G-CA-PHD - Cultural Anthropology - PhD

Requirements include courses in anthropological theory, cross disciplinary coursework, and spoken and/or written competence in at least one foreign language, at the level appropriate to the planned research program. The core courses include two year-long sequences: Cultural Anthropology 801S and 802S (Theories in Cultural Anthropology), required of first-year graduate students, and research/grant writing seminar Cultural Anthropology 803S (Research Methods) and 804 (Grant Writing), required in the fourth and fifth semesters. Preliminary field research is required in the summer following the first and second years of classes.

The Guidelines for Graduate Students in the Doctoral Program in Cultural Anthropology fully describes these and additional requirements and the detailed steps in the student’s graduate career.