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The MA Anthropology program at University College Cork is an innovative postgraduate course offering cutting-edge ethnographic training alongside cultural, political, and social theory. This interdisciplinary program combines expertise from the Marginalized & Endangered Worldviews Study Centre and the Economy & Society Research Centre, featuring hands-on learning through international summer schools, colloquia, seminar discussions, and fieldwork placements across Latin America, India, and multiple European locations including Ireland.
Students develop valuable intercultural abilities along with professional and transferable skills. This program is ideal for globally-minded individuals looking to explore the complex cultural, political, and social issues shaping our contemporary world.
A candidate for this MA programme must normally hold a Second Class Honours Grade I in a primary honours degree (NFQ, Level 8) or equivalent, in Anthropology, or a cognate subject in social/cultural sciences (Sociology, Criminology, Management, Development, Political Science, Languages, Social Sciences, Classics, Comparative Literature, Cultural Studies, Study of Religions) or equivalent international qualification.
Candidates who hold a Second Class Honours Grade II in a primary honours degree (NFQ, Level 8) may also be considered under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) subject to review by the Board of Studies.
Duolingo English Test: DET 120 (with a minimum score of 110 in each individual section)
IELTS: 6.5 Overall; 6.0 Individual Skills (academic version)
TOEFL iBT: 90 Overall; Listening 20; Reading 19; Speaking 21; Writing 20
Cambridge Examinations:
C2 Proficiency
C1 Advanced
B2 First
176 overall with no less than 169 in each element of the test
Pearson PTE: Minimum score of 63 with no section score below 59