Ruthbeth Finerman, PhD,
Chair
Room 316, Manning Hall
(901) 678-2080

Charles Williams, Jr., PhD
Coordinator of Graduate Studies

E-mail: cwilliams@memphis.edu

http://anthropology.memphis.edu/

I. The Department of Anthropology offers a Master of Arts degree with a major in Anthropology with the purpose of training students as competent practicing anthropologists in the fields of multiethnic community organization, health care delivery systems, cultural resource management and service in archaeology.

Concentrations are available in Medical Anthropology and Urban Anthropology. Each student will plan his or her program in consultation with his or her major advisor.

Program objectives are: (1) competence in experimental design and data analysis related to anthropological research; (2) competence in oral and written communication; and (3) ability to compete successfully for professional positions in anthropology and related fields.

All graduate students must comply with the general requirements of the Graduate School (see Admissions Regulations, Academic Regulations, and Minimum Degree Requirements) as well as the program requirements of the degree being pursued.

II. MA Degree Program

A. Program Admission

Admission to both the Graduate School and the department is required. To meet departmental requirements for admission, students must submit a letter of intent, three letters of recommendation, and complete the GRE. In addition to their undergraduate academic record, applicants will be considered on the basis of their GRE scores, work experience and career plans as described in the letter of intent. Except in exceptional circumstances, students should have a 3.0 undergraduate record and at least 450 scores on each of the verbal and quantitative GRE subtests.

Admission to the program is not automatic upon meeting minimum departmental admission requirements. Students are selected from the pool of qualified applicants and the number selected depends on the availability of financial aid and adequate faculty supervision. NOTE: Deadline for completion of submission is April 1 for the following fall semester and November 13 for the following spring semester. Summer school admission must be competed by May 1 for entrance into the Graduate School and the departmental program. Field school admissions (only) will be accepted until May 15. Late submissions may, in exceptional circumstances, be considered on an individual basis, but will normally be deferred to the following semester.

B. Program Requirements

1. A total of 30 semester hours course-work plus satisfactory performance in a practicum (Anthropology 7985—6 hours credit) for a total of 36 semester hours.
2. Satisfactory completion of the core curriculum (14 hours).
3. Satisfactory completion of track-specific requirements (6 hours).
4. At least 70% of the program (i.e. 26 hours) must be taken at the 7000 level.
5. Satisfactory performance on a comprehensive exam.
6. The Master’s Degree in Anthropology is an interdisciplinary degree and students are encouraged to take up to 9 semester hours of their work outside of the Department of Anthropology, depending upon their area of interest and the nature of previous work experience.
7. Intensive Writing Option. Some students may choose to pursue an intensive writing option. Students who choose this option must complete all of the requirements listed above and satisfactorily complete the requirements for ANTH 7995 (3 hours) for a total of 39 semester hours.

III. Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate Program in Museum Studies (administered jointly by the Departments of Anthropology and Art).

A. Program Admission

1. Students currently admitted to a graduate program at the U of M or another university or students holding a graduate degree may apply for admission. For students enrolled in a graduate program, a minimum GPA of 3.0 is required for admission. In rare instances, a student who has completed an undergraduate degree program but who has not completed a graduate degree nor been admitted to a graduate program may apply and will be considered on an individual basis. All students not currently admitted to a graduate degree program at the U of M must also apply to the Graduate School for admission as a non-degree student. In order to continue in the program, students must maintain at least a 3.0 GPA.
2. To apply, students submit:
   1. transcript of undergraduate degree program and transcripts of prior and current graduate study;
   2. three letters of recommendation; and
   3. a letter describing reasons for wishing to take a graduate certificate in the area of museum studies and how the program corresponds with prior experience and anticipated career plans.

Inquiries can be directed to Dr. Leslie Luebbers, Director of the Art Museum (lluebbrs@memphis.edu), or Dr. Linda Bennett, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences (lbennett@memphis.edu).

B. Program Requirements

A minimum of 18 credit hours is required.

1. Six of the 18 hours will be met by completion of two core courses: ANTH/ARTH 7661 Museum Practices and ANTH/ARTH 7662 Museums and Committees.
2. Six elective hours will be selected in consultation with the Admissions and Advisory Committee. Except for unique circumstances, students in the Anthropology and Art History graduate programs must take at least three elective hours outside their major department.
3. Two three-hour internships (ANTH/ARTH 7669 Museum Internship) are required. Each internship site will be chosen in consultation with the Admissions and Advisory Committee. For those students working in a museum or other appropriate community site, three of the internship hours may be replaced by a third elective course.

ANTHROPOLOGY (ANTH)

ANTH 6051 - Anthropology/Education (3)
Advanced study of the cultural transmission process with emphasis on identifying differing behavioral, cognitive and learning styles of various ethnic groups within American society and selected third world countries. Encounters of U.S. subcultural groups with the public education system. PREREQUISITE: Permission of instructor.

ANTH 6051 - Anthropology/Education (3)
Advanced study of the cultural transmission process with emphasis on identifying differing behavioral, cognitive, and learning styles of various ethnic groups within American society and selected third world countries. Encounters of U.S. subcultural groups with the public education system. PREREQUISITE: Permission of instructor.

ANTH 6065 - Contemp Anth Theory (3)
Contemporary growth of theories and methods in anthropology. PREREQUISITES: ANTH 1100 and 1200; or permission of instructor.

ANTH 6065 - Contemp Anth Theory (3)
Contemporary growth of theories and methods in anthropology. PREREQUISITES: ANTH 1100 and 1200; or permission of instructor.

ANTH 6111 - Human Adaptations (3)
Examines the physical and cultural adaptations of humans in an evolutionary and ecological context; information from primate studies, the archaeological record, and studies of contemporary societies; environmental context of physical adaptations, cultural adaptations, language, social organization. PREREQUISITE: ANTH 1100, 1200 or permission of instructor.

ANTH 6111 - Human Adaptations (3)
Examines the physical and cultural adaptations of humans in an evolutionary and ecological context; information from primate studies, the archaeological record, and studies of contemporary societies; environmental context of physical adaptations, cultural adaptations, language, social organization. PREREQUISITE: ANTH 1100, 1200 or permission of instructor.

ANTH 6120 - Africa'S New World Comm (3)
Survey of African-American cultures in the New World emanating from 17th and 18th century slave trade; focus on African Diaspora; Caribbean, Central America, South America, and North America.

ANTH 6220 - Cultural Perspec/Environment (3)
Role of culture in the use and management of natural resources; discusses how societies construct knowledge about nature and attribute value to it; examines how indigenous knowledge, alternative value systems, and traditional management strategies influence policy decisions at the local, national, and international levels. PREREQUISITE: ANTH 1100, 1200, or permission of instructor.

ANTH 6251 - Psychological Anthropol (3)
(6751). Examines the relationship between culture and personality; cross-cultural comparison of perspectives on cognition, mental illness, ethnopsychiatry, and ethnotherapies.

ANTH 6253 - Anthropology of Religion (3)
Comparative analysis of religious systems and their functional relationships to other cultural institutions; interrelations of myth, magic, and ritual; types of religious institutions and religious practitioners.

ANTH 6301 - Archaeology of North America (3)
(Same as ESCI 6301). Intensive study of various prehistoric cultures from earliest times until historic contact. PREREQUISITE: ANTH 1100, 1200, 1300, or permission of instructor.

ANTH 6302 - Native People of North America (3)
Intensive ethnological study of various prehistoric cultures from earliest times until historic contact. PREREQUISITE: ANTH 1100, 1200, 1300, or permission of instructor.

ANTH 6325 - Archaeol Fld/Lab Techn (3-6)
(Same as ESCI 6325). Field excavation, specimen preparation, use of survey instruments and photography, map making, and archaeological record keeping; methods and techniques in archaeological laboratory analysis; emphasis on organization and supervision of laboratory procedures. May be repeated for maximum of 6 credit hours.

ANTH 6336 - Native People/Southeast (3)
Intensive ethnological study of various Native American cultures in the Southeast during the post-contact period. PREREQUISITE: ANTH 1100, 1200, 1300, or permission of instructor.

ANTH 6352 - Old World Archaeology (3)
(Same as ESCI 6352). Old World cultures from first humans to early civilizations.

ANTH 6411 - Urban Anthropology (3)
Anthropological studies of pre-industrial and industrial cities; urbanization, movements of social transformation and other processes of adjustment to an urban milieu; urban slums, ethnic enclaves, and housing developments in cross-cultural perspective; urban and social kinship and social organization; urban community development; urban research techniques.

ANTH 6412 - Neigh Dev/Social Entrep (3)
(Same as PADM 6412). Role of various institutions and their relationship to developmental needs of inner-city neighborhoods; evolution of American cities as context for understanding urban neighborhoods, poverty, and community problem-solving; particular attention given to role of government, corporations, and foundations in shaping policy at local level.

ANTH 6413 - Anthropology Of Tourism (3)
Cultural dynamics and dilemmas of tourism and tourist development; tourism assessed in terms of impacts on the host culture, tourists, and the environment; also assessed as development alternative, driver of cultural change, and form of local, regional, national, international, and intercultural relations.

ANTH 6414 - Cultures of Capitalism (3)
Changes in culture and economic systems from early industrial capitalism to current restructuring of a global system; focus on flexible mass production, regional connections, workplace innovation, and human resources with emphasis on cultural dimensions of contemporary business environments, role of anthropology in corporations, and ethics in business anthropology. PREREQUISITES: ANTH 1200 or ANTH 3282, or permission of instructor.

ANTH 6415 - Anthropology Human Rights (3)
Anthropological approaches to critical human rights isuses, debates, practices including gender, children, health, land, genocide, resettlement; broadly-defined human rights in specific national and cultural contexts; explores what anthropology, practitioners, and ethnographic methods offer our understanding of how human rights are interpretated and negotiated. PREREQUISITE: ANTH 1200, or permission of instructor.

ANTH 6416 - Culture/Identity/Power (3)
Anthropological approaches to human identity in cross-cultural contexts. Examines how culture and power inform understandings and practices related to difference and stratification, and the forces of identity formation and reproduction cross-culturally with emphasis on ways that race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, religion, nation, and community are constructed, negotiated, and resisted. PREREQUISITE: ANTH 1200, or permission of instructor.

ANTH 6420 - American Folklore (3)
Selected genres of American folklore, including folk religion and belief, folk medicine, folksong and music, narrative and humor (jokes and riddles); comparisons to other cultures; emphasis on role of folklore in maintenance of tradition, in social change, and in concept of culture.

ANTH 6510 - Health/Culture/Environ Justice (3)
Creation of health inequalities through socio-cultural forces that shape differential exposure to environmental hazards; basic concepts in cultural ecology and environmental health; anthropological approaches to understanding human biology; race and class as influences of disease risk in U. S. and global south; grassroots and community-based research efforts to combat environmental health inequalities.

ANTH 6511 - Medical Anthropology (3)
Cross-cultural analysis of bio-behavioral components of infectious, nutritional, genetic, chronic and psychiatric diseases; individual and cultural reactions to medical care, professionals, and health care delivery systems.

ANTH 6512 - Complemtry/Alt Medicine (3)
Focuses on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practiced in the United State and across the world.

ANTH 6531 - Alcohol/Drugs/Culture (3)
Cross-cultural comparison of beliefs, rituals, and meaning of substance use and abuse; examination of biological and cultural evidence on the origin and development of problems; implications for prevention, early intervention, and treatment.

ANTH 6541 - Nutritional Anth (3)
Cross-cultural comparison of human diet; assessment; cultural and health value of foods; hunger and malnutrition; acculturation and dietary change.

ANTH 6551 - Culture/Sex/Childbirth (3)
Review of biological, environmental, social, and cultural factors influencing human reproduction; comparison of cultural and clinical perspectives on sexual orientation and behavior, sexually transmitted diseases, fertility, birth control, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care; evaluation of alternative delivery systems in Western and non-Western societies.

ANTH 6660 - Museum Collections (3)
(Same as ARTH 6660). Museum collection theory and methods, including collection policy, development, preservation, documentation, and interpretation. PREREQUISITE: Permission of instructor.

ANTH 6661 - Collections Research (3)
(Same as ARTH 6661). Introduces students in object-based disciplines to museum collections research methods and their applications to exhibitions, catalogs, and scholarly publications. PREREQUISITE: Permission of instructor.

ANTH 6662 - Museum Exhibitions (3)
(Same as ARTH 6662). Museum exhibition methods and theory, including research, design, layout, object selection and handling, installation, public programing, and evaluation. PREREQUISITE: Permission of instructor.

ANTH 6840 - Israel/Antqty In Mdrnty (3)
(Same as JDST 6840). Interdisciplinary examination of relationship between ancient traditions and modern issues in Israel; emphasis on relationship between historical conditions, conflicts, and interconnections, as well as new choices facing Israel.

ANTH 6841 - Biblical Archaeology (3)
(Same as JDST 6841 and ESCI 6841). Relationship between historical texts in Hebrew Bible and historical evidence from archaeological research in Israel and surrounding area; emphasis on how archaeological evidence and Biblical narratives illuminate each other.

ANTH 6880 - Social Life Of Things (3)
Advanced study of material culture that examines the ways in which the things people make, acquire, use, and discard can inform our understanding of society and culture. PREREQUISITE: Permission of instructor.

ANTH 7001 - Intern Grad Asst (1-3)
Supervision of and consultation with anthropology graduate assistants. May be repeated. PREREQUISITE: Limited to anthropology majors; approval of graduate coordinator. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.

ANTH 7002 - Reading For Comps (1-3)
Arranged on individual basis for anthropology graduate students only. May be repeated. PREREQUISITE: Limited to anthropology majors; approval of graduate coordinator. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.

ANTH 7004 - Teaching Skills Anth (1-12)
Overview and practical demonstrations of art of teaching anthropology. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credit hours. PREREQUISITE: Limited to anthropology majors; permission of graduate coordinator. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.

ANTH 7075 - Methods In Anthropology (4)
Critical examination of field methods and research designs in selected areas of anthropology; major trends in contemporary anthropological research as a preparation for applied research. PREREQUISITE: Non-majors must have permission of instructor.

ANTH 7076 - Anth Data Analysis (4)
Construction and analysis of data bases developed from ongoing anthropological projects; review of frequently used statistical techniques in anthropological literature, hypothesis testing, and methods of presentation. PREREQUISITE: Knowledge of college-level statistics plus ANTH 7075 or permission of instructor.

ANTH 7100 - Sem Biocultural Anth (3)
Topics include principles of human genetics, the biological and cultural aspects of race, the hereditary and environmental factors in modern human variation, medical and nutritional anthropology. PREREQUISITE: Non-majors must have permission of instructor.

ANTH 7200 - History/Anth Theory (3)
Covers growth of anthropology as a discipline nationally and internationally and development of major theoretical paradigms; addresses all subfields of anthropology--cultural, biological, archaeology, linguistic, and applied; designed and required for graduate anthropology students, but open to graduate students in other disciplines.

ANTH 7250 - Comm Culture Evaluation (3)
Cultural perspectives on program evaluation in community settings; theoretical and methodological approaches to evaluation of human service programs; culturally competent evaluations using ethnographic methods; role of anthropology in program evaluation at national and international levels. PREREQUISITE: Non-majors must have permission of instructor.

ANTH 7255 - Applied Anth & Develop (3)
Cross-cultural review of processes of change, grassroots development and planning in industrialized world; models of change, specializations in applied anthropology, and development of public policy on international issues of housing, education, health, and economic development.

ANTH 7410 - Contemp Urban Anthropology (3)
Covers pre-industrial and industrial cities; urbanization, movements of social transformation, and other processes of adjustment to urban milieu; urban slums, ethnic enclaves, and housing developments in cross-cultural perspective; urban kinship and social organization; urban community development; and urban research techniques.

ANTH 7411 - Urban Anth In Mid-South (3)
Discussion and analysis of community economic development in the Mid-South region from prehistoric to present time; inter-relationship of cultural values, regional social structures and political economy in terms of international and national industrial trends.

ANTH 7511 - Anth Of Health Care (3)
Roles of the various health professions in the delivery of medical care with emphasis on the perception of these roles by racial or ethnic groups in the Mid-South. Lectures by medical professionals and administrators. PREREQUISITE: Non-majors must have permission of instructor.

ANTH 7521 - Biocultural Epidemiolgy (3)
Concepts and research uniting epidemiology and medical anthropology; explores epidemiologic web of agent, host, and environment in disease; stresses interplay of sociocultural, behavioral, and environmental risk factors; examines applications of epidemiology theory and methods to medical anthropology and global health policy.

ANTH 7661 - Museum Practices (3)
(Same as ARTH 7661). Museum administration, finance, collection management, conservation, education, exhibition design, marketing, and visitor services. PREREQUISITE: Permission of instructor.

ANTH 7662 - Museums & Communities (3)
(Same as ARTH 7662). History and theory of museums, governance, audiences, and current topics in the profession. PREREQUISITE: Permission of instructor.

ANTH 7669 - Museum Internship (3-6)
(Same as ARTH 7669). Structured experience in selected aspects of museum practice. Includes 150 contract hours in museum and colloquium. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours. PREREQUISITE: ANTH 7661, 7662 and/or permission of instructor. Grades of A-F or IP will be given.

ANTH 7970 - Directed Indiv Writing (1-3)
Intensive guided study of original data in areas selected by advanced students and accepted by the instructor; preparation of manuscripts for publication. PREREQUISITE: Permission of instructor. Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.

ANTH 7975 - Directed Indiv Reading (1-3)
Intensive guided study in areas selected by advanced students and accepted by the staff. PREREQUISITE: Permission of staff. Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.

ANTH 7980 - Directed Indiv Research (1-3)
Intensive guided study of original data in areas selected by advanced students and accepted by the staff; preparation for publication. PREREQUISITE: Permission of chair and the designated staff. Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.

ANTH 7985 - Anth Applications (3-6)
Supervised practical experience in the application of anthropological principles in an agency or facility appropriate to urban, medical, and nutritional anthropology, mental health, or archaeology. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.

ANTH 7995 - Professional Paper (3)
Preparation and presentation of a professional writing assignment. PREREQUISITE: Permission of instructor. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.

ANTH 7996 - Thesis (1-6)
The student must research, write, and defend a thesis on a subject approved by the major professor and advisory committee. PREREQUISITE: Permission of instructor. Grades of S, U, or IP will be given.

ANTH 8075 - Methods In Anthropology (4)
Critical examination of field methods and research designs in selected areas of anthropology; major trends in contemporary anthropological research as a preparation for applied research. PREREQUISITE: Non-majors must have permission of instructor.

ANTH 8076 - Anth Data Analysis (4)
Construction and analysis of data bases developed from ongoing anthropological projects; review of frequently used statistical techniques in anthropological literature, hypothesis testing, and methods of presentation. PREREQUISITE: Knowledge of college-level statistics plus ANTH 7075 or permission of instructor.

ANTH 8100 - Sem Biocultural Anth (3)
Topics include principles of human genetics, the biological and cultural aspects of race, the hereditary and environmental factors in modern human variation, medical and nutritional anthropology. PREREQUISITE: Non-majors must have permission of instructor.

ANTH 8200 - History/Anth Theory (3)
Covers growth of anthropology as a discipline nationally and internationally and development of major theoretical paradigms; addresses all subfields of anthropology--cultural, biological, archaeology, linguistic, and applied; designed and required for graduate anthropology students, but open to graduate students in other disciplines.

ANTH 8250 - Comm Culture Evaluation (3)
Cultural perspectives on program evaluation in community settings; theoretical and methodological approaches to evaluation of human service programs; culturally competent evaluations using ethnographic methods; role of anthropology in program evaluation at national and international levels. PREREQUISITE: Non-majors must have permission of instructor.

ANTH 8521 - Biocultural Epidemiolgy (3)
Concepts and research uniting epidemiology and medical anthropology; explores epidemiologic web of agent, host, and environment in disease; stresses interplay of sociocultural, behavioral, and environmental risk factors; examines applications of epidemiology theory and methods to medical anthropology and global health policy.

ANTH 8975 - Directed Indiv Reading (1-3)
Intensive guided study in areas selected by advanced students and accepted by the staff. PREREQUISITE: Permission of staff. Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.

ANTH 8980 - Directed Indiv Research (1-3)
Intensive guided study of original data in areas selected by advanced students and accepted by the staff; preparation for publication. PREREQUISITE: Permission of chair and the designated staff. Grades of A-F, or IP will be given.