Master’s in Anthropology – M.A.
Immerse yourself in the study of people and their cultural behaviors, past and present, with Monmouth University’s Master of Arts in Anthropology degree. This comprehensive, 30-credit program is grounded in method and theory and provides extensive opportunities for fieldwork and internships in archaeology, cultural anthropology, cultural resource management, geographic information systems (GIS), historic preservation, and many other areas, giving you essential hands-on experience and preparing you for a career or doctoral study in anthropology.
Whether you’re established in a career and want to develop new skills, or you are a recent graduate ready to immerse yourself in this discipline, our dynamic graduate anthropology program gives you:
- Opportunities for hands-on learning through extensive fieldwork and research experiences.
- Renowned faculty accessible in small class settings and available for personalized mentoring and methodological training.
- Mastery of essential skills such as GIS, artifact analysis, archaeological field methods, cultural resource management, or skeletal analysis.
- Students can complete the 12-credit GIS certificate within the 30 credit M.A. in Anthropology program.
- Develop and complete a research Thesis to meet the qualifications to be a Registered Professional Archaeologist (RPA).
You may also choose to specialize your studies by pursuing an 18-credit Certificate of Archaeology within the M.A. in Anthropology program. Through collaborative research and diverse fieldwork, you will be immersed in the study of human culture and artifacts.
Application deadlines for this program are May 1 for Summer, July 15 for Fall, and December 1 for Spring. View Program Application Requirements.
Veronica Davidov, Ph.D.
Program DirectorAssociate Professor;
Director of Graduate Program in Anthropology
Email: vdavidov@monmouth.edu
Phone: 732-571-7502
Monmouth University’s M.A. program in Anthropology is an excellent place to develop your skills as an archaeologist or anthropologist. The program combines fieldwork opportunities with an excellent theoretical grounding. Great things are happening in Monmouth’s M.A. program.
Richard Veit, Ph.D.
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
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General Washington’s Lost Galley
Monmouth University master’s degree candidate, Jaclyn Urmey (right) scanned Crosswicks Creek in February as part of her thesis. Urmey interviewed regional historians and pored over historical accounts from civilians living in the area and soldiers who fought on both sides of Revolutionary War in an attempt to learn more about the vessel
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“I am a historical archaeologist interested in the 18th and 19th centuries, with a geographic focus on the Middle Atlantic Region. My research focuses on military sites, monuments and commemoration, farmsteads, and institutions. I am also interested in North American prehistory. I have active grant-funded research projects in New Jersey and Jamaica. I regularly publish and present on my projects and work and enjoy engaging in collaborative research projects with students.” – Dr. Richard Veit, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor
Diverse Fieldwork Opportunities
Anthropology graduate students participating in a National Park Service grant funded study of the Sandy Hook Lighthouse in New Jersey. Monmouth has relationships with state and federal agencies that provide unique research opportunities.
“As a cultural anthropologist with a focus on human-nature relations, I study how the social and political lives of natural resources — how they are constructed, valued, and contested. I have conducted fieldwork in Ecuador (in the Amazon and the Andes) and in Northern Russia. I am also trained as a visual anthropologist, and frequently use visual ethnographic methods in my work.” – Veronica Davidov, Ph.D, Program Director and Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Leveraging the Program with an Internship
Monmouth University enabled me to participate in experiential learning opportunities; such as working at the American Museum of Natural history, where I had the chance to conduct hands on research excavating and analyzing artifacts from St. Catherine’s Island. This opportunity enabled me to make career-changing connections, which was only possible due to Monmouth’s program. -Matt Lobiondo, MA in Anthropology ’16
“I am a biological anthropologist who focuses on human variation, morphological plasticity and human evolution. My current research examines the relationship between environment and the skeleton, with a particular focus on the pelvis.” – Hillary DelPrete, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Skill Development and Faculty Impact
In this program, you will receive the training and conceptual skills that will prepare you for careers in cultural anthropology, archaeology, cultural resource management, social policy, teaching, community engagement, and geographic information systems (GIS). Our distinguished, well-published faculty members have conducted research focusing on historic landscapes, urbanization, human-nature relations, tourism, global labor migration, and gender in America, Europe, and North America.
Fieldwork and Research Opportunities
Monmouth’s M.A. in Anthropology gives you the opportunity to study people and their cultures in contemporary and historical perspectives, whether they are in your own community or on the other side of the world. Fieldwork and research opportunities ground your education in the kinds of hands-on experience that defines the field of anthropology.
Career Opportunities
Explore the multifaceted career options possible with a graduate degree in anthropology.