Social Anthropology MRes
University of Aberdeen
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Social Anthropology allows you to study human societies and carry out research with cultural and critical awareness.Anthropology is the comparative study of human societies in all their diversity. It seeks to understand cultural life broadly, in a wide range of social activities. Anthropologists carry out their research through long-term, in-depth fieldwork in different regions of the world. We are interested in various aspects of people’s everyday lives, whether ordinary day-to-day activities ...Read more

Social Anthropology allows you to study human societies and carry out research with cultural and critical awareness.Anthropology is the comparative study of human societies in all their diversity. It seeks to understand cultural life broadly, in a wide range of social activities. Anthropologists carry out their research through long-term, in-depth fieldwork in different regions of the world. We are interested in various aspects of people’s everyday lives, whether ordinary day-to-day activities or special festivals and events. Researchers observe these events and activities to learn more about other societies and to reflect on their own.Such observations and analysis provided by anthropologists are important and generate knowledge about remote cultures or help address urgent issues in communities nearby.Anthropology helps understand current developments in our changing world too and contributes to critical reflection on these processes, whether it is the refugee crisis or social consequences of a disease outbreak, for instance.

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Melissa
22 Oct 24

I love how much support the University offers the students. The only thing I'd love to see more of are opportunities and events for older or mature students to take part in...Read more

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Morag
03 Oct 24

The atmosphere at Aberdeen University is very welcoming, friendly and helpful. They are keen to give you a positive student experience and are always looking how to support you..Read more

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Applicants for admission will normally be expected to hold a relevant Honours degree with a 2:1 standard from a recognised university or body. Applicants without this qualification may be admitted subject to having an alternative qualification, or an approved level of work experience appropriate to the field of study. Also taken into careful consideration is the trajectory of results, an applicant without an overall 2.1 but with 2.1 results in their final two years of study may be admitted. The MRes is a research degree in the sense that, alongside courses in research methods, students work out their own specific research topic under the supervision of the department. Many students, but not all, intend to go on to study for a PhD, in which case the dissertation written at the end of the MRes serves as a PhD research proposal. To apply for MRes, please include a short outline of your intended research theme. This need not be very detailed, up to about 1000 words in length.

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£23,000 per year

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Melissa
22 Oct 24
Ethnology, Folklore and Ethnomusicology PhD
I love how much support the University offers the students. The only thing I'd love to see more of are opportunities and events for older or mature students to take part in....
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Morag
03 Oct 24
Ethnology, Folklore and Ethnomusicology PhD
The atmosphere at Aberdeen University is very welcoming, friendly and helpful. They are keen to give you a positive student experience and are always looking how to support you...
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University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen , Aberdeen

With over 530 years of history, the University of Aberdeen offers a meaningful postgraduate study experience which places an emphasis...

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King's College Aberdeen AB24 3FX United Kingdom
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