ANTHROPOLOGYCanterbury

The UK’s European university

UndergraduatestudyUndergraduatestudy

Anthropology addresses the big question – what makesus human? It is the study of human beings: how weevolved, why we live in different sorts of societiesaround the world and how we interact with oneanother and the environment.

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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE ANDINSPIRATIONAL TEACHING

An anthropology degree gives youa new perspective on the humanworld, providing a depth of insightinto social and cultural difference.You gain an understanding of ourchanging world, and of the historyand behaviour of your own species.

There are two main branches ofanthropology in the UK: social andbiological. Social anthropologistsare interested in how and whypeople’s ideas, values andrelationships manifest themselvesin particular forms and how theseinform broader local and globalprocesses such as economics,politics and religion. Biologicalanthropologists are interested

in how humans evolved and inunderstanding the evolutionaryroots of human behaviour as wellas the social lives and ecology ofmonkeys and apes.

Range of programmesAnthropology has been describedas the most scientific of thehumanities and the most humanisticof the sciences. The School ofAnthropology and Conservation(SAC) reflects this by offering BSc degrees in Anthropology andBiological Anthropology, as well asa BA in Social Anthropology. Youcan also spend a year abroad, orin professional practice as part ofyour degree. See p11 for details.

Choice and innovationWe take an exciting and flexibleapproach to university study,which allows you to develop yourunderstanding of this fascinatingsubject, find the areas thatparticularly interest you and focuson those. You take compulsorymodules that give you a solidbackground in anthropologicaltheories and techniques, as well aswide-ranging options that explorethe links with other subjects, such ashistory, philosophy, biology, religion,ecology and art.

Kent offers a number of unusualfeatures that include the integrationbetween social and biologicalanthropology, an excellent student-to-staff ratio, state-of-the-artteaching and computing facilities,innovative research-led teaching,and a friendly, dynamic, forward-thinking community.

Excellent teachingAcademics within our School are atthe forefront of their fields and usetheir expertise and experiences toshape their teaching ensuring it isrelevant, inspiring and innovative.You also benefit from being taughtby our team of world-leadingpaleoanthropologists and theSchool boasts one of the largestgroups of primatologists teachingat undergraduate level.

Our staff have been awardednational teaching awards, whichmeans that our teaching quality,student support and learningresources are among the nation’sbest.

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programme. You study in a friendlyand cosmopolitan environmentunder the supervision of staffwho have international reputations.

A successful futureAs well as providing a first-rateacademic experience, we wantyou to be in a good position toface the demands of a competitiveeconomic environment. You developkey transferable skills consideredessential for a successful career.For more details on careers, see p8or see www.kent.ac.uk/employability

World-leading researchIn the most recent ResearchExcellence Framework, theUniversity of Kent was ranked 17th*for research intensity, outperforming11 of the 24 Russell Groupuniversities. SAC was ranked 10thin the UK for research power and inthe top 20 for research impact; wewere also ranked in the top 20for research intensity in the TimesHigher Education.

The School’s centres of researchexcellence include the Centre forEthnographic Research, the LivingPrimates Research Group, theSkeletal Biology Research Centreand the Centre for BioculturalDiversity. We also house KentOsteological Research and Analysis(KORA), offering osteologicalanalysis of human skeletal remains,allowing students to undertakeforensic excavation and analysis.

Anthropology uses a stimulatingmix of teaching methods, includinglectures, small seminar groups,laboratory sessions and field trips.Throughout your final-year researchproject you receive personalisedsupervision. You also have accessto excellent learning resources,including the Templeman Library,research laboratories andcomputer-based learning packages.

Supportive globalcommunityAs a student, you become amember of an academic communitythat welcomes and encouragesoriginal ideas and independentthinking. When you arrive, you areassigned an adviser who is availableas an academic guide. The Schoolalso has a Student Pastoral SupportCo-ordinator who offers support forpersonal matters.

The University of Kent is knownas the UK’s European universityand has developed internationalpartnerships with a number ofprestigious institutions. Our staffand students are international inoutlook and within our campuscommunity 42% of academic staffcome from outside the UK and ourstudents represent 158 nationalities.

SAC alone has students from 70different nationalities and 45% ofits acadmic staff come from outsidethe UK. This means you get to seeanthropology from a wide rangeof perspectives. Many of our staffspeak a second language andundertake fieldwork abroad, andwe have a flourishing year abroad

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National Student Survey(NSS) 2016• 7th for overall satisfaction

The Guardian UniversityGuide 2018• 4th for course satisfaction

The Times Good UniversityGuide 2017• 9th for teaching quality

Destination of Leavers fromHigher Education (DLHE)• Anthropology students whograduated from Kent in 2015were the most successful inthe UK at finding work orstudy opportunities

National Student Survey(NSS) 2016• 1st in London and thesouth-east

• 4th highest score for overallstudent satisfaction

The Guardian UniversityGuide 2018• 22nd in the UK

*of 122 universities, not includingspecialist institutions.

Independent rankings

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SUPERB STUDENT EXPERIENCE

Our Canterbury campusprovides a stunninglocation for your studies.It offers first-classacademic and leisurefacilities, and is withineasy reach of both Londonand mainland Europe.

Excellent resourcesThe School has outstandingresources for teaching andindependent study. We are alsomaking a significant investmentin the School to create new socialspaces for students, more meetingrooms and academic offices. Thisdevelopment will bring all our staffunder one roof, helping to createan even stronger School community.The creative design of the buildingincludes an interior living wall,sustainable building materialsand landscaped outdoor spaces.

We have recently upgraded our twocomputer suites. The Hugh Brodysuite has 16 iMacs and a new75-inch high-definition LCD screen,while our PC suite includes 32computers with HD screens andpowerful hard drives for increasedperformance.

Our practical learning approachensures the School is equipped withprofessional standard equipmentand resources. Our HumanOsteology lab houses anexceptional collection of anglo-saxon and medieval skeletons andrelated radiographs. These remainshave been excavated from localarchaeological sites through

collaboration with the KentOsteological Research and Analysis(KORA) unit, our on-site forensicslab. This collection is one of thelargest available at a UK universityand offers our students the unusualopportunity to learn using fullskeletons.

Additionally, our BiologicalAnthropology teaching lab houses alarge fossil cast collection with morethan 50 casts of extant and extinctprimates and hominins, including an entire Homo erectus skeleton.

Beautiful green campusOur Canterbury campus has plentyof green and tranquil spaces andis set on a hill with a view of the cityand Canterbury Cathedral.

Kent has a reputation for beinga very friendly university with acosmopolitan environment. Thecampus has its own cinema, theatreand a student nightclub, as well as

restaurants, cafés, bars and asports centre and gym. There isalso a general store, a bookshop,a bank and cashpoints, a medicalcentre and a pharmacy. Fromcampus, it’s a 25-minute walk ora short bus ride into Canterbury.

Attractive locationCanterbury is a lovely city withmedieval buildings, lively bars,atmospheric pubs and a wide rangeof shops. The attractive coastaltown of Whitstable is close by andthere are sandy beaches furtherdown the coast. London is less thanan hour away by high-speed train.

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DID YOU KNOW?At Kent, you can studyevolution in the home countyof Charles Darwin. To find outabout Down House, wherehe lived and worked, seewww.english-heritage.org.uk

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and my advisers at Kent are beingvery supportive. I am enjoyingdiscovering activist anthropology– it has a contemporary feelingand feels like a way of movinganthropology forward.

What are the lecturers like?Good, inspiring and creative; theyencourage you to try things.

And your fellow students?It’s nice to have so manyinternational friends – visiting themin their home countries is a bonus!

What do you think of thefacilities on campus?The academic facilities are excellentand the social facilities are alsogood. I also really like Canterbury;there is plenty to do, lots of goodevents but not overwhelming.

What would you like to do next?I have applied for an ErasmusMaster’s, which is a two-year coursewhere you study in four differentEuropean countries.

What advice would you giveto prospective students?Try everything and be open to newexperiences – not just going out and partying! I joined quite a fewsocieties, including CanterburyHomeless Outreach, which is linkedto a centre in Canterbury. Wedistribute food to homeless peopleand chat to them about their lives. Icame to realise that the interactionwas just as important as the food.Listening to their stories was alsofascinating to me from ananthropological perspective.

Hannah Fitchett is in thefinal year of her SocialAnthropology with a Yearin Japan degree.

Why did you choose Kent?Kent has a good reputation foranthropology and the fact that youcould study abroad appealed tome. Also, it’s in a great locationand the campus is very green.

Why anthropology?I hadn’t studied it before but whenI looked into it, I discovered that itincluded everything I am interestedin. At Kent, in the first year you takebiological and social anthropologymodules, which is unusual and very helpful because it allows you to decide which area interests youmost. Then, if you want to, at theend of the first year you can changeyour degree to reflect your interests.Ultimately, I want a job where I cango out and explore, and undertakefieldwork. Anthropology helps you to find that kind of work.

How is the course going?Great, I learn about things thatchallenge my assumptions almostevery day, and I’m really enjoyingthe in-depth study my dissertationinvolves. One of my favouriteaspects of the course is discussingtopics with other students inseminars.

Tell us about your year abroad.I studied in Japan. It was quite anintimidating thing to do but it wasprobably one of the best years ofmy life, amazing and so much fun. I

lived in Osaka near Kyoto. I studiedJapanese at Kent for two yearsbefore I went, and continued tostudy it in Japan. The teaching is inEnglish and the Japanese studentsat my university were so keen tolearn English they wanted to speakto you all the time, which was great.

There were so many good thingsabout it. Everything becomes anadventure even the small things likebuying food. On top of that, you getto go travelling and do wonderfulthings at the weekend. You meetamazing people from very differentbackgrounds, which as ananthropologist is very interesting.

What area of anthropology hasmost interested you?Activist anthropology and many ofmy modules link to that. I have alsofound the anthropology of healthand medicine fascinating; it hasraised a lot of questions aboutanthropology itself and whether itis too closely linked to colonialism.It’s a fascinating area to study.

Are you doing a dissertation?It’s on the anthropology of activism.I started working on it in Japan.There isn’t a lot of activism in Japan,and I was interested in exploringthe idea of Japanese culture beingcollectivist and comparing it towestern individualist culture. Oneof my lecturers in Japan mentionedthe Student Emergency Action forLiberal Democracy group and Iwent to a couple of their protestsand interviewed people as well asdoing lots of reading. I am nowbuilding on the work I did in Japan

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A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE

Kent equips you withessential skills to give youa competitive advantagewhen it comes to gettinga job.

Excellent career prospectsAccording to recent employmentstatistics, Kent graduates are doingbetter than ever in the changeablejob market. More than 96% of our2016 graduates found a job orfurther study opportunity withinsix months of graduation.

While some graduates choose togo on to further study at Master’sor PhD level, many progress directlyinto employment. A wide range ofcareer paths are open to graduateswith Anthropology or SocialAnthropology degrees. Ourrecent graduates have found jobsin education, social work, townand country planning, advertising,journalism, film production,

research for radio and TV, overseasdevelopment, relief agencies,international consultancy firms,business and the civil service.

In addition, possible careers forBiological Anthropology graduatesinclude science journalism, museumwork, forensic science (for exampleat Scotland Yard), health care andarchaeology.

Gain transferable skillsWe are dedicated to helping youacquire key skills that will standyou in good stead for futureemployment. Analysing complexdata, developing critical thinking,conducting fieldwork andinterviews, delivering presentations,getting to grips with challengingideas, writing well and projectdesign – all of these are importantskills for your future and ones we willhelp you improve upon during yourdegree.

Careers adviceOur award-winning Careers andEmployability Service can give youadvice on how to choose your futurecareer, how to apply for jobs, howto write a good CV and how toperform well in interviews andaptitude tests. The Service providesup-to-date information on graduateopportunities before and after yougraduate.

The School of Anthropologyand Conservation also hostsemployability events, whichhighlight the many and variedjob opportunities open to ourgraduates, and also includethe chance to hear from recentgraduates.

For more information on the careershelp we provide at Kent, please seewww.kent.ac.uk/employability

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most open, outgoing, adventurous,and interesting I have ever met.People who will go (or have alreadygone) on to do amazing things allover the world. Anthropologists loveto travel, but they also like to settle ina place long enough to get to knowit. I can say this with confidence asI’m now working in China with oneof my Kent classmates.

How is that going?My current job is not permanent.I am teaching English in a primaryschool in China, trying to learnMandarin on the side. It is theperfect way to see a country. Youmeet the real people, not just thetourist touts. The children I teachare great, they like to play and shoutand laugh; they are just children,the same (pretty much) anywherein the world I’m beginning to think.

I haven’t thought about the futurein a while. I may stay another year,or try another country. I do missanthropology, so maybe I’ll comeback to Kent to do a PhD… butthat’s a big commitment so I’llwait and see.

What advice would you give tofuture students?It isn’t a walk in the park (althoughthe parks in Canterbury are lovely),but it is worth every ounce of workyou put into it. Canterbury is alovely place to live, and you get tograduate in the Cathedral… yourmum will love it! Seriously, I haveno regrets about my choice tostudy anthropology at Kent. It’s anexcellent course at a great universitythat really cares about its students.

Zoe Slater graduated inSocial Anthropology andFrench; she is currentlyworking in a primaryschool in China.

Why did you choose Kent?My brother came to Kent and when Ivisited him, his friend told me aboutthis amazing course. Anthropologyto my 16-year-old self sounded likethe best of everything I was alreadyinterested in.

How did you find your timestudying at Kent?University is a challenge, and therewere moments in my course whenI was drowning in new informationand concepts. However, there wasnever a moment where I lost interest.Kent allows you to study bothbiological and social anthropologytogether, striking the balance whereyou like, which is quite rare. I alsospent a year abroad, which was aninspiring experience. The challengeof living and working in a foreignenvironment is at the core ofanthropology and during myyear in Aix-en-Provence in France,I was introduced to an entirelydifferent perspective and attitude toanthropology, which was invaluablein my final year.

My year abroad was a uniqueopportunity for an undergraduateto carry out extended fieldwork.In the 11 months I lived in France, I conducted my ownfieldwork, finding my field-site,conducting surveys, interviews andobservations. I used this to write an

ethnographic study for my final-yeardissertation. I was lucky to have anexcellent supervisor to guide me(thanks Dr Hodges!). This process,from the initial ideas through thefieldwork, drafting and redrafting tothe finished ethnography, is the bestthing I have ever done. I have neverworked so hard, or been moreproud of something I produced.

The lecturers at Kent show a realinterest in students’ work and ideas, often taking time to discussinteresting theories outside oflectures and seminars.

Did the course change you?I vaguely remember what I was likebefore the course. Honestly, thecourse changed me entirely andnot at all. I grew up (at least a bit),I developed my ideas and myown world view was stretchedto breaking point and reformed.Whether I do further study inanthropology or something different,I am now an anthropologist, it willalways be a lens through which Isee the world. That said, I’m still me.I gained so much from my time atKent. Most important, I think, is myconfidence in my own abilities andideas. I hated public speaking, andnow I’m a teacher. I now criticallyassess what I read or am told, andknow that different is neutral, notinherently good or bad – we mustlook beyond that before we judge.

What about your fellowstudents?Anthropology tends to attractcreative, unconventional people andthe people at Kent were some of the

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CHOOSING YOUR PROGRAMME

Not sure which degreeto choose? Here’s a guideto what’s available.

Our BSc programmesIf you’ve studied any of thefollowing you’ll particularly enjoyour BSc programmes: Biology,Psychology, Sociology, Archaeologyor Geology.

What our BSc degrees offer you• Practical learning – including

lab-based teaching in ouroutstanding facilities

• Field trips – visits to Howletts WildAnimal Park and Hythe Ossuary

• Access to a world-class skeletalcollection and 3D imagingfacilities

• Dedicated teaching laboratorywith large fossil cast collection

• Engagement with KentOsteological Research andAnalysis (KORA), our on-siteforensics enterprise

• Teaching by experts inpalaeoanthropology, forensicanthropology, osteology,primatology, ethnobotanyand social anthropology

• The flexibility to specialiseand tailor your degree

• Year abroad opportunities inJapan and Europe (Anthropology)or the USA and Canada(Biological Anthropology)

• A year in professional practice

Anthropology/Anthropologywith a Year in ProfessionalPracticeAnthropology at Kent is the perfectdegree if you are interested in the

study of primates, human evolution,disease, nutrition, skeletal biologyor genetics, and want to combinethis with the study of social andcultural aspects of being human.It is one of the few anthropologyprogrammes in the UK that givesyou the opportunity to combinebiological, social and medicalanthropology.

Biological Anthropology/Biological Anthropology witha Year in Professional PracticeBiological Anthropology focuseson the evolution and adaptation ofhumans and their living and fossilprimate relatives. Biologicalanthropology includes multiple sub-disciplines: skeletal biology, humanevolution, forensic anthropology,human behavioural ecology andprimatology. Typical questionsbiological anthropologists ask are:What diseases existed in ancientpopulations? How did humansevolve? How closely related arehumans and chimpanzees? Why aresymmetrical faces more attractive?What can we learn about howpeople lived from their skeletons?Do monkeys have language?

Our BA programmesIf you’ve studied any of thefollowing you’ll particularly enjoySocial Anthropology: Sociology,Psychology, History, Politics,Philosophy, Geography, Business,Music, Art or languages.

What our BA degrees offer you• The diversity of staff expertise

means we can offer a widevariety of modules, allowing

you to specialise and tailor yourdegree around your interests

• Our staff have regional researchspecialisms in: the Amazon,Southeast, Southern and CentralAsia, Europe, Central America,Brazil, China and Taiwan, andthe Central Pacific Islands

• Modules in visual anthropology,where you analyse global andlocal media production andreception, and receive trainingin cinematography and videoediting for a participatory mediaproject. You also developexpertise in the applicationof computers and IT toanthropological research

• Field trips – Paris EthnographicMuseum and CambridgeMuseum of Archaeology andAnthropology (trips vary annuallyand may incur costs whenoptional)

• Emphasis on developingkey skills to maximise youremployment potential includingproject management andethnographic research skills

• Year abroad opportunities inJapan and Europe and year inprofessional practice options

Social Anthropology/Social Anthropology with aYear in Professional Practice Social Anthropology is a distinctivedegree allowing for the holisticstudy of people’s socialrelationships and cultural values ina range of local, global, diasporicand transnational settings – theirpolitical and economic organisation,their use of rural and urban spaces,and their systems of knowledge and

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a minimum of 24 weeks betweenStages 2 and 3 gaining experienceof work in a professionalenvironment relevant to yourdegree, whether at home or abroad.The University supports you as youlook for your placement, which canbe in industry, government or non-governmental organisations.Examples of placement activitiesinclude: contributing to amanagement plan, a policy report,a consultation process, a piece ofapplied research, or developmentof a set of educational materials.

Study abroad programmesLiving in another culture is anadventure, an experience you willalways remember – most studentsdescribe their year abroad as lifechanging. It also provides you withinteresting stories to tell at jobinterviews. You spend a yearbetween Stages 2 and 3 studyingat one of our prestigious partnerinstitutions where you can eitherspecialise or diversify your studies.

Some students choose to conducttheir field work for their dissertationwhile abroad. If you take SocialAnthropology with a EuropeanLanguage, where your year abroadis spent in France, Germany, Italy orSpain, teaching is in the languageof that country. In all other locationsteaching is in English. For detailssee, www.kent.ac.uk/goabroad

Joint honoursYou can combine the BA in SocialAnthropology with another subjectby choosing a joint honoursprogramme. These programmesgive additional flexibility and allowyou to develop knowledge of twocomplex subjects. For a full list ofjoint honours options, see p15.

To download the relevant leafletfor your joint subject, please goto www.kent.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/leaflets

International studentsIf you are applying from outside theUK without the necessary Englishlanguage qualifications, you may beable to take the Kent InternationalFoundation Programme (IFP) to gainaccess to our Anthropology andSocial Anthropology degrees. Formore information, see the websiteat www.kent.ac.uk/ifp

Q-Step CentreYou can benefit from Kent’s Q-StepCentre, which provides advancedtraining in quantitative methodsin the social sciences to enhanceyour degree and your employability.See www.kent.ac.uk/qstep

forms of religious experience. Socialanthropology entails a profoundunderstanding of how and whypeople do the things they do– for example, how they work,use technologies and negotiateconflicts, relationships and change.

Professional practiceprogrammesIf you want to stand out from othergraduates in today’s global jobmarket, spending time overseasor in the work place as part of your degree can be invaluable.

It demonstrates your ability to adaptto new situations, your sensitivityto other cultures (‘interculturalcompetence’) and your desireto stretch yourself. Many studentsfind that prospective employers arevery interested in their professionalpractice experience.

All of our anthropology programmesare available with a year inprofessional practice. You spend

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YOUR STUDY PROGRAMME

Your studies are dividedinto three stages. At Stage1, your modules give youa broad background inthe subject. At Stages 2and 3, (your second andfinal year) you developspecialised knowledgeand skills.

Teaching and assessmentMany of the compulsory moduleshave an end-of-year examination,which accounts for 50% to 80% ofyour final mark for that module. Theremaining percentage comes frompractical or coursework marks.However, other modules, suchas Theoretical Topics in SocialAnthropology, the Project inAnthropological Science, andHuman Osteology, are assessedentirely on coursework.

Students are required to pass Stage1 to progress to Stage 2. Stage 1marks, however, do not contributetowards your final degree result.Both Stage 2 and 3 marks counttowards your final degree result.

On average, you have four hours oflectures and six hours of seminarsand/or lab sessions each week.Most modules also involve a greatdeal of individual study using thelibrary and, where relevant, thelaboratories and computer-basedlearning packages.

Professional practiceprogrammesIf you are taking a professionalpractice programme, your modulechoices are the same as for the

three-year programme. You go onplacement between Stages 2 and 3.See p11 for details.

Module informationPlease note: the module lists beloware not fixed as new modules arealways in development and choicesare updated yearly. Please seewww.kent.ac.uk/ug for the mostup-to-date information.

To read a full description of any of the modules listed, go towww.kent.ac.uk/courses/modulesand search for the module codeshown below.

Stage 1Anthropology BSc (Hons)/Biological Anthropology BSc(Hons)You take the following modules:• Foundations of Biological

Anthropology (SE302)• Skills for Anthropology and

Conservation (SE308)• Social Anthropology (SE301)• Thinkers and Theories: An

Introduction to the History andDevelopment of Anthropology(SE307).

Recommended modules include:• Animals, People and Plants

(SE306)• Fundamental Human Biology

(BI305)• Human Physiology and Disease

(BI307)• Molecular and Cellular Biology I

(BI302) [Biological Anthropology]• Relations: Global Perspectives

on Family, Friendship and Care(SE313) [Anthropology].

Social Anthropology BA (Hons)You take the following modules:• Foundations of Biological

Anthropology (SE302)• Skills for Anthropology and

Conservation (SE308)• Social Anthropology (SE301)• Relations: Global Perspectives

on Family, Friendship and Care(SE313)

• Thinkers and Theories: AnIntroduction to the History andDevelopment of Anthropology(SE307).

Recommended module:• Animals, People and Plants

(SE306).

You choose your remaining modulesfrom a wide range offered by theFaculty of Social Sciences. Youmust take language modules if youare studying Social Anthropologywith a European Language.

If you are on a joint honoursprogramme, you also take therequired modules for your othersubject.

Stages 2 and 3The modules taken at Stage 2 laythe foundations for more specialisedstudy in Stage 3.

Students who want to spend a yearstudying abroad do so betweenStages 2 and 3. See p11 for details.

Anthropology BSc (Hons)You take these compulsory modules: • Advanced Social Anthropology 1

(SE618) and 2 (SE619)

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Biological Anthropology BSc(Hons)You take these compulsory modules:• Biology and Human Identity

(SE561)• Comparative Perspectives in

Primate Biology (SE582)• Methodology in Anthropological

Science (SE567)• Project in Anthropological

Science (SE533).

Recommended modules:• Current Issues in Evolutionary

Anthropology (SE570)• Hormones and Behaviour

(SE605)• Human Osteology (SE566)• Palaeoanthropology (SE541)• Palaeopathology (SE569)• Primate Behaviour and Ecology

(SE580)• Primate Communication (SE557)• Sex, Evolution and Human Nature

(SE565).

Optional modules include:• Evolutionary Genetics and

Conservation (DI503)• Forensic Archaeology (PS502)• Forensic Science in Criminal

Trials (LW584)• From the Raw to the Cooked:

The Anthropology of Eating(SE585)

• Social Sciences in the Classroom(SE556).

Social Anthropology BA (Hons)You take these compulsory modules:• Advanced Social Anthropology

1 (SE618) and 2 (SE619)• Ethnographies 1 (SE617) and

2 (SE620)• Theoretical Perspectives in

Social Anthropology (SE596)

• Theoretical Topics in SocialAnthropology (SE597).

You also take three ethnographicmodules from:• Afterlives of Socialism in Eastern

Europe and Central Asia (SE614)• The Anthropology of Amazonia

(SE579)• Anthropology of China (SE616)• European Societies (SE601)• South East Asian Societies

(SE547).

Optional modules:• The Anthropocene: Planetary

Crisis and the Age of Humans(SE558)

• The Anthropology of Business(SE584)

• From the Raw to the Cooked:The Anthropology of Eating(SE585)

• Ethnicity and Nationalism (SE573)• Islam and Muslim Lives in the

Contemporary World (SE607)• Project in Visual Anthropology

(SE555)• Sex, Evolution and Human Nature

(SE565)• Social Computing (SE595)• Social Sciences in the Classroom

(SE556)• Special Project in Social

Anthropology (SE534)• Violence and Conflict in the

Contemporary World (SE611)• Visual Anthropology Theory

(SE554).

Up to a quarter of your modulescan be chosen from other subjectareas. Joint honours students musttake the required modules for theirother subject.

• Biology and Human Identity(SE561)

• Comparative Perspectives inPrimate Biology (SE582)

• Methodology in AnthropologicalScience (SE567)

• Project in AnthropologicalScience (SE533).

You choose at least three modulesfrom the following:• Current Issues in Evolutionary

Anthropology (SE570)• Human Osteology (SE566)• Palaeoanthropology (SE541)• Primate Behaviour and Ecology

(SE580)• Sex, Evolution and Human Nature

(SE565).

You take at least two modules from:• Anthropology and Development

(SE594)• Anthropology and Language

(SE551)• The Anthropology of Business

(SE584)• Ethnicity and Nationalism (SE573)• European Societies (SE601)• Evolutionary Genetics and

Conservation (DI503)• From the Raw to the Cooked:

The Anthropology of Eating(SE585)

• Hormones and Behaviour(SE605)

• Palaeopathology (SE569)• Primate Communication (SE557)• Project in Visual Anthropology

(SE555)• Social Computing (SE595)• Social Sciences in the Classroom

(SE556)• Visual Anthropology Theory

(SE554).

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VISIT THE UNIVERSITY

Come along for an OpenDay or an Applicant Dayand see for yourself whatit is like to be a studentat Kent.

Open DaysKent runs Open Days during thesummer and autumn. These providean excellent opportunity for you todiscover what it is like to live andstudy at the University. You canmeet academic staff and currentstudents, find out about our coursesand attend subject talks, workshopsand informal lectures. We also offertours around the campus to viewour sports facilities, the library andUniversity accommodation.

For further information and detailsof how to book your place, seewww.kent.ac.uk/opendays

Applicant DaysIf you apply to study at Kent andwe offer you a place (or invite you toattend an interview), you will usuallybe sent an invitation to one of ourApplicant Days. You can book toattend through your online KentApplicant Portal. The ApplicantDay includes presentations in yoursubject area, guided tours of thecampus, including Universityaccommodation, and theopportunity to speak with bothacademic staff and currentstudents about your chosensubject. For further information, see www.kent.ac.uk/visit

Informal visitsYou are also welcome to make aninformal visit to our campuses at anytime. The University runs tours ofthe Canterbury and Medway

campuses throughout the year foranyone who is unable to attend anOpen Day or Applicant Day. It mayalso be possible to arrangemeetings with academic staff,although we cannot guarantee this.For more details and to book yourplace, see www.kent.ac.uk/informal

Self-guided audio tourYou can explore the Canterburycampus in person or from thecomfort of your home. Our self-guided audio tour gives you a realflavour of the campus and you willhear from people who help makeKent such an inspiring place tostudy – our staff and students.Go to www.kent.ac.uk.courses/visit/informal/audio-tour.html to getstarted.

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LocationCanterbury

AwardBA (Hons), BSc (Hons)

Degree programmes

Single honours (BSc)• Anthropology (L601)• Anthropology with a YearAbroad (L606)

• Anthropology with a Year inProfessional Practice (L605)

• Biological Anthropology (L620)• Biological Anthropology witha Year in Professional Practice(L623)

• Biological Anthropology witha Year Abroad (L626)

Single honours (BA)• Social Anthropology (L600)• Social Anthropology with a YearAbroad (L607)

• Social Anthropology with aEuropean Language (subjectto approval) (TBC)

• Social Anthropology with a Yearin Professional Practice (L614)

Joint honours (BA)Social Anthropology and..• Cultural Studies (LV69)• History (LVP1)• Law (ML16)• Politics (LL62)• Social Policy (LL46) • Sociology (LL36)

Joint honours (BSc)Social Anthropology and..• Psychology (CL86)

Offer levels• For Anthropology, BiologicalAnthropology, and Social

Anthropology programmes,typical offers are ABB at A levelor IB diploma with 34 pointsoverall or 16 points at higher.

• For Social Anthropology andLaw, and Social Anthropologyand Psychology, typical offersare AAB at A level or IB diploma34 or 17 points at higher.

• Some programmes require aB grade in a specific A levelsubject and/or GCSEs inspecific subjects in additionto English Language.

• BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma– typical offers are distinction,distinction, merit and specificsubjects at A level and/or GCSEmay also be required.

We are happy to considerstudents with alternativequalifications or applicants withexperience who may not havethe qualification requirements.

Year abroadIn previous years, Anthropologystudents have studied in Japan,the Czech Republic, Denmarkand Finland, while BiologicalAnthropology students havestudied in the US and Canada.Social Anthropology studentshave studied in Denmark, Finland,Japan and the Netherlands. Thoseon the Social Anthropology witha European Language degreespend a year in France, Germany,Italy or Spain.

Offer levels and entryrequirements are subjectto change. For the latestinformation, seewww.kent.ac.uk/ug

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For the latest information onstudying anthropology at Kent,please see www.kent.ac.uk/sacor contact us: T: +44 (0)1227 827013E: sacadmissions@kent.ac.uk

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