UNIVERSITY MASTER’S DEGREE

IN ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH
AND ITS APPLICATIONS
CÓDIGO 300201
 UNIVERSITY MASTER’S DEGREE
IN ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND ITS
APPLICATIONS
CÓDIGO 300201

INDEX

INFORMATION IDENTIFYING THE QUALIFICATION

INFORMATION ON THE LEVEL OF THE QUALIFICATION

INFORMATION ON THE CONTENTS

INFORMATION ON THE FUNCTION OF THE QUALIFICATION

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

INFORMATION ON THE NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM

UNIVERSITY MASTER´S DEGREE IN ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND ITS APPLICATIONS CÓDIGO 300201

University Master´s Degree in Anthropological Research and its

Applications

INFORMATION IDENTIFYING THE QUALIFICATION

Name and status of awarding institution

Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia.
Public university.
Name of qualification and title conferred in original language
Máster Universitario en Investigación Antropológica y sus Aplicaciones por la
Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia.
Status
National validity.
Approved by Accord of the Council of Ministers on January 17th, 2014.
Main field(s) of study for the qualification
The study is included in the field of Arts and Humanities.
Language(s) of instruction/examination
The degree is taught in Spanish.
INFORMATION ON THE LEVEL OF THE QUALIFICATION
Level of qualification
Level 3 (Master) in the Spanish Framework of Higher Education (MECES) is
equivalent to level 7 of European Qualification Framework (EQF).
Official length of programme
The official length of programme is 60 ECTS and 1 year full time.
Access requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in Social Anthropology, Education Sciences, Sociology,
Political Science, Philosophy, Social Work, History, Geography, Psychology and
Law. Exceptionally, other bachelor’s degree.

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INFORMATION ON THE CONTENTS

Mode of study
Distance learning full time.
Programme requirements

The programme of studies is composed of 18 compulsory ECTS, 28 elective

ECTS and 14 Master's Dissertation ECTS.

Subjects

• Seminar on the Applications of Anthropology and Their Impact on

Research
• Construction and Ethnographic Analysis of Research Objects. Research
Seminar
• Intensive Focus on the Methodological Process in Anthropology
• Cultural Landscapes: Taking Possession of the City
• Indigenous Peoples of Latin America: Cultural Continuity and Change
• Primatology of Kinship
• Ethnocide, Planned Violence and Genocide
• Social Incorporation of Immigrants and Logics of Belonging in Migratory
Discourse
• Life Course, Maternities, and Family. Concepts and Methods for
Research on Kinship in Anthropology
• Urban Chronotopias: Theories, Practices and Politics of Space-Time in
the City
• Culture and Gender: An Analysis Using Mass Communications Media
• Migration and Globalization. Central Americans in the USA
• Medical Anthropology and Anthropology of Health
• Food, Culture and Development: Food and Agricultural Systems and
Territorial Development
• Collective Memories: Politics and Representations
• Visual Anthropology and New Technologies in Ethnography for Studying
Urban Processes and Practices
• Anthropology of Tourism: Theoretical Foundations and Lines of
Research
• Cultural Heritage. Representations and Appropriations

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• Anthropological Theory and Critique in the Contemporary World

• Application and Profesionalization Fields of Anthropology
• Final Project, Master in Anthropological Research and Its Applications

Grading scheme
In the Spanish university system, modules/courses are graded on a scale of 0 to
10 points with the following qualitative equivalence:
0-4.9: "suspenso"; 5-6.9: "aprobado"; 7-8.9: "notable"; 9-10: "sobresaliente". A
special mention, "Matrícula de Honor" may be granted to up to 5% of the
students in a group provided they have got a "sobresaliente". To pass a
module/course it is necessary to get at least 5 points.
In cases of recognition of ECTS, professional experience, cultural or sports
activities, or student representation no grading will be recorded but, where
appropiate, the word "Apto".
INFORMATION ON THE FUNCTION OF THE QUALIFICATION
Access to further study
This qualification gives access to Doctoral studies, provided that the student
has completed a minimum of 300 ECTS in the overall teachings of Bachelor and
Master.

Stated objectives associated with the qualification and professional status (if
applicable)

Students will systematically become familiar with anthropological concepts and

theoretical orientations and will be capable of using them in a methodologically
rigorous way in specific ethnographic contexts, analyzing social processes
critically. The Master will train students for the critical study of processes of
sociocultural discrimination and the construction of gender, class, and ethnic
group inequality, among others, that occurs in contemporary societies, thus
contributing to foster equity in intercultural relations.

The Master Degree in Anthropological Research and Its Applications will

prepare students, theoretically and methodologically, to carry out
anthropological research on characteristic problems and cultural processes of
contemporary societies, as well as to apply anthropological knowledge to
relevant issues, contexts and institutions.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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