Overview

About the program

The Anthropology program's major focus is social/cultural anthropology. Through ongoing departmental and interdepartmental seminars, the faculty at Rice University is dedicated to marrying the best in both the social science and humanities traditions.

In recent years, faculty members have been concerned with the development of ethnography as a method and with the analysis of social discourse toward a broadly conceived cultural criticism of institutions in many different societies that are experiencing historic and global conditions of modernity.

The archaeology faculty seeks students with research interests complementary to their own. Faculty research writing is ongoing in several fields: the emergence of complex societies and urbanism, settlement studies, origins of food production, the Late Stone Age and Iron Age in Africa, and historical archaeology.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

History of Anthropological Ideas
Global Cultures
Revolutions and Utopias
Symbolism and Power
Museums and Heritage: Exhibiting Art, Exhibiting Culture
Visual Anthropology
The Politics of the Past: Archaeology in Social Context

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-28 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

60 SCH

A minimum of 90 credit hours of approved coursework beyond the bachelor's degree and a minimum of 60 hours beyond a master's degree.

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Anthropology View 83 other PhDs in Anthropology in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Application Form & Fee
Transcripts
Official Test Scores
English Language Proficiency (International applicants only)
Statement of Purpose
Writing Sample
Recommendation Letters

Tuition Fee

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International

59784 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 59784 USD per year during 60 months.
National

59784 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 59784 USD per year during 60 months.
In-State

59784 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 59784 USD per year during 60 months.

Living costs for Houston

1067 - 1950 USD /month

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