A full account of degree requirements and procedures is contained in the Anthropology student handbook.
To earn the MA in Anthropology, a student must complete a total of 30 credits, of which 12 credits must be listed or cross-listed in Anthropology. In addition to those 12 Anthropology credits, students must also take the two core courses of the MA program:
- GANT 6051 Critical Foundations (3 credits)
- GANT 6065 Problems in Anthropology (3 credits)
A student must also complete 12 credits of courses in other disciplines.
A maximum of three credits taken at another university may be granted toward the credit requirement for the master's degree. Twenty-seven credits must be completed at The New School for Social Research.
Graduate Minors
Students can use elective courses toward completing one of the university’s graduate minors. These structured pathways of study immerse master's and doctoral students in disciplines outside their primary field and expose them to alternative modes of research and practice. Completed graduate minors are officially recorded on students' transcript.
MA Capstone
The capstone of the MA program is a portfolio designed to test students' familiarity with key ideas and issues in anthropology today and their ability to reflect on their development throughout the degree program. Portfolios are developed in consultation with faculty during the final year of the MA and through student workshops. The portfolio consists of two pieces of work developed in the second year and a commentary, submitted as a complete dossier in spring of the second year. The two pieces are developed in consultation with faculty; the commentary is produced independently.