ANTHR-MA - Anthropology (MA)

Of the 45 units required for the master's program, no more than 15 units may be approved from related areas of study or overseas studies. Note: Any related, overseas studies, or transfer units must be approved by the faculty advisor and by petition to the Graduate Committee: submit a faculty advisor approved Graduate Program Committee Petition form to the student services officer for final review by the Graduate Committee. 

The University allows no transfer units into the master's program. To provide a meaningful master's program within one year, advance planning of course work with a faculty advisor is required. Requirements for the coterminal M.A. program must be completed within three years.

The Department of Anthropology is committed to providing academic advising supportive of graduate student scholarly and professional development. When most effective, this advising entails collaborative and sustained engagement by both the advisor and the advisee. As a best practice, advising expectations should be periodically discussed and reviewed to ensure mutual understanding. Both the advisor and the advisee are expected to maintain professionalism and integrity.

Entering M.A. students are assigned a primary faculty advisor.

Graduate students should be active contributors to advising relationships, proactively seeking academic and professional guidance and taking responsibility to the best of their ability for informing themselves of academic policies and degree requirements for their graduate program. For additional information, please see the department reference, Best Practice Reference for Academic Advising: Guidelines for Graduate Students and Faculty.

For a statement of University policy on professional conduct, see the section of the bulletin, guidelines for addressing graduate student professional conduct.

For a statement of University policy on graduate advising, see the Graduate Advising section of the bulletin.