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Anthropology Graduate Programs

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About Anthropology Graduate Programs

Incoming graduate students would be admitted into one of three tracks:

1) MA track
2) Ph.D. students required to complete MA coursework
3) Ph.D. students with MA in hand

Details for each category are listed below.

  • Track One: MA students
    Students admitted to this track will be classified as MA seeking students with the graduate school.  These students will complete all requirements for the MA degree as currently outlined in the Anthropology graduate program, including the MA exam and completing a thesis.  Upon completion, the student can, if eligible, apply to the Anthropology program for acceptance as a Ph.D. seeking student. 
  • Track Two: Ph.D. students required to complete MA coursework
    Students admitted to this track will be classified as Ph.D. seeking students with the graduate school.  These students will complete all course requirements for the MA, as well as the MA exam.  With the consent of the student’s committee, they will then complete either a thesis OR a proposal that will serve as their Ph.D. dissertation proposal, OR a published, primary authored paper.  In each of these cases, the student will still need to orally defend the work.  Upon successful completion of these requirements, they will be awarded an MA, and will then be eligible to continue work towards their Ph.D. without the need of reapplying to the program or changing their student status.
  • Track Three: Ph.D. students with MA in hand
    Students admitted to this track will be classified as Ph.D. seeking students with the graduate school.  They will not be required to complete the MA exam or prepare a thesis, proposal or published paper, nor will they earn an MA during their graduate work at Mizzou.  Upon completion of the requirements currently listed for the Department’s Ph.D. program, the student will be awarded a Ph.D.

Degrees

Master's and Doctorate degrees are available.