MSc in Social Anthropology
Programme Code: TMAN
Department: Anthropology
For students starting this programme of study in 2022/23
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 2022/23) | |
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AN420 The Anthropology of Southeast Asia (0.5) (not available 2022/23) | |
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AN424 The Anthropology of Melanesia (0.5) | |
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AN436 The Anthropology of Development (0.5) | |
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AN444 Investigating the Philippines - New Approaches and Ethnographic Contexts (0.5) # (not available 2022/23) | |
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AN447 China in Comparative Perspective (1.0) | |
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AN458 Children and Youth in Contemporary Ethnography (0.5) | |
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AN461 Anthropological Approaches to Questions of Being (0.5) (not available 2022/23) | |
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AN463 Borders and Boundaries: Ethnographic Approaches (0.5) (not available 2022/23) | |
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AN467 The Anthropology of South Asia (0.5) # (not available 2022/23) | |
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AN469 The Anthropology of Amazonia (0.5) (not available 2022/23) | |
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AN475 The Anthropology of Revolution (0.5) (not available 2022/23) | |
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AN476 Anthropology and the Anthropocene (0.5) | |
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AN477 Topics in the Anthropology of sub-Saharan Africa (0.5) # (not available 2022/23) | |
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AN480 Public Anthropology (0.5) (not available 2022/23) | |
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AN481 Health and Welfare: Anthropological Perspectives (0.5) (not available 2022/23) | |
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AN482 Bangladesh and Beyond: Anthropological Perspectives (0.5) (not available 2022/23) | |
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AN483 Anthropology, Art, and Poetics (0.5) (not available 2022/23) | |
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AN484 Anthropological Approaches to Race, Racism, and Decolonisation (0.5) | |
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.
