The Anthropology

Graduate Student Handbook

Department of Anthropology

Graduate Program Founded in 1977

The University of Memphis

Manning Hall

Seventh Edition

September 2007

A Tennessee Board of Regents Institution

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action University

Department of Anthropology

The University of Memphis

Chair

Dr. Ruthbeth Finerman

finerman@memphis.edu

(901) 678-3334

Assistant to the Chair

Paulette Wilkerson

pwlkrsn@memphis.edu

(901) 678-3329

Graduate Coordinator

Dr. Charles Williams

cwilliam@memphis.edu

(901) 678-0847

Office Administrator

Evell F. Ballard

efballrd@memphis.edu

(901) 678-4283

Main Office

Room 316 Manning Hall

8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

(901) 678-2080

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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THE ANTHROPOLOGY 1

GRADUATE STUDENT HANDBOOK 1

I. GRADUATE PROGRAM IN ANTHROPOLOGY 1

A. Introduction to the Program 1

B. Advising and Mentoring 1

II. GRADUATE PROGRAM SPECIALIZATIONS 2

A. Requirements for the Concentration in Medical Anthropology 2

B. Requirements for the Concentration in Urban Anthropology 3

C. Requirements for a Dual Concentration 3

D. Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies 3

III. ANTHROPOLOGY GRADUATE CURRICULUM 4

A. Course Prerequisites 4

B. Anthropology Course Offerings 4

C. Course Scheduling 5

D. Registering for Courses 5

IV. ANTHROPOLOGY FACULTY 6

A. Full-Time Graduate Faculty 6

B. Part-Time Graduate Faculty 7

C. Professors Emeriti 7

V. RESEARCH PROGRAMS 7

A. Medical Anthropology 7

B. Urban Anthropology 7

C. Museum Studies 8

VI. RESOURCES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS 8

A. Graduate Financial Aid 8

B. Graduate Assistantships in Anthropology 8

C. Guidelines for Graduate Teaching Assistants 9

D. Participation in Professional Organizations and Conferences 10

E. Funding for Travel to Professional Conferences 10

F. Anthropology Student Club 11

G. Participation in Public Lectures and Colloquia 11

H. Special University Workshops and Instructional Services 11

VII. POLICIES ON THE USE OF DEPARTMENT RESOURCES 12

A. Main Office 12

B. Research Labs 12

C. Computer Lab 12

D. Office Space 13

E. Keys 13

F. Student Identification 13

G. Mail 13

H. Telephone 13

I. Email/Internet 14

J. Facsimiles 14

K. Photocopying 14

L. Office Supplies 14

M. Audiovisual Equipment 14

N. Research Equipment 15

VIII. STANDARDS FOR GRADUATE STUDENT CONDUCT 15

A. General Comportment 15

B. Research Ethics 15

C. Biannual Review of Anthropology Graduate Students 16

D. Grievance Policies and Procedures 16

IX. COMPREHENSIVE WRITTEN AND ORAL EXAMS 17

A. General Information 17

B. Written Examinations 17

C. Oral Examination 18

X. THE PRACTICUM 19

XI. PRACTICUM REPORT 20

A. Report Policy