The Master of Arts in Anthropology, Humans and the Environment Specialization investigates how past and present human activities influence the environment, the ways ecological and other processes affect human evolution and the human condition today, and the resilience of social and ecological systems.

Effective Fall 2023

Core Requirements
ANTH 500Development of Anthropological Theory3
Research Methods 13
ANTH 699Thesis5
Humans and the Environment Focused Courses 2,3
Select a minimum of 12 credits from the following:12
New Orleans and the Caribbean
Hunter-Gatherer Ecology
Impacts on Ancient Environments
Culture and Environment
Anthropology and Sustainable Development
Human-Environment Interactions
The Culture of Disaster
Geoarchaeology
Ecological and Social Agent-based Modeling
Paleoclimate and Human Evolution
Paleoecology
Edge Effects--Place, Embodiment, Environment
Climate Change: Science, Policy, Implications
Land Change Science Lab
Biogeography
Supporting Courses 2,3,4
Select a minimum of 3 credits from the following:3
Colorado Prehistory
Development in Indian Country
Great Plains Archaeology
Human Biology
Heritage Resource Management
Resilience, Well-Being, and Social Justice
Anthropology of Happiness and the Good Life
Economic Anthropology
Food, Hunger, and Culture
Culture, Mind, and Cognitive Science
Human Origins
Place, Space and Adaptation
Applications of International Development
Spatial Analysis with GIS
Remote Sensing and Image Analysis
Outside Courses 2,3
Select a minimum of 6 credits from the following:6
Interdisciplinary Seminar in Ecology
Action for Sustainable Behavior
Globalization, Sustainability, and Justice
Environmental Justice
Program Total Credits:32

A minimum of 32 credits are required to complete this program. 

1

Select 3 credits from departmentally approved list of methods courses with approval of advisor and committee.

2

Courses listed here constitute a partial list.  Other courses may be used with approval of advisor and committee.  Select courses with approval of advisor and committee.

3

A maximum total of six 300- to 400-level credits may be used to fulfill the requirements for this specialization under the M.A. Anthropology.

4

Any methods course listed in Core Requirements may be included in Supporting Courses if not taken to fulfill the methods requirement.

Students must complete the minimum number of credits specified in the official program of study as approved by the University Curriculum Committee, and all credit requirements specified in the Graduate and Professional Bulletin for their degree. 

Effective Fall 2023

Core Requirements
ANTH 500Development of Anthropological Theory3
Research Methods 13
ANTH 695Independent Study2
Humans and the Environment Focused Courses 2,3
Select a minimum of 12 credits from the following:12
New Orleans and the Caribbean
Hunter-Gatherer Ecology
Impacts on Ancient Environments
Culture and Environment
Anthropology and Sustainable Development
Human-Environment Interactions
The Culture of Disaster
Geoarchaeology
Ecological and Social Agent-based Modeling
Paleoclimate and Human Evolution
Paleoecology
Edge Effects--Place, Embodiment, Environment
Climate Change: Science, Policy, Implications
Land Change Science Lab
Biogeography
Supporting Courses 2,3,4
Select a minimum of 6 credits from the following:6
Colorado Prehistory
Development in Indian Country
Great Plains Archaeology
Human Biology
Heritage Resource Management
Resilience, Well-Being, and Social Justice
Anthropology of Happiness and the Good Life
Economic Anthropology
Food, Hunger, and Culture
Culture, Mind, and Cognitive Science
Human Origins
Place, Space and Adaptation
Applications of International Development
Spatial Analysis with GIS
Remote Sensing and Image Analysis
Outside Courses 2,3
Select a minimum of 9 credits from the following:9
Interdisciplinary Seminar in Ecology
Action for Sustainable Behavior
Globalization, Sustainability, and Justice
Environmental Justice
Program Total Credits:35

  A minimum of 35 credits are required to complete this program. 

1

Select 3 credits from departmentally approved list of methods courses with approval of advisor and committee.

2

Courses listed here constitute a partial list.  Other courses may be used with approval of advisor and committee. Select courses with approval of advisor and committee.

3

A maximum total of six 300- to 400-level credits may be used to fulfill the requirements of this specialization under the M.A. Anthropology.

4

Any methods course listed in Core Requirements may be included in Supporting Courses if not taken to fulfill the methods requirement.

Students must complete the minimum number of credits specified in the official program of study as approved by the University Curriculum Committee, and all credit requirements specified in the Graduate and Professional Bulletin for their degree.