Graduate Study: Introduction

The Anthropology department offers graduate training (M.A., M.S., M. Phil. and Ph.D.) in four tracks: Biological Anthropology, Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, and Human Evolutionary Ecology. The department also participates in the inter-disciplinary certificate program in Health Services Administration (HSA).

Incoming students are expected to concentrate their graduate work in one of these areas, and are encouraged to become involved in research early in their training. Incoming students are assigned a faculty sponsor who will become the student's advisor until a supervisory committee is formed. Applicants are encouraged to contact directly the faculty member(s) with whom they wish to work.

There are two types of degree requirements: general University of Utah requirements and Anthropology department requirements. Students are expected to be familiar with these requirements, and to assume responsibility for completing them. They are described in the links to the masters program, doctoral program, and HSA program below.

The supervisory committee may suggest or require additional courses, depending on the student's research interests. Supervisory committees have a great deal of autonomy in guiding the student's program of study. It is important, therefore, to form a supervisory committee as soon as is practical, and to consult with them regularly. Further information about supervisory committees is available here.

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For further information, see the links below.  Questions about program content should be addressed to the Graduate Advisor, This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .  Questions about forms and application procedures should be addressed to the Administrative Assistant, This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .  

Links

Supervisory Committees
Master's Program in Anthropology
Doctoral Program in Anthropology
Joint Program in Anthropology and Health Services Administration
M. Phil. Degree
Financial Aid
PhD Degrees awarded
Anthropology Graduate Handboook (note: the handbook is updated less frequently than these web pages; the latter should be relied upon if there is a conflict)