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PhD Anthropology at Purdue University

Purdue University, United States

Programme overview

Doctoral degree offered by the Department of Anthropology at Purdue University West Lafayette.

Department: Anthropology  |  Intake: Fall  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: West Lafayette, IN, United States

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Application information

Entry requirements

Programme-specific requirements (Purdue Graduate School). Cumulative Grade Point Average from most recently conferred undergraduate, graduate, or professional degree: 3.0 or equivalent (A=4.0) Master’s Degree Required Required supporting documents: Transcripts; Recommendation Letters; Three (3) letters of recommendation are required for degree-seeking applicants. The letters should preferably be from persons who can assess your academic potential such as faculty members or others who have served as advisors; those who have taught courses you have taken or have supervised you in a field-school or research setting. For applied anthropology, you may have letters from employers or supervisors that discuss your academic abilities, related work background, and potential for success in graduate studies. Online recommendation providers will receive an email notification with instructions for accessing the recommendation system during the application process once you enter their names in the application.; Academic Statement of Purpose; Personal History Statement; Writing Sample; An academic paper written in English. The writing sample should be an academic paper written in English and/or research or project report for which the applicant had lead

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate entry sessions: Fall, Spring and Summer; each graduate programme sets its own application deadline.

Graduate application is online through the Purdue graduate application portal; the nonrefundable application fee is $60 for domestic applicants and $75 for international applicants. Each graduate programme sets its own deadline (submission and fee payment due 11:59:59 p.m. EST).

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