Goldsmiths University of London

Course Details

BA (Hons) Anthropology & Visual Practice

Course Description

This degree provides comprehensive and imaginative treatment of the field of social anthropology and offers practical training in photography, video-making and editing. You'll study a range of anthropological societies and develop insight into specialised and broad implications of the field in relation to contemporary cultural issues.

Course Duration

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3year

Career outcomes

Careers and employability Skills Our Anthropology programmes and courses aim to equip you with a range of specialist and transferable skills. As part of your studies, seminars and course work, you'll develop skills in: * communication (including public speaking, developing and presenting an argument, note taking, report writing) * analytical thinking * awareness of social, political and cultural processes * awareness of social and cultural difference * thinking 'outside the box' These skills provide a good foundation for a number of career paths. Careers 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.




BA (Hons) Anthropology & Visual Practice Goldsmiths University of London