Making Sense of Humanity: Key Concepts in Anthropology (L6067)

15 credits, Level 4

Autumn teaching

Anthropology’s contribution to knowledge is more than documenting the way people live in different societies. Anthropologists also theorise, interpret, analyse and explain different ways of life.

They do this to:

• make these approcahes understandable to outsiders
• inform policy and development
• build a broader picture of the nature, capacity and variation of humankind.

On this module, you’ll learn the different ways anthropologists have done this. You’ll also critically examine the limitations and assumptions of each approach.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 22 hours of contact time and about 128 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

Courses

This module is offered on the following courses:

• Anthropology BA
• Anthropology and International Development BA
• Anthropology with a Language BA
• Geography and Anthropology BA
• History and Anthropology BA
• International Relations and Anthropology BA