AS/A Level Anthropology
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Part of Full Time Programme
Level:
AS Level
Length of course:
AS 1 year, A2 1 year
Venue:
Poplar Centre
Age Group:
16-19 6th Form College
New or Featured Course:
Established Course
Anthropology is a new subject at AS and A-level. We’ve developed this specification with the Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI) to make it: - contemporary – looking at what it means to be human in societies around the world today - relevant – to current debates about citizenship, diversity and multi-culturalism in the UK and beyond - complementary – enhances other A-level studies by developing critical thinking skills. At AS, the specification offers students the chance to grapple with fundamental questions of human life, and in the process to develop skills of critical enquiry, sensitivity and an appreciation of topical debates and issues: Unit 1: Being Human: Unity and Diversity Unit 2: Becoming a Person: Identity and Belonging. At A2, the specification gives students the opportunity to explore issues in a global as well as local context, and also to apply their knowledge and understanding of anthropological principles to a small-scale investigation on an anthropological topic of their choice: Unit 3: Global and Local: Societies, Environments and Globalisation Unit 4: Practising Anthropology: Methods and Investigations.
Entry Requirements:
You will need a minimum of 5 GCSEs grade A* to C or an equivalent Vocational Programme at Merit level or above. Qualifications must include eithe ra GCSE grade A* to C in English and MAths or relevant full Key/Functional Skills qualification at Level 2.
Where this course might take me:
Successful completion of the AS will allow the student to progress to the full A Level. This course could take you to university to study either Anthropology or any of the social sciences in general.