Master of Anthropology (Advanced)

at Australian National University

Program Structure:

The Master of Anthropology requires completion of 72 units, which must include:
 

24 units from the following compulsory research and capstone courses:
 

6 units from completion of the discipline research methods course:

• ANTH8019 Social Analysis and Community Politics (6 units)
   

6 units from completion of one of the following discipline theory courses:

• ANTH8007 Key Concepts in Anthropology of Development (6 units)
• CHMD8014 Perspectives on Culture, Health and Medicine (6 units)
• ANTH8001 Graduate Reading Course (Anthropology) (6 units)
   

12 units from completion of the integrated capstone course

• ANTH8059 Doing Ethnography: Research Practicum in Applied Anthropology (12 units) 
   

24 units from completion of anthropology disciplinary courses:
 

Ethnography and Research Methods

• ASIA8038 Cultural Creativity and Research in Asia and the Pacific (6 units)
• ASIA8051 Language and Power in Asia and the Pacific (6 units)
• ENVS6014 Qualitative Research Methods for Sustainability (6 units)
• HUMN8034 Collaborative Curating and Storytelling (6 units)
• HUMN8038 Oral History and Heritage: Practice and Theory (6 units) 
• LING6311 Language and Social Interaction (6 units)
• PASI8315 Pacific Research Methodologies (3 units)
• PASI8316 Inclusive Research Methodologies (3 units)
• SOCR8006 Online Research Methods (6 units)
• SOCR8008 Qualitative Data Collection (6 units)
   

Field Schools and Internships

• ANIP6503 Australian National Internships Program A (6 units)
• MUSC8004 Internship 1 (6 units)
• MUSC8005 Internship 2 (6 units)
   

Food Culture, Sustainability, and Society

• ANTH6064 Anthropology of Environmental Disasters
• ANTH8047 Land Rights and Resource Development (6 units)
• ASIA8021 Activism and Social Change in Asia and the Pacific (6 units)
• ASIA8050 Social Conflict and Environmental Challenges in Asia and the Pacific (6 units)
• EMDV8082 Food Wars: Food Security and Agricultural Policy (6 units)
• ENVS6101 Environment and Society: Geography of Sustainability (6 units)
• ENVS8003 Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation (6 units)
   

Critical Studies in Gender, Embodiment and Technology

• ANTH8038 Gender & Development: Critical Issues in Policy & Practice (6 units) 
• ASIA8023 Race, Culture, and the Asian Body in the Age of Biotech (6 units)
• CHMD8021 Indigenous Medicines, Health and Healing (6 units)
• GEND6034 Going Public: Sex, Sexuality and Feminism (6 units) 
• GEND6501 Posthuman Bodies (6 units)
• PASI8008 Gender and Sexuality in the Pacific (6 units)
• PASI8305 Pacific Feminisms (3 units)
• PASI8314 Gender and Leadership in the Pacific (3 units)
• SCOM8014 Communicating Science with the Public (6 units) 
   

Empire, Migration and Travel

• ANTH8056 Introduction to Humanitarian Action (6 units)
• ASIA8040 Engaging Asia: Australia and the Asian Century (6 units)
• HIST8015 Colonial Australia in an Imperial World (6 units) 
• HIST8030 Decolonising history? Indigenous Perspectives, deep history, and postcolonial challenges (6 units) 
• HUMN8019 UNESCO and World Heritage: Conserving Heritage Values (6 units)
• HUMN8033 Tourism, Heritage and Globalisation (6 units)
• MUSI6007 Music and Globalisation (6 units)

Admission Requirements
 

At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic requirements, and English language requirements. Admission to most ANU programs is on a competitive basis. Therefore, meeting all admission requirements does not automatically guarantee entry.

• A cognate Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 6/7, and the approval of an identified supervisor for the research project/thesis.
• A Bachelor degree or international equivalent AND a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in a cognate discipline with a minimum GPA of 5/7, and the approval of an identified supervisor for the research project/thesis.

The annual indicative fee provides an estimate of the program tuition fees for international students and domestic students (where applicable). The annual indicative fee for a program is based on the standard full-time enrolment load of 48 units per year (unless the program duration is less than 48 units). Fees for courses vary by discipline meaning that the fees for a program can vary depending on the courses selected. Course fees are reviewed on an annual basis and typically will increase from year to year. The tuition fees payable are dependent on the year of commencement and the courses selected and are subject to increase during the period of study.
 

Annual indicative fee for international students

$46,176.00

Employment Opportunities

A Master of Anthropology will advance your career working in cultural institutions, the public service, non-government organisations, academia, or any professional area requiring an understanding of anthropology.