We will be opening the PhD and MA applications for the 2016-2017 academic year in early September 2015. The application deadline is Tuesday, December 1, 2015. https://anth.ubc.ca/apply-now/
Our MA program provides students with a broad knowledge of anthropological theory and research methods. Students build their research and writing skills in their graduate courses, culminating in the preparation of a significant piece of scholarly writing, which constitutes their MA thesis. The MA in Anthropology at UBC is based upon a combination of coursework, research and a thesis.
The PhD program provides students with the opportunity to structure a course of study towards specific intellectual and practical interests. Students extend their knowledge of domains of anthropological theory and current research that are appropriate to these interests. PhD students design and carry out a major research project that forms the basis of their dissertation.
WHY UBC ANTHROPOLOGY?
WORLD-RENOWNED ALUMNI
We can boast some of Canada’s finest faculty and students. UBC faculty and alumni have gone on to win seven Nobel Prizes and 67 Rhodes Scholarships. UBC has also produced two Canadian Prime Ministers, Kim Campbell and John Turner.
THE PERFECT ENVIRONMENT
UBC students, faculty and staff get to call Vancouver their home. This coastal Canadian city played host to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and is ranked the world’s third-most livable city for its quality of education, health care, environment, political and social stability, low crime rates and infrastructure.
THE MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY
The Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia is world-renowned for its collections, research, teaching, public programs, and community connections. It is also acclaimed for its spectacular architecture and unique setting on the cliffs of Point Grey.
INSIGHT INTO HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS
Studying anthropology gives you the framework to better understand our relationships with one another and our communities. It is an engaging field that offers insight into what it means to be human in different cultural and historical contexts. This holistic appreciation of cultures and relationships is a valuable tool, whatever your career path.
TRANSFERABLE CAREER SKILLS
A degree in anthropology develops the critical thinking abilities needed to succeed, whether in academics or in the corporate, nonprofit and government sectors. Anthropology teaches social, analytical, behavioral and biological research methods applicable to a range of professions. These skills, combined with the insight you gain into the workings of complex organizations and communities, will help prepare you for today’s highly competitive job market.
OUTSTANDING FIELDWORK OPPORTUNITIES
Anthropology students at UBC are quickly given the opportunity to get their hands dirty in the field. The Department of Anthropology has developed the Vancouver Island Field School and the Immigrant Vancouver Ethnographic Field School to encourage field work for undergraduate and graduate students. The Department also houses the autonomous research and teaching unit, the Laboratory of Archaeology.
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
UBC anthropology students do not just study indigenous communities; they study with them. The Department has earned an outstanding reputation for collaborative research, in which community members and anthropologists determine together if an area of research meets the community’s needs. In this way, student anthropologists become a part of positive changes.
