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MRes in Social Anthropology

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Study mode

Full time

Duration

12 months

Start date

08-OCT-24

Key information
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Qualification type

MRes - Master of Research

Subject areas

Social Anthropology

Course type

Research

Course Summary

The MRes in Social Anthropology is intended for students who already have full training at undergraduate and/or Master's level in the methods and perspectives of Social/Cultural Anthropology.

The course is a one-year period of rigorous training in research issues and methods that leads to the production of an independently-researched 15,000 word dissertation (dissertation) and a substantial fieldwork proposal. The taught portion of the MRes programme is the same as the nine-month PhD pre-fieldwork training programme: students take the same courses in ethnographic methods and social theory, and receive the same close interaction with their supervisor, a senior member of department staff. There is also training in quantitative social science methods.

By the end of the course students should have:

  • developed a deeper general knowledge of the comparative, theoretical and epistemological issues underlying contemporary social anthropological research and, where relevant to proposed doctoral research, developed a deeper knowledge of a specific geographical and/or topical area of anthropology and of the critical debates within it;
  • developed a knowledge of a range of current methods, methodologies and research findings and a conceptual understanding that enables their proper deployment and evaluation; and
  • where relevant, advanced own plans for field research and undertaken field preparation with reference to both the overall aims of the course and the specific social, ethical and other practical matters relating to their chosen field.

Modules

A dissertation of not more than 15,000 words, including footnotes, but excluding tables, appendices, and bibliography, on a subject approved by the Archaeology, Anthropology and Sociology Degree Committee. An oral examination on the dissertation and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls may be held at the discretion of the examiners.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£21,402

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£35,517

Entry requirements

Applicants for this course should have achieved a UK First class Honours Degree. A First-class Honours Degree or strong High Pass in a Master's degree in Social Anthropology is normally required. Applicants who do not hold such a qualification may wish to consider applying for the Department's MPhil programme in Social Anthropology.