Master of Research - Social Anthropology

This course will equip students with high quality training in anthropology and anthropological research, particularly if they are considering PhD study.

If students are keen to enhance their career through the acquisition of advanced knowledge and research skills in anthropology, or if they haven’t studied anthropology before, but have a strong interest in developing their own research, then this course is a right choice.

Students will have the opportunity to design, in collaboration with academic staff, a set of guided‑study modules to complement the suite of taught modules, to suit their particular research interests.

The MRes programme at Brunel marries the best aspects of the traditional apprenticeship system of anthropology, where students will work with a leading anthropologist in their geographical area of interest.

Brunel student projects in anthropology have been or are currently funded by a number of funding sources including the British Council, the Economic and Social Research Council, the Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme, the World Health Organization, national and local governments as well as NGOs.