Part I (Full-time) (60 credits)
Students complete core modules to the value of 30 credits, and select 30 credits from the Elective Modules (students are strongly encouraged to attend one of the summer/winter schools and can take up to 10 credits from those on offer in a given year).
Core Modules
AY6002 Ethnography, Practice and Writing (15 credits)
AY6011 Rereading the Anthropological Classics (5 credits)
AY6013 Anthropology: Paradigms & Theories (10 credits)
Elective Modules
Summer School/Winter School Elective Modules
AR2051 Anthropology of War in Stateless Societies (5 credits)
AY6004 Anthropology and Social Control (10 credits)
AY6005 Anthropology Research Laboratory (10 credits)
AY6006 International Political Anthropology Summer School 1 (5 credits)
AY6007 International Political Anthropology Summer School 2 (10 credits)
AY6012 Anthropology Research Laboratory (5 credits)
SC6001 Economy and Society Summer School (5 credits)
SC6002 Economy and Society Summer School 2 (10 credits)
Standard Electives (select 20 credits)
CR6000 Governmentality: Disciplines, Institutions and Critiques (10 credits)
GV6115 European Security (10 credits)
LW6544 Criminology (10 credits)
MU6042 Ethnography of Music (10 credits)
MU6043 History and Theory of Ethnomusicology (10 credits)
RG6061 Indigenous Worldviews and Minority Religions (10 credits)
SC6631 Sociology of Sustainable Development (10 credits)
SC6638 Rethinking Borders: Sovereignty, Rights and Justice (10 credits)
SC6639 Feminist Epistemologies: Feminisms, Sexuality and Society (10 credits)
SC6642 Social Theory and Climate Justice (10 credits)
SC6643 Sociology of Science, Technology and Medicine (10 credits)
SC6644 Im/mobilities: forced migration and belonging (10 credits)
Part II (30 credits)
AY6003 Dissertation (30 credits) or
AY6010 Fieldwork Placement (30 credits)
See the University Postgraduate Calendar (MA Anthropology) for full course details.
Fieldwork Placement
The Fieldwork Placement will take place in one of our partner universities and will be jointly supervised by a team of two supervisors, one based at UCC and one in the partner university. The supervisor in the partner university will oversee and facilitate the practical aspects of the fieldwork project. The placement will be designed by the two supervisors in consultation with the student before they depart for fieldwork. Students will go on fieldwork placement for 1 to 2 months in Ireland, Europe, or to non-European partner universities between the months of April and August. The placement will be monitored by a UCC academic mentor plus a local mentor if the fieldwork is undertaken at a non-European partner university. Students will be expected to report their experiences at agreed intervals.
For a student to go on Fieldwork Placement pertinent conditions must be satisfied by the Programme Director including but not limited to linguistic requirements, political stability, health concerns, travel and health insurance undertaken and logistical practicalities. Where unsure the Programme Director will consult with the Board of Studies or where conditions are unmet a student may make their case to the Board of Studies. The decision of the Programme Board of Studies is final.
Modules
Further details on modules can be found in our Book of Modules. Any modules listed are indicative of the current set of modules for this course but are subject to change from year to year.
University Calendar
You can find the full academic content for the current year of any given course in our University Calendar.
Course Practicalities
The MA Anthropology, on the one hand, employs conventional classroom practice and pedagogy but on the other hand transgresses and broadens it through its summer schools, winter schools, and fieldwork placements with partner institutions globally.
These summer and winter schools, as well as fieldwork placements, offer unique spaces for free and unconventional/alternative thinking and educational practice by means of culturally alienated educational scenarios and contexts.
The fieldwork placement will offer a unique opportunity for Irish students to engage in ethnographic practice at a range of institutions in India, Latin America, and Europe, and for international students to conduct ethnographic research in Ireland.
The international local and global experience of transcultural learning and communication offers unique academic think-tank and creative spaces which foster global understanding and empathy through local engagement.
Part-Time
The MA Anthropology programme may be taken full-time over 12 months or part-time over 24 months from the date of first registration for the programme. Part-time students take at least the core modules in year one and the remainder required for credit over years one and two.
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