Master of Arts in Anthropology

The Anthropology Department at the University of Lethbridge has expertise in Socio-Cultural Anthropology and Anthropological Archaeology. We offer a fieldwork-based MA program with seminars through the Cultural, Social and Political Thought interdisciplinary graduate program and Independent Studies seminars with members of the Anthropology Department. Faculty in our department research on a range of topics, including the anthropology of policy and governance, anthropology of happiness and wellbeing, environmental anthropology, race, ethnicity and indigeneity, anthropology of childhood, psychological anthropology, medical anthropology, anthropology and archaeology of food, origins of social complexity and social inequality, anthropology of ritual and religion, anthropology of development, and urban anthropology. We research in diverse settings, including South-east Asia, Japan, Guatemala, Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, Spain, Mali, Aotearoa/New Zealand, United States and Canada.

The Department of Anthropology is a member department in the interdisciplinary Cultural, Social and Political Thought Graduate Program. We are also active in the Institute for Child and Youth Studies (I-CYS), the Centre for Oral History and Tradition (COHT) and the Centre for Culture and Community (CCC) at the University of Lethbridge, each of which provides opportunities for interdisciplinary engagement and collaboration.

Applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree (i.e. an undergraduate degree) in a related discipline from a recognized degree-granting institution; Have a minimum grade point average of 3.00 (based on 4.00 scale) on the last 20 graded university-level term courses OR calculated on the most recently completed master’s degree if the applicant is applying for another master’s degree.

English Language Requirements:

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) taken within the last two years, with a minimum overall score of 86

Academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test, taken within the last two years, with a minimum overall score of 6.5, and a minimum score of 6.0 in each band.

Academic Pearson Test of English (PTE), taken within the last two years, with a minimum overall score of 63.

Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) Assessment, taken within the last two years, with a minimum overall score of 70.