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Apr 25, 2024
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University General Course Catalog 2021-2022 ARCHIVED CATALOG: LINKS AND CONTENT ARE OUT OF DATE. CHECK WITH YOUR ADVISOR.
Anthropology, Ph.D.
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The doctoral program provides training in four sub-fields of anthropology:
- archaeology (historical and prehistoric),
- cultural anthropology,
- linguistic anthropology, and
- biological/physical anthropology.
Faculty are engaged in research around the world, and students may pursue projects on a variety of topics and in many regions. The program emphasizes the research strengths of the Anthropology Department and its ties to the Basque Studies; Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology; and tbe Gender, Race, and Identity program.
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Program Objectives/Student Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- describe, orally and in writing and at an advanced level of competency, the history of the development of anthropological method and theory.
- synthesize, orally and in writing and at an advanced level of competency, the major empirical, methodological, and theoretical controversies relating to a topic of anthropological significance.
- develop and defend a sound research design and methodology for investigating a problem of anthropological significance.
- gather information and/or generate data through direct observation/experiment as a means of answering a research question of anthropological significance.
- analyze and critically evaluate primary and secondary sources of data and information as means of answering a research question of anthropological significance.
Admission Requirements
Applicants for admission to the doctoral program must either possess:
- a Master’s degree in anthropology or a related field, OR
- a Bachelor’s degree in anthropology or a related field and a record of excellence at the undergraduate level, as demonstrated by a high GPA and GRE scores and very strong letters of recommendation.*
In both cases, applicants must satisfy all graduate school requirements and specific departmental requirements. Doctoral students are admitted to the program only in the fall semester. The departmental deadline for application is January 15th.
*The Ph.D. program in Anthropology will allow post-baccalaureate students to apply for and earn an M.A. en-route to a Ph.D. Post-baccalaureate students seeking a Ph.D. will not be required to take thesis credits or complete a thesis. A Master’s degree may be awarded en route to the Ph.D. after the student advances to candidacy. Advancement to candidacy typically occurs in a Ph.D. student’s 3rd year, after the student has: (1) completed all their coursework save dissertation credits; (2) passed their Ph.D. written qualifying examination and oral defense (comprehensive examination); and (3) written and successfully defended their Ph.D. prospectus, which is the student’s research design for their Ph.D. dissertation project.
I. Program Requirements
30 of the 73 required units must be at the 700-level.
II. Total Units (73 units)
A minimum of 73 units are required.
Notes
- Curriculum requirements in the catalog supersede the Graduate handbook.
- A limited number of teaching and research assistantships are offered on a competitive basis.
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