BA Anthropology
Entry requirements
A level: 104 points from a minimum of 2 A levels. BTEC: DMM. All Access courses: Pass a named Access to Higher Education Diploma (preferably English, humanities or combined), with at least 33 credits at merit and/or distinction. T level: Merit in any subject. International Baccalaureate: 26 points. Other qualifications: Other combinations and non-A level qualifications also considered.
About this course
BA (Hons) in Anthropology, examining human cultures, societies, and ways of life. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Social & Cultural Analysis. The programme offers an optional placement year of 24-48 weeks and includes a supervised dissertation. Assessment is entirely coursework-based with no examinations.
Modules
- School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences Placement Year
- Introduction to Anthropology
- Fieldwork and Ethnography
- Social Identities and Inequalities
- Becoming Human
- Introduction to Social Theory
- Monsters, Mods, and Magic: An Anthropology of the Body
- Gifts, Commodities and Crises: A contemporary guide to economic anthropology
- Why so Serious? The Anthropology of Humour and Laughter
- Comparing Cultures, Curating Worlds: Museums, Myths, and Meaning
- Fieldwork reimagined: Advanced methods in anthropology
- Contemporary Theories of Society and Culture
- Worlds Otherwise: Science Fiction, Digital Realms and the Anthropology of the Future
- Stage 2 Professional Development, Placement Preparation and identifying opportunities
- Gifts, Commodities and Crises: A contemporary guide to economic anthropology
- Why so Serious? The Anthropology of Humour and Laughter
- Comparing Cultures, Curating Worlds: Museums, Myths, and Meaning
- Dissertation
- Coastal Cultures: Marine Anthropology in the age of climate change and mass extinction.