Anthropology Programs in Texas

anthropology studies cultures around the world

Anthropology is the study of the humankind. Traditionally, anthropology in the United States has been organized into four subfields: socio-cultural anthropology, archaeology, physical or biological anthropology and linguistics. While many colleges and universities offer bachelor's degree programs in anthropology, graduate schools that offer master's degree programs are generally restricted to larger educational institutions, and doctor of philosophy programs to the largest. Students with degrees in anthropology generally seek employment in teaching or with governmental or non-governmental organizations. Departments of anthropology have areas of specialization that distinguish them from other departments in the same geographical region.

University of Texas, Austin

The Department of Anthropology offers a program that includes the traditional four fields of anthropology: social/cultural anthropology, archaeology, linguistic anthropology, and physical anthropology, along with a fifth subfield, folklore and public culture studies. Students can pursue the B.A., M.A .and PhD degrees in anthropology. The department emphasizes research, teaching and community engagement. Area specializations include Africa, Mexican-American Borderlands, Texas, Mesoamerica, Latin America, the indigenous peoples of the Western hemisphere, U.S. Public culture, South and Southeast Asia and the Middle East. The department encourages interdisciplinary work and cooperates with a number of other schools in the university. The departmental programs help prepare students for academic careers as well as careers with governmental and non-governmental organizations. The M.A. in Activist Anthropology is an offering which differentiates this department from many others. According to the departmental literature, activist anthropology " ...can make a crucial contribution in helping to resolve the various "crises" afflicting the discipline in the last two decades, and in setting our course for the 21st century."

Department of Anthropology
1 University Station
C3200
Austin, TX 78712
[phone]
www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/anthropology/

Texas A&M University

The Department of Anthropology at Texas A&M was founded in 1971. Texas A&M is located in Bryan, Texas. The department focuses on research and teaching. Students may study for the B.A., M.A. and PhD in one of the four subfields of anthropology that the department offers: cultural anthropology, archaeology, biological anthropology and nautical archaeology. The Nautical Archaeology program offers the M.A. and PhD degrees, and the focus is the archaeology of shipwrecks. The main foci of departmental research are: the Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation, the Institute of Nautical Archeology and the Center for the Study of the First Americans. The unique specialization of this department is its focus on nautical archaeology.

Department of Anthropology
4352 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4352
[phone]
anthropology.tamu.edu/index.php

Texas State University, San Marcos

This department focuses on teaching, scholarship and service as well as cutting edge research. Students can study for B.A., B.S. and M.A. degrees. The research component of the department's program offers an internship program and has many field opportunities in archaeology, cultural anthropology and biological anthropology. There are archaeology field schools in Texas, Georgia and Belize, a cultural field school in Guatemala and a cultural and primatology field school in Chiapas, Mexico. The department is developing a forensic anthropology research facility and has training and workshops in forensic anthropology. Students in the M.A. program can choose an emphasis in archaeology, cultural anthropology or Biological and Forensic Anthropology. The program provides students with training that will help them find professional employment or get into a PhD program.

Department of Anthropology
232 Evans Liberal Arts
601 University Drive San Marcos, TX 78666
[phone]
www.txstate.edu/anthropology/

References

• Activist Anthropology
• Welcome to the Department of Anthropology
• Department of Anthropology: Texas State University

Resources

• General Anthropology Links on the Internet