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Main Subject

Anthropology

Study Level

PHD

Program Learning Outcomes for PhD in Anthropology Students graduating from this program will: Develop the skills to successfully pursue various professional endeavors, within and outside the academy. Understand the historical development and the basic anthropological debates, concepts, and goals of their chosen subfields; apply this knowledge in order to understand and define aspects of human nature, culture, and social practice. Develop the methodological, theoretical, and critical analytical skills at the heart of their chosen subfields in order to become capable producers of anthropological knowledge and to actively critique and reconfigure canonical anthropological knowledge. Apply research and analytical skills to individual research questions and case studies to become active producers of research and knowledge, and to effectively critique and intervene in extant research and disciplinary discussions. Students specializing in social-cultural anthropology will develop tools for responsibly conducting research with their interlocutors and consultants in a world of the increasingly complex interplay of small-scale and large-scale concerns and commitments. Students specializing in anthropological archaeology will develop tools for responsibly conducting research at sites increasingly touched by the complex interplay of small-scale and large-scale concerns and commitments. Degree Requirements for PhD in Anthropology Because each field of specialization offers different opportunities for training and different research orientations, the department seeks applicants with a defined interest in either cultural anthropology or archaeology; an undergraduate background in anthropology is strongly desirable. Entering students devise a detailed first-year plan of study and provisional plans for succeeding years in consultation with an advisor. The plan should emphasize broad training in the selected field before the eventual definition of a project for dissertation research. For general university requirements, see Graduate Degrees. PhD Program—For the PhD degree, students must accomplish the following (in addition to the university requirements): Required course work for social-cultural students: 90 semester hours of graduate study (undergraduate courses, including language courses, do not satisfy this requirement Seven Required Courses i. ANTH 506 History of Anthropological Ideas ii. ANTH 507 Anthropological Directions from Second World War to the Present iii. ANTH 598 Ethnographic Research Methods iv. ANTH 601 Graduate Proseminar in Anthropology v. ANTH 602 Anthropology Proposal Writing Seminar vi. ANTH 615 Theories of Modernity/Postmodernity vii. ANTH 650 Pedagogy (one semester; a minimum of 18 hours of graduate credit is required in order to be eligible to take this course) Advanced to candidacy Complete and defend the dissertation

Program overview

Main Subject

Anthropology

Study Level

PHD

Program Learning Outcomes for PhD in Anthropology Students graduating from this program will: Develop the skills to successfully pursue various professional endeavors, within and outside the academy. Understand the historical development and the basic anthropological debates, concepts, and goals of their chosen subfields; apply this knowledge in order to understand and define aspects of human nature, culture, and social practice. Develop the methodological, theoretical, and critical analytical skills at the heart of their chosen subfields in order to become capable producers of anthropological knowledge and to actively critique and reconfigure canonical anthropological knowledge. Apply research and analytical skills to individual research questions and case studies to become active producers of research and knowledge, and to effectively critique and intervene in extant research and disciplinary discussions. Students specializing in social-cultural anthropology will develop tools for responsibly conducting research with their interlocutors and consultants in a world of the increasingly complex interplay of small-scale and large-scale concerns and commitments. Students specializing in anthropological archaeology will develop tools for responsibly conducting research at sites increasingly touched by the complex interplay of small-scale and large-scale concerns and commitments. Degree Requirements for PhD in Anthropology Because each field of specialization offers different opportunities for training and different research orientations, the department seeks applicants with a defined interest in either cultural anthropology or archaeology; an undergraduate background in anthropology is strongly desirable. Entering students devise a detailed first-year plan of study and provisional plans for succeeding years in consultation with an advisor. The plan should emphasize broad training in the selected field before the eventual definition of a project for dissertation research. For general university requirements, see Graduate Degrees. PhD Program—For the PhD degree, students must accomplish the following (in addition to the university requirements): Required course work for social-cultural students: 90 semester hours of graduate study (undergraduate courses, including language courses, do not satisfy this requirement Seven Required Courses i. ANTH 506 History of Anthropological Ideas ii. ANTH 507 Anthropological Directions from Second World War to the Present iii. ANTH 598 Ethnographic Research Methods iv. ANTH 601 Graduate Proseminar in Anthropology v. ANTH 602 Anthropology Proposal Writing Seminar vi. ANTH 615 Theories of Modernity/Postmodernity vii. ANTH 650 Pedagogy (one semester; a minimum of 18 hours of graduate credit is required in order to be eligible to take this course) Advanced to candidacy Complete and defend the dissertation

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