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University of St Andrews
MRes in Social Anthropology
- Saint Andrews, United Kingdom
Master
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
The MRes in Social Anthropology provides a firm foundation in the methods and methodologies of social anthropology and the human sciences, to serve as a basis for knowledgeable and skilled research in social anthropology. The MRes in Social Anthropology is a full-time postgraduate program run by the Department of Social Anthropology within the School of Philosophical, Anthropological, and Film Studies.
University of Sussex
MA in Social Anthropology
- Brighton, United Kingdom
MA
Full time, Part time
1 year
On-Campus
English
Located within the School of Global Studies, which has a strong tradition of socially and politically engaged anthropology focusing on real-world issues. This MA is for you if you want to deepen your knowledge of anthropology – but it also offers professional training if you’re new to the field.
Queen's University Belfast - Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
MA in Anthropology
- Belfast, United Kingdom
MA
Full time, Part time
1 year
On-Campus
English
MA in Anthropology The Anthropology MA is designed to provide students with a strong grounding in the principles and methods of Anthropology. It offers the opportunity to study innovative modules taught by leading experts in key anthropological fields, including Conflict and Borders, Religion, Cognition and Culture, Anthropology of Europe, Material Culture and Art, Migration and Diasporas, Anthropology of Ireland, Human-Animal relations and the cross-cultural study of Emotions.
SOAS University of London
MA Social Anthropology and Intensive Language
- London, United Kingdom
MA
Full time, Part time
2 years
On-Campus
English
Social anthropology is the study of people, cultures and societies around the world. It takes cultures on their own terms and values the importance of culture to helping us understand the world we live in. Social Anthropology gives us the tools that we need to understand human cultural and social differences and to really start to make sense of how people, groups and organisations think about the world.
University of Hamburg
Master in Social and Cultural Anthropology
- Hamburg, Germany
Master
Full time
4 semesters
On-Campus
English, German
The Master's program in Social & Cultural Anthropology is characterized by a very good student-student ratio and a wide range of methodological, theoretical, and regional courses. 15 master's students are admitted per year. Since these places are fully allocated, it is one of the largest MA courses in anthropology in the country.
University of Bristol - Arts and Humanities
MA Anthropology
- Bristol, United Kingdom
MA
Full time, Part time
1 year
On-Campus
English
The MA in Anthropology will help you develop a nuanced and cross-cultural perspective on the challenges that humans face in our fast-changing world, with content that reflects our research strengths in adversity, adaptation and globalisation. You will have the opportunity to put this understanding into practice through academic events and work experience in Bristol's thriving creative and cultural industries as well as social organisations.
Aarhus University
MSc in Anthropology – Visual Anthropology
- Aarhus, Denmark
MSc
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
In the MSc in Anthropology – Visual Anthropology degree program, you work with cultures and societies around the world. You work with a comparative perspective and, through the study of social and cultural conditions, you seek to acquire an understanding of human conditions and the way they change. You gain insight into how people live and interact with each other and into the society's institutions, rules, traditions and technology.
SOAS University of London
MRes Social Anthropology
- London, United Kingdom
Master
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
The MRes Social Anthropology offers students training in social science research methods, with a strong focus on ethnographic methods. It aims to provide students with the skills they need to conduct research at a doctoral level or to work as social science researchers. In addition to the acquisition of strong methodological skills, students are able to benefit from SOAS' renowned offering of African and Asian languages, as well as its expertise in the humanities, including philosophy, linguistics, literature, and history.
Vytautas Magnus University
Master in Social Anthropology
- Kaunas, Lithuania
Master
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
This Programme offers an intensive introduction to contemporary anthropology. As societies around the world vary enormously in their social, cultural, and political forms, the Master of Social Anthropology Programme is designed to study these variations and the common humanity contained therein. Such topics as transnational mobility, debated cultural practices of inclusion and exclusion as well as the transformation of the state are specially articulated in the Programme. It also provides the students with a thorough theoretical and methodological grounding, essential for attaining non-judgmental understanding and appreciation of the diversity of other cultures, the significance of cross-cultural perspectives, and intercultural understanding.
Universitat de Barcelona
Master's Degree in Biological Anthropology
- Barcelona, Spain
Master
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
Spanish, English
The master's degree Biological Anthropology is intended to provide holders of degrees in experimental sciences and the humanities with up-to-date training in human biodiversity, its origin, evolution and the biomedical implications. The program responds to the growing demand for specialists in the area of human biology and physical anthropology, contributing knowledge and methodologies pertaining to this area of specialization and related areas (e.g., physiology, genetics, zoology, medicine, archaeology).
Tallinn University
Master of Arts in Anthropology
- Tallinn, Estonia
MA
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
Social anthropologists research the human experience by observing and participating in people’s daily lives. The Anthropology MA program enables you to specialize in Social Anthropology and learn more about the human experience from a comparative perspective. The program provides a stimulating research environment where you can develop your own research project through a range of fieldwork-based practices that examines the relativity of world views, and the commonalities of social practices, and relate them to a broader global context.
Central European University (CEU)
Master of Arts in Sociology and Social Anthropology (1 year)
- Vienna, Austria
MA
Full time
1 year
On-Campus
English
The Two Year MA aims to present students with a wide range of theories and methods in sociology and social anthropology while examining their interaction and integration in the study of globalization and urban studies. The study of globalization and urban studies is conceived in the department as both a material and a formal object.
Central European University (CEU)
Master of Arts in Sociology and Social Anthropology (2 years)
- Vienna, Austria
MA
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English
Two-year MA program in Sociology and Social Anthropology with optional specialization in Global and Urban Studies. The Two-Year MA requires that students take a total of 62 credits, of these 48 credits in coursework. (14 credits for the Thesis Consultation and Defense are not included in the required 62 credits!) In the first year, a minimum of 30 credits is to be undertaken. A further 18 credits may be taken in the second year.
SOAS University of London
MA Anthropology of Food and Intensive Language
- London, United Kingdom
MA
Full time, Part time
2 years
On-Campus
English
The MA Anthropology of Food with a 2-year intensive language pathway is directed at students who wish to combine knowledge of the anthropology of food with expertise in a regional language. It prepares students to apply their anthropological knowledge in a specific region by achieving proficiency in a language.
KU Leuven
Master of Social and Cultural Anthropology
- Leuven, Belgium
MSc
Full time
2 years
On-Campus
English, Dutch
Anthropology studies the socializing, meaning-making and world-building practices of humans in different places, networks and settings, around the world. Social and cultural anthropologists study social processes from the perspectives of the actors involved. Combining an insider's and an outsider's point of view, anthropologists actively engage and theorize the differences and similarities between people across the globe.
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