MA Socio-Cultural Anthropology at Durham University

The MA Socio-Cultural Anthropology will provide you with a valuable insight into the study of humanity, and the social and cultural environment that underpins how we live today. You will be provided with extensive training in social and cultural anthropology, exploring the behaviours, societies, and cultures that underpin human life. The course enables you to transition to anthropology from an undergraduate degree in any other subject.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences  |  Department: Anthropology  |  Duration: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time (part-time option)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Durham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

On this postgraduate course, you will study the topics outlined in the course overview and module information sections on this page. Compulsory modules include Thinking Anthropologically, Fieldwork and Interpretation, Ritual, Religion and Belonging, Power and Inequality, Dissertation.

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