Master's Thesis in Social Anthropology

How do you write an anthropological thesis based on your own ethnographic data? How do you interpret and analyse ethnographic material? In this course you are expected to problematize, systematise and analyse your own data. You are challenged to account for your choice of methods and use of analytical concepts in the interpretation of your data, and to provide empirical support for your claims. You are expected to formulate anthropological arguments and convey knowledge about other people's ways of life in a disciplinary and ethically appropriate manner.

Knowledge

• have advanced knowledge on how to interpret and analyse social and cultural processes
• have extensive knowledge about the usage of literature referencing, anonymity and academic integrity
• have special expertise on the area and topic of the master thesis

Skills

• can process complex qualitative data on an independent basis in accordance with ethical standards
• can convert fieldwork and other research material into data and data into analytical text
• can produce a comparative, argumentative and reflexive text based on the specific findings and particularities of a chosen field setting

General competencies

• have experience-based knowledge about as well as an understanding of the research process
• are capable of obtaining relevant written source material
• can convey own research both orally and written

In the third and fourth semester of your master studies, you are entitled to and will receive supervision that focuses on the relationship between data analysis and the writing process. A supervisor will be assigned to you the first semester of your MA program.