Accelerated Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology/Master of Arts in Museum Studies

To earn an Accelerated BA in Anthropology and MA in Museum Studies, a student must complete all requirements for the BA degree with a major in Anthropology, as well as additional coursework at the graduate level. (See the Graduate Catalog for details of graduate requirements, including eligibility and admissions.)

BA in Anthropology

Requirements for a Major in Anthropology (General Anthropology)

Thirty-two semester hours including the following:
Required Courses
ANT 1306Cultural Anthropology in Global Context3
ANT 1404Introduction to Human Evolution4
ANT 1407Introduction to Archaeology4
Three semester hours of ANT from each of the following subfields:9
Twelve additional semester hours of ANT courses, nine of which must be at the 3000-4000 level12
Subtotal32
Required Courses in Other Fields3-4
Social Statistics
Elementary Statistics
Introductory Statistical Methods
Probability and Statistics
Total Hours35-36

Subfield Areas

Archaeology

Historical Archaeology
Methods of Archaeology
Ancient Civilizations of Mesoamerica
Archaeology of Texas
Archaeological Theory
Environmental Archaeology
Archaeology of the Mediterranean
African Archaeology
Geoarchaeology
Archaeology of North America
Bioarchaeology
Field School in Archaeology
Archaeological Research

Biological Anthropology

Human Osteology
Human Biological Variation
Human Evolutionary Anatomy
The Human Fossil Record
Death, Injury and Physical Remains
Primate Behavior
Evolutionary Medicine
Sex, Hormones, and Behavior: Human Reproductive Ecology
Bioarchaeology
Field School in Cultural Anthropology
Research Methods in Biological Anthropology

Cultural Anthropology

Science, Society, and Culture
Introduction to Linguistics
Environment and Human Behavior
Indigenous Cultures of Modern Mexico and Central America
Native North Americans
Ethnographic Methods
Anthropological Theory
Economic Anthropology
Societies and Cultures of East Asia
World Food Problems
Societies and Cultures of Africa
Culture, Personality and Identity
Climate Anthropology
Medical Anthropology
Human Catastrophe and Cultural Response
Epidemiology
Formal Decision Analysis & Health Policy
Development and Indigenous People
Futuristics
Anthropology of Religion
Ethnographic and Analytical Methods in Ethnomusicology
Applied Anthropology
Field School in Cultural Anthropology
Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology

MA in Museum Studies

Museum Studies, M.A.

Requirements for a Major in Museum Studies

Thirty-six semester hours including the following:
Required Courses
MST 5301The Museum: History, Philosophy, Prospects3
MST 5304Collections Management3
MST 5309Museum Education3
MST 5311Issues in Museum Administration3
Electives
At least 12 hours of 5000-level MST seminars from the following course offerings:12
Outreach and Community Relations
Ethical Issues in Museums, Libraries, and Archives
Historic Preservation
Archival Arrangement and Description
Archival Technology and Digital Collections Management
Special Topics in Museum Studies
American Material Culture
American Decorative Arts
Design and Management of Museum Exhibits
Leadership in Museum Administration
Independent Studies in Museums
The remaining 6 hours of coursework may be completed from the following:6
Any 5000-level MST seminar (see listing above)
Any 5000-level graduate seminar in a cognate field (American Studies, Anthropology, Art and Art History, English, History, and Journalism) listed in the most recent Graduate Catalog, selected in consultation with the Graduate Program Director
Any 4000-level course in a cognate field (American Studies, Anthropology, Art and Art History, English, History, and Journalism) listed in the most recent Graduate Catalog and taught by a member of the graduate faculty, completing the additional requirements designated for graduate credit, selected in consultation with the Graduate Program Director
Capstone Experience6
Graduate students complete a six-hour capstone experience, consisting of an internship, a professional project, or thesis.
Master's Internship
Professional Project
Thesis
Total Hours36

In their final semester of study, all students in either the thesis or non-thesis program are required to take a written comprehensive examination testing the student’s mastery of the four core areas of museum practice: museum history and philosophy, museum education, museum collections management, and museum administration. Thesis students will also have an oral examination representing defense of the thesis.

Up to six semester hours of graduate study in museum studies or a cognate field may be transferred from another accredited institution with the approval of both the Department of Museum Studies and the Graduate School.

Prospective students are encouraged to have a pre-admission interview.

ACA-Approved Courses

The Academy of Certified Archivists has created a Graduate Course Preapproval Program to evaluate graduate-level archival courses. Courses that have been preapproved by the ACA will count toward the 9 semester hours of credit required to take the ACA exam under the provisional option. The following Museum Studies courses have been preapproved by the ACA:

MST 5304Collections Management3
MST 5311Issues in Museum Administration3
MST 5312Outreach and Community Relations3
MST 5324Archival Arrangement and Description3
MST 5326Archival Technology and Digital Collections Management3