An undergraduate BA Social Anthropology degree at the University of Birmingham will enable you to understand and analyse the contemporary world in all its variety. Explore alternative perspectives on today’s major topics and learn to question established norms and assumptions. Through cross-cultural comparison and in-depth study of particular societies and communities you will broaden your views on topics such as migration, marginality, religious coexistence and gender and sexuality. Our degree will equip you with a grounding in social and cultural theory and provide opportunities for you to put your knowledge into practice through your own research projects. This practical focus begins from the first year, when you will have the opportunity to apply an anthropological lens to the dynamic city of Birmingham, the UK's most ethnically-diverse city. In the second year of the course, you will undertake more systematic and applied research methods training, leading up to an individual dissertation project in your final year.