The Arizona State University School of Human Evolution and Social Change in Tempe, Arizona, offers graduate programs for students interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in the traditional fields of anthropology, including socio-cultural anthropology, physical anthropology, linguistics and archaeology. The school provides students with many hands-on experiences such as unearthing buried cities and searching for ancient human fossils. Students study cultures of diverse areas, including Latin America, Southeast Asia and the Mediterranean Basin to explore topics of the past and present including human-environmental interactions and disease and medicine. The flexible curriculum allows students to study their interests and receive training in key areas.
The Department of Anthropology at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas, offers graduate and undergraduate degrees in anthropology for those interested in studying the human condition and pursuing a career in the field of anthropology. Anthropology majors receive training in ethnography, in-depth interviewing, theory and methodology, quantitative analysis and survey research. Students also receive hands-on practical experience in several ways, including working at an archaeological site and international field schools, or working as an intern at a social agency or museum.
Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, offers a bachelor's degree in anthropology. Students enrolled in the program learn the fundamental principles and techniques of analysis and theories of the discipline of anthropology, such as human development, past and present cultures and tolerance of different world views. The program curriculum allows students to develop their own individual course of study based on their interests and career goals, and provides various internships, independent study and honors research opportunities for practical experience.
The University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in anthropology. The undergraduate program teaches students how to think anthropologically about the concept of culture, social conventions, cultural assumptions, and information. The graduate program offers M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in applied anthropology with a concentration in biological, archaeological or cultural and medical anthropology. Students enrolled in the graduate program learn the four sub-fields of anthropology, their relation to other academic disciplines and their links with one another.