Duration: 3 years full-time with a 5-week placement, or 4 years with a 30-week placement.. This thrilling and cutting-edge course blends the study of natural and social sciences with humanities to provide a well-rounded and fascinating insight into anthropology. By covering anthropology from a range of perspectives, you'll be in a unique position to evaluate and understand human society like never before. The study of anthropology offers a unique perspective on what it means to be human. While humans from all corners of the globe share the same basic biology, our cultures are remarkably diverse. Many of the practices that we think of as ‘natural’ or biologically given are in fact thought about and performed very differently in different cultures across the world today and in the past. How and why have humans evolved this uniquely ‘bio-cultural’ nature? How have humans and our societies been shaped by our social and ecological relationships with one another and with our environments, and how will this continue in the future? Anthropology has never been more relevant than in today’s multicultural, interconnected and fast-changing world.

Our BSc (Hons) Anthropology is a new course that started in 2015. It is designed to give you a fantastic overview of the subject area and you will have varied career options when you graduate. This degree covers social and biological anthropology, which means you can work in various disciplines once you graduate, including archaeology, forensic science, cultural ecology, human environment interaction and human evolution to name just a few. There are many opportunities for you to work not only in academia, but also in commercial organisations. During your time here, you will have the chance to undertake placements and fieldwork in the UK and elsewhere in the world, enhancing your experience and allowing you to network with professionals who can be invaluable contacts when you are searching for work.