Overview

Department of Anthropology / Department of Anthropology is located in Tuscaloosa, AL, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	9
Doctoral Degrees	1
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE 1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

42

Applied

16

Accepted

8

Enrolled

Applying

65

Application Fee - Domestic

80

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	December 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Master's Degree Requirements	Statement of purpose, three letters of recommendation, college transcript
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Statement of purpose, three letters of recommendation, college and (if applicable) graduate school transcripts

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
TWE: Recommended

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

40

Total Graduate Students

5%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.5%
Black or African American	5%
White or Caucasian	80%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	7.5%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (22%)

Female (77%)

Faculty

14

Total faculty

Full-time - 13

Part-time - 1

Male (5)

Female (9)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Biocultural medical anthropology, linguistic anthropology, psychological anthropology, archaeology of the southeast US, Latin American archaeology
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	71,313

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 870210
Tuscaloosa, AL  35487
United States

Contact Dr. Keith P. Jacobi
Chair and Professor
Email: kjacobi@ua.edu
Phone: 205-348-1960
Fax: 205-348-7937

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