This program offers postgraduate training in the application of anthropological skills and knowledge to the needs and problems of society today.  It is intended to be a terminal, practice degree, although it will also be helpful preparation for a Ph.D. program.  Applicants should have a strong undergraduate background in anthropology.  The program emphasizes the cultivation of professional skills such as quantitative analysis, computer applications, technical writing, and public speaking.  There are many facets to applied anthropology, but the current focus of this program is the study and preservation of cultural heritage through archaeology and ethnography.  Every student will take courses in both archaeology and in ethnography, but normally focus on one or the other.  The program is concerned chiefly with American culture and ethnic diversity, particularly Native American culture and the Ozarks region.  It is intended to meet the steadily growing need for professionals in cultural resource management, public archaeology, cultural and linguistic preservation, and heritage tourism.  The program may be expanded in future to include additional areas of study in applied anthropology as resources permit.