Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
| Graad: | Master of Arts in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology |
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| Onderwijsvorm: | Voltijd |
| Duur: | 1 jaar |
| Start: | September en Februari |
| Taal: | Engels |
| Vestigingsplaats: | Leiden |
| Croho/isatcode: | 60156 |
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De Leidse MA in culturele antropologie en ontwikkelingssociologie is uniek in de manier waarop het de analyse van culturele verschillen combineert, met een kritisch oog op mondiale ontwikkelingen. Daar waar ‘cultuur’ de verschillen tussen mensen aangeeft, verbindt ‘ontwikkeling’ verschillende samenlevingen door nieuwe technische, intellectuele, economische en culturele relaties. Ons programma leert studenten op een praktische wijze deze mondiale ontwikkelingen te verbinden, door ze te stimuleren een onafhankelijk onderzoek te doen naar de manieren waarop grootschalige ontwikkelingen verband houden met kleinschalige ervaringen van mensen over de hele wereld – en vice versa.
Focus
Regionally, the Leiden Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology mainly focuses on South-East Asia and Africa (south of the Sahara). Nevertheless, students are not limited in their regional orientation and have the opportunity to focus their research on any other region. Fieldwork which is supervised in situ can be carried out in Mali, Gambia, Indonesia, the Philippines and the Netherlands. Individually organised fieldwork is possible in all other parts of the world.
Specialisations
There are three specialisations within this MA programme:
All three specialisations can be combined with ethnographic film, on condition of proper BA-level preparation and starting with the programme in September
Objectives
- To provide master’s students with general theoretical knowledge of the discipline and thorough knowledge of culture and society in a certain region. This will enable them to analyse the social problems of that region, to report on them in a academically sound way and to offer advice on policies;
- To equip master’s students with the scientific skills required to independently design and execute fundamental and applied research;
- To provide master’s students with the knowledge, skills and instruments required for the job market, both in societies that are culturally familiar and in those that are new and different.
Admission
After your official application, the Admission Committee will decide whether you can be:
a) admitted unconditionally
b) not admitted
c) admitted after satisfying certain conditions (conditional admission)
Depending on the content of the candidate’s undergraduate programme, it may be necessary to follow a premaster’s programme in order to acquire the background needed for the master’s programme in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology. The pre-master programme is composed by the Admission Committee on an individual basis and based on specific candidate’s deficiencies. The duration of this programme can vary from three months up to one year (10 – 60 ECTS). In consultation with the Admission Committee, some parts of the premaster can be followed at the candidate’s home university.
