Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology - Integrative Anthropological Sciences

The Integrative Anthropological Sciences (IAS) unit is internationally recognized as a center of excellence in ecological anthropology, human behavioral ecology, evolutionary psychology, primatology, and human biology. Its flourishing community of faculty, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows join ecological and evolutionary perspectives to frame and test hypotheses about diverse aspects of human nature and culture. The challenges of the 21st century require scholarship that is solidly grounded in both the natural and the social sciences. Thus, IAS's overarching vision is to return anthropology to the forefront of the human sciences by integrating knowledge and methods not only from different branches of modern anthropology, but equally from other scientific fields including ecology, evolutionary biology, economics, sociology, cognitive science, developmental biology, immunology, game theory, psychology, neuroscience, demography, bioinformatics, and political science. To remain relevant, anthropology must not only embrace the scientific advances in collateral disciplines, it must contribute to them. Moreover, IAS members reject an artificial division between 'sociocultural and biological approaches because many phenomena of interest to anthropologists (e.g., ecology, demography, medical anthropology, cognitive anthropology, biomedicine, nutrition) are the outcome of both cultural and biological processes. For similar reasons, methodological pluralism (e.g., ethnography, experiments, behavioral observation, surveys, GIS) will be necessary to tackle this century's complex problems.

Statement of Purpose, Personal History and Diversity Statement, and Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV) (submitted online).
Three Letters of Recommendation (submitted online). Note: If submitted via postal mail, please attach required coversheets with applicant signature.
Unofficial transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended (submitted online).
English Language Exam Scores (if applicable): TOEFL Internet-Based Test (IBT) total score of 80, or TOEFL Paper-Based Test (PBT) total score of 550, or IELTS Overall Band score of 7.
Writing Sample (submitted online).
Final/Official transcripts will be required for all applicants who are admitted and have indicated their intent to enroll at UC Santa Barbara by submitting a Statement of Intent to Register (SIR). UC Santa Barbara reserves the right to require official transcripts at any time during the admissions process, and rescind any offer of admission made if discrepancies between uploaded and official transcript(s) are found.