About PhD Program,
Anthropology, by its very nature, is an interdisciplinary enterprise and is sought out by many other disciplines for cross-fertilization of ideas.
The Anthropology graduate program at Emory encompasses three subdisciplines: archaeology, biological anthropology, and cultural anthropology, placing special emphasis on cultivating dialogues and combinations of people, interests, and ideas. The program balances rigorous courses with a tutorial approach to advanced subjects and is designed to be intense and demanding for both students and faculty.
We encourage a diversity of doctoral research agendas across the entire range of cultural and biological anthropology. We believe that the successful anthropologists of the future are created not through a monolithic theoretical orientation but through exposure to alternative explanatory paradigms.
Ranked in the Top 10 Anthropology Departments in the US, our faculty are experts at training students for tenure track faculty positions in Cultural and Biological Anthropology, as well as developing professionals for non-academic career paths.
As a whole, our program provides students with a grounding in cultural and biological anthropology that is sophisticated and unique. Specialization within cultural or biological sub-fields is encouraged, as are combinations and creative dialogues between them.
PhD Program Degree Eligibility with GPA,
Requirements include three core courses and three additional Anthropology elective core courses. Individual courses of study will be designed in consultation with the student’s advisor.
Graduate students specializing in Biological Anthropology are required to enroll in a 1-credit Research Seminar in Biological Anthropology (ANT 555) each semester of their first three years in the program.
Students must fulfill a methodology requirement. Criteria for fulfilling the requirement will be established by the student in coordination with their advisor. The requirement may, for instance, stipulate research methods, ethnographic writing, language training, statistics courses, or training in laboratory techniques.
PhD Funding Coverage,
Below is a partial list of programs that provide travel and research funding for graduate students. Students are encouraged to seek additional sources to support their specific research interests. Additional information can be found at the Laney Graduate School Grant Writing Program website. Current graduate students may access prior successful fellowship applications through Emory Onedrive (Emory netID login required).
Application Requirement,
The online application opens in early September and closes December 1.
- Unofficial transcripts
- 3 Letters of recommendation
- Statement of purpose
- Writing sample
- Resume or CV
- Identify 2-3 Anthropology faculty with whom you would like to work
Application Deadline,
Dec 01, 2024
Application Fee,
- Application fee ($75)
