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| The Eastern Pequot Archaeological Field School, Summer 2007, directed by Professor Stephen Silliman and attended annually by graduate and undergraduate students from UMass Boston and other universities. |
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Historical Archaeology M.A. Requirements
Four required courses
ANTH 625 3 cr “Historical Archaeology”
ANTH 640 3 cr “Archaeological Methods and Analysis”
ANTH 665 3 cr “Graduate Seminar in Archaeology”
HIST 685 3 cr “Topics in Atlantic History”
Four elective courses from list below, chosen in consultation with advisor
ANTH 615 3 cr “Public Archaeology”
ANTH 630 3 cr “Seminar in the Prehistory of the Americas” (may be repeated for credit)
ANTH 645 3 cr “Topics in Environmental Archaeology”
ANTH 650 5 cr “Materials in Ancient Societies” (CMRAE course at MIT)
ANTH 670 3 cr “Research Methods in Historical Anthropology”
ANTH 672 3 cr “Culture Contact and Colonialism in the Americas”
ANTH 675L 3 cr “Cultural Theory in Anthropology”
ANTH 696 1-4 cr “Individual Research in Archaeology” (by permission)
ANTH 698 1-6 cr “Practicum in Archaeology” (by permission)
AMST 604 3 cr “Gender and Sexuality in US History and Culture”
AMST 605 3 cr “Ethnicity, Race, and Nationality”
HIST 600 3 cr “Research Seminar”
HIST 605 3 cr “Colloquium”
HIST 646 3 cr “The New England Town”
Archaeological fieldwork requirement
ANTH 685 6 cr “Field Research in Archaeology”
All M.A. students are expected to receive intensive, graduate-level archaeological fieldwork training before completing their thesis. Most students fulfill this requirement by enrolling in Anth 685, a 6-credit graduate summer field school. Substitutions are made only by formal petition to the Graduate Committee, and if the waiver is approved, these 6 credits have to be fulfilled through regular or individual-based coursework.
Thesis requirements
ANTH 699 6 cr “Master of Arts Thesis”
Consult the Graduate Handbook for more information about the thesis process.