PhD Anthropology at University of California, Berkeley

Programme overview

The Department of Anthropology offers a PhD in Anthropology, with concentrations in Sociocultural Anthropology, Archaeology, or Biological Anthropology. The PhD in Anthropology is concerned with diverse analytic and substantive problems in the contemporary world and includes research sites across the globe.

Faculty: Graduate Division | Department: Anthropology | Duration: 6 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Berkeley, CA, United States

What you will study

Normative Time Requirements Normative Time to Advancement to PhD Candidacy Total time to advancement is expected to be three years. Step I The students begin to narrow down their interests to particular topical and geographical fields of specialization, a process that normally takes one year. During this time students are expected to take required core courses per their programmatic speciality.

Career pathways

Graduates enter career areas including Academia & Education, Environment, International, Nonprofit, Science & Research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants for the Anthropology PhD are required to specify the concentration to which they wish to apply: Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, or Sociocultural Anthropology. Applicants are required to name at least two faculty with whom they wish to work. Applicants must hold a Bachelor of Arts degree or its equivalent from an institution of acceptable standing and may hold a Master of Arts in Anthropology or another field. Previous concentration in anthropology is not required. The department does not accept applicants interested in the Master of Arts in Anthropology degree only.

Duration: 6 years

Apply through the official page: https://grad.berkeley.edu/admissions/

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