Social Anthropology MA
Master
In Brighton
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
Brighton
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Duration
1 Year
Anthropology is the study of human cultures and societies in a changing world. At Sussex, we emphasise:
teaching and research on real-world problems at a human scale
an empathic understanding of diverse values, beliefs, and ways of life
a complex analysis of how politics, economy, culture, and environment shape everyday lives.
This MA is for you if you want to deepen your knowledge of anthropology – but it also offers professional training if you’re new to the field.
Anthropology is applicable in everyday life and a growing number of professional contexts, from NGOs to large companies, hospitals and educational institutions.
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About this course
Our graduates pursue a wide range of careers. Some become professional anthropologists in the public or private sector. Others go on to jobs where knowledge and understanding of the diversity of human cultures and social transformations is a significant advantage.
Recent graduates have found employment in:
policy think tanks
research firms
charities
museums
educational institutions
the media.
Graduate destinations
93% of students from the Department of Anthropology were in work or further study six months after graduating. Recent School of Global Studies graduates have gone on to jobs including:
campaigns and movements building coordinator, People and Planet
gender peace and security associate, Sida Swedish Development Cooperation Agency
protection assistant, Danish Refugee Council .
You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above.
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Subjects
- Dissertation
- Global
- Anthropological
- Research
- Ethnography
- Economies
- Humanitarian
- Religion
- Culture
- Transnationalism
Course programme
These modules are running in the academic year 2018/19. We also plan to offer them in future academic years. They may become unavailable due to staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let our applicants know of such changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.
Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.
- Dissertation (Anthropology)
- Anthropological Research Methods
- Anthropology and Ethnography
- Issues in Contemporary Ethnography
- Understanding Processes of Social Change
Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests.
- Dissertation with Placement (Global Studies)
- Activism for Development and Social Justice
- Anthropologies of Food
- Anthropology of Law
- Body and Society
- Critical Debates in Environment and Development
- Fair Trade, Ethical Business & New Moral Economies
- Indigenous and Minority Rights
- Knowledge, Power and Resistance
- Life Science, Culture and Society
- Livelihoods, Inequalities and Rural Change
- Postcolonial and Decolonial Epistemologies
- Poverty, Vulnerability and the Global Economy
- Refugees, Displacement and Humanitarian Responses
- Religion, Culture and Identity
- Sexuality and Development: Intimacies, Health and Rights in Global Perspective
- Transnationalism, Diaspora and Migrants' Lives
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Social Anthropology MA