All programs assume that candidates have had general undergraduate training in the discipline equivalent to that required of an undergraduate major at UW-Madison. Master's Degree At the master's level, it is expected that candidates will begin to gain professional competence in a specialized field and will have the opportunity to explore a wide spectrum of interests within that field. Programs for the master's degree in anthropology are intended to build professional competence in the field of concentration. Thorough undergraduate preparation is assumed. Basic training in prehistory, biological anthropology, and sociocultural anthropology, taken as an undergraduate major in anthropology, is required.
Specific requirements vary for each concentration.
Students are encouraged to consult Graduate Studies in Anthropology for details on requirements for each concentration. The guide is available from the department office or at its website. The Ph.D. programs assume previous broad anthropological training in the undergraduate major and competence in a special field at the master's level. Ph.D. programs are flexible in content, and are constructed individually within the field of specialization by the candidate in consultation with the appropriate faculty. Students working toward the Ph.D. degree with a major in anthropology who prefer to pursue a program leading to a specialization in, for example, linguistic anthropology, may elect to take a joint major.