Master of Arts in Anthropology

University of Houston

The Anthropology faculty in the Department of Comparative Cultural Studies offers a Master of Arts degree, with a focus on cultural anthropology.The program is a thesis-driven combination of advanced coursework and original research which is designed for a variety of different students, including those who will use this graduate program to deepen their knowledge and develop their skills in order to pursue a Ph.D. degree, those who plan to teach Anthropology at the junior or community college level, or those who intend to pursue careers as professionals practicing anthropology or applying their knowledge of anthropological methods and perspectives in various areas of public life.Major sub-disciplinary areas of study in the program include: cultural anthropology/ comparative cultural studies social theory medical anthropology political economy, development, and economic anthropology digital humanities public anthropology environmental anthropology urban anthropology and linguistic anthropology. Topics of research specialization include: race and racism, gender and feminist theory, sexuality, queer theory, migration and citizenship, food, agriculture, health, urban space, and labor.

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences