Anthropology with Foundation BA (Hons)
University of Plymouth
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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15-SEP-25

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4 Years

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Full time including foundation year

Start date

15-SEP-25

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4 Years

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Immerse yourself in the variety of cultures on our doorstep and beyond to build your understanding of the world and your role in it. Learn by doing, whether that’s collecting stories from refugees housed in the region, working with local communities to understand how different people engage with sport or using our location to explore the importance of the sea to coastal communities.* **All our modules rely on 100% coursework.** We want to create inclusive learning environments, designing forms ...Read more

Immerse yourself in the variety of cultures on our doorstep and beyond to build your understanding of the world and your role in it. Learn by doing, whether that’s collecting stories from refugees housed in the region, working with local communities to understand how different people engage with sport or using our location to explore the importance of the sea to coastal communities.*


All our modules rely on 100% coursework.

We want to create inclusive learning environments, designing forms of assessment that reflect real working conditions and truly test the skills anthropologists will need to apply in their future careers. *


Learn anthropology through an innovative, hands-on approach.

Throughout your time with us, you will get many opportunities to participate in real anthropological research.*


You will be taught by research-active anthropologists,

who constantly publish work in renowned academic journals, ensuring your course is based on cutting-edge developments in the field. *


Take part in two major, funded field trips

that enable you to practice core anthropological skills, and get to know your colleagues better. Travel to London and Oxford to visit various ethnographic museums, and take part in an international field trip to carry out fieldwork in a non-British setting. *


Shape the way anthropology is taught.

Many of the subjects we teach are directly proposed by students themselves. That’s why you’ll learn about marine ethnography, humour and laughter, conspiracy theory, and anything in between.This course is an integrated part of the BA (Hons) Anthropology degree at the University of Plymouth. Successful completion of your foundation year (Year 0) will not lead to a separate award or qualification in its own right but provides progression onto Year 1 of one of BA (Hons) Anthropology, or one of the following degree courses:* BA (Hons) Art History* BA (Hons) Creative Writing* BSc (Hons) Criminology* BSc (Hons) Criminology and Psychology* BSc (Hons) Criminology and Sociology* BA (Hons) English* BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing* BA (Hons) History* BSc (Hons) International Relations* LLB (Hons) Law* LLB (Hons) Law and Criminology* BSc (Hons) Politics* BSc (Hons) Politics and International Relations* BSc (Hons) Sociology* BSc (Hons) Professional Policing

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70/101
CUG Subject Ranking
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17th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
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65th

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A level

A level:

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

UCAS Tariff:

32 - 48 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

P:45 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

24 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

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32-48 points, minimum of 2 A Levels excluding General Studies

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Pass a named Access to HE Diploma (any subject considered)

GCSE English and Maths can be accepted from within this.

32 - 80 UCAS tariff points

Any subject considered.

Pass (D o E on the core) 72 UCAS tariff points or above. Any subject considered.

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University of Plymouth
University of Plymouth , Plymouth

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University of Plymouth
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Nearest train station: Plymouth  0.2 miles away

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