Social Anthropology (MRes)

Your programme of study

As a social anthropologist you gain understanding in the cultural life of a wide range of social activities across communities and society. Many alumni have gone to work in a range of top universities in the world and in other organisations including governments and museums, and the programme allows you to take a range of skills with you to these organisations, public sector, third sector and to PhD level where you could lecture, research and publish your own findings.

The MRes in Social Anthropology, Ethnology and Cultural History (SAnECH) is the principal gateway programme for carrying out doctoral-level anthropological research at the University of Aberdeen, as well as a stand-alone Masters programme in its own right. Combining taught skills courses with lively and innovative seminar forums for staff and students, this programme will allow you to develop both your research goals and the means to achieve them. The Anthropology group at Aberdeen provide world class research expertise that combines a genuinely global focus with an established track record of research on Scotland and the Circumpolar North.

Courses listed for the programme

Semester 1

• Research in Social Anthropology
• Optional Courses
• The Museum Idea
• Supervised Reading
• Research Skills in Anthropology
• Understanding People and Environment
• More Than Human
• Anthropological Theory for MSc
• Materials, Technology and Power in the Andean Region

Semester 2

• Scottish Training and Anthropological Research
• Research in Social Anthropology

Optional

• Reading Environment Ethnography
• Morality and Belief in Islam
• Supervised Reading
• Research Design and Practice in Anthropology
• Culture and Society in Latin America
• Roads: Mobility, Movement, Migration

Semester 3

• Dissertation in Social Anthropology

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Why study at Aberdeen?

• You are taught by staff who specialist in Anthropology from regions such as Canada, Central Asian Republics, Iceland and more
• We support you throughout your studies
• We have one of the highest research scores in the UK (Research Excellence Framework 2014)

Where you study

• University of Aberdeen
• 12 Months Full Time or 24 Months Part Time
• September start

International Student Fees 2017/2018

• International
• Scotland and EU
• Other UK

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*Please be advised that some programmes have different tuition fees from those listed above and that some programmes also have additional costs.

Scholarships

View all funding options on our funding database via the programme page and the latest postgraduate opportunities

Living in Aberdeen

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Your Accommodation

• Catered Accommodation
• Self-Catering     

Campus Facilities

• University of Aberdeen: A Global Community
• University of Aberdeen: We are international
• Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
• Student Support
• Clubs and Societies
• Sport
• Societies
• Review

Find out more about living in Aberdeen and living costs

Visit the Social Anthropology (MRes) page on the Aberdeen University website for more details!