A. The Accelerated Masters of Arts in Anthropology (AMP in
Anthropology) is offered only to academically talented University of Arizona undergraduates majoring in Anthropology (including double- or triple-majoring).
B. Admission Requirements
1. Completion of a minimum of 75 undergraduate credit hours will be
required at the time of application; a minimum of 90 undergraduate credit hours will be required at the time of entry into the AMP. If the student’s GPA falls below 3.3 at the time they have completed 90 units, the student will not be admitted into the program. Courses taken for audit may not be included in the total number of units counted for eligibility or admission. 2. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3 on a minimum of 12 units of
undergraduate UA.
3. Completion of at least 12 earned undergraduate credits in their major at The University of Arizona’s main campus. Units still graded Incomplete, units graded Pass/Fail or units taken as audit will not count toward the requirement of the 12 undergraduate units.
4. Completion or near completion of general education requirements. 5. Submission of a graduate application and payment of a graduate
application fee.
6. Demonstration of the maturity necessary for success in an accelerated, highly competitive program.
7. Expectation to complete the undergraduate degree within four years. The undergraduate degree requirements must be completed before the student is eligible to have the Master’s degree awarded.
8. Admission by an established process in the SoA (using our online system, but with a deadline of January 15th).
9. Other requirements:
• Two letters of recommendation from professors with whom they have studied at the University of Arizona
• A writing sample
• A statement of purpose • Transcripts
• A recommended minimum GPA of 3.6
• Note that the Accelerated Masters in Anthropology is a ‘stand-alone program,’ and students are not automatically considered for promotion to the PhD program. Those AMP graduates seeking admission to the PhD program are eligible to apply to it through the regular application procedures, and their application will be considered alongside the other applications to the PhD program.
The faculty coordinator of the AMP in Anthropology is the Director of Graduate Studies, assisted by the Director of Undergraduate Studies. D. Sample curriculum and core/required courses
Program Requirements Minimum Credit Hours 33
The minimum unit requirement for the AMP is 33 (three of these required units are MA thesis or report hours).
Satisfactory Academic Progress website
http://assessment.arizona.edu/sbs/Anthropology%20Grad Core Courses
The requirements for completion of the AMP in Anthropology are at least a 3.0 Grade Point Average in 33 units of graduate courses at or above the 500 curricular level. All students are required to take the core class, Anthropology 608B, “History of Anthropological Theory” and at least one course in a
subfield of anthropology (archaeology, biological, linguistic, or cultural) other than their own specialization. They must also enroll for at least three units of Anthropology 909 (Master’s Report) or Anthropology 910 (Master’s Thesis), in consultation with their advisor.
Six of the courses that satisfy the requirements of the MA may also simultaneously satisfy requirements of the BA
Archaeology: 636, 637, 562
Linguistic Anthropology: ANTH 680, 681, and 620
Cultural Anthropology: 608A, 608B, and another Theory course, to be approved by the advisor
Biological Anthropology
Requirements will be determined by your advisor
Other Requirements for Successful Completion of the Program 1. [From the SoA Handbook] Master’s committee formation, minimum of three members. The chair of the MA committee must be a member of the UA School of Anthropology’s core faculty. Two members must be University of Arizona faculty who hold tenure-track or continuing-eligible appointments at the rank of Assistant Professor or above, of whom at least one must be a member of the School of Anthropology’s core faculty. The third member can include faculty members from other units and continuing-status positions
within the University who have permanent approval to chair or serve as members of graduate committees in Anthropology. Other non-core and adjunct faculty can serve on committees only with special approval of the Graduate College, accomplished by submitting the “Special Member” Form (http://grad.arizona.edu/system/files/SpecialMemberForm.pdf or
http://grad.arizona.edu/forms). See the graduate advisors if you have
questions about when a Special Member Form is required and when it is not. Tenure-track faculty members in other UA departments may be included on committees without filing special forms, however they may not chair
committees in Anthropology.
2. [From the SoA Handbook] Either: (1) Submission of a professional-quality manuscript to the School (a.k.a. Master’s Report); or (2) Submission of a formal Master’s Thesis to the Graduate College. The intellectual content of the MA Report and the MA Thesis is identical. Both must represent
substantive, original research of publishable quality. They differ in the
required format. The decision whether to write a MA Report or a formal MA Thesis should be taken in consultation with the advisor.
3. The Master’s Degree Oral Examination
A final oral examination is required of all MA candidates in the Anthropology program. Please see this section of the School of Anthropology Handbook. Minor requirements
Not applicable for the AMP Language Requirements Not applicable for the AMP
SAMPLE CURRICULUM
NB: There will be considerable differences in the curriculum for students in the various sub-fields in Anthropology.
Archaeology Track
Year 4:
Required: ANTH 567
4 other “elective” ANTH classes at the 500 Level Year 5:
Fall:
Required: ANTH 636
2 Other “elective” ANTH classes at the 5-600 Level Spring:
Required: ANTH 637 and ANTH 608B
Master’s Thesis or Report (ANTH 909 or 910) Electives must include:
1 class on hunters and gatherers 1 class on middle-range societies 1 class on complex societies 1 class on archaeological theory 1 class on archaeological methods
Biological Anthropology Track
Year 4:
Required: ANTH 545A OR 545B OR 695C
4 other “elective” ANTH classes at the 500 Level
Summer: Field or laboratory work for MA thesis
Year 5: Fall:
3 “elective” ANTH classes at the 5-600 Level Spring:
Required: ANTH 608B
1 other “elective” ANTH classes at the 5-600 Level
Master’s Thesis or Report (ANTH 909 or 910)
All electives should be chosen such that students take one course from each of four groups listed in the graduate handbook.
Linguistic Anthropology Track
YEAR 4:
Required: ANTH 583 Sociolinguistics and ANTH 585 Face-to-face Interaction Phonetics: Choose one from the following three options:
1. Take two modules from the phonology sequence in Linguistics: Fall Semester: take the first two modules (first ten weeks) of LING 510 (introduction to both phonetics and phonology)
Spring: take the middle module (middle ten weeks) of LING 514 (acoustic phonetics)
2. SPH 568 (speech perception)
3. SPH 596A (experimental phonetics)
Required:
Either ANTH 576 Language in Culture OR ANTH 548 Writing Culture
Summer: Fieldwork for MA thesis YEAR 5: Required: ANTH 608A ANTH 608B
ANTH 620 Multimedia Ethnography
ANTH 679 Ethnographic Discourse Analysis
ANTH 680 Foundations of Linguistic Anthropology ANTH 681 Keywords in Linguistic Anthropology
Sociocultural Anthropology Track
Year 4
5 ANTH 500-level sociocultural courses Summer: Fieldwork for MA thesis Year 5
Fall:
ANTH 608A
One approved social theory course One graduate seminar
Spring: ANTH 608B
One graduate seminar
Masters thesis or report units (ANTH 909 or 910)
Sociocultural Anthropology (with Minor in Medical Anthropology)
Prerequisite: ANTH 444 Medical Anthropology
For students who want to minor in Medical Anthropology, 3 of the elective courses in the above sociocultural track should consist of the following: Year 4 or fall of year 5: ANTH 536A (Anthropology of Body, Health and Illness) (Prerequisite class that must be taken)
Year 4 spring: Any medical anthropology grad class offered
Year 5: Any 1–2 of the medical anthropology classes offered that year will be acceptable.
AND at least 2 other Medical Anthropology classes These 2 other courses could include:
• Global Health (new class, no number yet, developed for new MA with
Geography, probably taught first time next year with 675 number),
• Global Health (new undergrad class, no number yet Prob 400/500)
• ANTH 571a or 571b Anthropology in Clinical and Community Contexts
• Ethnomedicine, ANTH 536
