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These programme regulations should be read in conjunction with the University’s core regulations for
postgraduate programmes, and the marking and classification conventions for postgraduate programmes.

MSc Medical Anthropology (L6K507)

1. This programme is available at Durham City in a full-time (12 months) and part time (24 months)
mode of study.
2. Candidates shall study and be assessed in the following modules:
Credit value
Dissertation ~ ANTH45360 60
Anthropology of Global Health ANTH43615 15
Public Health Anthropology ANTH43815 15
3. Candidates shall also study and be assessed in 30 credits from List A&:
List A: Credit value
Statistical Analysis in Anthropology * ANTH40415 15
Statistical Exploration and Reasoning SOCI59215 15
Fieldwork and Interpretation ANTH43415 15
4. Candidates shall also study and be assessed in at least 60 credits from List B:
List B: Credit value
Advanced Specialised Aspects in Health and Medical ANTH46215 15
Anthropology 15 credits
Advanced Specialised Aspects in Health and Medical ANTH46330 30
Anthropology 30 credits
Advanced Specialised Aspects in Health and Medical ANTH46460 60
Anthropology 60 credits
Advanced Specialised Aspects in Social Anthropology 15 ANTH46515 15
credits
Advanced Specialised Aspects in Social Anthropology 30 ANTH46630 30
credits
Advanced Specialised Aspects in Evolutionary Anthropology ANTH45915 15
15 credits
Advanced Specialised Aspects in Evolutionary Anthropology ANTH46030 30
30 credits
Thinking Anthropologically ANTH44015 15
Interrogating Ethnography * ANTH44115 15
Anthropology and Development ANTH44215 15
Society, Energy, Environment and Resilience ANTH44515 15
Key Issues in Socio-cultural Theory ANTH40030 30
A credit-bearing language module offered by the Centre for 20
Foreign Language Studies%
Assessment, progression and award
5. Modules marked with a ~ must be passed at 50% or above; a mark of 40-49% cannot be
compensated.
6. & Ofthe 30 credits selected from List A, 15 credits must be from a qualitative methods module and
15 credits from a quantitative methods module.
7. % Candidates who select a CFLS credit-bearing language module must select 185 credits in total.
8. Modules marked with a * are not available in 2019-20.

2019-2020