Programme Specification for Anthropology (Major, Joint or Minor)
Campus: Docklands
Why Study Anthropology as part of a Combined Honours Degree?
Anthropology is the study of what it is that makes us human. It studies world cultures, and the non-symbolic cultures of animals. It includes both the human and non-human domain as its subject matter. By selecting that bit of anthropology that is right for you, it can therefore be combined with any other subject.
What will I study?
In the last few decades breakthroughs in the life sciences have established that all the world's peoples come from a common African ancestral population. This culture-founding group carried with them a revolutionary symbolic "kit" that enabled them to have levels of solidarity that no other hominid or animal could attain. Equipped with this ability to share the same dreams, our ancestors one hundred thousand years ago started to roam from hot humid equatorial jungles to cold dry polar ice caps. The optimum conditions for our hunting ancestors broke down ten thousand years ago, and since then we adapted to local circumstances with mainly agricultural and industrial life styles. However, now with globalisation, all the world's cultures interact on a world scale and reach out to each other in either benign or perverse ways. Anthropology is uniquely placed to address the deeply human issues which promise either to unite or divide the planet.
Which modules will I study?
You can view a full guide to the modules you have to study as part of your chosen pathway, along with a full range of option modules available by viewing the Single & Combined Honours Programmes Guide for Anthropology
Can I study a Combined Honours Programme as a Part-time degree?
All our Combined Honours Programmes can be studied on a Part-time or Full-time basis. As a Part-time student, you will study the same degree programme, but at a slower pace. You will study up to 4 modules per year (instead of 6 as a full-time student).
What career opportunities are open to me if I study Anthropology?
The traditional route for anthropology graduates who chose not to go into teaching and research was to become a museum curator. However, many more professional opportunities now exist for anthropology graduates trained to listen to and interpret the meanings of other cultures. This is an important transferable skill valued by many organisations.
Anthropology graduates commonly choose to be social researchers, trainers/teachers, administrators/managers, evaluators, change agents, needs assessors, planners, policy researchers or research analysts, or go on to do Postgraduate research.
Popular Combinations with Anthropology are
- Anthropology and International Development (LLX6 - BA/PBPW)
- Anthropology with Information Technology (LG65 - BA/PBpj)
- Anthropology/History (LV6C - BA/PBPI)
- Business Information Systems/Anthropology (GL5P - Mod/MAPB)
- Computer Networks with Anthropology (G4L6 - BSc/MCpb)
- Human Biology/Anthropology (B1L6 - Mod/OIPB)
- Pharmacology/Anthropology (BL26 - Mod/OLPB)
- Sociology with Anthropology (L3L6 - BA/PUpb)
What can I combine with Anthropology?
We have over 5000 different combinations and you can choose from over 75 pathways. Please visit this page www.uel.ac.uk/combined/programmes for a full list.
Entry Requirements
240 UCAS tariff points (including two passes at A2 level) plus GCSE English grade C or above.
How do I apply?
If you wish to study with us full-time from September, you will need to make your application via UCAS (www.ucas.ac.uk).
If you wish to study with us part-time you can obtain an application form from our admissions department study@uel.ac.uk or apply on-line.
Other Anthropology programmes available
For further information on the range of Anthropology programmes available at UEL, http://www.uel.ac.uk/lss/
Contact Us
If you would like to speak to someone about a Combined Honours Programme, please contact the School of Combined Honours on 0208 223 2575 or email us at combined.honours@uel.ac.uk
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