Anthropology

Entry requirements

Ideal candidates will have a Master's degree with Distinction in Anthropology or a relevant discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of equivalent standard. Minimum entry requirements are a Master's degree with Merit or a Bachelor's Honours degree with Distinction in Anthropology or a relevant discipline. Applicants must contact their proposed supervisors prior to applying to secure support for their application.

Months of entry

September

Course content

An Anthropology MPhil/PhD means being an unrivalled expert on human life, culture, society, ecology, biology, or some combination of those. Sustained fieldwork is normally required and graduates of this programme specialise in a wide range of research methods. Doctoral-level anthropologists are sought for work in government, policy, social research, design and high-tech industries, development, heritage, marketing and journalism, as well as academia.

Research may be pursued in or across five main areas, each of which is the focus of separate sections in the department: Biological Anthropology; Material, Visual and Digital Culture (MVDC); Medical Anthropology; Social and Cultural Anthropology; and Public Anthropology. We are a relatively large department, with a wide range of specialisations within those fields.