Social anthropology is the study of human conduct and thought. Societies around the world vary enormously socially, culturally and politically.The study of these variations, and the common humanity that underlies them, is at the heart of social anthropology.Year 1- Year 1 provides you with a broad introduction to the subject. You will study Social Anthropology 1A and 1B, Fundamentals: Studying Anthropology and Fundamentals: Anthropological Practice. You will choose two to four option courses. Year 2- You will study Social Anthropology 2: Key Concepts, Ethnography: Theory & Practice, Fundamentals: Ethnographic Theory, and Fundamentals: Reading & Writing Anthropology. You will also choose between two and four additional courses, either related to your programme or from another academic area. Year 3- You will study compulsory courses including: Anthropological Theory, Kinship: Structure & Process, Ritual & Religion, and Consumption, Exchange & Technology. You will also choose two courses from a range, such as Happiness: Cross-cultural Perspectives, Urban Anthropology, the Anthropology of Africa and Latin American Anthropology. You will also have the opportunity to conduct your own research in the summer break between Years 3 and 4. Your dissertation supervisor will help you to plan and develop your research project which can take place in the UK or overseas. Year 4- You will study the compulsory course Culture & Power. You will also use your research findings to complete an honours dissertation, and continue to choose option courses.