MA (Hons) Social Anthropology with Development in Edinburgh United Kingdom | The University of Edinburgh

Social anthropology explores human behavior and belief systems across diverse cultures. Communities globally exhibit vast differences in their social structures, traditions, and governance.
Examining these differences while recognizing our shared human experience forms the core of social anthropology.
Year 1- The first year offers a comprehensive foundation in the discipline. Students take Social Anthropology 1A and 1B, covering Fundamentals: Studying Anthropology and Fundamentals: Anthropological Practice. Additionally, they select two to four elective courses. Year 2- The curriculum includes Social Anthropology 2: Key Concepts, Ethnography: Theory & Practice, Fundamentals: Ethnographic Theory, and Fundamentals: Reading & Writing Anthropology. Students also pick two to four supplementary courses, either within their program or from other academic fields. Year 3- Core subjects comprise Anthropological Theory, Kinship: Structure & Process, Ritual & Religion, and Consumption, Exchange & Technology. Students select two specialized courses from options like Happiness: Cross-cultural Perspectives, Urban Anthropology, the Anthropology of Africa, or Latin American Anthropology. The summer between Years 3 and 4 presents research opportunities, with dissertation advisors assisting in project development for studies conducted domestically or internationally. Year 4- The mandatory Culture & Power course complements the honors dissertation, which utilizes prior research findings, alongside continued elective course selections.