Master of Arts in Sociology and Anthropology

Bachelor’s degree from accredited university, acceptable GPA, English proficiency test (TOEFL/IELTS), two recommendation letters, personal statement

Thesis Track
All students must complete a research thesis in accordance with university regulations. Before commencing work on the thesis, the student must write a thesis proposal following strict departmental guidelines that is approved by three faculty members.
Students should familiarize themselves with procedures and deadlines regarding writing the thesis proposal, committee selection, writing of the thesis and presentation to the supervisor and readers. Complying with the procedural requirements by the appropriate deadlines is the responsibility of the student. After completion of the thesis, it must be defended and approved by the thesis committee.
Courses:

Eight courses (24 credits) are required. All students must take: SOC/ANTH 5201 , SOC/ANTH 5202 , and SOC/ANTH 5298 , and either SOC/ANTH 5203 or SOC/ANTH 5204 . The remaining four courses should be chosen from the list of electives, each of which is offered in principle at least once in a two-year period.

SOC/ANTH 507/5200 – Introduction to Migration and Refugee Studies (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 510/5210 – Selected Topics in Sociology-Anthropology (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 515/5215 – Relations: Kin, Friends and Neighors (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 520/5220 – Gender and Sexuality (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 525/5225 – The Sacred and the Profane: Religion and Society (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 530/5230 – Theorizing the State (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 535/5235 – Maintaining Systems of Global Inequality (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 540/5240 – Revisiting the Rural (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 545/5245 – The City: The Making and Unmaking of Urban Lifeworlds (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 555/5255 – Care, Well-Being and Decent Life (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 565/5265 – Ethnicity, Identity and Nationalism (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 570/5270 – Environments, Ecologies and the Anthropocene (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 575/5275 – Insurgent Publics (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 580/5280 – History and Memory (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 502/5285 – Reading Egypt (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 591/5297 – Independent Study and Readings (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 000/5295 – Reading Capital (3 cr.)
A maximum of six hours of 400-level courses in sociology and anthropology or of 500-level courses in other disciplines (including SOC/ANTH 5200 when taught by faculty outside the SOC-ANTH program) may be taken with departmental approval.

Additionally, after completing the required eight courses (24 credits) students must enrol in SOC/ANTH 5299 until the completion of their degree.
Final Project
MA thesis

Comprehensive Examinations Track for SOAN MA
This option allows students who do not wish to write a fieldwork based MA thesis to complete, as an alternative, two further courses and take comprehensive exams.
Students not opting to do a thesis will, after the completion of all course requirements, take comprehensive examinations administered by an Examination Committee. An oral examination may be given following the written test.

Courses:
Ten courses (30 credits) are required. All students must take SOC/ANTH 5201 , SOC/ANTH 5202 and either SOC/ANTH 5203 or SOC/ANTH 5204 . The remaining seven courses should be chosen from the list of electives, each of which is offered in principle at least once in a two year period.

SOC/ANTH 507/5200 – Introduction to Migration and Refugee Studies (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 510/5210 – Selected Topics in Sociology-Anthropology (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 515/5215 – Relations: Kin, Friends and Neighors (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 520/5220 – Gender and Sexuality (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 525/5225 – The Sacred and the Profane: Religion and Society (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 530/5230 – Theorizing the State (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 535/5235 – Maintaining Systems of Global Inequality (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 540/5240 – Revisiting the Rural (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 545/5245 – The City: The Making and Unmaking of Urban Lifeworlds (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 555/5255 – Care, Well-Being and Decent Life (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 565/5265 – Ethnicity, Identity and Nationalism (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 570/5270 – Environments, Ecologies and the Anthropocene (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 575/5275 – Insurgent Publics (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 580/5280 – History and Memory (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 502/5285 – Reading Egypt (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 591/5297 – Independent Study and Readings (3 cr.)
SOC/ANTH 000/5295 – Reading Capital (3 cr.)
A maximum of nine hours of 4000-level courses in sociology and anthropology or of 5000-level courses in other disciplines (including SOC/ANTH 5200 when taught by faculty outside the SOC-ANTH program) may be taken with departmental approval.

Additionally, after completing the required ten courses (30 credits) students must enroll in SOC/ANTH 5289. The comprehensive examination may be repeated once as per University regulations for graduate studies. A student who fails the comprehensive examination a second time would be dismissed from the degree program at the end of the semester in which the examination was retaken.

Final Project
Written and oral comprehensive exams on three topics (one theoretical, one focused on methodological / practical concerns, one based on the interests of the student).