MSc in China in Comparative Perspective
Programme Code: TMCHCP
Department: Anthropology
For students starting this programme of study in 2025/26
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
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Paper 1 |
AN447 China in Comparative Perspective (1.0) |
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Papers 2 & 3 |
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Courses to the value of 2 unit(s) from the following: | ||
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AN404 Anthropology: Theory and Ethnography (1.0) |
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AN436 The Anthropology of Development (0.5) |
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AN451 Politics and Power: Debates in Anthropology (0.5) |
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AN456 Economic Anthropology (0.5) |
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AN479 Anthropology of Law and Human Rights (0.5) |
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AN486 Research Methods in Anthropology (0.5) |
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AN487 Environmental Anthropology (0.5) |
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AN488 Gender, Sexuality and Kinship (0.5) |
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AN489 Anthropology of the Body (0.5) (suspended 2025/26) |
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AN490 Anthropology and Religion (0.5) |
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DV411 Population, Development and Environment: an Analytical Approach (0.5) |
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DV413 Environmental Problems and Development Interventions (0.5) |
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DV415 Global Environmental Governance (0.5) |
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DV432 China in Developmental Perspective (0.5) # (suspended 2025/26) |
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DV444 Global Health Challenges: Epidemics, Disease, and Public Health Response (0.5) |
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EH434 Economic Development of East and Southeast Asia (0.5) |
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EH468 A Long Road to Capitalism? The Medieval Origins of Modern Economies (0.5) |
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GY438 Urban Asia: Cities and Social Change (0.5) |
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GY480 Remaking China: Geographical aspects of Development and Disparity (0.5) (suspended 2025/26) |
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HY461 East Asia in the Age of Imperialism, 1839-1945 (1.0) # |
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HY489 China and the External World, 1644-1839 (0.5) |
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HY4B7 Asian Borderlands (1.0) |
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SP412 Non-Governmental Organisations, Social Policy and Development (0.5) # |
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SP418 Global Social Policy and International Organizations (0.5) |
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SP419 Social Movements, Activism, and Social Policy (0.5) |
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Courses to the value of one full-unit from MSc International Relations (Papers 2 & 3), subject to availability and the approval of the relevant course convenor. The following courses would be particularly appropriate: IR40C Global Politics of China (0.5) |
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IR464 The Politics of International Human Rights (0.5) |
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IR473 China and the Global South (0.5) |
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Paper 4 |
AN498 Dissertation- MSc China in Comparative Perspective (1.0) |
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Footnotes
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
A: Papers 2 & 3, HY461: Places on HY461 are subject to space.
B: Papers 2 & 3, IR473: Places on IR473 are subject to space.
C: Papers 2 & 3: Other Anthropology courses (to the value of 1.0 unit) may be taken, subject to the approval of the Programme Director.
D: Papers 2 & 3: Some option courses, particularly those outside of Anthropology, may have limited spaces.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.