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Candidates must present a thesis or paper in lieu of a thesis acceptable to their advisers and another member of the graduate faculty within the department.</p></div> <div id="degreerequirementstextcontainer" class="page_content tab_content" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="degreerequirementstexttab" aria-hidden="true"> <a name="degreerequirementstext"></a><p><em>for the Master of Arts in Anthropology</em></p> <hr/> <p><em>For additional details and requirements refer to the department and the <a href="http://www.grad.illinois.edu/gradhandbook/" target="_blank">Graduate College Handbook</a>.</em> </p> <h3>Thesis Option</h3> <table class="sc_courselist"> <caption class="hidden noscript">Course List</caption> <colgroup> <col class="codecol"/> <col class="titlecol"/> <col align="char" char="." class="hourscol"/> </colgroup> <thead> <tr class="hidden noscript"> <th scope="col">Code</th> <th scope="col">Title</th> <th scope="col" class="hourscol">Hours</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="even lastrow firstrow"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=ANTH%20599" title="ANTH 599" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, 'ANTH 599');">ANTH 599</a></td><td>Thesis Research (min/max applied toward degree)</td><td class="hourscol">4</td></tr> <tr class="listsum"><td colspan="2">Total Hours</td><td class="hourscol">32</td></tr></tbody> </table> <h4>Other Requirements</h4> <table class="sc_sctable tbl_gotherdegreerqrmtsone"> <caption class="hidden noscript">Grad Other Degree Requirements Single Column</caption> <colgroup><col class="column0"/></colgroup> <thead> <tr class="sctablehead hidden noscript"> <th scope="col" class="column0">Requirement</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="even firstrow"><td class="column0">Other requirements may overlap</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="column0">Minimum Hours Required Within the Unit: 8 at the 500 level</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td class="column0">Minimum Hours Required Within the Unit: 12</td> </tr> <tr class="odd last lastrow"><td class="column0">Minimum GPA: 3.0</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3>Non-Thesis Option</h3> <table class="sc_courselist"> <caption class="hidden noscript">Course List</caption> <colgroup> <col class="codecol"/> <col class="titlecol"/> <col align="char" char="." class="hourscol"/> </colgroup> <thead> <tr class="hidden noscript"> <th scope="col">Code</th> <th scope="col">Title</th> <th scope="col" class="hourscol">Hours</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="even lastrow firstrow"><td class="codecol"><a href="/search/?P=ANTH%20590" title="ANTH 590" class="bubblelink code" onclick="return showCourse(this, 'ANTH 590');">ANTH 590</a></td><td>Dissertation Readings (4 min)</td><td class="hourscol">4</td></tr> <tr class="listsum"><td colspan="2">Total Hours</td><td class="hourscol">32</td></tr></tbody> </table> <h4>Other Requirements</h4> <table class="sc_sctable tbl_gotherdegreerqrmtsone"> <caption class="hidden noscript">Grad Other Degree Requirements Single Column</caption> <colgroup><col class="column0"/></colgroup> <thead> <tr class="sctablehead hidden noscript"> <th scope="col" class="column0">Requirement</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="even firstrow"><td class="column0">Other requirements may overlap</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"><td class="column0">Minimum Hours Required Within the Unit: 8 at the 500 level</td> </tr> <tr class="even"><td class="column0">Minimum Hours Required Within the Unit: 12</td> </tr> <tr class="odd last lastrow"><td class="column0">Minimum GPA: 3.0</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div id="learningoutcomestextcontainer" class="page_content tab_content" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="learningoutcomestexttab" aria-hidden="true"> <a name="learningoutcomestext"></a><p><em>for the Master of Arts in Anthropology</em></p> <hr/> <ol> <li><strong>Skills for independent research</strong>. Graduate students will acquire professional-level research and reasoning skills to identify important research problems and to subsequently design, execute, and clearly report the results of independent research programs.</li> <li><strong>Subfield-specific expertise</strong>. Our program encompasses the four fields of anthropology, while our core curriculum grounds the separate graduate trajectories. Graduate students should develop an in-depth understanding of the differences and similarities of people through a combination of technical skills, language abilities, and theoretical approaches relevant to their chosen expertise.</li> <li><strong>Contributions to discipline.</strong> Graduate students will develop their intellectual skills to contribute to the discipline through service, research, teaching, and publishing.</li> <li><strong>Ethical and professional standards.</strong> Graduate students will abide by accepted ethical standards of professional anthropological conduct.</li> </ol> </div> <div id="graduateprogramstextcontainer" class="page_content tab_content" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="graduateprogramstexttab" aria-hidden="true"> <a name="graduateprogramstext"></a><hr/> <h2><strong>Graduate Degree Programs in Anthropology</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Majors <ul> <li><a href="/graduate/las/anthropology-ma/">Anthropology, MA</a> <ul> <li>optional concentration <ul> <li><a href="/graduate/las/concentration/medieval-studies/">Medieval Studies</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/graduate/las/anthropology-phd/">Anthropology, PhD</a> <ul> <li>optional concentrations <ul> <li><a href="/graduate/las/concentration/medieval-studies/">Medieval Studies</a></li> <li><a href="/graduate/las/concentration/second-language-acquisition-teacher-education/">Second Language Acquisition and Teacher Education</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul> <li>Minors <ul> <li><a href="/graduate/las/minors/museum-studies/">Museum Studies Graduate Minor</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="contactinformationtextcontainer" class="page_content tab_content" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="contactinformationtexttab" aria-hidden="true"> <a name="contactinformationtext"></a><p><em>for the Master of Arts in Anthropology</em></p> <hr/> <h2><strong>Anthropology</strong></h2> <p>Department Head: Brenda Farnell<br/> Director of Graduate Studies: Krystal A. Smalls<br/> Director of Program: Name<br/> <a href="http://www.anthro.illinois.edu" target="_blank">Anthropology website</a><br/> <a href="https://anthro.illinois.edu/directory/faculty" target="_blank">Anthropology faculty</a><br/> 109 Davenport Hall, 607 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801<br/> (217) 333-3616<br/> <a href="mailto:anthro@illinois.edu">anthro@illinois.edu</a></p> <h3><strong>Museum Studies</strong></h3> <p>Program Coordinator: Susan Frankenberg</p> <h2><strong>College of Liberal Arts & Sciences</strong></h2> <p><a href="https://las.illinois.edu/" target="_blank">College of Liberal Arts & Sciences website</a></p> <h2><strong>Admissions</strong></h2> <p><a href="http://www.anthro.illinois.edu" target="_blank">Anthropology Graduate Admissions</a><br/> <a href="https://grad.illinois.edu/admissions/apply" target="_blank">Graduate College Admissions & Requirements</a><br/> </p> </div> </main> </div>  </div> </section> <footer id="footer"> <div class="footer-top"> <div 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