Humanities and Social Sciences

Anthropology Program

Postgraduate Studies

General Information
Research Programs
School of Social Sciences Postgraduate Information
Contacts

Information for Current Postgraduates

General Information
Anthropology at La Trobe University is a program of the School of Social Sciences that includes related disciplines of Asian studies, legal studies, politics and sociology. The program also includes the La Trobe Refugee Research Centre. The School provides a unique environment in which there is a broad and diverse range of scholarship and research. This multidisciplinary environment encourages a cross fertilization of ideas and a lively, plural and diverse intellectual community.

High levels of interaction and opportunities are offered for collaborative work between staff and students. In addition to an annual graduate conference, regular graduate seminars are provided together with some funding towards graduate student presentations at national conferences. Some opportunities to gain teaching experience are also available.

Principal areas of specialisation include: Aboriginal studies, development studies and social anthropology. The key regional interests include: Australia, Asia and the Pacific. Thematic interests include: gender, sex and family; religions; ethnicity, identity and diaspora studies; transnationalism and forced displacement studies; media and new technologies; ecology and society; ethnographic and community studies; social theory; comparative studies of other societies; developing societies; anthropology of culture and many others.

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Research Programs
These research programs (MA/PhD) are offered by research only, and may be completed either full-time or part-time. Masters students normally take 2 years full-time or 3-4 years part-time to complete the degree. Doctoral candidates must be enrolled for at least 2.5 years full-time, or 3-7 years part-time. Supervision is available in most areas of the discipline. Prospective students should read the staff profiles and after developing a short research proposal they can contact potential supervisor.

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Contacts
For further information contact:
Professor John Carroll, Postgraduate Convenor
Phone: +61 3 9479 2143
Email: j.carroll@latrobe.edu.au

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