Anthropology (Hons) University College Cork

Overview

At UCC, our BA Anthropology programme immerses students in the four core subfields of anthropology: archaeology, biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and sociocultural anthropology. Unique within a European setting, our curriculum draws on faculty expertise and research both in Ireland and abroad, and together we will explore human evolution and adaptation, heritage and colonial histories, human-environment interactions, semiotics and religion, ethics and global economies, and more.

Anthropology at UCC is the only BA degree in Ireland inspired by the North American four-field approach - with a focus on Sociocultural Anthropology, Biological Anthropology, Archaeology and Linguistics - at its core. Our BA (Hons) Anthropology programme is a full-time honours degree taken over three years. If you wish to spend a year abroad at one of our partner institutions in Europe and beyond, you can take the International Pathway option and spend Year 3 abroad before returning to UCC to complete your degree in Year 4.

Why Choose This Course

• The UCC BA Anthropology programme is unique in Ireland.

• The interdisciplinary nature of this  Anthropology (Hons)  programme offered at University College Cork , modelled on the North American approach, is also unique in a European context.

• The programme provides strong academic learning and applied skills in Anthropology and in the major sub-fields of Archaeology and Sociology.

• The BA programme provides a solid foundation for graduate training that will lead to direct and indirect employment in professional areas of social science and archaeology, with work opportunities in a variety of government and non-government agencies, community groups, and in areas of industry such as market research, human resources, and public services.

• Students will acquire a range of transferable skills important for employers in other areas, such as an ability to solve problems and think in a critical manner, and well as good communication skills, literacy and digital competence.