Overview

The department provides students with superb training in both theory and method. Areas of teaching emphasis include: the anthropology of modernity and development; political, legal, and economic anthropology; ethnographic method; and the anthropology of science, technology, and medicine.

In addition, Anthropology Ph.D. students at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) have the option of enrolling in a number of graduate emphases that involve interdisciplinary work in a number of schools and programs across the campus, including feminist studies, critical theory, visual studies, translation studies, and others.

Features

The department is committed to fostering new and innovative approaches to anthropological inquiry in a pluralistic and intellectually open academic environment. The faculty take diverse theoretical and methodological approaches to a variety of substantive issues.

They are united, however, in a willingness to question taken-for-granted theoretical premises and analytic frames, and to engage in intellectual dialogue about alternative models and approaches.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Proseminar in Anthropology
Ethnographic Methods
Research Design
Grant and Proposal Writing

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Irvine, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) from a recognized academic institution with degree standards equivalent to those of the University of California
letters of recommendation (3)
academic statement of purpose
personal history statement
transcripts
writing sample

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

37217 USD / year

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37217 USD / year

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13140 USD / year

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Living costs

Irvine

United States

1560 - 2585 USD / month

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