Current M.A. Courses

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.

Field | Biological Anthropology

This course presents our current understanding of Old World Paleolithic Archaeology. The origin and evolution of hominid behavior, the initial colonization of the Old World, and the development of modern human behavior will be discussed for each continent.

Field | Archaeology

This course will present our current understanding of Texas archaeology. The environmental and social contexts of prehistoric, protohistoric, and historic records of Native American and Spanish occupations in Texas are discussed.

Field | Archaeology

This course is a survey of civilizations in the Andean region of South America. Using archaeological data the class will examine cultural developments in the region from the earliest hunters and gatherers to the Inca Empire, the largest state in the Americas at the time of European contact.

Field | Archaeology

This course introduces students to current techniques and issues in the curation of museum and archaeological collections, combining discussion and presentations with applied work using Texas State’s collections. Topics include the conservation, storage, and handling of artifacts; registering, documenting, and illustrating objects; and managing risk. The course will also consider issues in the history, ethics, and governance of collections, as well as aspects of public outreach including exhibit design and education.

Field | General Anthropology Core

This course provides instruction on qualitative methods and analysis. Students will learn through a combination of lecture and hands-on activities how to design qualitative research projects; collect qualitative data through methods such as interviews, focus groups and observations; analyze this data; and present qualitative results.

Field | Cultural Anthropology

This course will begin by exploring the anthropology of design, including the practices, implications, and expansion of design under contemporary capitalism. Students will then use this knowledge to examine the growing field of design anthropology and learn how anthropologists provide actionable insights and research for design work today.

Field | General Anthropology Core

This course introduces multivariate analyses commonly used in Anthropology, including multiple regression, principal components analysis, factor analysis, and discriminant function analysis. This course will cover how to conduct, report, and interpret analyses related to anthropological research using statistical programming software.

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.

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.