ANTHROPOLOGY
College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies

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• Diverse faculty who are widely published and enjoy national repute in their specializations.
• Regular activities include Faculty Colloquia and the Sacramento Anthropological Society with its monograph series and annual symposium.
• Extensive ethnographic and archaeological collections, in conjunction with the Museum of Anthropology, afford students opportunities to learn all phases of museum work. The department exhibit hall displays an excellent collection of museum artifacts.
• The department maintains a computer lab, as well as several computer stations in the Archaeology lab.
• Course related fieldwork is supplemented by opportunities for paid fieldwork through the Institute of Archaeology and Cultural Studies, coordinated with ongoing foreign and domestic field projects, income-generating contract work, and the archaeology curriculum.
• Fieldwork is also available at California and Great Basin sites, while internship placements with museums and governmental agencies provide research opportunities.
• Professional journals and the updated Human Relations Area File are housed in the University Library.
• The Institute sponsors occasional publications on California and Great Basin Prehistory.

Units required for Major: 49
Minimum total units required for BA: 120
Courses in parentheses are prerequisites.

Anthropology majors must take a statistics course (e.g., ANTH 120, SOC 101, STAT 1, or one approved by the Department).

• ANTH 104, ANTH 110, ANTH 141, and ANTH 155 must be completed with a grade "C-" or better.
• Availability of electives varies. Consult semester schedules.

The Anthropology minor requires 18 units of Anthropology courses; with a minimum of 12 upper division units. There are no specific course requirements. Not more than 3 units of ANTH 178, ANTH 195A, ANTH 195B, ANTH 195C or ANTH 199 may be counted toward the minor.

The Master of Arts program in Anthropology is designed for students who plan to continue their graduate studies in anthropology at the Ph.D. level as well as for students who plan to pursue any of the numerous opportunities for graduate anthropologists, such as in private research, Foreign Service, education, and government.

The program centers on a core of general requirements designed to provide each student with a graduate level exposure to the broad discipline of anthropology, with an emphasis on general methodology and the ways in which problems are conceptualized and approached in at least three of the interrelated sub-disciplines. Beyond this core, each student is encouraged to design a plan of elective course work relevant to his/her postgraduate goals. The plan may be to continue a broad, unspecialized course of study, or to concentrate on any of the specialties represented by the interests of the faculty.

Following admission to classified standing, each student is assigned a temporary advisor and informally interviewed by the Graduate Studies Committee to determine the scope of his/her interests and academic background and to establish the plan for elective course work. After the graduate interview, the student forms a Thesis Committee composed of a graduate advisor and at least one additional member of the Anthropology faculty. The responsibility of the Thesis Committee is to provide general academic advice and to guide the student in conducting research and writing the thesis.

Students may develop their special interests through individual arrangements with their faculty advisors, or they may take advantage of opportunities for special training in such areas of Applied Anthropology as cultural resource management, museology, anthropology in education, and medical anthropology through participation in ongoing informal programs which may include special field work or intern placement with local agencies. Prospective students should obtain a copy of the most recent Department of Anthropology Graduate Study Brochure for updated information on special opportunities.

Admission to classified graduate standing in Anthropology requires:

• a baccalaureate degree;
• a minimum 3.0 GPA for the last 60 units attempted.

Graduate students are considered once a year for admission for the fall semester. To ensure consideration of admission for the following year, all application materials must be received by May 1. All prospective graduate students, including Sacramento State graduates, must file the following with the Office of Graduate Studies, Riverfront Center 206, (916) 278-6470:

• an application for admission and a supplemental application for graduate admission (forms A and B in the CSU application booklet); and
• two complete sets of official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended, other than Sacramento State.

At the same time, applicants must submit to the Graduate Coordinator, Department of Anthropology: a letter describing their academic background and present interests, two signed letters of recommendation on official letterhead from individuals who can assess the applicant's potential for graduate study, and results of the General Graduate Record Examination and Graduate Record Examination Writing Assessment.

Each student must file an application for Advancement to Candidacy indicating a proposed program of graduate study. This procedure may begin as soon as the classified graduate student has:

• removed any deficiencies in admission requirements;
• completed at least 12 units of 200-level Anthropology courses with a minimum 3.0 GPA;
• completed a Thesis Prospectus Review; and
• passed the Writing Proficiency Examination (WPE) or secured approval for a WPE waiver.

Students should consult the department's current Graduate Program Brochure for deadlines.

Note: Students may not enroll in ANTH 500 until advanced to candidacy.

Advancement to Candidacy forms are available in the Office of Graduate Studies. The student fills out the form after planning a program of study in consultation with his/her anthropology faculty advisors. The completed form is then returned to the Office of Graduate Studies for approval.

Units required for the MA: 30 with a minimum 3.0 GPA.

Any graduate level or advanced upper division courses, two (6 units) of which must be graduate level seminars in the Anthropology department. Specific electives must be approved in advance by the student's Thesis Committee.

No more than 3 units of ANTH 299 or ANTH 278 may be applied to the MA. ANTH 278 and ANTH 299 courses that have passed the seven-year University limit may not be applied to the MA.

Preliminary Examination: Passing the Preliminary Examination is a prerequisite to Advancement to Candidacy.

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FACULTY Mark Basgall, Joyce Bishop, Martin Biskowski, Terri Castaneda, Jay Crain, Michael Delacorte, Samantha Hens, Liam Murphy, George Rich, M. Elizabeth Strasser, Cindi Sturtz Sreetharan, Roger Sullivan, Raghuraman Trichur, Valerie Wheeler, Pei-Lin Yu, David Zeanah   CONTACT INFORMATION David Zeanah, Department Chair Derek Bevers, Administrative Support Coordinator Mendocino Hall 4010 (916) 278-6452 www.csus.edu/anth

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