BSc in Social Anthropology
Programme Code: UBANS2
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
Students on this programme have the opportunity to receive a language specialism attached to their degree certificate and transcript. See the details at the bottom of this page for more information.
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 | ||
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Paper 1 |
AN100 Being Human: Contemporary Themes in Social Anthropology (1.0) | |
Paper 2 |
AN101 A History of Anthropological Theory (1.0) | |
Paper 3 |
AN102 Ethnography through Mixed Media (1.0) | |
Paper 4 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
Note: |
Students wishing to graduate with a language specialism should refer to the requirements set out in the Language Specialism footnote. G | |
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Year 2 | ||
Paper 5 |
AN200 The Anthropology of Kinship, Sex and Gender (1.0) | |
Paper 6 |
AN226 Political and Legal Anthropology (1.0) | |
Paper 7 |
AN256 Economic Anthropology (1): Production and Exchange (0.5) and AN298 Fieldwork in London: Learning Ethnographic Methods (0.5) | |
Paper 8 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
Note: |
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. H | |
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Year 3 | ||
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) | |
Paper 12 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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MC300 Media, Communication and Power (0.5) | |
Note: |
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. I | |
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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
AN221 The Anthropology of Christianity (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
AN237 The Anthropology of Development (0.5) | |
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) | |
AN281 Health and Welfare: Anthropological Perspectives (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
AN283 Anthropology, Art, and Poetics (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
AN284 Anthropological Approaches to Race, Racism, and Decolonisation (0.5) | |
AN393 Language, Signs, World, Action! Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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) (not available 2024/25) | |
PH103 The Big Questions: An Introduction to Philosophy (1.0) # | |
SO110 Power, Inequality, and Difference: Contemporary Themes in Sociology (1.0) | |
Ethnographic options
Courses to the value of 0.5 unit(s) from the following: | |
AN205 The Anthropology of Melanesia (0.5) | |
AN223 The Anthropology of Southeast Asia (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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) # (not available 2024/25) | |
AN282 Bangladesh and Beyond: Anthropological Perspectives (0.5) # (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
AN292 Anthropological Entanglements in the Middle East (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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) # (not available 2024/25) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
Footnotes
A : LN250 Not available to 2nd and 3rd year students on the BA/BSc in Social Anthropology programmes.
B : LN251 Not available to 2nd and 3rd year students on the BA/BSc in Social Anthropology programmes.
C : LN252 Not available to 2nd and 3rd year students on the BA/BSc in Social Anthropology programmes.
D : LN253 Not available to 2nd and 3rd year students on the BA/BSc in Social Anthropology programmes.
E : LN254 Not available to 2nd and 3rd year students on the BA/BSc in Social Anthropology programmes.
F : LN270 Not available to 2nd and 3rd year students on the BA/BSc in Social Anthropology programmes.
G : 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: BSc in Social Anthropology (with French).
H : 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.
I : 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.