BSc Anthropology
About this course
BSc in Anthropology, an anthropology degree examining the evolutionary, environmental, social, cultural, and material dimensions of human existence. Core topics include Research Methods and Human Behaviour. The curriculum incorporates an individual studies project in the final year. The first year covers the foundations through Introduction to Social Anthropology, Introduction to Biological Anthropology, and Introduction to Material and Visual Culture. The second year builds competence via Being Human and Anthropological Research Methods, alongside options spanning palaeoanthropology, kinship and gender, religion, and human behavioural ecology. The third year centres on the compulsory Individual Studies in Anthropology module, supported by optional study in areas such as human evolution, digital media, crime, and nationalism.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB IB: 36 points (A total of 17 points in three higher level subjects, with no higher level score below 5.)
Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 67%: 63 offers from 94 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 28 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 89%
- Learning opportunities: 81%
- Assessment and feedback: 74%
- Academic support: 82%
- Organisation and management: 82%
- Learning resources: 90%
- Student voice: 75%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 45 students who started
- Continued on course: 90%
- Left higher education: 10%
What graduates do next
Based on about 13 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 70%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 5%
- Unemployed: 10%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 30%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 15%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations: 15%
- Librarians and Related Professionals: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 5%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 60 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 2%
- West Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 8%
- London: 61%
- South East: 17%
- South West: 4%
- Scotland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 70 students who started
- A levels: 78%
- Baccalaureate: 17%
- Access course: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 1%
- Other qualifications: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Silver for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Introduction to Material and Visual Culture
- Introduction to Social Anthropology
- Researching the Social World
- Methods and Techniques in Biological Anthropology
- Introduction to Biological Anthropology
- Being Human
- Anthropological Research Methods
- Palaeoanthropology
- Theoretical Perspectives in Social Anthropology and Material Culture
- The Anthropology of Kinship and Gender
- Human Behavioural Ecology
- Anthropology of Religion
- Primate Behaviour and Ecology
- Museums and the Cultural Politics of Return
- Anthropology of the Built Environment
- People and Conservation
- Developments in Global Cinema
- Individual Studies in Anthropology
- Palaeoanthropology
- Theoretical Perspectives in Social Anthropology and Material Culture
- Anthropology of Crime
- The Anthropology of Social Media
- The Anthropology of Nationalism, Ethnicity and Race
- Atapuerca and Human Evolution in Europe
- Evolution and Human Behaviour
- Anthropology of Technics and Technology
- Human Behavioural Ecology
- Ritual Healing and Therapeutic Emplotment
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Anthropology at University College London earn?
The median salary is £27,500 after 3 years, £37,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £27,500 and £48,000. The £37,500 median after five years is £7,000 more than the UK median for Anthropology.
What do graduates of BSc Anthropology at University College London do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Anthropology at University College London?
89% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Anthropology at University College London?
The typical offer is AAB at A level, or 36 points in the IB. The average entrant had 144 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Anthropology at University College London?
67% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 63 offers from 94 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
How many students continue on BSc Anthropology at University College London?
90% of students continued into their second year, and 10% left higher education.