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Anthropology of Travel, Tourism, and Pilgrimage – (M.A.)
School of Oriental and African Studies
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
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| Application Deadline: | June 30 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 6,885 - ≈ € 15,134 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of School of Oriental and African Studies
The course aims to:
- place the anthropological study of travel, tourism, and pilgrimage within in a general anthropological context
- explore the historical roots of contemporary pilgrimage and tourism
- identify some of the classical issues in social theory that have influenced the development of the subject and assess what contribution tourism studies are making to contemporary theoretical debates
- establish the primacy in the anthropology of travel, tourism, and pilgrimage of good ethnography and to enable students to compose a field research project with tourism as a dominant theme
- ground the course in awareness of the global political economy of travel, tourism, and pilgrimage
- draw out the policy implications of the subject and critically to evaluate the work of those who have ‘intervened’ (as consultants and advisors to governments and/or international agencies, for example) in tourism strategy or policy
- call upon the work of others such as cultural geographers, historians, and development studies specialists and/but to draw out the distinctions between the work of such colleagues and that of anthropologists.
- develop understanding of contemporary consumerism and commodification in with regard to contemporary tourist related spaces and places.
Contents
A total of four units must be taken over the duration of the degree. They will be:
Two compulsory half-unit core courses
- Anthropology of travel and tourism A - 15PANH051 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Anthropology of travel and tourism B - 15PANH052 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
One full unit dissertation
Dissertation in Anthropology and Sociology - 15PANC999 (1 Unit) - Full Year
Two units of option courses from the following lists
Department of Anthropology
- African and Asian Cultures in Britain - 15PANH009 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
- African and Asian Diasporas in the Modern World - 15PANH010 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Anthropology of Urban Space, Place and Architecture - 15PANH029 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
- Approaches to the Other in Horror and Science Fiction Films - 15PANH043 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Comparative Media Theory - 15PANH028 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Culture and Society of China - 15PANC089 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Culture and Society of East Africa - 15PANC084 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Culture and Society of Japan - 15PANC086 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Culture and Society of South Asia - 15PANC087 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Culture and Society of South East Asia - 15PANC088 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Culture and Society of West Africa - 15PANC083 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Culture and Society of the Near & Middle East - 15PANC097 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Ethnographic Research Methods - 15PANH002 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Food, Body and Society - 15PANH041 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1 - Cannot be taken with 15PANH042 Food, Development And The Global Economy
- Food, Development and the Global Economy - 15PANH042 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2 - Cannot be taken with 15PANH041 Food, Body And Society
- Issues in Psychoanalysis and Anthropology - 15PANH032 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Issues in the Anthropology of Film - 15PANH022 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
- Issues in the Anthropology of Gender - 15PANH024 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2 - Not to be combined with 15PDSH010 Gender & Development.
- Perspectives On Development - 15PANH033 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Research Methods in Anthropology - 15PANC011 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Therapy and Culture - 15PANH027 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1
- Theoretical Approaches to Social Anthropology - 15PANC008 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Analysing World Music: Transcription & Analysis in Ethnomusicology - 15PMUH004 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
Department of Music
- Atlantic Africa: (P)Layers of Mediation in African Popular Music (PG) - 15PMUC009 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Central Asian Music - 15PMUH008 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1 - Not Running 2011/2012
- Ethnomusicology in Practice - 15PMUC004 (1 Unit) - Full Year
- Music in South Asian Culture (Masters) - 15PMUC005 (1 Unit) - Full Year - Not Running 2011/2012
- Musical Traditions of East Asia (Masters) - 15PMUH016 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
- Popular and Fusion Music in South East Asia (PG) - 15PMUH018 (0.5 Unit) - Term 1 - Not Running 2011/2012
- Klezmer Music: Roots and Revival - 15PMUH011 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
- The Music Business (Masters) - 15PMUH003 (0.5 Unit) - Term 2
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More informationRequirements
Applicants should have a first or good second class honours bachelors degree from a UK university, or equivalent, in a subject appropriate to that of the programme to be followed. As an approximate comparison, an equivalent BA from a US university would have a Grade Point Average of either 3.3 or 3.5 depending on the awarding university. If an applicant does not have a bachelors degree in an appropriate field s/he may be required to complete a qualifying year or a one year diploma before entering the masters programme. Relevant work experience may also be taken into consideration. Individual courses may have specific entry requirements, so you are advised to consult the postgraduate prospectus for further information.
English language requirements
In order to ensure that SOAS students have a sufficient standard of English to study effectively, we require overseas students to submit evidence, during the application process, of their current level of proficiency.
Score for Unconditional Entry
- IELTS: Overall 7+ with at least 7 in all sub scores
- TOEFL: iBT105+ with at least 25 in all sub scores
- Pearson Test of English - Academic: Score of 75 or above with at least 70 in all sub scores
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 7.0 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 105 |
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