Anthropology

Course Structure

1. [\'Anthropological Analyses\', \'Optional anthropological courses\', \'Anthropological Project Design\', \'Optional coursesSpecialisationsAt the Department of Anthropology you can specialize in Business and Organisational Anthropology or Anthropology of Health in more depth as it will influence your coursework, fieldwork and thesis. In order to be eligible for the specialization track, your must do two optional anthropological courses of 7,5 ECTS + your fieldwork and master\\x92s thesis within the specialty field. Once you hand in your thesis you can apply to have the specialisation on your final transcript. With a specialization in Business and Organisational Anthropology you studie business activities and life in organisations by anthropological methods and theory. Often working in collaboration with organisations and companies, students build and analyse their own ethnographic data, thus contributing to a better understanding of the lives, perceptions and needs of clients, end-users and other stakeholders. By deepening understandings of what has often been called "the human factor" in business, students contribute to innovation processes and product development in enterprises and organisations.With a specialization in Anthropology of Health you study how human beings\\x92 efforts to secure health and treat illness are shaped by and contingent on local, national, and international institutions and political processes, and how inequalities in health are thereby created, maintained, or challenged. Another important focus is the use of new biomedical technologies that often raise medical, moral and socioeconomic questions. Because of the ethnographic method\\x92s focus on human relations, sense of self, and meaning-making, anthropology has demonstrated special strengths in studies of how individuals, families and other communities understand, manage, and treat illness, and strive for a healthy life.\']