Graduate School Bulletin

Spring 2023

Degree Requirements for the M.A. in Anthropology

In addition to the degree requirements of the Graduate School, the Department of Anthropology requires:

  1. Completion of a minimum of 30 graduate credits;
  2. Maintaining a 3.0 grade point average;
  3. Minimum residence of one year;
  4. A course of study planned and carried out with the approval of the M.A. Graduate Program Director (GPD). Students who pursue the coursework-only pathway must pass a Comprehensive Examination in their last semester; students who pursue the capstone pathway complete at least 6 credits of ANT 599.

  Required Coursework

  1. ANT 525
  2. At least 3 credits of professional training in ethics and skills:
    1. One ethics course such as ANT 593 or another GPD approved responsible conduct of research course from a different department (e.g., GRD 500)
    2. Two courses in professional skills areas, such as ANT 591, ANT 592, ANT 600, or courses from other departments with GPD approval
  3. Two of the following foundation courses: ANT 515, ANT 564, ANT 565, ANT 567
  4. ANT 599 (at least 6 credits)
    1. Required only for students who pursue the capstone pathway

Electives Coursework

  1. At least 5 (or 3 if choosing the capstone pathway) additional 500-level elective courses. One or two courses can be taken from another program with GPD permission. Courses cannot be the same as those counted toward the Foundation Coursework requirement. Up to three (i.e., 0-3) credits from 600-level courses may be counted toward the electives.

ANT 5041,2, ANT 5051,2, ANT 5061,2, ANT 5071,2, ANT 5082, ANT 5102, ANT 5112, ANT 513, ANT 514, ANT 515, ANT 516, ANT 518, ANT 519, ANT 5272, ANT 535, ANT 536, ANT 555, ANT 557, ANT 559, ANT 560, ANT 564, ANT 565, ANT 582, ANT 567, ANT 573, ANT 577, ANT 610, ANT 620, ANT 630, ANT 650, GEO 5041,2

 

1 These courses also comprise the Advanced Graduate Certificate in Human Origins offered through Stony Brook University and the Turkana Basin Institute during the Spring or Fall Semesters

2 These courses are only offered through the Spring or Fall semester Human Origins Field School.

Total: 30 credits

NOTE: The course descriptions for this program (ANT) can be found in the corresponding program PDF or at COURSE SEARCH.