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Department of Sociology and Anthropology
(Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
B742 Loeb
613-520-2582
carleton.ca/socanth

This section presents the requirements for programs in:

Program Requirements

M.A. Anthropology (5.0 credits)

Requirements - Thesis pathway (5.0 credits):
1.  0.5 credit in:0.5
ANTH 5401 [0.5]
Theory in Anthropology
(Normally to be taken in the first fall term after admission to the program)
2.  0.5 credit in:0.5
ANTH 5402 [0.5]
Research in Anthropology
3.  2.0 credits in electives2.0
4.  2.0 credits in:2.0
ANTH 5909 [2.0]
M.A. Thesis
Total Credits5.0
Requirements - Research Essay pathway (5.0 credits):
1.  0.5 credit in:0.5
ANTH 5401 [0.5]
Theory in Anthropology
(Normally to be taken in the first fall term after admission to the program.)
2.  0.5 credit in:0.5
ANTH 5402 [0.5]
Research in Anthropology
3.  3.0 credits in electives3.0
4.  1.0 credit in:1.0
ANTH 5908 [1.0]
M.A. Research Essay
Total Credits5.0
Requirements - Coursework pathway (5.0 credits):
1.  0.5 credit in:0.5
ANTH 5401 [0.5]
Theory in Anthropology
(Normally to be taken in the first fall term after admission to the program.)
2.  0.5 credit in:0.5
ANTH 5402 [0.5]
Research in Anthropology
3.  4.0 credits in electives4.0
Total Credits5.0

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);
  • 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.)

M.A. Anthropology
with Collaborative Specialization in Accessibility (5.0 credits)

Requirements - Thesis pathway (5.0 credits):
1.  1.0 credit in:1.0
ACCS 5001 [0.5]
Critical Disability Studies
ACCS 5002 [0.5]
Accessibility and Inclusive Design Seminar
2.  1.0 credit in:1.0
ANTH 5401 [0.5]
Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 5402 [0.5]
Research in Anthropology
3.  1.0 credit in ANTH at the graduate level (not including those listed above). With departmental permission 0.5 credit may be selected from courses at the 4000-level.1.0
4.  2.0 credits in:2.0
ANTH 5909 [2.0]
M.A. Thesis (in the specialization)
5. An oral examination on the candidate's thesis and program
Total Credits5.0
Requirements - Research essay pathway (5.0 credits):
1.  1.0 credit in:1.0
ACCS 5001 [0.5]
Critical Disability Studies
ACCS 5002 [0.5]
Accessibility and Inclusive Design Seminar
2.  1.0 credit in:1.0
ANTH 5401 [0.5]
Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 5402 [0.5]
Research in Anthropology
3.  2.0 credits in approved electives, chosen in consultation with the student's advisor2.0
4.  1.0 credit in:1.0
ANTH 5908 [1.0]
M.A. Research Essay (in the specialization)
Total Credits5.0
Requirements - Coursework pathway (5.0 credits):
1.  1.0 credit in:1.0
ACCS 5001 [0.5]
Critical Disability Studies
ACCS 5002 [0.5]
Accessibility and Inclusive Design Seminar
2.  1.0 credit in:1.0
ANTH 5401 [0.5]
Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 5402 [0.5]
Research in Anthropology
3.  0.5 credit in a course designated as having sufficient accessibility content and approved by the Anthropology graduate coordinator0.5
3.  2.5 credits in approved electives, chosen in consultation with the student's advisor2.5
Total Credits5.0

M.A. Anthropology
with Collaborative Specialization in African Studies (5.0 credits)

Requirements - Thesis pathway (5.0 credits):
1.  0.5 credit in:0.5
AFRI 5000 [0.5]
African Studies as a Discipline: Historical and Current Perspectives
2.  0.0 credit in:0.0
AFRI 5800 [0.0]
Scholarly Preparation in African Studies
3.  0.5 credit in:0.5
ANTH 5401 [0.5]
Theory in Anthropology
4.  0.5 credit in:0.5
ANTH 5402 [0.5]
Research in Anthropology
5.  1.5 credits in electives (see Note, below)1.5
6.  2.0 credits in:2.0
ANTH 5909 [2.0]
M.A. Thesis
Total Credits5.0
Requirements - Research Essay pathway (5.0 credits)
1.  0.5 credit in:0.5
AFRI 5000 [0.5]
African Studies as a Discipline: Historical and Current Perspectives
2.  0.0 credit in:0.0
AFRI 5800 [0.0]
Scholarly Preparation in African Studies
3.  0.5 credit in:0.5
ANTH 5401 [0.5]
Theory in Anthropology
4.  0.5 credit in:0.5
ANTH 5402 [0.5]
Research in Anthropology
5.  2.5 credits in electives (see Note, below)2.5
6.  1.0 credit in:1.0
ANTH 5908 [1.0]
M.A. Research Essay
Total Credits5.0
Requirements - Coursework pathway (5.0 credits)
1.  0.5 credit in:0.5
AFRI 5000 [0.5]
African Studies as a Discipline: Historical and Current Perspectives
2.  0.0 credit in:0.0
AFRI 5800 [0.0]
Scholarly Preparation in African Studies
3.  0.5 credit in:0.5
ANTH 5401 [0.5]
Theory in Anthropology
(Normally to be taken in the first fall term after admission to the program.)
4.  0.5 credit in:0.5
ANTH 5402 [0.5]
Research in Anthropology
5.  0.5 credit from:0.5
ANTH 5109 [0.5]
Ethnography of Gender
ANTH 5209 [0.5]
Special Topics in Ethnography of Contemporary Africa
ANTH 5809 [0.5]
Special Topics in the Anthropology of Development
SOCI 5404 [0.5]
Race, Ethnicity and Class in Contemporary Societies
- or an approved course in ANTH or SOCI approved by the Graduate Coordinator of the Institute of African Studies
6.  3.0 credits in electives, including 0.5 credit in a course designated as having sufficient African Studies content3.0
Total Credits5.0

M.A. Anthropology
with Collaborative Specialization in Climate Change (5.0 credits)

Requirements - Thesis pathway:
1.  1.0 credit in:1.0
CLIM 5000 [1.0]
Climate Collaboration
2.  0.0 credit in:
CLIM 5800 [0.0]
Climate Seminar Series
3.  1.0 credit in:1.0
ANTH 5401 [0.5]
Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 5402 [0.5]
Research in Anthropology
4.  1.0 credit in approved electives, chosen in consultation with the student's advisor1.0
5.  2.0 credits in:2.0
ANTH 5909 [2.0]
M.A. Thesis (in the specialization)
Total Credits5.0
Requirements - Research essay pathway:
1.  1.0 credit in:1.0
CLIM 5000 [1.0]
Climate Collaboration
2.  0.0 credit in:
CLIM 5800 [0.0]
Climate Seminar Series
3.  1.0 credit in:1.0
ANTH 5401 [0.5]
Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 5402 [0.5]
Research in Anthropology
4.  2.0 credit in approved electives, chosen in consultation with the student's advisor2.0
5.  1.0 credit in:1.0
ANTH 5908 [1.0]
M.A. Research Essay (in the specialization)
Total Credits5.0
Requirements - Coursework pathway:
1.  1.0 credit in:1.0
CLIM 5000 [1.0]
Climate Collaboration
2.  0.0 credit in:0.0
CLIM 5800 [0.0]
Climate Seminar Series
3.  1.0 credit in:1.0
ANTH 5401 [0.5]
Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 5402 [0.5]
Research in Anthropology
4.  0.5 credit in a 5000-level ANTH course with sufficient climate change content, with departmental approval0.5
5.  2.5 credits in approved electives, chosen in consultation with the student's advisor2.5
Total Credits5.0

M.A. Anthropology
with Collaborative Specialization in Digital Humanities (5.0 credits)

Requirements - Thesis pathway (5.0 credits)
1.  0.5 credit in:0.5
ANTH 5401 [0.5]
Theory in Anthropology
2.  0.5 credit in:0.5
ANTH 5402 [0.5]
Research in Anthropology
3.  1.0 credit in electives1.0
4.  2.0 credits in:2.0
ANTH 5909 [2.0]
M.A. Thesis (in the specialization)
5.  0.5 credit in:0.5
DIGH 5000 [0.5]
Issues in the Digital Humanities
6.  0.5 credit in DIGH (DIGH 5011, DIGH 5012, or annually-listed DIGH course)0.5
7.  0.0 credit in:0.0
DIGH 5800 [0.0]
Digital Humanities: Professional Development
Total Credits5.0
Requirements - Research essay pathway:
1.  0.5 credit in:0.5
ANTH 5401 [0.5]
Theory in Anthropology (normally to be taken in the first fall term after admission to the program)
2.  0.5 credit in:0.5
ANTH 5402 [0.5]
Research in Anthropology
3.  2.0 credits in electives2.0
4.  1.0 credit in:1.0
ANTH 5908 [1.0]
M.A. Research Essay (in the specialization)
5.  0.5 credit in:0.5
DIGH 5000 [0.5]
Issues in the Digital Humanities
6.  0.5 credit in DIGH (DIGH 5011, DIGH 5012, or annually listed DIGH course)0.5
7.  0.0 credit in DIGH 58000.0
Total Credits5.0
Requirements - Coursework pathway (5.0 credits)
1.  0.5 credit in:0.5
ANTH 5401 [0.5]
Theory in Anthropology (normally to be taken in the first fall term after admission to the program)
2.  0.5 credit in:0.5
ANTH 5402 [0.5]
Research in Anthropology
3.  2.5 credits in electives2.5
4.  0.5 credit in:0.5
DIGH 5000 [0.5]
Issues in the Digital Humanities
5.  0.5 credit in DIGH (DIGH 5011, DIGH 5012, or annually-listed DIGH course)0.5
6.  0.5 credit in 5000-level ANTH course with a digital humanities focus0.5
7.  0.0 credit in:0.0
DIGH 5800 [0.0]
Digital Humanities: Professional Development
Total Credits5.0

M. A. Anthropology
with Collaborative Specialization in Latin American and Caribbean Studies (5.0 credits)

Requirements - Thesis pathway:
1.  0.5 credit in:0.5
LACS 5000 [0.5]
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Latin American and Caribbean Studies
2.  0.0 credit in:
LACS 5800 [0.0]
Scholarly Preparation in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
3.  1.0 credit in:1.0
ANTH 5401 [0.5]
Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 5402 [0.5]
Research in Anthropology
4.  1.5 credits in electives1.5
5.  2.0 credits in:2.0
ANTH 5909 [2.0]
M.A. Thesis (on an approved topic with significant content related to Latin American and Caribbean Studies. )
Total Credits5.0
Requirements - Research essay pathway:
1.  0.5 credit in:0.5
LACS 5000 [0.5]
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Latin American and Caribbean Studies
2.  0.0 credit in:
LACS 5800 [0.0]
Scholarly Preparation in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
3.  1.0 credit in:1.0
ANTH 5401 [0.5]
Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 5402 [0.5]
Research in Anthropology
4.  2.5 credits in electives2.5
5.  1.0 credit in:1.0
ANTH 5908 [1.0]
M.A. Research Essay (on an approved topic with significant content related to Latin American and Caribbean Studies)
Total Credits5.0
Requirements - Coursework pathway:
1.  0.5 credit in:0.5
LACS 5000 [0.5]
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Latin American and Caribbean Studies
2.  0.0 credit in:
LACS 5800 [0.0]
Scholarly Preparation in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
3.  1.0 credit in:1.0
ANTH 5401 [0.5]
Theory in Anthropology
ANTH 5402 [0.5]
Research in Anthropology
4.  0.5 credit from:0.5
ANTH 5109 [0.5]
Ethnography of Gender
ANTH 5208 [0.5]
Anthropology of Indigeneity
ANTH 5355 [0.5]
Anthropology of Natural Resources
ANTH 5560 [0.5]
Economic Anthropology
ANTH 5570 [0.5]
Political Anthropology
ANTH 5809 [0.5]
Special Topics in the Anthropology of Development
5.  3.0 credits in electives including 0.5 credit in course(s) designated as having sufficient Latin American and Caribbean Studies content, approved by both the Graduate Supervisor and the Coordinator of Latin American and Caribbean Studies.3.0
Total Credits5.0

Ph.D. Anthropology (3.0 credits)

Requirements:
1.  1.0 credit in:1.0
ANTH 6000 [1.0]
Doctoral Seminar: Theory and Method in Contemporary Anthropology
2.  0.5 credit in:0.5
ANTH 6002 [0.5]
Research Design
Two terms satisfactory participation in:0.0
ANTH 6100 [0.0]
Thesis Writing Seminar
3.  1.5 credits in SOCI or ANTH courses at the 5000- or 6000-level or, with the permission of the graduate supervisor, up to 1.0 credit of graduate level courses from another unit at Carleton1.5
4. A satisfactory research preparation portfolio
5. A satisfactory thesis proposal and (when required) Research Ethics Board clearance to undertake thesis research
6. Satisfactory thesis research
7.  0.0 credit in:0.0
ANTH 6909 [0.0]
Ph.D. Thesis (including successful oral defence)
Total Credits3.0

Residence requirements: Ph.D. candidates must normally be registered full-time in a minimum of six terms to satisfy the residence requirement. If a candidate is registered part-time the minimum residence requirement is eight terms.

Ph.D. Anthropology
with Collaborative Specialization in African Studies (3.0 credits)

Requirements - Standard Admission:
1.  0.5 credit in:0.5
AFRI 5000 [0.5]
African Studies as a Discipline: Historical and Current Perspectives
2.  0.0 credit in:
AFRI 5800 [0.0]
Scholarly Preparation in African Studies
3.  0.5 credit in:0.5
AFRI 6000 [0.5]
Thinking from Africa: Historical Perspectives, Contemporary Dimensions
4.  1.0 credit in:1.0
ANTH 6000 [1.0]
Doctoral Seminar: Theory and Method in Contemporary Anthropology
5.  0.5 credit in:0.5
ANTH 6002 [0.5]
Research Design
6.  0.0 credit in (two terms satisfactory participation in):
ANTH 6100 [0.0]
Thesis Writing Seminar
7.  0.5 credit in SOCI or ANTH courses at the 5000 or 6000 level0.5
8. A satisfactory research preparation portfolio
9. A satisfactory thesis proposal and (when required) Research Ethics Board clearance to undertake this research
10. Satisfactory thesis research
11.  0.0 credit in:
ANTH 6909 [0.0]
Ph.D. Thesis (in the specialization, including successful oral defence))
Total Credits3.0

Ph.D. Anthropology
with Collaborative Specialization in African Studies (Advanced Completion Option - 2.5 credits)

 Applicants to the Ph.D. Anthropology with Collaborative Specialization in African Studies who have completed a master's program with specialization in African Studies may be considered for admission to an advanced completion option of the Ph.D.

Requirements - Standard Admission:
1.  0.5 credit in:0.5
AFRI 6000 [0.5]
Thinking from Africa: Historical Perspectives, Contemporary Dimensions
2.  1.0 credit in:1.0
ANTH 6000 [1.0]
Doctoral Seminar: Theory and Method in Contemporary Anthropology
3.  0.5 credit in:0.5
ANTH 6002 [0.5]
Research Design
4.  0.0 credit in (two terms satisfactory participation in):
ANTH 6100 [0.0]
Thesis Writing Seminar
5.  0.5 credit in SOCI or ANTH courses at the 5000 or 6000 level0.5
6. A satisfactory research preparation portfolio
7. A satisfactory thesis proposal and (when required) Research Ethics Board clearance to undertake this research
8. Satisfactory thesis research
9.  0.0 credit in:
ANTH 6909 [0.0]
Ph.D. Thesis (in the specialization, including successful oral defence))
Total Credits2.5

Ph.D. Anthropology
with Collaborative Specialization in Political Economy (3.0 credits)

Requirements:
1.  0.5 credit in:0.5
PECO 6000 [0.5]
Political Economy: Core Concepts
2.  0.5 credit in relevant political economy course from the approved list0.5
3.  1.0 credit in:1.0
ANTH 6000 [1.0]
Doctoral Seminar: Theory and Method in Contemporary Anthropology
4.  0.5 credit in:0.5
ANTH 6002 [0.5]
Research Design
ANTH 6100 [0.0]
Thesis Writing Seminar
5.  0.0 credit in (two terms satisfactory participation in):0.0
ANTH 6100 [0.0]
Thesis Writing Seminar
3.  0.5 credits in SOCI or ANTH courses at the 5000 or 6000 level. 0.5
4. A satisfactory research preparation portfolio
5. A satisfactory thesis proposal and (when required) Research Ethics Board clearance to undertake thesis research
6. Satisfactory thesis research
7.  0.0 credit in:0.0
ANTH 6909 [0.0]
Ph.D. Thesis (in the specialization, including successful oral defence)
Total Credits3.0

Anthropology (ANTH) Courses

ANTH 5004 [0.5 credit]
Ecological Anthropology
Theoretical and ethnographic approaches to the production of nature across disciplinary categories and natural-cultural configurations. Specific topics considered may include ecological crisis, indigenous rights and posthuman ethnography.

ANTH 5005 [0.5 credit]
Special Topics in Visual Anthropology
Anthropological approaches to the study of visual cultures, visuality, and the role of visual media in ethnography. Topics may include film, photography, illustration, comics and graphic novels, animation, visual performance, multimodal approaches, digital modes and other visual media that challenge the primacy of textual representations.
Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as ANTH 4550, for which additional credit is precluded.

ANTH 5100 [0.0 credit]
Thesis Writing Seminar
This seminar will meet on a regular basis for students who are writing their master’s theses to present draft chapters for constructive critical discussion. Graded Sat/Uns.

ANTH 5109 [0.5 credit]
Ethnography of Gender
Ethnographic focus on topics may include: global political-economy, colonialism and post-colonialism, racialization and racism, work and labour, expressive and music cultures, as well as social movements as they intersect with gender and sexualities. Topics and approaches may vary from year to year.
Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as ANTH 4109, for which additional credit is precluded.

ANTH 5205 [0.5 credit]
Language, Place and the North
An investigation of language, places, spaces, and environment, focussing on Indigenous peoples and the Arctic and subarctic regions of Canada. Topics include critical understandings of language use, northern environments, Indigenous homelands, and the role of Indigenous languages in defining and transforming cultural and geographic space.
Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as ANTH 4205, for which additional credit is precluded.

ANTH 5208 [0.5 credit]
Anthropology of Indigeneity
For the purposes of this course, Indigenous cultures are cultures that have been transformed through the struggles of colonized peoples to resist and redirect projects of settler nationhood. This course looks at those transformations and resistance in a variety of social, political and economic contexts.
Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as ANTH 4610, for which additional credit is precluded.

ANTH 5209 [0.5 credit]
Special Topics in Ethnography of Contemporary Africa
Research-based seminar that explores the debates related to ethnographic research in (a) selected region(s) of Africa. Topics may include social movements, expressive cultures, religious practices, conflict, identity politics, political economy, colonialism and postcolonialism, migration and diaspora, health, race, gender, and climate change.
Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as ANTH 4620, for which additional credit is precluded.

ANTH 5355 [0.5 credit]
Anthropology of Natural Resources
Anthropology of natural resources. Topics may include the economies, ecologies, cultural and social dynamics of fishing, forestry, lands, mining, oil, wildlife, at varying analytical scales, including a critical examination of the term “natural resource” itself.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as ANTH 4355, for which additional credit is precluded.

ANTH 5401 [0.5 credit]
Theory in Anthropology
Introduction to the practice of theory in anthropology. Discussion of how anthropologists have engaged and formulated theoretical discussions and developed conceptual frameworks in relation to longstanding theoretical concerns, ethnographic practice, and the problems they care about, including calls to decolonize anthropology.
Prerequisite(s): enrolment in the MA program in Anthropology or permission of the Department.

ANTH 5402 [0.5 credit]
Research in Anthropology
Issues in the design and methods of anthropological inquiry, including how to conceptualize and shape a project, the relationship between theories and methods, the process of writing a proposal, and creative, responsible, and decolonial approaches to research.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 5401 or permission of the Department.

ANTH 5403 [0.5 credit]
Symbolic and Semiotic Anthropology
The role of signs and symbols in social life, including the properties of signs, the workings of symbolic systems, the construction of social reality, and the role all these play in actors’ practice.
Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as ANTH 4403, for which additional credit is precluded.

ANTH 5501 [0.5 credit]
Phenomenology for Anthropologists and Sociologists
This seminar builds theoretical and methodological bridges between phenomenology and anthropology/sociology. Students read key texts from, among others, Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Plessner, Schultz, and Waldenfels and learn to apply concepts in research. Topics include body and senses, intersubjectivity and life-world, selfhood and otherness.
Also listed as SOCI 5501.
seminar

ANTH 5505 [0.5 credit]
Anthropology of Performance
The seminar introduces students to the anthropological concept of performance and its foundations in speech act theory, practice theory, semiotics and phenomenology. Topics range from the cross-cultural study of diverse performance genres to reflections on the performative nature of social life and cultural reality.

ANTH 5560 [0.5 credit]
Economic Anthropology
Anthropology’s holistic, comparative and critical contribution to the study of livelihood. How practices and understandings of production, circulation, consumption, and property vary cross-culturally. Relevant theoretical debates including those among formalist (neo-classical), substantivist, Marxist, and interpretive approaches over the applicability of capitalist thinking.
Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as ANTH 4560, for which additional credit is precluded.
Seminar three hours a week.

ANTH 5570 [0.5 credit]
Political Anthropology
Can anthropology help us understand politics? Can ethnographic encounters help us approach political theory and political action differently? This seminar will focus on concepts (power, authority, equality) and practices (resistance, subjection, solidarity) through which anthropologists invite us to rethink the way we live together.
Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as ANTH 4570, for which additional credit is precluded.

ANTH 5701 [0.5 credit]
Anthropology of Religion
Anthropological literature and theories on religion in light of current debates in anthropology.

ANTH 5704 [0.5 credit]
Anthropology of the Body, Health, Illness and Healing
Issues and applications in medical anthropology. How the body, health, and illness are understood and managed in the context of culture, social relations and inequalities, structural violence, political-economic forces, and global relations.

ANTH 5706 [0.5 credit]
Contemporary Material Cultures
The study of material culture and its potential for addressing contemporary social and cultural conditions in a variety of local and transcultural contexts.

ANTH 5708 [0.5 credit]
Special Topics in Anthropology
Topic varies from year to year, and will be announced in advance of the registration period.

ANTH 5808 [0.5 credit]
Special Topics in North American Ethnography
Topic varies from year to year. Students should check with the Department regarding the topic offered.

ANTH 5809 [0.5 credit]
Special Topics in the Anthropology of Development
Topic varies from year to year. Students should check with the Department regarding the topic offered.
Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as ANTH 4809, for which additional credit is precluded.

ANTH 5900 [0.5 credit]
Tutorial
A tutorial is designed to permit students to pursue individual research on a relevant topic. Topics will be chosen in consultation with at least one faculty member, the student's supervisor, and the Anthropology graduate coordinator.

ANTH 5907 [0.5 credit]
Placement in Anthropology
This course provides master's students with the opportunity to apply academic skills and knowledge while working within an organization in the community, in an area relevant to anthropology.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Prerequisite(s): permission of the Department.

ANTH 5908 [1.0 credit]
M.A. Research Essay
Students will normally enrol in this course for a maximum of three consecutive terms of study, including one summer term. Students must normally enrol in this course not later than the beginning of the second full year of study.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity

ANTH 5909 [2.0 credits]
M.A. Thesis
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity

ANTH 6000 [1.0 credit]
Doctoral Seminar: Theory and Method in Contemporary Anthropology
An in-depth exploration of theory and method in contemporary socio-cultural anthropology with special emphasis on engaged anthropology and calls to decolonize the discipline. This course is required of all first year doctoral students in anthropology.

ANTH 6002 [0.5 credit]
Research Design
Issues in the design and methods of anthropological inquiry, including questions of positionality, proposal-writing, research ethics, and research funding. Required of all first-year Ph.D Anthropology students.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity

ANTH 6100 [0.0 credit]
Thesis Writing Seminar
This seminar will meet on a regular basis for students who are writing their doctoral theses to present draft chapters for constructive critical discussion. Normally required for all Ph.D. Anthropology students who have completed their doctoral research, until the completion of their theses.

ANTH 6900 [0.5 credit]
Tutorial
A tutorial is designed to permit students to pursue individual research on a relevant topic. Topics will be chosen in consultation with at least one faculty member, the student's supervisor, and the Anthropology graduate coordinator.

ANTH 6907 [0.5 credit]
Placement in Anthropology
This course provides doctoral students with the opportunity to apply academic skills and knowledge while working within an organization in the community, in an area relevant to anthropology.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Prerequisite(s): permission of the Department.

ANTH 6909 [0.0 credit]
Ph.D. Thesis
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity

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Regulations

See the General Regulations section of this Calendar.

Minimum Grade Requirement

A grade of B- or better is required in each credit counted toward the master's degree. With the recommendation of the department, and permission of the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs, a candidate may be allowed a grade of C+ in 1.0 credit or each of two 0.5-credits.

Regularly Scheduled Break

For immigration purposes, the summer term (May to August) for the M.A. Anthropology is considered a regularly scheduled break approved by the University. Students should resume full-time studies in September.

Note:  a Regularly Scheduled Break as described for immigration purposes does not supersede the requirement for continuous registration in Thesis, Research Essay, or Independent Research Project as described in Section 8.2 of the Graduate General Regulations.

Transfer from One M.A. Option to Another M.A. Option

Students who choose to change from one program option to another (i.e., from/to the thesis, research essay, or course work option), are required to do so before registering for a third term after initial, full-time registration, or before registering for a fifth term after initial part-time registration.

Regulations

See the General Regulations section of this Calendar.

Candidates must obtain a grade of B- or higher in each course and Satisfactory on the Ph.D. thesis and its oral defence.

Admission

M.A. Anthropology

The requirement for admission into the master's program is a B.A. Honours (or the equivalent) with at least high honours standing in anthropology or a closely-related field. Where relevant, previous professional experience will be taken into account in determining an applicant's standing on admission.

Qualifying-Year Program

Applicants with a three-year non-honours bachelor's degree may be admitted into a qualifying-year program designed to raise their standing to honours status. Students earning at least high honours standing in their qualifying-year courses will be considered for admission into the master's program. Refer to the General Regulations section of this Calendar for details of the regulations governing the qualifying year.

Accelerated Pathway

The accelerated pathway in Anthropology is a flexible and individualized plan of graduate study for students in their final year of a Carleton B.A. Honours degree in Anthropology.

Students in their third or early‐fourth year of study in the B.A. Honours degree in Anthropology should consult with the Graduate Co-ordinator to determine if the accelerated pathway is appropriate for them.

Accelerated Pathway Requirements
  1.  ANTH courses at the 5000‐level or higher with a grade of A- or higher, excluding ANTH 5900.
  2.  Minimum GPA in Anthropology of A-

Students may receive advanced standing with transfer of credit of up to 1.0 credit which can reduce their time to completion for the M.A. degree. The final decision on whether or not advanced standing will be granted will be made at the time of admission.  Students should indicate the desire to be considered for advanced standing in their application for admission to the M.A.

Admission

Ph.D. Anthropology

The Ph.D. Anthropology normally will be undertaken on a full-time basis, however the department will consider admission on a part-time basis. Full-time students are expected to complete the program in four years, and part-time students are expected to complete the program in eight years.

The normal requirement for admission to the Ph.D. program is a master's degree (or equivalent) in anthropology, normally with a minimum average of A-, and with no grade below B.

A student already enrolled in the Carleton M.A. program in Anthropology who shows outstanding academic performance and research promise may be permitted to transfer to the Ph.D. program upon completion of the M.A. course work and upon the recommendation of the Anthropology graduate committee.

Applicants whose academic preparation has deficiencies in certain areas may be admitted to the Ph.D. program, but will normally be required to complete additional course work.

Applicants whose first language is not English must demonstrate a fluent knowledge of English. Please see sections 3.6 in the General Regulations section of this calendar.