MA Applied Anthropology & Community Development/Arts
12 monthsProgramme duration
16,290 GBPTuition Fee/year
Sep-2026Starting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Anthropology
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The two programme pathways, MA Applied Anthropology and Community & Youth Work
(NYA & ESB validated) and MA Applied Anthropology Community Development /
Community Arts (ESB validated) offer students a unique opportunity to bring accredited
professional practice(s) together with the study of anthropology and cognate social science
disciplines, and with the grounded and reflexive insights generated by ethnographic
methodologies and critically reflective approaches to practice.
The MA has been running since 1992, starting as a programme linking anthropology and
youth and community work, and later adding two additional professionally validated
pathways in Community Development (2012) and Community Arts (2015). The structure of
the programme organises the pathways so that students are taught together as a cross
pathway cohort. The programme comprises a range of core modules delivered by the depts
of Anthropology and Social, Therapeutic and Community Studies (STaCS). Students follow
their personal practice interests and specialisations through the core critical practice
modules taught in STaCS and the professional practice placements carried out with a range
of specialist organisations. Core modules taught in Anthropology provide space for critical
reflection on practice in relation to key social science concepts and develop student’s
capacity for self-directed research through engagement with anthropological research
methods. Students are given the opportunity to follow a personal learning and development
journey across a programme of study organised around a clear and supportive structure.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Anthropology
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The two programme pathways, MA Applied Anthropology and Community & Youth Work
(NYA & ESB validated) and MA Applied Anthropology Community Development /
Community Arts (ESB validated) offer students a unique opportunity to bring accredited
professional practice(s) together with the study of anthropology and cognate social science
disciplines, and with the grounded and reflexive insights generated by ethnographic
methodologies and critically reflective approaches to practice.
The MA has been running since 1992, starting as a programme linking anthropology and
youth and community work, and later adding two additional professionally validated
pathways in Community Development (2012) and Community Arts (2015). The structure of
the programme organises the pathways so that students are taught together as a cross
pathway cohort. The programme comprises a range of core modules delivered by the depts
of Anthropology and Social, Therapeutic and Community Studies (STaCS). Students follow
their personal practice interests and specialisations through the core critical practice
modules taught in STaCS and the professional practice placements carried out with a range
of specialist organisations. Core modules taught in Anthropology provide space for critical
reflection on practice in relation to key social science concepts and develop student’s
capacity for self-directed research through engagement with anthropological research
methods. Students are given the opportunity to follow a personal learning and development
journey across a programme of study organised around a clear and supportive structure.
Admission Requirements
176+
2.7+
6.5+
92+
62+
1 Year
Sep-2026
Tuition fees
Domestic
8,640 GBP
International
16,290 GBP
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