PhD Archaeology at University of California, Los Angeles

Programme overview

PhD Archaeology is a doctoral programme in Archaeology, College of Letters and Science at UCLA. Areas of study: Areas of study include analysis of archaeological materials; Andean South America; Bronze Age Mediterranean; Central Asia; China and East Asia; Egypt; classical Greece and Rome; India and South Asia; Mesoamerica; Near East; paleoenvironmental studies; Western North America;

Faculty: College of Letters and Science | Department: Archaeology | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall | Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

Areas of study: Areas of study include analysis of archaeological materials; Andean South America; Bronze Age Mediterranean; Central Asia; China and East Asia; Egypt; classical Greece and Rome; India and South Asia; Mesoamerica; Near East; paleoenvironmental studies; Western North America; Western Pacific and Southeast Asia. Other areas of specialization are also available. The master’s program requires a minimum of 42 total units taken for a letter grade and distributed among at least nine courses (the three core courses listed below count toward this 42-unit total). Six of the nine courses must be taken in the form of 4 or 6 unit classes.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Application deadline: December 15, 2026. GRE: Optional. Letters of recommendation: 3. In addition to the University's minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit a statement of purpose. M.A.: The program leading to an M.A. in Archaeology is considered the first step toward the Ph.D.; the department does not admit applicants whose final degree objective is the master's degree. Applicants should submit a plan of study (including a statement of objectives, an outline of projected coursework, and a general indication of an M.A. paper); preparation in and/or plans for language study; and a research paper preferably relevant to archaeology or comparable evidence of scholarly work.

Most graduate departments and schools have deadlines in November and early December for the following fall term.

Graduate application fee: $135 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents, $155 for all other applicants; deadlines are set by each programme, mostly in November and early December for the following fall.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.ucla.edu/admissions/steps-to-apply/

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