This anthropology course, "Key Debates in Anthropology," delves into ongoing theoretical discussions in social science, emphasising the role of ethnography. Students engage with diverse themes such as "Writing Culture" and "Multimodality" to anchor their research projects in contemporary anthropological discourse, fostering a theoretical understanding of the field.

The Visual Thesis Seminar guides students in transitioning from camera-based fieldwork to creating audio-visual work and a written report. The course, customised for individual projects, includes relevant readings and screenings. It features a step-by-step program covering organization of footage, anthropological film criteria, narrative structure, and montage principles, emphasizing the conceptual link between audio-visual work and the written report.

This course guides students in developing a solid research plan for their Master's research project, focusing on visual anthropology and relevant literature. The course covers methods, audio-visual techniques, and research skills through tutorials and workshops. Assessment includes research assignments and a comprehensive research proposal covering introduction, research question, theoretical perspective, setting description, methods, bibliography, time schedule, and budget.

The course aims to provide practical experience in field research, guiding students to adapt research elements to local contexts, apply diverse methods, and analyze data for their research questions. Emphasizing reflection on anthropological theories, the ultimate objective is to produce data for a (visual) thesis. Fieldwork is a vital component, requiring immersive participation and addressing practical, theoretical, and positional challenges.

The Visual Thesis Seminar facilitates the transition from camera-based fieldwork to creating audio-visual work and a written report. The course is tailored to individual projects, incorporating relevant readings and inspiring screenings, providing a step-by-step program for organizing footage, developing anthropological film criteria, creating a narrative structure, and exploring montage principles. Students are prompted from the start to conceptualize the relationship between audio-visual work and the written report.

The Visual Anthropology Thesis aims to present an audio-visual document alongside a written and oral account of an individual student's research study. The objectives include demonstrating familiarity with methodological and ethical aspects of social-scientific and camera-based research, extrapolating theoretical insights from empirical knowledge, and understanding and analyzing the social world and beliefs of different societal structures and cultures.