(Hons) Anthropology

Overview

BA (Hons) Anthropology at the University of Plymouth will teach you something about yourself: you will realise that your way of doing and valuing things is neither obvious nor natural, but just one drop in an ocean of human possibility. Guided by world-leading teachers, you will become an expert in managing cultural diversity. You will be perfectly placed to help people respond to the many political, environmental, economic and cultural challenges that increasingly beset them.

Career

As an anthropologist, you will possess many skills. You will learn how to communicate clearly and coherently, and how to work effectively alone or in groups. At Plymouth, you will become fluent in qualitative research, able to navigate the practicalities and ethics of data-collection. Above all, anthropologists become expert translators, brokers, and negotiators between different cultural groups – be they religions, ethnicities, classes, genders, etc.

This will allow you to pursue many different career options. Anthropologists have worked as consultants and directors in the following contexts, all of which are becoming more important in the age of globalisation:

• Museum Curatorship
• Environmental Conservation
• Development  
• Public Health and Epidemic
• Advocacy
• Market Research