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Anthropology (MA) at University of Southern California

University of Southern California, United States

Programme overview

The MA in Anthropology is awarded after two years of coursework and satisfactory completion of the screening exams. Students are not accepted for the MA alone.

Department: Anthropology  |  Duration: 2 years; 32 units  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

Required courses are ANTH 501 History and Foundations of Anthropology, ANTH 502 Contemporary Theory in Anthropology, ANTH 503 Problematizing Locality: Comparative Ethnographies and ANTH 562 The Practice of Ethnography, plus four graduate-level anthropology courses, totaling 32 units.

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Entry requirements

The MA is not offered as a stand-alone admission; students are admitted to the doctoral program and may receive the MA after two years.

Duration: 2 years; 32 units

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