Study Abroad
Students are encouraged to participate in overseas studies in both academic classes and ethnographic field schools. The Department of Anthropology will accept credit from a range of study abroad programs that include anthropology courses. You will need to get prior approval through the International Studies office and the anthropology undergraduate coordinator for coursework not offered by the University of Florida.
Several UF study abroad programs do not allow for anthropology credit but provide an excellent cultural experience and a boost to your CV for internships and graduate school.
Please see the University of Florida International Center for information on other programs and deadlines. You are encouraged to apply early for scholarship funds that help with costs.
UF Archaeological Field Schools
Undergraduate students concentrating in archaeology are strongly encouraged to take an archaeological field school. The University of Florida offers a variety of options on a rotating basis, mostly during summers but occasionally during Spring terms. The Department of Anthropology also accepts credit for field schools taken elsewhere by its majors.
UF Archaeological Field Schools available for 2024:
Spring 2024- ANTH 4824 Syllabus: Field School in Archaeology
Students gain hands-on experience in basic archaeological excavation, mapping, note-taking, and laboratory processing related to the Franciscan Mission site of San Francisco de Potano. This was the location of a major Native American (Timucua) village at the time the Spanish colony of La Florida was established in 1565. The Franciscan order established a formal mission there in 1607, and it was active until 1707 when it was abandoned. Today, this site is located on the north side of the city of Gainesville. We will be investigating those portions of the mission developed by the Franciscans (the church and their living areas) in addition to the habitation area of the Native Americans.
3 Credits
Led by Dr. Charles Cobb
Contact Info: ccobb@flmnh.ufl.edu
Summer B 2024 – Huanchaco, Peru
Led by Department of Anthropology Archaeologist Dr. Gabriel Prieto, students learn how to conduct archaeological excavation, including the recovery of architecture, ceramics, plants, animals, and human burials in Huanchaco (North Coast of Peru) alongside Peruvian archaeology students. UF students will also engage in readings and discussions to understand how archaeologists and bioarchaeologists come to interpret the ancient Andes from the archaeological record. Students will also tour world-famous UNESCO sites, visit museums, and learn more about present Peruvian culture and world-famous cuisine—leading to a deeper appreciation for Perú and its rich history. For more information on this 6-credit course, go to: https://ufabroad.internationalcenter.ufl.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=12995
UF Medical Anthropology Study Abroad
Summer B 2024- lringa and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Learn about healing in a cross-cultural perspective in the vibrant country of Tanzania!
Led by Dr. Adrienne Strong, this program will introduce students to the culture and healthcare environment of two towns in Tanzania, that of lringa and Dar es Salaam. During the program, prehealth and anthropology students will encounter patients whose health problems may result from the environment in which they exist. Students will engage in real world tasks that will hopefully transform them as they work to be future physicians.
For more information on this 6-credit course, go to: https://ufabroad.internationalcenter.ufl.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ProgramDiscovery&search=[{%22filterType%22:%22programDiscoveryKeyword%22,%22filterValues%22:[{%22value%22:%22tanzania%22}]}]
External Study Abroad Programs and Field Schools
Archaeology
- Caherconnell Archaeology Field School
- Institute for Field Research
- The Irish Fieldschool of Prehistoric Archaeology
- Passport in Time
- Archeological Institute of America
- Adelphi University – Archeological Field Methods in Alaska
- ArchaeoTek – Archaeological Techniques and Research Center
- University of Wyoming – Paleoindian Archaeology at the Edge of the Rockies
- Bakota – The Bronze Age Körös Off-Tell Archaeology Project
- The 19th international Slavia field school in mortuary archaeology Poland 2017
- Sanisera – Archaeology Institute for International Field Schools
- USF Monteverde Institute—Archaeological Field Schools
- FAU Archaeological Field Programs
- FSU Archaeological Field Schools
- Archaeological Institute of America
- Slavia Field School 2022
Biological Anthropology
- ArchaeoTek – Archaeological Techniques and Research Center
- The 19th international Slavia field school in mortuary archaeology Poland 2017
- EPAF – Equipo Peruano de Antropologia forense
Ecological Anthropology
- The School for Field Studies
- DANTA – Association for Conservation of the Tropics
- For more information, please visit our website at www.DANTA.info and/or email conservation@danta.email. For an alumni perspective on our programs, please see our blog DANTAisms http://dantablog.wordpress.com/.
Methods in Primate Behavior and ConservationDates: Dec. 28 – Jan. 10, 2022 and July 3-18, 2022
Program Fee: $2600
Application deadline: December 1, 2021 and May 15, 2022Course Description: DANTA Tropical Biology and Conservation Field Courses 2021/2022Wildlife Conservation and SustainabilityDates: Dec. 28 – Jan. 10, 2022 and June 13 – 28, 2022Program fee: $2600Application deadline: December 1, 2021 and May 15, 2022Course Description: DANTA Tropical Biology and Conservation Field Courses 2021/2022Field ExcursionAll courses include a visit to a wildlife rehabilitation center, sustainable chocolate plantation and dolphin and snorkeling trip of the Golfo Dulce. We will stay overnight on the Boruca Indigenous Reserve where we will learn about the community and their traditional lifeways, and help with needed projects. Every effort is made to implement eco-friendly and socially responsible practices into our day-to-day operations, field courses and overall mission.
- For more information, please visit our website at www.DANTA.info and/or email conservation@danta.email. For an alumni perspective on our programs, please see our blog DANTAisms http://dantablog.wordpress.com/.
- Institute for Tropical Ecology and Conservation
- Field projects
- University of Colorado Humans and Wild Animals: Conservation, Conflict, and Coexistence at Cal-Wood
Ethnography
- The Open School of Ethnography and Anthropology Community Institute for Transcultural Exchange
- Grand Valley State University – United Kingdom: Anthropology
- FAU Ethnographic Fieldschool