Anthropology and History 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

• The Anthropological Imagination

• The Early Modern World

Spring teaching

• The Anthropology of Exchange, Money and Markets

• The Making of the Modern World

• 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

• Ideas of History

• Religion and Ritual

Spring teaching

• Global History from the Global South

• Politics and Power

Year 3

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 and spring teaching

• History Special Dissertation

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

Our Anthropology and History BA allows you to understand cultural difference in historical contexts. You also gain careers skills in communication, teamwork and research.

You can go on to further study, or use your Anthropology and History BA for careers in:

• libraries, archives and museums

• international development and social and welfare services

• the Civil Service, politics and social research.

While at Sussex, you can attend specialist careers talks, drop-in sessions and workshops with industry representatives and potential 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.