11.5 Anthropology

The Degree of Master of Arts (M.A.) is offered in Anthropology by either full-time or part-time study.

Students will specialize in social and cultural anthropology.
When students are accepted into the program, they will be assigned one or more Supervisors. Students’ programs shall be the responsibility of their Supervisor(s), the graduate co-ordinator(s), and the Head of the Department.
If students' records suggest a deficiency in some areas(s), the Department reserves the right to require that they complete additional undergraduate courses before beginning program courses.
Students may choose between a thesis and a non-thesis option.

11.5.1 M.A. With Thesis

Normally, the M.A. program should take two academic years to complete, of which the first year will be spent in completing course work, writing and orally defending a thesis proposal before members of the faculty, and beginning to carry out research. The second academic year will be spent in completing research, presenting an oral research report to the Department, and completing a thesis.
Students for the Degree of a Master of Arts with thesis in Anthropology will be required to complete not fewer than 12 credit hours, nor more than 18 credit hours of courses at the graduate level. Six of these credit hours will normally be from 6300 and 6412, while the remainder of credit hours are to be selected from the graduate courses offered by the Department.
Most Department graduate courses are taught in either a seminar or tutorial framework; all courses require intensive reading, regular oral communication of ideas to faculty and other students, and preparation of written research papers and other assignments.
Normally, during the second semester of the first year of study in the program, a written thesis proposal which has been approved by the student's Supervisor(s) will be circulated to all members of the Department. The written thesis proposal should be made available to faculty members at least two weeks prior to the scheduled date of a student's oral presentation and defence of the proposal.
Shortly following the completion of their research, students will be required to present an oral research report on their findings to the Department.
A final draft of the thesis will be evaluated in accordance with the requirements of the School of Graduate Studies.

11.5.2 M.A. Without Thesis

Normally, the M.A. program without thesis should take one academic year to complete. Students who choose to do the M.A. without thesis must normally complete 24 credit hours in graduate program courses; 15 of which will normally be from ANTH 6300, ANTH 6412, and ANTH 6440. Nine additional credit hours are to be selected from the graduate courses offered by the Department.

Note:

ANTH 6440 will be worth 9 credit hours. This course will normally be based on secondary literature and will be supervised by a faculty member.

11.5.3 Courses

A selection of the following graduate courses will be offered to meet the requirements of students, as far as the resources of the Department will allow.

6010 Environmental Anthropology
6071 Health and Illness: Cultural Contexts and Constructions
6072 Marx and Social Inquiry
6081 Anthropology of Gender
6089 Anthropology of Underclass Life
6100 Social Organization
6110 Culture and Personality
6140 The Community
6210 Language and Culture
6240 Atlantic Regional Studies
6260 Anthropology of Development
6280 Newfoundland Ethnography
6281 Labrador Ethnography
6282 Ethnography of a Single Region
6300 Fieldwork and Interpretation of Culture
6400 Current Themes in Cultural Anthropology
6410 History of Anthropology
6412 Anthropological Theory
6413 Applied Anthropology
6430 Audiovisual Anthropology
6440 Master’s Research Paper (9 credit hours)
6580 Selected Themes in Political Anthropology
6580-6599 Special Areas in Anthropology (excluding 6580, 6583)
6583 Economics and Societies
6600 Contemporary Debates in Anthropology
6890 Graduate Seminar