This is a specialist stream within our general MSc Social Anthropology programme, focusing on the anthropological study of human learning and cognition. You will examine cognitive development from a cross-cultural perspective in a department which combines a strong tradition of fieldwork-based research with innovative experimental research. Compulsory components include a general core course in Social Anthropology, a specialist core course in The Anthropology of Learning and Cognition, and a 10,000-word dissertation on an approved topic within the subfield of anthropology of learning and cognition. This programme will be of special interest to those who want to study the psychological mechanisms that make human cultures possible and want to study human psychology from a cross-cultural perspective. It is suitable for graduates with a degree in any discipline, and prior knowledge of anthropology is not essential. It is suitable either as an introduction to the subject for those intending to proceed with other careers, or is an ideal preparation for further research work in anthropology and related disciplines.