MSc Social Anthropology

About the MSc programmes

The programme is an excellent and intensive introduction to the discipline of social anthropology.

This programme is intended for graduates with an upper second class honours degree in any discipline, including those who may have studied anthropology within the context of a more general degree.

The programme offers the following benefits:

• Teaching is directly informed and enhanced by the very strong tradition of fieldwork-based research within the LSE Department of Anthropology.
• We offer a full academic tutorial system, which means that students on this MSc benefit from direct and sustained contact with members of staff.

Programme details

Students take a compulsory core course, a choice of options to the value of two full units, and complete an essay (dissertation) to be submitted in late August.

Scheduled teaching normally includes three hours of lectures and three hours of seminars per week (depending on options selected), supplemented by regular academic tutorials.

Compulsory courses

• Anthropology: Theory and Ethnography examines the relationship between theory and ethnography in modern social and cultural anthropology.
• Dissertation

Students will be expected to choose courses to the value of two full units from a range of options.

You can find the most up-to-date list of optional courses for MSc Social Anthropology in the Programme Regulations section of the current School Calendar.

You must note however that while care has been taken to ensure that this information is up to date and correct, some circumstances may cause the School to subsequently change, suspend or withdraw a course or programme of study, or change the fees that apply to it. The School will neither be liable for information that after publication becomes inaccurate or irrelevant, nor for changing, suspending or withdrawing a course or programme of study due to circumstances outside of its control. You must also note that places are limited on some courses and/or subject to specific entry requirements. The School cannot therefore guarantee places on its courses. You should visit the School's Calendar, or contact the relevant academic department, for information on the availability and/or content of courses and programmes of study. Certain substantive changes will be listed on the Updated graduate course and programme information page.

Graduate destinations

The programme is an ideal preparation for research work in anthropology and related fields.