Social Anthropology is the study of humans and the cultures they create. The Bachelor of Anthropology at Western Sydney University offers you the opportunity to discover similarities and differences between cultures, and to understand the processes by which humans organise and create meaning. Areas of focus include the development of anthropology as a discipline; globalisation and culture; power and politics; gender and sexuality; identity and belonging; ethnography and ethnographic methods; indigenous peoples and nation states. Specific attention is given to cultures of Australasia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, and to cross-cultural interactions, at both global and local levels. The degree seeks will also equip you with multicultural knowledge as well as a thorough grounding in research methods and ethics for a variety of professional and academic contexts.

Successful completion of High School with a GPA of 4.5, or successful completion of one year of university studies or a qualification equivalent to an Australian AQF Certificate IV English: IELTS 6.5 overall score, minimum 6.0 in each subtest TOEFL IBT Total score 82 Writing 21, Speaking 18, Reading 13, Listening 13 PTE 58 overall; No communication skills less than 50