# Past Dissertations and the Evolution of Anthropology at Stanford University

**Source**: https://anthropology.stanford.edu/academics/graduate-program/past-dissertations-and-evolution-anthropology-stanford-university
**Parent**: https://anthropology.stanford.edu/academics/undergraduate-program/minor/how-declare-minor

Over 1,500 doctoral dissertations have been completed in the department since 1895.  Anthropology alumni pursue successful careers in teaching, research, or non-academic careers in the United States and worldwide.

Department of Anthropology (2009-present)

*[Doctoral Program in Anthropology](https://searchworks.stanford.edu/?f%5Bgenre_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Thesis%2FDissertation&f%5Bstanford_dept_sim%5D%5B%5D=Department+of+Anthropology)*

Read More: *[Stanford Magazine](https://stanfordmag.org/contents/together-again-6592)*

Department of Anthropological Sciences (1999-2008)

*[Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences](https://searchworks.stanford.edu/?f%5Bgenre_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Thesis%2FDissertation&f%5Bstanford_dept_sim%5D%5B%5D=Department+of+Anthropological+Sciences)*

Department of Cultural and Social Anthropology (1999-2008)

*[Doctoral Program in Cultural and Social Anthropology](https://searchworks.stanford.edu/?f%5Bgenre_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Thesis%2FDissertation&f%5Bstanford_dept_sim%5D%5B%5D=Department+of+Cultural+and+Social+Anthropology)*

Department of Anthropology (1957-1998)

*[Read more in Stanford Magazine](https://stanfordmag.org/contents/divided-they-stand)*

Department of Sociology and Anthropology (1949-1956)

*[Doctoral Program in Sociology and Anthropology](https://searchworks.stanford.edu/?f%5Bgenre_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Thesis%2FDissertation&f%5Bstanford_dept_sim%5D%5B%5D=Department+of+Sociology+and+Anthropology)*

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