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MOI UNIVERSITY
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Eldoret, Kenya |
Founded in 1984
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| SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES |
| DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ANTHROPOLOGY |
The Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.) programme in Anthropology is aimed at developing and consolidating the highest level of scholarship, creative thinking and writing, research capability and leadership in one's area of interest and specialization.
The objectives of the Doctor of philosophy programme in Anthropology are:
- To equip students with the highest levels of knowledge, skills and personality to teach anthropology
- To train students to acquire analytical skills to carry out scientific research and consultancy
- To produce high level manpower for institutional management and leadership
- To assist students to acquire the highest levels of expertise in their area of specialisation within the discipline.
To qualify for admission into a Doctor of Philosophy programme, applicants shall be holders of a Master of philosophy degree in Anthropology or a related discipline from Moi University or its equivalent from a recognized university.
The Doctor of Philosophy program shall normally consist of coursework, examination and thesis. The minimum units of coursework shall be 21 units, which will be made up of at least 12 units of level 900 courses and the rest from level 800 courses.
All coursework shall be done in the first year of study for both full-time and part-time students. The rest of the time shall be devoted to proposal writing, research, data analysis and thesis writing.
Common regulations of the School of Graduate Studies shall apply for the following:
- Submission and Processing Of Application
- Duration of the Programme
- Examination
| Distribution of Units for each academic year |
First Semester of Year One
| Course
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| Course Work
| 9
| 18
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| Research Proposal
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| 6
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Second Semester of Year One
| Course
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| Maximum Units
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| Course Work
| 12
| 24
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| Research Proposal
| 6
| 6
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Second Year
| Course
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| Field Research
| 15
| 15
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Third Year
| Course
| Minimum Units
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| Field Research, Data Analysis & Thesis Writing
| 15
| 15
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Total Number of Units
| Minimum Units
| Maximum Units
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| 60
| 81
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NB: During the first and second semesters candidates are free to audit M.Phil course or D.Phil courses offered in other disciplines to make up for apparent inadequacies or to strengthen their proposed research areas.
- REQUIRED/CORE COURSES
YEAR I
SEMESTER I
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| ANT 801
| Theories in Anthropology (Core)
| 3
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| ANT 802
| Methods of Social Science Research and Statistics (Core)
| 3
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| ANT 999
| Research Proposal(Core)
| 6
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SEMESTER II
| Course Code
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| ANT 999
| Research Proposal (Core)
| 3
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| ANT 905
| Development Anthropology (Core)
| 3
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| ANT 907
| Culture and Technology (Core)
| 3
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YEAR II
| Course Code
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| Field Research
| 15
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YEAR III
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| Field Research, Data Analysis and Thesis Writing
| 15
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Electives
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| ANT 901
| Anthropology in Africa (Seminar)
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| ANT 902
| Cognitive anthropology
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| ANT 906
| Political Anthropology
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| ANT 908
| Culture and Communication
| 3
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| ANT 909
| Culture and Health
| 3
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| ANT 910
| Gender, Reproductive Health and Fertility
| 3
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| ANT 911
| Theory and Methods in Psychological Anthropology
| 3
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| ANT 805
| Project Management and Evaluation
| 3
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| ANT 806
| Biological Anthropology
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| ANT 807
| Population, Culture and Development
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| ANT 808
| Women's and Children's Health
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| ANT 809
| Gender and Development
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| ANT 810
| Archeology and Museology
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| SES 886E
| Tourism and Environment
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| ANT 812
| Community Development
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| ANT 813
| Anthropology of Tourism
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| SES 887
| Displaced Persons, Culture and the Environment
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| SES 880
| Principles of Human Ecology
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Dean, School of School of Arts and Social Sciences,
P.O. Box 3900
Eldoret, Kenya
Tel: +254-(0)53-43093
Email: deanarts@mu.ac.ke
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