Master of Arts Anthropology

About this programme

Amid social and environmental conditions that are constantly changing, anthropology offers new critical perspectives on the world by highlighting how local and global issues are interconnected. Ethnography, the discipline’s field research method, makes it possible to document in real time a host of complex phenomena pertaining to diverse topics such as medicine, the environment, minorities, the media and indigenousness. Anthropology students have the opportunity to gain first-hand experience, observing and understanding contemporary issues through field research taking place around the world. The School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies offers a Master of Arts in anthropology program. This MA in anthropology is offered as a full-time and a part-time program, in French and in English. Three options are available for the master's program: the MA with thesis, the MA with research paper and the MA with coursework. Admissible students may submit a request to add the co-op option to their program. The program is governed by the academic regulations in effect for graduate studies. For the most accurate and up to date information on application deadlines, language tests and other admission requirements, please visit the specific requirements webpage. Students who have a BA with honours or major in anthropology or in another equivalent discipline with a minimum average of 70% (B), calculated in accordance with graduate studies guidelines, may be admitted to the MA program. Students who have an honours BA with a minimum average of 70% (B) in another discipline, calcul