MSc in Social Anthropology
Programme Code: TMAN
Department: Anthropology
For students starting this programme of study in 2018/19
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
Full-year programme. Students must take courses to the value of three full units and a dissertation as shown. Attendance at seminars and at non-assessed tutorials is compulsory.
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
Paper |
Course number, title (unit value) | |
Paper 1 |
AN404 Anthropology: Theory and Ethnography (1.0) | |
Paper 2 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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AN402 The Anthropology of Religion (1.0) | |
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AN405 The Anthropology of Kinship, Sex and Gender (1.0) | |
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AN451 Anthropology of Politics (0.5) | |
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AN456 Anthropology of Economy (1): Production and Exchange (0.5) | |
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AN457 Anthropology of Economy (2): Transformation and Globalisation (0.5) | |
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AN479 Anthropology of Law (0.5) | |
Paper 3 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from a paper under paper 2 above not already taken or from the following: | |
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AN419 The Anthropology of Christianity (0.5) (not available 2021/22) | |
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AN420 The Anthropology of Southeast Asia (0.5) (not available 2021/22) | |
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AN424 The Anthropology of Melanesia (0.5) (not available 2021/22) | |
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AN436 The Anthropology of Development (0.5) | |
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AN437 Anthropology of Learning and Cognition (1.0) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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AN439 Anthropology and Human Rights (0.5) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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AN444 Investigating the Philippines - New Approaches and Ethnographic Contexts (0.5) # (not available 2021/22) | |
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AN447 China in Comparative Perspective (1.0) | |
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AN458 Children and Youth in Contemporary Ethnography (0.5) (not available 2021/22) | |
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AN459 Anthropology and Media (0.5) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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AN461 Anthropological Approaches to Questions of Being (0.5) (not available 2021/22) | |
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AN463 Borders and Boundaries: Ethnographic Approaches (0.5) (not available 2021/22) | |
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AN469 The Anthropology of Amazonia (0.5) (not available 2021/22) | |
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AN473 Anthropological Approaches to Value (0.5) (withdrawn 2021/22) | |
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AN474 Subjectivity and Anthropology (0.5) # (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
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AN475 The Anthropology of Revolution (0.5) | |
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AN476 Anthropology and the Anthropocene (0.5) (not available 2021/22) | |
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AN477 Topics in the Anthropology of sub-Saharan Africa (0.5) # | |
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AN478 Anthropology and Global History (0.5) (withdrawn 2021/22) | |
Paper 4 |
AN499 Dissertation (1.0) | |
Paper 2 options list
AN402 The Anthropology of Religion (1.0) | |
AN405 The Anthropology of Kinship, Sex and Gender (1.0) | |
AN451 Anthropology of Politics (0.5) | |
AN456 Anthropology of Economy (1): Production and Exchange (0.5) | |
AN457 Anthropology of Economy (2): Transformation and Globalisation (0.5) | |
AN479 Anthropology of Law (0.5) | |
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.
