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MA Degree Requirements

The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in the Student Services section of this Web site.

Coursework Requirements

The Department of Anthropology is devoted to the preparation of professional anthropologists. Normally, only students who intend to pursue the PhD are accepted into the program. The MA in Anthropology is an intermediate degree granted upon application to students who fulfill second-year department requirements.

Coursework Requirements
See PhD Degree Requirements.
Total Required Units: (variable, depending upon subdiscipline)

Other MA Degree Requirements

  • Examinations: none specified
  • Research/Projects: second-year paper of publishable quality
  • Master's Thesis: see Research/Projects above
  • Other: none