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About BA Social Anthropology in University of Birmingham

The BA Social Anthropology degree will allow you to explore alternative perspectives on topics such as:

• migration
• international development
• religious coexistence
• economic inequality
• marginality
• urban life
• popular culture
• family forms
• gender and sexuality

Through cross-cultural comparison and in-depth study of particular societies and communities, you will learn to question taken-for-granted assumptions and to think differently about some of the biggest questions of our time.

Your degree will equip you with a grounding in social and cultural theory and provide opportunities for you to put your knowledge into practice through your own research projects. This practical focus begins from the first year, when you will apply an anthropological lens to the dynamic city of Birmingham, the UK's most ethnically-diverse city; it continues with more systematic and applied research methods training in your second year, and culminates in an individual dissertation project in your final year.

Graduates from our department have gone on to careers such as:

• Adjudicator
• Graduate Research Executive
• Pensions Administrator
• Teacher
• Graduate Intern
• Compliance Executive
• IT Project Management Trainee
• Production Runner
• Parliamentary Researcher
• Business Adviser
• Caseworker
• Event Manager
• Postgraduate study  
• Journalist
• Social worker
• Civil servant

Entry requirements

• In order to undertake a programme of study here at the University, you will need to demonstrate that you have a good level of written and spoken English. You can demonstrate your level of English with IELTS/TOEFL/PTE or alternative qualifications. English Language test certificates should be no more than two years old on the start date of your chosen programme. The sections below will tell you what grades you need in these qualifications for the subject area you want to study.

  Some degree programmes have slightly higher requirements than those stated here. When this is so, we will ensure that you are informed using the contact details you have provided on your application. If you have been instructed and assessed in English language at a recognised institution, you may be exempt from these requirements.

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