Anthropology and Politics

Anthropology and politics is a joint honours programme that provides an in-depth, interdisciplinary understanding of contemporary cultures and politics, international affairs, societies, and institutions in their political, historical, social, cultural, economic, and legal dimensions. Anthropology is the study of human diversity around the world: you will learn how different societies live together and think about such topics as family, religion, art, politics, and economics, gaining skills increasingly in demand in a globalised and increasingly complex world. Studying anthropology at Queen's allows you to examine these questions by working closely with people on the ground, developing the ethnographic methods and comparative frameworks that make anthropological insight distinctive.

Politics provides the analytical tools for understanding power, government, and political institutions at national and international levels.

At Queen's University of Belfast, this three-year full-time programme develops both the qualitative and interpretive methods of social anthropology and the analytical and theoretical approaches of political science, giving you an unusually broad toolkit for engaging with questions about how societies are organised, how they are governed, and how they change. Belfast's location and Queen's own research strengths in peace processes, governance, and social anthropology give the programme particular relevance to questions of political conflict, post-conflict society, and the politics of diversity.

With a typical entry tariff of 136 UCAS points, this is a competitive but accessible programme at a research-intensive university. Graduates pursue careers in international development, NGOs, the civil service, journalism, diplomacy, policy research, the voluntary sector, education, community development, and the many roles in public and private organisations that require people who can understand and engage with diverse cultures and political contexts. Many graduates continue to postgraduate study in anthropology, political science, development studies, or international relations.