Mar 13, 2025

2010-2011 General Catalog

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Anthropology, MS

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Degree Requirements

A minimum of 33 credits is required for the MS degree. Six credits for the Plan A Thesis or Plan B Professional Paper/CRM Report are included in the 33 minimum credits. A minimum overall GPA of 3.0 is required.

Core Courses (26 credits minimum)

The core courses for the MS degree in Anthropology with a Specialization in Archaeology and Cultural Resource Management include:

ANTH 6300 - Archaeology Field School 3-5 or (3 credits required)
ANTH 6700 - Archaeology Internship 3-6 (3 credits required)
ANTH 6310 - Archaeology Lab 1-3
ANTH 6340 - Archaeology of the Western US 3
ANTH 6350 - Archaeological Theory 3
ANTH 6360 - Research Design and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology 3
ANTH 6370 - GIS in Archaeology 3
ANTH 6390 - Cultural Resources Management Policy 3
ANTH 6410 - Writing for Archaeologists 3
Collections Management course (under development)

Elective Courses

ANTH 6250 - Problems in Bioarchaeology 3
ANTH 6320 - Zooarchaeology 3
ANTH 6330 - Geoarchaeology 3
ANTH 6380 - Peopling of the New World 3
ANTH 6420 - Lithic Analysis 1
ANTH 6700 - Archaeology Internship 3-6 (if not taken in Core Courses) (3 credits maximum)
ANTH 6900 - Independent Studies 1-3
GEO 6120 - Advanced Geomorphology 3
GEO 6680 - Paleoclimatology 3

Thesis Preparation

ANTH 6970 - Thesis Research 1-2 (1 -12 credits allowed)