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Anthropology

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We offer a 30-hour, two-year long graduate program culminating in the Master of Arts degree with specializations in cultural anthropology, biological anthropology, and archaeology. Our faculty conduct research across the globe and prepare our students to enter top-ranked doctoral programs and to find satisfying careers in non-academic and applied settings. Students have the option to complete a master’s thesis, which we recommend for those considering going on to a PhD program, or a capstone project for those considering non-academic careers.

Financial Support

A limited number of Graduate Student Assistantships are available on a competitive basis.

Admissions Requirements

In addition to general Graduate School requirements, applicants are required to provide a completed application, including transcripts, three letters of recommendation, a personal statement, and a writing sample. CV or resume is optional but encouraged. GRE scores are not required. The deadline for completed applications is January 15. The curriculum is set for fall admission only.

Master's Degree Requirements

The M.A. degree requires a total of 30 credit hours. All students take an introduction to anthropological research course in their first semester (´¡±·°ÕÌý501) and select a specialty area, such as archaeology, bioarchaeology, or cultural anthropology. Students take six hours of independent study (ANT630) in their second year to complete their thesis or capstone project.

Faculty

Full Professors

  • Nora M. Haenn

Associate Professor

  • John K. Millhauser

Assistant Professors

  • Jennifer Jean Carroll
  • Claudia Gastrow
  • Kathryn Mary Grossman
  • Dru Evan McGill
  • Julie K. Wesp

Practice/Research/Teaching Professors

  • Alison C. Greene
  • Carol Ann Lewald
  • Seth Murray

Emeritus Faculty

  • D. Troy Case
  • Risa Ellovich
  • J. M. Wallace III
  • William Wormsley

Courses

´¡±·°ÕÌý501ÌýÌýProseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in AnthropologyÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Introduction to anthropological research process; introduction to anthropology faculty; research proposal design; career planning; professional development; campus resources.

R: Anthropology Graduate students

Typically offered in Fall only

´¡±·°ÕÌý511/´¡±·°ÕÌý411ÌýÌýOverview of Anthropological TheoryÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

A detailed introduction to anthropological theory, interpretive styles and research techniques of major nineteenth and twentieth century anthropologists working within the analytic frameworks of their times, positions espoused by anthropologists in contemporary debates concerning the discipline's future. Students cannot receive credit for both ´¡±·°ÕÌý411 and ´¡±·°ÕÌý511.

Typically offered in Spring only

´¡±·°ÕÌý512/´¡±·°ÕÌý412ÌýÌýApplied AnthropologyÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

History, aims, methods and ethics of applied anthropology. Anthropological practice in government, industry, community development, education, and medicine. Analysis of consequences of development programs for culture change. Credit cannot be given for both 412 and 512.

Typically offered in Spring only

´¡±·°ÕÌý516/´¡±·°ÕÌý416ÌýÌýResearch Methods in Cultural AnthropologyÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

A systematic overview of cultural anthropological research methods including designing research projects, research techniques, field work methods, and cross-cultural comparison. Reviews relevant ethical questions and anthropologists' reports of their own field work.

Prerequisite: ´¡±·°ÕÌý252 and one of the following: ANT 310,325,330, 345, 346, 351, or 354

Typically offered in Fall only

´¡±·°ÕÌý521/´¡±·°ÕÌý421ÌýÌýHuman OsteologyÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Survey of all the bones of the human skeleton from an anthropological perspective, including their names, important features useful in recognizing fragmentary specimens from an archaeological context, and techniques for determining the side of the body they come from. Skeletal development and its relationship to skeletal abnormalities. Issues relating to the study of archaeological skeletons.

Prerequisite: ´¡±·°ÕÌý251 and any ANT 300 Level

Typically offered in Fall only

´¡±·°ÕÌý524/´¡±·°ÕÌý424ÌýÌýBioarchaeologyÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Survey of approaches used by bioarchaeologists to understand past lifeways through the study of excavated human remains, and the theories that inform those approaches. Analysis and critique of the ways in which bioarchaeologists use skeletal and mortuary data to reconstruct health and disease patterns, mortality rates, diet, degree of interpersonal violence, and social structure among humans from the distant past.

Prerequisite: ´¡±·°ÕÌý421

Typically offered in Spring only

´¡±·°ÕÌý528/´¡±·°ÕÌý428ÌýÌýHuman PaleopathologyÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Survey of diseases that manifest on the human skeleton. Analysis and identification of these diseases from a clinical perspective through all life stages from radiographic analysis, macroscopic analysis, and photographic analysis.

Prerequisite: ´¡±·°ÕÌý251

Typically offered in Spring only

´¡±·°ÕÌý529ÌýÌýAdvanced Methods in Forensic AnthropologyÌýÌý(4 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Advanced methods in forensic anthropology-an applied field of biological anthropology. Application of the science of biological anthropology to the medicolegal process. Identification of skeletal remains to determine age, sex, ancestry, stature, andunique features of a decedent. Analysis of human skeletal remains. Identification techniques addressed and proficiency expected. Students must provide their own transportation to the laboratory site.

Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

Typically offered in Spring only

´¡±·°ÕÌý531/´¡±·°ÕÌý431ÌýÌýTourism, Culture and AnthropologyÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Anthropological approach to tourism studies with emphasis on cross-cultural aspects of international tourism. Attention to impact of mass tourism as compared to alternative tourism; environmental and economic impact of tourism; impact of international tourists and tourism on local communities. Principal theories of leisure in relation to tourism. Theories of culture change in relation to travel and tourism. Credit not given for both ´¡±·°ÕÌý431 and ´¡±·°ÕÌý531.

Prerequisite: Three hours of cultural anthropology

Typically offered in Fall and Summer

´¡±·°ÕÌý533/´¡±·°ÕÌý433ÌýÌýAnthropology of Ecotourism and Heritage ConservationÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Introduction to how cultures and societies view, utilize, interpret, manage and conserve environmental and cultural heritage resources; includes examination of theory and concepts of place, identity, sacred heritage, ecotourism, wildlife management as well as the cultural politics and practices of environmentalist and heritage management. Some limited travel to NC heritage sites required at student expense.

Prerequisite: ´¡±·°ÕÌý252

Typically offered in Spring only

´¡±·°ÕÌý544/°Â³Ò³§Ìý544/´¡±·°ÕÌý444/°Â³Ò³§Ìý444ÌýÌýCross-Cultural Perspectives on WomenÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Comparison of women in a variety of societies: western and non-western; hunting and gathering to industrialized. Cross-cultural perspective on the similarity and diversity of women's statuses and roles. Effect of gender on social position

Prerequisite: ´¡±·°ÕÌý252 and one of the following: ANT 310,325,330 or 346

Typically offered in Spring only

´¡±·°ÕÌý550/´¡±·°ÕÌý450ÌýÌýCulture, Ecology, and Sustainable LivingÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Examines the myriad ways that culture serves to mediate the human-environmental equation. Focus is given to different belief systems, subsistence strategies, technological achievements, and policy formulations. Topics covered include cultural ecology, gender and the environment, land tenure, development, ethnoscience and cognitive ecology, subsistence and social organization, historical and political ecology, environmentalism, and environmental policy issues.

Prerequisite: One of the following: ANT 310,325,330 or 346

´¡±·°ÕÌý560/´¡±·°ÕÌý460ÌýÌýUrban AnthropologyÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Anthropological study of cities. Examination of cross-cultural patterns of behavior in urban areas and adaptive strategies that urban dwellers employ. Introduction to major theoretical and methodological approaches relevant to an understanding of contemporary urbanization.

Prerequisite: ´¡±·°ÕÌý252 and one of the following: ANT 310,325,330 or 346

Typically offered in Fall only

´¡±·°ÕÌý561/´¡±·°ÕÌý461ÌýÌýWealth, Poverty and International AidÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Examines notions of wealth and poverty in a variety of cultural settings, as well as ideas of whether and how people categorized as poor or rich might alter their status. These findings are applied to case studies of current international aid organizations that carry out poverty relief.

GEP Social Sciences, GEP Global Knowledge

Typically offered in Fall only

´¡±·°ÕÌý564/´¡±·°ÕÌý464ÌýÌýAnthropology of ReligionÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Examination of various anthropological perspectives on the role of religion in social life, and discussion of theoretical and methodological issues pertaining to the study of ritual and belief.

Prerequisite: ´¡±·°ÕÌý252 and one of the following: ANT 310,325,330 or 346

Typically offered in Spring only

´¡±·°ÕÌý571/´¡±·°ÕÌý471/±õ³§Ìý471ÌýÌýUnderstanding Latino MigrationÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

This collaborative, hands-on class examines what ultimately drives migration and how families, communities, and policy-makers respond to migration in ways that can keep the process going. Focusing on emigration from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, the course reviews the historical foundation for today's migration with attention to migration to North Carolina.

GEP Global Knowledge, GEP Social Sciences, GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Typically offered in Summer only

´¡±·°ÕÌý575/´¡±·°ÕÌý475ÌýÌýEnvironmental ArchaeologyÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Archaeological investigation of human-environmental interactions and human impacts on ancient environments. Focuses on the causes of environmental change (climate, human activity) and the implications for understanding human nature, predicting future problems, and addressing current crises. Topics include reconstructing paleoclimate, the extinction of megafuana, anthropogenic landscapes, environmental degradation and the collapse of ancient states, sustainability and the Anthropocene.

Prerequisites:´¡±·°ÕÌý253 and one 300-level anthropology course

Typically offered in Fall and Spring

´¡±·°ÕÌý581/´¡±·°ÕÌý481ÌýÌýZooarchaeologyÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Survey of approaches used by archaeologists to understand the human past through the study of excavated animal remains, and the theories that inform those approaches. Analysis and critique of the ways in which archaeologists use animal remains to reconstruct past human economic systems, social identities, environments, hunting practices, domestication, and foodways. Includes analysis and identification of animal remains; zooarchaeological sampling, measurement, and quantification; and computer analysis of animal bone data to address archaeological questions.

Prerequisite: ´¡±·°ÕÌý253

GEP Social Sciences

Typically offered in Spring only

´¡±·°ÕÌý583/´¡±·°ÕÌý483ÌýÌýTheories of Archaeological ResearchÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Covers the theories that inform archaeological research in the effort to locate and interpret material evidence about past human activities. Topics include the history of archaeology, theories of archaeological practice and interpretation, ethics, and working with stakeholders. Relies on case studies and major syntheses and critiques of current theoretical debates. Cases focus on the origins of social complexity, human-environmental interactions, and critical perspectives on inequality, race, class, gender, and ethnicity. Students may not receive credit for both ´¡±·°ÕÌý483 and ´¡±·°ÕÌý583.

Typically offered in Fall only

´¡±·°ÕÌý585ÌýÌýSkeletal Biology in AnthropologyÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Skeletal biology is the study of human skeletal remains; understanding past populations' demographics, health and disease, physical activity, diet, and biological relatedness to other groups, past and present. Must hold graduate standing.

´¡±·°ÕÌý587/±á±õÌý587ÌýÌýCultural Resource ManagementÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Theoretical and practical overview of U.S. federal and state laws, institutions, and practices related to the inventory, evaluation, preservation, protection, and overall management of cultural resources; history and philosophical bases of Cultural Resource Management (CRM); professional ethics; indigenous and other stakeholder interests in CRM; and comparative national regulations outside the U.S. and the international heritage management and organizations. Graduate standing in history required.

Typically offered in Spring only

´¡±·°ÕÌý595ÌýÌýSpecial Topics in AnthropologyÌýÌý(1-6 credit hours)ÌýÌý

In depth exploration of specialized topics in Anthropology. Also used to test and develop new courses.

Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

´¡±·°ÕÌý598ÌýÌýIndependent Study in ANTÌýÌý(1-3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Independent study of a topic in anthropology. Topic and mode of study determined by faculty member(s) and student(s).

Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer

´¡±·°ÕÌý610ÌýÌýSpecial Topics in AnthropologyÌýÌý(1-6 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Provision for in-depth investigation of some particular topic in anthropology. Reflection of current student needs and interests through variations in course content and mode of study. Determination of topics by faculty member(s) and student.

´¡±·°ÕÌý630ÌýÌýIndependent Study in ANTÌýÌý(1-6 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Independent study of a topic in anthropology. Topic and mode of study determined by faculty member(s) and student(s).

P: Graduate Standing

Typically offered in Summer only

´¡±·°ÕÌý693ÌýÌýMasters Supervised ResearchÌýÌý(1-9 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Instruction in research, and research under the mentorship of a member of the Graduate Faculty. Restricted to Masters Students in Anthropology.

Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer

´¡±·°ÕÌý695ÌýÌýMasters ResearchÌýÌý(1-9 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Thesis research conducted under the supervision of student's thesis committee chair or other graduate faculty member. Restricted to Masters Students in Anthropology.

Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer

´¡±·°ÕÌý696ÌýÌýSummer Thesis ResÌýÌý(1 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Typically offered in Summer only

´¡±·°ÕÌý699ÌýÌýMasters Thesis PreparationÌýÌý(1-9 credit hours)ÌýÌý

For students who have completed all credit hours, full-time enrollment, and other requirements for the masters degree, and are writing and defending their thesis. Restricted to Masters Students in Anthropology.

Prerequisite: Graduate Standing

Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer

´¡±·°ÕÌý810ÌýÌýSpecial Topics in AnthropologyÌýÌý(1-6 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Provision for in-depth investigation of some particular topic in anthropology. Reflection of current student needs and interests through variations in course content and mode of study. Determination of topics by faculty member(s) and student.

Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer