This programme examines how anthropology and associated social sciences contribute to our understanding of issues arising from the formation, expression and enactment of collective identities.

The following Master's programmes are recognised by the ESRC as having research training status, so successful completion of these courses is sufficient preparation for research in the various fields of social anthropology. Many of our students do, in fact, go on to do MPhil and PhD research. Others use their Master's qualification in employment ranging from research in government departments to teaching to consultancy work overseas.
Postgraduate Diploma students may study the same course content as MA and MSc students on the respective programmes, but diploma programmes run for nine months full-time and are assessed by essays and course participation alone. Diploma students who successfully complete the coursework may, on application, be accepted onto the research and dissertation module which leads to the award of MA or MSc.

Course content

• Anthropology of Ethnicity, Nationalism and Identity I
• Anthropological Research Methods I
• Theory and Ethnography in Social Anthropology I and II
• Research Methods in Social Anthropology II
• Two options chosen from a range of modules offered within Anthropology, Politics and International Relations or History
• Dissertation of 15,000 words

Assessment

Assessment is by written reports, oral presentations, written student feedback forms and the dissertation.

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