Master of Arts in Anthropology

Comments about Master of Arts in Anthropology - At the institution - Ottawa - Ontario

• Objectives
  The Anthropology programs promote exploration of cultural practices and social conditions in diverse contexts throughout the world. The faculty specialize in sociocultural anthropology, with a current M.A. level emphasis on three program fields of study: the anthropology of signs and symbols, the anthropology of indigenous peoples, and the anthropology of development and underdevelopment.
• Academic title
  Master of Arts in Anthropology
• Course description
  The Master of Arts program in Anthropology is a total of 5.0 credits, and each candidate is required to select, in consultation with the graduate adviser, one of the three program options.
  
      Thesis Program
  
      * ANTH 5401: Theories and Methods I (normally to be taken in the first fall term after admission to the program) [0.5 credit]
      * ANTH 5402 Theories and Methods II [0.5 credit]
      * 2.0 credits in electives
      * ANTH 5909: Master's Thesis and an oral examination on the thesis [2.0 credits]
  
      Research Essay Program
  
      * ANTH 5401: Theories and Methods I (normally to be taken in the first fall term after admission to the program) [0.5 credit]
      * ANTH 5402: Theories and Methods II [0.5 credit]
      * 3.0 credits in electives
      * ANTH 5908: Research Essay and an oral examination on the essay [1.0 credit]
  
      Course Work Program
  
      * ANTH 5401: Theories and Methods I (normally to be taken in the first fall term after admission to the program) [0.5 credit]
      * ANTH 5402: Theories and Methods II [0.5 credit]
      * 4.0 credits in electives
  
  Electives may be chosen, in consultation with the student's adviser, from the following courses: anthropology graduate course offerings; sociology graduate courses (especially in theory and methods, or in areas which relate to the student's thesis research interests); from 4000-level courses offered in the sociology and anthropology undergraduate program; or a combination of the above. Normally no more than 1.0 credit may be chosen from course offerings in other departments.

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