Location:

Stratford, United Kingdom

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Master

Specialty:

Anthropology

Program Overview

Program Description:

Symbolic culture, which includes language, ritual, myth and ideology, is what distinguishes us from our nearest primate relatives. How did language and symbolic culture evolve? What are the significant transformations that were made on that evolutionary path? How much of contemporary culture is shaped by these processes? Is it appropriate to try to interpret present day cultures and social behaviour informed by evolutionary theory? And how can the answers to these crucial questions inform the fieldwork that we currently undertake? These are the “big” questions at the cutting edge of anthropological and archaeological research. Answering them will help us better understand how we think and feel and behave as human beings. Our inter-disciplinary research expertise has an especial, but not exclusive, focus on the analysis of the origins of language, kinship and gender, war and revenge, equality and hierarchy and the analysis of ritual. It is a return to the founding concerns of classical anthropology – but through the revolution in the life sciences over the last forty years. The methods we use are drawn from a number of cognate disciplines: human behavioural ecology, cultural and social anthropology, archaeology and cultural astronomy.

Additional Program Information

Accreditation:

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Financial Aid:

Yes

FinancialAid Info:

Students can use a variety of different types of financial aid (including FAFSA) to study at UEL.

Scholarships:

Yes

Scholarships Description:

We offer various scholarships to international students. Please check out our website for more information: https://www.uel.ac.uk/International/International-Scholarships