GRADUATE PROGRAMS M.A. Concentrations

After completing the core graduate curriculum, students round out their programs by selecting from among the diverse range of courses offered in the department according to their particular interests in anthropology, career goals, and plans for future graduate study. Students may take courses in one or more concentrations.

Research Concentrations

Medical Anthropology

Medical anthropology is a subdiscipline of anthropology that includes the study of all aspects of health, illness, and disease in human communities and populations. It draws on all of the perspectives that distinguish anthropology as a unique discipline: the analysis of human evolution and adaptation; cultural development, expressions, and variability; and historical change and continuity.

Archaeology Studies

The archaeology studies program concentrates on the study of past human societies using archaeological data collected in field and museum settings.

Biological Anthropology

The biological anthropology concentration within the graduate program is concerned with modern human biological diversity and the past evolutionary history that has led to that diversity.

Sustainable Development and Political Ecology

This concentration provides a critical perspective to issues of development and resource conservation, multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary perspectives. A particular strength of this program is the integration of theoretical knowledge with field-based training opportunities.

Area Studies Concentrations

In conjunction with one or more of the research concentrations listed above, students may include one or more optional area studies in their coursework

Latin America
Arid American West