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Integrated Degree in Anthropology (including Foundation Year)

This is a four-year degree at Goldsmiths. If you successfully achieve the progression requirements of the foundation year, you can continue with the full-time three-year BA (Hons) Anthropology.

Course length:
1 year (Foundation) + 3 years (undergraduate degree).
UCAS:
L601
Applying:

Find out more about applying.

Fees and funding:
Please see undergraduate tuition fees.
Contact the department:
Contact the Programme Convenor, Dr Justin Woodman.
Booklet:
Download a booklet [PDF, 415KB]

Individual tutorial support and academic guidance is given by the programme tutor. Students are also required to attend a study skills course as part of the programme.

There are no formal entrance requirements, but you need to demonstrate an interest in the subject, and the ability to benefit from studying the programme. Admission is by application to UCAS, interview and a short piece of written work.

Half price fourth year fees for Integrated Degree home and EU students - Jan 2012

Students applying for 2012 entry on Anthropology integrated degree programmes, comprising of Foundation Year and then undergraduate degree (BA Anthropology), will benefit from half price fees in their fourth year.

All successful applicants onto the programme will automatically receive this arrangement.

What you study

The programme consists of two components:

Ways of Seeing examines how culture shapes the way we think about the world – and how we understand and interact with others. The programme also introduces you to the history and methods of anthropology, and focuses on understanding anthropological approaches to human society, culture and cultural difference.

Contemporary Issues focuses on the cultural dimensions of globalisation and explores the way people see the world and interact with other cultures in the face of rapid social, cultural and technological change. The programme also examines the visual aspect of anthropology, including its uses of film and photography.

Register your interest

If you register your interest in this programme we will keep you informed about open days and send you relevant further information.

Skills and careers

If you successfully achieve the progression requirements of the foundation year, you can continue with the full-time three-year BA (Hons) Anthropology, which will enable you to develop the following skills:

  • Communication skills (including public speaking, developing and presenting an argument, note taking, report writing)
  • Analytical thinking
  • Awareness of social, political and cultural processes

The particular set of skills associated with anthropology, including development of awareness of social and cultural difference, and learning to think ‘outside the box’, provides a good foundation for a number of career paths.

Our students have been successful in a range of areas, from postgraduate research and teaching in higher education, to film making and other media careers, journalism, and museum curating, to applied or advocacy work for NGOs and development agencies.

Our particular emphasis on public anthropology encourages our students to explore options in a range of practice-based and public sector career paths.






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