BA in Anthropology and Sociology BA (Hons)
Goldsmiths, University of London
Key Information
Campus location
London, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
GBP 9,250 / per year *
Application deadline
Request info
Earliest start date
Aug 2024
* for home full-time. International full-time: £17370 per year
Introduction
BA in Anthropology and Sociology BA (Hons)
This joint honours degree gives you a comprehensive grounding in these converging subjects, developing an understanding of their shared tradition and examining differences in perspective.
Anthropology and sociology are both concerned with human behaviours in its social context. Anthropology has concentrated on cultural difference and non-Western societies, whereas sociology has focused on industrial societies. This degree is roughly divided between the two subjects; teaching is through lectures, seminar classes, and tutorials. We don't assume you have any knowledge of anthropology, and welcome applications from anyone with arts, social studies or science backgrounds.
What you study
In your first year you are acquainted with some of the main theories within social anthropology and its sub-fields – political anthropology, economic anthropology, and kinship. You are also introduced to the role of ethnography, and will be given a foundation in anthropological methodological practice. For the sociology element you look at the subject's key texts and thinkers, and get introduced to how sociology has developed, and its distinguishing features.
In year two you consider the anthropology of religion, morals and symbolism, and explore interactions between current changing economic and political structures. A link course taught jointly by the departments familiarises you with methodological and philosophical issues in sociology and anthropology. In addition, central issues in sociological analysis will be covered, as will the formation of the modern world, encompassing nationalism, colonialism, and fascism. You also take a sociology option – current options cover politics, culture and society; nationalism, fundamentalism and cosmopolitanism; sociology of literature and biography; sexuality; leisure, culture and society; the body.
You take a compulsory link course in the third year which examines how the world has changed since classical sociological theory was produced. In addition, you choose further anthropology and sociology options. The wide range of anthropology courses enables you to investigate areas including: anthropological understandings of human-environment relations; urban anthropology; and psychological perspectives in anthropology. Sociology options currently include: childhood matters; citizenship and human rights; vision, truth and knowledge; gender; visual explorations of the social world. You can also complete a dissertation on a topic of your choice, with personal tutorial supervision.
Assessment
Unseen examination papers, take-home papers, reports and assessed coursework.
English Language Requirements
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