BA (Hons) Anthropology & Media

The BA Anthropology Media programme combines anthropological and communications theories to provide you with a better understanding of cultural diversity, and a critical knowledge of communication processes.

Why study BA Anthropology Media at Goldsmiths?

• You'll be taught by some of the leading names in anthropology, media, communications and cultural studies. And you'll have access to industry-standard practice facilities.
  
  
• You'll receive asolid grounding in anthropological methodology and practice, and in keymedia debatesincluding representation, and symbolism. Most importantly, you'll learnhow to apply these insights to the contemporary world.
  
  
• You'll develop the practical and transferable skills to help you find a career in media or anthropology our recent graduates are now working as newsreaders, editors, journalists, producers, and photographers.
  
  
• Youll be able to specialise and design your own learning experience in the third year, choosing four Anthropology modules, and two Media, Communications, and Cultural Studies (MCCS) modules.
  
  
• We regularly host industry debates and talks by international figures; recent guests have includedDanny Boyle, Gurinder Chadha and Noel Clark.
  
  
• The Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies has been ranked 2ndin the UK for 'world-leading or internationally excellent' research (Research Excellence Framework,2021) and 12th in the world (2^ndin the UK) in the 2022 QS World Rankings for communication and media studies.

Contact the department

If you have specific questions about the degree, contact Gabriel Dattatreyan.

To study at Goldsmiths, you will need to demonstrate that you have a good level of written and spoken English. IELTS requirements for each programme can be found on the relevant programme page.