 | Ethnography of Institutions | 3 |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Eligible Backward-shared Courses | ||
| Graduate Electives Options | ||
| Any graduate course with approval from the department Graduate Advisor and the student’s MS Advisor. | ||
| Graduate Methods Options | ||
| ANTHRO 380G | Anthropological Applications of GIS | 3 |
| ANTHRO 403G | The Human Skeleton | 3 |
| ANTHRO 501G | Archaeology of Death | 3 |
| ANTHRO 502G | Lithic Analysis: Stone Tools and Human Behavior | 3 |
| ANTHRO 525G | Zooarchaeology: Analysis of Faunal Remains | 3 |
| ANTHRO 535G | Analysis of Archaeological Ceramics | 3 |
| ANTHRO 560G | Introduction to Research Methods in Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 561G | Techniques and Problems in Ethnography | 3 |
| ANTHRO 562G | Techniques and Problems in Archaeology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 566G | Archaeological Analysis and Report Preparation: | 3-6 |
| ANTHRO 567G | Archaeological Field School | 3-6 |
| ANTHRO 568G | Introduction to Anthropological Statistics | 3 |