Coursework
Students are required complete a minimum of 36 hours of doctoral coursework, including nine hours of foundation courses, three hours of anthropological theory, three hours of statistics, a minimum of six hours of research techniques courses, and up to 15 hours of prescribed electives. Once students advance to candidacy, they are required to complete an additional 18 hours minimum of dissertation credits.
For detailed information about the applied anthropology Ph.D. degree plan and anthropology courses, visit the Course Catalog or email the Ph.D. program coordinator, Dr. Nicholas Hermann.
Candidacy
Students will advance to candidacy after they have: completed 36 credit hours of required coursework with a minimum GPA of 3.3; formed their dissertation committee; passed their comprehensive exam; and successfully defended their dissertation proposals.
Dissertation
All students in the program are required to complete a dissertation that is an original contribution to scholarship based on independent investigation. Students are required to complete a dissertation defense, which includes a public presentation of the research and an oral examination by the student’s dissertation committee.