BA Sociology and Anthropology
About this course
BA in Sociology and Anthropology is a sociology and anthropology degree focused on the examination of culture, social structure, and human behavior. Core topics include Systems Design, Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Fieldwork, and Social & Cultural Analysis. Students complete a three-year undergraduate programme combining compulsory disciplinary foundations with extensive optional study. The first year introduces foundational themes through compulsory modules such as Introduction to Social Anthropology, Contemporary Society: Themes, Perspectives and Case Studies, Social Analysis, and Imagining Social Worlds. The second year builds on this with compulsory study in Current Debates in Anthropology, Theoretical Sociology, and Knowing the Social World. Optional modules allow students to branch into specialized areas including Deviance: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Power and Domination, Pharmaceutical Cultures, and Sociology of Family and Gender. Further optional choices cover topics ranging from Digital Society and Data Science in Society to Anthropology of the State and Anthropology of Islam.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB-BBB. IB: 32/655-30/555.
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 59%: 29 offers from 49 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 7 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 74%
- Assessment and feedback: 82%
- Academic support: 85%
- Organisation and management: 80%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 73%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- 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 35 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 90%
- 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
- Contemporary Society: Themes, Perspectives and Case Studies
- Social Analysis
- Imagining Social Worlds
- Current Debates in Anthropology
- Theoretical Sociology
- Knowing the Social World
- Deviance: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
- Power and Domination
- Pharmaceutical Cultures
- Sociology of Family and Gender
- Contemporary Capitalism, Critique and Resistance
- Deception
- Digital Society
- 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
- Forensic Science, Conflict and Justice
- On Violence
- Data Science in Society
- Aging, Health and Society
- Science, Technology and Society
- Politics of Food and Farming
- Addiction
- Bodies and Society
- BioSocieties
- Data Justice and Surveillance Capitalism
- Social Networks
- Cyborg Studies
- Environments and Societies
- Mapping the Social World: Introduction to Spatial Analysis in the Social Sciences
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Sociology and 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 £24,000 more than the UK median for Sociology.
What do graduates of BA Sociology and 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 Sociology and Anthropology at University of Exeter?
88% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Sociology and Anthropology at University of Exeter?
The typical offer is BBB at A level. The average entrant had 143 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BA Sociology and Anthropology at University of Exeter?
59% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 29 offers from 49 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BA Sociology and 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 Sociology and Anthropology at University of Exeter?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.