About the course

Food is at the foundation of all human cultures. From an archaeological perspective we address one of the most significant technological changes in human history: the transition from hunting and foraging to food production (agriculture) and its many cultural, nutritional, and environmental consequences. In our contemporary world, faculty investigate how, despite our highly efficient agricultural systems, food insecurity remains a pervasive and intractable global problem that affects us right here in North Carolina. We also seek to understand the health consequences of modern food systems and their links to obesity, malnutrition, and other diseases. Our environment is complex, variable, and ever-changing. This is as true today as it has been in the distant past. As anthropologists, we seek to explain how some societies successfully adapted to environmental changes while others failed. We challenge the simplistic notion that past civilizations “collapsed” as environmental conditions exceeded their adaptive capacity. Instead, we seek to understand how people re-organize or disperse in response to climatic and ecological change. Especially in the present, we see that environmental conditions do not simply determine cultural response and we seek to understand how culturally mediated perceptions of the environment affect human responses. Some faculty work in the driest parts of the world where crops can hardly grow. Complex irrigation systems have allowed large civilizations to thrive while mobile pastoralists constantly adjust their herd sizes to cope with rainfall variability. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 3 Semester(s)Fees: US$43,266

Intake	Location
Fall (August), 2024	Chapel Hill
Fall (August), 2025	Chapel Hill

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

One unofficial transcript from each university attended must be uploaded within the application.

　　The email addresses of three recommenders are required within the application for electronic submission.

　　Three current letters of recommendation from persons qualified to evaluate your academic and professional qualifications are required.

　　Statement of purpose

　　a bachelor's degree (based on a four-year curriculum) completed before graduate study begins or its international equivalent with an accredited institution

　　an average grade of B (cumulative GPA 3.0) or better

　　The internet-based TOEFL exam = 90

　　The IELTS exam = 7

　　

English language requirements

　　7.0

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 90.0

　　

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