Offered By	ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Minimum	48 units
Academic Contact	Professor Colin Groves
Academic Plan	7124XBIAN
CRICOS Code	072340F
UAC Code	832079(Master Biological Anthropology) 835079(Master Biological Anthropology)
Areas of Interest	Biological Anthropology

The aim of the suite of postgraduate qualifications in biological anthropology is to provide such a student, at the intensity and initiative levels appropriate for graduates, with a grounding in the main sub-fields of biological anthropology, and optionally to proceed from that to a short supervised research thesis in the field.  Students who proceed to the thesis and graduate at a high level from the MBian (Research) program will be strongly placed for Higher Degree Research in the discipline or other professional applications of their expertise in the field.

The core of the program is a 48-unit (2-semester or part-time equivalent) set of courses covering key topics in biological anthropology.  Extra preparatory coursework in the form of the Graduate Certificate (24 units) precedes this core, for those not eligible to enter the MBian directly.  The core is followed, for those who qualify and so opt to 'rollover' into the MBian (Res), by completing a short (24-unit) thesis, leading to a MBioanth (Research). Students may apply for the Graduate Certificate and/or for the Masters in the first instance.  Graduate Certificate entrants may either conclude their studies with that qualification or proceed to the Masters program.  

Multiple entry and exit points allow students a coursework/thesis program of postgraduate study tailored flexibly to their individual needs.  Students should indicate their preferred pathway on application.  The convener will determine eligibility to enter the program via that preferred pathway and may offer advice on alternative pathways.  Specific course suites consistent with the program structures set out below will be finalized with each student at enrolment.  Course selection and scheduling are dependent on course availability semester by semester during each student’s membership of the program.  Students will be offered course selection advice from the convener before finalizing their enrolment

Prerequisites

Applicants should have a four year Bachelors degree either as Honours or a combined degree in a cognate area from an Australian tertiary institution or its international equivalent. Equivalence may be met by the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Biological Antrhopology.

The information published on the Study at ANU 2012 website applies to the 2012 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2011 website.