Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology

The Department of Anthropology offers graduate education in sociocultural and linguistic anthropology, archaeology, and biological anthropology. The program admits students only for the PhD, although some students do earn a master's degree as part of their PhD program. Major areas of faculty research and graduate student training in sociocultural and linguistic anthropology include art and visual culture, critical theory, cultures of capitalism, discourse and power, experimental writing, gender and sexuality, medical anthropology, memory and haunting, multi-species ethnography, new materialisms, philosophical anthropology, science and technology studies, sovereignty and the state, and temporality and futurity. Regional specialisations include Europe, the Pacific, the Middle East, North America, the Caribbean, East Asia and South Asia.The program in archaeology offers training and research opportunities in the use of anthropological theories and interpretive strategies in the reconstruction of historic and prehistoric pasts based on material culture, the application of faunal and lithic analysis to questions in paleoecology and evolutionary theory, and the application of archaeological science to the reconstruction of site formation. Regional specializations include Europe, Southwest Asia, Central Asia, and North America.

A bachelor of arts degree or equivalent is required for admission.
Preferred undergraduate GPA-3.3
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) - No
Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)- No
TOEFL iBT - 79 (Writing Subscore - 21)(Reading - 19)
IELTS Academic- 6.5 (Writing Subscore - 21)
Cambridge Assessment English (CAE) C1 Advanced - 180 (Writing Subscore - 180)
ACT- Both English and Reading- 21
Writing-8
SAT- Evidence Based Reading and Writing-540
Writing and Language - 28