Programs

Honours in Anthropology

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Major in Anthropology

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Minor in Anthropology

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Joint Honours in Anthropology and Sociology

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Honours in Sociology

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Major in Sociology

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Minor in Sociology

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Joint Honours in Anthropology and Sociology

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Joint Honours in Communication and Sociology

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Joint Honours in Feminist and Gender Studies and in Sociology

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Social Sciences

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Please visit the Website of the Financial Aid and Awards Service for information on undergraduate scholarships and bursaries, financial assistance and the Work-Study Program.

Microprogram in Anthropology

Viruses, Vitalities and Pandemics in Anthropology

9 credits

The theme will be approached under the environmental, medical, multimodal, autochthonous, cultural, political, globalization and capitalist imaginations.

3 seminars chosen from the following:

• ANT 5101 Multimodal Anthropology (3 units)
• ANT 6101 Anthropology of the Political, Rights and Power (3 units)
• ANT 6102 Globalization and Capitalist Imaginaries (3 units)
• ANT 6103 The ''Culture'' Question in Anthropology (3 units)
• ANT 6104 Indigeneities (3 units)
• ANT 6112 Medical Anthropology (3 units)
• ANT 6122 Environmental Anthropology (3 units)

Microprograms in Sociology

Advanced analysis of qualitative and quantitative data

6 credits

Combines the Advanced Quantitative Methodology and Advances Qualitative Methodology courses

• SOC 7140 Advanced Quantitative Methodology (3 units)
• SOC 7141 Advanced Qualitative Methodology (3 units)

The two courses can be taken independently as part of this microprogram or as an intrinsic component of the master’s programs in sociology.

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Methodology applied to the professional context

9 credits

For students who need to improve their skills in identifying valid data sources, analyzing social research data and their communication.

• SOC 7115 Sociological approaches to data literacy, analysis and synthesis (3 units)
• SOC 7116 Research design, identification and synthesis of relevant data (3 units)
• SOC 7117 Knowledge transfer for social action (3 units)

The master’s program in sociology is as well-known in academia as in the labour market. At the crossroads of Canadian, French, American and global traditions, and available in both official languages, it offers a wide range of academic specialization and employment possibilities. Many graduates of the program find work in the public sector working on issues that are central to sociology, such as immigration, ethnicity, gender, social movements, identity, aging and the social dynamics of health. The MA program also gives students the opportunity to pursue doctoral studies in sociology as well as in other disciplines, at the University of Ottawa or elsewhere around the world. 

• General information and program requirements - Sociology - uOttawa
• For information specific to the program, please consult the Graduate Student Handbook below.

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Based on availability in the program, strong applications will continue to be examined and admission scholarships are available for all eligible candidates.

Understand the world better.

In ever-changing social and environmental conditions, anthropology offers new critical perspectives on the world by highlighting how local and global issues are connected. The discipline’s field research method, ethnography, makes it possible to document in real time a host of complex phenomena pertaining to diverse topics such as medicine, the environment, minorities, media, indigenousness and more. Anthropology students live “in the moment” to observe and understand the contemporary issues that emerge during field research taking place anywhere in the world.

• General information and program requirements - Anthropology - uOttawa
• CO-OP - MA in Anthropology
• For information specific to the program, please consult the Graduate Student Handbook below.
• How to Apply to Graduate Studies at uOttawa
• Submit your application to Graduate Studies at uOttawa

Admission deadlines - Canadian students
Admission deadlines - International students

Based on availability in the program, strong applications will continue to be examined and admission scholarships will be available for all eligible candidates.

Graduates of the doctoral program in sociology can pursue an academic career or research in a range of fields. The doctoral program at the University of Ottawa offers a unique education, with courses in French and English, professors from diverse backgrounds working on a wide range of topics in the discipline, and an ideal location for studying major contemporary social transformations. Our students conduct research around the world; participate in activities offered by campus research centres and benefit from the many resources available to them, such as teaching and research assistantships, spacious work areas and research funding.

• General information and program requirements - Sociology - uOttawa
• For information specific to the program, please consult the Graduate Student Handbook below.

Admission deadlines - Canadian students
Admission deadlines - International students

Based on availability in the program, strong applications will continue to be examined and admission scholarships are available for all eligible candidates.

The doctoral program in Anthropology at the University of Ottawa features innovative training that brings together the existing strengths of anthropology (field work, ethnography, international experience, and multidisciplinarity) with a contemporary theoretical approach to the study of anthropology. Moreover, the doctoral program features a new curriculum that includes a professional development seminar and a comprehensive exercise that favours the integration of doctoral candidates into the labour market.

In a rapidly evolving social and environmental context, anthropology brings new critical perspectives to the problems and challenges of the contemporary world by highlighting the links between local problems and global issues. The method of inquiry grounded in field work, ethnography, allows the researcher to document in real time the complexity of phenomena all the while situating various themes, including medicine, the environment, new media, the city, politics, the economy and Indigeneity in diverse social and cultural contexts.

The School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies offers the doctoral program (Ph.D.) in Anthropology. This program is offered full time in French and in English. That being said, the three required doctoral seminars are offered only in French.

In accordance with University policy, assignments, exams, major research papers and theses can be written in French or in English.

• For information specific to the program, please consult the Graduate Student Handbook below.
• How to Apply to Graduate Studies at uOttawa
• Submit your application to Graduate Studies at uOttawa

Admission deadlines - Canadian students
Admission deadlines - International students

Based on availability in the program, strong applications will continue to be examined and admission scholarships are available for all eligible candidates.

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Master in Sociology

• General information and program requirements - MA in Sociology - uOttawa
• CO-OP - MA in Sociology

Master in Sociology with Thesis option

• Master’s by Thesis | MA in Sociology with Thesis option
• Suggested progress | MA in Sociology with Thesis option
• Guidelines for the preparation of a proposal for an MA thesis in Sociology
• Make-up of masters committees | MA in Sociology with Thesis option

Master in Sociology with Research Paper option

• Master’s by Major Research Paper | MA in Sociolog with Research paper option
• Suggested progress | MA in Sociology with Research Paper option
• Make-up of masters committees | MA in Sociology with Research Paper option

Master in Sociology with Coursework option

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Master in Sociology with Coursework option (French Immersion Stream)

• Suggested progress | MA in Sociology with Coursework option (French Immersion Stream)

Master in Sociology with Specialization in Feminist and Gender Studies

• General information and program requirements | Specilalization with Feminist and Gender Studies
• Suggested progress – Specialization in Feminist and Gender Studies
• Make-up of masters committees | Specialization in Feminist and Gender Studies
• Thesis Proposal | Specialization in Feminist and Gender Studies

Master in Anthropology

• General information and program requirements - MA in Anthropology - uOttawa
• Make-up of masters committees - MA in Anthropology
• Guidelines for the preparation of a proposal for an MA thesis/research paper in Anthropology
• Suggested progress - MA in Anthropology
• CO-OP - MA in Anthropology
• Masters completed with ethnographic visuals - MA in Anthropology

PhD in Sociology

• General information and program requirements - PhD in Sociology - uOttawa
• Make-up of doctoral committees - PhD in Sociology
• Comprehensive Examinations (SOC 9910) - PhD in Sociology
• Comprehensive Examinations Objectives - PhD in Sociology
• Thesis Proposal (SOC 9930) - PhD in Sociology
• Guidelines for the preparation of the Thesis Proposal - PhD in Sociology
• PhD thesis (THD 9999)
• Suggested progress - PhD in Sociology
• Supervision Agreement - PhD in Sociology

PhD in Anthropology

• General information and program requirements - PhD in Anthropology - uOttawa
• Make-up of doctoral committees - PhD in Anthropology
• Comprehensive Examinations | PhD in Anthropology
• Thesis Proposal | PhD in Anthropology
• PhD thesis (THD 9999)
• Suggested progress - PhD in Anthropology
• Thesis completed with ethnographic visuals | PhD in Anthropology

Regulations

• Directed studies
• Revision of grades and appeals (regulation 10.3)

Seminar descriptions – MA and PhD programs

Visit the Faculty of Social Sciences Website for information on scholarships, research grants and assistantship positions offered to graduate students. 

The School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies students can apply to the following scholarships:

• Donna Winslow Memorial Graduate Scholarship in Anthropology
• Winslow-Tremblay Scholarship in Sociology
• Ann Denis Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Support Fund

Also, as a Faculty of Social Sciences undergraduate or graduate student, you have access to faculty-wide scholarships, regardless of your program of study.

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• How to apply for graduate scholarships.
• Admission Scholarship (available to Canadian students, permanent residents, protected persons or members of a diplomatic corps). 
• Differential Tuition Fee Exemption Scholarship (for international students studying in French).