Northern Arizona University

   

• Applied/Internship Track
• Thesis Track

 

Sociocultural Applied/Internship Track

This track prepares you for professional employment related to applied anthropology emphasizing sociocultural anthropology. Philosophically, our program is action anthropology, which involves research, intervention, management, and advocacy in service to groups and organizations.

For this track, you must complete at least 42 hours of coursework, including an internship with an internship paper that you successfully defend. The coursework requirements differ depending on whether you pursue the applied archaeology or the applied sociocultural emphasis, as we explain in the following sections.

The internship track requires a predefined sequence of coursework in order to complete the degree in two years.  Download the Applied Sociocultural Track Checklist (Adobe PDF/Word Doc) for more information.

For this emphasis your coursework must include:

Theory (6 hours)

• ANT 600 Anthropological Theory (3)
• ANT 603 Applied Anthropology (3)

Method (6 hours)

• ANT 568 Quantative Research Methods (3)
• ANT 569 Ethnographic Research Methods (3)

Topical Emphasis (3 hours) - one course selected from:

• ANT 546 Culture Change (3)
• ANT 547 The Study of The Future (3)
• ANT 548 Anthropology of Development (3)

or other cognate approved by your adviser:

• American Culture (3 hours)
• ANT 639 Anthropology of American Culture (3)

Internship Experience (12 hours)

• ANT 607 Pre-Internship Seminar (3)
• ANT 608 Fieldwork Experience (internship) (6)
• ANT 609 Post-Internship Seminar (3)

Parallel Emphasis (12 hours) - related coursework (must be approved by your adviser)

Total - 42 hours (minimum)

 

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Sociocultural Thesis Track

For this track, you must complete at least 36 hours of coursework, including a research-based thesis that you must successfully defend. The coursework requirements differ depending on whether you pursue the archaeology or sociocultural emphasis, as we explain in the following sections.

The thesis track provides a bit more flexibility when it comes to coursework sequence than the applied track.  However, certain classes need to be taken during specific semesters.  Download the Sociocultural Thesis Track Checklist (Adobe PDF/Word Doc) for more information.

For this emphasis, your coursework must include:

• ANT 600 Anthropological Theory (3)
• ANT 605 Pre-Thesis Seminar (3)
• ANT 699 Thesis (6)*
• ANT 568 Quantitative Research Methods (3)
• ANT 569 Ethnographic Research Methods (3)
• remaining formal coursework (not to include ANT 608, 685, 697, or 699) (15)
• other coursework (3)

Total - 36 hours (minimum)(not to include more than 6 hours of ANT 511, 512, or 608)

*Please note that you can count only 6 hours of thesis credit, even though you may end up taking more thesis hours because you must register for ANT 699 each semester while you are working on your thesis.