Master of Arts (MA) in Public Issues Anthropology

The program information below was valid for the fall 2016 term (September 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016). This is the archived version; the most up-to-date program information is available through the current Graduate Studies Academic Calendar.

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• Admit term(s) 
  • Fall
• Delivery mode 
  • On-campus
• Program type 
  • Master's
  • Research
• Registration option(s) 
  • Full-time
• Study option(s) 
  • Thesis

• Minimum requirements 
  • An Honours Bachelor's degree with at least a 75% overall standing with 78% in the major. The expectation is that the undergraduate degree will be in Anthropology, but students with at least 5 courses in Anthropology may be admitted as long as these were part of a major in another social science or humanities program. The program will also accept students with a background in the natural sciences, as long as the 5 Anthropology courses they have taken include content in both ethnography and anthropological theory.
  • Students must demonstrate to the Advisory Committee competence in theory and methods adequate for study at the graduate level, e.g., through completing undergraduate courses which include these topics.
• Application materials 
  • Supplementary information form
  • Transcript(s)
    • From all other post-secondary institutions.
• References 
  • Number of references:  2
  • Type of references: 

    academic

• English language proficiency (ELP) (if applicable)

Thesis option:

Graduate Academic Integrity Module (Graduate AIM)

Courses 

• Students must complete the following 4 courses:
  • ANTH 600 Public Issues Anthropology
  • ANTH 608 Anthropological Theory
  • ANTH 614 Research Methods
  • 1 elective course (0.50 unit weight)
• ANTH 600 and ANTH 608 will be offered in the Fall term and ANTH 614 in the Winter term. Students will usually complete their fourth course in the Winter term.
• Students will proceed toward the degree by writing a thesis after completing a minimum of 2.00 credits.

Link(s) to courses: for information about these courses, please contact Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs

• Anthropology (ANTH) courses
• Arts (ARTS) courses

Academic Integrity Workshop

Master’s Thesis