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Visual Anthropology – (M.A.)
University of Kent, Canterbury Campus
Anthropology and Conservation
| Application Deadline: | as early as possible | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 6,155 - ≈ € 13,550 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Canterbury / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 60 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Kent, Canterbury Campus
The MA in Visual Anthropology explores both traditional and experimental means of using visual images to produce and represent anthropological knowledge, furthering the Kent tradition of pioneering the uses of multimedia in anthropology. It enables you to develop both critical and practical skills of visual analysis. The programme introduces you to still photography and digital film-making techniques. You have access to the photographic darkroom, as well as extensive postgraduate computing equipment in the School, including professional photographic and video-editing software.
The MA is taught by anthropologists with longstanding experience in visual methods. It includes linked modules in current anthropological theory and empirical research methods, combining specific techniques of visual analysis and documentation with general social anthropological research. This allows visual practice to be informed by, and linked to, anthropological theory and methodology.
Contents
* Advanced Visual Anthropology
* Contemporary Problems in Social Anthropology
* Research Methods
* Optional Modules drawn from the department and faculty
* Dissertation of 15,000 words, incorporating visual elements
Assessment
The programme is assessed on coursework for each module, plus the dissertation, which you can present in the form of multimedia documents. You must complete the coursework element before going onto the dissertation.
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The following Master's programmes are recognised by the ESRC as having research training status, so successful completion of these courses is sufficient preparation for research in the various fields of social anthropology. Many of our students do, in fact, go on to do MPhil and PhD research. Others use their Master's qualification in employment ranging from research in government departments to teaching to consultancy work overseas.
Postgraduate Diploma students may study the same course content as MA and MSc students on the respective programmes, but diploma programmes run for nine months full-time and are assessed by essays and course participation alone. Diploma students who successfully complete the coursework may, on application, be accepted onto the research and dissertation module which leads to the award of MA or MSc.
Course content
* Participatory (Audio-Visual) Ethnography (40 credits)
* Visual Anthropology Theory (20 Credits)
* Theory and Ethnography in Social Anthropology I and II (40 credits)
* Research Methods in Social Anthropology II (20 credits)
* Dissertation incorporating visual elements
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 B (Score: 75) |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 90 |
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