• MA Degree Requirements
• PhD Degree Requirements
• Curriculum

Anthropology historically has inquired into the nature of humanity in the broadest of terms. How did the human species evolve? What is its basic nature, and in what ways is it manifested in different cultures?

How have language and culture become the defining characteristics of our species? How and why do cultures change over time? Traditionally, anthropology has investigated these and related questions with a broad range of approaches. Northwestern's graduate program in Anthropology is committed to fostering the historic diversity of the discipline by building an intellectual dialogue between different humanistic and scientific perspectives. In particular, the department's research and graduate training program emphasizes the integration of the major anthropological subfields: archaeology, cultural anthropology, bioanthropology, and linguistics. Graduate students are taught to harness these strengths in basic research, in effective teaching, and in the application of anthropology both inside and outside of academia.

Applicants should contact the program or see Web site www.cas.northwestern.edu/anthropology to learn about program-specific requirements for admission.

(Also see combined PhD/MD program in Medical Anthropology.)

Faculty

The primary appointment for those faculty with joint or affiliate status in another program is noted in parentheses.