Bachelor's Degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology

Study guides

Title of qualification awarded

Diploma in Social and Cultural Anthropology

Timetables

Study plan information

Table of credits for each course

	Basic training	Compulsory	Optional	Bachelor's Degree Final Project
1st year	60
2nd year		60
3rd year		48	12
4th year			54	6
Totals	60	108	66	6

Period of study

The academic year is divided into semesters.

Part-time or full-time

Full-time dedication. Part-time dedication can also be considered.

Specialisations

Specialisation in Innovation and Criticism in Anthropological Knowledge
Specialisation in Anthropological Applications in Culture, the Environment and Society

Basic and compulsory training

1st year	2nd year
-Basic Concepts. Anthropological Perspectives on Difference and Inequality -An Ethnographic Approach to Cultural Diversity -Ethnographic Texts and Audiovisual Material -Anthropology and Sociocultural Intervention -Culture, Nature and Development -Introduction to Sociology -Places and Regions in Human Geography -Major Topics in History -Main Themes of Philosophy -Written Expression (Catalan or Spanish)	-Economic Anthropology -Kinship Anthropology -Political Anthropology -Anthropology of Religion, Symbolism and Rituals -History of Anthropology: Antecedents -History of Anthropology: Classical Studies -Field Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology I -Epistemology and Research Methods in Social and Cultural Anthropology
3rd year	4th year
-Anthropology of Gender Systems -Educational Anthropology -Anthropological Analysis of the Contemporary World -Research Techniques in Social and Cultural Anthropology -Field Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology II -Anthropology of the People of Spain -Instrumental Resources Used in Anthropological Research	-Bachelor's Degree Final Project

Optional subjects

 

3rd and 4th years  i

All subjects are worth 6 ECTS credits unless otherwise stated. -Regional Ethnology I -Seminar on Ethnographic Works -Demography -Linguistic Anthropology -Historic Anthropology -Modern Language I (English, French, German, Italian, Basque, Galician, Portuguese, Occitan, Modern Greek, Romanian) (*)  Modern Language II (English, French, German, Italian, Basque, Galician, Portuguese, Occitan, Modern Greek, Romanian) (*)

In order to obtain a specialisation you must complete all compulsory subjects belonging to the specialisation and at least two additional general block subjects.

Specialisation in Innovation and Criticism in Anthropological Knowledge
-Seminar on Advanced Anthropological Theories and Research (12 ECTS credits)
-Seminar on Critical Theory and Anthropological Thought

Specialisation in Anthropological Applications in Culture, the Environment and Society
-Seminar on Anthropological Applications and Analysis of Social Intervention Policies
-Seminar Work Placement
-Work Placement

General Block
-Surroundings, Space and Dwellings
-Person, Body, Health and Gender
-Migrations and Intercultural Relations
-New Family Forms and New Domestic Groups
-School Ethnography
-Regional Ethnology II
-Human Biology
-Human Ecology
-Development and Sustainability
-Nature and Culture: cultural conceptions and practices
-Local Knowledge and Natural Resource Management


Optional modules may vary from year to year.
(*) You may enrol in a maximum of 12 credits.

Additional information

All optional subjects are not scheduled each year.