MA Social Anthropology at SOAS University of London

Programme overview

Are you interested in how different people around the world do things differently? Have you ever questioned the taken for granted assumptions about what is “normal” behaviour in your culture, your workplace, or in powerful institutions? Have you got an interest in culture, behaviour, cultural heritage, or social justice?

Department: Department of Anthropology and Sociology | Duration: 1 year | Study mode: full-time or part-time | Intake: September | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The programme consists of 180 credits in total: 120 credits of taught modules and a dissertation of 10,000 words at 60 credits. Core and compulsory modules include 701 Contemporary Anthropological Theory, 702 Ethnographic Research Methods, 721 Ethnographic Encounters, 799A Dissertation (MA) in Anthropology.

Career pathways

Students from SOAS’ Department of Anthropology and Sociology develop an in-depth understanding of the world. Employers value our graduates’ cultural awareness and global perspective, as well as their skills in analysis, data interpretation and problem-solving.

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Application information

Entry requirements

We will consider all applications with a 2:2 (or international equivalent) or higher in a social science or humanities subject. In addition to degree classification we take into account other elements of the application such as supporting statement. References are optional, but can help build a stronger application if you fall below the 2:2 requirement or have non-traditional qualifications. See international entry requirements and English language requirements. Applicants from Ghana: Bachelor's degree from a recognised institution accepted as equivalent to a UK 2:2: Lower Second Class Hons.

Domestic applicants: GBP 12,965 a year. Full-time tuition fee Source

International applicants: GBP 25,320 a year. Full-time tuition fee Source

Intake: September

Duration: 1 year

Apply through the official page: https://www.soas.ac.uk/how-apply-postgraduate-study

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