Graduate Degree Program Summary

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Graduate Degrees Offered

M.A.
Specializations - what's a specialization?
  • Professional Archaeology
  • Environmental Studies
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Great Plains Studies
  • Women's and Gender Studies
Areas of Study
  • Applied-Development Anthropology
  • Archaeology
  • Evolutionary Anthropology
  • Medical Anthropology
  • Native American Studies




Anthropology



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After you apply, allow one business day for us to establish your access to GAMES, where you'll complete these departmental requirements:


Application Deadline

   Fall: February 1   Spring: October 1



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Description

The Department of Anthropology offers a graduate program in anthropology, especially suited for students with research interests in historical archaeology, evolutionary approaches to human behavior, and applied/development anthropology. In many cases, individualized programs of study can be accommodated.

The department has excellent laboratories for computer-based instruction and research in archaeology and biological and cultural anthropology. In addition, the department is closely affiliated with the Nebraska State Historical Society, the University of Nebraska State Museum, the Centers for Great Plains Studies, Native American Studies, Asian Studies, and African and African American Studies. Of special interest to archaeologists is the department's strong teaching and research partnership with the Midwest Archaeological Center (National Park Service) which offers students opportunities for employment, fellowships, and internships.



Courses and More

The Graduate Bulletin provides course descriptions, program requirements, and more:


Faculty and Research

Landscape and Historical Archaeology; Europe; Archaeology in Identity Formation; Relationship and Interpretation
 
Native Peoples; Ethnohistory; Oral History Sociolinguistics; Native Language Ideology
 
Development; Primatology; Africa; Conservation; Pastoralism
 
Technology; Material Culture; Lithics; Historic Archaeology; Conflict and War; Japan; North America
     Emeritus
 
Hunter-Gatherers; Evolutionary Ecology; Adult Development and Aging; Cross Cultural Gender Roles; Peoples and Cultures of Africa
     Emeritus
 
General Anthropology; Religion, Race, and Race Relations; Ethnohistory; Caribbean
     Adjunct Faculty
 
Behavioral Ecology; Economic Exchange; Time Allocation
 
American Fur Trade; Historical Archaeology of Tourism
     Adjunct Faculty
 
Sociocultural Anthropology; Globalization; Identity; Tourism/Travel; Kinship and Relatedness; Material Culture
     Adjunct Faculty
 
Cultural Resource Management; Cultural Ecology; Earthworks and Mounds of the Midwest
     Adjunct Faculty
 
Native North Americans; Arctic; Great Plains
 
Historical Archaeology; 18th Century French Fur Trade; 19th Century Settlement and Transportation Systems; Cultural Resource Management
     Adjunct Faculty
 
Skeletal Biology; Nutrition; Human Adaptation, Growth and Development; Medical Anthropology; Evolutionary Medicine
 
Great Plains and Rocky Mountain Archaeology; 19th Century Military Sites; Forensic Archaeology
     Adjunct Faculty
 
Archaic-Late Prehistoric of the North American High Plains; Traditional Food Preparation; Spatial Analysis; Archaeological Method and Theory
 
Refugee Resettlement; Refugees from Sudan; Cross-Cultural Health
 

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