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Course summary
Develop your digital production skills, and combine them with key anthropological concepts. The BA Anthropology & Visual Practice programme helps develop your understanding of contemporary cultural issues, as well as your practical skills in both research methods and visual practice. Why study BA Anthropology & Visual Practice at Goldsmiths
- This programme approaches anthropology from a fresh angle that differs from the 'traditional anthropology' taught at other institutions.
- You’ll receive hands-on training in a range of digital production skills, such as editing, videography, and photography. These new skills will complement your theoretical study, and prepare you for vocational opportunities when you graduate.
- You’ll have the opportunity to investigate anthropology in relation to politics, religion, knowledge, philosophy and psychology – and you’ll learn to apply an interdisciplinary perspective to your work.
- Examine anthropology from a contemporary perspective – what you learn in the classroom will be relevant in a variety of public domains, in Britain, and around the world.
- You'll explore links between theoretical issues and ethnographic studies, enabling you to think critically about your own culture and society, and to apply knowledge learned in lectures to your everyday life.
- Our graduates have gone on to work for the UN, World Bank, NGOs, law companies, media companies and corporate social responsibility (CSR) consultancies, while others have gone on to pursue academic careers.
Modules
In the first two years, you'll concentrate on basic anthropological concepts – such as kinship, politics, economics and religion, as well as world systems and development – and on methods of studying and analysing these. You will also study ethnography and at least one region of the world in depth. There's a substantial practical component to this degree, constituting a sixth of the course load in all three years. This includes training in: Photography Videography Editing Specialist software In your final year you can specialise by choosing from a selection of option topics, and will produce a documentary film and dissertation based on individual study. Year 1 (credit level 4) Introduction to Visual Practice Approaches to Contemporary Anthropology Anthropological Methods Ethnographic Film Advancing your Anthropology Year 2 (credit level 5) Politics, Economics and Social Change Working with Images Advanced Visual Practice Thinking Through Race Anthropology and Political Economy Thinking Anthropologically You also choose one of the following modules: Anthropological Ideas or Being Related Year 2 (credit level 5) In your second year, you'll take six compulsory modules and one optional module. The compulsory modules are: Advanced Visual Practice Critical Ecologies: black, indigenous and transnational feminist approaches Anthropology and Political Economy Thinking Anthropologically Thinking Through Race The Goldsmiths Elective You also choose one of the following modules: Anthropology and Public Policy Indigenous Cosmopolitics, Anthropology and Global Justice Anthropology of Religion Working with Images Goldsmiths’ Social Change Module Year 3 (credit level 6) In your final year, you'll complete the compulsory module: Individual Studies with Practice You can then choose optional modules from an approved list in the Department of Anthropology to the value of 90 credits. Please note that due to staff research commitments not all of these modules may be available every year.
Assessment method
You’ll be assessed by a variety of methods, depending on your module choices. These include coursework, examinations, group work and projects.
How to apply
25Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- 1T67
- Institution code:
- G56
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)
120 credits at Level 4 and a 2:1 average in a comparable programme, and meet the standard qualification requirements for Year 1 of the programme.
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - Not accepted
A level - BBB
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDM
Access to HE Diploma - D: 30 credits
Scottish Higher - BBBBC
Scottish Advanced Higher - BBC
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 33 points
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H2, H2, H2, H2
T Level - M
We don't assume you have any knowledge of anthropology or visual practice and welcome applications from anyone with arts, social sciences or science backgrounds.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | with a 6.0 in writing and no element lower than 5.5 |
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
To find out the latest information or more about fees and funding, please check our undergraduate fees guidance or contact the Fees Office https://www.gold.ac.uk/ug/fees-funding/
Provider information
Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross
Lewisham
SE14 6NW