PhD in Anthropology
Degree Requirements
- 72 credit hours of approved graduate work. Students entering the program with an MA in Anthropology earned elsewhere must complete at least 30 credit hours of course work and no more than 12 credit hours of dissertation credit in residence.
- Two languages or one language and statistical or computer analysis as a tool of research
- Four comprehensive examinations, at least two written and at least one oral
- Dissertation and oral defense
- Field work is a component of dissertation research
Course Requirements
Cultural/Social Anthropology or Archeology Concentration
- ANTH-631 Foundations of Social and Cultural Anthropology (3)
- ANTH-634 Foundations of Archaeology (3)
- ANTH-637 Discourse, Text, and Voice (3)
- ANTH-799 Doctoral Dissertation Seminar (6)
Race, Gender, and Social Justice Concentration
- ANTH-632 Contemporary Theory: Culture, Power and History (3)
- ANTH-635 Race, Gender and Social Justice (3)
- 12 credit hours in race, gender, and social justice course work from the following, chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor:
- ANTH-531 Topics in Archaeology: Archaeology and Politics (3)
- ANTH-535 Ethnicity and Nationalism (3)
- ANTH-537 Topics in Language and Culture: Language, Culture, and Education (3)
- ANTH-541 Anthropology and State Policy (3)
- ANTH-542 Reinventing Applied Anthropology (3)
- ANTH-544 Topics in Public Anthropology: Environmental Justice (3) or Human Rights (3)
- ANTH-637 Discourse, Text, and Voice (3)
- ANTH-640 Current Issues in Anthropology (3)
- 15 credit hours of course work from at least two other teaching units, including the Departments of Justice, Law and Society; History; and Sociology; and the School of International Service
- ANTH-691 Internship in Anthropology (3) or other practical experience in race, gender and social justice
- ANTH-799 Doctoral Dissertation Seminar (6) including a 3-credit hour capstone seminar in race, gender, and social justice
