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PhD Anthropology at Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University, United States

Programme overview

The Department of Anthropology admits only PhD students, not MA applicants, and funds each admitted student for six years. Cohorts are typically three or four students.

Faculty: Graduate School (College of Arts and Science)  |  Department: Anthropology  |  Duration: 6 years of funding  |  Intake: Fall  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Nashville, TN, United States

What you will study

Coursework, language requirements and comprehensive exams; students who pass receive a master's degree in passing.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants whose first language is not English must demonstrate oral and written English proficiency under Graduate School rules. A complete application is due December 1 of the year before the intended start. Discretionary fee waiver requests go to the Director of Graduate Studies before December 1.

Graduate School fall application deadlines differ by department and range from 1 December to 15 January. The Graduate School application fee is $95, paid online after submitting the application, and only one fee is charged for up to two programme applications per year.

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