Masters Program in Applied Anthropology
This program produces skilled practitioners at the MA level who can move into positions in the public and private sectors as researchers, administrators and program developers. They do so by applying anthropological knowledge and skills to regional problems and issues. The core of the program is built around skill “clusters” and content “tracks”. The program is built around three broad clusters of research skills that can be used within the different content tracks. The first cluster consists of basic and advanced ethnographic methods for understanding how social systems, including organizations and communities, function in the regional environment. The second concerns assessment and evaluation skills, especially those based on qualitative methods that complement the familiar quantitative methods. The third skill cluster consists of skills in applying anthropology to the planning and design of programs and organizations, services and artifacts.
Content tracks are the substantive areas in which students will apply the skills they are learning. Tracks will be adjusted based on student demand, community needs, faculty expertise, and job opportunities. They are linked to partners in the university and the region whose interests, expertise and resources are complementary. The content tracks are:
(1) health care,
(2) business and industry,
(3) immigration and immigrant services, and
(4) regional sustainability.
Please review our Graduate Program Student Guide for 2007-2008.
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