Dear Prospective Graduate Student:
When searching for graduate programs one crucial issue is the degree to which there is a match between a program's expertise and your interest. Discovering a graduate program that meets your intellectual and professional interests will allow you to make the most of your graduate career and put you in a position to realize your goals after graduation. To assist you in this selection process we have arrayed our faculty around a set of departmental research strengths to allow you to more easily determine how and why we may be the place for you to pursue your graduate degree. If you are intrigued after examining our foci and would like to apply, click here for complete information on applying to our Masters Program in Anthropology. The following links will provide you with degree requirements for: Master of Arts in Anthropology, Master of Arts in Professional Archaeology, and the Indigenous Peoples Doctoral Program.
If you have further questions about our program please email (rhames@unl.edu) or call me at 402-472-6240.
Sincerely,
Raymond Hames
Professor and Graduate Chair
Specialties in Anthropology:
Historical Archaeology
"Joins the hard evidence of the archeological record with written sources and other historical records."
Professional Archaeology
"Prepares students to move immediately into positions of responsibility in heritage or cultural resources management."
Behavioral Ecology
"Examines human behavior from the perspective of evolutionary theory."
Great Plains Research
"Approaching the human condition - past and present - on the Great Plains of North America."
Biological Anthropology
"Seeks to understand human and non-human primate biological variation across geographic space in an evolutionary framework."
Applied Anthropology
"The application of anthropological data, theory and methods to identify, assess, and solve contemporary social problems or concerns." (Kottak, 2008)
