24 monthsProgramme duration
13,000 EURTuition Fee/year
Aug, SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Anthropology
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
The MSc in Anthropology at Aarhus University -visual anthropology qualify students to take on the task of audiovisual research, consultancy and communication in a world that is increasingly being mediated through images, sound, and digital media.
As a student you will investigate cultural life using audio-visual methods and explore how people shape—and are shaped by—rituals, norms, institutions, and power structures.
Through ethnographic film, photography, and exhibitions, students learn to use media as both data and analysis. The programme offers advanced training in anthropological theory, qualitative methods, and social analysis.
The programme combines academic coursework with practice-orientated learning, including a substantial fieldwork project or internship.
Students develop their own research projects in close dialogue with supervisors, gaining methodological rigour and analytical depth. With a strong emphasis on reflexivity, design thinking, and cross-cultural understanding, this programme prepares graduates to navigate and interpret complexity in rapidly changing social environments.
Career:
Graduates work in NGOs, cultural institutions, international organisations, or research, using ethnographic expertise, project design skills, and cultural analysis to address real-world challenges and organisational dynamics.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Anthropology
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
The MSc in Anthropology at Aarhus University -visual anthropology qualify students to take on the task of audiovisual research, consultancy and communication in a world that is increasingly being mediated through images, sound, and digital media.
As a student you will investigate cultural life using audio-visual methods and explore how people shape—and are shaped by—rituals, norms, institutions, and power structures.
Through ethnographic film, photography, and exhibitions, students learn to use media as both data and analysis. The programme offers advanced training in anthropological theory, qualitative methods, and social analysis.
The programme combines academic coursework with practice-orientated learning, including a substantial fieldwork project or internship.
Students develop their own research projects in close dialogue with supervisors, gaining methodological rigour and analytical depth. With a strong emphasis on reflexivity, design thinking, and cross-cultural understanding, this programme prepares graduates to navigate and interpret complexity in rapidly changing social environments.
Career:
Graduates work in NGOs, cultural institutions, international organisations, or research, using ethnographic expertise, project design skills, and cultural analysis to address real-world challenges and organisational dynamics.
Admission Requirements
1. International and other qualifications
This section is relevant for you, if you have:
- a Bachelor's degree or equivalent from an institution outside of Denmark or
- a Bachelor's degree or equivalent from a Danish institution, which does not ensure you a 'Legal right of admission´ or 'Direct admission'.
The two sections listed below are relevant only for students with a bachelor's degree from a Danish institution:
2. Legal right of admission
3. Direct admission
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