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2025-2026 / Master

Anthropology, research focus

120 crédits
Master in anthropology, research focus
H2AANT01

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  • Theory
  • Practical
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  • Credits

Block 1

Compulsory courses

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Anthropology of capitalism Q230--5
Anthropology of development Q230--5
Anthropology of relationships and the body - [30h Field work] Q130-[+]5
Anthropology of the nature of animals Q130--5
Anthropology of material culture Q130--5
Anthropology and art: ethno-artistic explorations Q23015-5
Environmental anthropology Q230--5
Visual anthropology and worlds going beyond humans
N...
Q230--5
Final thesis project (including coaching seminar)TA   10
Final thesis project  --- 
Coaching seminar - [15h Seminar]  --[+] 

Optional courses

Choose courses totalling 10 credits out of the following :

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Placement Q1---10
Placement, Service Learning Q1---10
Tutoring TA---5
English - module 1 (english language) Q1   5
Reading scientific texts  1020- 
Additional reading in Anthropology  -2- 
English - Module 2: Listening comprehension, taking notes and lectures (english language) Q1   5
Listening comprehension, taking notes and lectures  1020- 
Additional lecture(s) in anthropology  --- 
Spanish level 1 (spanish language) Q245--5
Arab I TA3030-10
Chinese language I (beginners)* TA3030-10
Anthropology of globalization (english language)
Alexander S. Newell
Q224--5
Medical Anthropology Q224--5
Anthropology of memory
David Berliner
Q224--5
Ethnicity and nationalism
Pierre Petit
Q124--5
Epistemology of social sciences Q245--5
Sociology of organizations and markets Q130--5
Sociology of employment Q145--5
Latin America: political, economic and social reconfigurations - [15h Seminar] Q115-[+]5
Populations, families and health in the South (Africa) Q130--5
Sociology of families Q23015-5
Child psychology: motor, emotional, cognitive and social development Q130--5
Introduction to gender studiesQ1   5
Theory course  30-- 
Additional work  --- 
Conservation biology Q230--5
Social ethology Q12010-5
Behavioural primatology Q130--5
Current debates in prehistory (Even years, not organized in 2025-2026) Q230--5
Contemporary documentary (cinema, television, web) Q230--5
Clinical philosophy and the philosophy of human sciences Q230--5
The typology of languages and language universals* Q130--5
(pas organisé en 2025-2026) Philosophy and history of religions and secularisms Q130--5
Post-socialist China and Globalization: social and political dynamics (english language) Q130--5
Actor-network sociology Q130--5
Project management: sociological approaches Q224--5
Multi-disciplinary seminar in the environment - [1d Field work] Q1342[+]5
Students may choose one or more courses from the UNIC catalogue (subject to the approval of the chair of the board of the master's degree in Anthropology).

Block 2

Compulsory courses

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Final thesis (including fieldwork methodology)
Prerequisite
HTRA0011-1
Projet de mémoire (en ce compris un séminaire d'accompagnement)
Corequisite
ANTH0386-1
Séminaire de préparation au mémoire en anthropologie
TA---25
Seminar to prepare the final thesis in anthropology - [15h Seminar]
Prerequisite
HTRA0011-1
Projet de mémoire (en ce compris un séminaire d'accompagnement)
Corequisite
HMEM0003-1
Mémoire (en ce compris une démarche de terrain)
TA--[+]5

Focus compulsory courses

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Anthropology of childhood, youth and institutions, class-seminar - [30h Field work] Q13030[+]10
Anthropology of Contemporary Worlds Q130--5
Notice : The course DROI0929-2 will return to Block 2, term 1 in 2025¿2026 following the introduction of Prof. V. Wijngaarden's course in Block 1, term 2.

For students who have taken and passed it in 2024-2025, it will be replaced in their student's annual programme (PAE) by the course ANTH2238-1: Tutoring.
Food anthropologyQ1   5
Part A - Basic concepts  12-- 
Part B - Advances concepts  18-- 
Writing workshop - [30h Seminar] Q1--[+]5
Anthropology of contemporary religiousness and spiritualities - [16h Field work] Q130-[+]5

Bloc d'aménagement du programme de l'année

Bridging courses Master in anthropology

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits

Optional courses

Choose up to 60 credits of courses from the list below:

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Notice : the choice will be made by the President of the jury according to the student's background
Introduction to anthropology Q230--5
Theories of Communication Q130--5
Introduction to sociology Q215--3
Evolution of sociological thought, Classical sociology Q130--5
Contemporary anthropological theories Q230--5
Anthropology: fieldwork methodology and practice - [30h Field work] Q1307,5[+]5
Evolution of sociological thought, Contemporary sociology Q130--5
Qualitative research methods Q24015-5
Scientific approaches and investigationQ2   5
Initiation à l'esprit critique, Theory  10-- 
Initiation à l'esprit critique, SHS practice  -4- 
Méthodologie de l'enquête  166- 
Natural history of human communicationQ2   5
Evolution of communication  30-- 
Introduction to biological anthropology  20-- 
Political anthropology Q130--5
Anthropology of moods and communication Q130--5
Undergraduated final workTA   5
Activités d'accompagnement à la recherche bibliographique  -6- 
Travail de fin de Bachelier
Collégialité, Julie Gérard
 --- 
Anthropology: Illustrations and role play - [30h Field work] Q11515[+]5

A language course among :

Notice : according to the results obtained in the knowledge test taken at the beginning of the year
Basic English for the human and social sciences (english language) TA60--5
English level 1 (english language) TA6030-5
English level 2 (english language) TA6030-5
English - level 3 (english language) TA6030-5
English - module 1 (english language) Q1   5
Reading scientific texts  1020- 
Additional reading in Anthropology  -2- 
English - Module 2: Listening comprehension, taking notes and lectures (english language) Q1   5
Listening comprehension, taking notes and lectures  1020- 
Additional lecture(s) in anthropology  --- 
[...] or any other course from ULiège at the choice of the President of the jury-

Optional free course

CodeDetailsOrganizationTheoryPracticalOthersCredits
Introduction to IT and office software Q2-20--
Notice : a self-assessment test, held at the beginning of the year, will help guide students in their choice of useful modules