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2020/2021 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Anthropology, M.A.

In addition to meeting the requirements for classified graduate standing and the basic requirements for the Master of Arts degree as described in Requirements for Master’s Degrees , no grade below a B (3.0) is acceptable for coursework on a student’s program of study (POS) and students must complete a graduate program of at least 33 units of graduate courses with a 3.0 GPA that include the required courses listed below for each specialization.

Courses required to remove undergraduate deficiencies and those used to fulfill the language or statistics requirements are in addition to the minimum 33 units required for the Master of Arts degree in anthropology.

No More Than Three Units of

May be used toward satisfaction of the degree.

General Anthropology Specialization

Only Classified Students

Only classified students may enroll in these courses

One of the Following Methods Courses

3 Units

A Minimum of 12 Units

A minimum of 12 units of coursework numbered 500 or above from any department (with a maximum of nine units outside of the anthropology department) determined in consultation with the student’s thesis adviser

3 Units

Applied Anthropology Specialization

Nine Units Selected From

Only classified students may enroll in these courses

3 Units

One of the Following Methods Courses

Only Classified Students May Enroll

3 Units

A Minimum of Nine Units

A minimum of nine units of coursework numbered 500 or above from any department determined in consultation with the student’s thesis adviser

3 Units

Note

As a requirement for the Master of Arts degree, all graduate students must present their thesis research as an oral examination with all committee members present. Only Plan A, requiring the thesis, is permitted for the Master of Arts degree in anthropology.