The Doctoral program in Anthropology combines a focus on environmental anthropology with a broad education across anthropology’s sub-fields. The department offers holistic training in the methods and skills that have applications in diverse careers for today’s academic and non-academic job market. Through formal coursework, internships, and independent dissertation research, students learn contemporary theoretical approaches within the discipline as well as skills in laboratory methods, geographic information systems (GIS), research design, grant writing, teaching, and primatological, ethnographic, and archaeological practices.
Our Doctoral Students have been very successful at receiving internal and external funding from both federal agencies (NSF DDRIG, NSF GRFP, Smithsonian) and private foundations (Fulbright, Lewis-and Clark, National Geographic, Leakey, Wenner Gren). In additional to single authored monographs, our students have published work in major journals within the field including American Journal of Biological Anthropology, International Journal of Primatology, Latin American Antiquity, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Mexican, as well as contributions published in American Journal of Human Biology, Journal of Community Psychology, and Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.
Our PhD graduates have enjoyed considerable success on the job market, with most students attaining competitive academic positions (e.g., UNC-Charlotte, Idaho State, Ithaca College, UT-Rio Grande Valley), and post-doctoral fellowships (e.g. Field Museum of Natural History-Chicago, Mellon/SAR, Smithsonian Institute Natural History Museum). While others have taken on leadership roles in NGOs (e.g., Vice President, Pittsburgh Zoo, Head of Conservation Science Bristol Zoological Society), and government positions (e.g., Tribal Liaison Officer– Smithsonian, Cultural Anthropologists-USDA, State Archeologist-Oregon).
Funding Opportunities
The Anthropology PhD program offers nationally competitive graduate fellowships (usually lasting 4-5 years) to our most competitive applicants. Fellowships include a monthly stipend, full tuition/fees, full UTSA student health care, and a variety of research and teaching opportunities.
Interested students should contact the program Graduate Advisor of Record, Dr. Jamon Halvaksz (jamon.halvaksz@utsa.edu) and perspective faculty advisors.
Links
Anthropology graduate catalog
Doctoral Committee, Proposal and Dissertation Forms
Doctoral and Master’s Petitions and Other Forms
