Master of Social and Cultural Anthropology (120 ECTS) Master of Science

Students take all the mandatory courses as well as the Start Report and the Master's Thesis. In the second stage they choose between the option African Studies or Migration, Minorities and Multiculturalism and complete their programme with electives up to a total of 120 credits.
Students make sure the weight of their study programme is equally spread over the two semesters. They are not allowed to take more than 36 credits in the first semester. The credits of the annual courses are equally spread over the two semesters.

While composing their study programme students take into account possible transitional arrangements. These will be available on the student portal under section "recent topics".

• Mandatory Courses

  Students take all of the following mandatory courses.
  

  • 4 ECTS	Anthropology of Religion									S0D61A	N.Fadil staff staff N.Fadil
    5 ECTS	Political Anthropology									S0D66A	F.De Boeck (coordinator) S.Van Wolputte staff staff F.De Boeck (coordinator) S.Van Wolputte
    6 ECTS	Cultural Anthropology									S0D84A	P.Devlieger staff staff P.Devlieger
    4 ECTS	Ethnographic Fieldwork: Exemplary Research									S0E77A	P.Devlieger staff staff P.Devlieger
    4 ECTS	Anthropology and Islam									S0D85A	K.Graw staff staff K.Graw
    4 ECTS	Economic Anthropology									S0E07A	M.Breusers staff staff M.Breusers
    4 ECTS	Ethnographic Fieldwork: Analysis and Communication									S0D53B	P.Devlieger staff staff P.Devlieger
    4 ECTS	Culture and Disability									S0D43A	P.Devlieger staff staff P.Devlieger
    4 ECTS	Cultural Anthropology: Material Culture									S0D50A	A.Cassiman staff staff A.Cassiman

• Master's Thesis

  Both the Start Report (in the first stage) and the Master's Thesis (second stage) are mandatory.
  

  • 6 ECTS	Start Report									S0D86C	S.Van Wolputte staff staff S.Van Wolputte
    18 ECTS	Master's Thesis									S0D87B	N. staff staff N.

• Option

  Students choose one of both options.
  

  • African Studies

    Students take all courses of this group.
    

    • 5 ECTS	Anthropology of Children and Youth									S0D56A	F.De Boeck staff staff F.De Boeck
      6 ECTS	Seminar African Studies: Conflict and Power in Postcolonial Africa									S0D47A	F.De Boeck (coordinator) S.Van Wolputte staff staff F.De Boeck (coordinator) S.Van Wolputte
      4 ECTS	Urban Anthropology									S0D88A	F.De Boeck staff staff F.De Boeck
      4 ECTS	Myth and Symbolism									S0D52A	S.Van Wolputte staff staff S.Van Wolputte
      4 ECTS	Anthropology of the Body									S0D57B	S.Van Wolputte staff staff S.Van Wolputte

  • Migration, Minorities and Multiculturalism

    Students take all courses of this group.
    

    • 5 ECTS	Ethnicity: Theories and Application on Mediterranean Cultures									S0E09A	N.Fadil staff staff N.Fadil
      6 ECTS	Seminar Migration, Minorities and Multiculturalism									S0D37A	N.Salazar (coordinator) E.Toguslu staff staff N.Salazar (coordinator) E.Toguslu
      4 ECTS	Globalisation, Culture and Identity: Theories and Application to Asian Cultures									S0E60A	C.Pang staff staff C.Pang
      4 ECTS	Migration- and Minorities Policies: Anthropological Presuppositions and Implications									S0E08A	N.Fadil staff staff N.Fadil
      4 ECTS	Latin-America: from Colonisation to Globalisation									S0E61A	C.Stallaert staff staff C.Stallaert
      4 ECTS	Ethnic Relations: Majorities and Immigrant Minorities in Western Europe									N0A16B	C.Pang staff staff C.Pang

• Electives

  Students complete their programme with electives from the list below, up to a total of 120 credits. Hereby students make sure they take a minimum of 54 and a maximum of 66 credits in each stage. They are allowed to add two electives from the other initial Master's programmes of the Faculty (permission not required) or from other Master's programmes of the university (permission required). Please submit following request form to the student administration.
  
  No credits will be given for a language course.
  

  • 4 ECTS	International Political Economy									S0B58A	B.Kerremans staff staff B.Kerremans
    5 ECTS	Anthropology of Children and Youth									S0D56A	F.De Boeck staff staff F.De Boeck
    4 ECTS	Culture, Ecology and Development									S0D68A	A.Cassiman (coordinator) F.De Boeck staff staff A.Cassiman (coordinator) F.De Boeck
    4 ECTS	Urban Anthropology									S0D88A	F.De Boeck staff staff F.De Boeck
    4 ECTS	Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Development and Cultures									S0E06A	A.Cassiman staff staff A.Cassiman
    5 ECTS	Ethnicity: Theories and Application on Mediterranean Cultures									S0E09A	N.Fadil staff staff N.Fadil
    4 ECTS	Globalisation, Culture and Identity: Theories and Application to Asian Cultures									S0E60A	C.Pang staff staff C.Pang
    6 ECTS	Global Environmental Politics									S0F06A	H.Bruyninckx staff staff H.Bruyninckx
    6 ECTS	History of Brazil									F0TZ2A	J.Verberckmoes staff staff J.Verberckmoes
    4 ECTS	The Health Care State: Past and Present									S0D03A	R.Schepers G.Gourdin (substitute) staff staff R.Schepers G.Gourdin (substitute)
    4 ECTS	Myth and Symbolism									S0D52A	S.Van Wolputte staff staff S.Van Wolputte
    4 ECTS	Migration- and Minorities Policies: Anthropological Presuppositions and Implications									S0E08A	N.Fadil staff staff N.Fadil
    4 ECTS	Latin-America: from Colonisation to Globalisation									S0E61A	C.Stallaert staff staff C.Stallaert
    4 ECTS	Ethnic Relations: Majorities and Immigrant Minorities in Western Europe									N0A16B	C.Pang staff staff C.Pang
    4 ECTS	Anthropology of the Body									S0D57B	S.Van Wolputte staff staff S.Van Wolputte
    4 ECTS	Selected Topics of Ethnohistory: Genealogy of North African Cultures									S0D60A	P.Vandenbroeck staff staff P.Vandenbroeck
    4 ECTS	East-West Perspectives in Philosophy									W0AN1A	P.Cortois staff staff P.Cortois
    4 ECTS	Current Issues in Islam									S0F14A	J.Leman staff staff J.Leman
    4 ECTS	Fieldwork									S0E79A	S.Van Wolputte (coordinator) N. staff staff S.Van Wolputte (coordinator) N.

  • Visual and Experimental Anthropology

    Add maximum one course unit. S0F42A aims at students who have no experience in Video Production.

    • 4 ECTS	Visual and Experimental Anthropology									S0D42A	P.Devlieger staff staff P.Devlieger
      6 ECTS	Visual and Experimental Anthropology									S0F42A	P.Devlieger N. staff staff P.Devlieger N.