Key information
- Start dates & application deadlines: Starting August 2027; Apply before Jan 2027
Overview
The Department of Anthropology at Colorado State University is delighted to announce the Fall 2018 launch of a new PhD program in anthropology focused on Place, Space, and Adaptation. The Anthropology program from Colorado State University will provide students with the conceptual expertise and skills to address research questions that:
- sit at the intersection of anthropology and geography
- apply geographic methods to anthropological questions
- critically evaluate the impact of place and space on human/ecosystem adaptation
Faculty
The faculty are accessible and active mentors who will encourage PhD students to engage meaningfully in research on topics such as forced displacement and resettlement, disaster-driven relocations, health disparities, phylogenetic and paleobiogeography, and landscape archaeology among others. Graduates of our program will leave with training and skills that can be leveraged in both academic and non-academic settings.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Place, space and adaptation
- Anthropological theory
- At least three credits in anthropology and three in geography
- Must include one course in each of the three subdisciplines of anthropology and one course from geography.
- If these specific requirements are met at the Master’s level, then the student can choose any courses relevant to their training.
- One elective or methods course (3 credits) must be taken outside the Department.
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
- GRE®: Required
English requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 120
- TOEFL® iBT: 80
- PTE Academic: 58
- IELTS: 6.5
General requirements
- Admissions Form
- Statement of Purpose
- Resume
- Copies of transcripts from each college/university attended
- OPTIONAL: GRE General Test scores
- Writing sample
- Three letters of recommendation
Tuition Fees
- International: 45,308 AUD / year (≈ 31,556 USD / year)
- Out-of-State: 45,308 AUD / year (≈ 31,556 USD / year)
- Domestic (In-State): 20,642 AUD / year (≈ 14,377 USD / year)
Living costs
Fort Collins, United States: 1,737–2,584 AUD / month. The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
PhD scholarship opportunities for Anthropology are available.