Anthropology offers a unique and powerful means for understanding cultural and social diversity in the modern world. It is concerned with contemporary issues such as multiculturalism, identity politics, racism and ethnic nationalism, changing forms of the family, religious conflict, gender, and the political role of culture. It also addresses perennial questions about human nature, such as, ‘What do we have in common with each other cross-culturally?’ and ‘What makes us different?’ If you are intrigued by these questions and want to study a discipline that will enrich your everyday life as well as equip you for a great variety of occupations, anthropology is for you.

Students who pursue the three-year degree in Anthropology undertake empirical research for their final year projects, gaining experience and contacts vital for future employment in a world that increasingly expects job candidates to offer something more than a degree certificate. Brunel anthropology graduates are amongst the most employable in the country. Careers Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey These statistics relate to graduates who studied Social Anthropology as well as those who combined the subject with Sociology. Graduates from this subject are frequently interested in a career in the public or charity sectors, research, social care professions and international aid and development. Others use their degree as a route into careers unrelated to the subject studied. In 2011/12, six months after graduating: * 66.7% of graduates with a first degree were in employment * 13.3% were in full-time further study Read more about graduate destinations for this subject area Students of Anthropology can go on to pursue both private and public sector careers including work with governmental organisations like the United Nations and with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) like Save the Children and Oxfam. Others now work as teachers, journalists and research officers in the health and social sectors, and in other professions requiring knowledge of social and cultural processes. Some pursue further research degrees in anthropology and become academic anthropologists.