Northern Arizona University, Department of Anthropology

Undergrad (BA) and graduate (MA) training in applied anthropology, archaeology, cultural, biological, and linguistic anthropology emphasizing theory, method, application and research. Special areas of interest include, but are not limited to, applied anthropology, international development, medical anthropology including collaborations with local clinics and community organizations across Northern Arizona, environmental, applied and research arch

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MA/ MS Requirements	37-hour course requirement including 6-hour thesis, thesis defense; or 37-hour course requirement with internship paper, internship defense, in applied tracks. Noncredit makeup deficiencies in 4 subfields of anthropology plus statistics
MA/MS Specializations	Applied cultural anthropology and archaeology, research archaeology, cultural anthropology, and biological anthropology

Internships Available	0
Internship Required	0
Support Opportunities	Graduate: 15 graduate assistantships, salary up to $12,000, with health benefits; tuition waivers, resident $4,486 (year), non-resident $11,986 (year); varying amounts of contract support

Kerry Thompson

Primary Contact

Associate Professor

Research Facilities	Excellent lab resources for archaeology and cultural anthropology: computer lab, imaging lab; lithics, ceramics, faunal, ethnobotanical, historic archaeology labs and comparative collections. Students participate actively in archaeological and cultural fieldwork in the US Southwest and Belize.
Certs Offered	0