Program Overview
The Anthropology at University of Florida is a MSc programme in Social Sciences over 24 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of social sciences. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Anthropology programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United States and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 24 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 6
- Tuition: USD 691 (Tuition (Credit)) — International students; USD 449 (Tuition (Credit)) — National students
- Location: Gainesville, United States, United States
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Anthropology programme are prepared for diverse careers in social sciences:
- Policy Analyst
- NGO Programme Manager
- Researcher
- Social Worker
- Diplomat
- Development Consultant
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- [\'Zooarcheology\', \'Florida Archeology\', \'Maya Archeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy\', \'The Inca and Their Ancestors\', \'Historical Archeology\', \'Principles of Archeology\', \'Fantastic Anthropology and Fringe Science\', \'Rural Peoples in the Modern World\', \'Economic Anthropology\', \'Women and Development\', \'The North American Indian\', \'Peoples of Mexico and Central America\', \'Maya and Aztec Civilizations\', \'The Tribal Peoples of Lowland South America\', \'Peoples of the Andes\', \'he Peoples of Brazil\', \'Anthropology of the Caribbean\', \'Peoples of Africa\', \'Anthropology of Modern Africa\', \'Visual Anthropology\', \'Social Network Analysis in Cultural Anthropology\', \'Kinship and Social Organization\', \'Culture and Aging\', \'Geospatial Analysis in Cultural Anthropology\', \'Culture and Nutrition\', \'Research Design in Anthropology\', \'Computing for Anthropologists\', \'Human Rights Missions in Forensic Anthropology\', \'International Forensic Fieldwork in Human Rights\', \'Human Osteology and Osteometry\', \'Seminar: Human Biology and Behavior\', \'Language and Culture\', \'Proseminar in Cultural and Linguistic Anthropology\', \'Applied Anthropology\', \'Anthropology and Development\', \'Culture and International Business\', \'Field Sessions in Archeology\', \'Southeastern U.S. Prehistory\', \'Seminar in Anthropological History and Theory\', \'Historical Ecology\', \'Race and Racism in Anthropological Theory\', \'Research Strategies in Anthropology\', \'Archaeological Theory\', \'Critical Archaeology of Time\', \'Ideology and Symbolic Approaches in Archaeology\', \'Problems in Caribbean Prehistory\', \'Environmental Archaeology\', \'Archaeology of Maritime Adaptations\', \'Archaeological Ceramics\', \'Lithic Technology\', \'Problems in South American Archaeology\', \'Laboratory Training in Archeology\', \'Ethnoarchaeology\', \'Seminar in Archeology\', \'Experimental Archaeology\', \'Seminar in Contemporary Methods\', \'Archaeology of Death\', \'Painted Books of Ancient Mexico: Codices of Aztecs, Mixtecs, and Mayas\', \'Anthropology, Geographic Information System, and Human Ecosystems\', \'Legal Anthropology\', \'Principles of Political Anthropology\', \'Seminar in Contemporary Theory\', \'Special Topics in Ecology of Religion\', \'Seminar in Gender and International Development\', \'Peoples of the Arctic\', \'Peoples and Culture in Southern Africa\', \'thnicity in China\', \'Family, Gender, and Population in China\', \'Sickness and Power\', \'Landscape, Place, Dwelling\', \'Research Methods in Cognitive Anthropology\', \'Anthropology of Science\', \'Human Rights in Cross-Cultural Perspective\', \'Advanced Molecular Anthropology Laboratory\', \'Seminar in Molecular Anthropology\', \'Biological Anthropology Laboratory\', \'Molecular Genetics of Disease\', \'Evolution of Culture\', \'Seminar in Physical Anthropology\', \'Human Origins\', \'Skeletal Mechanics in Biological Anthropology\', \'Human Adaptation\', \'Primate Behavior\', \'Primate Cognition\', \'Issues in Evolutionary Anthropology\', \'Primate Functional Morphology\', \'Seminar on Applied Anthropology\', \'Medical Anthropology\', \'Advanced Techniques in Forensic Anthropology\', \'Ethnographic Field Methods\', \'Individual Work\', \'Supervised Research\', \'Research Projects in Social, Cultural, and Applied Anthropology\', \'Professions of Anthropology\', \'Special Topics in Anthropology\', \'Supervised Teaching\', \'Internship in Anthropology\', "Research for Master\'s Thesis", \'Advanced Research\', \'Research for Doctoral Dissertation\']
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
These are the minimum requirements for admission into UF\ngraduate programs:
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- A\nrecognized baccalaureate, graduate or professional degree from a\nregionally accredited U.S. institution or a comparable degree from an\ninternational institution. \n
- For\napplicants with a bachelor\'s degree only, a minimum grade point average of\nB (3.0), calculated from all grades and credits after the semester in\nwhich the applicant reached 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours. \n
- Graduate\nRecord Examination (GRE) scores that are acceptable to the applicant\'s\nintended academic unit or, for select programs, at least 465 on the\nGraduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). These scores are used in the\ncontext of a holistic credential review process. \n
- Satisfactory\nconduct record \n
- Proof\nof medical immunization \n
- If\nyou have already attended the UF Graduate School but not enrolled for two\nor more consecutive terms, which includes summer sessions, you must apply\nfor\xc2\xa0readmission\xc2\xa0whether to the same or a different graduate\nprogram. \n
English Proficiency: IELTS 6 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
USD 691 (Tuition (Credit)) — International students; USD 449 (Tuition (Credit)) — National students
Tuition fees: USD 691 (Tuition (Credit)) — International students; USD 449 (Tuition (Credit)) — National students
IELTS requirement: 6
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact University of Florida directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
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