Subject coverage

• Core subjects
• Interdisciplinary subjects
• Supporting subjects
• Coverage evaluation reports

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Subjects	Including	Examples
Core subjects
Anthropology	Anthropological methods & theory	Ethnology, field work, audiovisual methods, theory of culture, postcolonial theory
	Biological anthropology	Primatology, human ecology, anthropometry, demography, nutrition
	Social and cultural anthropology	Political anthropology, economic anthropology, colonial and postcolonial societies, anthropological linguistics, medical anthropology, anthropology of religion, anthropology of gender
	Material culture studies and Archaeology	Anthropology of the body,  anthropology of landscape, visual anthropology, museology, archaeological and ethnographic collections
	Anthropology & development	Gender & development, development education, community empowerment
Politics	Political thought	History of political ideas, political philosophy, political theory, political ideologies and doctrines
	Government	Political systems/ regimes, local government, political institutions, separation of powers
	National politics	Political parties, elections, public opinion, political culture
	Policy studies	Social policy, economic policy, cultural policies, policy making
	International relations	Foreign policy, international law, diplomacy, war and peace, international organizations, regional integration
	Human rights	Civil and political rights, human rights conventions, human rights violations
	National & international security	Terrorism, crime & policing, transnational crime, immigration, conflict & conflict resolution
Sociology	Social theory & sociological methodology	Quantitative and qualitative analysis, functionalism, structuralism
	Social structure	Social organization, power relations, social exclusion & integration, social norms, class
	Culture	Media, film, religion, arts & leisure, consumer culture, education
	Sociology of race & ethnicity	Identity, multiculturalism, racism, interethnic relations
	Criminology	Crime & deviancy, social control, criminal justice
	Social inequality	Social policy, health & medical sociology, family, social services, welfare state
	Sociology of work	Labour relations, working conditions, labour disputes
	Sociology of science & knowledge	History of ideas, history of science, philosophy of science,  role of science and scientists in society, sociology of knowledge, sociology of technology
Economics	Economic theory and methodology	Econometrics and statistics; macro- and microeconomic theories, history of economic thought; political economy
	Production, agriculture and services	Production and distribution, pricing, competition, market structure
	Labour economics	Labour market, labour supply & demand, labour migration, wages, human capital, trade unions
	Development economics	Economic growth, land & resources, credit & investment, financial aid
	Money and finance	Monetary policy, financial markets, monetary economics
	Economic policy	Regulation & economic systems, agricultural policy, regional policy
	Public economics	Taxation, public sector & public services, economics of education, economics of social policy
	International economics	International trade, exchange rates, foreign investment, globalization & MNEs

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Interdisciplinary subjects
Area studies	European studies, Asian studies, African studies, Latin American studies, Middle East studies
Development studies	Development policy, development aid, development economics, political development and democratization, education and development, health and development, structural adjustment programmes, technological change
Gender and sexuality	Gender theory and queer theory, theories of the body, human rights, gender relations
Human geog. & environment	Urban & rural studies, environmental studies, ecology, tourism, migration
Business and management	Management science, organization theory, human resources, corporate governance, international trade and finance, research & development
Policy studies	Social policy, economic policy, media policy, environmental policy, science, technology & innovation policies, public sector, public administration, welfare state
Health	Health policy, sociology of health & illness, medical anthropology, health economics, health and development
Education	Education policy, sociology of education, education economics, education and development
International relations	Foreign policy, war and peace studies, United Nations, international diplomacy, international economic relations, globalization
Media and communication	Media policy, political communication, global media, new media, sociolinguistics

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Supporting subjects
Psychology	Social, political or economic psychology
History	Social, political & economic history; International history; colonial and post-colonial history
Law	Social, political and economic aspects of law; international law
Philosophy	Political philosophy, ethics, social theory, economic philosophy

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