Program Requirements
The Master of Anthropology requires completion of 96 units, which must include:
24 units from the completion of the following compulsory courses:
ANTH8034 Advanced Issues in Anthropology
ANTH8035 Topics in the History of Anthropology
A maximum of 48 units from the completion of courses on the following list:
ANTH6004 Religion, Ritual and Cosmology
ANTH6005 Traditional Australian Indigenous Cultures, Societies and Environment
ANTH6009 Culture and Development
ANTH6010 Anthropology of Art
ANTH6017 Culture, Social Justice and Aboriginal Society Today
ANTH6025 Gender and Cross-Cultural Perspective
ANTH6026 Medicine, Healing and the Body
ANTH6057 Culture and Person
ANTH6064 Anthropology of Environmental Disasters
ANTH6065 Indonesia Field School : Contemporary Change in Indonesia
ANTH6066 Indonesia Field School Extension
ANTH6514 Anthropology of Media
ANTH6515 Crossing Borders: Migration, Identity and Livelihood
ANTH6516 Violence and Terror
ANTH6518 Food for Thought: Anthropological theories of food and eating
ANTH6519 Social Animals: anthropological perspectives on animal-human relationships
ANTH8001 Graduate Reading Course (Anthropology)
ANTH8007 Key Concepts in Anthropology of Development
ANTH8008 Social Impact Assessment: Theory and Methods (Advanced)
ANTH8009 Development in Practice
ANTH8014 Mining, Community and Society
ANTH8019 Social Analysis & Community Politics
ANTH8030 Critically Assessing Contemporary Development Practice
ANTH8032 Law, Order and Conflict in the Pacific
ANTH8034 Advanced Issues in Anthropology
ANTH8035 Topics in the History of Anthropology
ANTH8038 Critical Issues in Gender and Development
ANTH8041 Photography in Social Context
ANTH8042 Migration, Refugees and Development
ANTH8049 Issues in the Design and Evaluation of Development Projects and Programs
ANTH8055 Key issues in native title anthropology
ANTH8056 Introduction to Humanitarian Action
ANTH8058 Inequality and Development
ANTH6135 Vietnam Field School
CHMD8006 Global Health and Development
CHMD8009 Anthropological Approaches to Health Interventions
CHMD8010 Anthropological Concepts for Health Research: From Risk to Suffering
CHMD8014 Perspectives on Culture, Health and Medicine
CHMD8020 The Future of Food and Human Health
INDG8004 Australian Indigenous Policy
A maximum of 12 units from completion of courses on the following list:
ASIA8051 Language and Power in Asia: Speech, Script and Society
ASIA6516 Indonesia:Politics, Society and Development
ASIA8012 Foundations of Chinese Society: Friends, Family, Connections
ASIA8013 The Cultural Politics of India
ASIA8038 Writing Ethnography in Asia and the Pacific
BIAN6119 Nutrition, Disease and the Environment
BIAN6120 Culture, Biology & Population Dynamics
BIAN6124 Evolution and Human Behaviour
HUMN8010 Material Culture Studies
LING6311 Language and Social Interaction
PASI6005 Pacific Islands Field School
24 units from completion of elective course offered by ANU
Unless otherwise stated, a course used to satisfy the requirements of one list may not be double counted towards satisfying the requirements of another list.
Study Options
| Year 1 48 units | ANTH8035 Topics in the History of Anthropology 12 units | - | Course from 48 units list | Course from 48 units list |
| ANTH8034 Advanced Issues in Anthropology 12 units | - | Course from 48 units list | Course from 48 units list | |
| Year 2 48 units | Course from 48 units list | Course from 48 units list | Course from 48 units list | Course from 48 units list |
| Course from 24 units elective courses offered by ANU list | Course from 24 units elective courses offered by ANU list | Course from 24 units elective courses offered by ANU list | Course from 24 units elective courses offered by ANU list |
Admission Requirements
A Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 5/7.
Applicants with a Bachelor Degree or Graduate Certificate in a cognate discipline may be eligible for 24 units (one semester) of credit.
Applicants with a Graduate Diploma or Honours in a cognate discipline may be eligible for 48 units (one year) of credit.
All applicants must meet the University’s English Language Admission Requirements for Students
Cognate disciplines
Anthropology, Cultural Heritage Studies, Development Studies, History, Human Ecology, Human Geography, Indigenous Studies, International Relations, Linguistics, Literary Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology
Indicative fees
Some CSP places are available for domestic students on a competitive basis. Please refer to the Graduate commonwealth support places website for further information.
- Annual indicative fee for domestic students
- $25,728.00
For more information see: http://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/costs-fees
- Annual indicative fee for international students
- $36,720.00
For further information on International Tuition Fees see: https://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/fees-payments/international-tuition-fees
Scholarships
ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.
Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are. Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.
For further information see the Scholarships website.
Pursue your passion for cross-cultural understanding around the world with a Master of Anthropology.
And there’s no better place for it than ANU. We are one of the world’s leading centres for anthropological teaching and research, with more than 35 anthropologists working in the University.
Your master’s degree will draw on their world-renowned expertise in the anthropology of Australia, the Pacific and Asia, covering diverse topics in the areas of cultural, social medical, development and many other fields of anthropology.
Career Options
Graduates from ANU have been rated as Australia's most employable graduates and among the most sought after by employers worldwide.
The latest Global Employability University Ranking, published by the Times Higher Education, rated ANU as Australia's top university for getting a job for the fourth year in a row.
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.Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the skills and knowledge to:
- Use anthropological theory in relation to diverse social and cultural phenomena;
- Locate anthropological theories within the history of anthropological thought;
- Recognise and analyse cultural difference;
- Identify and analyse diversity among people and societies in terms of every day experience; and
- Select from a range of anthropological methods those most suitable to a particular research problem.
Further Information
- Interested in writing a thesis? Check out the advanced version of this degree.
- Please be aware that any courses taken as part of the 24 units from completion of elective courses offered by ANU list will not count towards the advanced degree should you decide to transfer. This is because the advanced degree has no free electives, as they are in practice replaced by a 24 unit thesis.
