Master's Programme in Cultural Anthropology

About this programme

At the Master’s Programme in Cultural Anthropology, you learn about ethnographic research guided by scholars who teach from their own fieldwork experience. The diverse perspectives you gain from our global classroom sharpen your ability to do cultural analysis. Regardless of what your focus is, be it gender, religion, ethnicity, politics, or globalisation, you will study in a strong research environment with practical career relevance. Expand the information below to show details on entry requirements, programme-specific documents, selection criteria and tuition fees. A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6. This requirement can be met either by achieving the required score on an internationally recognised test, or by previous upper secondary or university studies in some countries. Students are selected based on an overall appraisal of previous university studies with emphasis on the quality of the Bachelor's thesis (or equivalent project work) and a statement of purpose. Tuition fee-paying students and non-paying students are admitted on the same grounds but in different selection groups. In addition to the general supporting documents, you also need to submit the following programme-specific documents: The statement of purpose should detail your motivation for studying the Master's Programme in Cultural Anthropology and provide information about your previous anthropological studies.