Anthropology MRes
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Birkbeck, University of London
Master London / Classroom-based£ 12,180 -
King's College London
Postgraduate London / Classroom-basedhigher than £ 9000 -
Birkbeck, University of London
Master London / Classroom-based£ 9,960
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Postgraduate
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Location
London
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Duration
1 Year
The Anthropology MRes offers students a thorough grounding in a wide range of biological or social science methodologies and methods, an advanced knowledge of contemporary questions in anthropology, and training in statistical and professional skills, which prepare graduates for doctoral research or employment as social science researchers.
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With the completion of the MRes, we expect students to be highly competent professionals, who will either continue to the MPhil/PhD level or who will be well equipped to apply their knowledge of social science methodologies and methods and their specific anthropological expertise in a range of settings.
A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Applicants may be referred to a taught Master's in Anthropology if the application does not demonstrate sufficient disciplinary knowledge to support their proposed project. Applicants must contact their proposed supervisors prior to applying to secure support for their application.
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Subjects
- Medical
- Medical training
- Social Science
- Anthropology
- Post-Socialist Societies
- History and Aesthetics
- Medical Anthropology
- Palaeoanthropology
- Documentary Filmmaking
- Socioecology
Course programme
Students develop an advanced knowledge and understanding of topics in one of the sub-disciplines of anthropology (biological, social, medical or material culture). They are prepared for advanced level research through a general training in social science research methods and specialised research training in broad-based anthropological research methods and techniques.
Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.
The programme consists of two core modules (45 credits), two optional modules (30 credits) and a research dissertation (105 credits).
Core modules- Research Methods and Skills
- Ethnographic Area: Critical Literature Review
The following is a selection of possible optional modules:
- Anthropological and Archaeological Genetics
- Art in the Public Sphere
- Anthropological Theory
- Primate Evolution
- Anthropology of Socialist and Post-Socialist Societies
- Anthropology of the Built Environment
- Ecology of Human Groups
- Evolution of Human Brain, Cognition and Language
- History and Aesthetics of Documentary
- Mass Consumption and Design
- Medical Anthropology
- Medical Anthropology and Primary Care
- Palaeoanthropology
- Population and Development
- Practical Ethnographic and Documentary Filmmaking
- Primate Socioecology
- Risk, Power and Uncertainty
- Ritual Healing and Therapeutic Employment
- Social Construction of Landscape
All MRes students undertake an independent research project which culminates in a dissertation of approximately 17,000 words (inclusive of notes).
Teaching and learningThe programme is delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars, small group presentations and discussion, tutorials, laboratory and practical work, independent directed reading, interactive teamwork, video, and film and web-based courses. Assessment is through coursework, unseen and take-home examination, laboratory books, posters and the dissertation.
FieldworkStudents usually conduct fieldwork over the summer after the end of the third term. The research carried out will inform the final dissertation,
Additional information
Anthropology MRes
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Birkbeck, University of London
Master London / Classroom-based£ 12,180 -
King's College London
Postgraduate London / Classroom-basedhigher than £ 9000 -
Birkbeck, University of London
Master London / Classroom-based£ 9,960
See all