Bournemouth University
BA (Hons) Sociology and Anthropology
Sociology and anthropology, the way it's taught at Bournemouth
gives a quite fresh perspective on both subjects
and intertwines both disciplines and
gets rid of any traditional or old ideas that are outdated.
It's really improving your understanding of people
as a whole, across a range. 
The particular focus of this course is the way that
we try to use sociological and anthropological theories
to support students understanding of particular pressing issues
in the contemporary world, such as capitalism
and economic crisis, terrorism and protection
the ageing society and migration.
when we were studying social theory last semester
I didn't actually realise how much of a feminist I was.
But when I was studying the theory and stuff you
realise that the values
that I have are because of the way I have
been socialised in society. 
We want students to learn that they question what
they take for advantage themselves and their own
culture to develop a gaze on their own culture that
makes them see that not everything we take for granted
is universal, or has its own history. There is a
history to why we think the way we do. We compare it
and see other people's self evidencies.
We particularly encourage open-mindedness and
curiosity about the world and that
is something that many employers want. 
As sociology and anthropology encompasses such a wide
range of content from things like archaeology to crime,
to the role the media plays in society. The career opportunities 
open just as wide. 
I personally think it would be great for something
like marketing. It gives you a different perspective
to people doing things like marketing courses,
which are more focused on the economic side. Whereas
this is more focused upon human nature and culture and how
social change and stuff happens. So that kind of perspective
is unique and it gives you something different. 
Students on our course also gain experience of
carrying out first hand sociological and
anthropological research. 
How we would carry out research as sociologists,
what kind of methodology we would use,
how we're going to achieve the aims that we set out to. 
This is academia for the real world. This is for issues
that matter in the real world. We want to apply what we
know and learn as academics and share that with students
and make it relevant to what's out there.
What attracted me the most to Bournemouth University
was the excelling reputation it has for student satisfaction
in comparison to other universities I looked at that offer
similar courses. All the lecturers that I've had so far are
really knowledgeable in their field and have a lot of experience.
Which makes the way that they teach really, really insightful
because you can see first-hand how what you're learning
relates to the real world. 
Bournemouth is great because it's a beach town.
It's got brilliant nightlife, there's loads of clubs. 
It feels really, really safe to be in. The towns big enough
so you feel like you have freedom, but also
with the support of the university and the friends I've
made here already, I feel really safe.
But then you have the amazing diversity of the student culture. 
So there's something for everyone. Every day of the week
if you feel like you want to be somewhere different, you have 
the opportunity to do that here, which I think is really amazing. 
