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BA (Hons) History with Anthropology

Overview

BA History with Anthropology offers an exciting combination of humanities disciplines that promotes the understanding of human life, culture, and society in the past and present.

Why Study BA History with Anthropology at Goldsmiths

• You will explore and analyse contemporary social, cultural and anthropological issues with a view to historically contextualising those issues.
• History continues to make vital contributions to how we understand and interact with the world around us. At Goldsmiths, we approach History in creative, innovative and exciting ways.
• We focus on the relevance of historical understanding for comprehending and analysing the complex present-day world that surrounds us, contributing towards equality, diversity and social justice.
• You’ll learn about topics from basic anthropological concepts, such as kinship, ritual, world systems, and development, to investigating anthropology in relation to history, politics, religion, philosophy and psychology.
• You'll learn from leading academic experts. That's why we've been rated top 10 in the UK for anthropology in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025.

Programme Details

• UCAS code: LV61
• Entry requirements:
  • A-level: BBB
  • BTEC: DDM
  • IB: 33 points overall with three HL subjects at 655
• Length: 3 years full-time or 4-6 years part-time
• Departments: History, Anthropology

What You'll Study

Year 1

• Compulsory modules:
  • Anthropological Ideas (15 credits)
  • Reading and Writing History (15 credits)
  • Identity, Agency & Environment 1 (15 credits)
  • Identity, Agency & Environment 2 (15 credits)
• Optional modules:
  • Global Connections (30 credits)
  • Historical Controversies (15 credits)

Year 2

• Compulsory modules:
  • The Goldsmiths Elective (15 credits)
  • The Goldsmiths Project (15 credits)
• Optional modules:
  • Anthropology and Public Policy (15 credits)
  • Critical Ecologies: black, indigenous, queer and transnational feminist approaches (15 credits)
  • Indigenous Cosmopolitics, Anthropology and Global Justice (15 credits)

Year 3

• Optional modules:
  • Anthropological Approaches to History (15 credits)
  • Material Cultures
  • Anthropology in Public Practice (30 credits)
  • Borders and Migration (15 credits)
  • Learning from Social Movements (15 credits)
  • Psychological Perspectives in Anthropology (15 credits)
  • Anthropology of Rights (15 credits)
  • Anthropology and the Visual: Production Module (15 credits)
  • Digital Anthropology (15 credits)
  • Gender Theory in Practice (15 credits)
  • Staff/Student Research Project (15 credits)

Teaching Style

• The programme is cumulative and progressive, with knowledge and skills building on previous years and growing year on year.
• Basic skills and competencies are delivered in the first year which sets the broad agenda for the programme as a whole.
• In the second year, the modules contain increasingly challenging and demanding material which provides the foundations for the significant independent scholarly work required and undertaken in the final year.

Assessment

• A wide and innovative variety of different methods are used to assess learning, these include essays, reviews, source analyses, blogs, videos, walks, presentations, exams, and dissertations.
• Some modules are assessed by portfolios of coursework, or by a combination of coursework and an examination.
• Others are assessed by long essays or dissertations on topics approved with the tutor.

Entry Requirements

• We accept the following qualifications:
  • A-level: BBB
  • BTEC: DDM
  • International Baccalaureate: 33 points overall with three HL subjects at 655
  • Access: Pass with 45 Level 3 credits including 30 Distinctions and a number of merits/passes in subject-specific modules
  • Scottish qualifications: BBBBC (Higher) or BBC (Advanced Higher)
  • European Baccalaureate: 75%
  • Irish Leaving Certificate: H2 H2 H2 H2

Additional Requirements

• If you can't find your qualification here, then please visit our entry requirements page for a list of alternative qualifications.
• At Goldsmiths we offer innovative and challenging degrees in history, as well as a stimulating environment amongst a diverse and exciting community of students.
• Many of our students have achieved very high A-level grades, and that is reflected in our standard A-level offer.

Funding Opportunities

• We offer a wide range of scholarships and bursaries, and our Careers Service can also offer advice on finding work during your studies.
• Find out more about funding your studies with us.

Careers

• A degree in history can take you to almost any place you want to go. From teaching to the civil service, and business to social work.
• History graduates have known expertise in understanding and navigating different organisational cultures, and adapting their knowledge, understanding, and skills to different sorts of complex problems.
• History at Goldsmiths offers a range of opportunities for further study. It delivers several internationally renowned and ground-breaking MA programmes, including MA Black British History.

Work Placement

• Students on all undergraduate History programmes at Goldsmiths can also choose to undertake History’s work placement module.
• Placement opportunities have included: St Paul's Cathedral, the Jewish Museum, the Cinema Museum, the National Maritime Museum, the London Metropolitan Archives, the Bishopsgate Institute, the Museum of London Docklands, and the Wellcome Library and Archive.

Skills

• Equipping you with the flexibility, skills and confidence needed to achieve your ambitions are central components of History degrees at Goldsmiths.
• It provides you with the knowledge and skills that employers seek.
• According to the Institute of Student Employers, 82% of employers do not specify degree subjects when recruiting graduates.
• The Hay Group found that 91% of recruiters believe that graduates with refined people skills will advance faster in their organisations.

Careers Service

• Goldsmiths' Careers Services offer tailored support to your individual needs.
• They can help you identify your career interests.
• Support includes:
  • Giving you practical advice in preparing a CV
  • Teaching you important interview skills
  • Providing networking opportunities with future employers who are particularly interested in the skills of Goldsmiths History graduates