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ANTHROPOLOGY BSc /UCAS CODE: L6022020 ENTRY

Anthropology BSc /

This programme looks at the biological, cultural,social and material culture aspects of humanbeings as well as their evolution. It will help yougain a broad set of skills including: criticalreasoning; the ability to search, sift and analysevarious materials; collaborative group work; andoral and written communication.

Key information

Programme startsSeptember 2020

LocationLondon, Bloomsbury

Degree benefits

// UCL Anthropology is one of the few departments in the country thatcombines social anthropology, biological anthropology, materialculture and medical anthropology to give you a truly broad-basedanthropology degree.

// One of the largest anthropology departments in the UK, withhighly-rated research, offering an exceptionally wide range ofmodules taught by academic staff at the forefront of the discipline.

// Access to excellent resources including extensive literature in theUCL Main Library and other nearby libraries, such as in the Centrefor Anthropology at the British Museum.

// We have an outstanding collection of ethnographic items and theNapier Primate Collection, and work closely with the ethnographicdepartment of the British Museum and with the Horniman Museum.

Degree structure

In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules,normally valued at 15 or 30 credits, adding up to a total of 120 credits forthe year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they aretaken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies fromprogramme to programme and year to year. A 30-credit module isconsidered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit TransferSystem (ECTS).

In the first year, you take compulsory modules covering the threebranches of the programme; biological anthropology, socialanthropology and material culture. Biological anthropology focuses oncontemporary human-environment interactions and human evolution.Social anthropology explores social and cultural differences and theirdeterminants, from indigenous groups to modern western economies.Material culture studies human, social and environmental relationshipsthrough the evidence of people's construction of their material world.Your first year also includes a three-day field trip to discoverethnographic research and participant observation in ritual, landscape,and techniques.

Your second year includes both compulsory and optional modules. In thethird year, you select five optional modules from a wide range alongsidea dissertation.

YEAR ONE

Core or compulsory module(s)

// Introduction to Biological AnthropologyIntroduction to Material and Visual CultureIntroductory Social AnthropologyMethods and Techniques in Biological AnthropologyResearching the Social World

Optional modules

// All first-year modules are compulsory.

YEAR TWO

Core or compulsory module(s)

// Theoretical Perspectives in Social Anthropology and Material CultureBeing Human

Optional modules

// You will select a minimum of 75 and a maximum of 90 credits from Anthropologyoptional modules which must include choices in biological, social, material culture andmedical anthropology.

// Anthropology of the BodyArt in the Public SphereEthnography of Forest PeopleLinguistic AnthropologyMedical AnthropologyPalaeoanthropologyPrimate Behaviour and EcologyThe Anthropology of Social Media

// You may take up to a maximum of 15 credits from other undergraduate elective modulesoutside the department.

FINAL YEAR

Core or compulsory module(s)

// Individual Studies in Anthropology

Optional modules

// You will select a minimum of 60 and a maximum of 75 credits from all final-yearAnthropology options. These may include:

// Anthropology of CapitalismEthnographic and Documentary Film Making - a practice-based introductionEvolution and Human BehaviourReproduction, Fertility and SexRitual Healing and Therapeutic EmplotmentTemporality, Consciousness and Everyday LifeThe Anthropology of Music and PerformanceTransforming and Creating Worlds: Anthropological Perspectives on Techniques andTechnology

//You may take up to a maximum of 15 credits from other undergraduate elective modulesoutside the department.

Your learning

Our teaching comprises lectures, tutorials, seminars and laboratoryclasses. Small-group tutorials, normally meeting weekly, are an importantelement of many modules. Ongoing feedback is given to help youimprove your written work.

FieldworkYour first year also includes a three-day field trip, paid for by thedepartment, to discover ethnographic research and participantobservation in ritual, landscape, and techniques.

AssessmentYour modules may be assessed by written coursework, by examinationor a mixture of both. Examinations are normally unseen and their formatsvary according to the module. Some combine short answers with essayquestions, others rely solely on longer essay answers.

Your career

The broad range of methodological skills and analytical perspectivesoffered by the UCL Anthropology programme gives our graduates anunusually wide range of career possibilities, many of them directlyrelated to the discipline's cross-cultural focus and to our blending of thesocial and biological sciences.

Former graduates work in diverse fields, such as journalism, film-making,TV, museums, social work, international development, NGOs and thevoluntary sector, police, probation, refugee work, wine tasting, marketresearch, advertising, design, PR, marketing, music industry,accountancy, local government, HR, ESL teaching, and as culturaladvisors for multinationals.

Your application

Application for admission should be made through UCAS (theUniversities and Colleges Admissions Service). Applicants currently atschool or college will be provided with advice on the process; however,applicants who have left school or who are based outside the UnitedKingdom may obtain information directly from UCAS.

Given our broad-based degree candidates whose academic studieshave encompassed arts/humanities and science (preferably biology orhuman biology) will be well equipped to manage all aspects of thedegree.

Entry requirements

A LEVELSStandard Offer: AAB. No specific subjects.

Contextual Offer: BBB. No specific subjects.

GCSEEnglish Language and Mathematics at grade C or 5, plus Science orBiology at grade B or 6. For UK-based students, a grade C or 5 orequivalent in a foreign language (other than Ancient Greek, BiblicalHebrew or Latin) is required. UCL provides opportunities to meet theforeign language requirement following enrolment, further details at:www.ucl.ac.uk/ug-reqs

IB DIPLOMAStandard Offer: 36 points. A total of 17 points in three higher levelsubjects, with no score below 5.

Contextual Offer: 32 points. A total of 15 points in three higher levelsubjects, with no score below 5.

CONTEXTUAL OFFERS – ACCESS UCL SCHEMEAs part of our commitment to increasing participation fromunderrepresented groups, students may be eligible for a contextual offeras part of the Access UCL scheme. For more information seewww.ucl.ac.uk/prospectus

OTHER QUALIFICATIONSUCL considers a wide range of UK and international qualifications forentry into its undergraduate programmes. Full details are given at:www.ucl.ac.uk/otherquals

UNDERGRADUATE PREPARATORY CERTIFICATES(International foundation courses)UCL Undergraduate Preparatory Certificates (UPCs) are intensiveone-year foundation courses for international students of high academicpotential who are aiming to gain access to undergraduate degreeprogrammes at UCL and other top UK universities.

Typical UPC students will be high achievers in a 12-year school systemwhich does not meet the standard required for direct entry to UCL.

For more information see: www.ucl.ac.uk/upc.

TUITION FEES

The fees indicated are for undergraduate entry in the 2020/21academic year. The UK/EU fees shown are for the first year of theprogramme at UCL only. Fees for future years may be subject to aninflationary increase. The Overseas fees shown are the fees that willbe charged to 2020/21 entrants for each year of study on theprogramme, unless otherwise indicated below.

// UK & EU: £9,250 (2020/21)

// Overseas: £28,610 (2020/21)

Full details of UCL's tuition fees, tuition fee policy and potentialincreases to fees can be found on the UCL Students website.

FUNDING

Various funding options are available, including student loans,scholarships and bursaries. UK students whose household incomefalls below a certain level may also be eligible for a non-repayablebursary or for certain scholarships. Please see the Fees and fundingpages for more details.

CONTACT

Ms Jolanta Skorecka

Email: uganthro@ucl.ac.uk

Telephone: +44 (0)20 7679 8621

Department: Anthropology

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DisclaimerThis information is for guidance only. It should not be construed asadvice nor relied upon and does not form part of any contract. Formore information on UCL's degree programmes please see the UCLUndergraduate Prospectus at www.ucl.ac.uk/prospectus

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