March 6, 2019
I am a Professor of Anthropology and in the National Center for Integrated Coastal Research, specializing in archaeology. I joined the UCF faculty in 2007 after receiving Ph.D. and Master’s degrees from the University of Colorado at Boulder. I have two primary research sites: the Pacific coast of Oaxaca, in southern Mexico, and the Atlantic […]
November 15, 2017
The Integrative Anthropological Sciences Ph.D. program at UCF provides graduates with scientific, technological, and sociocultural skills, and prepares them to use these STEM skills to address important societal issues. Graduates will benefit from anthropology’s conceptual strengths in methods and theory. Our program seeks to integrate the subdisciplines of cultural anthropology, biological anthropology, and archaeology. Our […]
September 29, 2017
The following plan of study is just one example of numerous possible plans. This example assumes the student is a first-time-in-college, freshman student in the General track, only taking fall and spring courses. PLEASE NOTE THAT 9 HOURS OF SUMMER COURSES ARE REQUIRED AND IS NOT REFLECTED IN THIS PLAN OF STUDY. Students should consult a […]
July 10, 2017
Fall 2017 Michelle Hawkins Advisor: Dr. John Schultz Title of Thesis: An Assessment of Trace Elements Distribution in Teeth Utilizing a Sample Group from Postclassic Lamanai: the Application of LA-ICP-MS in Bioarchaeology and Forensics Download: Hawkins_M Emily Herrington Advisor: Dr. Ty Matejowsky Title of Thesis: Cafeteria Culture: An Anthropological Approach to Lunchtime in a Central […]
February 12, 2016
The anthropology major results in a broad understanding of humans and the human condition, both past and present. Students in the program study all subdisciplines of anthropology: archaeology, cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, biological anthropology and public and applied anthropology. Students in the online program can earn the degree fully online. Since our program launched in […]
September 5, 2013
Fall 2013 Mary Samantha Bolger Advisor: Dr. Rosalyn Howard Title of Thesis: An Anthropological Case Study on the Impact of the “No Zero” Homework Policy on Teacher Culture in Two Central Florida Middle Schools Download: Bolger_M Patrick Carroll Advisor: Dr. Arlen Chase Title of Thesis: Reevaluating the Late Classic Lu-bat Glyphic Phrase: The artist and the […]
September 5, 2013
The following faculty members are currently advising graduate students for the Master of Arts in Anthropology and the Integrative Anthropological Sciences PhD: Archaeology: Dr. Sarah Barber Dr. Scott Branting Dr. Michael Callaghan Dr. Neil Duncan Dr. Amanda Groff Dr. Brigitte Kovacevich Dr. Peter Sinelli Dr. John Walker Dr. Emily Zavodny Biological Anthropology: Dr. […]
August 31, 2012
Fall 2008 Darcy Cope Advisor: Dr. Tosha Dupras Title of Thesis: Bent Bones: The Pathological Assessment of Two Fetal Skeletons from the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt. Download: Thesis – Fall 2008 (.pdf) Lucas Martindale-Johnson Advisor: Dr. Arlen Chase Title of Thesis: Tools of a Local Economy: Standardization and Function Among Small Chert Tools from Caracol, Belize Download: Thesis – Fall […]
July 26, 2012
The Department of Anthropology offers a graduate program leading to the Anthropology Master of Arts degree. The course work in this program is conceptually four-field with faculty strengths in archaeology, cultural anthropology, biological anthropology and public and applied anthropology. Students must receive a commitment from a graduate faculty advisor for admission to the program. A […]
July 26, 2012
The Department of Anthropology at the University of Central Florida offers two graduate programs. Students may take courses to earn an Anthropology MA or apply to our Integrative Anthropological Sciences PhD. The course work in both programs is conceptually four-field with faculty strengths in archaeology, cultural anthropology, and biological anthropology. A program of graduate study […]
