Anthropology Doctoral Programs

City University of New York

• The City University of New York (CUNY) offers a 60 credit Ph.D. (doctoral) program in anthropology. Students may elect to study sub-fields such as archaeology, physical anthropology, cultural anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. The program combines classroom-based theory courses with faculty supervised research experiences and field practicum. All doctoral-level students must take and pass two examinations. The first is a six -hour-long written and oral general anthropology test to assess the beginning doctoral student's progress. The second exam is taken towards the conclusion of the program, and consists of a three-hour oral test that evaluates the student's knowledge of specialized areas of anthropology. Additionally, all doctoral students must complete a language requirement (related to the student's geographic area of study), a statistics course, a research proposal for dissertation-based study, and a dissertation. Admissions to the Ph.D. program is highly competitive. Students may only apply for fall term admissions.

  The CUNY Graduate Center
  365 Fifth Ave.
  New York, NY 10016
  212-8817-1501
  cuny.edu

University of California, Berkeley

• The University of California, Berkley offers a doctoral level anthropology degree program to qualifying graduate students. All Ph.D. students must complete core anthropology courses as a beginning to the three-stage curriculum. The first stage consists of a two-term-long seminar in a specialty track such as archaeology, biological anthropology, sociocultural anthropology, or folklore. Stage one seminars help the student to understand critical theory and anthropological methods. Students must pass a set of written and oral exams at the completion of stage one. Stage two includes completion of a field statement (a bibliographical essay on a research area), and a qualifying exam for doctoral candidacy. Stage three students must begin research in their selected area and complete a dissertation. All students must complete a foreign language requirement consisting of four college-level terms of classes and a departmental examination.

  Anthropology Department
  University of California, Berkeley
  232 Kroeber Hall
  Berkeley, CA 94720
  510-642-3392
  berkeley.edu

Yale University

• Yale University's Anthropology Ph.D. program allows graduate students to pursue four different sub-specialities: archaeology, linguistic anthropology, sociocultural anthropology and physical anthropology. Students admitted to the anthropology program must complete all requirements for the M.Phil. (Master's of Philosophy) in anthropology program before doctoral candidacy can be granted. Pre-candidacy requirements include sixteen courses, proficiency in one foreign language, statistics and quantitative methods proficiency, and passing grades on oral and written qualifying exams. All requirements will be reviewed by the specific student's advisory committee for proficiency and completion. Additionally, all graduate students must prepare a dissertation prospectus that states fieldwork and research goals. Following successful completion of all requirements, students will be admitted into Ph.D. candidacy and may begin dissertation research.

  Yale University
  Department of Anthropology
  P.O. Box 208277
  New Haven, CT 06520
  203-432-3700
  yale.edu