Doctor of Philosophy in Social Anthropology at University of Cambridge

The Cambridge PhD in Social Anthropology is available on a full or part time basis and is intended for students who already have full training at undergraduate and/or Master's level in the methods and perspectives of Social/Cultural Anthropology. A first-class Honours degree or a Merit in a Master's degree in Social Anthropology is normally a pre-requisite for this course. The course includes intensive fieldwork training in the first year, a research period of 12 to 15 months, and a further year for writing the thesis (a maximum of four years is allowed in total).

Faculty: School of the Humanities and Social Sciences  |  Department: Department of Social Anthropology  |  Duration: 3-4 years full-time; 4-7 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: October 2027  |  Location: Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students work under the guidance of a Principal Supervisor and a Faculty Advisor, and are supported by a general research training curriculum and extensive programme of department seminars and workshops. Students can expect to leave for field research at the end of their third term (June-July). A PhD thesis must not exceed 80,000 words and is expected to be near that length.

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