MSc in China in Comparative Perspective
Programme Code: TMCHCP
Department: Anthropology
For students starting this programme of study in 2025/26
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
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Paper 1 |
AN447 China in Comparative Perspective (1.0) |
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Papers 2 & 3 |
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Courses to the value of 2 unit(s) from the following: | ||
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AN404 Anthropology: Theory and Ethnography (1.0) |
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AN436 The Anthropology of Development (0.5) |
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AN451 Politics and Power: Debates in Anthropology (0.5) |
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AN456 Economic Anthropology (0.5) |
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AN479 Anthropology of Law and Human Rights (0.5) |
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AN486 Research Methods in Anthropology (0.5) |
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AN487 Environmental Anthropology (0.5) |
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AN488 Gender, Sexuality and Kinship (0.5) |
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AN489 Anthropology of the Body (0.5) (suspended 2025/26) |
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AN490 Anthropology and Religion (0.5) |
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DV411 Population, Development and Environment: an Analytical Approach (0.5) |
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DV413 Environmental Problems and Development Interventions (0.5) |
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DV415 Global Environmental Governance (0.5) |
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DV432 China in Developmental Perspective (0.5) # (suspended 2025/26) |
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DV444 Global Health Challenges: Epidemics, Disease, and Public Health Response (0.5) |
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EH434 Economic Development of East and Southeast Asia (0.5) |
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EH468 A Long Road to Capitalism? The Medieval Origins of Modern Economies (0.5) |
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GY438 Urban Asia: Cities and Social Change (0.5) |
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GY480 Remaking China: Geographical aspects of Development and Disparity (0.5) (suspended 2025/26) |
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HY461 East Asia in the Age of Imperialism, 1839-1945 (1.0) # |
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HY489 China and the External World, 1644-1839 (0.5) |
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HY4B7 Asian Borderlands (1.0) |
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SP412 Non-Governmental Organisations, Social Policy and Development (0.5) # |
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SP418 Global Social Policy and International Organizations (0.5) |
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SP419 Social Movements, Activism, and Social Policy (0.5) |
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Courses to the value of one full-unit from MSc International Relations (Papers 2 & 3), subject to availability and the approval of the relevant course convenor. The following courses would be particularly appropriate: IR40C Global Politics of China (0.5) |
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IR464 The Politics of International Human Rights (0.5) |
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IR473 China and the Global South (0.5) |
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Paper 4 |
AN498 Dissertation- MSc China in Comparative Perspective (1.0) |
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Footnotes
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
A: Papers 2 & 3, HY461: Places on HY461 are subject to space.
B: Papers 2 & 3, IR473: Places on IR473 are subject to space.
C: Papers 2 & 3: Other Anthropology courses (to the value of 1.0 unit) may be taken, subject to the approval of the Programme Director.
D: Papers 2 & 3: Some option courses, particularly those outside of Anthropology, may have limited spaces.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the . Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the .