The Department of Cultural Anthropology at Duke University will not be admitting PhD graduate students
for the academic year 2008-2009. However, the Department will be accepting JD/MA applications as usual. We plan to resume full PhD admissions for academic year 2009-2010 and apologize for the inconvenience this may cause potential applicants.
Application Information
The electronic application is the required method of application
and is available at the Graduate School web site by going to:
https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=DukeGrad
All requested supporting documentation must be sent to Duke Graduate Admissions, Box 90065, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708. We strongly encourage students to apply by December 1. If you apply later, there may not be time for all your supporting documents (transcripts, recommendation letters, etc.) to arrive by the time our departmental reviews begin in early January. An incomplete file may affect your consideration.
The statement of purpose is an especially important part of the application as it gives applicants a chance to describe their research interests. There is no single way to write a good statement of purpose, but you may see the statements of four recent successful applicants at http://www.culturalanthropology.duke.edu/grads/Statements.html
At the beginning of their personal statment in the application, all applicants must also list three keywords best describing their research interests (for example: Mass media, indigenous rights, Latin America).
Applicants must submit a 10-20 page sample of written work in hard copy (to Holly Francis, Department of Cultural Anthropology, 108 Social Sciences, Box 90091, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0091) by December 15, 2006.
All applicants will be considered on an equal basis regardless of race, color,
gender, or national and ethnic origin. The Cultural Anthropology Department
strongly encourages applications from women, international, and U.S. minority
students.
An in-person interview will be arranged between the department's faculty and
the top 10 promising applicants, usually in late February or early March.
The Graduate School homepage:
http://www.gradschool.duke.edu/
The department phone number is (919) 684-4544
Or e-mail: hfrancis@duke.edu