Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology
Applications for the doctoral program may be obtained from the Department of Anthropology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0032.
The Ph.D. requires 60 units of course work. These include the 32 units required for the M.A. (16 units of required courses and 16 of graduate electives), 4 additional graduate units, plus a sequence of two graduate courses in an outside field. The additional required units for the Ph.D. are ANTH 790 Research (8 units) and ANTH 794ab Doctoral Dissertation (2-2 units). Before being admitted to Ph.D. candidacy, the student must fulfill the language requirement, present an expanded version of the field statements at a qualifying examination, write a dissertation prospectus and pass the qualifying examination. Having completed this work, the student will conduct fieldwork and write the doctoral dissertation.
Degree Requirements
required courses | units | |
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ANTH 501 | History and Foundations of Anthropology | 4 |
ANTH 502 | Contemporary Theory in Anthropology | 4 |
ANTH 562 | The Practice of Ethnography | 4 |
ANTH 790 | Research (minimum 8 units required) | 8 |
ANTH 794ab | Doctoral Dissertation | 2-2 |
4 anthropology graduate electives | 20 | |
Completion of the program requires 60 units. |