Master of Philosophy in Social Anthropology

• 1. The course shall be under the supervision of the Teaching Committee of the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography.
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• 2. Candidates will be required to follow a course of instruction in Social Anthropology for six terms.
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• 3. The examinations shall consist of the following:

Qualifying Examination 

Each candidate will be required to satisfy the examiners in papers 1-4 as described in the regulations for the MSc in Social Anthropology.  

To pass the qualifying examination and proceed to the second year of the MPhil, candidates must achieve an average mark of 60 or above across the four examination papers. 

Final Examination 

• • (i) Candidates will take one option paper from a list of those approved by the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography to be published by the end of week 2 of Michaelmas term, other than that taken by the candidate in the MPhil Qualifying Examination. The option paper will be assessed by one or more submissions, full details of which are set out in the Course Handbook.
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  • (ii) Candidates will submit an essay of no more than 5,000 words to be submitted by noon on Thursday of week 5 of Trinity term, in the field of Social Anthropology, on a topic to be selected from a list set by the examiners at the beginning of the third week of Trinity Term.
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  • (iii) Candidates will submit a thesis of not more than 30,000 words, and an abstract of up to 250 words, on a subject approved by the supervisor, by noon on Thursday of week 2 of Trinity term.
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  • (iv) Candidates may be requested to attend an oral examination if required by the examiners.
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• 4. All assessments must be submitted using the University approved online submission system. Technical information on the requirements for online submissions is provided in the Course Handbook. 
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• 5. The examiners shall require a successful candidate to deposit a copy of their thesis in the Social Sciences Library.