Anthropology (MA)
Department website: http://liberalarts.utexas.edu/anthropology/
Graduate study in anthropology is offered in the areas of biological anthropology, archaeology, linguistic anthropology, and sociocultural anthropology, with emphasis on North, Central, and South America, Micronesia, Central, South, and Southeast Asia, Madagascar, the Middle East, and Africa.
Graduate Handbook
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Total Hours Required: 30
Thesis: 30
Report: 33
Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Degree | ||
| Core Anthropology | ||
| Choose a sequence below: | 6 | |
| Sequence 1: Archaeology and linguistic anthropology | ||
Subfield core | ||
Additional or subfield core | ||
| Sequence 2: Sociocultural anthropology: | ||
| Introduction to Graduate Social Anthropology | ||
| Introduction to Cultural Forms | ||
| Sequence 3: Biological anthropology | ||
| Introduction to Biological Anthropology: Behavior, Genetics, and Variation | ||
| Introduction to Biological Anthropology: Primate Morphology and Evolution | ||
| Hours chosen from: Additional Anthropology | 12 | |
| Hours chosen from: Field other than anthropology | 6 | |
Recommended areas: Asian studies, art history, biology, communication, comparative literature, computer science, economics, English, geography, geological sciences, government, history, kinesiology, Latin American studies, linguistics, philosophy, psychology, sociology, statistics, Middle Eastern studies, American studies, women’s and gender studies, cultural studies, African and African diaspora studies, Mexican American and Latino/a studies, Native American and indigenous studies, and ethnomusicology | ||
| Choose a sequence below: | 6 | |
| Sequence 1: | ||
| Thesis | ||
| Sequence 2: | ||
| Master's Report | ||
Free electives: Additional coursework to reach total hours required. (approved by advisor) | ||
| All students in this program must also follow these requirements and policies: | ||
| Graduate Liberal Arts Requirements | ||
| Graduate University Requirements | ||
| Total Hours | 30 | |