American University of Central Asia - AUCA - Degree requirements

Academic Divisions / Schools / Division of Social Sciences /

Anthropology and International Development

Degree requirements

Required courses for all MA students

  1. Foundations of Knowledge

  2. Cultural Concepts and Social Networks 

  3. Intro to Archaeology 

  4. International Development: Donors, NGOs, Communities and Cultures 

  5. Redesigning the Commons: Urban Design and Project Management 

  1. Advanced Anthropological Theories 1 

  2. Advanced Anthropological Theories 2 

  3. Ethnographic Research Methods 

  4. Fieldwork in Anthropology 

  5. Fieldwork in Archaeology (ANTH) or Internship 

  6. Research and Writing Colloquium 1 

  7. Research and Writing Colloquium 2 

In addition to required courses, students will have different sets of elective courses depending on their specialization:

Elective courses for Anthropology and Archaeology specialization

Elective courses for Urbanism specialization

Elective courses for International Development specialization

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