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Online Application for the Graduate School of Arts and Science (GSAS) at New York University

To start a new application:   Click "Start New Application" at the bottom of this screen. To continue an application:   Click "(year) Application" on the left side of the screen below. Submitting your online application, including all required supporting materials, must be completed by no later than the application deadline of the program to which you are applying. This includes not only documents you are required to upload, but also materials that are sent by others such as official test scores and letters of recommendation.  Please refer to the Instructions section of your online application for our complete policies and procedures. You may submit only one application to the Graduate School of Arts and Science (GSAS) for consideration in a given term. If you submit more than one application to GSAS for a term, all applications submitted after the first one will be held and will not be considered for admission. Thus, please determine carefully the one GSAS program to which you will apply.  Applicants are permitted to submit admissions applications to two (or more) programs if they are within different schools at NYU . For example, you may apply to a program in GSAS and to a different program at the Steinhardt School. However, you may not apply to both Computer Science and Economics at the same time because both are within GSAS. If you choose to apply to programs that are in different schools, it will be necessary to complete and submit separate applications and pay each school a separate application fee. The following NYU graduate schools are separate from GSAS: Tandon (Engineering), Tisch (Arts), Sackler (Medicine), School of Law, Steinhardt (Culture, Education and Human Development), Stern (Business), Public Health, Wagner (Public Service), Silver (Social Work) and Gallatin (Individualized Study).

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Doctor of Philosophy Teaching and Learning

Our doctorate aims to prepare first-rate scholars and practitioners. Your pathway is highly customizable, so you can tailor your degree to your specific career goals and interests in areas such as history, social studies, and global education; literacy education; mathematics education; early childhood and childhood education; science and environmental education; urban education; or special education.

Degree Details

Official degree title.

Doctor of Philosophy in Teaching and Learning

How You’ll Learn 

Because the development and completion of a dissertation depends on intensely individual interest and work, this PhD emphasizes the individual tailoring of your degree from the very beginning. We aim to suit the unique interests and experiences that you bring to the program and develop during your course of study.

Concentrations

Early Childhood and Childhood Education

Become a researcher or teacher educator dedicated to understanding children’s development and learning, and supporting them in their education.

History, Social Studies, and Global Education

Advance your knowledge and work with faculty members to conduct research and develop curricula that promote civic engagement.

Literacy Education

Work closely with faculty members to develop your research skills in language and literacy development, and apply that research to improve literacy instruction.

Mathematics Education

Learn strategies for designing and analyzing research studies in mathematics education while working closely with faculty on all aspects of the research process.

Science and Environmental Education

Develop your skills in research in science and environmental education and learn about current science pedagogy, teacher education, technology, and more.

Special Education

Develop expertise in special education policy, research, and practices as you collaborate with our faculty.

Urban Education

Advance your knowledge, work with faculty on research, and prepare to be an educational leader committed to scholarship and action in urban educational settings.

Online Info Session

In this session, NYU faculty share information about the PhD programs in the department of Teaching & Learning, including the PhD in Teaching & Learning, PhD in English Education, PhD in Bilingual Education, and PhD in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. Faculty provide an overview of the programs and answer questions from potential applicants.  

Funding for Full-Time PhD Students

NYU Steinhardt offers a competitive funding package for PhD students who study full time.  Learn more about our funding opportunities .

Questions 

If you have any additional questions about our degree, please feel free to contact Olivia O'Leary at [email protected] .

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Anthropology (PhD)

Program description.

The Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology offers a holistic approach to the study of humans and exposes students to the traditional subdisciplines of anthropology while ensuring that they also receive intensive training in particular problems within one subfield.

The concentrations available to students are: biological, archaeology, and sociocultural and linguistic. We also offer a Dual Degree Program with PhD in Anthropology and Advanced Certificate in Culture and Media. See Certificate Program in Culture and Media for more information.

All applicants to the Graduate School of Arts and Science (GSAS) are required to submit the  general application requirements , which include:

• Academic Transcripts
• Test Scores  (if required)
• Applicant Statements
• Résumé or Curriculum Vitae
• Letters of Recommendation , and
• A non-refundable  application fee .

See Anthropology for admission requirements and instructions specific to this program.

Archaeology

Biological anthropology, cultural and linguistic anthropology, phd plan of study, comprehensive examinations, dissertation defense, approval, and submission, departmental approval, program requirements.

Concentrations

Students must select from one of three concentrations:

Additional Program Requirements

Students are required to create a program plan of study.

On completion of at least 60 credits of course work and no later than one year after completion of all Ph.D. course requirements, a student must take the written Ph.D. comprehensive examinations. These examinations cover work in three areas of specialization and are evaluated by the student’s Ph.D. committee. Completion of these requirements as well as an oral defense of the dissertation proposal means that the student has achieved Ph.D. candidacy and is eligible for the M.Phil. and thus may pursue dissertation research.

Matriculated students are required to submit a Degree Completion form and Field Exam Proposal form to the Director of Graduate Studies for approval once completing 32 credits of course work, and by the fourth semester of matriculation.

When the student has completed at least one year in residence and all course and language requirements, passed the qualifying examinations, proposed an acceptable subject for the dissertation, and been recommended by the program, he or she is formally admitted to candidacy for the doctorate, and an advisory committee is appointed. While most committees are comprised of members from the program faculty, students are permitted to work with any appropriate member of the NYU faculty. Approval of the dissertation by the committee and a defense of the dissertation examination complete the requirements for the degree.

All Graduate School of Arts & Science doctoral candidates must be approved for graduation by their department for the degree to be awarded.

Sample Plan of Study

Following completion of the required coursework for the PhD, students are expected to maintain active status at New York University by enrolling in a research/writing course or a Maintain Matriculation ( MAINT-GA 4747 ) course.  All non-course requirements must be fulfilled prior to degree conferral, although the specific timing of completion may vary from student-to-student.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will:

• Archaeology : Be familiar with the range and variation in material culture, morphology, and/or genetics found in contemporary and prehistoric human populations and in our early hominin relatives.
• Biological Anthropology : Understand the basic principles of evolutionary theory and the relevance of that theory for interpreting variation in human morphology, behavior, sociality, and cultural and linguistic practices.
• Cultural and Linguistic Anthropology : Be familiar with the diversity and plasticity of contemporary human behavior, social systems, and cultural practices.
• Be able to pose sophisticated questions concerning the origins and development of humans and their cultures and divergent systems of thought, belief, and social order in a manner that bridges the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences.
• Be able to think creatively, critically, and independently in researching and communicating theoretical ideas and research results both orally and in writing. 
• Teach undergraduates and demonstrate promise in later graduate-level teaching in order to best train for the job market and to communicate the value of anthropological knowledge to wide audiences. 
• Have the robust knowledge, skills, and experience to be competitive applicants for major national research grants, for jobs at top universities, and for jobs in the knowledge economy at large.

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A century ago, the radio offered mass entertainment; 50 years later, television replaced it. Today we watch movies on handheld devices. Each evolutionary step was made possible by advances in electrical engineering. The Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering program is filled with students and faculty keenly aware of this cycle of progress. They prize the School of Engineering's emphasis on invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship — what we call i 2 e — and they maintain that emphasis through top-flight laboratories and a fierce dedication to advanced research.

Your studies with us will prepare you for a research career in electrical engineering after graduation. But you’ll also be capable of sharing these lessons with your own students, should you choose to teach at the university level.

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