Eligibility Criteria
A specialization of either primatology, or social and cultural anthropology.
Anthropology 701, a reading course in the student’s substantive area. Beyond that, the supervisory committee will individually tailor each student’s course requirements to the student’s particular needs.
For social and cultural anthropology, fieldwork outside the student’s broad cultural milieu for a minimum of one year. Students in primatology will be required to collect primary data via experimental and/or observational research on wild or captive primate populations for a period of not less than twelve months.
Demonstrated proficiency in a language other than English. Normally, in the course of the doctoral program, competent faculty in other Departments will evaluate the student’s linguistic competence, principally in reading and writing.