Overview

The Social Anthropology programme from Stockholm University reflects the Department’s commitment to understanding people, ideas, and objects in situ, and how they travel across political and cultural borders, challenging, reinforcing or redrawing them in the process. Studies are flexible and the program offrs a range of courses that reflects the Department’s research interests. It is also possible, by agreement, to choose courses from other departments to tailor an individual specialization.

key Features

Compulsory courses are e.g. History and Philosophy of Anthropological Theory, and Anthropological Methods. The methods course teaches fieldwork skills and has a strong practical orientation.

Students also take part in the “Writing Anthropology Workshop” which runs throughout their first year of study. During the second year, students formulate an independent research project and carry out long-term fieldwork in Sweden or abroad before writing their thesis.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

History and Philosophy of Anthropological Theory

Key Themes in Contemporary Anthropology

Transnational migration

Digital Anthropology

Political Matters

Environmental anthropology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-08-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-01-16 00:00:00
Starting 2025-01-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-08-15 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

7

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TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Anthropology Sociology View 5 other Masters in Anthropology in Sweden

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

7

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TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Student insurance

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor's Degree of 180 ECTS credits in Social Anthropology or a equivalent degree in the Social or Cultural Sciences.

Swedish upper secondary school course English B/English 6 or equivalent.

Tuition Fee

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International

8268 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 16536 EUR for the full programme during 24 months.
EU/EEA

Free

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 0 EUR for the full programme during 24 months.

For citizens from outside EU, EEA or Switzerland. First instalment: 45000 SEK. The complete programme: 180000 SEK.
National students: application fee of 900 SEK

Living costs for Stockholm

9668 - 17248 SEK /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.