人类学文学硕士

我们的教职员工对人类的整体研究感兴趣，并对人类经验的多样性抱有好奇心。我们相信，这种理解构成了大学通识教育的组成部分，并且从这种理解中获得的见识的应用将为解决当代医学，社会，经济和政治问题提供关键要素。我们的部门工作在多个广泛领域，包括文化人类学，实验人类学，人权，医学人类学，新世界考古学和旧世界考古学。我们的区域优势包括非洲，加勒比海，拉丁美洲，北美和西南亚。我们的教师还在欧洲，南亚和东南亚以及大洋洲工作。我们在民族学和考古学的许多研究方法方面提供广泛的专业知识。我们的部门是《高等教育机会法》的一部分。
The department accepts students to complete a terminal MA in Anthropology in rare cases, such as when a student's interests are closely aligned with our faculty expertise and the student's chosen career path requires a master's degree but not a Ph.D. The UConn Department of Anthropology offers courses, lab and field-based training, individualized mentoring, and research opportunities to help students grow as anthropologists, scholars, and individuals.<br><br>Students and faculty in our department work across core and emerging subfields in anthropology, including:<br><br>Archaeology<br>Critical biocultural anthropology<br>Cultural anthropology<br>Environmental anthropology<br>Evolution, cognition, and culture<br>Human rights<br>Medical anthropology<br>Students identify their own area(s) of specialization and work closely with their major advisor to develop a program of coursework tailored to their interests. They also gain hands-on training and experiential learning opportunities through:<br>The department's research labs<br>Interdisciplinary collaboration with scholars in other departments, centers, and institutes<br>Our faculty-led anthropological and archaeological field schools<br>Fieldwork and internship opportunities in the U.S. and abroad