Mary Jo Schneider

Graduate Coordinator

330 Old Main

479-575-6379

E-mail: maryjo@uark.edu

Web: http://www.uark.edu/depts/anthinfo/

• University Professor Limp

• Professors House (UAPB), Kay, Kvamme, Mainfort, Rolingson (Toltec Res. Station), Rose, Sabo, Schambach (SAU), Schneider, Swedenburg, Ungar

• Associate Professors D’Alisera, Early, Jeter (UAM), Mitchem (Parkin Res. Station), Plavcan, Stewart-Abernathy (ATU), Striffler

• Assistant Professors Casana, Erickson, Morrow (ASU), Payne (Blytheville Res. Station), Trubitt (HSU)

• Visiting Assistant Professor Nolan

Degrees Conferred:

M.A., Ph.D. (ANTH)

Areas of Concentration: Archeology; biological/physical anthropology, cultural anthropology, and general anthropology.

Primary Areas of Faculty Research: The biological anthropology faculty studies the present and past nature and evolution of humans and other primates. Faculty specializations are evolutionary theory, paleoanthropology, dental analysis, bioarcheology, comparative morphometrics. The cultural anthropology program focuses on such issues as gender, class, religion, and public culture as shaped by history and migration. Faculty area specialties include North America, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. Training is offered in popular memory, labor studies, material culture, religion, performance studies, sociolinguistics, and popular culture. The archeology faculty is particularly strong in the U.S. Southeast, Great Plains, and the Middle East. Their research interests range from ethnohistory to lithic analysis, Quaternary environments, maritime adaptations, ground-based geophysical and satellite remote sensing, applications of geographical information systems technology, quantitative techniques, mortuary studies, historical archeology, and cultural ecology. A major emphasis, in collaboration with the Arkansas Archeological Survey, is public archeology.

Prerequisites to Degree Program: Applicants must be admitted to the Graduate School and meet the following requirements: 1) satisfactory undergraduate preparation in anthropology, 2) three letters from persons competent to judge applicant’s potential for graduate studies, 3) satisfactory GRE scores, and 4) a completed departmental application. Students who do not meet these requirements may be admitted conditionally. Students with course deficiencies may enroll concurrently in graduate courses.

Requirements for the Master of Arts Degree: (Minimum 30/36 hours, depending on option chosen.) A student may choose one of three options to satisfy the requirements for a Master of Arts degree in anthropology:

Anthropology M.A. with Thesis: (Minimum 30 hours.) A minimum of 24 semester hours of course work including distribution requirements specified by the department, six semester hours of thesis, and an oral examination conducted by the candidate’s faculty committee.

Anthropology M.A. with Internship: A minimum of 30 semester hours of course work including distribution requirements specified by the department, six hours of internship, evidence of research ability, and an oral exam conducted by the candidate’s faculty committee.

Anthropology M.A. without Thesis: Thirty-six semester hours including distribution requirements specified by the department and an oral examination conducted by the candidate’s faculty committee.

A list of courses that meet the general distribution requirement is available from the departmental chair. A minimum of 21 graduate hours in anthropology is required in all three options.

Requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree: (Minimum of 42 hours, including 18 hours of dissertation.)

Admission Requirements: Applicants are generally required to have a master’s degree in anthropology (or the equivalent) and demonstrate competence in the subfields of archeology, biological anthropology, and cultural anthropology. A student who begins doctoral study with an M.A. from another university must take the courses required for the M.A. here that were not taken elsewhere, but these deficiency courses may, with the consent of the student’s advisory committee, count toward the 24-hour course requirement. Applicants without a master’s degree in anthropology (or its equivalent) but with exceptionally strong qualifications may be admitted directly into the Ph.D. program at the discretion of the department faculty.

Advisory Committee: During the first semester of study, all students will be assigned an advisory committee that will determine their particular programs. Students will select a subfield of specialization (archeology, biological anthropology, or cultural anthropology).

Foreign Language Requirement: Students are required to demonstrate competence in a foreign language related to their dissertation (in some cases a computer language may be substituted). Competence must be demonstrated by written or oral examination as appropriate.

Course Requirements: Students in the doctoral program are required to complete 24 semester hours of course work for graduate credit beyond the M.A. degree. This work will include four seminar courses to include at least one class in archeology, biological anthropology, and cultural anthropology. To strengthen and support an area of expertise, a student may take up to six hours of graduate course work in other departments. Subject to the approval of the student’s advisor, these hours will count toward the 24-hour course requirement for the degree.

Candidacy Examinations: A student must complete Graduate School residence requirements and departmental course requirements before taking candidacy examinations. Students will notify their committees of their intention to take the examination, and their advisory committee will construct the examination questions.

The student’s advisory committee, in consultation with other faculty as needed, will evaluate the written answers. The student’s advisory committee chair will meet with the student and provide relevant feedback, including any weaknesses in the written examination that might need to be addressed in the oral examination.

The committee chair will then schedule an oral exam with the student’s advisory committee. After the oral exam, the advisory committee will meet and make one of the following recommendations:

1. The student has demonstrated the knowledge, skills, and abilities to proceed with his/her dissertation. The student is then admitted to candidacy.

2. Remedial work is necessary. Remedial work may include taking portions of the qualifying exam again, writing another paper, taking an additional course or independent study, or other options as appropriate. Upon successful completion of this remedial work, the student will be admitted to candidacy.

3. The student is not admitted to candidacy.

The committee recommendations will be communicated in writing to the student and to the department chair, and the Graduate School will be notified in writing by the department chair when students have passed their candidacy examinations.

Proposal Defense: Upon admission to candidacy, students will select a dissertation committee with a major professor as chair to direct the research and writing. Under direction of the major professor, candidates will develop programs of reading in the general areas and research techniques pertinent to preparing their dissertations. To demonstrate competence in this preparation, the dissertation committee will conduct an oral proposal defense. This proposal defense must be taken no later than the end of the fall or spring semester after completing the written qualifying examinations.

Dissertation and Dissertation Defense: Students will demonstrate a capacity for independent research by writing an original dissertation on a topic within their subfield of specialization. Within the time limits specified by the Graduate School, students must submit a dissertation acceptable to their dissertation committee. Students’ final examinations will be oral and primarily a defense of their dissertations.

Teaching Requirement: Although the Doctor of Philosophy degree is primarily a research degree, communication skills are critical to professional development. Therefore, each doctoral candidate will be required to engage in teaching activities in the department before completion of the program.

Faculty members located off-campus are available for research and individual guidance in any of these options.

Anthropology participates in the interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in Environmental Dynamics.

Through an agreement with the Academic Common Market, residents of certain Southern states may qualify for graduate enrollment in this degree program as in-state students for fee purposes.

ANTH3263 Native People of Arkansas and the South (Fa)  Study of the traditional lifeways and prehistoric backgrounds of Indians living in the Southern United States, including Arkansas.

ANTH4033 Popular Culture (Sp)  Study of national and international varieties of popular culture, including music, dance, fashion, and the media. Emphasis will be given to both ethnographic approaches, which focus on the investigation of production and consumption of cultural forms and to cultural studies approaches, which see culture as a terrain of struggle.

ANTH4093 The Archeology of Death  (Irregular)  Study of the analysis and interpretation of archeological mortuary remains and sites. Key archeological and anthropological sources that have influenced major theoretical developments are reviewed.

ANTH4123 Ancient Middle East (Sp)  The archeology of the ancient Middle East with emphasis upon the interaction of ecology, technology and social structure as it pertains to domestication and urbanization.

ANTH4143 Ecological Anthropology (Sp, Su, Fa)  Anthropological perspectives on the study of relationships among human populations and their ecosystems.

ANTH4153 Culture, History, and Political Economy (Fa)  This course examines various aspects of the relationship between power and meaning, including concepts such as hegemony, resistance, and political consciousness. How do people produce and manipulate culture and history within the context of inequality and social change?

ANTH4163 Globalization: Crisis, Conflict and Capitalist Development (Sp)  This course examines the relationship between capitalist development and forms of political and cultural struggle. We explore theories of capitalist development and scholarly attempts to understand local experiences within the context of broader processes of capitalist change.

ANTH4173 The Latin American City  (Irregular)  This course examines the social, political, and cultural aspects of the modern Latin American city from an interdisciplinary perspective. The course includes an introduction to urban studies concepts, and each semester is organized around a specific set of case studies.

ANTH4183 Global Politics of Food (Sp)  This course explores the politics of food production, processing, transportation, and consumption on a global level.

ANTH4243 Archeology of the Midsouth  (Irregular)  Survey of prehistoric and protohistoric cultures of the lower Mississippi Valley and adjacent regions. Prerequisite: junior standing.

ANTH4253 Peoples and Cultures of World Regions  (Irregular)  The anthropology (prehistory, peoples, and cultures) of a selected world region. Regional emphasis will vary but may include China, Europe, Northeast Asia, India or the Arctic. May be repeated for 12 hours.

ANTH4256 Archeological Field Session  (Su)   Practical field and laboratory experiences in archeological research. May be repeated for 12 hours.

ANTH4263 Identity and Culture in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands  (Irregular)  An exploration of the interplay between Latino/a, Mexican, Anglo, and Native American identities and cultures along the U.S.-Mexico border. Course examines identity formation, hybridity, social tension, marginalization, race and gender, from an anthropological perspective, paying special attention to the border as theorectical construct as well as material reality.

ANTH4353 Laboratory Methods in Archeology  (Irregular)  Theory and practice of describing, analyzing, and reporting upon archeological materials.

ANTH4363 Museums, Material Culture, and Popular Imagination (Fa)  Museums as ideological sites and thus as sites of potential contestation produce cultural and moral systems that legitimate existing social orders. This course will focus on strategies of representation and the continuous process of negotiating social and cultural hierarchies with and through objects that are displayed.

ANTH4473 North American Prehistory (Irregular)  Survey of the aboriginal prehistory of the North American Continent north of Mexico.

ANTH448V Individual Study of Anthropology (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-6)  Reading course for advanced students with special interests in anthropology.

ANTH449V Special Problems in Museum Work  (Irregular) (1-6)  individual research, exhibit design and execution, or other problems of museum work.

ANTH4513 African Religions: Gods, Witches, Ancestors (Sp)  An exploration of African religions from a variety of anthropological perspectives, exploring how religious experience is perceived and interpreted by adherents, highlighting the way in which individual and group identities are constructed, maintained and contested within religious contexts. Readings reflect the vast diversity of religious life in Africa.

ANTH4523 Dental Science (Fa)  Introduction to the study of the human dentition including its anatomy, morphology, growth and development, and histology.

ANTH4533 Middle East Cultures (Sp)  Study of the peoples and cultures of the Middle East; ecology, ethnicity, economics, social organizations, gender, politics, religion, and patterns of social change.

ANTH4543 Geographic Information Systems (Sp)  Computer assisted analysis and display of geographic resource data. Course develops the theory behind spatial data analysis techniques, and reinforces the theory with exercises that demonstrate its practical applications. Prior experience with computers and/or completion of GEOG 4523 (Computer Mapping) is useful but not a prerequisite. (Same as GEOG 4543)

ANTH4553 Introduction to Raster GIS (Fa)  Theory, data structures, algorithms, and techniques behind raster-based geographical information systems. Through laboratory exercises and lectures multidisciplinary applications are examined in database creation, remotely sensed data handling, elevation models, and resource models using boolean, map algebra, and other methods. (Same as GEOG 4553). (Same as GEOG 4553)

ANTH4563 Vector GIS (Fa)  Introduction to geographic information systems (GIS) applications in marketing, transportation, real estate, demographics, urban and regional planning, and related areas. Lectures focus on development of principles, paralleled by workstation-based laboratory exercises using Arc-node based software and relational data bases. (Same as GEOG 4563)

ANTH4573 Introduction to GRASS Applications in GIS (Fa)  An introduction to geographic information systems (GIS) problem solving using the Geographic Resource Analysis Support System (GRASS) software. (Same as GEOG 4573)

ANTH4583 Peoples and Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa (Fa)  An exploration of the people and places of Africa from a variety of anthropological perspectives. Classic and contemporary works will be studied in order to underscore the unity and diversity of African cultures, as well as the importance African societies have played in helping us understand culture/society throughout the world.

ANTH4593 Introduction to Global Positioning Systems (Sp)  Introduction to navigation, georeferencing, and digital data collection using GPS receivers, data loggers, and laser technology for natural science and resource management. Components of NavStar Global Positioning system are used in integration of digital information into various GIS platforms with emphasis on practical applications. (Same as GEOG 4593)

ANTH4603 Landscape Archaeology (Fa)  This course provides an introduction to the methods and theories of landscape archaeology. Topics include archaeological survey techniques, environmental and social processes recorded in the archaeological landscape, and analysis of ancient settlement and land use data to reveal changes in population, resource utilization, and environmental relationships

ANTH4613 Primate Adaptation and Evolution (Fa)  Introduction to the biology of the order of Primates. This course considers the comparative anatomy, behavioral ecology and paleontology of our nearest living relatives. Prerequisite: ANTH 1013 (or BIOL 1543 and BIOL 1541L). (Same as BIOL 4613)

ANTH4631L Archeological Prospecting & Remote Sensing Lab (Odd years, Sp)  Ground-based geophysical, aerial, and other remote sensing methods are examined for detecting, mapping, and understanding archeological and other deposits. These methods include magnetometry, resistivity, conductivity, radar, aerial photography, thermography, and multispectral scanning. Requires computer skills, field trips, and use of instruments. Corequisite: ANTH 4633. Prerequisite: ANTH 4543 or GEOG 4543 or ANTH 4553 or GEOG 4553 or ANTH 4573 or GEOG 4573 or GEOL 1113 and ANTH 3023.

ANTH4633 Archelogical Prospecting & Remote Sensing (Odd years, Sp)  Ground-based geophysical, aerial, and other remote sensing methods are examined for detecting, mapping, and understanding archelogical and other deposits. These methods include magnetometry, resistivity, conductivity, radar, aerial photography, thermography, and multispectral scanning. Requires computer skills, field trips, and use of instruments. Corequisite: ANTH 4631L. (Same as GEOS 4633)

ANTH4653 Advanced Raster GIS (Odd years, Sp)  Advanced raster topics are examined beginning with a theoretical and methodological review of Tomlin’s cartographic modeling principles. Topics vary and include Fourier methods, image processing, kriging, spatial statistics, principal components, fuzzy and regression modeling, and multi-criteria decision models. Several raster GIS programs are examined with links to statistical analysis software. Prerequisite: ANTH 4553 or GEOG 4553.

ANTH4803 Historical Archeology  (Irregular)  Review of the development of historical archeology and discussion of contemporary theory, methods, and substantive issues. Lab sessions on historic artifact identification and analysis.

ANTH4813 Ethnographic Approaches to the Past  (Irregular)  Review of the uses of ethnographic data in the reconstruction and interpretation of past cultures and cultural processes, with particular emphasis on the relationships between modern theories of culture and archeological interpretation.

ANTH4863 Quantitative Anthropology (Fa)  Introductory statistics course for anthropology students examines probability theory, nature of anthropological data, data graphics, descriptive statistics, probability distributions, test for means and variances, categorical and rank methods, ANOVA, correlation and regression. Lectures focus on theory methods, utilize anthropological data and a statistical software laboratory. (Same as GEOG 4863)

ANTH4903 Seminar in Anthropology (Sp, Su, Fa)  Research, discussion, and projects focusing on a variety of topics. May be repeated for 12 hours.

ANTH4913 Topics of the Middle East (Sp, Su, Fa)  Covers a special topic or issue.

ANTH4923 Karl Marx: Life, Work, and Legacy (Fa)  This course examines the writings of Karl Marx. Students will read and discuss his major works, including Capital, The German Ideology, and Grundrisse. In order to understand Marx’s writing, students will also explore his life, times, and legacy.

ANTH500V Advanced Problems in Anthropology (Sp, Fa) (1-18)  Individual research at graduate level on clearly defined problems or problem areas.

ANTH5013 Research Methods in Anthropology (Fa)  Investigation of the nature of inquiry; scientific and other approaches to the perception of anthropological data; the development and use of research models; organization of observations; numerical and other methods of analyzing and interpreting data.

ANTH5023 Public Archeology (Sp)  Practical problems of archeology in relation to federal and state needs, legislative requirements, contract research, public support and information need, and the job market.

ANTH5033 Settlements, Sites, and Models  (Even years, Sp)  The modeling of potential archaeological resource locations within regions receives significant resources and funding from government and private sectors. The theoretical and methodological basis behind such models is examined, as are the history, controversies, key issues, individuals, and the important role of GIS technology and statistical methods. Prerequisite: ANTH 4543 or GEOG 4543 or ANTH 4553 or GEOG 4553.

ANTH5053 Quarternary Environments (Fa)  An interdisciplinary study of the Quarternary Period including dating methods, deposits, soils, climates, tectonics, and human adaptation. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 2 hours per week. (Same as GEOG 5053,GEOL 5053)

ANTH5103 Applications of Cultural Method and Theory (Fa)  Review of the nature and history of cultural anthropology; recent theories and practical implications and applications of various methods of acquiring, analyzing and interpreting cultural anthropological data.

ANTH5153 Topics in Anthropology (Sp, Su, Fa)  Graduate level seminar with varied emphasis on topics relating to cultural anthropology.

ANTH5203 Applications of Archeological Method and Theory (Fa)  Review of the nature and history of archeology; recent theories and practical implications and applications of various methods of acquiring, analyzing, and interpreting archeological data.

ANTH525V Topics in Archeology (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-18)  Graduate level seminar with varied emphasis on topics relation to archeology.

ANTH5263 Indians of Arkansas and the South (Fa)  Study of the traditional lifeways and prehistoric backgrounds of Indians living in the southern United States, including Arkansas.

ANTH5303 Applications of Method and Theory in Biological Anthropology  (Irregular)  Review of the nature and history of biological anthropology; recent theories and the practical implications and applications of various methods of acquiring, analyzing, and interpreting data.

ANTH5333 Social Organization (Fa)  Comparative study of social organization focusing primarily on pre-industrial and non-western cultures. Primary topics are variation in kinship, kinship groups, kinship terminological analysis, marriage, and current developments in social structure.

ANTH535V Topics in Physical Anthropology (Sp, Fa) (1-6)  Graduate level seminar with varied emphasis on topics relating to physical anthropology.

ANTH5413 Bioarcheology Seminar  (Even years, Sp)  Intensive coverage of bioarcheological method and theory with the context of both academic and cultural resources management research.

ANTH5423 Human Evolutionary Anatomy  (Irregular)  Paleobiologists reconstruct past lifeways and systematic relationships of our ancestors using comparative studies of bony morphology and associated soft tissues. This course surveys methods and theories used to infer function and phylogeny, and details relevant aspects of the anatomy of humans, living great apes, and fossil human ancestors. Prerequisite: ANTH 1013 and BIOL 1543. (Same as BIOL 5423)

ANTH5443 Cultural Resource Management I  (Irregular)  Concentrated discussion of management problems relative to cultural resources, including review and interpretation of relevant federal legislation, research vs. planning needs, public involvement and sponsor planning, and assessment of resources relative to scientific needs. No field training involved; discussion will deal only with administrative, legal, and scientific management problems.

ANTH546V Special Problems in Museum Work  (Irregular) (1-6)  Individual research, exhibit design and execution, or other problems of museum work.

ANTH561V Field Research in Archeology  (Irregular) (1-6)  Directed graduate level archeological fieldwork.

ANTH600V Master’s Thesis (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-6)  

ANTH610V Internship (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-18)  

ANTH681V Seminar: Cultural Anth (Sp, Fa) (1-6)  Variable topics in Cultural Anthropology will be explored in depth.

ANTH682V Seminar: Archeology (Sp, Fa) (1-6)  Variable topics in Archeology will be explored in depth.

ANTH683V Seminar: Biological Anth (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-6)  Variable topics in Biological Anthropology will be explored in depth.

ANTH700V Doctoral Dissertation (Sp, Fa) (3-9)