The UNLV Anthropology Department offers several courses of study that lead to the Master of Arts and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees. While our curriculum is designed to promote competence in the entire field of anthropology, a student may concentrate in one of the traditional sub-disciplines of archaeology, cultural anthropology, biological anthropology or linguistic anthropology. She or he may also pursue some combination of these, such as biocultural or medical anthropology.

Close contact with professors is maintained throughout graduate education, providing the foundations for further study or for employment. This high quality mentoring environment is reflected in the thesis; anthropology graduate students have received first and third in the university-wide competition for best thesis; and they have several times won the highest fellowships offered by the university.

The Las Vegas metropolitan area is structurally complex and ethnically diverse, providing ample opportunity for ethnographic and linguistic research. Archaeological sites and artifact collections  are readily available for student research. Additionally, diverse faculty interests offer research opportunities outside of the Great Basin and the Southwest. These include Central and South America, the Near East and Mediterranean Basin, India, Africa, and China.

APPLICATION DEADLINES

All materials supporting applications for admission to the Graduate College must be received by FEBRUARY 1st for both the M.A. program AND the Ph.D. program. See also deadlines posted by the graduate college. Please note that we have only ONE application deadline, and that we are no longer accepting applications for spring admissions.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

International students can find information regarding financial requirements at the Graduate College web site:

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION