MA Anthropology and English
About this course
MA in Anthropology and English, combining anthropology and english. Core topics include research methods, fieldwork, communication and writing.
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Entry requirements
A level: BBC IB: 32 points including 5, 5, 5 at HL. SL in English is also required. SQA Highers: BBBB. BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DMM in related subjects. Note: BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate (Subsidiary Diploma) achieved at Distinction level, is normally acceptable in lieu of one A Level at grade B.) GCSE English (or equivalent) is required at Grade C/4 or above. GCSE Mathematics at Grade C/4 is also required for Accountancy, Economics and Finance programmes. Irish Leaving Certificate: Five subjects at Higher at H3.
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What students say
Based on about 32 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 91%
- Learning opportunities: 87%
- Assessment and feedback: 80%
- Academic support: 99%
- Organisation and management: 86%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 81%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 50 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 10%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 17 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Administrative occupations: 20%
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 50%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 65 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 6%
- North West: 4%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- London: 6%
- South East: 4%
- South West: 1%
- Wales: 1%
- Scotland: 75%
Who gets in
Based on about 65 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 92%
- A degree: 4%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Modules
- Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen
- Introduction to Anthropology: Peoples of the World
- Acts of Reading
- Introduction to Anthropology: Questions of Diversity
- Academic Writing for Social Sciences
- Controversial Classics
- Rethinking Reading
- Key Debates in Anthropology
- Encounters with Shakespeare
- Reimagining Colonialism
- The Tragedy of Knowledge
- Power, Empire and Equality
- Anthropological Theory
- Page and Stage: Renaissance Writings 1500 - 1640 (EL30CP)
- Knights, Virgins and Viragos: Chaucer and Medieval Writing (EL35DQ)
- Sympathy for the Devil: Scottish Short Stories (EL30QA)
- Romanticism (EL35XR)
- Fallen Women and Self - Made Men (EL30VC)
- Modernism: Make IT New (EL30FF)
- Haunted Texts (EL35KN)
- Art and Atrocity: Representations of Violence and Trauma (EL30UT)
- Queer Times (EL35WC)
- Landscapes of Film and Literature (FS35ZB)
- Dissertation in Anthropology By Scholarship
- English Dissertation
- Dissertation in Anthropology By Fieldwork
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of MA Anthropology and English at University of Aberdeen earn?
The median salary is £26,000 after 15 months, £20,500 after 3 years, £27,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £21,000 and £34,000. The £27,500 median after five years is £3,000 less than the UK median for Anthropology.
What do graduates of MA Anthropology and English at University of Aberdeen do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on MA Anthropology and English at University of Aberdeen?
91% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for MA Anthropology and English at University of Aberdeen?
The typical offer is BBC at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 162 UCAS points.
Does MA Anthropology and English at University of Aberdeen include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on MA Anthropology and English at University of Aberdeen?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.