Graduate Courses

Anthropology offers a variety of graduate-level courses across the subfields every semester.
Please see the link below for courses being offered in Spring 2024

Undergraduate 100-500 Level

**Courses are subject to change at any time.

Fall 2024 as of 2/28/24 (subject to change) Descriptions Here

100 Level
103 Human Origins and Variation	MW	Sievert	BS
104 Culture, Society and People	MW	TBA	SB DG
105 Language, Culture and Communication	MW	Arnold	BS
150 Ancient Civilizations	MW	Pacyga	HS DG

200 Level
208 Human Ecology	TuTh	Reedy	SB DG
212 Science Technology and Society	MW	Caverly	SB DG
215 Forensics: Myth and Reality (separate Lab)	MW	Perez
269 North American Archaeology	TuTh	Stewart	HS DU
290STA Emerging Diseases	TuTh	Disotell
290STB Language and Health	TuTh	Arnold

300 \| 400 \| 500 Level
317 Primate Behavior	MW	Wilson	BS
320 Skeleton Keys: Research Methods	Wed	Reedy
326 Historical Archaeology	TuTh	Stewart
360 Methods in Linguistic Anthropology	MW	Arnold
364 Problems in Anthropology	TuTh	Johnson	JYW
390ST Archaeobotany	TuTh	Pacyga
394EI Evolutionary Medicine	MW	Sievert	IE
415 Women's Health Across the Life Course	TuTh	Dorsey
416 Primate Evolution	TuTh	Disotell
494BI Global Bodies (canceled 4/5/24)	TuTh	Krause	IE

Graduate 500-899 Level

500 \| 600 Level
510 Adv. Research Methods Bio-Medical Anthropology	Tue	Dorsey
546 Critical Knowledge Practices	Wed	Sandler
590STA Critical Race Theory	TuTh	Johnson
600 ProSeminar: Intro to Anthropology (new Anthro grads)	Mon	Holt
603 Community-Based Research T/M	Wed	Aulino
639 Ethnographic Data Analysis (canceled 4/5/24)	Thu	Krause
682 Quantitative Methods in Anthropology	Mon	Kamilar
699 Masters Thesis Credits

700/800 Level
899 Dissertation Credits

* 600, 700, and 800 Level Independent studies and Research offered, please contact individual faculty.

RAP (Residential Academic Programs)

Residential Academic Programs (RAP) provide UMass Amherst students with the opportunity to participate in a variety of rewarding academic and social experiences.

Fall 2024
Anthro 100 Human Nature (Gen.Ed. SB DG) 4 Credits
Day/Time: TuTh 1:00-2:15
Instructor: Sofiya Shreyer

Anthro 104 Culture Society and People (Gen.Ed. SB DG) 4 Credits
Day/Time: TuTh 11:30-12:45
Instructor: Volha Verbilovich

Anthro 150 Ancient Civilizations (Gen. Ed. (HS DG) 4 credits
Day/Time: MW 4:00-5:15
Instructor: Tabitha Dorshorst

CHC/Honors Courses

Commonwealth Honors Program (CHC)

Fall 2024
Anthro 102H Intro to Archaeology: Human Past and Present (Gen.Ed. SB DG)
Day/Time: TuTh 2:30-3:45
Instructor: Anna Antoniuo

Anthro 150H Ancient Civilizations (Gen. Ed. HS DG) 4 credits
Day/time: MW 2:30-3:45
Instructor: Johanna Pacyga

499C: Senior Capstone: Conquest By Law Part 1
(enrollment by Instructor permission)
TuTh 10:00-11:15
Instructor: Kathleen Brown-Perez

UWW/CPE On-Line Courses

A variety of on-line courses in Anthropology are offered through the University Without Walls (UWW) program during Fall, Winter Intersession, Spring, and Summer.

Spring 2024: (updating Fall soon)

Anthro 100 Human Nature	4 cr	SB DG
Anthro 103 Human Origins and Variation	4 cr	BS
Anthro 104 Culture, Society & People	4 cr	SB DG
Anthro 106 Culture through Film	4 cr	SB DG
Anthro 150 Ancient Civilizations	4 cr	HS DG
Anthro 208 Human Ecology	4 cr	SB DG
Anthro 270 North American Indians	4 cr	SB DU
Anthro 330 Anthropology of Childhood	4 cr	SB DG

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Graduate Courses

Fall 2024 as of 2/28/24 (subject to change) Descriptions Here

Department of Anthropology