MA Anthropology at University of Iowa

Programme overview

Graduate study in anthropology is open to individuals with varied undergraduate majors and training backgrounds. Graduate students normally are admitted under the assumption that they intend to pursue the PhD. The department also offers a terminal MA, with a focus on cultural resource management (CRM) in archaeology, which provides academic preparation for a professional career in that field.

Faculty: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Department: Anthropology | Duration: 21 s.h. required | Location: Iowa City, IA, United States

What you will study

The Master of Arts program in anthropology requires 30–36 s.h. of graduate credit, depending on a student's previous anthropological training.

Career pathways

Graduates establish careers at universities, colleges, museums, healthcare institutions, and a diverse range of governmental and nongovernmental agencies. For more information, see Careers and Opportunities on the Department of Anthropology website.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants for admission to the graduate program in anthropology are considered regardless of their previous field of training. Students without previous training in anthropology are expected to perform additional work as necessary to achieve the competence expected for their degree objective. Students normally are admitted under the assumption that they intend to pursue the PhD, with the exception of students entering into the MA program with the cultural research management–archaeology subprogram. Students without an MA in anthropology devote the first two years to fulfilling the MA requirements. After those requirements are completed, the student's committee may award the MA with admittance to the PhD program. Students with an MA in anthropology from another institution may proceed directly into a PhD program organized around their special research interests.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate and professional admission requirements, costs and deadlines are set by each degree programme; applicants apply through the Admissions Profile application and may apply to only one programme unless applying to a combined degree programme.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.uiowa.edu/

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