Overview

The Social Anthropology programme from the University of Cambridge students should have:

developed a deeper general knowledge of the comparative, theoretical and epistemological issues underlying contemporary social anthropological research and, where relevant to proposed doctoral research, developed a deeper knowledge of a specific geographical and/or topical area of anthropology and of the critical debates within it;
developed a knowledge of a range of current methods, methodologies and research findings and a conceptual understanding that enables their proper deployment and evaluation; and
where relevant, advanced own plans for field research and undertaken field preparation with reference to both the overall aims of the course and the specific social, ethical and other practical matters relating to their chosen field.

Key facts:

Continuation to the PhD is normally subject to achieving a pass in the MRes. Students wishing to continue to the PhD must also submit a formal application for continuation during their MRes year.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

The Pre-fieldwork seminar

The Ethnographic Methods Course, Parts I (Michaelmas) and II (Lent)

Statistics for Social Anthropologists (workshop in Michaelmas term)

The Social Sciences’ Research Methods Centre Course on Basic Statistical Methods, modules on Foundations in Applied Statistics and on Designing Surveys.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 11 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-26 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

110

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IELTS

7.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Anthropology Sociology View 79 other Masters in Anthropology in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

First Class

English requirements

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110

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants for this course should have achieved a UK First class Honours Degree.
Two academic references
Transcript
CV/resume
Evidence of competence in English
Sample of work (1)
Please upload a sample of your work, 3,000–5,000 in length words. Applicants may submit a longer piece of work, but must highlight the section to be considered. The sample must be entirely your own work, fully referenced and in English.
Research proposal (M)

Tuition Fees

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43516 GBP / year

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26195 GBP / year

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Living costs

Cambridge

United Kingdom

846 - 1465 GBP / month

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