ANTHROPOLOGY - University of Kent. Biological anthropology laboratory The biological anthropology laboratory is equipped for osteoarchaeological forensic work and for collagen preparation

ANTHROPOLOGYCanterbury

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INTRODUCTION

Kent is an excellentenvironment in which toundertake postgraduatestudy within the field ofAnthropology, offeringprogrammes that exposestudents to uniqueexperiences andopportunities.

Anthropology prides itself on itsinclusive and interdisciplinary focus.It takes a holistic approach to humansociety, combining biological andsocial perspectives. We support anactive research culture, with staffworking in many different parts ofthe world, ensuring our teaching andsupervision is challenging, relevantand innovative

Field-leading researchRanked in the top ten for researchpower in the Research ExcellenceFramework (REF) 2014, the Schoolof Anthropology and Conservationis recognised for its high-qualityresearch providing a strongresearch culture for studentspursuing postgraduate degrees.The breadth of expertise withinthe School enables us to provideresearch supervision on a verywide range of topics across thefull spectrum of the disciplinesof social, biological, visual andenvironmental anthropology,ethnobotany, conservationbiology, biodiversity management,biodiversity law, sustainable tourismand sustainable resource use.Details about our research expertiseand research centres are availableon page 16.

First-class resourcesThe School houses research labsfor animal postcranial evolution,virtual palaeoanthropology,genetics, ecology, biologicalanthropology, human osteology,visual anthropology, anthropologicalcomputing and ethnobiology as wellas a field station on the Amazon.All of our laboratories are equippedwith excellent resources.

Animal postcranial evolutionlaboratoryResearch within this lab is led byDr Tracy Kivell and investigates theevolution and functional morphologyof the postcranial skeleton, with a focus on humans, non-humanprimates and their fossil ancestors.

Virtual palaeoanthropologylaboratoryResearch within this lab is led by DrMatthew Skinner and focuses on theuse of cutting-edge imaging

techniques (eg, microtomographyand surface scanning) andanalytical methods (eg, geometricmorphometrics) to access newinformation from the bones of ourfossil ancestors, modern humans,and non-human primates.

Visual anthropology suiteThe visual anthropology suite is stocked with digital editingprogrammes and other facilitiesfor digital video and photographicwork.

Biological anthropologylaboratoryThe biological anthropologylaboratory is equipped forosteoarchaeological forensic workand for collagen preparation forstable isotope analysis. It curatesthe Powell-Cotton Museumcollection of human remains,together with Anglo-Saxon skeletonsfrom Bishopstone, Sussex.

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Every year we also offer GraduateTeaching Assistantships (GTAs)where research students receivefinancial support in return forteaching. Students engaged asGTAs hold a unique position in theUniversity; they are both registeredstudents in receipt of a scholarshipand employees of the University.GTAs enjoy the benefits of gainingteaching experience while receivingteaching training through theAssociate Fellowship Scheme (AFS).

For further details of scholarshipfunding available to postgraduatestudents, see www.kent.ac.uk/sac/scholarships

We also offer our postgraduatestudents the opportunity tobecome Student Ambassadorsand contribute to our OutreachProgramme in conjunction withthe University’s PartnershipDevelopment Office and EnrolmentManagement Services. Our teamsof Student Ambassadors go intohigh schools in Canterbury andthe surrounding area to introducestudents to the topic ofanthropology, both biological andsocial, and to topics surroundingconservation and ecology.

PhD students have access to anannual support fund of £500 each topay for conference attendance andminor expenses related to researchactivities. Taught Master’s studentsare invited to apply for a £400 (£600for Ethnobotany) bursary to supportresearch relating to theirdissertation. Additionally all studentsare provided with up to 7,500 printer

credits (equivalent to £75 worth) for use with the School resources.These amounts listed are for full-timestudents, are subject to change andmay be withdrawn due to financialrestraints.

Ethnobiology laboratoryThe Ethnobiology laboratoryprovides equipment and specimensfor teaching research skills, andserves as a transit station forreceiving, examining and redirectingfield material. It also houses thePowell-Cotton Museum collectionof plant-based material culturefrom Southeast Asia, and a smallreference and teaching collectionof herbarium and spirit specimens(1,000 items) arising from recentresearch projects.

Information technologyand additional resourcesKent has outstanding anthropologyinformation technology facilities.Postgraduate students have accessto our School computer suite anddedicated shared office space withcomputers and specialised software.

Funding and teachingopportunitiesThe postgraduate programmesoffered by the School enjoyrecognition from the main fundingbodies, notably for PhD degrees.Eligible applicants can apply forEconomic and Social ResearchCouncil (ESRC) funding under theDoctoral Training Centre (DTC)partnership. The School has beenextremely successful in securingscholarships from other researchcouncils, particularly the NaturalEnvironment Research Council(NERC), EnvEast Doctoral TrainingPartnership (DTP) and otherUniversity-based schemes offeringstudentships.

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CONTENTSEmployability 4

Taught programmes 6

Environmental Anthropology(MA/MSc) 7

Ethnobotany (MSc) 8

Evolution and Human Behaviour (MSc) 9

Forensic Osteology and Field Recovery Methods (MSc) 10

Social Anthropology (MA) 11

Social Anthropology andComputing (MA) 12

Social Anthropology and Conflict (MA) 13

Social Anthropology andVisual Ethnography (MA) 14

Social Anthropology of Europe (MA) 15

World-leading research 16

Research programmes 18

Staff profile 20

Taught modules 21

Academic staff 24

Applying to Kent 26

General information 27

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A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE

The School of Anthropology and Conservation has avery good record for postgraduate employment andacademic continuation: 100% of our postgraduatestudents, who graduated in 2014, found a professionaljob within six months or continued on to a PhD,ranking Anthropology at Kent 1st in the sector*.

Studying anthropology, you develop an understanding of the complexity ofall actions, beliefs and discourse by acquiring strong methodological andanalytical skills. Anthropologists are increasingly being hired by companiesand organisations that recognise the value of employing people whounderstand the complexity of societies and organisations.

Many of our alumni teach in academic positions in universities across theworld (from Harvard to Wellington, NZ), while others work in a wide rangeof organisations utilising the knowledge, skills and expertise that they havedeveloped throughout their studies. These positions and organisationsinclude: Corporate Anthropologist for Pfizer Pharmaceuticals; CampaignDeveloper for War Child; project directors for the Global Diversity Foundation;curators at Beirut Botanic Gardens and Harvard Economic Botany Museum;film production for First German Television; and project managers atPorchlight Homelessness Charity and at Dover Detainee Visitor Group.

Justyna MiszkiewiczGraduate in PhD AnthropologyHaving undertaken her BSc inBiological Anthropology at KentJustyna progressed onto her PhDin Anthropology focusing on bonehistology, using this technique toinfer the lifestyles of ancient humansand explore the link betweenphysical activity and bone growth.

An excellent student, Justynasecured a Graduate TeachingAssistant scholarship to supporther PhD studies, which enabledher to gain teaching experienceand training.

Following graduation, she worked atImperial College London as part ofa large research project exploringthe genetic basis to bone diseases.Since then she has started whatshe describes as her ‘dream job’:a lectureship at the AustralianNational University in Canberra.

When asked about how her studiesfacilitated her career path, Justynasaid, ‘My studies gave me exactlythe right skills and experience Ineeded for my first research job.I essentially went from one bonelab to another, but with a differentresearch focus. My teachingexperience has enabled me togain a lectureship – I’m superexcited. All in all, I could not haveasked for a better PhD journey!’

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Carin TunåkerGraduate in MA SocialAnthropologyCarin completed a BA in SocialAnthropology at Kent and continuedon to the MA programme, whereshe researched matrifocality, musicand religion in Cuba, including aperiod of fieldwork in Havana. Carincurrently works as a manager forthe Canterbury Young PersonsAccommodation Services,Porchlight.

Being deeply concerned by theneed to have culturally and sociallysensitive policies on youthhomelessness, she proposed toconduct research on the latterand Porchlight awarded her withresearch funds to read a doctorateon youth homelessness in Kent, witha special focus on the experiencesof LGBTQ people. Carin’s researchhas been visible in media, bothlocally and nationally, and has beenrecognised by leading charities asan important contribution to practiceand research regarding homelessyouth.

‘The skills I gained during my BAand MA in Social Anthropologywere crucial, as they opened upa new way of looking at structuralinequality locally and allowed meto discern this otherwise hiddenproblem through participantobservation and ‘being there’.I find it very important to have theopportunity to apply my knowledgefirst-hand and address issuesof social injustice in the localcommunity, where I can makea difference to people’s lives.’

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‘I worked closely with Dr NicholasNewton-Fisher, who helped designthe study, shared his data with me,gave me essential suggestions inpreparation for and during my fieldwork, and provided me with constantfeedback during my thesis write up.His support was also invaluablewhen I had to turn my thesis intomaterial for publications.’

As part of his PhD, Stefano hadthe opportunity to give classesto students which gave him thenecessary experience to applyfor lectureships in the future.

‘Thanks to the experience and skillsI gained during my PhD at Kent, Iwas offered two post-docs and Ihave recently taken up a position at the McCowan Lab (University ofCalifornia, Davis) to study human-macaque conflict dynamics innorthern India.’

Stefano KaburuGraduate in PhD AnthropologyStefano came to Kent to study for aPhD in Anthropology, after gaininghis BSc in Biological Sciences inItaly and MSc in Primatology atRoehampton, University of London.He studied grooming behaviouramong wild chimpanzees inBudongo (Uganda) and Mahle(Tanzania), where he spent 11months studying in his second year.

After specialising in primatology andbehavioural biology at Master’s level,his PhD allowed him to gain an in-depth knowledge of primatebehaviour. Stefano had a particularinterest in understanding whatstrategies wild chimpanzees useto balance the amount of groomingthey give, with the amount ofgrooming they receive.

TAUGHT PROGRAMMES

We offer a range ofprogrammes, with agood choice of optionalmodules, enabling you toselect a programme thatreflects your interests.Our programmes areshaped by the expertiseof our staff, ensuringyour course is relevant tocurrent anthropologicaldebate, is led byexperienced, passionateand innovative academics,and provides excellenttraining for furtheracademic study.

We offer the following suite ofprogrammes:• Environmental Anthropology

(MA/MSc)• Ethnobotany (MSc)• Evolution and Human Behaviour

(MSc)• Forensic Osteology and Field

Recovery Methods (MSc)• Social Anthropology (MA)• Social Anthropology and

Computing (MA)• Social Anthropology and Conflict

(MA)• Social Anthropology and Visual

Ethnography (MA)• Social Anthropology of Europe

(MA)

Degree structureAll of our taught Master’s degreesconsist of a minimum of 180academic credits (90 ECTS credits).

This is made up of 120 credits oftaught modules in the first two termsand a 60-credit dissertation.

Students who successfully passthe taught elements of a Master’sdegree undertake a supervisedresearch dissertation. For mostprogrammes the dissertation is15,000 words and is youropportunity to plan and undertakea piece of independent research.Students studying MSc Evolutionand Human Behaviour write aresearch paper of 3-5,000 words,presented for a scientific journal.

Skills trainingTaught students have access to awide range of skills seminars runby the University, aimed specificallyat Master’s degree students andcovering areas such as time

management, coping withthe reading load, preparingdissertations and careerdevelopment. The University’sGraduate School also deliversthe Global Skills Award programmefor students following taughtprogrammes of study, which isspecifically designed to broadenyour understanding of globalissues and current affairs as wellas to develop personal skills whichwill enhance your employability.

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Distinctive featuresThis is the longest-runningprogramme in EnvironmentalAnthropology in the UK, and givesyou access to a global network of expertise and researchopportunities through the Schooland our Centre for BioculturalDiversity. The research-led teachingfocuses on contemporary issues,the writing of ethnography andhands-on practical workshops on arange of qualitative and quantitativemethods. You join field trips to theancient woodlands of Blean,the Powell-Cotton Museum andthe Eden Project.

Unique to Kent, you can choose tostudy either on an MA programme,which concentrates on moreanthropological issues, or onan MSc programme, where

you can pursue topics relatedto conservation biology orconservation social science.

This one-year intensive courseis ideal for professionals inenvironmental sciences orpolicy, who can take a sabbaticalto develop an understanding ofthe human dimension of human-environment relationships.

Entry requirementsA good honours degree (2.1 orabove).

AssessmentYou are assessed on thecoursework for each module, plusthe dissertation. You must completethe coursework elements beforegoing on to the dissertation.

Location: Canterbury.Attendance: One year full-time,two years part-time.Start: September.

Programme descriptionKent has conducted pioneeringresearch into human ecology,ethnoecology and anthropologicalapproaches to the environmentfor many years. We put specialemphasis on understandingbiological knowledge in its socialand cultural context. Members ofstaff have particular expertise inethnobiological classification,historical ecology, computingapplications, the human ecologyof tropical subsistence systems,wildlife conservation, biodiversitymanagement, agricultural change,adaptation to climate change,environmental movements andsustainable development.

Course content• Anthropological Research

Methods 1 and 2 • Environmental Anthropology • Ethnobiological Knowledge

Systems • Four modules from a specified list

of recommended modules• Dissertation of 15,000 words

For module descriptions, please seep21.

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ETHNOBOTANY (MSC)

Location: Canterbury and KewGardens, London.Attendance: One year full-time,two years part-time.Start: September.

Programme descriptionEthnobotany is an increasinglyimportant subject. It is essentiallyinterdisciplinary, involvingknowledge of plants and theirecology in the context of theircultural, social and economicsignificance. This programmecombines anthropological studiesof human-environment interactionand sociocultural knowledge ofplants in different parts of the worldwith ecology, conservation science,environmental law and biodiversitymanagement. It also covers plantconservation and sustainablemanagement practices, taxonomy,and economic botany.

The programme is taughtcollaboratively with the RoyalBotanic Gardens at Kew.


Methods 1 • Botanical Foundations of

Ethnobotany • Contemporary Issues in

Ethnobotany and EnvironmentalAnthropology

• Environmental Anthropology • Ethnobiological Knowledge

Systems• Holism, Health and Healing• Plant Resources and their

Conservation • One optional module chosen

from those on offer in the School • Dissertation in Ethnobotany


Distinctive features• Established since 1998, with

more than 100 graduates.• First and only graduate course of

its kind in the UK.• Situated in a combined School of

Anthropology and Conservation.• Largest research group for

ethnobotany in Europe.• Excellent career outcomes.• Wide geographical expertise

of staff.• Integrates field methods with

theoretical perspectives.• Field trips to the ancient

woodlands of Blean, the Powell-Cotton Museum and the EdenProject.

Entry requirementsA good honours degree (2.1 orabove) in anthropology or otherassociated fields.



Course contentCore modules• Advanced Statistics and

Methodology • Advanced Topics in Evolutionary

Anthropology • Research Project – resulting in a

publication-ready journal articleof approximately 3-5,000 words

• Two from: Advanced Topics inHuman Behaviour; AdvancedTopics in Primate Behaviour;Advanced Topics in GroupProcesses

Optional modules Additional units may be chosenfrom other school and facultyprogrammes. The following arethe recommended options:• Advanced Developmental Social

Psychology• Advanced Topics in Cognitive

Development• Current Issues in Cognitive

Psychology andNeuropsychology

• Forensic Cognition: Theory,Research and Practice

• Groups and Teams inOrganisations

• Human Behavioural Ecology

Non-credit seminars andworkshops• School Research Seminars in

the School of Anthropology andConservation and School ofPsychology


Distinctive features• A unique, interdisciplinary,

combination of EvolutionaryAnthropology and Psychology.

• Taught by expert, activeresearchers in evolutionaryapproaches to understandingbehaviour.

• Select from a range of advancedtopics such as EvolutionaryAnthropology, Primatology,Human Behaviour, DevelopmentalPsychology & CognitiveNeuroscience.

• Perfect foundation for future PhDresearch: theoretical background,discipline-specific knowledgeand advanced research methods.

• For students with anundergraduate degree inanthropology, psychology, biologyor a related discipline.

• A research component thatresults in a publication-readyjournal article.

Entry requirementsA good honours degree (2.1 orabove) in anthropology, psychology,biology or in a related discipline.This course involves a statisticsmodule which you must normallypass in order to receive yourdegree. The teaching assumes thatyou are already familiar with basicstatistical methods.

AssessmentYou are assessed on the courseworkfor each module (Stage 1 worth50%), plus the research project(Stage 2 worth 50%). Projectresearch can begin during thetaught component.


Programme descriptionTaught by expert researchers,this innovative MSc combinesevolutionary anthropology, focusingon the behaviour of human and non-human primates, with evolutionary,developmental, and cognitivepsychology.

You gain an interdisciplinaryunderstanding of the originsand functions of human behaviourand can select from a range ofadvanced topics such asevolutionary anthropology,primatology, human behaviour,psychology, developmentalpsychology, and intergrouprelationships.

The programme places a strongemphasis on critical thinking andthe understanding of both the broadfield and the specialisms within it.Core to the programme is thedevelopment of research methods,culminating in a piece of originalresearch, written up in the form ofa publication-ready journal article.The MSc in Evolution and HumanBehaviour is a perfect foundationfor PhD research: it providestheoretical background, discipline-specific knowledge and advancedquantitative research methods.

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FORENSIC OSTEOLOGYAND FIELD RECOVERYMETHODS (MSC)Location: Canterbury.Attendance: One year full-time,two years part-time.Start: September.

Programme descriptionThis exciting and innovative newMSc programme offers practicaland lab-based training to provideyou with core skills in skeletalidentification, biological profilingfrom hard tissue, methods ofexcavation, and recovery of humanhard tissue.

You learn from real human skeletalmaterial curated in the HumanOsteology Research Laboratory,which provides a unique learningopportunity and furtherdevelops your deep awareness ofprofessional and ethical standardsand practices. The programmequalifies you for a career, or furtherpostgraduate doctoral study inforensics, biological anthropology,and archaeology.

Course content• Advanced Human Osteology and

Anatomy• Current Issues • Field Excavation and Recovery

Methods• Forensic Methods of Identification• Forensic Physical Methods• Forensic Taphonomy• Growth and Disease of the

Human Skeleton• Dissertation of 12-15,000 words


Distinctive features• A new programme, unique to

the UK.• Combines the practical skills

needed to recover humanremains in the field, with thetheoretical knowledge requiredto reconstruct biological profiles.

• Laboratory-based training.• Taught by a team of

internationally respectedacademics with extensiveprofessional experience.

• Access to one of thelargest human skeletal collections in the UK.

• Suitable for students from awide range of BA and BScbackgrounds.

Entry requirementsA good honours degree (2.1 orabove) in biological anthropologyor other associated fields(eg, Forensic Science;Archaeology; Anatomy).



SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY (MA)


Programme descriptionThis programme is designed asan advanced course in socialanthropology and is for studentswho have already studiedanthropology either as a degreecourse, or as a major part of adegree course, at undergraduatelevel.

It provides in-depth generalisttraining in anthropology and isexcellent preparation for thoseembarking on research degreesin anthropology or intending toenter professional fields in whichanthropological training isadvantageous.


Methods 1 and 2 • Theory and Ethnography in Social

Anthropology 1 and 2 • Four options chosen from a range

of modules offered withinAnthropology MA programmes

• Dissertation in SocialAnthropology


Distinctive features• Active research-led practitioners

provide a critical survey andassessment of contemporaryanthropological theory andpractice.

• Hands-on methods trainingprepares you for independentresearch on your Master’sdissertation and future projects.

• A wide choice of optionalmodules allows furtherspecialisation in areasof expertise.

• You also have access to wildmodules from schools acrossthe University.

• Proximity to London and theContinent provides opportunitiesfor local research with alliancesthat we have built over time.

Entry requirementsA good single or joint honoursdegree (2.1 or above) inanthropology or associated fields.


“The lecturers are soenthusiastic about what theyteach and that enthusiasmreally rubs off on you. Also, ifyou have a problem, you cango and talk to them about it –they are very down to earthand can communicate withthe students really well.”

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or computing, but you will need agood first degree in one or the other,or the equivalent.

Course contentStudents with no background in Javaprogramming must take a specialthree-week module before thebeginning of the academic year inSeptember.• Advanced Object-Oriented

Programming (Java)• Design and Implementation

of Computer Applications inAnthropology

• Introduction to Object-OrientedProgramming (Java)

• Two modules drawn from theSchool of Computing

• Two modules drawn from SocialAnthropology, usually ResearchMethods, and one other modulerelating to your interests. If youhave a strong computingbackground you can exchangeone module between computingand social anthropology, and/ortake more advanced modules incomputing than those ordinarilyoffered.

• Computing application and shortdissertation


Distinctive features• Internationally unique programme.• At the leading edge of

anthropology and computing.• Opportunity to develop advanced

modelling and visualisation skills.• Chance to develop tethered and

online research approaches.

Entry requirementsA good honours degree in socialanthropology or computer scienceor joint honours anthropology andanother discipline or the equivalent.



Programme descriptionIn this joint programme with theSchool of Computing you learn todevelop and apply computer-basedmethods to anthropological researchat an advanced and creative level.You learn the basics of research insocial anthropology – the design,planning, implementation andanalysis of anthropologicalresearch – and develop and applyspecialised computing methodsfor anthropological researchand analysis. You need only haveknowledge of either anthropology

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SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY ANDCONFLICT (MA)

Location: CanterburyAttendance: One year full-time,two years part-timeStart: September

Programme descriptionThis programme is grounded in thestudy of social anthropology, butoffers you an in-depth exploration ofconflict and violence between, andwithin, human communities. Studiesinclude aspects of organised crime,land-ownership conflict, war,post-conflict reconstruction andcommunity divisions. It is particularlyappropriate for students who wantto make the world a better place byunderstanding and addressing theroots of human suffering.

Course content• Advanced Topics in

Contemporary Violence andConflict

• Anthropological ResearchMethods 1 and 2

• Anthropology of Violence andConflict

• Theory and Ethnography in SocialAnthropology 1 and 2

• Two options chosen from arange of modules offered withinAnthropology MA programmes



Distinctive features• Committed to practice-led theory

taught by active researchers witha strong focus on conflict andviolence.

• Hands-on methods training toprepare you for independentresearch.

• A wide choice of optionalmodules allows for furtherspecialisation in areas ofexpertise.

• Programme is recognised by theEconomic and Social ResearchCouncil (ESRC) as having trainingstatus.

• Regional specialisms includeAmazon, Southeast and SouthernAsia, Europe, Middle East,Central America, and Polynesia.

• Small-group teaching andexcellent facilities.

Entry requirementsA good single or joint honoursdegree (2.1 or above) inanthropology or associated field.


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SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY ANDVISUAL ETHNOGRAPHY (MA)


Programme descriptionThis programme teaches visualanthropology theory and practicein combination with the expansiveresearch methodologies andethnographic focus of socialanthropology. You explore the useof collaborative video productionto represent anthropologicalknowledge, developing critical skillsof visual and multi-sensory analysis.You have access to professionalvideo equipment and video-editingsoftware and have the opportunity to submit a mixed A/V dissertation.


Methods 1 and 2 • Theory and Ethnography in Social

Anthropology 1 and 2• Visual Anthropology Theory• Visual Anthropology Video Project• Two options chosen from a range

of modules offered withinAnthropology MA programmes



Distinctive features• Integration between social

anthropology and visualanthropology supports thedevelopment of expansive,creative, ethnographicallygrounded and issues-basedinterests.

• Emphasis on experience-basedlearning through local outreachand collaboration in localplacements.

• Commitment to practice-ledtheory taught by activeresearchers

• Hands-on methods training toprepare you for independentresearch.



• Small-group and feedback-basedteaching using state-of-the-artdigital video, sound recording,photographic equipment andweb-based platforms

• Supportive, international andfriendly atmosphere facilitatingcollaboration and learning withinthe school across regional andtheoretical areas.




SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGYOF EUROPE (MA)


Programme descriptionThis programme is designedfor students who have alreadystudied anthropology either as afull degree, or as part of a degree,at undergraduate level. It providesin-depth generalist training inanthropology with an ethnographicconcentration on Europe and isexcellent preparation for thoseembarking on research degreesin anthropology, or intending toenter professional fields in whichanthropological training isadvantageous.


Methods 1 and 2 • Anthropology of Europe • Special Topics in Anthropology

of Europe• Theory and Ethnography in Social

Anthropology 1 and 2• Two options chosen from a

range of modules offered withinAnthropology MA programmes



Distinctive features• Committed to practice-led theory

taught by active researchers.• Hands-on methods training to

prepare you for independentresearch.



• Regional specialisms include UK,Greece, Portugal, France,Basque Country, Sweden,Eastern Europe and southernMediterranean areas.

• Small-group teaching andexcellent facilities.



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Areas of expertiseSocial AnthropologyThe regional expertise of our staffhas a global reach, with field sitesin Europe (including UK), the MiddleEast, the Balkans, South Asia,Amazonia and Central America,Oceania and Southeast Asia.Themes of conflict, violence, theeconomic crisis and precarity forma major focus of our current workin these areas, alongside newresearch on austerity and itssocial impact, and charity. Wehave emerging interests in thestudy of social inequality, work, andorganised crime and corruption, andwe are internationally recognised forour work on ethnicity, nationalism,and identity.

Our research extends tointercommunal violence, diasporas,pilgrimage, intercommunal trade,urban ethnogenesis, indigenousrepresentation and the study ofcontemporary religions and theirglobal connections (especiallyIslam). History and heritage isanother key theme, with relatedinterests in time and temporality,and the School hosts the leadingjournal History and Anthropology.Other research addresses theanthropology of natural resources;anthropology of tourism; and post-socialist economy and society inEurope and Central Asia.

We research issues in fieldwork andmethodology more generally, with astrong interest in the field of visualanthropology. Our work on identityand locality links with growingstrengths in kinship and

parenthood. This is complementedby work on the language ofrelatedness and the cognitivebases of kinship terminologies

A final focus concerns science,medical anthropology andcontemporary society. We workon the anthropology of business,biotechnology and mental health.Related research focuses on policyand advocacy issues and examinesthe connections between publichealth policy and local healingstrategies. Staff collaborations andnetworks extend widely across theseregions and thematic interests andKent is well known for its pioneeringengagement with the anthropologyof Europe.

Biological AnthropologyOur research encompasses a broadrange of topics within biological andevolutionary anthropology, includingbioarchaeology, forensicanthropology, archaeological

science, human reproductivestrategies, human evolution,primate behaviour and ecology,and modern human variation.We have two dedicated researchlaboratories, as well as acommercial osteology unit.

Our research takes us to manyregions of the world: Asia, Africa,Europe, South America and UnitedStates. We collaborate withinternational research organisations,including the Instituto de BiologíaSubtropical (Argentina), GermanPrimate Center, Max Planck Institutefor Evolutionary Anthropology andBudongo Conservation Field Station(Uganda). Members of staff providea wide research network offeringresearch opportunities in Africa,Southeast Asia and South America.

Skeletal BiologyOur Skeletal Biology ResearchCentre is the only UK centrefocusing on analysis of biological

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systems, ethnoecology andother systems of environmentalknowledge, as well as localresponses to deforestation,climate change, natural resourcemanagement, medical ethnobotany,the impacts of mobility anddisplacement, and the interfacebetween conservation anddevelopment. The Centre has anethnobiology lab and ethnobotanicalgarden, and extensive collaborativelinks, including with the RoyalBotanic Gardens (Kew) and theEden Project.

Digital Anthropology: CulturalInformatics and ComputationalMethodsSince 1985, we have pioneered newapproaches to digital anthropology.Achievements include advances inkinship theory supported by newcomputational methods. We areexploring cloud media, semanticnetworks, multi-agent modelling,dual/blended realities, data miningand smart environments. Currentwork also addresses quantitativeapproaches for assessing qualitativematerials, mobile computing,sensing and communicationsplatforms, and transformationof virtual into concrete objects.

Research centresThe School’s research centresenable staff to pioneer world-leading research while creatingopportunities for collaboration andinterdisciplinary study. The Schoolhas five research centres: theCentre for Biocultural Diversity; theDurrell Institute of Conservation andEcology (DICE); the Living Primates

Research Group; the SkeletalBiology Research Centre; and theKent Interdisciplinary Centre forSpatial Studies. The School alsohouses Kent Osteological Researchand Analysis (KORA), which offersosteological analyses of humanskeletal remains.

External relationshipsOur vibrant research culture isenriched by the affiliations we havewith contacts around the world.These include the Horniman TrustFund for Anthropology; Max PlanckInstitute for Demographic Research,Germany; Pakistan AgriculturalResearch Council (PARC);Department of ComparativeCognition, University of Neuchâtel,Switzerland; German PrimateCentre, Germany; Centre forArchaeological Sciences, Belgium;Evolutionary Studies Institute,University of Witwatersrand, SouthAfrica; and more locally Ossuaryat St Leonard’s Church, Hythe;Howletts Wild Animal Park and thenearby Powell-Cotton Museum. ThePowell-Cotton Museum has one ofthe largest ethnographic collectionsin the British Isles and is particularlystrong in sub-Saharan Africanmaterial. It also houses an extensivecomparative collection of primatematerial. Human skeletal materialis housed at the University.

hard tissues (bones and teeth).It brings together innovativeresearch, novel methodologiesand international collaborations,with expertise and resources fromthe Schools of Physical Sciencesand Biosciences at Kent, and thePowell-Cotton Museum. Researchranges from analyses of the mostimportant human fossils, histologicalstudies of teeth and bone, isotopicanalyses and dietary reconstruction,virtual 3D analyses of the skeletonand forensic identification thattogether aim to better understandhumans and our evolutionary history.

PrimatologyThe Living Primates ResearchGroup fosters research into thebehaviour and ecology of primates.It addresses questions concerningadaptation using living primates asmodel species, to provide acomparative framework for theunderstanding of human biologyand behaviour, and to investigatethe biological and social dimensionsof anthropogenic impacts on non-human primates (NHPs). Researchranges from functional morphologyto behavioural ecology andphysiology, cultural primatologyand the interplay of primatebiology, ecology and conservation,including primate rehabilitation andreintroduction, and human-NHPcoexistence.

Environmental Anthropologyand EthnobiologyWork in these areas is focused onthe Centre for Biocultural Diversity.We conduct research onethnobiological knowledge

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up. In general, you work closely withone supervisor throughout yourresearch, although you have acommittee of three (including yourprimary supervisor) overseeing yourprogress.

Research environment andresourcesIn anthropology we pride ourselveson having a close-knit group ofresearch students who know andcan approach any member of stafffor help and assistance. We have avaried programme of seminars andsymposia for students and staff,given by members of the Schooland visitors.

There is a special seminar runfor research students in whichadvanced training is provided

and students practise presentationsand also present chapters of theirdraft thesis. Research students areencouraged to audit courses fromthe taught Master’s (eg, in fieldmethods) and sometimes fromthe undergraduate programmes.

There are also special trainingcourses for research students runby the Graduate School, InformationServices and the Unit for theEnhancement of Learning andTeaching (UELT). The School hasan IT officer who can provideassistance and advice on ITmatters and a statistics helpdeskis available.

Choosing a research topicAlthough sometimes we havespecific PhD research projects

The School has a longtradition of high-qualityresearch among its staff.Its strong research cultureprovides excellentopportunities for study fora postgraduate researchdegree. The breadth ofexpertise within theSchool enables usto provide researchsupervision on a widerange of topics.

We offer the following researchdegrees:• Anthropology MA, PhD• Biological Anthropology MSc• Ethnobiology MSc, PhD.

Master of Science/Arts byResearch (MSc/MA)These programmes are one-yearfull-time or two-year part-timeprogrammes. You research andwrite a thesis under the supervisionof one or two academic staff.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)The PhD is a three-year full-time andfive-year part-time programme. Youresearch and write a thesis of amaximum of 100,000 words underthe supervision of an academicteam. Progress is carefullymonitored through the durationof the programme.

The first year includes coursework,especially methods modules forstudents who need this additionaltraining. The remaining years involvefield or library research and writing

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SupervisionPostgraduate research can takeplace in any subject area thatqualified members of the Schoolare able to supervise. For furtherinformation, please refer to staffdetails on our web pages:www.kent.ac.uk/sac/staff-profiles

Students meet (or, while in thefield, make contact) with theirsupervisor(s) several times overthe course of each term. Thesemeetings involve intensivediscussion of the way yourproject is developing, the readingsthat have been done and that needto be done, and the way fieldresearch and writing-up isprogressing. There is, in addition toyour supervisor(s), a supervisorycommittee that, while not intensivelyinvolved in the routine developmentof the research, provides backup,ensures appropriate progress, andhandles some of the administration.

Skills trainingThe University’s Graduate Schoolco-ordinates the ResearchDevelopment Programme forresearch students, providing accessto a wide range of lectures andworkshops on training, personaldevelopment planning and careerdevelopment skills.

What next?If you are interested in registeringfor a research degree, you shouldcontact the member of staff whoseresearch is the most relevant to yourinterests. You will need to include acurriculum vitae plus a short (twosides of A4) research proposal,and potential funding sources, withall enquiries. If you want to researchin the area of applied computing insocial anthropology you also needa supervisor based in the Schoolof Computing.

such as ESRC-funded CASEawards in which the PhD projecthas already been specified, most ofour research students choose theirown research topics. Once you have decided on the nature of yourproject, you should then contact the member of staff in the Schoolwhose expertise and interests mostclosely match your area of researchand ask them if they will act as yoursupervisor.

You then work with your proposedsupervisor on refining your researchproposal which provides the startingpoint for your subsequent research.Usually each student has onesupervisor but occasionallyparticular projects require twosupervisors. Sometimes co-supervision is provided by a lecturerin another discipline, such as Film,Sociology, or International Relations,but usually the co-supervisor isanother member of the School ofAnthropology and Conservation.

“Be prepared for hardwork which you will enjoy.Throughout your time at Kent,you will grow in confidenceand learn how to organiseyour time and workload.Believe me, you will enjoyevery single minute of it!”

Justyna MiszkiewiczPhD in Anthropology E Rab

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Dr Daniela Pelusois a Lecturer in SocialAnthropology. Shetells us why she choseanthropology and whatKent offers postgraduatestudents.

Why social anthropology?My undergraduate degree was ajoint degree between business andtheatre and it was only years later,through my interests andexperience with the plights ofindigenous Amazonian peoplesin Lowland South America, that Idecided to do an MA in CulturalAnthropology followed by a PhD.

I find it appealing that anthropologyis intrinsically multidisciplinary andfar-reaching and comparative inscope. Fieldwork, as the hallmarkof social anthropology, providesthe opportunity and conditionsfrom which one can derive criticalknowledge and key analyticinsights. In this sense anthropologyhas a bottom-up approach to bigand small questions that allow us tobetter comprehend the world andthe complex challenges and issuesthat humans, non-humans and theenvironment face today.

What area of socialanthropology do you have aparticular interest in and why?My research interests rangefrom Lowland South Americancommunities to local andinternational businesses. I havetwo current research projects: one

focuses on indigenous peoples in Amazonia where I examineprocesses of indigenousurbanisation and their continuinglinks between rural and urbanspaces; the other project examinesinternal processes of self-examination and change withinlarge multinational financialinstitutions as they mitigatecorruption. More broadly, I alsofocus on precarity, relatedness, skillsand ethics. These interests allow meto bring together divergent andsimilar aspects of the ‘exotic’ andordinary, as well as the global andlocal, for a contemporary relevantunderstanding of and approachtoward social anthropology.

Why did you come to Kent?Kent has a critical mass of excellentscholars who take teaching andresearch seriously and make it aninspiring environment to participate

in. Kent has also been able to offerme the flexibility that is important for research-led teaching.

What do you enjoy aboutpostgraduate teaching?The students! It is a privilege to workclosely with postgraduate studentswho are eager to dedicate their timeto delve deeply into overarchingquestions, as well as developnew ones. I immensely enjoy bothparticipating in, and witnessing,their intellectual growth and theiranthropological worldview.

What does the School offerpostgraduate students?The School offers individualisedattention, an exciting peer groupand a strong intellectual climate.SAC offers a dynamic set ofdisciplines that are focused onand interested in understandinga changing world.


Advanced Topics inEvolutionary AnthropologyThis module is an advancedtreatment of current topics anddebates in evolutionary anthropologysuch as human behaviouralecology, anthropological genetics,evolutionary demography, growthand development, human evolution,primatology and human adaptability.Emphasis is on advances in theseareas during the past decade andthe directions of future research. Yougain understanding of these topicsand, specifically, how research andpublication works in evolutionary andanthropological science.

Advanced Topics in GroupProcessesYou build upon your knowledge ofsocial psychology and, in places,biological psychology. We alsoconsider how social psychologicaland evolutionary theories incombination can explain groupprocesses. Topics addressedinclude group cohesion, intragroupand intergroup conflict, status andleadership, and group size.

Advanced Topics in HumanBehaviourYou explore and gain understandingof the principles of evolutionarypsychology and othercomplementary paradigms. Youstudy human behaviour (primarilyhuman sexual behaviours) from aDarwinian perspective.

Advanced Topics in PrimateBehaviourSet within an evolutionary framework,this module combines established

findings with the latest research.Lectures cover the interaction ofprimates with their environments,interactions between differentspecies, social and reproductivebehaviour within primate groups, the nature and evolution of primatesocieties, and primate cognition and communication.

Anthropological ResearchMethods 1 Short introductions to weekly topicsare followed by practical exercisesusing several key methods and toolsused in anthropological fieldwork.

Anthropological ResearchMethods 2Fieldwork is the hallmark ofanthropological research and in thismodule you discuss research ethicsand analyse the methodologicalchoices facing anthropologistsas they undertake fieldwork.

Anthropology of EuropeYou explore changes in Europeansocieties since the end of the ColdWar, including conflict related to thereorganisation and ‘fortification’ ofEurope’s southern and easternborders. We critically review keydebates in the study of communityand identity politics; nationalism andethnic conflict; borders, migrationand transnationalism; tradition,modernity, and heritage; tourism;industrial and post-industrial work;new religious movements; andbiosocialities.

Advanced Human Osteologyand AnatomyYou learn to identify each bone,landmarks, muscle attachment andinsertion points on all the bones inthe human skeleton. You gainspecialist knowledge and advancedunderstanding of the interaction ofhard and soft tissues, and how themuscles contribute to variation ofbone structure.

Advanced Object-OrientedProgrammingYou cover the design andimplementation of high-qualitysoftware using object-orientedtechniques. Systems are modelledas configurations of objectscommunicating with one another.Techniques (eg, inheritance) thatallow objects to play different roleswithin a system are introduced.

Advanced Statistics andMethodologyThis module provides apostgraduate-level orientation tobasic and advanced contemporarystatistical and methodologicalissues in psychology.

Advanced Topics inContemporary Violenceand ConflictThis advanced, specialist moduleexplores in greater depth criticaltopics in the anthropology ofconflict. Indicative topics mightinclude violence, conflict and state-building; ethnic conflicts, humansuffering and post-conflict recovery;corruption and organised crime;symbolic violence and economicoppression.

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TAUGHT MODULES (CONT)

Anthropology of Violence andConflictYou gain a first-hand insightinto one of anthropology’s maincontributions: the way that small-scale issues can be related to muchbroader, and perhaps universal,questions about human nature,violence, poverty and inequality. Inaddition, by discussing the ethics ofdoing research in conflict situations,this module allows you to criticallyengage with the challenges,dilemmas and limitations ofanthropological research methods.

Botanical Foundations ofEthnobotanyThis module incorporates a range ofactivities: practical work collecting,identifying and processing plantspecimens; student presentationsof plant profiles; a combination ofa short lecture with in-depthdiscussion of lecture materials withreference to class readings and toassigned case studies.

Contemporary Issues inEthnobotany and EnvironmentalAnthropologyYou are introduced to biocultural,co-evolutionary and historicalframeworks for studyingethnobotany. You also cover aseries of special topics, includingmolecular approaches toethnobotany, in situ conservationof plant genetic resources, andthe impact of genetically modifiedorganisms on local biodiversity.

Design and Implementation ofComputer Applications inAnthropologyThis module consists of theoreticaland practical sessions to supportthe development of knowledge andskills by postgraduate students inthe use and application ofcomputing applications to analysescommonly used by anthropologists.

Environmental AnthropologyYou are introduced to some of themain theoretical approaches andpractical applications of the studyof environmental anthropology andconsider some of the main culturaland social aspects of humaninteraction with the environment.

Ethnobiological KnowledgeSystemsYou discuss critically the relationshipbetween people and other organicspecies, in terms of the social andknowledge systems of which theyare part. You also look at howanthropologists approach thestudy of local systems ofclassification and knowledge,and people’s management anduse of plants and animals.

Field Excavation and RecoveryMethodsYou receive hands-on training onhow to professionally excavatehuman remains in a medio-legalcontext. Skills such as how tosection, map, record andphotograph human remainsfound in the field form the basisof this module.

Forensic Methods ofIdentificationThis is largely a practical modulewhere you learn and practisemethods of human identification.This module runs along sideAdvance Human Osteologyand Anatomy.

Forensic Physical MethodsYou learn about evidential practiceand law in relation to location,recovery, preservation, andinterpretation of a wide rangeof forensic samples. You haveassignments that work on statementand report writing, and witnessinterview to evidential standard.

Forensic TaphonomyThis module covers the variousstages of postmortem decay tohuman remains, focusing largelyon environmental effects –including decomposition in soil andinteraction with plants, insects, andother animals. Other topics coveredare; PMI methods (time elapsedsince death), biotaphonomy, andgeotaphonomy.

Growth and Disease of theHuman SkeletonThis module teaches you thehistological mechanisms thatunderpin the growth of human toothenamel, dentin and bone, includingapplications within Forensic andBiological Anthropology. It alsofocuses on the macroscopicindicators of disease and traumaretained in human skeletons.You are trained in the skills neededto identify macroscopic diseaseand trauma from hard tissue and


Europe. Topics covered vary fromyear to year to reflect the currentresearch of staff with expertiseon Europe. Indicative topicsmay include honour and shame;immigration; religion and spirituality;ethnic conflict; and sustainablefutures.

Theory and Ethnography inSocial Anthropology 1 and 2These interlinked modules developthe anthropological imagination ofMA students, instilling an ability to understand theoretical issues and apply them to the humanexperience with a criticaland informed sense of difference.The module is not simply a ‘historyof theory’ survey but proceeds bymeans of a set of topics throughwhich different theoreticalapproaches to ethnographicproblems or issues have beenexplored.

Visual Anthropology TheoryThis module is a generalintroduction to visual anthropologyand includes discussions of areassuch as: the process ofethnographic film-making in termsof wider debates related tointersubjectivity; the politics andefficacy of indigenous media; andbroader consideration of issues ofsocial representation and politicalideology in visual imagery.

Visual Anthropology VideoProjectYou are introduced to basictechniques of collaborative videoproduction and presentation usingsocial media. Techniques of video

camera use, planning and research,cinematography, interviewing andsound, and theories and practicesof editing are taught sequentially, atthe same time as students workingcollaboratively to define their project.The visual project is also intended togive practical experience of generaltechniques of visual communicationthat should critically informunderstanding of more theoreticaltopics dealt with in the module.

Optional modules We have a range of optionalmodules available including:• Anthropological Approaches

to Business (SE997)• Anthropology of Creative

Expression (SE895)• Contemporary Ethnography

in Environmental Anthropology(SE893)

• The Ethnography of CentralAsian Societies (SE884)

• Ethnography of the SouthernMediterranean (SE996)

• Gender and Interdisciplinarityin Anthropology (SE890)

• Human Behavioural Ecology(SE810)

• Lowland South AmericanAnthropology (SE889)

• Theory and Practice inDevelopment Anthropology(SE892)

Please be advised that modules aresubject to change and may not beoffered each year. There may alsobe restrictions to optional modulesdue to timetabling andprerequisites.

undertake research throughlab-based practical work.

Holism, Health and HealingThe module addresses the causes,effects, treatments and meaningsof health, illness and disease forhumans and the ecosystems thatthey live in. The module content isstructured around five broad themesrelated to holism, health andhealing, drawing on ethnographicexamples from around the world.

Introduction to Object-OrientedProgrammingThis module covers the developmentof simple software systems. You gainan understanding of the softwaredevelopment process, and learn todesign and implement applicationsin a popular object-orientedprogramming language.

Plant Resources and theirConservationIn this module, you discuss criticallythe relationship between plantspecies, groups of plants and theuses to which they are put, from theperspective of economic botany,and discover how effectivelyconservation can deal with theplants under threat. You also look atbotanists approaches to the studyof plant specimen collection andtaxonomy, and the role of the botanicgarden in plant conservation andethnobotanical research.

Special Topics in Anthropologyof EuropeThis team-taught, specialist moduleintroduces you to a variety of criticaltopics in the anthropology of

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ACADEMIC STAFF

Our anthropology staffrange from internationallyrenowned and high-profilefigures to youngercolleagues with risingacademic reputations.View detailed staffprofiles on our website:www.kent.ac.uk/sac/staff-profiles

The following staff are available tooffer research supervision.

Dr Miguel AlexiadesSenior Lecturer in EnvironmentalAnthropology and Ethnobotany

Core expertiseHistorical, political and symbolicecology; cultural landscapes;Amazonian ethnoecology; medicinalplants and non-timber forestproducts.

Dr Judith BovensiepenSenior Lecturer in SocialAnthropology

Core expertiseAnthropology of Southeast Asia;East Timor; place and landscape;kinship and reciprocity; colonialhistory; conflict; conspiracy talk;post-conflict healing andreconstruction.

Dr Chris DeterLecturer in Biological Anthropology

Core expertiseAncient human dietaryreconstruction; human osteology;dental anthropology; stable isotopeanalysis; palaeopathology.

Dr Geraldine FahyLecturer in Biological Anthropology

Core expertiseStable isotope analysis; physicalanthropology; forensic analysis;dietary ecology; paleopathology.

Professor Michael FischerProfessor of AnthropologicalSciences

Core expertisePakistan; Lahore; Central Asia;the representation and structureof indigenous knowledge; culturalinformatics; the interrelationshipsbetween ideation and the materialcontexts within which ideation isexpressed.

Dr David HenigLecturer in Social Anthropology

Core expertisePost-socialist Eastern Europe andCentral Asia, the frontiers of Europeand Near/Middle East (especiallythe Muslim Balkans, Turkey andthe post-Ottoman world); socialist/post-socialist economy and society;Islam; cosmological thought; ethicsand personhood; diplomacy,geopolitics and internationalrelations; narrativity andethnographic theory.

Dr Matt Hodges Senior Lecturer in SocialAnthropology

Core expertiseEurope, France, Spain; timeand temporality; historicalconsciousness; modernity; ruralsocial transformation; culturaland heritage tourism; science andtechnology; public anthropology.

Dr Sarah JohnsSenior Lecturer in EvolutionaryAnthropology

Core expertiseEvolutionary psychology andbehavioural ecology; timing of life-history events; human reproduction,especially variation of the age at firstbirth and the evolved psychology ofreproductive decision making.

Dr Alastair KeyLecturer in Biological Anthropology

Core expertiseBehaviour; paleolithic archaeology;lithic microwear; stone toolfunctionality; evolution of the hand.

Dr Tracy KivellReader in Biological Anthropology

Core expertisePrimate locomotion; skeletalmorphology; origin and evolution ofhuman bipedalism and hand use.


Professor João de Pina-CabralProfessor of Social Anthropology

Core expertiseBrazil; Mozambique; southernEurope; the relationship betweensymbolic thought and social power;family and kinship; ethnicity incolonial and postcolonial contexts.

Dr Mike PoltorakSenior Lecturer in SocialAnthropology

Core expertiseTonga; Oceania; New Zealand;Brighton and Hove; Rajasthan;India; visual anthropology; mentalillness; medical anthropology;transnationalism; ethnopsychiatry;vaccination; applied medicalanthropology; cultural politics;indigenous epistemologiesand modernities; themedical/visual/developmentanthropology nexus.

Dr Rajindra PuriSenior Lecturer in EnvironmentalAnthropology

Core expertiseSoutheast Asia; Indonesia;Vietnam; Europe; environmentalanthropology; ethnobiologicalknowledge systems; historicalecology; conservation socialscience; research methods; tropicalforests; hunting; climate change.

Dr Matthew SkinnerSenior Lecturer in EvolutionaryAnthropology

Core expertiseHuman evolution; dentalanthropology; skeletal functionalmorphology; growth anddevelopment of hard tissues.

Professor DimitriosTheodossopoulosProfessor in Social Anthropology

Core expertisePolitical and environmentalanthropology; Panama; Greece;ethnic relations and stereotyping;globalisation and indigeneity;resistance and protest.

Dr Anna WaldsteinLecturer in Medical Anthropologyand Ethnobotany

Core expertiseMedical anthropology; ecologicalanthropology; ethnopharmacology;Mesoamerica; migration anddiasporas; Rastafari; spiritualecology; health/food sovereignty.

Dr Brandon WheelerLecturer in Biological Anthropology

Core expertisePrimates; behavioural ecology;socioecology; communication;predation; feeding competition;cognition.

Dr Patrick MahoneySenior Lecturer in BiologicalAnthropology

Core expertiseEvolutionary developmentalbiology of hominoid dentition;bioarchaeology, especiallyprehistoric human diet;palaeopathology.

Dr Nicholas Newton-FisherSenior Lecturer in PrimateBehavioural Ecology

Core expertiseEvolutionary ecology and behaviourof mammals with an emphasis onprimates, in particular chimpanzees(Pan troglodytes), including male-female aggression and sexualcoercion, hunting behaviour, socialbehaviour, feeding ecology, rangingpatterns.

Dr Daniela PelusoSenior Lecturer in SocialAnthropology

Core expertiseLowland South America; indigenousurbanisation; anthropology ofbusiness; gender; identity politics;kinship; exchange theory andpostcolonial studies.

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APPLYING TO KENT

Entry requirements For specific entry requirements fortaught programmes, please refer toindividual programme entries.

Master of Science/Arts byResearch (MSc/MA)A good honours degree (2.1 orabove) in anthropology or otherassociated fields. We welcomestudents with the appropriatebackground for research. If youwish to study for a single year, youcan do the MA or MSc by research,a 12-month independent researchproject.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)A good honours degree (2.1 orabove) in anthropology or otherassociated fields. We welcomestudents with the appropriatebackground for research.

English languagequalificationsAll students from non-Englishspeaking countries must showevidence of competence in anEnglish language test at anappropriate level. Minimumstandard: IELTS – 6.5, incl 6.0 inreading and writing, and 5.5 inlistening and speaking; PearsonTest of English Academic (PTEAcademic) – 62, incl 60 in eachsubtest; Cambridge English:Advanced and Proficiency 176,incl minimum of 169 in readingand writing and 162 in speakingand listening; Internet-basedTOEFL – 90 incl minimum of 22 inreading, 21 in writing and listening,23 in speaking.

Only English language tests takenup to a maximum of two years priorto the date of registration will beaccepted for admission to theUniversity. Please note that ifyour university studies have beencompleted entirely in English, youmay be exempt from providing anEnglish test certificate. Pleasecontact the InternationalRecruitment team for clarificationwww.kent.ac.uk/internationalstudent

If you do not reach the requiredstandard, you can apply for one ofour pre-sessional courses. Forfurther information, please seewww.kent.ac.uk/cewl

Making an application Applications are made electronicallyvia our website at www.kent.ac.uk/courses/postgrad/apply

If you do not have access to theweb, please contact the Recruitmentand Admissions Office for advice(see p27).

If you are applying for a researchdegree, you are also required tosubmit an outline of approximately1,500 words of the research projectyou wish to undertake.

Application deadlinesYou can apply for our postgraduateprogrammes at any time. However, ifyou are applying for a programmethat begins in September, werecommend that you submit yourapplication by the end of July.

Tuition feesFor the most up-to-date informationon tuition fees, please visitwww.kent.ac.uk/pg

Further informationPlease contact:Recruitment and Admissions Office,School of Anthropology andConservation,Marlowe Building,University of Kent,Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NR, UKT: +44 (0)1227 827013E: [email protected]/sac

This brochure was produced in November2016. The University of Kent makes everyeffort to ensure that the informationcontained in its publicity materials is fairand accurate and to provide educationalservices as described. However, thecourses, services and other matters maybe subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, see www.kent.ac.uk/pgFull details of our terms and conditionscan be found at:www.kent.ac.uk/termsandconditions

For the University to operate efficiently, itneeds to process information about you foradministrative, academic and health andsafety reasons. Any offer we make to youis subject to your consent to process suchinformation and is a requirement in orderfor you to be registered as a student.All students must agree to abide bythe University rules and regulationsat: www.kent.ac.uk/regulations

GENERAL INFORMATION

European connectionsKent is known as the UK’s Europeanuniversity. Our two main UKcampuses, Canterbury andMedway, are located in the south-east of England, close to London,and we also have study locations inParis, Rome, Athens and Brussels.

We have a diverse, cosmopolitanpopulation with 148 nationalitiesrepresented. We have strong linkswith universities in Europe and, fromKent, you are around two hoursaway from Paris and Brussels bytrain.

World-leading researchAs a student at Kent, you aretaught by leading academics, whoproduce research of internationalstanding. Based on our excellentresults in the 2014 ResearchExcellence Framework (REF), Kentwas ranked 17th* in the UK forresearch intensity by the TimesHigher Education, confirming ourposition as one of the UK’s leadingresearch-intensive universities.

Strong academiccommunityKent’s postgraduate studentsare part of a thriving intellectualcommunity. In addition to lectures,seminars and supervision, youbenefit from a rich and stimulatingresearch culture. We have alsoinvested in Woolf College, a modernfacility on the Canterbury campusdedicated to postgraduates, whichcombines accommodation withacademic and social space.

A global outlookKent has a great internationalreputation, attracting academic staffand students from around the world.Thirty-eight per cent of ouracademic staff are from overseasand our schools are engaged incollaborative research withuniversities worldwide. We also offera range of opportunities to studyabroad and an approach that is trulyglobal.

The Graduate SchoolAs a postgraduate student, you alsohave the support of the GraduateSchool, which promotes youracademic interests, co-ordinatesthe Researcher DevelopmentProgramme and the Global SkillsAward, and facilitates cross-disciplinary interaction andsocial networking.

FundingKent provides a variety offinancial support opportunitiesfor postgraduate students. Theserange from research studentships,location-specific funding, sport andmusic scholarships, and fundingspecifically for overseas fee-payingstudents. For further information,see www.kent.ac.uk/pgfunding

Enhanced careerprospectsAt Kent, we want you to be in agood position to face the demandsof a tough economic environment.During your studies, you acquire ahigh level of academic knowledgeand specialist practical skills.

We also help you to develop keytransferable skills that are essentialwithin the competitive world of work.

Further informationFor information about applying toKent, or to order a copy of theGraduate Prospectus, contact:Recruitment and Admissions Office,The Registry, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NZ, UKT: +44 (0)1227 827272F: +44 (0)1227 827077www.kent.ac.uk/pg

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ContactSchool of Anthropology andConservation, University of Kent,Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NRT: +44 (0)1227 827013E: [email protected]

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