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The Department offers specialized training across four core disciplines: Anthropological Linguistics, Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, and Cultural Anthropology. Key areas of expertise encompass Social Research Methods, Medical Anthropology, and the Archaeology of the Americas. Students can gain focused experience in Forensic Anthropology through the C.A. Pound Human Identification Lab.
The Anthropology graduate program at UF follows a mentorship model centered on doctoral studies. Each candidate collaborates closely with their assigned faculty advisor(s) and a personally selected supervisory committee. Full-time campus presence is required for coursework, seminars, and personalized instruction, as no online graduate degrees are available. Annual progress reviews are conducted, with faculty in each student's specialization area assessing their advancement.
Students must have a recognized baccalaureate, graduate or professional degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or a comparable degree from an international institution. For applicants with a bachelor’s degree only, a minimum grade point average of B (3.0), calculated from all grades and credits after the semester where the applicant reached 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours and Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores that are acceptable to the applicant’s intended academic unit or, for select programs, at least 465 on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).
For applicants from countries (including Puerto Rico) where English is not the official language, a minimum score on one of these English Language Skills tests: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): 550 paper, or 80 Internet; International English Language Testing System (IELTS): 6; Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB): 77, or documented successful completion of the University of Florida English Language Institute program.