Anthropology BA (Hons)

at University of Sussex

Year 1

Core modules

Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

Autumn teaching

• Key Concepts in Anthropology

• Practising Anthropology

• The Anthropological Imagination

Spring teaching

• The Anthropology of Exchange, Money and Markets

• The Anthropology of Kinship and Relatedness

• Worlds and Selves

Year 2

Core modules

Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

Autumn teaching

• Ethnographic Research Methods

• Key Debates in Contemporary Anthropology

• Religion and Ritual

Spring teaching

• Politics and Power

Year 3

Options

You choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. This list gives you a flavour of our options, which are kept under review and may change, for example in response to student feedback or the latest research.

While it’s our aim for students to take their preferred combinations of options, this can’t be guaranteed and will be subject to timetabling. Options may be grouped and if so, students will be able to choose a set number of options from the selection available in any particular group.

Autumn teaching

• Current Themes in the Anthropology of Latin America

• Human Rights

• Slavery, Emancipation and Legacies

• The Anthropology of Geopolitics

• The Anthropology of Work, Labour and Precarity

Autumn and spring teaching

• Anthropology Thesis

Spring teaching

• Anthropology in the World: Theory, Knowledge, Action (and back again)

• Anthropology of the Body

• Development, Business and Corporate Social Responsibilities

• Environmental Anthropology

• Race, Ethnicity and Identity

• Understanding Contemporary India

International Baccalaureate

Typical offer    

30 -32 points overall from the full IB Diploma.

European Baccalaureate

Typical offer    

Overall result of at least 75% to 77%.

Other international qualifications

Typical offer    

Standard XII results

• 80% from ISC Indian School certificate of Education (CISCE)  

• 80% from SSC All India Senior School Certificate Examination (CBSE)

• 80% HSC Higher Secondary Certificate ( Maharashtra )

English language requirements

• IELTS (Academic): 6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component

Home students: £9,250 per year

Channel Islands and Isle of Man students: £9,250 per year

International students: £18,500 per year

You gain transferable skills in analysis, written communication and cultural understanding. These skills are sought after in areas including:

• media

• international development

• the charity and business sectors.

You can also attend specialist careers events and workshops with industry representatives and employers.

Recent Anthropology graduates have taken up jobs such as:

• project manager, Pepal Sustainable Change, Tanzania

• press officer, British Film Institute

• migrant rights advocate, London.