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Anthropology (Sociocultural Anthropology) (MA)

Anthropology (Sociocultural Anthropology) (MA)

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Ecology, cultural, demography, religion

Program description
Degree awarded: MA  Anthropology (Sociocultural Anthropology)

The social-cultural program provides education in most topics of social-cultural anthropology. Strong resources for studies in ecology, demography, religion, social organization, and political economy are available. An emphasis in method and theory crosscuts all of these topics. Special areas of strength include the U.S. Southwest, Mesoamerica, and Southeast Asia. Social-cultural faculty also share interests with faculty in physical anthropology and archaeology, especially in the study of disease, sociobiology, and native societies of the New World. MA and PhD concentrations in anthropological linguistics are also available.

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  • STEM-OPT extension eligible: No

Degree requirements

30 credit hours and an applied project

A minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate work approved by a student¿s supervisory committee and the Graduate College is required. More than 30 semester hours are required in certain programs.

Admission requirements

General university admission requirements:

All students are required to meet general university admission requirements.
U.S. applicants | International applicants | English proficiency

In addition to the general requirements for admission to the Graduate College, the School of Human Evolution and Social Change requires applicants to provide a statement of their interests and professional goals and three letters of recommendation. Applicants who received their BA during the past ten years must also submit scores on the Graduate Record Examination. Undergraduate course work in anthropology is not a prerequisite for admission, but is generally advisable. Students may be admitted without such a background and may be required to acquire knowledge of general anthropology in a manner to be specified at the time of admission.
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