Graduate Program Brochure — Anthropology. A Guide for Applicants and Registered Students. The Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Davis offers the M.
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A. Generally students are admitted for Ph. D. The archaeology program occasionally admits students who intend to pursue only the M. A. The focus of the graduate program is the development of scholars who will contribute original and rigorous intellectual evaluation to the field of study through the Ph. D. The program provides a bridge between established research and new methodologies and approaches. The UC Davis anthropology faculty is organized into two wings: Evolutionary Processes (E- Wing) and Sociocultural Processes (S- Wing): the former provides instruction in the subdisciplines of archaeology, human behavioral ecology, molecular anthropology, paleoanthropology and primatology (subsequently termed concentrations); and the latter in linguistic and sociocultural anthropology. Geographic and topical specialties of the faculty are available via the departmental website. There are about 7.
New students are accepted for the fall quarter only. Applications for enrollment must be submitted online no later than December 1. Graduate Studies website to find application. Only academic transcripts should be sent directly to the department. Each student is admitted to either the E- Wing or the S- Wing. While most requirements are uniform across the entire department, there are some distinct sub disciplinary requirements, noted in relevant sections under that heading.
All students, no matter the discipline, should be familiar with the handbook prepared by the Office of Graduate Studies. ADMISSION TO GRADUATE WORKA prospective applicant should address general questions to the Graduate Program Coordinator,Denise Besser, dmbesser@ucdavis. International students should visit the Services for International Students (SISS) website (http: //siss. Each student admitted to the Graduate Program in the Department of Anthropology is responsible for knowing the requirements described in the documents on the sites.
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Prior to admission, prospective students are encouraged to make contact with currently enrolled graduate students. Brief summaries of graduate students’ research interests can be viewed online. Prospective students are also strongly advised to communicate with faculty members in relevant areas of specialization. We admit a limited number of applicants for graduate work in anthropology.
Admission depends primarily on the student’s prior academic record as shown in transcripts, on the statements of purpose and research interests, and on letters of recommendation. The applicant is responsible for ensuring that all application materials have been submitted via the Graduate Studies online application by December 1. Anthropology Department by the same or earlier date. Upon reviewing the applications, the Department of Anthropology recommends admission of students to Graduate Studies and Graduate Studies then offers admission to applicants so recommended. ADVICE AND COUNSELA. The Evolutionary and Sociocultural Wings have separate Graduate Advisers.
The Graduate Adviser is appointed by the Dean of Graduate Studies as the official liaison between students, the department and Graduate Studies. Ultimate responsibility for graduate education rests with the Graduate Council of the Academic Senate, but students should regard the departmental Graduate Adviser as the primary authority on all matters pertaining to their degree requirements. The Graduate Faculty Adviser must sign applications for examinations, candidacy for degrees, etc., and the Graduate Staff Adviser is responsible for maintaining accurate records of each student’s progress in the graduate program. B. A student’s Major Professor is normally the chair of the student’s dissertation committee and is therefore the faculty member who is most closely involved in the student’s preparation for research.
When it is clear that one faculty member suits the academic goals of an entering student, that faculty member may be designated the student’s Major Professor. Otherwise, the Graduate Adviser assigns an interim Major Professor to the student when the student is admitted; the student may then change the interim Major Professor at any time during the first year with the approval of the Graduate Adviser.
No later than the week preceding fall registration of the first year, the student meets with the (interim) Major Professor to plan a program of study. The student meets with the (interim) Major Professor in the first week of each quarter until coursework is completed. The student formally selects the permanent Major Professor by October 1 of the second year of study. C. Individual Program Requirements. Individual program requirements will be established for each student by the Graduate Adviser in consultation with the (interim) Major Professor.
Specific requirements will be set annually for the following year’s work and tentative plans of study will be projected for work in subsequent years on the Graduate Student Progress Report. Upon entering the graduate program, students will meet with the Graduate Adviser in consultation with the (interim) Major Professor to discuss their goals, their previous training, needed training in the general field of anthropology, specific requirements of the graduate program, and available and desirable training within their subdisciplines. Based upon these discussions, the student and the (interim) Major Professor are expected to meet at minimum annually, in late spring to review the previous year’s work and to propose a tentative program for the year following that will lead to the completion of the degree. The program of study should be carefully formulated to provide the student with the best possible training in his or her area of specialization.
It may involve course work in the other subdisciplines, in other departments on campus, or even at other campuses of the University. The program requirements established for an individual are as binding as Graduate Studies or general departmental requirements. Changes in individual programs must be approved by the Graduate Adviser in consultation with the student and must have approval of the student’s Major Professor. A student entering without an undergraduate major in anthropology must complete all requirements leading to the M. A. Students entering with an M.
A. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE M. A. DEGREEStudents must complete the residence and unit requirements set by the Graduate Council of the Davis campus and described in the UC Davis Graduate Program Directory (http: //gradstudies. Students should pay close attention to the section, Requirements of the Advanced Degrees.
Core requirements: All students must take Anthropology 2. All students must complete three of the following: 2. History of Anthropology), 2. Critical Readings in Ethnography), 2.
History and Theory of Biological Anthropology), 2. History and Theory of Archaeology), 2. Contemporary Issues in Anthropological Theory), and 2. History and Theory in Anthropological Linguistics).
Subdiscipline requirements: Anthropology 1. Comparative Linguistics) or 1. Indigenous Languages of North America); 1.
A (Economic Anthropology) and 1. A (Kinship and Social Organization); 1. Human Evolution) or 1. A (Human Osteology). There are no specific course requirements. Appropriate courses should be selected in consultation with the student’s Major Professor.
Anthropology 2. 20 (Field Course in Linguistics) or Education 2. Discourse Analysis in Educational Settings). Two evaluation courses* selected by the student, approved by the Graduate Adviser, and taken during the first three quarters in residence.(Coursework taken at other universities may satisfy these subdiscipline requirements.
The decision to accept previous course work for completion of the sub disciplinary requirements rests with the Graduate Adviser in consultation with the faculty in the subdiscipline responsible for teaching the required course(s) in question. Courses numbered 1. B. Foreign Language Examination. For the M. A., students must be competent in at least one foreign language. Most students will have satisfied this requirement as undergraduates before entering the M. A. If not, the student must take the equivalent of at least one year of one foreign language, equivalent to 1.
UCD or demonstrate, by means of written examinations, competence commensurate with the completion of such a course of study. C. The Preliminary Examination. The Preliminary Examination is intended to assess a student’s command of the literature. The Preliminary Examination is normally administered only during the spring quarter (usually in May). It will be based on courses taken in the student’s first year and will be evaluated by the student’s wing faculty. Normally the Preliminary Examination may be taken only once.
The Graduate Adviser, on the advice of the faculty of the student’s subdiscipline, will recommend to the Dean of Graduate Studies that a student who clearly fails the Preliminary Examination be disqualified from further graduate study in this department. If a student does not pass the examination, the faculty of the subdiscipline may, however, recommend that he or she be reexamined one time. If the Graduate Adviser concurs, the student will be reexamined no later than the following spring quarter. The Graduate Adviser will recommend disqualification from further graduate study of any student who fails the second examination.
A student deemed deficient in a particular section of the written examination may receive a “conditional pass.” In such a case the student will be allowed to continue toward the M. A. Completion of the Master’s Degree. The Master’s Degree may be awarded after: 1) completion of the requirements of Graduate Studies as described in the UC Davis Graduate Program Directory; 2) satisfaction of the departmental requirements; and 3) successful completion of the Preliminary Examination.