MA Medical Anthropology and Mental Health

at SOAS University of London

Structure

The programme consists of 180 credits, made up of taught modules of 30 or 15 credits, taught over 10 or 20 weeks, and a dissertation of 60 credits.

Modules
 

• Contemporary Anthropological Theory
• Ethnographic Research Methods
• Mind, Culture and Psychiatry
• Medical Anthropology: Global Perspectives
• Anthropological Approaches to the Body and Embodiment

We will consider all applications with a 2:2 (or international equivalent) or higher in social science of humanities subject. In addition to degree classification we take into account other elements of the application such as supporting statement. References are optional, but can help build a stronger application if you fall below the 2:2 requirement or have non-traditional qualifications.

Home Students
£11,980

Overseas Students
£23,400    

Fees go up each year, therefore your tuition fee in your second and subsequent years of study will be higher.

Our continuing students, on the same degree programme, are protected from annual increases higher than 5%.

The MA Medical ANthropology and Mental Health programme prepares our graduates for a wide range of employment. Our graduates pursue careers in healthcare, academia, communications, policy, finance, tech, and education in government, corporate, humanitarian, and non-profit sectors. We provide aspiring analysts, consultants, practitioners, academics, advocates, educators, and experts with skills to tackle the great challenges of our time. 

Students from SOAS’ Department of Anthropology and Sociology develop an in-depth understanding of the world. Employers value our graduates’ cultural awareness and global perspective, as well as their skills in analysis, data interpretation and problem-solving.

This MA programme prepares our graduates for employment, as well as for further study in professional schools (medical school or mental healthcare practice) or PhD programmes.

You will be able to pursue careers in healthcare, academia, communications, policy, tech, and education, in government, corporate, humanitarian, international development, and non-profit sectors. Graduates will also be prepared to work with humanitarian organizations, think tanks, healthcare settings, and health policy bodies in developing countries in the Global South with sensitivity to cultural and institutional differences.

Recent Department of Anthropology and Sociology graduates have been hired by:
 

• Allen & Overy
• BBC
• British Council
• Deloitte
• Hackney Migrant Centre
• IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development)
• IOM- UN Migration
• Media 52
• New York Times
• Social Mobility Foundation
• The Week
• UNICEF
• United Nations Development Programme
• World Bank Group