BA in Anthropology and Law
Programme Code: UBANLL2
Department: Anthropology
For students starting this programme of study in 2021/22
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Three-year classification scheme for BA/BSc degrees for all students from the 2018/19 academic year
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
Paper |
Course number, title (unit value) | |
See note |
LSE100 The LSE Course | |
Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
Paper 1 |
AN100 Being Human: Contemporary Themes in Social Anthropology (1.0) | |
Paper 2 |
AN101 A History of Anthropological Theory (1.0) | |
Paper 3 |
LL106 Public Law (1.0) | |
Paper 4 |
LL105 Property I (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) and LL109 Introduction to the Legal System (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
Skills course |
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Year 2 | ||
Paper 5 |
AN226 Political and Legal Anthropology (1.0) | |
Paper 6 |
LL108 Criminal Law (1.0) | |
Paper 7 |
LL104 Law of Obligations (1.0) (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
Paper 8 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: B | |
Year 3 | ||
Paper 9 |
LL232 European Union Law (1.0) | |
Paper 10 |
LL275 Property II (1.0) | |
Paper 11 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
Paper 12 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: C | |
Notes |
LSE100 is a half unit taken by all students, running across Autumn and Winter Terms in the first year. The course provides one of the marks that is eligible to be included in the calculation of the First Year Average for purposes of classification. | |
Anthropology Selection List A
AN205 The Anthropology of Melanesia (0.5) | |
AN221 The Anthropology of Christianity (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
AN223 The Anthropology of Southeast Asia (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
AN237 The Anthropology of Development (0.5) | |
AN240 Investigating the Philippines - New Approaches and Ethnographic Contexts (0.5) (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
AN243 Children and Youth in Contemporary Ethnography (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
AN245 Borders and Boundaries: Ethnographic Approaches (0.5) (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
AN247 Anthropological Approaches to Questions of Being (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
AN275 The Anthropology of Revolution (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
AN276 Anthropology and the Anthropocene (0.5) | |
AN277 Topics in the Anthropology of sub-Saharan Africa (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
AN281 Health and Welfare: Anthropological Perspectives (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
AN282 Bangladesh and Beyond: Anthropological Perspectives (0.5) # (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
AN283 Anthropology, Art, and Poetics (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
AN284 Anthropological Approaches to Race, Racism, and Decolonisation (0.5) | |
AN292 Anthropological Entanglements in the Middle East (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
AN298 Fieldwork in London: Learning Ethnographic Methods (0.5) | |
AN395 Digital Anthropology (0.5) | |
Anthropology Selection List B
AN200 The Anthropology of Kinship, Sex and Gender (1.0) | |
AN256 Economic Anthropology (1): Production and Exchange (0.5) | |
AN357 Economic Anthropology (2): Transformation and Globalisation (0.5) | |
Anthropology Selection List C
AN393 Language, Signs, World, Action! Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
Law Selection List
LL201 Law and State Power (1.0) | |
LL202 Commercial Contracts (1.0) # (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
LL205 Medical Law (1.0) | |
LL207 Civil Liberties and Human Rights (1.0) (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
LL208 Race, Class, and Law (0.5) | |
LL210 Information Technology and the Law (1.0) # (not available 2024/25) | |
LL211 Law, Poverty and Access to Justice (0.5) | |
LL212 Conflict of Laws (1.0) | |
LL221 Family Law (1.0) | |
LL233 Law of Evidence (1.0) (not available 2024/25) | |
LL241 European Legal History (1.0) | |
LL250 Law and The Environment (1.0) | |
LL251 Intellectual Property Law (1.0) | |
LL257 Employment Law (1.0) | |
LL259 Legal and Social Change since 1750 (1.0) (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
LL272 Outlines of Modern Criminology (0.5) | |
LL278 Public International Law (1.0) (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
LL284 Topics in Sentencing and Criminal Justice (0.5) | |
LL293 Tax and Tax Avoidance (1.0) | |
LL295 Media Law (1.0) | |
LL300 Competition Law (1.0) | |
LL301 Global Commodities Law (1.0) (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
LL303 Cultural Heritage and Art Law (0.5) | |
LL305 Jurisprudence (1.0) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
Footnotes
A : LL100 is compulsory but does not affect the final degree classification.
B : No more than one unit taken under Papers 8 and 12 may be selected from Anthropology Selection List A.
C : No more than one unit taken under Papers 8 and 12 may be selected from Anthropology Selection List A.
Accreditation:
The qualifying law degree (QLD) is recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for the purposes of satisfying the academic stage of training. Accredited by the Bar Standards Board for the purpose of a Qualifying Law Degree. Further information is available by emailling anthropology.enquiries@lse.ac.uk or accessing the Anthropology Department website.
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.