Masters Degrees in Physical & Biological Anthropology, United Kingdom

This programme places a strong emphasis on critical thinking and understanding of both the broad field of Biological Anthropology and the specialisms within. Read more

Kent-anthropology is renown for its dynamic post-graduate community and its contribution to emerging and established anthropological fields. Read more

The MA in Ancient Egyptian Culture is an enlightening course that concentrates on ancient Egyptian history, language and material culture. Read more

Through imaginative teaching and world-leading research, we inspire our students to explore. Working in labs, you’ll get advanced training in the analysis of human remains. Read more

Through imaginative teaching and world-leading research, we inspire our students to explore. Palaeoanthropology traces the evolution of humanity. Read more

Wouldn't it be interesting to study human societies to understand cultural life and social activities? This programme allows you to do just that in an ancient university dating back to 1495. Read more

Oxford Brookes is one of very few UK universities where social and biological anthropology are taught alongside each other. This course emphasises the holistic and comparative breadth of anthropology - studying humans from a variety of social, cultural, biological and evolutionary perspectives. Read more

The MPhil in Human Evolutionary Studies is a full-time interdisciplinary course, taken over a period of ten months, and involving teaching in evolutionary anthropology, human and hominin morphology, primate behaviour and evolution, archaeology and genetics. Read more

The MPhil in Applied Biological Anthropology is a full-time interdisciplinary course taken over a period of ten months with core teaching in human population biology. Read more

This is a master's degree by research in which the sole requirement is a dissertation. It is suitable for those who have a strong background in this field, possibly including research experience. Read more

Bioarchaeology is an exciting and fast-advancing field which combines archaeology with branches of the natural sciences to study key topics such as past health and well-being, diet, ecology, subsistence strategies and environmental impacts. Read more

Anthropology deals with contemporary, real-life issues such as. -Social and economic transformation. -The politics of race. -Religion. Read more

This MSc aims to provide sufficient knowledge of advanced medically related anthropology to enable students to utilise anthropological approaches in a range of research and professional roles. Read more

Through imaginative teaching and world-leading research, we inspire our students to explore. Using a combination of established and cutting-edge methods, this course focuses on the study of bones from archaeological sites. Read more

This one-year degree is designed for students who already hold a first degree (BA or BSc) in Forensic Anthropology or a related subject, and is intended to provide advanced training in subject areas which are germane to current professional requirements, but which are not available collectively at any other institution in the world. Read more