MSc in Anthropology and Development
Programme Code: TMANDV
Department: Anthropology
For students starting this programme of study in 2023/24
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree
Exam sub-board local rules
Full-year programme. Students must take two compulsory courses, a dissertation and optional courses to the value of one unit. Written papers will be taken in the summer term and the dissertation must be submitted in September. 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 |
AN436 The Anthropology of Development (0.5) | |
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and either | |
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AN456 Anthropology of Economy (1): Production and Exchange (0.5) or | |
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AN457 Anthropology of Economy (2): Transformation and Globalisation (0.5) | |
Paper 2 |
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OR | |
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DV442 Key Issues in Development Studies (0.5) | |
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and 0.5 units from the following: | |
Paper 3 |
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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AN404 Anthropology: Theory and Ethnography (1.0) | |
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AN405 The Anthropology of Kinship, Sex and Gender (1.0) | |
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AN419 The Anthropology of Christianity (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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AN420 The Anthropology of Southeast Asia (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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AN424 The Anthropology of Melanesia (0.5) | |
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AN444 Investigating the Philippines - New Approaches and Ethnographic Contexts (0.5) # (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
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AN447 China in Comparative Perspective (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) A | |
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AN457 Anthropology of Economy (2): Transformation and Globalisation (0.5) B | |
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AN458 Children and Youth in Contemporary Ethnography (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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AN463 Borders and Boundaries: Ethnographic Approaches (0.5) (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
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AN469 The Anthropology of Amazonia (0.5) | |
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AN475 The Anthropology of Revolution (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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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 2024/25) | |
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AN479 Anthropology of Law (0.5) | |
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AN480 Public Anthropology (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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AN481 Health and Welfare: Anthropological Perspectives (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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AN482 Bangladesh and Beyond: Anthropological Perspectives (0.5) (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
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AN483 Anthropology, Art, and Poetics (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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AN484 Anthropological Approaches to Race, Racism, and Decolonisation (0.5) | |
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AN486 Research Methods in Anthropology (0.5) | |
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AN492 Anthropological Entanglements in the Middle East (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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AN493 Language, Signs, World, Action! Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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DV407 Poverty (0.5) | |
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DV413 Environmental Problems and Development Interventions (0.5) # | |
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DV415 Global Environmental Governance (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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DV418 African Development (0.5) | |
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DV420 Complex Emergencies (0.5) | |
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DV421 Critical Perspectives on Global Health and Development (0.5) | |
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DV428 Managing Humanitarianism (0.5) | |
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DV458 Key issues in Global Health and Development (0.5) | |
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DV464 Democracy and Development (0.5) | |
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DV480 Transforming Society: Revolutions, Evolutions and Colonialism (0.5) # | |
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DV490 Economic Development Policy I: Applied Policy Analysis for Macroeconomic Development (0.5) # | |
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DV491 Economic Development Policy II: Microeconomic Analysis (0.5) # | |
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DV492 Economic Development Policy III: Government Policy Analysis (0.5) # | |
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DV494 Foundations of Applied Econometrics for Economic Development Policy (0.5) # | |
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Any other courses offered by Anthropology or International Development, as approved. | |
Paper 4 |
AN499 Dissertation (1.0) | |
Paper 3 DV courses options list
DV407 Poverty (0.5) | |
DV413 Environmental Problems and Development Interventions (0.5) # | |
DV415 Global Environmental Governance (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
DV418 African Development (0.5) | |
DV420 Complex Emergencies (0.5) | |
DV421 Critical Perspectives on Global Health and Development (0.5) | |
DV428 Managing Humanitarianism (0.5) | |
DV458 Key issues in Global Health and Development (0.5) | |
DV464 Democracy and Development (0.5) | |
DV480 Transforming Society: Revolutions, Evolutions and Colonialism (0.5) # | |
DV490 Economic Development Policy I: Applied Policy Analysis for Macroeconomic Development (0.5) # | |
DV491 Economic Development Policy II: Microeconomic Analysis (0.5) # | |
DV492 Economic Development Policy III: Government Policy Analysis (0.5) # | |
DV494 Foundations of Applied Econometrics for Economic Development Policy (0.5) # | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
Footnotes
A : AN456 can only be taken under Paper 3 if it was not taken under Paper 1.
B : AN457 can only be taken under Paper 3 if it was not taken under Paper 1.
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.