应用人类学文学硕士

应用人类学家使用人类学知识来解决代理商，社区团体或其他客户的实际问题。他们进行野外调查，并采用其他方法来收集各种专业数据，例如文化资源管理，医疗保健，历史保护，经济发展，博物馆设计，法医和移民安置。人类学家对数据的恢复和分析旨在为客户所面临的特定问题提供解决方案。应用人类学家在国际和美国都工作。对具有实践经验和应用培训的人类学家的需求不断增长，他们需要在地方，州和联邦政府机构以及私营企业和非政府组织中工作。人类学和中东文化系提供研究生课程，以人类学文学硕士学位为重点。学位要求包括论文，一学期或一夏的长期实
Graduate study leading to a Master of Arts degree in Anthropology, with an applied focus, is offered by the Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures. Degree requirements include a thesis, a one-semester or one-summer long internship (5 hours credit), an oral exam, and 25 hours of graduate course work. Students may elect to specialize either in applied archaeology, including bioarchaeology, or in applied cultural anthropology.<br><br>The program in applied archaeology focuses on cultural resources management, including preparation in archaeological method and theory, proposal writing, consulting practices, and ethics. Specialty areas include archaeological surface survey and excavation methods, artifact analysis, settlement pattern analysis, environmental archaeology, and osteoarchaeology. The areal emphasis is the Southeastern U.S., although principles and methods are adaptable to application anywhere.<br><br>The applied cultural anthropology specialization emphasizes environmental anthropology, medical anthropology, development anthropology, economic anthropology, buisness anthropology, and urban anthropology. Faculty expertise spans the United States of America, Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa, and students can choose to pursue thesis topics in the United States of America or internationally. Ethnographic research methods, as practiced in applied settings, are emphasized. The program focuses on preparing students for placement in the public and private sectors as professional anthropologists, as well as preparing them for further graduate study.