BA Geography and Anthropology
About this course
BA (Hons) in Anthropology and Geography, exploring the intersection of place, environment, and human society. Core topics include Research Methods and Fieldwork. The course includes local and international field trips in the first and second years.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB or BBB IB: 32 points
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What students say
Based on about 42 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 87%
- Learning opportunities: 84%
- Assessment and feedback: 81%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 82%
- Learning resources: 86%
- Student voice: 77%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 35 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 30 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 65%
- Working and studying: 11%
- Further study: 7%
- Unemployed: 8%
Most common jobs
- Elementary occupations: 25%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 15%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 10%
- Legal professionals: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 80%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 55%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 50%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 55 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 10%
- London: 34%
- South East: 38%
- South West: 10%
- Wales: 2%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 students who started, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 100%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Difference and Diversity: Humans and Beyond
- Human Geographies of the Modern World
- Making Sense of Humanity: Key Concepts in Anthropology
- The Geographer’s Toolkit 1: Reading, Writing, Research and Fieldwork
- Geographies of Cities and Mobilities
- Making Money, Making Life: Capitalism, Care and the Environment
- The Geographer’s Toolkit 2: Maps and Stats
- Worlds and Selves
- Ethnographic Research Methods
- Global Geographies of Economic Change
- Religion, Ritual & Global Transformation
- Understanding Global Migration
- Politics and Power
- Cities and Urban Lives
- Culture and Representation
- Environmental Perspectives on Development
- Ethnographic Field Research
- Geography Overseas Field Class
- Social Geographies
- Southeast England Field Class
- Visual Anthropology
- Anthropology Thesis
- Advanced Sustainable Development: Sustainability in Policy and Practice
- Anthropology in the World: Theory, Knowledge, Action (and back again)
- Decolonial Movements
- Disasters, Environment and Development
- Geographies of Money, Finance, and Debt
- Global Work Experience
- Living Geopolitics: Re-Thinking the World (Dis) Order
- Mobilities and Global Inequalities
- Slavery, Emancipation and Legacies
- Class, Community, Nation
- Critical perspectives on home
- Development, Business and Corporate Social Responsibility
- Embodied Minds: Culture, Politics, and Psychotherapy
- Ethical Worlds
- Global Food Security
- Global South Asia
- Political Ecology and Environmental Justice
- Race, Ethnicity and Identity
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Geography and Anthropology at University of Sussex earn?
The median salary is £26,500 after 15 months, £26,000 after 3 years, £33,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £28,000 and £39,500. The £33,000 median after five years is £2,500 more than the UK median for Anthropology.
What do graduates of BA Geography and Anthropology at University of Sussex do next?
84% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Geography and Anthropology at University of Sussex?
87% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Geography and Anthropology at University of Sussex?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 121 UCAS points.
Does BA Geography and Anthropology at University of Sussex include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Geography and Anthropology at University of Sussex?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.