Program Overview

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Program Overview

The Department of Anthropology offers a joint foreign study program in Auckland, New Zealand with the Department of Linguistics. The program is a seven-week intensive summer term at the University of Auckland in the Departments of Anthropology and Māori Studies with an additional two weeks of coursework with the Dartmouth faculty director.

Program Details

Terms Offered

• Winter

Language

• English

Classes In

• English

Lodging

• Dormitory
• Homestay

Department

• Anthropology

About This Program

The program is based in Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand, with a culturally diverse population of 1.5 million people. The University of Auckland is an internationally recognized center for the study of Pacific archaeology, cultural anthropology, biological anthropology, and linguistics, and is a leading institution in the comparative study of Indigeneity.

Enrollment Information

About 20 students are selected for the program. Committed students will also submit an application to the University of Auckland.

The Study Abroad Experience

Students begin the program living in University of Auckland campus housing; a short walk from the city- and campus centers. Students should expect to share a bedroom and bathroom with other students. Partway through the term, students move to homestays with local hosts throughout the greater Auckland area and commute to campus using public transportation.

Academic Program

Faculty Director

• Sienna Radha Craig, Professor
• Sabrina Billings, Senior Lecturer of Anthropology

Curriculum

• ANTH 51 90: Colonialism and Its Legacies in Anthropological Perspective
• ANTH 52 90: Introduction to Māori Society
• ANTH 54 90: Foreign Study in Anthropology

Prerequisites

• Two courses in Anthropology, one of which must be in Cultural Anthropology.

Student Life

Highlights of the program typically include two multi-day excursions to places relevant to Māori history and culture, including a trip to a Māori meeting house and a workshop on kapa haka. Activities during the excursion days often include walking, hiking, potential water activities, and some long drives.

Student Voices

• "I have never learned so much about anthropology in a single term before. This FSP also provided the opportunity to get to know students, professors, and TAs that I would have never gotten to know at the same level if on campus at Dartmouth."
• "Having interacted with many professors in the Anthropology department, I can honestly say that no one could possibly have led this FSP better than John Watanabe."
• "Meeting new people both from Dartmouth and New Zealand was the highlight of my experience."
• "The weekend excursions [were] experiential learning at its finest."

Financing Your Program

Budget Sheet

Available for Anthropology FSP Auckland

Tuition and Fees

The fees charged by the College for a Dartmouth-sponsored off-campus term of study include regular tuition charges for a term at Dartmouth, service fees, as well as the specific costs established for each off-campus study locale.

Financial Aid

In order that all qualified Dartmouth undergraduate students may have the opportunity to take part in off-campus programs, the College endeavors to adjust its normal financial aid awards for students already receiving aid. Tuition and expected family contribution for Dartmouth's off-campus programs are the same as for an on-campus term.

Program Resources

Department Contact

• Julie Gilman, Department Administrator

Alumni Contact

• TBD

Other Resources

• Department of Anthropology
• Office of Financial Aid

Application Deadline

• February 1, 2026

Decision Date

• March 1, 2026