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ANTHROPOLOGY
College of Letters and Science
Degrees Conferred: MS, PhD in Anthropology
Phone: (414) 229-4175
FAX: (414) 229-5848
E-mail: jjb@uwm.edu
Web site:
www.uwm.edu/Dept/Anthropology/grad.ht
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The Department of Anthropology offers
programs of graduate study designed to
provide a broad background in all significant
facets of the discipline - biological as
well as cultural, analytic as well as descriptive
- while still encouraging specialization.
It provides training both for students
interested in an academic career in
anthropology and for those concerned
with practical issues approached from the
integrative perspective of anthropology.
The department, in cooperation with the
Milwaukee Public Museum, also offers a
program leading to a Certificate in Museum
Studies. The Milwaukee Public Museum,
the fourth largest natural history
museum in the country, is the site for
methods courses that provide the student
practical experience in museum work and
for courses in the history and theory of
museum exhibits.
Each student's program of studies includes
training in anthropological theory
and methods, issues and problems in cultural
anthropology, archaeology, anthropological
linguistics and physical anthropology,
as well as topics that focus on the
student's area of particular interest.
MS/MLIS Coordinated Degree Program.
In cooperation with the School of Information
Studies, the Department of Anthropology
offers a MS/MLIS program (51
credits) to prepare students for positions
as curators of museum libraries, and as
information specialists and researchers
for local history collections and state historical
societies. Students enrolled in this
program concurrently pursue the MS degree
in Anthropology (21 credits in Anthropology)
and the MLIS degree (30
credits in SOIS). Candidates for the coordinated
degree program will be expected
to fulfill the degree requirements of both
programs. Degrees will be awarded simultaneously.
Graduate Faculty
PROFESSORS
Anapol, Fred, Ph.D., State University of
New York at Stony Brook
Gray, J. Patrick, Ph.D., University of Colorado
Turner, Trudy, Ph.D., New York University
Washabaugh, William, Ph.D., Wayne
State University
ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS
Ajirotutu, Cheryl S., Ph.D., University of
California-Berkeley
Applbaum, Kalman Ph.D., Harvard University
Arnold, Bettina, Ph.D., Harvard University
Brodwin, Paul, Ph.D., Harvard University
Jeske, Robert, Ph.D., Northwestern University,
Chair
ASSISTANT PROFESSORS
Heatherington, Tracey, Ph.D., Harvard
University
Hudson, Jean, Ph.D., University of California-Santa
Barbara
Jordt, Ingrid, Ph.D., Harvard University
Malaby, Thomas, Ph.D., Harvard University
Muehlenbein, Michael, Ph.D., Yale University
Perley, Bernard, Ph.D., Harvard University
ASSOCIATE SCIENTISTS
Richards, John, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Richards, Patricia, Ph.D., University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Master of Science in Anthropology
Admission
An applicant must meet Graduate School
requirements plus these departmental
requirements to be considered for admission
to the program:
� Undergraduate major in anthropology
comparable to that at
UWM.
� Three letters of recommendation.
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Applicants may be admitted with specific
program-defined course deficiencies provided
that the deficiencies amount to no
more than two courses.
The student is expected to satisfy deficiency
requirements within three enrolled
semesters. The deficiencies are monitored
by the Graduate School and the
individual graduate program unit. No
course credits earned in making up deficiencies
may be counted as program
credits required for the degree.
Application deadlines for admission to the
program are January 15th for the following
Fall semester and September 15th for
the following Spring semester. Applicants
requesting financial assistance may have
other deadlines to be considered eligible.
Contact the department's graduate advisor
for specific financial aid deadlines.
Major Professor as Advisor
The student must have a major professor
to advise and supervise the student's
studies as specified in Graduate School
regulations. A student who is not assigned
to an advisor at time of admission
should immediately contact the Department
Chair.
Credits and Courses
Minimum degree requirement is 24 graduate
credits. Students are required to take
four core courses in anthropology: 801,
802, 803 and 804. Students are required
to demonstrate satisfactory proficiency in
anthropological methods. This requirement
can be met by taking Introduction to
Research Methods in Anthropology or
Anthropological Statistics or by demonstrating
that equivalent study has been
completed elsewhere.
Students may request a waiver for any of
the above required courses, but they must
demonstrate superior competence in that
sub-area to the Graduate Studies Committee
of the Anthropology Department.
Such a course, when waived, must be
replaced by a 700-or-above level course
in anthropology.
A thesis or essay is required of all students;
the student may receive up to 6
research credits in the case of a thesis
and up to 3 credits in the case of an essay.
Thesis
The student choosing the thesis option
must write the thesis in accord with