Anthropology BSc (single honours)

What is it to be human? How do we live? Where did we come from and where are we going? 

These are some of the big questions you’ll delve into if you embark on a degree in anthropology (the study of the cultural and biological diversity of humans). 

The course at Roehampton covers classic themes of both social anthropology (such as kinship, witchcraft, cannibalism and indigenous cosmologies) and biological anthropology (including human ecology and adaption, primate biology and behaviour, and human evolution).  

We also cover topics such as the relationship between culture and biology, gender and performance, globalisation and tourism, political/historical ecology, medical anthropology, the anthropology of science, and the study of human-animal relations.  

You’ll enjoy a dynamic learning experience, and be taught by staff engaged in world-class research. Learning more about everything from violence, sexuality and wildlife conservation, to global health and mental illness, you’ll work with anthropologists specialising in these topics. 

We offer some of the most innovative modules in the UK. In ‘The Anthropology of Tourism’, for example, you’ll get to study tourists, and their motivations and influences, through an inspiring mix of field trips, films, lectures and discussion. We also run an exciting ‘Hunter Gatherers and Human Evolution’ module, where you can get a deep insight into how hunters and gatherers evolved, looking at their diet, foraging practices, technology, residences, mobility, reproduction, cooperation and social organisation.