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The online master’s program offered by UNT’s Department of Anthropology
was created to serve students who are unable to attend an on-campus
master's program due to geographic, work and/or family constraints.
Among other groups, we hope to attract students with diverse backgrounds
who have been historically underrepresented in anthropology. This
breakthrough program was created by the UNT anthropology faculty using
innovative pedagogical designs that maintain the rigor of a fully
face-to-face program while making it more accessible.
Our department emphasizes the
use of anthropology to solve problems and improve people’s lives. All
faculty members are applied anthropologists. The geographic focus of
our faculty includes Africa, Oceania, North America, Latin America, the
Middle East, and Europe.
Our department offers five main
specialty areas:
Business Anthropology
Ann Jordan and Christina Wasson specialize in this area. Topics
include organizational culture and organizational change, teams,
communication in the workplace, user-centered design, human-computer
interaction, consumer behavior, and globalization.
Migration and Border Studies
Alicia Re Cruz, Doug Henry, and Mariela Nuñez-Janes represent this
area. Topics covered include the situations of migrants and refugees,
cultures of Latin America, and experiences of Mexicanos and Latinos in
the U.S.
Medical Anthropology
Beverly Davenport, Tyson Gibbs, Lisa Henry, and Doug Henry
specialize in this area, which addresses public health, healthcare
delivery, indigenous medicine, and the health issues of ethnic
minorities, migrants, and/or refugees.
Anthropology of Education
Mariela Nuñez-Janes and Alicia Re Cruz represent this area, which
focuses on schools and the educational process. Connections between
culture and education are explored in a variety of contexts, with
attention to teaching and learning issues. Both faculty members focus
on the challenges of bilingual education.
Environmental and Ecological Anthropology
Mark Calamia addresses various topics in this area of concentration. They include community-based conservation of natural and cultural resources, cultural landscapes/seascapes, indigenous peoples and protected areas, traditional ecological knowledge, human ecology, sustainable development, ethnoecology, political ecology, environmental justice, world views concerning the environment, and globalization and environmental policy.
For further information, please contact:
Marisa Abbe
Graduate Programs Coordinator
Department of Anthropology
University of North Texas
P.O. Box 310409
Denton, TX 76203-0409
onlinemasters@pacs.unt.edu
940 565 4931 or
940 565 2290
The department of anthropology is located within UNT's
College of Public Affairs and
Community Service.
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