任何对心理过程，感觉和表达，记忆和创伤，文化和人格感兴趣的人都会问自己这种问题。但是，他们很少问自己如何（或是否）可以识别和分析其他文化背景下的不同情感。在这个新的MSc学位（在欧洲任何地方都尚属首次）中，我们从人类学的角度研究了这些以及其他问题，着眼于人类体验的社会和文化层面。通过与这些重要主题进行辩论并通过对世界人种志（包括英国）的研究，参与者将了解文化背景下的自我，情感，疯狂和认同。
If studies of the mind and mental health interest you, this socially and culturally focused course may provide a rich alternative to more scientific studies in psychology and psychiatry. Study this course and you will investigate psychological and psychiatric issues from an anthropological perspective, addressing issues at the forefront of debates in social policy, morality, personal identity, and mental health. By considering cases from around the world you’ll explore how person, consciousness, and experience are shaped through cultural practices and political realities. Examining world ethnography (including the UK), you’ll learn about selfhood, emotion, personality, and understandings of ‘madness’ and mental illness in cultural context. Brunel students come from varied professional and academic backgrounds, many taking time out for professional development. If you haven’t studied anthropology before, you’ll be offered introductory modules in anthropological theory to help prepare you for the rest of the course.<br><br>Careers and your future<br>Through this course you will acquire analytical and research skills that can be used in a wide range of careers. In particular the course is ideal for enhances professional development in psychology, psychiatry, nursing, social work, education, social policy, charities and development.There is also the opportunity for you to do further research for a PhD in psychiatric focussed anthropology.<br>This course will lead you to opportunities in range of career opportunities in the health sectors, including charities, development, NGOs, and anything requiring cultural expertise.