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Raymond Lee - Head of Life Sciences

Number 1 University in London for quality lecturers, financial support, and campus environment

About the course

Social anthropologists engage in the fascinating study of human societies in all their diversity and complexity, from the smallest groups to mass western social systems. The programme focuses on social issues such as variations in family structures, cultural traditions, gender and sexuality, and religious, political and economic systems.
Course overview


Full programme details

Type

Undergraduate
BSc

Duration

3 (full-time), 5–7 (part-time) years

Department

Life Sciences

Tuition fees

£8,500 (2013; UK/EU)

Cash scholarships and bursaries available

Entry tariff

340 points

Single or Combined

Combined honours

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Facilities

The University of Roehampton has exceptional facilities including an extensive Library and Learning Services, and state-of-the-art teaching spaces in modern buildings.

Your classes will be in Whitelands College, where there are excellent facilities and access to well-equipped computing suites that are open 24 hours a day. The University Library has excellent resources for the study of Social Anthropology.

Career opportunities

The University of Roehampton has an enviable record in graduate employment. Employers want a complete package of qualification, experience and life skills, so we provide all sorts of career-boosting opportunities, such as internships, work or volunteer placements, networking events, and semesters at universities abroad.

This programme will prepare you for a career in areas such as health and welfare services, personnel, education, general management and administration.

You will learn a range of specific and transferable skills, including the ability to understand other people and different cultures,the ability to carry out independent research, an understanding of society and social institutions and confidence in using computers.

 

Combinations

CourseUCAS code   
SociologyLCH9   

Key Information Set (KIS)

Department of Life Sciences

Our Department is committed to developing a supportive and stimulating environment to pursue excellence in teaching, learning, research and knowledge transfer activities. Our scholars work in various academic disciplines, including anthropology, aquatic biology, biomedical, sport and health sciences. In the 2008 UK Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), biological anthropology was the highest rated unit in the UK in its field. A significant amount of our research work was rated as internationally excellent.

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New Head of Life Sciences 2013-05-09  The University of Roehampton is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Caroline Ross as the new Head of the Department of Life Sciences. Dr Caroline Ross Dr Ross is an evolutionary anthropologist with a research specialism in primate socioecology. She

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