Anthropology, Historical Archaeology Specialization, MA

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The Master of Arts program is designed to train students for proficiency in the general field of Anthropology with a specialization in Historical Archaeology. Students in the M.A.-only program do not receive funding from the Department of Anthropology. For information on other sources of financial aid, M.A.-only students should contact the Office of Financial Aid of the College of William and Mary.

Degree Requirements:

(See general College requirements in ‘Graduate Regulations ’.)

Each student in the M.A.-only program must successfully complete 30 semester hours of graduate coursework, including ANTH 600 , ANTH 603 , and electives. All students will register each semester for ANTH 700 (Thesis) in addition to the normal course load of 12 semester hours. Students who have not had adequate archaeological field experience will be required to enroll in ANTH 625 , but credit earned for this course cannot be counted toward a graduate degree at William and Mary.

Each M.A.-only student will write a thesis on a research topic approved by the Director of Graduate Studies and the student’s thesis committee. The thesis should be article length and of publishable quality. It should contain a clearly stated problem, relevant data and theoretically informed analysis.

M.A.-only students must complete all coursework and the thesis within a maximum period of six calendar years after admission to the degree.

Students in the M.A.-only program in Historical Archaeology may not apply for the Anthropology Department’s Ph.D. program until after the thesis has been successfully defended and final copies deposited in the Office of Graduate Studies and Research.