Anthropology

**Ranked: 2nd in Scotland (Complete University Guide 2024) 4th in the UK (Guardian University Guide 2024) 6th in the UK (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023) 83% Student satisfaction (NSS 2023)**

Anthropology is a broad exploration of humankind and what it means to ‘be human’. Our anthropology programme at Aberdeen will let you gain a deeper understanding of the cultural and ethnic diversity in societies all over the world. Our courses examine the connections among all aspects of life – family and kinship, economic systems, political and religious institutions, human-animal and ecological relations – and the way in which they come together to create whole ways of living within an increasingly global and postcolonial world.

At Aberdeen, our degree draws on the expertise of staff specialists on South America, Tibet and South Asia, the Pacific and the circumpolar North from Scotland and Siberia to Canada. It provides students with training in interview and social research skills, research design, ethnographic reporting and museum skills, culminating in a supervised fieldwork or library-based dissertation project of the student’s choice. The skills you will develop in critical thinking and analysis will give you a deep knowledge and understanding of human behaviour which can be applied in business and many other fields. In year 2 our students enjoy an opportunity to study abroad in our exchange partner universities.

Our graduates work in NGOs and development organisations, research, education and consultancies. Many are employed in policymaking, politics, charities, media, journalism, business and public sector organisations in a host of roles with international and cultural contexts.

You will enjoy a special, warm welcome at the University of Aberdeen and benefit from excellent teaching, the international impact of our research, and a global experience as part of our friendly and vibrant international community. You will love our beautiful campus and great facilities for learning, sports and leisure, and many opportunities to develop extra skills, broaden your horizons, and gain the competitive advantage in the career path you choose.