College of Liberal Arts

Department of Anthropology

Master's International Program in Environmental Anthropology


Peace Corps logoAn area of emphasis within the Graduate Program in Cultural Anthropology.


The Department of Anthropology is an active member of the Peace Corps Master's International program. This program requires service in the Peace Corps. The requirements for this program are somewhat different from the requirements for other MA concentrations in cultural anthropology. Please refer to our program in cultural anthropology for overall program detail.

Additional general information on the Master's International program is available from the Graduate School.

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Requirements for the Peace Corps Master's International Program in Environmental Anthropology

NOTE: This option is available only to students who have ALREADY been accepted for service in the U.S. Peace Corps.

Required Anthropology and Sociology courses (15 credit hours):
ANTH 405 Medical Anthropology [3 units]
ANTH 510 Fundamentals of Cultural Anthropology [3 units]
ANTH 554 Anthropological Field Methods Seminar [3 units]
ANTH 519 International Development and Human Resources [3 units]
SOC 321 Quantitative Techniques in Sociology [3 units]
[NOTE: SOC 321 can be waived for students with a solid background in statistics/quantification]

Plus one of the following courses (3 units):
ANTH 504 Tribal Peoples and Development [3 units]
ANTH 528 Historical Ethnography [3 units]
ANTH 550 Descriptive Linguistics [3 units]

Environmental Science and Regional Planning courses (9 to 11 units, choose three):
ES/RP 504 Ecosystem Management [3 units]
ES/RP 544 Environmental Assessment [3 units]
ES/RP 555 Environmental Planning [3 units]
ES/RP 560 (NATRS 560) Watershed Management [3 units]
[NOTE: Where appropriate, students may additionally take ES/RP 590 or 591- Special Topics- 2 credits]

Two years service in the U.S. Peace Corps: 6 credit hours, ANTH 600

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 33-35 credit hours

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One-page pdf admission checklist
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Graduate Coordinator
Jeannette Mageo
jmageo@wsu.edu

Graduate Advisor
Marsha B. Quinlan
mquinlan@wsu.edu

Student Representative
Kristina Cantin
cantinkris@yahoocom

 


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Main Office Contact Info:

College Hall 150
PO Box 644910
Pullman, WA 99164-4910
Phone: 509.335.3441
FAX: 509.335.3999

 

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