Social Anthropology BSocSc (Hons)

The BSocSc Social Anthropology course is a single honours course for Social Anthropology specialists, providing comprehensive knowledge past and present. You will learn the diverse ways human beings live in the world today. Contemporary Social Anthropology is a critical discipline that tackles an enormous variety of topics. These range from social and cultural implications of new reproductive and information technologies through the analysis of ritual, kinship, and material culture. Also, the study of violence, poverty and the means for resolving conflicts and alleviating human suffering.You will learn about our distinctive character and focus on economic and political aspects of social and cultural life, the anthropology of visual and other sensory media, and anthropological study of kinship and new technologies. The course has both regional and global scope, focusing on particular peoples and areas, while considering wider issues including processes of globalisation and migration.