Students enrolled within these programs receive training preparing them for professional research careers in governmental agencies, museums or private industry. The department has a well-rounded program in anthropology with offerings in cultural anthropology, archaeology, physical anthropology and folklore. The nautical archaeology program provides specialized training in the survey, recording, excavation, conservation, and analysis of shipwreck sites. Students should be able to complete the MA degree in 2 to 3 years (1.5 years of full time coursework and the balance to write a thesis.

As a rule only limited support in the form of scholarships, fellowships, and assistantships are available to MA students since the department diverts most of its available resources to Ph.D. students. Several other universities in Texas offer graduate training in anthropology and museum studies.

The following links lead to more information about the MA program at Texas A&M:

1. Information on applying to the graduate program in anthropology
2. Requirements for the MA program
3. Additional information about the Nautical Archaeology Program
4. A listing of all graduate courses in anthropology.
5. Useful websites for graduate students
6. TAMU Graduate Studies information and forms
7. Online Graduate Application Forms
8. Anthropology Graduate Student Handbook (pdf)
9. Transferring from the MA to the PhD program

For more information regarding the graduate programs, prospective students are encouraged to browse the faculty profiles and to directly contact those faculty who most closely share their research interests.

Applications are submitted online, using the Texas Common Application, via the Office of Admissions and Records.