MSc in Social Anthropology (Religion in the Contemporary World)
Programme Code: TMSARCW
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 (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
Full-year programme. Students must take courses to the value of four full units. 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 |
AN402 The Anthropology of Religion (1.0) | |
Paper 2 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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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AN444 Investigating the Philippines - New Approaches and Ethnographic Contexts (0.5) # (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
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AN482 Bangladesh and Beyond: Anthropological Perspectives (0.5) (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
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EU437 Europe Beyond Modernity (0.5) | |
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EU475 Europe and the Politics of Secularism (0.5) | |
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GV4C9 Globalization and Democratization in Southeast Asia (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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IR465 The International Politics of Culture and Religion (1.0) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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IR4B1 Islam in World Politics (0.5) | |
Paper 3 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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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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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) | |
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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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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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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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EU478 The Culture of European Politics (0.5) | |
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HY435 Ideology, State, Jihad: Political Islam from Ibn Taymiyya to ISIS (1.0) | |
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PB416 Cognition and Culture (0.5) (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
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An additional unit from Paper 2 not previously taken or a course from another MSc subject to the approval of programme director. | |
Paper 4 |
AN497 Dissertation: Religion in the Contemporary World (1.0) | |
Paper 2 options list
AN419 The Anthropology of Christianity (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
AN420 The Anthropology of Southeast Asia (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
AN424 The Anthropology of Melanesia (0.5) | |
AN444 Investigating the Philippines - New Approaches and Ethnographic Contexts (0.5) # (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
EU437 Europe Beyond Modernity (0.5) | |
EU475 Europe and the Politics of Secularism (0.5) | |
GV4C9 Globalization and Democratization in Southeast Asia (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
IR465 The International Politics of Culture and Religion (1.0) # (not available 2024/25) | |
IR4B1 Islam in World Politics (0.5) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
# 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.