BA Anthropology
About this course
BA in Anthropology, an anthropology degree focused on the study of human societies, cultural diversity, and social institutions. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students complete a three-year undergraduate programme with opportunities to select optional modules. The first year introduces foundational ideas through compulsory modules such as Introduction to Social Anthropology, Traditions of Anthropological Inquiry, and Imagining Social Worlds, alongside optional study in areas like Introduction to Artificial Intelligence. The second year advances theoretical and practical training with compulsory modules Current Debates in Anthropology and Knowing the Social World. Optional modules allow students to explore diverse themes such as migration, the state, Islam, health, environments, and human-animal relations.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB-BBB. IB: 32/655-30/555.
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 75%: 86 offers from 114 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 22 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 93%
- Learning opportunities: 79%
- Assessment and feedback: 74%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 75%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 71%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 388 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 66%
- Working and studying: 14%
- Further study: 7%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Finance Professionals: 23%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 6%
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 82%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 80%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 795 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 7%
- London: 47%
- South East: 24%
- South West: 12%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started
- A levels: 95%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to Social Anthropology
- Traditions of Anthropological Inquiry
- Imagining Social Worlds
- Contemporary Society: Themes, Perspectives and Case Studies
- Population and Society
- Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
- Current Debates in Anthropology
- Knowing the Social World
- Living Cities: Migration, Place and the Politics of Identities
- Anthropology of the State
- Anthropology of Islam
- Gardening, Wellbeing and Community
- Anthropology of Forced Migration
- The Anthropology of Prisons
- Animals and Society
- Dogs and Cats: Anthropological Subjects
- Aging, Health and Society
- Science, Technology and Society
- Politics of Food and Farming
- Bodies and Society
- BioSocieties
- Environments and Societies
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Anthropology at University of Exeter earn?
The median salary is £33,500 after 15 months, £34,500 after 3 years, £50,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £35,000 and £69,500. The £50,500 median after five years is £20,000 more than the UK median for Anthropology.
What do graduates of BA Anthropology at University of Exeter do next?
87% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Anthropology at University of Exeter?
93% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Anthropology at University of Exeter?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 144 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Anthropology at University of Exeter?
75% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 86 offers from 114 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Anthropology at University of Exeter include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Anthropology at University of Exeter?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.