International Development and Social Anthropology (MSc)
Master
In London
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
London
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Duration
1 Year
Our MSc International Development and Social Anthropology will be of particular interest if you wish to study global development, policy and practice and their local impacts from an anthropological perspective. It will help you to understand issues, processes and institutions central to global poverty, inequality and development, and to apply anthropological theories and methods to the field of international development.
The course provides a solid base if you are planning a career in development agencies, the non-governmental sector and other international organisations, and if you work in such institutions and wish to take a larger role in the direct provision of services or policy development. It is also relevant if you are interested in policy research, in journalism and in undertaking advanced research in international development, anthropology and related fields.
The compulsory modules will improve your skills in evaluation and analysis, enabling you to participate critically in debates on the changing nature of the multilateral, bilateral and non-governmental institutions designed to address development issues, the context in which they operate and the constraints they face. You will also have the opportunity to choose from a range of thematic option modules which allow you to tailor your programme according to your personal or career interests.
The transferable skills you will develop include the capacity to analyse debates and issues in development, team-working, and written and oral communication. You will also learn to locate and analyse qualitative and quantitative data on development from printed and electronic sources.
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About this course
Graduates go into careers in local government, international aid/development, social work and human resources. Possible professions include international aid/development worker, local government officer, or social researcher. This degree may also be useful in becoming a journalist, an equality and diversity officer, or a human resources officer.
A second-class honours degree (2:2) or above in social sciences or humanities. Other applicants will also be considered.
Previous experience or study of development issues and/or social anthropology may be an advantage.
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Subjects
- Conservation
- Human Geography
- Management Development
- Conflict
- Social Anthropology
- Perspective
- International
- Global
- Anthropology
- Culture and Development
- Theoretical approaches
- Development Studies
Course programme
The programme comprises two compulsory modules, two option modules and a dissertation.
Options may vary from year to year. Relevant options may also be taken from other Birkbeck programmes, subject to agreement with the programme director.
COMPULSORY MODULES- Anthropology, Culture and Development
- Development Studies: Theoretical Approaches
- Development Management
- Development, Aid and Power
- Gender and Development
- Global Nature Conservation Level 7
- International Political Economy of Childhood
- Living with Climate Change (Level 7)
- Race, Environment and International Development (Level 7)
- Research Applications in Human Geography, Delhi Field Trip Level 7
- Surviving Catastrophic Times
- Dissertation, MSc Development Studies and Anthropology
Additional information
FEES
Part-time home students: £4410 pa
Full-time home students: £8820 pa
Part-time international students: £8010 pa
Full-time international students: £16020 pa
International Development and Social Anthropology (MSc)