MRes/PhD Anthropology at London School of Economics and Political Science

Programme overview

Make an original contribution to the field of anthropology with the support of our world-leading faculty members, each with their own specialist expertise. How would you like to train at one of the most famous anthropology departments in the world? An MRes/PhD in Anthropology at LSE offers you the chance to undertake a substantial piece of innovative research that drives forward debates within the discipline.

Department: Department of Anthropology | Duration: Five years - one year MRes, four years PhD full-time; part-time available | Study mode: full-time/part-time | Intake: 27 September 2027 | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory and core courses include Qualitative and Quantitative Methods for Anthropologists, Evidence and Arguments in Anthropology and Other Social Sciences, Supervised Reading Course and Fieldwork Preparation, Research Proposal, Seminar on Anthropological Research, Advanced Professional Development in Anthropology, Thesis Writing Seminar.

Career pathways

Hannah Cottrell (PhD 2024 – Lecturer, UCL Institute for Global Health) Agathe Faure (PhD 2024 – LSE Fellow in Anthropology, LSE) Anishka Lohiya (PhD 2023 – ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow, LSE) Charlotte Ramble (PhD 2023 – Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Associate, University of Cambridge) Ignacio Sandoval Marmolejo (PhD 2023 – Teacher, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile) Meghan Rose Donnelly (PhD 2022 – Lecturer in Social Anthropology, University of Manchester) Clayton Goodgame (PhD 2021 – Ma.

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Application information

Entry requirements

We prefer applicants to have a significant prior training in social anthropology at degree level. Normally, this will be evidenced by a merit or higher result on a taught MSc/MA in social anthropology from a UK university, or the equivalent of this from an overseas university; or by a 2:1 or higher result on an undergraduate BA/BSc in social anthropology from a UK university, or the equivalent of this from an overseas university. Students with degrees in related fields in the social sciences and humanities (such as area studies) should use their statement of purpose to explain in detail how their studies to date have given them sufficient prior training in social anthropology to undertake the MRes/PhD programme. English language requirement: Higher (IELTS 7.0 overall with 7.0 in reading and 6.5 in listening, writing and speaking).

Domestic applicants: GBP 5,368 a year (2027/28). First-year fee; likely to rise over the duration of the programme. Source

International applicants: GBP 25,300 a year (2027/28). First-year fee; likely to rise over the duration of the programme. Source

Intake: 27 September 2027

Duration: Five years - one year MRes, four years PhD full-time; part-time available

Apply through the official page: https://www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Graduate/Prospective-students/How-to-Apply

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