Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology

The Ph.D. program in Anthropology provides students with training that integrates the four traditional subfields of the discipline and organizes their engagement with anthropology around two thematic areas: The first thematic area, Mobility and Global Inequality, emphasizes social processes and institutions that underlie the impact of peoples’ movement and the experiences they encounter in terms of social inequalities, resource distribution, and power inequities. It is marked by emphasis on ethnographic, linguistic, and visual data and analytical methods grounded in contemporary theory in the social sciences. The second thematic area, Evolution and Human Environments, emphasizes the origins and development of all forms of human adaptations in the bio-social realm. It is marked by emphasis on ecological, geographic, and spatial-historical data, as well as quantitative analyses grounded in evolutionary theory.Pursue advanced research with the Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology in the College of Liberal Arts at Temple University. In this 43-credit, highly selective doctoral program, students have opportunities to lead and participate in critical research and fieldwork in Philadelphia, elsewhere in the U.S. or abroad, building the skills necessary to conduct anthropological studies in academic or professional settings. All students in the program complete a set of core courses, which include foundational courses in thematic areas and the history of the discipline. You'll focus your studies and fieldwork in one of the four subfields of anthropology—archaeology, biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology and sociocultural anthropology. You can also choose to specialize in Anthropology of Visual Communication, which draws primarily from linguistic anthropology and sociocultural anthropology. The interdisciplinary nature of the program allows students to incorporate all areas into their studies and research, and our newly restructured program capitalizes on the current trends toward integrative approaches to anthropological problems. You’ll work alongside esteemed faculty members who specialize in multiple research areas including pre-historic and historic archaeology, bio-archaeology, biological anthropology, sociocultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, visual anthropology and medical anthropology. You’ll have access to Temple’s linguistic and media labs, as well as the Laboratory of Research and Exhibitions, which houses archaeological, biological, ethnological and historical collections from all over the world, as well as the equipment and resources necessary to conduct innovative research in various areas of anthropology.

Master's Degree in Discipline/Related Discipline: A master's degree is not required.Bachelor's Degree in Discipline/Related Discipline: A baccalaureate degree (B.A./B.S.) is required, but it need not be a degree in Anthropology.Statement of Goals: In approximately 800 to 1,000 words, address your main area(s) of scholarly interest; the specific research topic that you intend to make the focus of your graduate studies; the experiences that have led you to graduate studies in Anthropology; the specific reasons for your interest in Temple's graduate program in Anthropology and the faculty members with whom you envision yourself working most closely; and your career goals.Standardized Test Scores:GRE: Required. GRE scores are evaluated in the context of all other materials required for admission.Applicants who earned their baccalaureate degree from an institution where the language of instruction was other than English, with the exception of those who subsequently earned a master\u2019s degree at a U.S. The minimum admissions standard for all graduate students is ordinarily an undergraduate grade point average of "B" or 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or the functional equivalent for students who have attended universities outside of the United States.