The Doctor of Philosophy program in Anthropology combines academically rigorous studies with individual mentorship of students in their areas of interests. 学生 received advanced training in theory, contemporary research methods, research design and 实现ation, 以及提案写作. After gaining foundational theoretical and topical knowledge relating to the field of anthropology in general and to their specific research foci in particular, students work intensively with faculty members to design and 实现 an advanced research project. Senior doctoral students are encouraged to participate in the larger academic community through the submission of grants, presentation of papers, 和发布. These extracurricular activities ensure that students acquire the necessary skills and accomplishments to compete at national and international levels for academic and other advanced jobs.

Our program is explicitly cross-disciplinary, and students are encouraged to work with a variety of faculty members and to approach anthropology through a broad lens. Our program focuses on four broad areas: childhood and parenting; food, 生存, and nutrition; human adaptive strategies; and sexuality, 性别与身份. Faculty and students explore these issues from a variety of approaches, including archaeology, m.a., 激素的研究, and psychological anthropology. Our faculty are active field workers, with research programs in areas as diverse as Africa, 阿拉斯加, the American Southwest, 中国, 塞浦路斯, 和土耳其. 学生 are encouraged to work with faculty in these geographical areas and fields of study or, 如果他们愿意的话, to develop research projects in related areas. Our emphasis on rigorous training and intensive mentorship has resulted in an unusually high success rate for the placement of our doctoral graduates.