Year 2
Academic year: 2022/23,
Starting in: August
Notes:
Students who have passed courses to the required value of 240 credits, and achieved marks of 50% or more at the first attempt in all required second-year courses for their registered degree, are automatically entitled to progress to honours. Students who are planning on spending their Junior Year Abroad must successfully progress to honours before they can proceed on their exchange. It is compulsory to have passed 240 credits by June before the JYA in September.
Students intending to transfer to single honours Politics must take Introduction to Political Data Analysis (and achieve a mark of 50% or more at the first attempt) .
Compulsory courses
You must take these courses
Course options
Group A
Select exactly 60 credits in this group.
Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y
Select between 0 and 60 credits
of the following courses
Year 3
Academic year: 2022/23,
Starting in: August
Notes:
Students who have passed courses to the required value of 240 credits, and achieved marks of 50% or more at the first attempt in all required second-year courses for their registered degree, are automatically entitled to progress to honours. Students who are planning on spending their Junior Year Abroad must successfully progress to honours before they can proceed on their JYA.
Students considering the Social Anthropology Dissertation in Y4 must take Imagining Anthropological Research (SCAN10037) in Y3 (even if abroad).
Students considering the Politics Dissertation are strongly recommended to take Research Design in Politics and International Relations (PLIT10106).
There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.
Course options
Group A
Select exactly 20 credits in this group.
Imagining Anthropological Research
Select exactly 0 credits
of the following courses
Notes:
Students intending to take the Social Anthropology Dissertation in Year 4 are required to take this zero-credit course as preparation.
AND
3rd Year Core courses Social Anthropology
Select exactly 20 credits
of the following courses
AND
Group B
Select exactly 100 credits in this group.
Social Anthropology Honours Electives - Level 10
Select between 20 and 60 credits
of the following courses
Notes:
Students wishing to take Culture and Power (SCAN10030) are encouraged to do so in Year 4.
AND
Politics Year 3 Electives
Select between 40 and 80 credits
of the following courses
Notes:
Students intending to take the Politics Dissertation in Year 4 are strongly encouraged to take Research Design in Politics and International Relations (PLIT10106)
Year 4
Academic year: 2022/23,
Starting in: August
Notes:
Students taking the Social Anthropology Dissertation must have taken Imagining Anthropological Research (SCAN10037) in Year 3.
Students taking the Politics Dissertation are strongly recommended to have taken Research Design in Politics and International Relations (PLIT10106).
Students who were on JYA in Year 3, may take this course in Year 4.
There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.
Course options
4TH YEAR DISSERTATIONS- Social Anthropology and Politics (MA)- Level 10
Select exactly 40 credits
of the following courses
Notes:
Students taking the Social Anthropology Dissertation are expected to use the summer vacation of their third year on research for their dissertation.
AND
Social Anthropology Honours Electives - Level 10
Select exactly 40 credits
of the following courses
AND
Politics Year 4 Electives
Select exactly 40 credits
of the following courses