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MA Applied Anthropology & Community Arts

UK

What will I learn?

Taught jointly by the Departments of Anthropology and Social, Therapeutic and Community Studies, this MA offers a stimulating synthesis of theory and practice. In short, it is at the heart of what Goldsmiths is all about.

Why study MA Applied Anthropology & Community Arts

  • This MA, launched in 2015, is the third of three related pathways. The first, the MA Applied Anthropology and Community and Youth Work, was started in 1992 and is aimed at students who wish to pursue a career in youth and community work and who need a professional qualification.
  • A second pathway, the MA Applied Anthropology and Community Development, was launched in 2012 as an option for international or home students who do not need an NYA qualification and for those who want to specialise in community development.
  • This third pathway has been created in response to a growing number of applicants with an arts background and arts interests, and is aimed at students who wish to work in community arts. The three pathways entail different placements but are taught together, providing many opportunities for exchange of ideas and collaboration amongst students.

Careers

Our graduates find work directly or indirectly related to the disciplines relatively quickly after graduating, or even while on the programme. The majority of our students gain work in youth work or community work.

Which department am I in?

Anthropology

Study options

Full Time (1 year)

Tuition fees
£19,520.00 (21,26,825) per year
This is a fixed fee
Start date

September 2025

Venue

Goldsmiths, University of London

New Cross,

Lewisham,

SE14 6NW, SOUTHERN ENGLAND, England

Entry requirements

For international students

You'll need: an undergraduate degree of at least second class standard in the social sciences or another appropriate subject, with some experience of community and youth work; at least four months of full-time, or part-time equivalent, work experience prior to starting the MA. Experience can include paid or unpaid work; voluntary, community and youth work in organisations; and relevant informal work. If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 6.5 with a 6.5 in writing and no element lower than 6.0 to study this programme. TOEFL: 92 overall with 23 in Writing and no lower than 20 in each other skill.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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