The accelerated Anthropology B.A. + M.A. in Sociocultural Anthropology is designed for academically successful undergraduate anthropology majors with an interest in sociocultural anthropology. The combined B.A. + M.A. degrees are designed to be finished in five years, with undergraduate coursework completed at the end of year three of the program. Students accepted into the program begin taking graduate-level coursework during their senior year. Requirements for the B.A. are the same as those of the standard B.A. in Anthropology, with 13 “shared” hours counting towards both the B.A. and M.A. degree requirements. The M.A. degree includes a thesis, giving students an opportunity to conduct original in-depth research.
Required courses, [# hours]; total = 137 credit hours (combined degree)
13 shared hours count as both Graduate and Upper-Division credit.
Undergraduate Major Requirements (Anthropology coursework) [36 credits total]
Some courses required for the major may also fulfill University General Education and/or Dodge College of Arts & Sciences Requirements.
o ANTH 2203 Global Cultural Diversity [3 credits]
o ANTH 2303 General Linguistics [3 credits]
o ANTH 3113 Principles of Archaeology [3 credits]
o ANTH 3203 Introduction to Biological Anthropology [3 credits]
o ANTH 3011 Anthropology Cornerstone I: Introduction to the Major [1 credit]
o ANTH 3021 Anthropology Cornerstone II: Research and Writing [1 credit]
o ANTH 3031 Anthropology Cornerstone III: Professionalization [1 credit]
o ANTH 4113 Anthropology Capstone [3 credits]
o Anthropology Electives [18 credits]
Graduate Requirements [30 credits total]
All students must take the following core courses, and receive at least a B:
o ANTH 5001 Professionalization in Anthropology (shared) [1 credit]
o ANTH 5123 Contemporary Culture Theory (shared) [3 credits]
o ANTH 5223 Foundations of Social Thought (shared) [3 credits]
A student also must take one of the following core classes. Usually the Linguistics core is recommended, but the decision about which core class to take should be done in consultation with the student's Advisor. A minimum of a B is required:
o ANTH 5363 Linguistic Anthropology [3 credits]
o ANTH 6633 Method and Theory in Biological Anthropology [3 credits]
o ANTH 6713 Archaeological Theory [3 credits]
Research Methods (3 required credit hours)
Choose from:
o ANTH 5153 Ethnography of Communication [3 credits]
o ANTH 5213 Ethnographic Methods [3 credits]
o ANTH 5253 The Anthropology of Communities [3 credits]
o ANTH 5433 Ethnographic Writing [3 credits]
o ANTH 5513 Applying Anthropology to Contemporary Social Problems [3 credits]
Thesis (2-5 credits required)
o ANTH 5980 Research for Master’s Thesis [2-5 credits]
Electives (12-15 hours required)
Electives coursework is selected in consultation with the student's advisor and committee. No more than 6 hours from outside Anthropology may be applied. (3 hours shared)
Please see the OU course catalog for a list of anthropology courses. If you would like to view this specific Degree Sheet, you can find it below.
