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MSc Social and Cultural Anthropology

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 1 year - 2 years

Masters Degree Description

Immerse yourself in the study of social and cultural worlds while stretching your skills in qualitative research. During your year in one of the largest anthropology departments in the UK, you’ll gain in-depth expertise of anthropological theory and analysis, enhanced with specialist knowledge of ethnographic approaches. The practice-based research training you receive is relevant to careers in international development, education, local and national government or the creative industries.

Entry Requirements

A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

There is growing demand in diverse professional fields for critically trained anthropologists, with advanced research skills increasingly relevant in non-academic contexts.

You will graduate an expert in the study of human society and cultures and applying anthropological approaches to real-world challenges, fully equipped to pursue PhD level study or a successful career in any professional setting requiring strong project management, problem-solving and communication skills.

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  •  Critical Issues
  •  Method in Ethnography
  •  Social Anthropology Dissertation

Optional modules

  •  Anthropology of Religion
  •  Anthropology of Crime
  •  The Anthropology of Nationalism, Ethnicity and Race
  •  The Anthropology of Violent Aftermaths
  •  Multispecies Ethnography in the Anthropocene
  •  Anthropology of Platform Economies
  •  Anthropology and Policy
  •  Queer Anthropology 
  •  Informatic Cultures: The Anthropology of Data, Algorithms and Computation
  •  The Anthropology of Social Media
  •  Anthropology of Technics and Technology
  •  Art in the Public Sphere
  •  The Anthropology of Fashion
  •  Extra-Terrestrial Anthropology
  •  Visualizing Others: Colonial and Postcolonial Visual Culture
  •  Multimodal Anthropology
  •  Biosocial Anthropology, Health and Environment
  •  Medical Anthropology
  •  Nutrition, Health and Culture
  •  Palaeoanthropology
  •  Primate Anatomy, Evolution and Environments
  •  Human Behavioural Ecology
  •  Primate Behaviour and Ecology
  •  Ecology of Human Groups

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