Overview
NFQ Level 9, Minor Award
Exit Award only
Students who successfully complete and pass taught modules to the value of at least 30 credits in Part I of the MA (Anthropology) may exit the programme and be conferred with a Postgraduate Certificate in Anthropology. A student who subsequently applies to complete the Master's programme must do so within 5 years of successful completion of the Postgraduate Certificate in Anthropology subject to the programme being on offer.
Programme Requirements
For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements.
Programme Requirements
Module List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| |
| AY6013 | Anthropology: Paradigms & Theories | 10 |
| AY6015 | Ethnography, Practice and Writing | 10 |
| AY6016 | Rereading the Anthropological Classics | 10 |
| |
| 0-10 |
| Atlantic Anthropological Workshop (10) | |
| Economy and Society Summer School (5) | |
| Economy and Society Summer School - 2 (10) | |
| 20-30 |
| Dark Heritage: Anthropology of Death, War and Difficult Pasts (5) | |
| Semiotics and Anthropology (5) | |
| Anthropology and Social Control (10) | |
| CyberSocial Futures (10) | |
| Anthropology and Aesthetics of Performance: Ritual and Theatre (10) | |
| European Security (10) | |
| Criminology: Core Theories, Context and Critique (10) | |
| Ethnography of Music (10) | |
| History and Theory of Ethnomusicology (10) | |
| Sociology of Sustainable Development (10) | |
| Social Pathologies of Contemporary Civilization (10) | |
| Rethinking Borders: Sovereignty, Rights and Justice (10) | |
| Feminist Epistemologies: Feminisms, Sexuality and Society (10) | |
| Social Theory and Climate Justice (10) | |
| Im/mobilities: forced migration and belonging (10) | |
| Alcohol and Society: Use, Regulation and Harms (10) | |
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.
Programme Learning Outcomes
Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Certificate in Anthropology (NFQ Level 9, Minor Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of a range of classical and contemporary anthropological theories
- Show understanding of classical and current anthropological debates
- Engage in the critical reflection on contemporary theoretical discourses
- Communicate advanced knowledge and understanding of a contemporary anthropological topic relating to ethnographic writing and practice.
