Anthropology - Neotropical Environment

Unique Program Features

• The program is very selective and admits a small number of highly qualified applicants with each intake. As such, students in the program benefit from a lively and nurturing intellectual environment in addition to close supervision by Faculty members;
• Students make original contributions to research in socio-cultural anthropology, archaeology, and medical anthropology in the form of a doctoral thesis;
• The program offers fieldwork-based doctoral training for students wishing to concentrate on different geographic areas (including Africa, Latin America, Europe, North America, and Asia).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

• Theory
• Proseminar in Anthropology
• PhD Comprehensive Examination
• PhD Proposal Defence
• Tropical Biology and Conservation
• Environmental Policy

Admission requirements

Academic requirements

• GPA: 3.0
• GRE: Required

English requirements

• TOEFL iBT: 86
• IELTS: 6.5

General requirements

• An eligible Bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA out of a possible 4.0 GPA
• English-language proficiency

Tuition Fees

• International: 18,752 AUD / year (≈ 18,604 CAD / year)
• Domestic: 3,050 AUD / year (≈ 3,026 CAD / year)

Living costs

Montréal, Canada: 1,083–1,773 AUD / month. The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.