Our BA Anthropology course offers a unique opportunity to explore the social, material, linguistic and biological aspects of human experience.

Our programme provides the necessary skills and knowledge required to learn and apply theory and research techniques used across the discipline. You will use these to address the major challenges we face, from the impacts of climate change on communities, to the transformation of work by platform technologies.

You will receive training in both qualitative and quantitative methodologies and in descriptive, analytic, interpretative, and visual techniques. This will prepare you to undertake fieldwork in communities in Bristol and further afield.

In your first year you will take a series of units introducing you to social, linguistic and biological anthropology and anthropological approaches to material culture. In your second year you can choose from a range of optional units on specific themes and geographical regions.

The third year provides an opportunity to pursue a specialist area of interest, working closely with a member of staff to write a dissertation on an original topic of your choice.

Find out more about the course structure and units available for Anthropology

A-level Standard offer	AAB
A-level Contextual offer What is a contextual offer?	BBB
International Baccalaureate Diploma Standard offer	34 points overall with 17 at Higher Level
International Baccalaureate Diploma Contextual offer What is a contextual offer?	31 points overall with 15 at Higher Level
Cambridge Pre-U offer	Requirements for principal subjects are as for A-level, where D1/ D2 is A*, D3 is A, M1/ M2 is B, and M3 is C
Access to HE Diploma offer	Access to HE Diploma in Humanities, Humanities and Social Sciences, or Literary Studies. The 45 graded Level 3 credits must include at least 30 credits at Distinction and 15 at Merit or above. Additional written work may be required; please contact the Enquiries team for details. Mature students are welcome to contact mature-students@bristol.ac.uk to check the suitability of their Access course. Mature students can contact mature-students@bristol.ac.uk to check the suitability of their Access course.
BTEC offer	DDD Distinctions may be requested in specified units
Scottish Qualifications Authority offer	Advanced Higher: AB and Standard Higher AAABB
Welsh Baccalaureate offer	Requirements are as for A-levels where you can substitute a non-subject specific grade for the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate at that grade.
European Baccalaureate offer	80% overall
UK qualifications	Further information about UK qualifications
International qualifications	Accepted international qualifications

Applicants must also meet these requirements

GCSE profile requirements	Profile: No specific subjects required. Further information about GCSE requirements and profile levels.
English language requirements	If English is not your first language, you need to meet this profile level: Profile B Further information about English language requirements and profile levels.