One of the two Programmes in Social Anthropology at the University of Sussex, this MA is for students with a first degree in Social Anthropology or cognate discipline wishing to pursue the study of the complex economic, political and cultural processes of transformation in the developing world from an anthropological perspective. It also focuses on the application of anthropology, and seeks to offer an appropriate intellectual and methodological framework for those with experience in, or considering a career in, the development field.
Student also take compulsory research methods courses.
The major processes of agrarian change in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, and their effects on social relations. Core course Understanding approaches to power by reference to recent analyses of class identity, new social formations, ethnicity and nationalism. Theoretical and conceptual approaches to the study of gender Core course Critical concepts and theories and the analysis of links between changes in gender relations and processes of social transformation. Application Core course The history of anthropological engagement with policy and review of the theoretical, methodological, political and ethical problems encountered. Evaluation and appraisal Optional Theoretical and practical approaches to project appraisal, monitoring and evaluation, discussed through detailed case studies.