Making Sense of Humanity: Key Concepts in Anthropology (L6067)

15 credits, Level 4

Autumn teaching

On this module, you’ll explore how anthropology contributes to understanding humanity beyond simply documenting ways of life in different societies. You’ll learn how anthropologists:

• theorise, interpret, analyse and explain different ways of life
• make these ways of life understandable to outsiders, such as informing policy and development
• build a broader picture of the nature, capacity and variation of humankind.

You’ll also critically examine the limitations and assumptions of different anthropological approaches, helping you develop a nuanced understanding of the discipline’s methods and contributions.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 22 hours of contact time and about 128 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2025/26. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.