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Anthropology

University of Calgary
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Degree PhD / Doctorate
Deadline With a PhD in anthropology, you may be able to pursue post-doctoral opportunities.; Please note: additional supervisors may be available.; An applicant whose primary language is not English may fulfill the English language proficiency requirement in different ways. For accepted criteria, please refe
Delivery On-campus
Location Calgary, Canada
Language English

Program Overview

Students in the Anthropology (PhD Thesis) program will benefit from study and research under a department that combines rigorous training with extensive field experience and lab investigations around the world. The Department of Anthropology and Archaeology embraces an integrative approach, offering innovative studies in anthropology that include the socio-cultural stream. This ranges from anthropology and militarization to medical anthropology, natural resources and environment, political economy and globalization, sustainability, and urban anthropology. The biological anthropology stream includes behavioral ecology, conservation, health and nutrition, human osteology, sex differences and reproduction, population genetics, primatology, and paleoanthropology. Completing this program

Key Program Features

  • Graduate / Professional level.

Career Opportunities

Cultural Resource Management, Corporate Consulting, International health organizations, International and community development, Market research, Law, Humanitarian efforts, forensics, medicine, veterinary medicine, conservation, academic positions. With a PhD in anthropology, you may be able to pursue post-doctoral opportunities. Thesis-based program Thesis-based with written and oral examination components

Program Curriculum

Detailed curriculum information is not available. Please check the university website or contact them directly for the most up-to-date course information.

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Admission Requirements

GPA A minimum of 3.4 GPA on a 4.0 point system, over the past two years of full-time study (a minimum of 10 full-course equivalents or 60 units) of the undergraduate degree. Minimum education Master of Arts, degree or equivalent from a recognized institution. Work samples Statement of Academic Intent for PhD applicants. Documents None Reference letters Two Test scores None English language proficiency (ELP) An applicant whose primary language is not English may fulfill the English language proficiency requirement in different ways. For accepted criteria, please refer to the program “Admissions” tab in the Academic Calendar . *Please contact your program of interest if you have any questions about ELP requirements. GPA; A minimum of 3.4 GPA on a 4.0 point system, over the past two years of full-time study (a minimum of 10 full-course equivalents or 60 units) of the undergraduate degree.

Tuition & Financial Information

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Application Deadline

With a PhD in anthropology, you may be able to pursue post-doctoral opportunities.; Please note: additional supervisors may be available.; An applicant whose primary language is not English may fulfill the English language proficiency requirement in different ways. For accepted criteria, please refe

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  • Application Deadline With a PhD in anthropology, you may be able to pursue post-doctoral opportunities.; Please note: additional supervisors may be available.; An applicant whose primary language is not English may fulfill the English language proficiency requirement in different ways. For accepted criteria, please refe
  • Start Date September
  • Language English
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