In the first year of the MPhil, you will sit four exams in June, two core papers and two option papers. The option papers are taken from a list issued during the first term and may consist of both topical and regional themes. In the second year you will prepare and write a 30,000-word dissertation, write a 5,000-word take-home paper from a list of topics issued by the examiners, and take a third option paper. Teaching is by a mixture of lectures, classes (especially for the option courses) and tutorials. Graduate destinations. Many graduates of the MPhil in Social Anthropology enter teaching and research, though this often requires a doctorate. There is some recruitment to public bodies, the larger private companies, development agencies, NGOs etc.
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
In the first year of the MPhil, you will sit four exams in June, two core papers and two option papers. The option papers are taken from a list issued during the first term and may consist of both topical and regional themes. In the second year you will prepare and write a 30,000-word dissertation, write a 5,000-word take-home paper from a list of topics issued by the examiners, and take a third option paper. Teaching is by a mixture of lectures, classes (especially for the option courses) and tutorials. Graduate destinations. Many graduates of the MPhil in Social Anthropology enter teaching and research, though this often requires a doctorate. There is some recruitment to public bodies, the larger private companies, development agencies, NGOs etc.
University of Oxford, United Kingdom