Advisor:
Vincent Lyon-Callo
Room 1022, Moore Hall

The Anthropology department at Western Michigan University stresses a four field and integrative approach to the study of the human condition. Our two year M.A. program trains students broadly in Cultural and Linguistic anthropology, Archaeology and Biological anthropology. While graduate students generally specialize in one of the sub-disciplines for their Thesis or Internship research, projects that span the sub-disciplines are welcomed and encouraged. The Anthropology department has close ties with the History department at WMU and many of our students also receive a certificate in Ethnohistory. Our program prepares students theoretically, methodological and experientially to pursue a broad range of careers, interests or educational programs after receiving their M.A. The research and critical thinking skills developed in our M.A. program allow graduates to move with confidence in our increasingly multi-cultural world.

Admission Requirements

1. Students should have completed a major or minor in Anthropology. Other students will be considered but may be required to enroll in undergraduate prerequisite course work or to complete reading lists in subfields in which they have no background.
2. Accumulation of a grade point average of at least 3.0 during the final two years of undergraduate work.
3. Three letters of recommendation are required from persons able to assess the applicant’s academic record, potential for success in a Master of Arts program in Anthropology, and suitability for an assistantship in this discipline. These letters should be submitted directly to the graduate advisor.
4. Each applicant must submit to the graduate advisor a one-page statement outlining his or her career goals and interests in anthropology.