Anthropology Graduate Degree Program

Description
The Department of Anthropology at UCSB is a medium-sized department with excellent faculty, high national visibility and a reputation for a first-rate graduate program. Each student contracts a unique course of study and research directed towards the understanding of human culture, past and present. There are three specializations in the Ph.D. program: sociocultural anthropology, archaeology, and integrative anthropological sciences (IAS). Further specialization is possible within each of these fields. Optional Ph.D. emphases exist in Women's Studies and Global Studies. IMPORTANT PLEASE NOTE: The ONLY terminal M.A. program offered in Anthropology is a specialization in North American Archaeology.

General Information
Website http://www.anth.ucsb.edu/
Address Department of Anthropology
University of California, Santa Barbara
Humanities and Social Sciences Building, 2001
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3210
(USA)
Phone (805) 893-2516
Email roe@anth.ucsb.edu
Degrees Offered MA, MA/PhD, PhD
Requirements
  • Online application: https://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/eapp
  • Statement of Purpose with completed coversheets (2 copies)
  • Statement of Personal Achievements/Contributions (2 copies)
  • Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV) (2 copies)
  • Three Letters of Recommendation (Submitted online. Note: if submitted via postal mail, please attach required coversheets)
  • Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended (2 copies)
  • GRE General test scores
  • TOEFL scores 550 Paper-Based Test (PBT), 80 Internet-Based Test (IBT) or IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Overall Band score of 7 or higher (if applicable)
  • Writing Sample
Pre-Application No Pre-Application necessary
Deadlines Fall Only - December 1, 2009
Optional Emphases Ancient Mediterranean Studies; Feminist Studies; Global Studies; Human Development; Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS); Technology & Society (All are Ph.D. only)
Specializations Sociocultural Anthropology, Archaeology, and Integrative Anthropological Sciences (IAS)