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Thanks to a unique
academic
partnership, the Department of
Anthropology at the University of Illinois at Chicago cooperates with
anthropologists at the Field Museum of Natural History, to offer
advanced degrees in anthropology.
Resources
and Facilities
The UIC and Field
Museum departments have research laboratories supporting studies in
archaeology, human genetics, sociocultural anthropology, and GIS. The
archaeology faculty offers opportunities for student fieldwork and data
analysis; facilities for and training in microwear analysis,
geomorphology and sedimentary analysis and ancient DNA studies. The
program in biological anthropology emphasizes paleoanthropology, human
evolution and human genetics. Additional training opportunities are
available with affiliated faculty at the UIC Medical Center.
The Field Museum
collections contain over 600,000 objects from around the world. The
Field Museum's Center for Cultural Understanding and Change (CCUC) uses
the Museum's collections and expertise to promote connections to the
diverse communities of the Chicago area through extensive outreach
efforts and other programs. Interdisciplinary research opportunities
are available through the Center for Evolutionary and Environmental
Biology.
The UIC geography
program provides extensive laboratory and research facilities for
cartography, spatial analysis, remote sensing, and geographic
information systems. There are two student PC labs designed to support
GIS development and use. All GIS lab computers are linked to the UIC
campus network that provides access to current versions of computer
software and to a centralized UNIX server and supercomputer.
The Area
The University of
Illinois at Chicago is the largest institution of higher learning in
the Chicago area, with 24,000 students (66% undergraduate, 34%
graduate) and 11,000 full-time faculty and staff. It is located in the
heart of the city, just west of the loop. The Field Museum of Natural
History is located in Chicago's Lake Shore Campus, less than five miles
away from the UIC campus. Both campuses are easily accessed through
public transportation and are near housing, restaurants and nightlife.
UIC is also a member of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation
(CIC), which allows students to take advantage of course offerings at
nearby University of Chicago and Northwestern University.
Application
and Financial Aid information
All applications
for graduate program must include the following: transcripts, GRE
scores, three letters of recommendation, a completed application form,
application fee and a statement of purpose. Application forms in both
pdf and web formats are
available from the UIC
graduate college web page. If a student is applying
from outside the USA, the application must also include Toeffl scores
and English translations of the transcripts validated by their
respective universities.
There are a
limited number of university-wide fellowships available. The
application deadline for students who wish to be considered for
university scholarships is January 1. The deadline for admission for
the following academic year is also January 1.
Teaching
assistantships are reserved for students who have completed the core
courses. There are also a limited number of departmental
tuition-and-fee waivers for which incoming students may apply. Research
assistantships are sometimes available through individual faculty
members.
For
further information
Visit the UIC
Department of Anthropology home page:
http://www.uic.edu/depts/anth/anthro.htm and the
Field
Museum Department of Anthropology home page:
http://www.fmnh.org/research_collections/anthropology/default.htm.
Written inquiries
should be addressed to the Director
of Graduate Studies.
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