How do communities deal with major change? Why do conflicts over land, water, or religion escalate? As an anthropologist, you look beyond the surface. You learn how people make sense of their world, what drives their choices, and how those relate to broader social issues.
At VU Amsterdam, you don’t just study in classrooms. You go out to do research, locally or across the world. You’ll learn to observe, listen, interview, and analyse. The programme is international and diverse: you’ll work with students from different backgrounds and learn from each other. At the same time, you’ll reflect on your own perspective: how your background, beliefs, and position shape what you see and understand.
The start date of Cultural Anthropology is September 1st. Prefer to study in Dutch? In that case, opt for Culturele Antropologie en Ontwikkelingssociologie.
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