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 semester's 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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  • 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.

  • Anthropology 5305 | Anthropological Statistics

    Field | General Anthropology (Core)

    In this course students will learn how to statistically analyze anthropological data. Students will gain a firm understanding of basic quantitative statistics, will be able to evaluate quantitative methods presented in anthropological research papers, and will be prepared for classes in more advanced statistical methods.

  • Anthropology 5311 | Seminar in Cultural Anthropology

    Field | Cultural Anthropology

    In this course, students will learn the historical foundations of cultural anthropology, its key theories and methods, and examples of its contemporary practice. Topics will include evolutionism, functionalism, structuralism, ethnoscience, neo-Marxism, postmodernism, and modernity.

  • Anthropology 5313 | Seminar in Archaeology

    Field | Archaeology

    In this course, students will learn the historical foundations of archaeology, its key theories and methods, and examples of its contemporary practice in New World and Old World archaeology.

  • Anthropology 5333 | Research Design in Biological Anthropology

    Field | Biological Anthropology

    This course provides students with an introduction to the principles and processes by which research projects in biological anthropology are devised and executed. It focuses on the issues of finding a topic to research, defining its scope and limitations, developing a research bibliography, and elaborating a research design.

  • 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.

  • Anthropology 5346 | Bioarchaeology

    Field | Biological Anthropology

    Bioarchaeology is the study of human skeletal remains in relation to the archaeological record. In this course students study theories and methods used in the analysis of archaeologically derived human skeletal remains to reconstruct patterns of subsistence, diet, disease, demography, biological relatedness, and the funerary activities of past populations. 

    Prerequisite: ANTH 3381 with a grade of "C" or better or instructor approval.

  • Anthropology 5373J | Dental Anthropology and Oral Biology

    Field | Biological Anthropology

    The biological development of the cranio-facial structures will be presented with emphasis on hard tissue anatomy and diseases. Dental traits will be discussed in relation to human evolutionary concepts. Forensic methods that support identification of human remains are emphasized. This course is appropriate for anthropology students and pre-professional dentistry.

  • Anthropology 5376 | Advanced Methods in Skeletal Biology, Part II

    Field | Biological Anthropology

    This course focuses on technical case report writing and evidentiary best practices in forensic anthropological analysis of human skeletal remains. In addition to biological profile estimation techniques, research methods and theoretical foundations used for trauma analysis and taphonomic interpretation will be reviewed. 

    Prerequisite: ANTH 5375 with a grade of "C" or better.

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