The Master of Arts in Anthropology, International Development Specialization examines how local societies respond to global influences and the extent to which cultural meanings, beliefs, institutions, structures of inequality, and social relations between genders and among kin are changing as a result. This specialization also explores how economic and community development processes can improve basic aspects of human welfare.
Students interested in graduate work should refer to the Graduate and Professional Bulletin.
Learning Objectives
Students who are conferred an M.A. in Anthropology will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of anthropological theory and method, and how to apply them appropriately.
- Engage in independent research that addresses academic questions or societal challenges.
- Demonstrate awareness of and respect for human diversity across space and time.
- Possess the academic background and skills to enter a Ph.D. program in anthropology or a job related to the discipline.
Effective Fall 2023
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| ANTH 500 | Development of Anthropological Theory | 3 |
| ANTH 679/IE 679 | Applications of International Development | 3 |
| Methods 1 | 3 | |
| ANTH 699 | Thesis | 5 |
| Technical Sciences | ||
| Select a minimum of 9 credits: either all from one group, or one each from 3 groups, or a combination of courses totaling a minimum of 9 credits with committee approval. Courses must be outside of social sciences. | 9 | |
Group A. Water Resources: | ||
| Water Resources Planning and Management | ||
| Infrastructure and Utility Management | ||
| Risk Analysis of Water/Environmental Systems | ||
| Technology Assessment and Social Forecasting | ||
| Watershed Management in Developing Countries | ||
Group B. Environmental/Water Quality: | ||
| Fundamentals of Environmental Engr | ||
| Water and Wastewater Analysis | ||
| Statistics for Environmental Monitoring | ||
| Ecotoxicology | ||
| Technology Assessment and Social Forecasting | ||
Group C. Agricultural Development: | ||
| Livestock Manure Management and Environment | ||
| International Agricultural Trade | ||
| Social Benefit Cost Analysis | ||
| Development of Rural Resource-Based Economies | ||
| Agricultural and Resource Policy | ||
| Parasitology and Vector Biology | ||
| Rangeland Planning and Grazing Management | ||
| World Grassland Ecogeography | ||
Group D. Appropriate Technology: | ||
| Science and Ethics | ||
| Science and Technology in Modern History | ||
Group E. Natural Resource Management: | ||
| Wildlife Policy, Administration, and Law | ||
| Urban and Community Forestry | ||
| Natural Resources Policy and Biodiversity | ||
Group F. Spatial Information Approaches: | ||
| Spatial Analysis with GIS | ||
| Remote Sensing and Image Analysis | ||
| Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Social Sciences | ||
| Select a minimum of 6 credits: either all courses from one group, or one each from 2 groups, totaling a minimum of 6 credits with committee approval. 2 | 6 | |
Group A. Cultures, Institutions, and Globalization: | ||
| Indigenous Peoples Today | ||
| Comparative Legal Systems | ||
| Approaches to Community-Based Development | ||
| Community Mobilization | ||
| Gender Equity in Development | ||
| Development and Empowerment | ||
| Community Development from the Ground Up | ||
| Resilience, Well-Being, and Social Justice | ||
| Gender, Sexuality, and Culture | ||
| Anthropology and Sustainable Development | ||
| The Culture of Disaster | ||
| Globalization and Culture Change | ||
| Anthropology of Modernity | ||
| Place, Space and Adaptation | ||
| Contemporary Issues in Developing Countries | ||
| Cultural Geography | ||
| United States Foreign Relations Since 1914 | ||
| International Social Welfare and Development | ||
| Women and Development | ||
| Education for Global Peace | ||
| Ethics and International Development | ||
| International Mass Communication | ||
| International Law | ||
| International Organization | ||
| Political Economy of Change and Development | ||
| Gender and Global Society | ||
| Globalization and Socioeconomic Restructuring | ||
| Global Inequality and Change | ||
| Generalist Practice-Communities | ||
| Advanced Community Practice | ||
Group B. Credit, Economy, and Development: | ||
| Development in Indian Country | ||
| Economic Anthropology | ||
| Historical Archaeology | ||
| Economics of International Trade and Policy | ||
| Economics of International Finance and Policy | ||
| Economic Development | ||
| Financial Institutions-Structure/Regulation | ||
| International Trade Theory | ||
| International Business Finance | ||
| International Business Management | ||
| Sociology of Sustainable Development | ||
Group C. Health, Culture, and Development: | ||
| Cultural Psychiatry | ||
| Human Biology | ||
| Psychiatric Anthropology Laboratory | ||
| Cognitive Anthropology Field Methods | ||
| Anthropology of Happiness and the Good Life | ||
| Women, Health, and Culture | ||
| The Culture of Disaster | ||
| Food, Hunger, and Culture | ||
| Medical Anthropology | ||
| Global Mental Health--Theory and Method | ||
| Culture, Mind, and Cognitive Science | ||
| Mind, Medicine, and Culture | ||
| Contemporary Issues-Biological Anthropology | ||
| Anthropology and Global Health | ||
| Human Disease and the Environment | ||
| International Nutrition and World Hunger | ||
| International Nutrition Studies | ||
| Children and Youth in Global Context | ||
| Perspectives in Global Health | ||
Group D. Conservation and Resource Management: | ||
| Indigenous Ecologies and the Modern World | ||
| Hunter-Gatherer Ecology | ||
| Heritage Resource Management | ||
| Culture and Environment | ||
| Human-Environment Interactions | ||
| Edge Effects--Place, Embodiment, Environment | ||
| Environmental and Natural Resource Economics | ||
| Environmental Economics | ||
| Applied Advanced Water Resource Economics | ||
| Biogeography | ||
| Tourism Planning | ||
| Tourism Impacts | ||
| Ecotourism | ||
| Politics of Environment and Sustainability | ||
| Water and Social Justice | ||
| Area Studies 2 | ||
| Select a minimum of 3 credits from the following: | 3 | |
| Peoples and Cultures of Africa | ||
| Modern Indian Culture and Society | ||
| Southeast Asian Cultures and Societies | ||
| Indians of South America | ||
| Indians of North America | ||
| New Orleans and the Caribbean | ||
| Andean Archaeology and Ethnohistory | ||
| Revolutions in Latin America | ||
| Modern Africa | ||
| South African History | ||
| Reading Seminar: Africa | ||
| Reading Seminar: Latin America | ||
| Reading Seminar: Middle East | ||
| Reading Seminar: East Asia | ||
| Reading Seminar: South Asia | ||
L*** | Any upper division (300- to 400-level) or graduate language course 3 | |
| Islamic Philosophy | ||
| Comparative African Politics | ||
| Comparative Asian Politics | ||
| Politics of South America | ||
| Politics in Mexico, Central America, Caribbean | ||
| 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
At least one course within the Social Sciences group and/or the Area Studies group must be ANTH.
- 3
Select any upper division (300-level or above) or graduate level language course in consultation with advisor and committee.
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
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| ANTH 500 | Development of Anthropological Theory | 3 |
| ANTH 679/IE 679 | Applications of International Development | 3 |
| ANTH 695 | Independent Study 1 | 2 |
| Methods 2 | 3 | |
| Technical Sciences | ||
| Select a minimum of 9 credits: all from one group, one each from 3 groups, or a combination, with committee approval. Courses must be outside of social sciences. | 9 | |
Group A. Water Resources: | ||
| Water Resources Planning and Management | ||
| Infrastructure and Utility Management | ||
| Risk Analysis of Water/Environmental Systems | ||
| Technology Assessment and Social Forecasting | ||
| Watershed Management in Developing Countries | ||
Group B. Environmental/Water Quality: | ||
| Fundamentals of Environmental Engr | ||
| Water and Wastewater Analysis | ||
| Statistics for Environmental Monitoring | ||
| Ecotoxicology | ||
| Technology Assessment and Social Forecasting | ||
Group C. Agricultural Development: | ||
| Livestock Manure Management and Environment | ||
| International Agricultural Trade | ||
| Social Benefit Cost Analysis | ||
| Development of Rural Resource-Based Economies | ||
| Agricultural and Resource Policy | ||
| Parasitology and Vector Biology | ||
| Rangeland Planning and Grazing Management | ||
| World Grassland Ecogeography | ||
Group D. Appropriate Technology: | ||
| Science and Ethics | ||
| Science and Technology in Modern History | ||
Group E. Natural Resource Management: | ||
| Wildlife Policy, Administration, and Law 3 | ||
| Urban and Community Forestry | ||
| Natural Resources Policy and Biodiversity 3 | ||
Group F. Spatial Information Approaches: | ||
| Spatial Analysis with GIS | ||
| Remote Sensing and Image Analysis | ||
| Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Social Science 4,5 | ||
| Select a minimum of 9 credits: all from one group, one each from 3 groups, or a combination, with committee approval. | 9 | |
Group A. Cultures, Institutions, and Globalization: | ||
| Indigenous Peoples Today | ||
| Comparative Legal Systems | ||
| Approaches to Community-Based Development | ||
| Community Mobilization | ||
| Gender Equity in Development | ||
| Development and Empowerment | ||
| Community Development from the Ground Up | ||
| Resilience, Well-Being, and Social Justice | ||
| Gender, Sexuality, and Culture | ||
| Anthropology and Sustainable Development | ||
| The Culture of Disaster | ||
| Globalization and Culture Change | ||
| Anthropology of Modernity | ||
| Place, Space and Adaptation | ||
| Contemporary Issues in Developing Countries | ||
| Cultural Geography | ||
| United States Foreign Relations Since 1914 | ||
| International Social Welfare and Development | ||
| Women and Development | ||
| Ethics and International Development | ||
| International Mass Communication | ||
| International Law | ||
| International Organization | ||
| Political Economy of Change and Development | ||
| Gender and Global Society | ||
| Globalization and Socioeconomic Restructuring | ||
| Global Inequality and Change | ||
| Generalist Practice-Communities | ||
| Advanced Community Practice | ||
Group B. Credit, Economy, and Development: | ||
| Development in Indian Country | ||
| Economic Anthropology | ||
| Historical Archaeology | ||
| Economics of International Trade and Policy | ||
| Economics of International Finance and Policy | ||
| Economic Development | ||
| Financial Institutions-Structure/Regulation | ||
| International Trade Theory | ||
| International Business Finance | ||
| International Business Management | ||
| Sociology of Sustainable Development | ||
Group C. Health, Culture, and Development: | ||
| Cultural Psychiatry | ||
| Human Biology | ||
| Psychiatric Anthropology Laboratory | ||
| Cognitive Anthropology Field Methods | ||
| Anthropology of Happiness and the Good Life | ||
| Women, Health, and Culture | ||
| The Culture of Disaster | ||
| Food, Hunger, and Culture | ||
| Medical Anthropology | ||
| Global Mental Health--Theory and Method | ||
| Culture, Mind, and Cognitive Science | ||
| Mind, Medicine, and Culture | ||
| Contemporary Issues-Biological Anthropology | ||
| Anthropology and Global Health | ||
| Human Disease and the Environment | ||
| International Nutrition and World Hunger | ||
| International Nutrition Studies | ||
| Children and Youth in Global Context | ||
| Perspectives in Global Health | ||
Group D. Conservation and Resource Management: | ||
| Indigenous Ecologies and the Modern World | ||
| Hunter-Gatherer Ecology | ||
| Heritage Resource Management | ||
| Culture and Environment | ||
| Human-Environment Interactions | ||
| Edge Effects--Place, Embodiment, Environment | ||
| Environmental and Natural Resource Economics | ||
| Environmental Economics | ||
| Applied Advanced Water Resource Economics | ||
| Biogeography | ||
| Tourism Planning | ||
| Tourism Impacts | ||
| Ecotourism | ||
| Politics of Environment and Sustainability | ||
| Water and Social Justice | ||
| Area Studies 4,5 | ||
| Select a minimum of 6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
| Peoples and Cultures of Africa | ||
| Modern Indian Culture and Society | ||
| Southeast Asian Cultures and Societies | ||
| Indians of South America | ||
| Indians of North America | ||
| New Orleans and the Caribbean | ||
| Andean Archaeology and Ethnohistory | ||
| Revolutions in Latin America | ||
| Modern Africa | ||
| South African History | ||
| Reading Seminar: Africa | ||
| Reading Seminar: Latin America | ||
| Reading Seminar: Middle East | ||
| Reading Seminar: East Asia | ||
| Reading Seminar: South Asia | ||
L*** | Any upper division (300- to 400-level) language course 6 | |
| Islamic Philosophy | ||
| Comparative African Politics | ||
| Comparative Asian Politics | ||
| Politics of South America | ||
| Politics in Mexico, Central America, Caribbean | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 35 | |
A minimum of 35 credits are required to complete this program.
- 1
Two credits of independent study are intended to prepare for formal professional presentation of the student’s development portfolio at a culmination event in the student’s last semester.
- 2
Select 3 credits from departmentally approved list of methods courses with approval of advisor and committee.
- 3
This course is taught by correspondence only.
- 4
At least two courses within Social Sciences and/or Area Studies must be ANTH.
- 5
Courses listed here constitute a partial list. Other courses may be used with approval of advisor and committee. See department list for most up-to-date course list.
- 6
Select any upper division (300-level or above) or graduate level language course in consultation with advisor and committee.
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.
For more information, please visit Requirements for All Graduate Degrees in the Graduate and Professional Bulletin.
Summary of Procedures for the Master's and Doctoral Degrees
NOTE: Each semester the Graduate School publishes a schedule of deadlines. Deadlines are available on the Graduate School website. Students should consult this schedule whenever they approach important steps in their careers.
Forms are available online.
| Step | Due Date |
|---|---|
| 1. Application for admission (online) | Six months before first registration |
| 2. Diagnostic examination when required | Before first registration |
| 3. Appointment of advisor | Before first registration |
| 4. Selection of graduate committee | Before the time of fourth regular semester registration |
| 5. Filing of program of study (GS Form 6) | Before the time of fourth regular semester registration |
| 6. Preliminary examination (Ph.D. and PD) | Two terms prior to final examination |
| 7. Report of preliminary examination (GS Form 16) - (Ph.D. and PD) | Within two working days after results are known |
| 8. Changes in committee (GS Form 9A) | When change is made |
| 9. Application for Graduation (GS Form 25) | Refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School Website |
| 9a. Reapplication for Graduation (online) | Failure to graduate requires Reapplication for Graduation (online) for the next time term for which you are applying |
| 10. Submit thesis or dissertation to committee | At least two weeks prior to the examination or at the discretion of the graduate committee |
| 11. Final examination | Refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School Website |
| 12. Report of final examination (GS Form 24) | Within two working days after results are known; refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School website |
| 13. Submit a signed Thesis/Dissertation Submission Form (GS Form 30) to the Graduate School and Submit the Survey of Earned Doctorates (Ph.D. only) prior to submitting the electronic thesis/dissertation | Refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School website. |
| 14. Submit the thesis/dissertation electronically | Refer to published deadlines from the Graduate School website |
| 15. Graduation | Ceremony information is available from the Graduate School website |