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Anthropology and Development – (M.Sc.)

Application Deadline: None – rolling admissions
Annual Tuition Fee: ≈ € 11,620 - ≈ € 17,973 (non-EEA)
Location: London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴
Duration: 12 months Start Date: September
Educational Form:
  • Taught
Education Variants:
  • Parttime
  • Fulltime
Credits (ECTS): 90
Languages: English 
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Location of London School of Economics and Political Science

The programme is intended for graduates with a good first degree in any discipline and who can demonstrate a genuine interest in anthropology and development.
This MSc will help you to develop a good understanding of classical social theory and modern anthropological theory, with reference to a range of theoretical issues, including those of development and social change, and in relation to appropriate ethnography.

You will gain a good understanding of the history of development policy and practice and their theoretical underpinnings, and of the ways in which these are illuminated by anthropology. Though the programme is not a course in 'applied anthropology', it will be of use if you are planning a career in development work. It also provides a good foundation for anthropological research on problems connected with development.

This programme is offered by the Department of Anthropology with the assistance of the Development Studies Institute (DESTIN) and offers the following benefits:

* Both the Anthropology Department and the Development Studies Institute have a strongly international character, and are situated in the only institution devoted solely to the social sciences in the UK.
* The strong tradition of empirical research within the Anthropology Department and the Development Studies Institute directly informs and enhances the teaching on this course.
* The MSc is an excellent and intensive introduction to the disciplines of social anthropology and development studies.
* The course is an ideal preparation for research work in anthropology, development studies, and related fields.


Contents

Compulsory courses
* Anthropology: Theory and Ethnography
* Either Development: History, Theory and Policy or Development Management
* Dissertation

Options
(* half unit)

One full unit from the following:

* The Anthropology of Religion
* The Anthropology of Kinship, Sex and Gender
* The Anthropology of Christianity*
* The Anthropology of South-East Asia*
* The Anthropology of South Asia*
* The Anthropology of Industrialisation and Industrial Life*
* The Anthropology of Melanesia*
* The Anthropology of Southern Africa*
* Anthropology of Development*
* Anthropology of Learning and Cognition
* Law in Society: a joint course in Anthropology and Law
* Anthropology and Human Rights*
* Investigating the Philippines – New Approaches and Ethnographic Contexts*
* China in Comparative Perspective
* Anthropology of Politics*
* The Anthropology of India*
* Anthropology of Economy 1: Production and Exchange*
* Anthropology of Economy 2: Development, Transformation and Globalisation*
* Children and Youth in Contemporary Ethnography*
* Anthropology and Media*
* Anthropological Approaches to Questions of Being*
* The Anthropology of Post-Soviet Eurasia*
* The Anthropology of Borders and Boundaries*
* Ethnography of a Selected Region*
* Medical Anthropology*
* Poverty*
* Economic Development Policy
* Environmental Problems, Politics and Development*
* Global Environmental Governance*
* African Development*
* Complex Emergencies*
* Development, Diaspora and Migration*
* Managing Globalisation*
* Public Management of Development*
* Managing Humanitarianism*
* Global Civil Society*

Any other courses offered by Anthropology and Development Studies, as approved.

NB It is strongly recommended, though not compulsory, that you include Anthropology of Development in your degree programme.

Please note that only a limited selection of optional courses will be available every year; when you are offered a place you will be advised about availability for your year of study.

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Requirements

Minimum entry requirement:

* 2:1 degree in any discipline with genuine interest in subject

English requirement:

* TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with a minimum score of 603 in the paper test, 250 in the computer-based test or 100 in the internet based test.
* IELTS (International English Language Testing System) with a minimum score of 6.5.
* LSE Language Test with a minimum score of 65

Additional Requirements

Minimal degree required: Bachelor's degree
Minimal amount of work experience Not specified

Language Proficiency

IELTS Band: 6.5
Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): Grade A (Score: 80)
TOEFL Paper-based: 603
TOEFL Internet-based: 100

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