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What is Social Anthropology? Social Anthropology is a discipline that studies contemporary social issues through empirically grounded studies of people’s lives. The detailed use of ethnography with its attention to sociocultural difference makes anthropologists unique in the world of social science, as acute observers and analysts of social life.
Social anthropology is the study of human society and cultures through a comparative lens. Social anthropologists seek to understand how people live in societies and how they make their lives meaningful.
Social Anthropology. Are you interested in the causes of burning issues such as climate change, financial crises, migration, social activism and how they influence people's lives? Do you want to plan your own project and conduct fieldwork in an unfamiliar setting, at home or abroad?
The School of Human Evolution and Social Change offers a suite of faculty-directed study abroad programs designed to connect students with real-life issues that impact local communities, transect borders, and create lifelong memories alongside personal and professional growth. The experiences of our previous students - Study Abroad Experiences.
Study abroad. Introducing MA Social Anthropology and Social Policy. This popular joint degree programme provides a grounding in both social anthropology and social policy, two subjects which complement and enrich each other. Social anthropology is the study of human conduct and thought.
Students on the BSocSc Social Anthropology, joint-honours degree students and BASS students who take Social Anthropology as one of their pathways can apply in their first year to study abroad for one semester during their second year. Find out more about a one semester exchange.
Social and cultural anthropology examines differences among human cultures and societies through comparative ethnographic analysis. The discipline of anthropology at the University of Helsinki is Finland’s largest unit in the field and provides researchers with strong connections to anthropological departments at universities abroad.
