Social Anthropology, Ethnology & Cultural History
Master
In Aberdeen
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Aberdeen
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Duration
12 Months
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About this course
Students are required to have a very good first degree in Social Anthropology, Cultural History, Ethnology or a closely related discipline.
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Course programme
The Programme introduces students to current directions of research in social anthropology, ethnology and cultural history, and fosters awareness and critical reflection on the epistemological, conceptual and ethical problems entailed in the conduct of research in these fields. It aims to guide students in how to access, and use, key sources of research material (archival, visual, musical and museological), and to provide training in ethnographic fieldwork and related research methods (interviewing, audio-recording, filming and surveying).
Students completing the programme should be adequately prepared either to undertake further research towards the PhD in any one of the constituent disciplines or in an area that overlaps two or more of them, or to enter employment as researchers in fields outside the academy, such as in libraries and museums, branches of the media, or organisations concerned with aspects of human welfare and development, where the knowledge and skills cultivated by the programme are in demand.
Syllabus
- The School of Social Science Postgraduate Training Programme provides foundation training in generic skills of social research through four modules (Methods and Methodology, Research Skills Workshop, Approaches to Analysis and Research Seminar)
- Advanced, discipline-specific training is provided through two modules - Philosophy and Methods of Research in Social Anthropology, Ethnology and Cultural History 1 and 2.
- A supervised dissertation of 12,000 words is undertaken on an agreed topic (for potential PhD students this usually takes the form of a proposal for their proposal for their intended project of doctoral research)
Assessment
The course modules that constitute the MRes programme are assessed on the basis of coursework, assignment (essays, presentations, projects, etc) and the dissertion.
Progression
- Completion of the four generic modules of the School Postgraduate Training Programme merits the Certificate in Research Methods
- Completion of the addtional two modules, as well as the dissertion, are eligible for MRes in Social Anthropology, Ethnology, and Cultural History.
MRes 12 months full-time or 24 months part-time.
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Social Anthropology, Ethnology & Cultural History