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  • Social Anthropology (Certificate of Higher Education)
  • 2012/2013 entry
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  • Assessment

    • 100% coursework.

  • Attendance

    • One evening a week for each module (10 classes taught over 11 weeks).

  • Duration

    • Normally two years.

  • Entry requirements
  • Fees and funding
  • Financial support
      • If you are a new student starting on a course in autumn 2012, you may be able to get a student loan to cover your fees and other Birkbeck financial support. Check if you're eligible.
      • If you are already studying with us and continuing on a course that you started before autumn 2012, find out about financial support and see if you are eligible.
      • Not sure if you are a new or a continuing student? See here for more information.
  • Location
    • Central London and Stratford.
  • Teaching

    • Student-centred approaches to learning, including lectures, use of visual material, discussions, seminars, and individual and group work.

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Social Anthropology (Certificate of Higher Education) - 2012/2013 entry


  • Overview
      • Progress directly into Year 2 of our BSc Social Science after successfully completing this programme.*
      • Gain a University of London qualification – expand your knowledge and enhance your CV.
      • Provides valuable insights for people working in health, education, development and policy-making.
      • You may also enrol on any of the modules on an individual basis.

      * You must complete 90 credits from the certificate programme with a mark of 50% or above.

  • Why study this course at Birkbeck?

    • We live in a world where cultural interaction is increasing. Social anthropology is a subject that raises important questions about people, societies and cultures. Anthropologists traditionally focused on 'other' people in small-scale societies, examining their myths, rituals, kinship patterns, and political and economic systems. Today, cross-cultural perspectives also enable us to gain a critical insight into both our own lives and our engagement with other places, cultures and people. You will explore global questions of power and resources, as well as anthropological perspectives on gender, material culture, identity, religion and culture.

  • Course structure and modules

    • To gain the Certificate of Higher Education, you must successfully complete modules worth 120 credit points. You are advised to begin with Module 1, Introductions: Understanding the Social World, and then take Modules 2–4.

      Please note: credits gained from previously successfully completed social anthropology modules can be counted towards the 120 credit points required to complete the Certificate of Higher Education. If you already have a degree, you may be exempt from Module 1. The exemption will be granted on a case-by-case basis and you should contact the programme director in the first term to choose your fourth module. Alternatively, you could apply for our Graduate Certificate in Social Anthropology.

      Modules

      Module 1

      Introductions: Understanding the Social World

      Module 2

      Doing Anthropology

      Module 3

      Ways of Seeing

      Module 4

      Material Culture, Consumption and the Construction of Self
  • Further study opportunities

    • You must take modules worth 90 credit points with a minimum pass mark of 50% in order to progress into Year 2 of the BSc Social Science programme.

      Students awarded the Certificate of Higher Education may apply for admission to foundation or undergraduate degrees in related subjects at Birkbeck.

  • How to apply/enrol

    • ME (modular enrolment): enrol for individual modules (see 'Course structure and modules').