Social and Cultural Anthropology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Overview

This Social and Cultural Anthropology programme offered by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona focuses on the in-depth analysis of cultural and social processes, supporting research that addresses contemporary global challenges from an anthropological perspective. It enables candidates to study human behaviour, social organisation, and cultural transformation using diverse theoretical and methodological approaches.

Key Facts

The academic environment promotes collaboration with internationally recognised researchers and provides access to specialised resources, including research infrastructures and cross-cultural data collections. Candidates engage with areas such as migration, inequality, kinship, gender, economy, and environment, developing analytical skills through ethnographic and interdisciplinary research methods.

Each candidate is assigned a thesis director responsible for guiding the research project, ensuring its originality, coherence, and alignment with established research lines. Supervision includes advising on methodological design, monitoring progress, facilitating access to academic and fieldwork resources, and supporting the preparation and completion of the doctoral thesis within an internationally oriented research setting.