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Historical Archaeology 189 Historical Archaeology tuition/fee waivers and stipends may be available to qualified students. Degree requirements Students must complete 36 credits for the MA degree. Students will complete eight 3-credit courses (four required and four elective), participate in graduate field training in archaeology, and complete a master’s thesis. The four required courses are: ANTH 625 (Historical Archaeology) ANTH 640 (Archaeological Methods and Analysis) ANTH 665 (Graduate Seminar in Archaeology) HIST 685 (Topics in Atlantic History) The four elective courses may be drawn from several other courses in Anthropology, as well as from selected offerings in History and allied departments. The 6-credit graduate field course, ANTH 685, is usually completed in the summer following the first year of the program, unless students can demonstrate sufficient field training to waive this requirement. If a waiver is approved, students must take six credits of additional elective courses to ensure meeting the 36-credit minimum. Students are expected to complete course work in three or four semesters and complete the thesis in one to four semesters thereafter through enrollment in ANTH 699 (Thesis Research). Completion of a thesis is the capstone requirement for the Historical Archaeology degree. Every student must produce an MA thesis based on original research, using archaeological data, primary documents, oral history, and/or ethnographic field results. Thesis research and writing are accomplished with the guidance of a faculty advisor, following approval of the thesis proposal by the graduate committee. For the thesis, a length of 70-80 pages, exclusive of bibliography, is recommended, although individual theses will vary in length. The thesis should be structured in the form of a long, refereed journal article, although this is an ideal model that can vary according to individual circumstances. The completed thesis will be read and approved by a committee of three, consisting of the advisor and two other readers chosen in consultation among the advisor, the student, and the Graduate Program Director. At least two of the three readers must be members of the Anthropology Department faculty or Fiske Center senior staff, but the remaining reader may come from other UMass Boston departments (for example, History or American Studies) or from a limited range of off-campus scholars with the approval of the thesis committee. More details can be found in the graduate program’s “Handbook,” which can be downloaded from the Anthropology Department’s website at: http://www.umb.edu/academics/ cla/dept/anthropology/graduateprogram. html Additional requirements All students are assigned a graduate advisor upon entering the program based on stated interests and faculty availability. Students may choose to pursue the master of arts degree either full or part time. It is expected that all students have a thesis proposal approved by the end of their third year or risk being placed on academic probation. All requirements for the degree must be completed within six years of each student’s first enrollment. Each student in the Historical Archaeology program must pass an oral thesis defense before being awarded the master of arts degree. The thesis will be defended in front of the three-person thesis committee described above with a corresponding public presentation to the department and program. To pass, the student must receive at least two affirmative votes. A student who fails may repeat the examination no more than two times at intervals of not less than three months. A student who has not passed the defense within two calendar years from the date upon which it was first taken will be subject to dismissal from the program. Graduate students are required to maintain a 3.0 overall GPA; within the Historical Archaeology MA program, any grade below B- is not considered to be a passing grade and will not count toward degree requirements. Applicants for the program will normally be expected to have maintained at least a 3.2 cumulative average in undergraduate course work, with a major in anthropology, history, historic preservation, or other related field. The more successful applicants tend to be those with a grade point average of 3.5 or better, particularly in their undergraduate major. Please see more details at www.umb.edu/ academics/cla/dept/anthropology/gradapply.html Courses ANTH 615 Public Archaeology This course examines cultural resource management in New England and the United States, studying the significance of state and federal environmental and historic preservation legislation, and the implementation of these laws from drafting proposals and the granting of contracts to the collection and analysis of data for recommendations to mitigate the impact of construction on archaeological sites. Students learn the processes of national register nomination, problem-oriented proposal and report writing, and calculation of budget estimates for proposed work. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits Mr Landon, Mr Mrozowski ANTH 625 Graduate Seminar in Historical Archaeology Admission requirements Please see the general statement of admission requirements for all graduate studies programs in the “Admissions” section of this publication. Applicants must submit evidence that they are able to perform graduate work at a high level of competence. Applicants must also present solid scores on the Graduate Record Examination for consideration of admission and funding. Submission of a writing sample is highly recommended. Students with insufficient background in anthropology may be provisionally admitted and required to complete prerequisite undergraduate courses before being admitted to certain graduate courses. This course provides an overview of the field of Historical Archaeology. Since its emergence in the 1960s, historical archaeology has grown to become the most rapidly expanding field of archaeological research. Having started from a focus on North America, historical archaeology is now a global field that concentrates on the study of the emergence of the modern world and other complex societies. Drawing on a rich palette of interdisciplinary approaches, historical archaeology explores complex global processes such as colonization, industrialization, urbanization, and globalization. This course will focus on the methods employed by the field’s practitioners, the various contexts in which this work is conducted, and the theoretical underpinnings of the field as a whole. 3 Lect Hrs, 3 Credits Mr Mrozowski http://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/dept/anthropology/graduateprogram.html http://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/dept/anthropology/graduateprogram.html http://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/dept/anthropology/graduateprogram.html http://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/dept/anthropology/gradapply.html http://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/dept/anthropology/gradapply.html http://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/dept/anthropology/gradapply.html

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Table of Contents
Graduate Program Affiliations
UMass Boston at a Glance
Foreword
Mission Statement
Trustees of the University
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Academic Calendar, 2010-2012
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Road Map and Directions to Campus
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Index

UMass Boston - Graduate Studies 2011