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Nov 25, 2024
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University General Course Catalog 2023-2024 ARCHIVED CATALOG: LINKS AND CONTENT ARE OUT OF DATE. CHECK WITH YOUR ADVISOR.
Anthropology, M.A.
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The Anthropology Department offers courses leading to the Master of Arts. Students can focus on Archaeology (Historical or Prehistoric), Biological Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, or Linguistic Anthropology.
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Program Objectives/Student Learning Outcomes
- Students should be able to discuss the concepts that allow the intellectual integration of four sub-fields together into anthropology; and each sub-field’s major contributions to the scientific and humanistic study of our own species.
- Students should be successful in finding professional employment in their specialty; or alternatively students should be able to apply successfully to doctoral programs at any university in the U.S.A.
- Students who graduate with an M.A. in Anthropology from UNR will have skills and experience in original research.
Admission Requirements
Students pursuing the Masters of Arts degree must satisfy all graduate school requirements and specific departmental requirements. Master’s students are admitted to the program only in the fall semester.
I. Program Requirements (30-31 units)
18 of the required units must be at the 700 level.
A. Thesis (31 units)
A thesis is required. Optional emphases for the thesis include: environmental archaeology, historical archaeology, cultural anthropology and ethno linguistics.
B. Non-Thesis (30 units)
A non-thesis track is allowable for direct-to-Ph.D. students, awarding the M.A. en route to the Ph.D. after the student advances to candidacy. A minimum of 30 units is required for the non-thesis option. Advancement to candidacy typically occurs in a Ph.D. student’s 3rd year, after the student has: (1) completed all their coursework save dissertation credits; (2) passed their Ph.D. written qualifying examination and oral defense (comprehensive examination); and (3) written and successfully defended their Ph.D. prospectus, which is the student’s research design for their Ph.D. dissertation project. For details, see the catalog listing for Anthropology Ph.D.
II. Total Units (30-31 units)
For thesis option, 31 units are required, and for non-thesis option, 30 are required. Notes
* Curriculum requirements in the catalog supersede the Graduate handbook.
** A limited number of teaching and research assistantships are offered on a competitive basis. |
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