LO - Anthropology, Ph.D.

Learning Outcomes

• Students will recognize and describe research themes and content area from all sub-fields of anthropology, generalize research findings and approaches across the sub-fields, demonstrate competency in coursework in the four sub-fields of anthropology, and integrate theory and method across at least two sub-fields.
• Students will be able to describe and evaluate the historical development and contemporary expressions of anthropological theory. They will be able to demonstrate a deeper understanding and more sophisticated use of specific theories related to their dissertation project
• Students will demonstrate familiarity with theory and/or method of one or more disiplines outside anthropology.
• Students will engage in the larger community of anthropological professionals by attending conferences, seminars, and other arenas where anthropological theory, methods, and results are presented.
• Students will demonstrate the skills necessary to engage in professional-level scholarly dialogue, to lead classroom discussions and to present scholarly papers.
• Students will be able to identify and discuss important ethical issues in anthropology.
• Students will critically evaluate anthropological research. Through their comprehensive exams and dissertation project, they will demonstrate the skills necessary to design, conduct, analyze, and report the results of a research project.
• At least 90% of students will find suitable employment in anthropology at the completion of their doctoral degree.  We expect that 80% of anthropology PhD students will complete their dissertations in the median time to degree in the field of anthropology or less (median time to degree post BA: 8-10 yrs.).