Welcome to the Columbia University Department of Anthropology. These handbooks are intended to help you navigate through the years of study and research that will lead to a MA degree in Sociocultural Anthropology. We hope that the outlining of procedures and defining of terms will help you in planning your studies. These handbooks focus largely on the policies and procedures of the Department. If you have questions regarding the handbooks' contents, please contact Dr. Ellen Marakowitz, Director of the MA in Sociocultural Program or Dr. Brian Boyd, Director of the Museum Anthropology Program. For more information about the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) regulations and procedures, you should regularly refer to its official website.
Please click here to access the MA Student Handbook for the Sociocultural Track and the MA Student Handbook for the Museum Anthropology Track.