The Anthropology Department at WMU offers the MA degree to students interested in any (or all) of three subdisciplines in anthropology: archaeology, cultural anthrolopology, and biological anthropology. Our faculty have a diverse set of research and teaching interests within the broad confines of Anthropology as a discipline. Particular strengths and interests of our faculty include skeletal biology, historic archaeology, medical anthropology, and globalization studies.
Students may elect to take a "Thesis Track" or "Non-Thesis Track", neither of which requires the taking of comprehensive exams.
The current graduate advisor is Dr. Jon Holtzman.
Requirements for the MA in Anthropology with Thesis include
- 36 credit hours : (10 class + 6 hours thesis credit)
- 4 Seminars (Anth 6010, 6020, 6030, 6040)
- One course in Research Methods (Anth 5300 or 5400)
- 6 hours of thesis credit (7000)
- MA thesis
- Oral presentation of thesis results to department
Requirements for the MA in Anthropology without Thesis include:
- 36 credit hours (10 classes + 6 hours Internship)
- 4 Seminars (Anth 6010, 6020, 6030, 6040)
- 6 hours of Internship or Practicum (Anth 6990)
- Paper based on Internship or Practicum
- Oral presentation of practicum results to department