ALPINE, Texas — A new graduate program is making its way to Sul Ross State University.
According to a press release, the Center for Big Bend Studies, or CBBS, has announced a new Master of the Arts in Anthropology program that will be starting in the fall.
After months of development, the program is an opportunity to increase student engagement and research at CBBS and the university, according to the release.
The MA program consists of a 36-credit, thesis-based degree plan with 24 credits of Anthropology core curriculum and 12 elective credits, six of which must be in Anthropology. The plan is to admit six students each fall semester to keep small class sizes and low-student-to-professor ratios.
The required courses will be offered on a one-or-two-year rotation with an expected two-year completion. The coursework will have hands-on training to help students learn the application of different methods and technologies for the Sul Ross State area.
“We will utilize a major asset of our university: our proximity to millions of acres of undeveloped land that stretches across the dynamic environments of the Big Bend containing world-class cultural resources,” CBBS Director Byron Schroeder said.
If interested, students should contact anthropology@sulross.edu. This is also where applicants should send their applications.
Applicants have to meet the standard SRSU requirements for graduate admissions. They must also have three letters of recommendation, curriculum vitae or resume and a one-page statement of intent (why you want to attend SRSU, your proposed thesis research topic and preferred faculty member and the impact the degree would have on your anthropological career).
General info about education opportunities is available at https://cbbs.sulross.edu/education/