Social Anthropology

PhD

In Belfast City

£ 2,100 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    PhD

  • Location

    Belfast city (Northern Ireland)

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Overview: The PhD/MPhil programme is designed to provide training in the methods of independent research and will provide the student with a professional credential at the highest level. The research normally will be based upon an analysis of original field research materials. RESEARCH STRENGTHS Our regional interests include Ireland, the British Isles, Europe, Africa, South Asia, South East Asia, Japan, the Caribbean, Latin America, Melanesia and Australia. We offer supervision in a wide range of topics, including: Anthropology and Philosophy Aspects of Social and Economic Change Borders, Migration and Transnationalism Conflict Transformation and Human Rights Emotions and The Senses Gender, Kinship and Marriage Human/Animal Relations and Environmentalism Identity, Ethnicity and Nationalism Music, Popular Culture and Tourism New Religions and Political Movements Performance, Art and Material Culture Public Policy Share this course Share "Conducting fieldwork in Sri Lanka was a metamorphic experience; I gained invaluable skills collaborating with grassroots organisations, as well as confidence in my own abilities. Writing a thesis is never easy, however the process has allowed me to think deeply and analytically about my passions and will hopefully contribute to a more meaningful understanding of peace-building in the country." Nirosha Jayawardana
PhD student

Facilities

Location

Start date

Belfast City (County Antrim)
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University Road, BT7 1NN

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

A research degree offers you the opportunity to develop your research skills and prove yourself as a researcher. Queen's is committed to the enhancement of research training and teaching and offers postgraduate research opportunities across all fields of study. The following postgraduate research study routes for this subject area are: DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD) MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY (MPhil) ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS The minimum academic requirement for admission to a research degree programme is normally an Upper Second Class...

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Subjects

  • Social Anthropology

Course programme

Special Features

  • The 2014 Research Excellence Framework results confirmed Queen's University's reputation as a 'world-leading' centre for research in Anthropology.
  • The Anthropology research cluster provides each research student with a first and second supervisor and supplies additional training through postgraduate and qualitative research methods seminars.
  • Research students discuss and present ongoing work in the weekly postgraduate seminar. They are encouraged to publish an article in an academic journal and present work at national and international conferences.
  • Research students can gain teaching experience as tutors in modules taught in the School.
  • Overall monitoring and evaluation of progress of research students is carried out by the School Postgraduate Committee, which also deals with all issues arising from postgraduate admissions and changes of enrolment.

Additional information

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Social Anthropology

£ 2,100 + VAT