This course examines the manipulations of archaeological data that follow fieldwork. These procedures, usually consisting of data processing and classification, are often undertaken in the field as data are being gathered. Data organization and analysis are the basic goals of this course. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.
Intensive graduate seminar designed to help students develop skills in ethnographic data collection and analysis. The aim of the course it to explore the process through which anthropologists collect data and then transform materials of ethnographic research into analyses and interpretations. We will give careful consideration to the process of writing and issues specific to writing ethnography. Prereq: Graduate standing in Anthropology or permission of instructor.
Guided individual student research covering the relationship between theory, methods, and reality: how to better design anthropological inquiry.
Half-time to full-time work on thesis. May be repeated to a maximum of six semesters.
May be repeated to a maximum of six semesters.
Residency credit for dissertation research after the qualifying examination. Students may register for this course in the semester of the qualifying examination. A minimum of two semesters are required as well as continuous enrollment (Fall and Spring) until the dissertation is completed and defended.
May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours.
May be repeated indefinitely.
Intensive work in particular fields of anthropology. May be repeated four times.
Intensive study in the fields of physical anthropology, archaeology and cultural anthropology with qualified staff members. May be repeated to a maximum of eighteen credits.
