BSocSc Social Anthropology
About this course
BSocSc in Anthropology, examining human societies and cultures. Core topics include Research Methods and Global & Comparative Perspective. Students complete a final-year dissertation and can choose a four-year variant including an optional professional placement or a year studying abroad at an international partner institution.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB including at least one of the following A-Level subjects (preference will be given to applicants studying two of these subjects): Accounting; Economics; Finance; Business Studies; Development Studies; Government and Politics; Economic and Social History; Mathematics; Anthropology; Sociology; Philosophy; Religious Studies; English Language; English Literature; Geography; Psychology; Classical Civilisation; History; Archaeology; Communication Studies; Environmental Studies; World Development; Biology; Chemistry; Physics; Modern Languages
What students say
Based on about 23 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 94%
- Learning opportunities: 86%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 90%
- Learning resources: 92%
- Student voice: 89%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 40 students who started
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 22 graduates who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 10%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals: 20%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation: 15%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 10%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 90%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 75 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 11%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 7%
- East Midlands: 3%
- West Midlands: 1%
- East of England: 9%
- London: 47%
- South East: 11%
- South West: 8%
- Wales: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 40 students who started
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Visual Anthropology
- Anthropology of Art, Sound and Images
- Power and Culture: Inequality in Everyday Life
- Cultural Diversity in Global Perspective
- Key Ideas in Social Anthropology
- Intro to Ethnographic Reading
- Regional Studies of Culture: 1
- Regional Studies of Culture: 2
- Introduction to Business Anthropology: Consumers, Companies and Culture
- Anthropological Theory
- The Ethnographer's Craft
- Anthropology of Kinship, Gender and Sex
- Anthropology of Religion
- Political and Economic Anthropology
- Materiality and Representation
- The Human and the Digital
- The Anthropology of Health and Wellbeing
- The Good Life: An Anthropology of Ethics
- Migrants, Borders and Im/mobilities
- Dissertation A
- Screening Culture
- Anthropology of Vision, Senses and Memory
- Food and Eating: The Cultural Body
- Extra-Terrestrial Anthropology
- Climate Anthropology
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSocSc Social Anthropology at University of Manchester earn?
The median salary is £24,500 after 15 months, £25,500 after 3 years, £32,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £27,000 and £38,500. The £32,000 median after five years is £1,500 more than the UK median for Anthropology.
What do graduates of BSocSc Social Anthropology at University of Manchester do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSocSc Social Anthropology at University of Manchester?
94% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSocSc Social Anthropology at University of Manchester?
The typical offer is ABB at A level. The average entrant had 149 UCAS points.
How many students continue on BSocSc Social Anthropology at University of Manchester?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.