Why study the Master's in Anthropology at VU?
The world faces major challenges that demand innovative perspectives - precisely where anthropologists make a difference. From climate change to social inequality: anthropology reveals how cultural, political and economic processes shape these issues and changes how we understand them.
Before starting your Master's, you will choose a track that aligns with your ambitions:
- Professional Anthropology Track: You will collaborate with an NGO, government agency or other stakeholder and translate research into practical recommendations.
- Social and Cultural Anthropology Track: You will specialise in in-depth academic research and prepare for a PhD or research career.
Both tracks offer three months of intensive fieldwork in the Netherlands or abroad, individual supervision and thorough methodological and theoretical training. You will complete the master's programme with a thesis based entirely on your own field research.
The master's programme is taught in English, lasts one year and starts on 1 September.