Postgraduate Study in the Department of Anthropology

If you have already completed a major in Anthropology in your undergraduate degree, you may be interested in enrolling in a postgraduate course in the Department of Anthropology. We offer postgraduate research degrees to suitably qualified applicants. There are currently no coursework degrees offered in Anthropology, but potential applicants are referred to the Development Studies section of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Postgraduate Handbook
Anthropology is a key component of the Development Studies programs.

Postgraduate research degrees include an individually supervised research project which is written up as a thesis. Supervision is available for a range of geographic and topic areas. We have a strong tradition of anthropological research based in the cultures and societies of Australia and the Asia Pacific region. We also support a range of research projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. For more information see the Anthropology Department's academic staff profiles.

There are three research degrees offered in Anthropology and students must have a substantial background in Anthropology to be eligible to enrol in these degrees. The Master of Arts (Research) is designed to develop students’ disciplinary knowledge and research skills through a program of postgraduate coursework (2 units of study) and a supervised research project culminating in a thesis. This degree is suitable for students who have a major in Anthropology but who do not have an honours degree. For further information see http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/arts_PG/research/m_arts.shtml

The Master of Philosophy is a research degree in which students undertake an extended piece of original research, usually involving anthropological fieldwork, which is the basis for an individually supervised thesis. For further information see http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/arts_PG/research/m_philosophy.shtml

The Doctor of Philosophy has the most stringent requirements for entry and is subject to supervision being available. Students are required to undertake a major original research project based on anthropological fieldwork, and to write an individually supervised thesis of 80,000 – 100,000 words which makes an original and significant contribution to anthropological knowledge. For more information see http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/arts_PG/research/phd.shtml

Prospective students are advised to contact the Department directly to discuss their plans. For further information, contact:

Prof Linda Connor
Chair of Department/Postgraduate Research Coordinator
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