Ethnobotany - MSc

at University of Kent

Modules

Please note that modules are subject to change. Please contact the School for more detailed information on availability.
 

Compulsory modules currently include

• SACO8110 - Practical Methods in Conservation Social Science (15 credits)
• SACO8840 - Botanical Foundations of Ethnobotany (15 credits)
• SACO8850 - Anthropological Research Methods I (15 credits)
• SACO8960 - Environmental Anthropology (15 credits)
• SACO8970 - Ethnobiological Knowledge Systems (15 credits)
• SACO8980 - Plant Resources and their Conservation (15 credits)

Optional modules may include

• DICE8410 - Managing Protected Areas (15 credits)
• DICE8880 - Economics of Biodiversity Conservation (15 credits)
• SACO8210 - Advanced Topics in Anthropology (15 credits)
• SACO8800 - Holism, Health and Healing (15 credits)
• SACO8830 - Anthropology for a World in Crisis (15 credits)
• SACO9910 - Ethnicity and Nationalism (15 credits)

Compulsory modules currently include

• SACO8390 - Dissertation: Ethnobotany (60 credits)

A first or second class honours degree in anthropology, botany, biology, environmental studies, environmental science, geography or similar.
 

All applicants are considered on an individual basis and additional qualifications, professional qualifications and relevant experience may also be taken into account when considering applications. 

Fees:

• Home full-time£10400
• EU full-time£15900
• International full-time£21200

For students continuing on this programme fees will increase year on year by no more than RPI + 3% in each academic year of study except where regulated.

'My Msc in Ethnobotany was the most stimulating, fascinating and challenging year of my working life.' (Liz Gladin - Ethnobotany MSc)
 

Since 1998 we have trained nearly 150 students through our MSc Programme. More than 25% of these have moved on to undertake research degrees in some area of ethnobotany (e.g. Kent, Oxford, Sussex, Vienna, Florida, Tulane, British Columbia, McGill), or have taken-up positions which utilize their training and knowledge, for example in NGOs such as the Global Diversity Foundation, at the Harvard Museum of Economic Botany, conservation education, at various Botanical Gardens around the world (e.g., Kew, Edinburgh, New York, Auckland, Beirut), at the United Nations Environment Programme, and in the pharmaceutical industry. Some have gone on to work in universities or start their own organizations and businesses.
 

As a School recognised for its excellence in research we are one of the partners in the South East Doctoral Training Centre, which is recognised by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). This relationship ensures that successful completion of our courses is sufficient preparation for research in the various fields of social anthropology. Many of our students go on to do PhD research. Others use their Master’s qualification in employment ranging from research in government departments to teaching to consultancy work overseas.