Master in Anthropology

University of Basel: Founded in 1460, the University of Basel is Switzerland's oldest university. It excels in research across various disciplines and offers a comprehensive range of programs, contributing significantly to scientific and academic advancement.

The Master's Degree Program in Anthropology, which is taught in English, combines the scholarly traditions of social anthropology in the UK and cultural anthropology in the US. The program prepares students for an academic or applied career in an international professional field. At the University of Basel, students focus on the research areas of political anthropology, visual culture and medical anthropology. The heart of the MA in Anthropology is the ethnographic research project, which includes a six-week field trip in a region of the global South.