The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is the sixth oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's ancient universities. The university has a long and rich history, and has produced many notable alumni in a variety of fields, including science, literature, and politics. Today, the University of Edinburgh is a leading research-intensive university, with a global reputation for academic excellence and a strong commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship. It is consistently ranked among the top universities in the UK and the world.

Year 1 Academic year: 2021/22 Starting in: September
NOTES:
Before selecting your outside courses please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor.
Compulsory courses
You must take these courses
Human Geography
Must be taken during Semester 1

GEGR08007
20 credits
Social Anthropology 1A: The Life Course
Must be taken during Semester 1

SCAN08013
20 credits
Physical Geography
Must be taken during Semester 2

GEGR08010
20 credits
Social Anthropology 1B: Anthropology Matters
Must be taken during Semester 2

SCAN08012
20 credits
Fundamental Methods in Geography
Must be taken during Semester 1

GEGR08009
20 credits
Course options
Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q T W and Y
Select exactly 20 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q T W and Y
NOTES:
Geography students should only take a maximum of 40 credits Level 7 language courses in 1st AND 2nd year.
Year 2 Academic year: 2021/22 Starting in: August
Compulsory courses
You must take these courses
Ethnography: Theory and Practice
Must be taken during Semester 2

SCAN08005
20 credits
Social Anthropology 2: Key Concepts
Must be taken during Semester 1

SCAN08011
20 credits
Course options
Group A
Select exactly 80 credits in this group.
Courses from School of Geoscience- Multiple UG Courses- Level 8
Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
SELECTED COURSES MUST BE PASSED
Geomorphology
GEGR08002
20 credits
Economic and Political Geography
GEGR08003
20 credits
Social and Cultural Geography
GEGR08004
20 credits
Global Change
GEGR08011
20 credits
AND
Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q T W and Y
Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q T W and Y
NOTES:
Geography students should only take a maximum of 40 credits Level 7 language courses in 1st AND 2nd year.
Year 3 Academic year: 2021/22 Starting in: August
NOTES:
Students intending to do the Geography Dissertation should take courses from Group A.

Students intending to do the Social Anthropology Dissertation should take courses from Group B.
Compulsory courses
You must take these courses
The Nature of Geographical Knowledge
Must be taken during Semester 1

GEGR09012
20 credits
Course options
Group A
Select exactly 100 credits in this group.
3rd Year Core Courses - Social Anthropology
Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Kinship: Structure and Process
SCAN10021
20 credits
Anthropological Theory
SCAN10022
20 credits
Ritual and Religion
SCAN10023
20 credits
Consumption Exchange Technology
SCAN10031
20 credits
AND
Courses from School(s) N - Geography (MA Hons) - Level(s) 9
Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
NOTES:
Students wishing to take the Geography Dissertation must take these courses
Key Methods in Human Geography
GEGR09020
20 credits
Fundamentals of Research Design
GEGR10133
20 credits
AND
Social Anthropology Honours Electives - Level 10
Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
South Asia: Culture Politics and the Economy
SAST10001
20 credits
The Invention of History
SCAN10010
20 credits
Kinship: Structure and Process
SCAN10021
20 credits
Anthropological Theory
SCAN10022
20 credits
Ritual and Religion
SCAN10023
20 credits
Culture and Power
SCAN10030
20 credits
Consumption Exchange Technology
SCAN10031
20 credits
Happiness: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
SCAN10043
20 credits
Social Development
SCAN10044
20 credits
Indigenous Peoples of Lowland South America
SCAN10047
20 credits
Humans and Other Species
SCAN10057
20 credits
Anthropology of Health and Healing
SCAN10062
20 credits
Anthropology of Christianity
SCAN10064
20 credits
Contagion
SCAN10070
20 credits
South Asian Public Culture: Keywords
SCAN10071
20 credits
The Anthropology of Energy in the Global South
SCAN10078
20 credits
Contemporary Issues in Social Anthropology
SCAN10080
20 credits
Anthropology of Health and Migration
SCAN10085
20 credits
Anthropology of East Asia
SCAN10087
20 credits
Anthropology and Africa
SCAN10088
20 credits
Cases in Sustainable Development
SSPS10014
20 credits
The Internet and Society
STIS10001
20 credits
Energy Policy and Sustainability
STIS10008
20 credits
Sociology of Medicine
STIS10013
20 credits
OR
Group B
Select exactly 100 credits in this group.
3rd Year Core Courses - Social Anthropology
Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Kinship: Structure and Process
SCAN10021
20 credits
Anthropological Theory
SCAN10022
20 credits
Ritual and Religion
SCAN10023
20 credits
Consumption Exchange Technology
SCAN10031
20 credits
AND
Social Anthropology Honours Electives - Level 10
Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
NOTES:
Students wishing to take Culture and Power (SCAN10030) are encouraged to do so in Year 4.
South Asia: Culture Politics and the Economy
SAST10001
20 credits
The Invention of History
SCAN10010
20 credits
Kinship: Structure and Process
SCAN10021
20 credits
Anthropological Theory
SCAN10022
20 credits
Ritual and Religion
SCAN10023
20 credits
Culture and Power
SCAN10030
20 credits
Consumption Exchange Technology
SCAN10031
20 credits
Happiness: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
SCAN10043
20 credits
Social Development
SCAN10044
20 credits
Indigenous Peoples of Lowland South America
SCAN10047
20 credits
Humans and Other Species
SCAN10057
20 credits
Anthropology of Health and Healing
SCAN10062
20 credits
Anthropology of Christianity
SCAN10064
20 credits
Contagion
SCAN10070
20 credits
South Asian Public Culture: Keywords
SCAN10071
20 credits
The Anthropology of Energy in the Global South
SCAN10078
20 credits
Contemporary Issues in Social Anthropology
SCAN10080
20 credits
Anthropology of Health and Migration
SCAN10085
20 credits
Anthropology of East Asia
SCAN10087
20 credits
Anthropology and Africa
SCAN10088
20 credits
Cases in Sustainable Development
SSPS10014
20 credits
The Internet and Society
STIS10001
20 credits
Energy Policy and Sustainability
STIS10008
20 credits
Sociology of Medicine
STIS10013
20 credits
AND
Geography Level 10 courses
Select exactly 40 credits from Geography Level 10 courses
Imagining Anthropological Research
Select exactly 0 credits of the following courses
NOTES:
Students taking the Dissertation in Social Anthropology should enrol for this 0 credit preparatory course others should not.
Imagining Anthropological Research
SCAN10037
0 credits
Year 4 Academic year: 2021/22 Starting in: August
NOTES:
Students intending to take the Social Anthropology Dissertation must have taken Imagining Anthropological Research (SCAN10037) in Year 3.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options
Courses from Schools of Geoscience & Social and Political Studies- Geography and Social Anthropology (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.
Geography Dissertation
GEGR10053
40 credits
Dissertation (MA Social Anthropology)
SCAN10036
40 credits

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