African Studies and Anthropology

University of Birmingham
Undergraduate PhD Full-time 3 Years LanguagesAnthropology

About this course

Join an internationally renowned department of African Studies and Anthropology and conduct anthropological research with a focus on communities in Africa or the African diaspora.

You’ll be supported by an interdisciplinary department with strengths in both African studies and Anthropology. We'll provide you with expert supervision and knowledge of each discipline to enhance your research.

Our Department of African Studies and Anthropology (DASA) is internationally recognised as a centre of excellence in research and postgraduate training. Benefit from the department’s international staff, interdisciplinary approach, diverse range of expertise, and active research community.

Academics in the Department of African Studies and Anthropology can supervise research projects drawing on archival, ethnographic and/or textual and media sources.

We have thematic expertise in topics including migration and diasporas, religion and society, economic inequality and insecurity, youth, the urban, popular culture, kinship, gender and sexuality.

We encourage you to consult our staff profile pages to identify a suitable lead supervisor before applying.

  • Be part of world-leading research. The Department was ranked second among all Area Studies departments in the UK in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) exercise 2021, according to Times Higher Education, with 100% of published research deemed "world-leading" or "internationally excellent".

  • Get involved with a range of activities, from weekly departmental seminars to our frequent international conferences on cutting-edge research topics hosted on campus.

  • The Department is home to an energetic and friendly community of anthropologists and Africanists – you'll forge valuable research connections during your time at Birmingham.

    • Study Options

    This course is available in 4 study options:

    Distance learning (part-time)

    Duration: 6 Years

    Qualification: PhD

    Location: Birmingham

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 3 Years

    Qualification: PhD

    Location: Birmingham

    Distance learning (full-time)

    Duration: 3 Years

    Qualification: PhD

    Location: Birmingham

    Part-time

    Duration: 6 Years

    Qualification: PhD

    Location: Birmingham

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2435 Professional/Chartered company secretaries
    3412 Authors, writers and translators
    2472 Archivists, conservators and curators
    4135 Library clerks and assistants
    2434 Business and related research professionals
    2471 Librarians

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    3 Years
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Birmingham
    Scheme
    Undergraduate
    Subjects
    Languages, Anthropology

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    University of Birmingham

    Birmingham

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