Program: Anthropology, M.A. - University of Houston

Apr 07, 2025

2013-2014 Graduate Catalog

The Department of Cutural and Comparative Studies offers a Master of Arts in Anthropology program. A thesis is required for both students who plan to pursue further academic study and those who plan to enter careers as professional applied anthropologists.

Admission Requirements

In addition to meeting the college graduate admission requirements , applicants must meet the following minimum requirements for unconditional admission to the Master of Arts in Anthropology program:

Requirements include a baccalaureate degree in anthropology or an undergraduate degree that includes 24 semester hours in anthropology or other social science; a 3.00 grade point average (A=4.00) in the most recent 60 semester hours of undergraduate and/or graduate courses; Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores; and three letters of recommendation. (Verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing GRE scores are examined separately and evaluated as one information source in the total application.)

Degree Requirements

In addition to meeting the college master’s degree requirements, applicants must complete the following minimum requirements for the Master of Arts in Anthropology program:

Program Requirements (Thesis)

ANTH 6300 - Foundations of Anthropological Theory Credit Hours: 3.0
ANTH 6310 - Seminar in Anthropological Research Design Credit Hours: 3.0
ANTH 6325 - Statistics in Anthropology Credit Hours: 3.0
ANTH 6399 - Master’s Thesis Credit Hours: 3.0
ANTH 7399 - Master’s Thesis Credit Hours: 3.0
Additional approved course work at the 6000 level or above, Six semester hours at the graduate level may be taken outside the department. Cr. 18.

Two courses selected from

ANTH 6311 - Recent Theory in Sociocultural Anthropology Credit Hours: 3.0
ANTH 6312 - Proseminar in Physical Anthropology Credit Hours: 3.0
ANTH 6313 - Seminar in Archaeological Methods and Theory Credit Hours: 3.0
ANTH 6315 - Seminar in Ethnographic Analysis Credit Hours: 3.0
ANTH 6322 - Seminar in Medical Anthropology Credit Hours: 3.0
ANTH 6330 - Applied Anthropology Credit Hours: 3.0

Note(s):

One of which must be in the major area of concentration.

Total 36

Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or above and satisfactorily complete a comprehensive examination.

Special Academic Regulations

Course work taken to make up prerequisite deficiencies for any of the required graduate courses will not count toward the master’s degree. For more information, write, call, or visit the Anthropology Program website:

Department of Cultural and Comparative Studies
Attn: Anthropology Graduate Program Director
University of Houston
(713) 743-3780
Houston, Texas 77204-5020