BA in Social Anthropology
Programme Code: UBANA2
Department: Anthropology
For students starting this programme of study in 2021/22
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
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Course number, title (unit value) | |
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Year 1 |
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LSE100 |
LSE100 The LSE Course (0.5) (withdrawn 2022/23) |
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Paper 1 |
AN100 Being Human: Contemporary Themes in Social Anthropology (1.0) |
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Paper 2 |
AN101 A History of Anthropological Theory (1.0) |
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Paper 3 |
AN102 Anthropology through Mixed Media (1.0) |
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Paper 4 |
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Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: Note that in addition to this list of courses offered in outside departments, any available language course run by the Language Centre will also be approved. | ||
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Note: |
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Students wishing to graduate with a language specialism should refer to the requirements set out in the Language Specialism footnote. | ||
Year 2 |
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Paper 5 |
AN200 The Anthropology of Kinship, Sex and Gender (1.0) (withdrawn 2025/26) |
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Paper 6 |
AN226 Political and Legal Anthropology (1.0) (withdrawn 2025/26) |
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Paper 7 |
AN256 Economic Anthropology (0.5) and AN298 Fieldwork in London: Learning Ethnographic Methods (0.5) (withdrawn 2025/26) | |
Paper 8 |
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Courses to the value of 1 unit(s) from the following: | ||
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Students are strongly encouraged to take ethnographic options to the value of at least one half unit under Papers 8 and 12. See footnotes for details of the language specialism requirement. | ||
Year 3 |
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Paper 9 |
AN303 Advanced Theory of Social Anthropology (0.5) # and AN357 Economic Anthropology (2): Transformation and Globalisation (0.5) | |
Paper 10 |
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Paper 11 |
AN397 Special Essay Paper in Social Anthropology (1.0) |
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Paper 12 |
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Courses to the value of 1 unit(s) from the following: | ||
MC300 Media, Communication and Power (0.5) |
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Note: |
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Students are strongly encouraged to take ethnographic options to the value of at least one half unit under Paper 8 and 12. See footnotes for details of the language specialism requirements. |
Approved Outside Options (Year 1)
GV100 Introduction to Political Theory (1.0) | |
GV101 Introduction to Political Science (1.0) | |
GY100 Introduction to Geography (1.0) | |
GY121 Sustainable Development (1.0) | |
HY113 Empires and Resistance in Global History (1.0) | |
HY116 International Politics since 1914: Peace and War (1.0) | |
HY118 Faith, Power and Revolution: Europe and the Wider World, c.1500-c.1800 (1.0) | |
LN270 Society and Language: Linguistics for Social Scientists (1.0) | |
PB102 Social Psychology (1.0) (suspended 2025/26) | |
PH103 The Big Questions: An Introduction to Philosophy (1.0) | |
SO110 Power, Inequality, and Difference: Contemporary Themes in Sociology (1.0) |
Language Courses
LN104 Mandarin Language and Society Level 1 (Beginner) (1.0) # | |
LN142 Mandarin Language and Society 2 (Intermediate) (1.0) # | |
LN251 Comparative Literature and 20th Century Political History (1.0) # B | |
LN270 Society and Language: Linguistics for Social Scientists (1.0) F | |
LN340 Mandarin Language and Society 5 (Mastery) (1.0) # (suspended 2025/26) |
Footnote for Language Courses
A: LN250: LN250 Not available to 2nd and 3rd year students on the BA/BSc in Social Anthropology programmes.
B: LN251: LN251 Not available to 2nd and 3rd year students on the BA/BSc in Social Anthropology programmes.
C: LN252: LN252 Not available to 2nd and 3rd year students on the BA/BSc in Social Anthropology programmes.
D: LN253: LN253 Not available to 2nd and 3rd year students on the BA/BSc in Social Anthropology programmes.
E: LN254: LN254 Not available to 2nd and 3rd year students on the BA/BSc in Social Anthropology programmes.
F: LN270: LN270 Not available to 2nd and 3rd year students on the BA/BSc in Social Anthropology programmes.
Anthropology Selection List A
Ethnographic options
AN223 The Anthropology of Southeast Asia (0.5) (withdrawn 2025/26) | |
AN240 Investigating the Philippines - New Approaches and Ethnographic Contexts (0.5) (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
AN277 Topics in the Anthropology of sub-Saharan Africa (0.5) # (withdrawn 2025/26) | |
AN282 Bangladesh and Beyond: Anthropological Perspectives (0.5) # (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
AN292 Anthropological Entanglements in the Middle East (0.5) (withdrawn 2025/26) | |
AN320 The Anthropology of Southeast Asia (0.5) (suspended 2025/26) | |
AN324 The Anthropology of Melanesia (0.5) (suspended 2025/26) | |
AN350 The Anthropology of South Asia (0.5) # (suspended 2025/26) | |
AN369 The Anthropology of Amazonia (0.5) # (suspended 2025/26) | |
AN377 Topics in the Anthropology of sub-Saharan Africa (0.5) # (suspended 2025/26) | |
AN392 Anthropological Entanglements in the Middle East (0.5) |
Footnotes
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
A: Note:: Language Specialism: Students who have taken and passed one language course in each year of their degree (i.e. 25% of their overall programme of study) will receive a language specialism attached to their degree certificate and transcript. Students must take all courses in the same language (French, Spanish, German, Mandarin or Russian) in order to qualify for the specialism. The three courses must also be consecutively harder in level, for example: beginner, intermediate and advanced. Students who choose language courses in each year according to these rules will receive a language specialism. Degree certificates which include a language specialism will state the language in the title, for example: BA in Social Anthropology (with French).
B: Note:: Approved courses to the value of 1.0 unit can be selected from the Language Courses list. Language options may be chosen if they are a continuation of a language studied in Year 1, and must be above Level 1.
C: Note:: Approved courses to the value of 1.0 unit can be selected from the Language Courses list for students wishing to receive a language specialism attached to their degree certificate and transcript. Language options may be chosen if they are a continuation of a language studied in Years 1 and 2. Language options must be above Level 2.
Level 1 courses are not permitted as part of this degree programme in Years 2 and 3.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to undergraduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the undergraduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the undergraduate summary page for future students.