Current M.A. Courses
The Anthropology Department offers numerous courses each semester that cover a broad range of topical areas within the three fields of Anthropology: Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, and Cultural Anthropology. Please visit this site often as the contents are updated for each semesters course offerings.
Please visit the Graduate Course Catalog for more information on our graduate program, and the concentration specific pages for all of our Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, and Cultural Anthropology courses.
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See below for Spring 2025 Course Offerings
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Anthropology 5304 | Sociolinguistics
Field | Cultural Anthropology
The focus of this course is on the complex interrelationships between language and other aspects of culture. Methods of sociolinguistics, theories of sociolinguistics, and current issues regarding the nature of language variation and change will be emphasized.
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Anthropology 5312 | Seminar in Biological Anthropology
Field | Biological Anthropology
In this course, students will learn the historical foundations of biological anthropology, its key theories and methods, and examples of its contemporary practice in evolutionary theory, human variation, paleoanthropology, primatology, and skeletal biology.
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Anthropology 5315 | Archaeological Artifact Identification and Analysis
Field | Archaeology
This course will provide students with the skills, knowledge and ability to describe, characterize, and analyze artifacts commonly recovered from archaeological sites. Current theories covering the production and analysis of chipped and ground stone tools, ceramics, bone and other materials will be presented, and scientific analytical methods discussed.
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Anthropology 5336 | Community Research Project
Field | Cultural Anthropology
This course gives students the opportunity to conduct hands-on anthropological research on a variety of topics in local communities.
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Anthropology 5338 | Geoarchaeology
Field | Archaeology
This course will provide students with the knowledge and ability to interpret sediments and the nature of sediment accumulation at archaeological sites. The course will provide students with a foundation in sedimentology, natural depositional environments, weathering processes and soil development, stratigraphic analysis, archaeological site formation processes.
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Anthropology 5373L | Cultural Heritage Management
Field | Archaeology
This course introduces students to current problems and methods in the stewardship of cultural heritage, tangible and intangible, national and international. We will explore topics including ethics and law, development, tourism, public outreach and opinion, and ongoing threats to cultural heritage.
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Anthropology 5373P | Science, Technologies, & Organizations
Field | Cultural Anthropology
This course explores the intersection of science, technology, and organizations through foundational theories in science and technology studies (STS) and organizational anthropology. Students will examine concepts like objectivity, facts, authority, policy, infrastructure, and organizational power. The course highlights feminist STS perspectives to investigate how culture and power influence knowledge, technology, and organizations. By understanding these relationships, students will learn to apply and advocate for anthropology in multidisciplinary teams and organizations, extending their expertise beyond academic settings.
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Anthropology 5375 | Advanced Methods in Skeletal Biology, Part I
Field | Biological Anthropology
This course focuses on laboratory analytical techniques and data collection methods used to estimate the biological profile of modern, historic, or prehistoric human skeletal remains.
