Courses / DCV / PhD in Anthropology

PhD in Anthropology

The work developed by a student during one academic year, according to the indicative plan of the course and on a full time basis, totals 60 ECTS.

Paths

Specialization in Forensic Anthropology

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis Project in Forensic Anthropology 1 03001651 Annual Compulsory AF 30.0
Forensic Anthropology 1 03001591 1st Semester Compulsory AF 5.0
Forensic Tanatology 1 03003104 1st Semester Compulsory AF 4.0
Seminar in Forensic Anthropology I 1 03001673 1st Semester Compulsory AF 3.0
Seminar in Forensic Anthropology II 1 03001684 1st Semester Compulsory AF 3.0
Biomedical Law 1 03003143 2nd Semester Compulsory AF 4.0
Forensic Biology and Genetics 1 03003132 2nd Semester Compulsory AF 5.0
Seminar in Forensic Anthropology III 1 03001690 2nd Semester Compulsory AF 3.0
Seminar in Forensic Anthropology IV 1 03001706 2nd Semester Compulsory AF 3.0
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis in Forensic Anthropology 2 03006957 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory AF 120.0

Specialization in Physical Anthropology

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis Project in Physical Anthropology 1 03001649 Annual Compulsory AB 30.0
Seminar in Biological Anthropology I 1 03001662 1st Semester Compulsory AB 3.0
Seminar in Biological Anthropology II 1 03003110 2nd Semester Compulsory AB 3.0
Biodiversity, Conservation and Primatology 1 03002960 1st Semester Elective * P 6.0
Cognition in Primates 1 03002971 1st Semester Elective * P 6.0
Dental Anthropology 1 03002954 1st Semester Elective * EVH 6.0
Evolution of Human Behavior 1 03002982 1st Semester Elective * ETH 3.0
Introduction to Paleodiets 1 03002946 1st Semester Elective * EVH 3.0
Biodiversity and Phylogenetic Analysis 1 03002993 2nd Semester Elective * GPH 3.0
Early hominins and the Genus Homo 1 03003011 2nd Semester Elective * EVH 6.0
Genes and Populations 1 03003033 2nd Semester Elective * GPH 6.0
Human Life Cycle: biology, adaptation and evolution 1 03003000 2nd Semester Elective * BH 6.0
Origin and Evolution of Modern Man and Language 1 03003022 2nd Semester Elective * EVH 6.0
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis in Physical Anthropology 2 03006943 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory AB 120.0

Specialization in Social and Cultural Anthropology

Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis Project in Social and Cultural Anthropology 1 03001638 Annual Compulsory ASC 30.0
Seminar in Social and Cultural Anthropology 1 03001717 1st Annual Compulsory ASC 10.0
Culture and Society: contemporary themes in Cultural and Social Anthropology 1 03003044 1st Semester Elective * ASC 5.0
People and Things in Latin America 1 03001627 1st Semester Elective * ASC 5.0
Refugees and Displaced Persons: Conflict and Population Movements in Africa 1 03003056 1st Semester Elective * ASC 5.0
Art and Religion in Africa 1 03003089 2nd Semester Elective * ASC 5.0
Earth, Environment and Indigenous Rights 1 03003078 2nd Semester Elective * ASC 5.0
Museums, Memory and Patrimony 1 03003067 2nd Semester Elective * ASC 5.0
Processes and Images: research methods in Social and Cultural Anthropology 1 03003095 2nd Semester Elective * ASC 5.0
Course unit title Year Course unit code Duration Type Subject area ECTS credits
Thesis in Social and Cultural Anthropology 2 03006968 MULTIANNUAL Compulsory ASC 120.0

The optional course units are offered on a yearly basis, depending on the availability of the Organic Unit