BA in Anthropology and Law
Programme Code: UBANLL2
Department: Anthropology
For students starting this programme of study in 2023/24
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) | |
LSE100 |
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. Students will choose ONE of the three half-unit options below: | |
LSE100A The LSE Course: How can we transform our climate futures? (0.5) | ||
LSE100B The LSE Course: How can we control AI? (0.5) | ||
LSE100C The LSE Course: How can we create a fair society? (0.5) | ||
Year 1 | ||
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Introductory course |
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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 |
LL142 Contract Law (1.0) | |
Paper 4 |
LL108 Criminal Law (1.0) | |
Skills course |
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Year 2 | ||
Paper 5 |
AN226 Political and Legal Anthropology (1.0) | |
Paper 6 |
LL106 Public Law (1.0) | |
Paper 7 |
LL143 Tort Law (1.0) | |
Paper 8 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: C | |
Skills course |
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Year 3 | ||
Paper 9 |
Courses to the value of 0.5 unit(s) from List A AND courses to the value of 0.5 unit(s) from List B | |
Paper 10 |
LL276 Property (1.0) | |
Paper 11 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: D | |
Paper 12 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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) | |
AN243 Children and Youth in Contemporary Ethnography (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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) | |
AN283 Anthropology, Art, and Poetics (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
AN284 Anthropological Approaches to Race, Racism, and Decolonisation (0.5) | |
AN286 Ethnographic Methods and Skills: Individual Research Project (1.0) 1 (not available 2024/25) | |
AN292 Anthropological Entanglements in the Middle East (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
AN298 Fieldwork in London: Learning Ethnographic Methods (0.5) 2 | |
AN393 Language, Signs, World, Action! Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
Anthropology Selection List B
AN256 Economic Anthropology (1): Production and Exchange (0.5) | |
AN273 Thinking as an Anthropologist (0.5) # 4 (not available 2024/25) | |
AN287 Environmental Anthropology (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
AN288 Gender, Sexuality and Kinship (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
AN357 Economic Anthropology (2): Transformation and Globalisation (0.5) | |
AN389 Anthropology of the Body (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
AN390 Anthropology and Religion (0.5) 6 (not available 2024/25) | |
AN395 Digital Anthropology (0.5) | |
AN3A1 Understanding Religion in the Contemporary World (0.5) # 7 (not available 2024/25) | |
Law Selection List
LL201 Law and State Power (1.0) | |
LL205 Medical Law (1.0) | |
LL208 Race, Class, and Law (0.5) | |
LL211 Law, Poverty and Access to Justice (0.5) | |
LL212 Conflict of Laws (1.0) | |
LL216 Freedom and the Law in Britain (0.5) | |
LL217 European Human Rights Law (0.5) | |
LL221 Family Law (1.0) | |
LL224 Regulation of Platforms (0.5) | |
LL225 Critical Theory and Law (0.5) | |
LL233 Law of Evidence (1.0) (not available 2024/25) | |
LL241 European Legal History (1.0) | |
LL243 Constitutionalism Beyond Courts (0.5) | |
LL244 Sports: Law and Governance (0.5) | |
LL245 Feminist Legal Theory (0.5) | |
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) | |
LL279 Public International Law (0.5) | |
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) | |
LL303 Cultural Heritage and Art Law (0.5) | |
LL304 Global Commodities: The Rise of International Law (0.5) | |
LL306 Theories of Law (0.5) | |
LL307 Justifying Political Authority (0.5) | |
List A Foundations: Transnational Law
LL217 European Human Rights Law (0.5) | |
LL228 European Union Law (0.5) | |
LL279 Public International Law (0.5) | |
List B Foundations: Legal Theory
LL225 Critical Theory and Law (0.5) | |
LL245 Feminist Legal Theory (0.5) | |
LL306 Theories of Law (0.5) | |
LL307 Justifying Political Authority (0.5) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
1 : AN286 can not be taken with AN298
2 : AN298 can not be taken with AN286
3 : AN200 can not be taken with AN288, AN398
4 : AN273 can not be taken with AN303
5 : AN301 can not be taken with AN390, AN3A1
6 : AN390 can not be taken with AN301
7 : AN3A1 can not be taken with AN301
Footnotes
A : LL141 is compulsory but does not affect the final degree classification.
B : LL100 is compulsory but does not affect the final degree classification.
C : No more than one unit taken under Papers 8, 11 and 12 may be selected from Anthropology Selection List A.
D : No more than one unit taken under Papers 8, 11 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. The BA in Anthropology and Law is accredited by the SRA as a Qualifying Law Degree for the purposes of satisfying the academic stage of training for students who qualify for the transitional arrangements. Accredited by the Bar Standards Board for the purpose of a Qualifying Law Degree. Students wishing to become a Solicitor or Barrister in England and Wales should take LL228 EU Law from the transnational law basket in paper 9. Further information is available by emailing 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.