Course details

Summary

WHAT IS IT LIKE?

Social Anthropology is the study of the relationship between human beings and culture. It gives you a deeper understanding of cultural variation and cultural change, and it allows you to better understand your own culture as one among many possible ways of being human.

Social (or cultural) anthropologists seek to understand cultural differences and the many ways people maintain and change culture in response to new social contexts. Social anthropologists bring a comparative approach to the description and analysis of society based on fieldwork that extends across the globe, from hunter-gatherers to industrial nation-states.

Careers

Popular career destinations for Social Anthropology graduates include government policy units, foreign affairs, overseas aid and development agencies, and the tourist industry.

Requirements

The requirements for the Diploma in Arts endorsed in Social Anthropology are:

Pass 230.111 Tū Kupu: Writing and Inquiry

230.112 Tū Arohae: Critical Thinking

Pass 75 credits in Social Anthropology consisting of:

• at least 45 credits at 200- and 300-level in Social Anthropology
• 30 credits at any level in Social Anthropology

The endorsement must include at least 60 credits from the 146-prefix courses

The remaining 15 credits for the Diploma in Arts can be from Part II of the schedule for the Bachelor of Arts degree (including further courses from the endorsement subject) and/or courses offered in other undergraduate degrees.

Entry criteria

Applicants must have completed New Zealand secondary school qualification or other equivalent overseas qualification.

English Language Requirements:

• IELTS score of 5.0 (no band less than 5.0)
• TOEFL iBT score of 61 overall (min 17 in Reading & Writing)
• PTE Academic score of 36 Overall (min 36 in communicative skills)
• Cambridge English score of 155