Anthropology

Aarhus Universitet (AU)

• Plaats Aabyhoj, Denemarken
• Degree Type Master
• Start Date No info
• Looptijd No info
• Application Deadline No info
• Taal Engels
• Aanwezigheid On Campus
• Toewijding Full time
• Pace Instructor-paced
• Tuition fees No info

Beschrijving programma

In the degree programme, you work with cultures and societies around the world. You work with a comparative perspective and, through the study of social and cultural conditions, you seek to acquire an understanding of human conditions and the way they change. You gain insight into how people live and interact with each other and into the society's institutions, rules, traditions and technology. Anthropology deals with man as a social and cultural being and with the way we interact with each other and society. These are important skills in an increasingly globalised world, and with a Master’s degree in Anthropology you are well equipped for the Danish as well as the international job market.

Anthropology in theory and practice

In the Master’s degree programme in anthropology at Aarhus University, you can gain considerable practical experience. Independent anthropological fieldwork or fieldwork practicum in a Danish or foreign company or organisation provides you with an opportunity to use anthropological methodology and theories in practice. You also strengthen your individual competence profile and specialise in specific topics through your choice of track and selection of topic for fieldwork and thesis. Many students draw on material and data from their fieldwork or practical training in the thesis.

Structure

Visual Anthropology

The overall aim of this track is to qualify students of anthropology to take on the task of audiovisual research, consultancy and communication in a world that is increasingly being mediated through images, sound, and online media. Public institutions, private organizations, companies and academia are increasingly demanding audiovisual methods that can facilitate cross-cultural analysis, dialogue and imagination. The track provides students with practical and theoretical skills to work anthropologically within a visual framework. Through hands-on workshops in the production of ethnographic film, students learn to design audiovisual projects, apply audiovisual media as a participatory research method and as a means of analytic investigation and expression.

The aim is to develop practical and conceptual sensibilities that allow students to explore and experiment with the interfaces and dialectics of human perception, emotion and imagination beyond what can be contained in words. The Visual Anthropology track culminates in the production of a thesis comprised of a written part and a visual anthropological product (film, photography, museum installation, or multimedia).

Admission requirements

The following degree programmes qualify the student for admission to the Master’s degree programme in anthropology:

• The Bachelor’s degree programme in anthropology (Aarhus University, University of Copenhagen)
• A Bachelor’s degree in the humanities or social science with a 45 ECTS supplementary subject in anthropology (Aarhus University)

Other qualifications can provide admission to the Master’s degree programme, provided the university assesses that their level, extent and content correspond to the degrees mentioned above.