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Degree Plan Information

On-Campus Master's Program  Overview
Applying to UNT Master's in Applied Anthropology Program
Funding Opportunities
Degree Plan Information
Applying to a PhD Program
Practicum
2007-08 Graduate Students Handbook (.pdf)
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On-Campus Degree Options

Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology 
(36 hours)
For the Master of Arts degree, students fulfill the 36 hours of degree requirements and demonstrate knowledge of a foreign language.

Master of Science in Applied Anthropology
(36 hours)
For the Master of Science degree, students fulfill the 36 hours of degree requirements including a course in an additional skill appropriate to their specialty.

Dual Degree with MS in Applied Anthropology and Master's of Public Health (Community Health concentration) (63 hours)
For the dual degree in applied anthropology and public health, students fulfill 27 hours in applied anthropology and 36 hours in public health. You can find more information on the dual degree here.

Courses

The Master's in Applied Anthropology program requires satisfactory completion of a minimum of 36 hours of study and research beyond the bachelor's degree.

    Core Courses - 15 credit hours
    Elective Courses - 15 credit hours
    Practicum - 6 credit hours

Leveling Course
Candidates who do not have at least 12 hours of undergraduate anthropology must take a leveling course (ANTH 5200 Seminar in Sociocultural Anthropology) before they are fully admitted into the program. This course is offered during summer II and is an online course.

Core Courses

ANTH 5010 Anthropological Thought & Praxis I
ANTH 5021 Anthropological Thought & Praxis II
ANTH 5031 Ethnographic and Qualitative Methods
ANTH 5041 Quantitative Methods in Anthropology
ANTH 5050 Pre-Practicum: Problems and Cases in Applied Anthropology

Elective Courses
A minimum of 2 electives (6 hours) must be from outside anthropology. A minimum of 2 electives (6 hours) must be from inside anthropology. If pursuing a MS degree, the skills class requirement counts as one of your 5 electives. The student's graduate committee must approve the coursework. Electives in the anthropology program are:

ANTH 5100     Organizational Anthropology
ANTH 5110     Design Anthropology
ANTH 5201     Medical Anthropology
ANTH 5210     Anthropology in Public Health
ANTH 5300     Migrants and Refugees
ANTH 5400     Environmental Anthropology
ANTH 5620     Anthropology of Education
ANTH 5900     Special Problems
ANTH 5910     Special Problems

Many professors offer their students a Special Problems course in which the student conducts a literature review in preparation for the practicum. Sometimes advanced undergraduates courses are also cross-listed as graduate courses, providing graduate students with a greater selection of electives.

Practicum
All candidates must take 6 hours of supervised practicum in lieu of thesis:

ANTH 5800      Applying Anthropology: Practicum I
ANTH 5810      Applying Anthropology: Practicum II


Suggested Timeline for Full Time Students

Summer, Before Starting Program
ANTH 5200     Seminar in Sociocultural Anthropology (if course is needed)

Fall, Year 1
ANTH 5010     Anthropological Thought & Praxis I  (Prerequisite: 5200 if needed)
ANTH 5031     Ethnographic and Qualitative Methods
Elective

Spring, Year 1
ANTH 5021      Anthropological Thought & Praxis II  (Prerequisite: 5010)
ANTH 5041      Quantitative Methods in Anthropology
ANTH 5050      Pre Practicum: Problems and Cases in Applied Anthropology

Fall, Year 2
ANTH 5800      Practicum I   (Prerequisites: 5010, 5021, 5031, 5041, 5050)
Elective
Elective

Spring, Year 2
ANTH 5800      Practicum II   (Prerequisite: 5800)
Elective
Elective

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