Anthropology

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. In English, the maximum number of annual admissions is fixed according to the procedure explained in the Admission section below.

Two options are available for the master's program: the MA with thesis and the MA with research paper. Admissible students may submit a request to add the co-op option to their program.

• COMPARATIVE THEORETICAL APPROACHES IN ANTHROPOLOGY: THE FRENCH AND ANGLO-AMERICAN TRADITIONS
• RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN ANTHROPOLOGY
• CO-OP WORK TERM I
• CO-OP WORK TERM II
• SELECTED TOPICS IN POLITICAL ANTHROPOLOGY AND SOCIO-CULTURAL CHANGE
• SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY: FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES 
• THE ‘CULTURE’ QUESTION IN ANTHROPOLOGY
• SELECTED TOPICS IN CONTEMPORARY ANTHROPOLOGY I
• SELECTED TOPICS IN CONTEMPORARY ANTHROPOLOGY II
• RESEARCH PROPOSAL IN ANTHROPOLOGY
• DIRECTED READINGS IN ANTHROPOLOGY
• RESEARCH PROPOSAL
• RESEARCH PAPER
• MASTER’S THESIS

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Anthropology
• Application Fee:$100.00 ($CDN non-refundable)
• 2 Recommendation letter(s)
• Transcript
• Proof of proficiency in your program's language of instruction, in the case of applicants whose first language is neither English nor French
  Language proficiency test scores equivalencies:TOEFL 550 / IELTS Overall 6.5 - Individual 5.0 (Paper-based), TOEFL 79-80 / IELTS Overall 6.5 - Individual 5.0 (Internet-based)
• Resume
• Students must indicate in their application the language in which they plan to take the majority of their courses
• A letter of intent of 250 words describing your research interest and your knowledge of French.

Want to improve your English level for admission?

Prepare for the program requirements with English Online by the British Council.

• ✔️ Flexible study schedule
• ✔️ Experienced teachers
• ✔️ Certificate upon completion

📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.

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Scholarships

• Full/Partial FGPS Scholarship
• Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS)