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Anthropology MPhil/PhD

UCL (University College London)

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  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    UCL (University College London) - Bloomsbury Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    12-OCT-26

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary

Take the next step towards a PhD or social science research role on this advanced one-year training, focusing on biological, social, medical or material culture. You'll engage with a wide range of social science or biological methods, theories and approaches, and expand your expertise in qualitative and quantitative methods. The ideal springboard for work in government, civil service, NGOs or business consultancy. You will join an engaging MPhil/PhD programme, which currently supports a vibrant community of over 50 students from all over the world, and graduate an expert in the anthropological issues pertinent to your field of study and original data collection. The degree promotes advanced skills in qualitative and quantitative methods including participant observation, formal and informal interviews, ethnographic recordings, surveys, object and visual analyses, archival research, auto-ethnography, oral and genealogical histories, laboratory work, excavation and and participatory action research. The Anthropology MPhil/PhD programme is best suited to students looking for a career in evolutionary or environmental anthropology, social anthropology, material culture, medical anthropology or public anthropology, either in academia or industry. The programme is offered full- or part-time, with the part-time option particularly suited to those who continue in employment while gaining their qualification.

Tuition fees

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£ 31,300per year

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University information

UCL (University College London)

UCL (University College London)

  • University League Table

    13th

  • Campus address

    UCL (University College London) - Bloomsbury Campus, Gower Street, London, Greater London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom

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UCL has over 20,000 students from outside the UK. Many tutors are world-leading academics in their field.
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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Anthropology

    8th out of 23 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 202
    140 69%

    13th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    82.0 82%

    4th

    1

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.12 78%

    16th

    1

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