Offering Colleges (1)
The Central Department of Anthropology has been offering an MPhil program in Anthropology since 2012. To be eligible to join the MPhil program, students are required to complete Masters Degree in Anthropology or any other related disciplines under the faculty of social science and humanities. Students will undertake two semesters of course work followed by a semester of dissertation writing.
Eligibility
The applicants must have a master degree in Anthropology from Tribhuvan University or a University recognized by a Tribhuvan University with at least second division.
Curricular Structure
| Semester I | |||
| Code No. | Title of Course | Full Marks | Remarks |
| An 601 | Anthropolical Theories I: Culture, Symbol and Meanings | 100 | Required |
| An 602 | Research Methods in Anthropology | 100 | Required |
| An 603 | Transformation of Caste | 100 | Optional |
| An 604 | Anthropology and Development | 100 | Optional |
| An 605 | Society, Culture and Environment | 100 | Optional |
| An 606 | Political Organization and Processes | 100 | Optional |
| An 607 | Economic anthropology | 100 | Optional (tbd) |
| Semester II | |||
| Code No. | Title of Course | Full Marks | Remarks |
| An 621 | Anthropological Theory II: Social Production and Organization | 100 | Required |
| An 622 | Ethnicity, Nationalism and Indigeneism | 100 | Optional |
| An 623 | Anthropology and Globalization | 100 | Optional |
| An 624 | Cultural diversity and contemporary issues | 100 | Optional |
| An 625 | Himalayan Cultures and Societies | 100 | Optional (tbd) |
| An 626 | South Asian Ethnographies | 100 | Optional (tbd) |
| An 627 | Human Rights, Multiculturalism and Democracy | 100 | Optional (tbd) |