Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Anthropology and Sociology] From Brunel University

The Anthropology and Sociology degree is offered by Brunel University London.

Anthropology at Brunel

• Anthropology at Brunel is one of the more outward-looking and cosmopolitan social sciences, its subject being the documentation and explanation of cultural diversity.

• The course differs from Anthropology courses at other universities because of the broad social science perspective from which it is taught.

• Our research has an international reputation, with particular expertise in child-focused anthropological research and medical anthropology.

• A central theme of Sociology at Brunel is the study of the development of techno-cultural phenomena such as media and information technology, and environmental issues, which straddle traditional conceptual distinctions between the social, the natural, the technical and the material.

• At Brunel, Sociology has developed a particularly close relationship with Communication and Media Studies, reflecting and emphasising the central and ever-increasing importance of the communications media within our culture.

• Among the more specific interests of Brunel sociologists are, for example, social theory, celebrity culture, the influence of the media, environmental risk, media regulation, media discourses, and contemporary social structure and change, urban spaces, and addiction and deviance. These various interests strongly reflect the options available in Level 3 of our degree course.

Employability

Students who pursue the three-year degree in an Anthropology course undertake empirical research for their final year projects, gaining experience and contacts vital for future employment in a world that increasingly expects job candidates to offer something more than a degree certificate.

BrunelÕs Anthropology and Sociology graduates are amongst the most employable in the country.

The research and fieldwork, which forms such a major part of our degree course, will set you apart.Ê These placements build up fantastic experience and connect you with organisations and people who will be invaluable when it comes to progressing your career.ÊÊ

Employers clearly value the skills you'll acquire.Ê In recent years we've seen graduates go on to work at the World Bank, UNICEF, the NHS, NGOs and charities such as Oxfam and Save The Children, as well as local government, legal sectors, business and the media.Ê

Careers and your future

Students of Anthropology and Sociology can go on to pursue both private and public sector careers including work with governmental organisations like the United Nations and with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) like Save the Children and Oxfam.

Others now work as teachers, journalists and research officers in the health and social sectors, and in other professions requiring knowledge of social and cultural processes.

Some pursue further research degrees in anthropology and become academic anthropologists.