Program Description
The Master of Arts (M.A.) in Anthropology (Non-Thesis)聽offered by the Department of Anthropology in the Faculty of Arts聽is a course-based program that emphasizes rigorous and comprehensive learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in attention to detail, literature synthesis, and critical reading to pursue professional opportunities (or potentially continue their studies).
Keywords: Social Anthropology, Medical Anthropology, Anthropology of Religion, Archeology, Astronomy, Psychological Anthropology, Inuit, Environmental, Indigenous, Archives, Epidemics, Political Anthropology, Historical Anthropology, Political Ecology, Ethnoarcheology.
Unique Program Features
- The program provides an intensive, course-based training in the fundamentals of anthropological theory and methodology over three academic semesters;
- Students have the opportunity to collaborate with research centers such as the Anthropology for the Ecozoic, the Critical Media Lab, STANDD, CICADA and I-CAN;
- The Department collaborates with other research centers at 91社区 such as Social Studies of Medicine, the Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry, the Institute for Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies, the Institute for the Study of International Development, the 91社区 School of the Environment, Art History and Communication Studies, the Institute of Islamic Studies, the Wolfe Chair in Scientific and Technological Literacy, and the School of Religious Studies.
University-Level Admission Requirements
- An eligible Bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA out of a possible 4.0 GPA
- English-language proficiency
Each program has specific admission requirements including required application documents. Please visit the program website for more details.
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Program Website
MA in Anthropology website
Department Contact
Graduate Program gradprogram.anthropology [at] mcgill.ca (subject: MA%20in%20Anthropology) (email)
Available Intakes
Fall
Application Deadlines
| Intake | Applications Open | Application Deadline - International | Application Deadline - Domestic (Canadian, Permanent Resident of Canada) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FALL | September 15 | December 1 | December 1 |
| WINTER | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SUMMER | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Note: Application deadlines are subject to change without notice. Please check the application portal for the most up-to-date information.