“A degree in Social Anthropology will provide you with so much more than just a fascinating insight into societies all over the world. You are encouraged through readings, lectures and small informal group tutorials to challenge your own assumptions and perspectives by comparatively exploring these other cultures with your own. The department is one of the smallest at the University which has a friendly and unique atmosphere. The biggest attraction is being taught by world-class academics that have first hand experience of some of the most remote places on earth.”
Geoff (London)
Honours (3rd and 4th years) At Honours level we look in detail at selected areas of Social Anthropology. All students will take modules in anthropological theory and research methods in their Junior Honours year. These modules are particularly important as preparation for the dissertation which is completed in Senior Honours. Students will then choose modules which explore societies in certain regions of the world, such as Latin America, Britain and West Africa. They will also undertake study in selected specialist topics, such as Language and Culture, Anthropology and History and Sex and Gender.
Teaching Social Anthropology class sizes are around 250 at First level and 100 at Second level. At First and Second levels, classes meet four times per week in a programme of lectures, tutorials and the showing of ethnographic films. Tutorial groups of between ten and twelve students meet once a week or fortnight to discuss prepared reading. At all levels assessment is through essays, project work and examinations. At Honours level class sizes are seldom more than 30, and instruction is predominantly through seminars although certain key issues will be introduced by lectures. You progress through a planned programme which draws on a variety of module options. A student doing Single Honours can expect to attend seminars, lectures and tutorials for at least six hours each week. Assessment at all levels is through essays, project work and examinations. An important component of Honours is the writing of a supervised dissertation where you can independently explore a theme of your own choice, which can include fieldwork in a selected community.
Scholarships
Junior Honours students in Social Anthropology can apply for a Ladislav Holy Memorial Scholarship, around three of which are awarded each year. These contribute towards travel and subsistence costs relating to anthropological fieldwork in the summer vacation between the Junior and Senior Honours years.
New Developments Recently the Department of Social Anthropology has undergone a significant expansion from seven to eleven permanent members of teaching staff. The Department has also undertaken a new strategic initiative in the teaching of visual anthropology and has set up a teaching suite specially equipped with state-of-the-art editing equipment. A new joint degree programme has been introduced with the Department of Film Studies.
Staff Specialisations There is a very strong interest in Amazonian and Andean anthropology in the Department, although other staff specialisations include the anthropology of West and East Africa and Melanesian anthropology, particularly Papua New Guinea. Visual anthropology is a significant new development here and staff have further regional interests in Cuba and the Caribbean. We have a very strong presence in the anthropology of Europe. The Department also has three research centres: Centre for Amerindian, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Centre for Cosmopolitan Studies & Centre for Pacific Studies.
Careers A degree in Social Anthropology is important for any career where knowledge of other cultures is vital, such as in overseas development or in community relations work in Britain. Students with degrees in Social Anthropology have also proceeded to a wide range of careers, including the diplomatic service, social work, law and business. Any occupation that requires a sensitivity to different ways of life, or which demands the manipulation of theoretical ideas and detailed empirical data, benefits from the study of Social Anthropology. For further information:
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/careers/wiki/Social_Anthropology
Please see page 42 for details of the University’s Careers Centre.
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Cover of book by Scottish man of letters and St Andrews student, Andrew Lang (1844-1912)
Social Anthropology
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