The Department of Anthropology offers graduate training in archaeology, biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and sociocultural anthropology. Our faculty are deeply engaged in their fields and committed to equipping students with the training and skills needed to contribute original research.
We offer an M.A. degree to our current Tulane undergraduate students who by taking two 6000-level anthropology classes (six hours) while earning their B.A./B.S. degrees, are able to apply these six hours toward an M.A. degree. They then spend a fifth year taking 24 hours of anthropology classes to earn their M.A. degrees (30 hours total).
We also offer an M.A. degree to our Ph.D. students midway through their training for the doctorate.
Complete thirty (30) credit hours of graduate-level coursework.
Students wishing to receive the MA degree must submit the appropriate application for graduate degree form to the Graduate Programs Office of the School of Liberal arts by deadlines specified for the semester of the award.
4 + 1 MA Program Degree requirements
Complete the requirements for the BA or BS in Anthropology.
Complete Anthropology courses at the 6000 level or above. (Students must complete 126 credit hours at the undergraduate level, including 2 graduate-level anthropology courses beyond those required for the major.)
Completion of 24 additional credit hours of graduate level courses in the fifth year.
Please note that the SLA policy regarding grades at the graduate level is as follows:
A grade of B- will count as graduate credit, but it is a considered a weak grade at the graduate level and may be cause for departmental action such as probation of dismissal from the program.
A course in which a grade of C+ or lower is earned cannot be counted for credit toward a degree program in the School of Liberal Arts. Any grade of C+ or lower may be cause for probation or dismissal from the program.
