Program Overview

BA (Hons) Anthropology

Overview

The BA Anthropology degree at Goldsmiths, University of London, offers a challenging and contemporary syllabus that explores key anthropological debates and helps students understand contemporary societal and cultural issues.

Why Study BA Anthropology at Goldsmiths

• You'll investigate the world of anthropology from a new angle, drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives to approach issues such as the environment, the state, its politics towards refugees and asylum seekers.
• The BA Anthropology degree offers a fresher approach to the subject than other universities – from the impact of the environmental crisis and austerity economics, to border politics, the state and racism.
• You'll explore links between theoretical issues and ethnographic studies, enabling you to think critically about culture and society in Britain, and around the world.
• Our graduates have gone on to work for the UN, World Bank, NGOs, law companies and corporate social responsibility (CSR) consultancies.

Entry Requirements

• A-level: BBB
• BTEC: DDM
• IB: 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

Length

• 3 years full-time or 4-6 years part-time

Fees

• Home - full-time: £9535
• Home - part-time: £TBC
• International - full-time: £21200

Department

• Anthropology

What You'll Study

Year 1 (credit level 4)

• Compulsory modules:
  • Being Related (15 credits)
  • Approaches to Contemporary Anthropology (30 credits)
  • Anthropological Methods (15 credits)
  • Ethnographic Film (15 credits)
  • Academic Skills for Anthropology (15 credits)
  • Anthropological Ideas Today (15 credits)

Year 2 (credit level 5)

• Compulsory modules:
  • Critical Ecologies: black, indigenous, queer and transnational feminist approaches (15 credits)
  • Anthropology of Politics, Inequalities and Social Change (15 credits)
  • Thinking Anthropologically (15 credits)
  • Thinking Through Race (15 credits)
  • The Goldsmiths Elective (15 credits)
• Optional modules:
  • Anthropology and Public Policy (15 credits)
  • Indigenous Cosmopolitics, Anthropology and Global Justice (15 credits)
  • Anthropology in Public Practice (30 credits)
  • The Goldsmiths Project (15 credits)

Year 3 (credit level 6)

• Compulsory module:
  • Individual Project (30 credits) or Extended Individual Project (45 credits)
• Optional modules:
  • Anthropology in Public Practice (15 credits)
  • Psychological Perspectives in Anthropology (15 credits)
  • Anthropology of Health and Medicine (15 credits)
  • Anthropology of Rights (15 credits)
  • Multimodal Experiments (15 credits)
  • Theorising the Visual (15 credits)
  • Learning from Social Movements (15 credits)
  • Borders and Migration (15 credits)
  • Digital Anthropology (15 credits)

Teaching Style

This programme is taught through scheduled learning – for example, through a mixture of lectures, seminars and workshops. You'll also be expected to undertake a significant amount of independent study.

Assessment

You’ll be assessed by a variety of methods, depending on your module choices. These may include coursework, examinations, group work and projects.

Careers

Our BA Anthropology graduates have been successful in a range of areas, including:

• Filmmaking
• Advocacy work for NGOs and development agencies
• Journalism
• Museum curating
• Media careers
• Teaching
• Postgraduate research

Skills

The BA Anthropology degree will equip you with a range of specialist and transferable skills, including:

• Analytical thinking
• Communication (including public speaking, developing and presenting an argument, note taking, report writing)
• Awareness of social and cultural differences
• Understanding human behaviour
• Thinking 'outside the box'
• Research and evaluation
• Open mindedness

Staff

• Dr Kuldip Kaur
• Julia Sauma

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.