Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 12 months or 24 months
Anthropology involves the comparative study of human societies in all their diversity, aiming to understand cultural life across a broad spectrum of social activities. Anthropologists conduct their research through long-term, in-depth fieldwork in various regions worldwide.
Our focus at Aberdeen encompasses multiple facets of people's everyday lives, from routine activities to special festivals and events. By observing these occurrences, researchers gain insights into other societies and reflect on their own, contributing to knowledge about distant cultures and addressing pressing issues in nearby communities.
The Anthropology Department at the University of Aberdeen is known worldwide for its expertise in Scotland and the Circumpolar North - including Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia and Russia, blending interdisciplinary perspectives with a strong research foundation
The MSc Anthropological Research offers an introduction to the work of anthropologists, the methods for conducting fieldwork, and a historical and contemporary overview of anthropological research.
2:2 UK Honours degree, or an Honours degree from a non-UK institution which is judged by the University to be of equivalent worth.
Applicants without this qualification may be admitted subject to having an alternative qualification, or an approved level of work experience appropriate to the field of study. Also taken into careful consideration is the trajectory of results, an applicant without an overall 2:2 but with 2:2 results in their final two years of study may be admitted.
This degree provides suitable preparation for continued research towards a PhD in Social Anthropology or to enter employment as a trained researcher in the public or private sectors.
Recent postgraduate researchers in Anthropology from Aberdeen have gone to work in a range of top universities around the world and in other organisations including governments, charities and other international organisations, and museums.
Career Opportunities
Curator
Government Officer
Lecturer
Museum Researcher
Public Advocacy
Researcher
Social Researcher
Core Modules:
AT5029 Supervised Reading I (15 credit points)
AT5069 Research in Social Anthropology (15 credit points).
AT5070 Anthropological Theory (30 credit points).
AT5565 Research Skills in Anthropology (30 credit points).
SL5512 Advanced Quantitative Methods in Social Science (30 credit points)
Dissertation in Social Anthropology (AT5910)
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