Programme Requirements for 2027/28 Session


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B.A. Social Anthropology and Politics with Year in Environmental Sustainability Full-time

Year: 4
2027/28 Session

Students take ONE of the following Independent Study modules:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Dissertation 08 20905 40 Full Term
LH Dissertation 09 23603 40 Full Term

Students taking 60-80 credits in DASA may choose ONE 20-credit LH Professional Skills module if not undertaken at LI.

All optional lists are indicative; not all modules will run each year depending on staff availability.

Credits must be evenly balanced across semesters.

Students taking 80 credits in DASA and 40 credits in Politics
DASA: Students choose 40 credits of optional modules (20 in each semester) which may include the LH Professional Skills module, PLUS the 40-credit DASA Dissertation. Politics: Students choose 40-credits of options (20 in each Semester).

Students taking 60 credits in DASA and 60 credits in Politics
DASA: Students choose ONE 20-credit optional module in Semester 1, which may include the LH Professional Skills module, PLUS the 40-credit DASA Dissertation Politics: Students choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1 AND TWO 20-credit options in Semester 2.
OR
DASA: Students choose ONE 20-credit optional module in Semester 2, PLUS the 40-credit DASA Dissertation Politics: Students choose TWO 20-credit options in Semester 1 and ONE 20-credit option in Semester 2.
OR
DASA: Students choose TWO 20-credit optional modules in Semester 1, which may include the LH Professional Skills module, AND ONE 20-credit optional module in Semester 2. Politics: Students choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 2 PLUS the 40-credit Politics dissertation.
OR
DASA: Students choose ONE 20-credit optional module in Semester 1, which may include the LH Professional Skills module, AND TWO 20-credit optional modules in Semester 2. Politics: Students choose ONE 20-credit option in Semester 1 PLUS the 40-credit Politics dissertation.

Students taking 40 credits in DASA and 80 credits in Politics
DASA: Students choose 40 credits of optional modules (20 in each semester).
Politics: Students choose 40-credits of options (20 in each Semester, PLUS the 40-credit Politics Dissertation.

This list is indicative; due to staff availability not all modules will run each year.

Module Title Code Credits Semester
Atlantic Slavery: West Africa and the Caribbean 09 22696 20 Semester 2
LH African Popular Culture 09 20437 20 Semester 1
LH Africans in the Global Diaspora 09 30663 20 Semester 2
LH Anthropology of Islam 09 31885 20 Semester 2
LH Anthropology of Migration 09 31404 20 Semester 1
LH Anthropology of the Middle East 09 40763 20 Semester 1
LH Anticolonial, Postcolonial, Decolonial 09 37917 20 Semester 1
LH Development in Africa 09 37919 20 Semester 2
LH Ethnographies of the Marginalised 09 29673 20 Semester 1
LH From Colonialism to Civil War: Nigeria 1861-1970 09 40764 20 Semester 2
LH Gender and Colonialism in African History 09 37921 20 Semester 1
LH Health and Disease in Africa 09 40765 20 Semester 1
LH Kinship, Gender and Sexuality 09 29604 20 Semester 2
LH New African Writing 09 23567 20 Semester 1
LH Political Anthropology 09 35014 20 Semester 2
LH Religion and Ritual 09 28072 20 Semester 1
LH The African Canon 09 23564 20 Semester 1
LH The Anthropology of Sport and Recreation 09 40531 20 Semester 2
LH Urban Anthropology 09 31887 20 Semester 2
The Social Life of the Economy 09 24821 20 Semester 1

POLSIS Options. Students choose between 40-60 credits of optional modules. POLSIS Options: This list is indicative. Not all modules will run each year, depending on staff availability:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Contemporary International Political Economy 08 20911 20 Semester 1
LH International Negotiation 08 37821 20 Semester 1
LH Regionalism and the Global South 08 37823 20 Semester 2
LH Social Justice and Politics 08 37824 20 Semester 1
LH Statelessness and Citizenship 08 37825 20 Semester 2
LH The Politics of Protest and Dissent 08 37822 20 Semester 1
LH Topics in British Politics 08 20912 20 Semester 1

OR DASA Students may also apply to undertake a Professional Skills module at level H. If successful this will be taken in place of one of their semester 1 taught modules. The placement can be taken either during the summer vacation (part-time or full-time) or during semester 1 (part-time only). The placement must be completed prior to the Christmas vacation. Students who undertook a Professional Skills module at level I will not be able to undertake a Professional Skills module at level H.

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Professional Skills 09 36876 20 Semester 1
LH Professional Skills - Freelance 09 37013 20 Semester 1