The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Guelph offers a program leading to an MA in Public Issues Anthropology. See the department website for more details on the program and admissions requirements.

Administrative Staff

Chair
Mavis Morton (633 MacKinnon, Ext. 52576)
mortonm@uoguelph.ca
Graduate Program Coordinator
Karine Gagné (643 MacKinnon, Ext. 52505)
gagnek@uoguelph.ca
Graduate Program Assistant
Renée Tavascia (147 Macdonald Institute, Ext. 56973)
soangrad@uoguelph.ca

Graduate Faculty

This list may include Regular Graduate Faculty, Associated Graduate Faculty and/or Graduate Faculty from other universities.

MA Program

Admission Requirements

Applicants must possess an Honours BA (4 years) degree or its equivalent with at least a 'B+ average in the final two undergraduate years. Students with degrees in other programs including the natural sciences are encouraged to apply if their background aligns with the interests of existing faculty. We recommend these students have five Anthropology courses that include courses in both biological and social/cultural anthropology.

Program Requirements

The MA program allows students to become actively involved in advanced studies and research in Anthropology. Students enrol in one of two study options:

1. thesis, or
2. course work and major research paper.

Thesis

Students must complete a minimum of 2.0 credits, conduct research, and write a thesis, as follows:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core courses:
ANTH*6000	Public Issues Anthropology	0.50
ANTH*6700	Pro-seminar 1	0.00
ANTH*6080	Anthropological Theory (or equivalent)	0.50
One methods course from:
ANTH*6140	Qualitative Research Methods	0.50
STAT*6950	Statistical Methods for the Life Sciences	0.50
SOC*6130	Data Science for Social and Applied Research	0.50
Electives		0.50
Thesis

Course Work and Major Research Paper (MRP)

Students must complete a minimum of 4.0 credits, including a major paper, as follows:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core courses:
ANTH*6000	Public Issues Anthropology	0.50
ANTH*6700	Pro-seminar 1	0.00
ANTH*6080	Anthropological Theory (or equivalent)	0.50
ANTH*6660	Major Paper	1.00
One methods course from:
ANTH*6140	Qualitative Research Methods	0.50
STAT*6950	Statistical Methods for the Life Sciences	0.50
SOC*6130	Data Science for Social and Applied Research	0.50
Electives		1.50

Electives

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
ANTH*6270	Diversity and Social Equality	0.50
ANTH*6420	Environment, Food and Communities	0.50
ANTH*6460	Gender and Development	0.50
ANTH*6480	Work, Gender and Change in a Global Context	0.50
ANTH*6550	Selected Topics in Theory and Research	0.50
ANTH*6600	Reading Course	0.50

With the permission of the graduate coordinator, students may complete an elective course offered by the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences that is not listed above as an elective for Public Issues Anthropology.

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To be taken in both of the student's first two semesters.

Collaborative Specializations

International Development Studies

Public Issues Anthropology participates in the MA collaborative specialization in International Development Studies (IDS). Students in this option register in an MA program in the department and IDS. Those faculty members whose research and teaching expertise includes aspects of international development studies may serve as advisors for MA students. Please consult the International Development Studies listing for a detailed description of the MA collaborative specialization and the special additional requirements for each of the participating departments.

One Health

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology participates in the collaborative specialization in One Health. Master’s and Doctoral students wishing to undertake thesis research or their major research paper/project with an emphasis on one health are eligible to apply to register concurrently in Public Issues Anthropology and the collaborative specialization. Students should consult the One Health listing for more information.