Study location	Lithuania, Kaunas
Academic field	Anthropology 14.7 (ISCED 317) Social & cultural anthropology (JACS L610)
Type	Master, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years (120 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	M.A. (Master of Social Sciences)

Tuition fee	€4,384 per year
Application fee	€100 one-time
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Entry qualification

Undergraduate diploma (or higher) The prospective students are expected to hold a Bachelor degree diploma in social sciences or humanities or equivalent degree; or bachelor degree diploma in other than social or humanitarian sciences with additional requirements of supplementary courses. Minimum 60% CGPA Admission score is counted based on: Arithmetic average of bachelor degree diploma supplement all subjects * 0,4 + grade of the of Bachelor thesis or final examination * 0,1 + Motivation Letter and Interview * 0,5. Minimum admission score to qualify: 5,4. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take verified copies of the entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university.

Territory requirements	Applications are NOT accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Bangladesh, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen.

Language requirements

English Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE or CAE, IELTS 6+ or TOEFL 79+ Proof of English Language: applicant has to present document proving B2 level (TOEFL 87-109 iBT/534-633 PBT, IELTS 5.5-6,5, Cambridge English First (FCE) 161-180, BEC Vantage 161-180, Michigan ECCE (min. 650), PTE General Level 3, TOEIC Listening & Reading 785, TOEIC Speaking & Writing 310, Duolingo 100-125, EnglishScore 400-499) if the applicant is not native speaker and/or had not received education in English.

Other requirements	A motivation letter must be added to your application. Upload your Curriculum vitae (CV)

Overview

Master in Social Anthropology, the first anthropology program launched in the Baltic States, gives you the opportunity to become an expert in cross-cultural analysis and a mediator of socio-cultural encounters.

Certificate in Intercultural Understanding (Southern Illinois University, USA)
An international cooperation between VMU and Southern Illinois University (SIU) offers an op­portunity for MA in Social Anthropology students to attain the SIU Certificate in Intercultural Understanding. Students may complete the 24 ECTS credits of the Module of Study in Intercul­tural Understanding offered by the Department of Anthropology, SIU, by taking a total of four courses given at VMU campus as part of their degree studies. The Certificate from SIU is issued alongside their Master degree from VMU.

The MA Degree in Social Anthropology will enable the student to:

- carry out empirical research based on qualitative methodology, applying participant observation and other anthropological fieldwork methods;
- design and conduct research on socio-cultural encounters between different global, transnational, national, regional and local development perspectives, majority and minority interests in conditions of social change, social mobility, and multiculturalism;
- address, both politically and practically, problems arising from socio-cultural differences as well as monitor stigmatized and/or marginalized and other segregated groups representing the interests of these groups in intercultural mediation;
- mediate in the fields of national and international cooperation by developing strategies and programmes for the implementation of sustainable development in education, public health, culture, ethnic relations, environment and cultural heritage management.

Programme structure

The MA Degree in Social Anthropology will enable the student to:

- carry out empirical research based on qualitative methodology, applying participant observation and other anthropological fieldwork methods;
- design and conduct research on socio-cultural encounters between different global, transnational, national, regional and local development perspectives, majority and minority interests in conditions of social change, social mobility, and multiculturalism;
- address, both politically and practically, problems arising from socio-cultural differences as well as monitor stigmatized and/or marginalized and other segregated groups representing the interests of these groups in intercultural mediation;
- mediate in the fields of national and international cooperation by developing strategies and programmes for the implementation of sustainable development in education, public health, culture, ethnic relations, environment and cultural heritage management.

Career opportunities

This Programme is primarily geared towards the student who plans to continue her/his graduate studies towards a Ph.D. in Anthropology or in Sociology (available at VMU at the Doctoral School in Sociology) or seeks career advancement in either private or public sectors in human resource development, international business, cultural resource management or work within various organizations as well as international, state and local governmental agencies, etc.

Career opportunities include but are not limited to:

- Project planner and manager;
- Public policy researcher;
- Cultural resources manager;
- Cultural sustainability analyst;
- Anthropological consultant to cross-cultural agencies;
- Urban and rural development advisor;
- Public health advisor;
- Cultural heritage and sustainable development consultant;
- Migration, refugee and ethnic minority problems’ analyst;
- International (cultural, educational, public health, defense) organizations and nongovernmental agencies consultant.