General Description / Special Programs

The department participates in joint degrees with College of Law (JD/PhD), College of Medicine (MD/PhD), School of Public Health (PhD/MPH), and one can get a specialization in Interdisciplinary Studies in Gerontology. The department has strong interests in bioarchaeology, dental anthropology, primate behavior and evolution, human population biology, gerontology, public health, medical anthropology, molecular anthropology, human adaptation, forensics, archaeological sciences, anthropological archaeology, and social-ecological systems. The culture regions emphasized are North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Pacific Islands. Certificate programs in East Asian, East European and Latin American studies may be pursued through interdepartmental work.

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Degrees
Degrees Offered Anthropology PhD, MA, BA major in Anthropology, BS major in Anthropological Sciences, BA minor
Highest Degree Offered PhD
BA/BS Field Areas
Anthropology
Archaeology
Biological Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
Medical Anthropology
BA/BS Requirements
BA 34 semester hours course work (4 prerequisite, 30 major), approximately even distribution between Archaeology, Cultural and Physical Anthropology; BS Anthropological Sciences 43 semester hours course work (7 prerequisite, 36 major), approximately even distribution between Archaeology, Cultural and Physical Anthropology with additional required courses in statistics, evolutionary theory, biology and chemistry.
MA/MS Field Areas
Anthropology
Archaeology
Biological Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
Experience Offered
Field Work
MA/MS
MA/ MS Requirements MA 30 semester hours course work, thesis/research in Year 2, and 2-hour oral examinations
MA/MS Specializations Biological Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, Archaeology
PhD Field Areas
Anthropology
Archaeology
Biological Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
Phd
Phd Requirements PhD 80 semester hours of course work (including 6 hours outside department), written and oral, exams, oral dissertation defense, dissertation
Phd Specializations Biological Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, Archaeology
Internship / Grants / Funding
Internships Available 0
Internship Required 0
Support Opportunities <p>Graduate Computer Laboratory, Anthropology Teaching Laboratory, various research laboratories</p>
Program Details
Research Facilities <p>HRAF microfiles; Byrd Polar Research Center, an interdisciplinary organization of the University specializing in research and instruction dealing with Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine areas; Hughes Memorial Library, Graduate computer lab, and faculty research laboratories.</p>
Library Resources Daniel Hughes Memorial Graduate Lab
Certs Offered 0
Contacts
Online Courses
Online Courses: 0
Club / Honor Society
Anthropology Club: 1
Anthropology Club Info: Anthropology Club, Graduate Student Anthropology Association
Lambda Alpha Chapter: 0