Institutions offering MA Anthropology
MA in Anthropology, now under the semester system, offers the core disciplinary courses on theory, ethnographic research, and applied/engaged anthropology. Along with the courses on the traditional four-field anthropology (cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, physical anthropology, and archaeological anthropology), the MA level semester courses include specialized seminar classes on kinship studies, economic anthropology, medical anthropology, disaster anthropology, anthropology of development, gender and feminism, historical anthropology, climate change,courses on the Nepal, Himalayan region and South Asia studies and caste, ethnicity and cultural diversity. All of these courses emphasis the integration between the global and local perspectives in a comparative framework. In the spirit of the semester system, the MA classes are interactive and participatory whereby each student is encouraged to develop reading, writing, analytical, and presentation skill.
The course for Master of Arts in Anthropology offers altogether 32 papers, of which 15 are required (including ‘thesis writing’ in the fourth semester) and 17 are optional. Students may opt for optional courses in the third and fourth semesters as per their own choices which will be offered as per the departmental decision made on the basis of the availability of human resource. However, the regulation of Dean’s Office states that there must be at least 10 students willing to opt for one optional paper.
Objectives of the course:
- To impart up-to-date knowledge of the theories and methods of anthropology discipline among students along with the advanced anthropological training in ethnographic field-work
- To produce skilled human resource needed for Nepal’s developmental needs
- To inculcate the spirit of human rights and principles of social justice in the minds of graduate students
Evaluation System:
Evaluation system has two components, that is, internal and external. Forty and 60 percent weightage is accorded to the internal and external evaluation, respectively. The 40 percent internal evaluation will be done by the department/faculty on the basis of the following criteria:
- Class attendance -10 marks
- Class participation, discussion and presentation with précis -10 marks
- Term paper writing- 10 marks
- Class test (writing) -10 marks
The 60 percent external evaluation will be done by the Dean’s Office on the basis of final written examination.
Eligibility
A student holding a Bachelor Degree in any of the following subjects recognized by the Tribhuvan University is considered eligible to apply for admission:
- Anthropology; Sociology; Social Work; Nepalese History, Culture and Archaeology; Psychology; History; Home Science; Geography; Economics, and Political Science
- Any discipline from Faculty of Education, Science, Management and Law
- Any discipline from Institute of Medicine, Engineering, Forestry, Agriculture and Animal Sciences
Admission Criteria
An applicant seeking admission to M.A. in Anthropology must appear in an Entrance Examination of one hour’s duration conducted by the Office of the Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tribhuvan University. The applicant who fails to appear in the Entrance Examination or to obtain a minimum qualifying score will not be given admission.
Admission of the students will be strictly based on the merit list and the enrollment capacity of the Central Department of Anthropology, University Campus, Kirtipur and other anthropology departments of constituent and affiliated colleges of the Tribhuvan University.
Curricular Structure
The duration of the study of the courses offered is of two years (with four semesters). There is an examination in the duration of six months (at the end of each semester). Eighty percent of the attendance in the class is compulsory.
Download: Detail Curriculum MA in Anthropology-Tribhuvan University.pdf
First Semester Courses
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Second Semester Courses
| Paper | Code No. | Title of Course | Credit hours | Remarks |
| 1. | AN 571 | Contemporary Theories in Anthropology | 3 |
Required |
| 2. | AN 572 | Recent Trends in Kinship Studies | 3 | |
| 3. | AN 573 | Caste, Ethnicity &Nationalism | 3 | |
| 4. | AN 574 | Advanced Research Methods in Anthropology | 3 | |
| 5. | AN 575 | Economic Anthropology | 3 |
Third Semester Courses
| Paper | Code No. | Title of Courses | Credit hours | Remarks |
| 1. | AN -581 | Linguistic Anthropology | 3 | Required |
| AN 582 | Physical Anthropology | 3 | Required | |
| 2. | AN -583 | Anthropology of Religion and Ritual | 3 |
Optional any three |
| 3. | AN -584 | Anthropology of Natural Resource Management | 3 | |
| 4. | AN-585 | Medical Anthropology | 3 | |
| 5. | AN-586 | Anthropology of Development | 3 | |
| 6. | AN-587 | Anthropology of Disaster and Resilience | 3 | |
| 7. | AN -588 | Society, Culture and Climate Change | 3 | |
| 8. | AN-589 | Political Anthropology | 3 | |
| 9 | AN -590a | Culture and Economics in the Age of Globalization | 3 | |
| 10 | AN-590b | Social Inequality, Inclusion and Affirmative Action | 3 | |
| 11 | AN-590c | Visual Anthropology (To be developed) | 3 |
Fourth Semester
| Paper | Code No. | Title of Courses | Credit hours | Remarks |
| 1. | AN -601 | Archaeological Anthropology | Required | |
| 2. | AN -602 | Research Design and Writing: A Practicum | 3 | Required |
| 3. | AN -603 | Thesis | 6 | Required |
| 4 | AN -604 | Historical Anthropology | 3 |
Optional Any one |
| 5 | AN -605 | Culture and Environment in Nepal | 3 | |
| 6 | AN -606 | Marxist Anthropology | 3 | |
| 7 | AN -607 | Food, Culture and Symbol (To be developed) | 3 | |
| 8 | AN -608 | Anthropology and Globalization | 3 | |
| 9 | AN -609 | Ecological Anthropology | 3 | |
| 10 | AN-610a | Anthropology of Feminism and Gender Studies | 3 | |
| 11 | AN-610b | Indigenous Peoples in Asia | 3 |