Master of Arts in Anthropology (MA)

Degree: 
Master of Arts
Specialization: 
Anthropology

Quick Facts

Faculty:
Faculty of Arts
Subject:
Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
Mode of delivery: 
On campus
Program components: 
Coursework + Thesis required

Application

Possible start dates: 
  Deadlines for
Start date Students with Canadian or US credentials Students with international credentials
September January 8th January 8th

Program contact details

Application enquiries: 
Please mail paper documents to: 

Anthropology & Sociology Building
Room 2124 - 6303 NW Marine Drive
Vancouver
British Columbia, V6T 1Z1
Canada

Opportunities

Research focus: 

UBC offers graduate study in the fields of socio-cultural anthropology (including legal, medical, and ecological anthropology, oral and expressive culture, religion, globalization, and applied anthropology), linguistic anthropology, anthropological archaeology, biological anthropology, and museum studies. Faculty research interests include North America, Asia (Russia, India, Japan, and Korea), Mesoamerica, South America, Oceania, Europe, and Africa. The program provides training in quantitative, qualitative, archaeological and museum methods.

Facilities: 
Extensive research facilities are available in the Museum of Anthropology, and in the Laboratory of Archaeology. The UBC Library has excellent collections to support program interests, as well as a large collection of microform theses and dissertations, and the Human Relations Area files. Anthropology has a dedicated graduate computer lab with a wide range of software to support quantitative and qualitative research.

General Information

The M.A. is based upon a combination of coursework, research, and a thesis. Most students earn their degree within two years of starting the program; it is possible for a well-organized person to complete degree requirements during the first 12 to 18 months of study. Compared to the Ph.D., the M.A. is a structured course of study. Students must successfully complete 30 credits.

Tuition / Program costs

Fees Canadian Citizen / Permanent Resident / Refugee / Diplomat International
Application Fee $91.80 $153.00
Tuition *
Installments per year 3 3
Tuition per installment $1,421.29 $2,496.96
Tuition per year $4,263.87 $7,490.88
Int. Partial Tuition Scholarship (IPTS) per year (if eligible)   $3,200.00 (-)
Other Fees and Costs
Student Fees (yearly) $709.00 (approx.)
Costs of living (yearly) $16,763.00 (approx.)
* Regular, full-time tuition. For on-leave, extension, continuing or part time (if applicable) fees see UBC Calendar.
All fees for the year are subject to adjustment and UBC reserves the right to change any fees without notice at any time, including tuition and student fees. In case of a discrepancy between this webpage and the UBC Calendar, the UBC Calendar entry will be held to be correct.

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