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Overview | PhD Program | Masters Program | How to Apply | Support & Fellowships | Graduate Handbook | Our Graduate Students | Contact Information | Related Links Our department is unique in that it offers a four-field approach, providing breadth of training. The core courses for the Masters (MA) and PhD programs provide an in-depth introduction to anthropology as a whole. Because of the broad education offered, graduates and advanced students of the program would be qualified to teach in areas beyond their own specialty, resulting in multiple teaching opportunities. Our program is ranked 6th nationally. Graduates have distinguished themselves by their own contributions to scholarship and service and are employed at universities and institutions which include: Northwestern University, University of Colorado, University of Virginia, University of Wisconsin, and Yale. Interdisciplinary Programs Courses may be taken for credit towards a graduate degree in anthropology from any graduate program in the University as are appropriate to the student's interests and intellectual development. In particular, the Anthropology Department has close working relations with the Departments of Anatomy in the Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, the Program in Demography, and with the Departments of Folklore and Folklife, East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, South Asia Regional Studies, and Linguistics, among others. Non-degree
Students Submatriculation How to
apply The Admissions Calendar
contains important fellowship and admissions deadlines. The Graduate
Program in Anthropology admits students for study, once per year,
during the fall semester. Phd applicants who are interested in
fellowships must have a complete application on file by December
15. Master's Degree and other externally-funded
applicants must have a complete application on file by July
15. If you have further questions, contact Anthropology's Graduate Group at (215) 746-0409 or by e-mail at anth-grad@sas.upenn.edu. Support
& Fellowships Students who may not be eligible for Benjamin Franklin Fellowships may still be admitted to the graduate program but only at the MA or MS level. After completion of the degree, MA/MS students who wish to pursue a PhD are encouraged to apply to other programs in order to promote diversity in the students' education and training; however, students may complete the MA/MS track and then re-apply to the PhD program, but re-admission is not assured, and is only possible with an exemplary Master's program record, strong faculty support, and full-funding for three years which is typically required to come from external sources. Because only fully funded students may be admitted to the PhD program, potential applicants are encouraged to apply to outside sources such as the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF provides funding for three years; and with NSF funding a fourth year of support can sometimes be provided by the Graduate School. The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology offers Louis J. Kolb Foundation Fellowships to qualified graduate students. The Graduate Group has a limited amount of Field Funds to support students in the primary stages of their dissertation research. Field Funds are awarded on a competitive basis with the highest priority given to students testing the feasibility of their research. Additional opportunities for field work exist through faculty research grants and the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The Chair of Anthropology controls an annual amount of $25,000 for faculty research assistants. More information can be found in the Graduate Handbook. Graduate
Handbook
An excellent list of links to additional Penn resources
can be found in Appendix
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