The 2023-2024 AnthroGuide is the last print version. Edits for graduate programs are due July 31, 2023.

General Description / Special Programs

Located at the heart of one of the most diverse cities in the country, the Department of Anthropology at California State University, Los Angeles provides integrated 5-fields training at the BA and MA levels, including courses and research opportunities in archaeology, biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, sociocultural anthropology, and applied anthropology. The department has two archaeology labs, two biological anthropology labs, a linguistic lab and an ethnographic film lab. Our student club holds regular research conferences. Students at the MA level have the option to complete a thesis, project, or exams as their culminating experience.

 

 

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Tuition Info
Check www.calstatela.edu
Degrees
Degrees Offered Anthropology BA, MA
Highest Degree Offered MA
BA/BS Field Areas
Anthropology
Applied Anthropology
Archaeology
Biological Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
Linguistic Anthropology
BA/BS Requirements
https://www.calstatela.edu/academic/anthro/degree-requirements
MA/MS Field Areas
Anthropology
Applied Anthropology
Archaeology
Biological Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
Medical Anthropology
Linguistic Anthropology
Experience Offered
Conferences
Fellowships/Grants
Field Work
Internship
MA/MS
MA/ MS Requirements https://www.calstatela.edu/academic/anthro/degree-requirements
MA/MS Specializations Applied Anthropology, Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Linguistic Anthropology, Primatology, Sociocultural Anthropology
Internship / Grants / Funding
Internships Available 1
Internship Required 0
Internship Info <p>The department helps students identify internships available in the region.</p>
Support Opportunities <p>The department offers limited positions as Graduate Assistants or Teaching Associates to qualified graduate students after they have completed their first semester of coursework.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>
Program Details
Research Facilities <p>Two archaeology labs, one genetics lab, one general biological anthropology lab, one linguistic anthropology lab, one ethnographic film lab.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>
Publications <p>California Anthropologist; Write to editor for information</p>
Certs Offered 0
Contacts
Online Courses
Online Courses: 0
Online Course Info: <p>When health and safety conditions permit, graduate seminars, lab courses, and field studies courses meet in person. Some required and elective courses for the BA are offered online.</p>
Application Deadlines
https://www.calstate.edu/apply
Club / Honor Society
Anthropology Club: 1
Anthropology Club Info: Anthropology Club for Academic Success
Lambda Alpha Chapter: 0