Physical Anthropology Schools

Anthropology can be dissected into a number of branches, one of them being physical anthropology (aka biological anthropology). It deals with the development of the human species through comparative studies among modern primates, studying the history of the human species, and conducting biocultural studies of human diversity. Many higher education schools offer a physical anthropology degree or at least a concentration path in the subject within a traditional anthropology program.
  1. City University of New York

    • The City University of New York offers a Ph.D. program in anthropology with a specialization in physical anthropology. The school focuses on six different realms of research: the comparative morphology of humans and primates, primate ecology and social behavior, modern human biology, skeletal growth and development, bone biology, forensic anthropology and comparative anatomy. The physical anthropology department works closely with NYU and Columbia, offering students access to labs and research institutions controlled by each. A specialized program with the New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology is also available to students who want to focus directly on primate behavioral and evolutionary biology.

      PhD Program in Anthropology - The CUNY Graduate Center

      365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016-4309

      212-817-8005

      web.gc.cuny.edu/anthropology/physical.html

    Arizona State University

    • Arizona State University offers an undergraduate degree in anthropology and a Ph.D. in anthropology with a specialization in physical anthropology. Their faculty and research projects are internationally known and have two main focuses: human origins and health and disease. ASU's research opportunities abroad in physical anthropology include options in North and South America, Ireland, Spain, Africa, Sri Lanka and Cyprus. The degree is normally completed in five to seven years. At any one time, there are approximately 15 faculty and 40 graduate students in the concentration.

      School of Human Evolution & Social Change

      SHESC 233

      P.O. Box 872402

      Tempe, AZ 85287-2402

      480-965-6213

      shesc.asu.edu/physical_anthropology

    New York University

    • New York University is another school that is part of the previously mentioned New York Consortium for Evolutionary Primatology, which some Ph.D. students take part in. The physical anthropology graduate degree here, though, offers a number of different opportunities for students, the consortium being only one of them. It is home to the Center for the Study of Human Origins, which combines physical anthropology and archaeology to study the origins and evolution of human beings. The anthropology department also publishes the Journal of Human Evolution, in which graduate students have the opportunity to publish their research. The physical anthropology Ph.D. is a six-year (more or less) program that focuses on primate socioecology, molecular anthropology, paleoanthropology, human origins and skeletal morphology. International research takes place in Ecuador, China, Indonesia, Bolivia, Costa Rica and a number of other locales.

      NYU Department of Anthropology

      Rufus D. Smith Hall

      25 Waverly Place

      New York, NY 10003

      212-998-8550

      anthropology.as.nyu.edu

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