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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

  • Location

    Durham City

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    30-SEP-24

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary


Course details

You will receive broad training in the scientific and social scientific study of humanity encompassing our evolutionary origins and relationship to other primates, cultural diversity, as well as interdisciplinary perspectives on health, politics and the environment.


Year 1

In your first year, you will receive a thorough grounding in the theory and practice of anthropology in the broadest sense, addressing the core disciplines of social and biological anthropology as well as interdisciplinary perspectives on culture, society and health. Currently, students take five modules in anthropology and select one elective module offered by another department, including the option to study a module in a modern foreign language.


Compulsory modules:

Peoples and CulturesHuman Evolution and DiversityBeing Human: An Introduction to the History and Practice of AnthropologyDoing Anthropological ResearchHealth, Illness and Society.


Year 2

In your second year, you will develop a deeper and more complex grasp of biological and evolutionary anthropology and continue to gain "hands-on" experience of conducting research through a series of regional field trips and activities that form our Anthropological Research Methods in Action module. You will also begin preparation for your dissertation through modules that are designed to support you to follow either a more social or biological pathway as you design your own research project, in addition to a core module that will help you develop plans for your dissertation and prepare to do your own research. You will also take two elective modules that will enable you to pursue your interests in specific topics from the wider anthropological discipline.


Compulsory modules:

Anthropological Research Methods in ActionResearch Project DesignEvolution, Variation and AdaptationOur Place in NatureAnd one of the following modules:Biology, Culture & SocietyReading EthnographyExamples of optional modules:Kinship and ReligionPolitics and EconomicsGlobal Health and DiseaseSex, Reproduction and Love.


Year 3 (Year 4 if undertaking a Year Abroad)

In your final year, you will design and carry out your own dissertation project and take part in our Anthropology Field Course Module. The Field Course usually takes place in the September prior to your final year and offers an intensive two-week fieldwork experience at one of the department’s residential field schools. You have a choice of up to six advanced optional taught modules, and you can take an elective option from another department if you wish.Optional modules are generally based on the research expertise of staff, and reflect the University’s ideal of research-led education. Options available in the Department cover the full disciplinary spectrum, from the entirely biological to the entirely socio-cultural, or a mixture of anthropological sub-disciplines. Options change slightly from year-to-year, with a minimum of 18 different options to choose from every year.Throughout your degree you are also invited to attend the regular round of departmental research seminars given by visiting scholars or Durham-based researchers and can participate in a key forum for current innovative research.


Core modules:

Field School ModuleDissertation

Application deadline

31 January

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 23,750per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

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Durham University

Durham University

  • University League Table

    8th

  • Campus address

    Durham University, The Palatine Centre, Stockton Road, Durham, Durham, DH1 3LE, England

Choose from a wide range of fascinating courses led by world-leading experts in a university that blends the traditional and state-of-the-art.
More than 120 countries are represented at Durham, creating a diverse and welcoming community.
Its collegiate system makes Durham University exceptional. Each student is a proud member of a college, and each college has its own character and traditions.

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    8th out of 26 4

  • Entry standards

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    172 88%

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    3
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    / Max 5
    3.79 76%

    18th

    7

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