Ethnological and Cultural Analytical Specialization

Education facts

Code: 1ET087

In this course, you will immerse yourself in several ethnological research fields with a particular focus on identity creation, belonging and diversity. The course is based on four themes: (1) The importance of the digital for people's everyday lives, from parking the car and contacting health care to finding a partner. (2) People's relationship to nature, other species, weather and climate. (3) Cultural meanings of place, migration and mobility, such as rurality-urbanism, local-global and aspects of power and ethnicity. (4) Cultural perspectives on the body in relation to e.g. functionality, identity, sexuality and health. The course covers current research as well as various theories and perspectives connected to these fields. The course can be taken as a preparation for a bachelor's thesis in ethnology.

Entry requirements

Etnologi A 30hp och Etnologi B med minst 22,5 hp inklusive B-uppsats avklarade

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Ethnological and Cultural Analytical Specialization

  Umeå University

  Start date: 18 January 2027

  End date: 6 June 2027

  Pace of study: 100 %