Department of Anthropology (Graduate)

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Website URL:

https://cla.purdue.edu/academic/anthropology/

Department/School Head:

Dr. Melissa J. Remis

Academic Programs:

Master’s and Ph.D. Programs

We are an innovative program using anthropological knowledge and skills to understand and make changes in the world. As a research-intensive university with a public service mission, our broad training in anthropological subfields at Purdue uniquely positions us to study human diversity through time and prepare students for diverse career options. Through our integrated approaches to discovery, learning, and engagement, we expand human knowledge and address global grand challenges. Our main focus areas are:

1. Applied Anthropology and Public Engagement
2. Ecological and Environmental Anthropology
3. Science and Technology
4. Health and Well-Being
5. Identity, Politics and Social Justice

• MS in Anthropology
• Ph.D. in Anthropology
  • Major: Anthropology/ Gerontology

Concentrations (Areas of Study):

African American Studies (MS and Ph.D.)
Anthropology Concentration in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies (MS and Ph.D.)
Applied Anthropology (MS and Ph.D.)
Ecological Sciences & Engineering Concentration (MS and Ph.D.)
Ingestive Behavior (Ph.D. only)

Regular Graduate Faculty by Rank:

Professor:

Myrdene Anderson
Sherylyn Briller
Michele Buzon
Melissa Remis

Associate Professor:

H. Kory Cooper
Ian Lindsay
Laura Zanotti

Assistant Professor:

Melanie Beasley
Risa Cromer
Dada Dacot
Andrew Flachs
Jennifer Lee Johnson
Stacy Lindshield,
Zoe Nyssa
Holly Okonkwo
Erik Otárola-Castillo
Kali Rubaii
Amanda Veile

Programs

• Anthropology, PHD
• Anthropology/ Gerontology, PHD

• Anthropology, MS

Courses

• ANTH 50400 - Archaeological Theory
• ANTH 50500 - Culture And Society
• ANTH 50600 - The Development Of Modern Anthropology
• ANTH 50700 - Theory In Sociocultural Anthropology
• ANTH 51400 - Anthropological Linguistics
• ANTH 51900 - Introduction To Semiotics
• ANTH 52300 - GIS For Humanities And Social Science Research
• ANTH 53400 - Human Osteology
• ANTH 53500 - Foundations Of Biological Anthropology
• ANTH 53600 - Primate Ecology
• ANTH 56300 - Historical Linguistics
• ANTH 56500 - Sociolinguistics
• ANTH 57500 - Economic Anthropology
• ANTH 58900 - Archaeology And Materials Science
• ANTH 59000 - Individual Research Problems
• ANTH 59200 - Selected Topics In Anthropology
• ANTH 60500 - Seminar In Ethnographic Analysis
• ANTH 60600 - Quantitative Research Design
• ANTH 60900 - Seminar In Anthropology
• ANTH 61100 - Special Topics In Archaeology
• ANTH 62000 - Special Topics In Cultural Anthropology
• ANTH 63000 - Academic Professional Development
• ANTH 64000 - Foundations And Frameworks: Applying Anthropology
• ANTH 64100 - Discovery And Design: Making Projects Work
• ANTH 64200 - Public Engagement: Using Anthropological Knowledge
• ANTH 67300 - Seminar In The Anthropology Of Religion
• ANTH 69600 - Research MS
• ANTH 69800 - Research MS Thesis
• ANTH 69900 - Research PhD Thesis

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