Social Anthropology

Entry requirements

We require a UK bachelor's degree with a First or Upper Second classification or the overseas equivalent, in any discipline for entry to our MA programme.

We require a UK bachelor's degree with a Lower-Second classification or the overseas equivalent, in any discipline for entry to our Postgraduate Diploma.

When assessing your academic record we consider your degree subject, grades you have achieved and the standing of the institution where you studied your qualification.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Our Social Anthropology master’s course will empower you to examine differences and similarities between cultures, so we can better understand the essence of what makes us human.

This course sets out the key classical and contemporary debates in the field. It also explores the diversity of human cultural and social experience around the world.

Via mandatory course units, you’ll develop your research skills. You’ll gain significant, expertise in modern and traditional ethnographic research methods.

You can also to tailor the programme to fit your interests, with optional course units including:

• Anthropology of Displacement and Migration: Why and how do people move
• Ethnographies and Adventures in Manchester
• Food and Eating: The Cultural Body
• Anthropology of Human Learning: Childhood and Education
• Anthropology of Humanitarianism and Development

Throughout the course, you’ll develop transferable skills in research, critical enquiry and creative thinking, preparing you for a stimulating and worthwhile career.

Fees and funding

Both home and international students may benefit from scholarships, merit awards, bursaries and loans available at The University of Manchester.

• Home students may be eligible for a postgraduate loan from the government to cover a significant proportion of their tuition fees.
• International students may be eligible for a number of international scholarships, such as the Manchester Humanities International Excellence Scholarship, the Global Futures Scholarship, or the GREAT Scholarship.

For further information on fees and funding, available scholarships and bursaries, as well as their full eligibility criteria, please visit our funding pages.