Master

In Belfast City

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Belfast city (Northern Ireland)

  • Duration

    1 Year

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Missed the recent webinar?  The recording is now available to watch: MA Anthropology Speaker - Dr Maruska Svasek , Programme Director Click here to watch the recorded webinar This MA has been designed to provide students with a general knowledge of the principles and methods of Anthropology. What is Anthropology? Anthropology is the study of human similarity and human difference, it looks at the building blocks of human society and culture, studying the value and meaning of human life from the grassroots up on a local and global platform.   Why Queen's?A unique feature of Anthropology at Queens University is the study of  Ethnomusicology, which is the anthropology of music. Students will benefit from the work carried out in the Institute of Cognition and Culture (ICC) which is one of the world's first centres for research in cognition and culture. This is a burgeoning interdisciplinary field in which scholars seek to explain patterns of cultural stability and variation utilizing theories and methods of the cognitive and evolutionary sciences   Did you know? Anthropology scored 95% for teaching With 92% for overall satisfaction! Resulting in it being 4th in the Russell Group Share this course Share "The MA Anthropology at Queen’s allows students to develop unique research projects in the fields of anthropology, ethnomusicology and cognition & culture. The resulting dissertations demonstrate intellectual independence, advanced research experience and valuable transferable skills required for further PhD research and strongly valued by a wide variety of employers." Dr Maruska Svasek

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Location

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

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

Normally a 2.1 Honours degree in an appropriate subject or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University. Applicants who hold a 2.2 Honours degree in an appropriate subject or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Applicants may be required to submit a piece of written work in support of their application. International Qualifications For information on international qualification equivalents please select Your Country from the list on our International...

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Subjects

  • Teaching
  • Music

Course programme

Course Details

There are five MA strands as listed below and each consists of six taught modules and a dissertation (which is double-weighted):

  • MA Anthropology (Anthropology of Conflict)
  • MA Anthropology (Anthropology of Ireland)
  • MA Anthropology (Cognition and Culture)
  • MA Anthropology (Ethnomusicology)
  • MA Anthropology (Social Anthropology)

Depending on the specialism chosen, students take a combination of compulsory and optional modules.

You will also participate in the weekly Anthropology Postgraduate Seminar were Diploma/MA/PhD students present their on-going research and in addition attend the weekly Anthropology Research Seminar where established academics discuss their work. Students also have the option to audit an undergraduate module and participate in various music ensembles.

Assessment & Feedback

Assessed essays and dissertation.

Learning and Teaching

Teaching times will be a combinatioin of both morning and afternoon with the opportunity for occasional weekend training sessions.

Additional information

Graduates have pursued careers in a wide range of fields, such as research (academic and non-academic), teaching, music therapy, consultancy, development and charity work, museum and heritage posts, journalism and radio broadcasting. Among those who have pursued academic careers, not all have done so within anthropology - several have taken posts in related disciplines. Others have found positions within governmental and non-governmental organisations abroad. Queen's postgraduates reap exceptional benefits. Unique initiatives,...

Anthropology

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