Bachelor's Degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology

Field(s) of education and training (ISCED-F)

• Sociology and cultural studies (0314)

Main focus

The objectives of the Bachelor’s Degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology enables graduates to do the following:
– Know human diversity.
– Engage in independent study, from an ethnographic approach, to compare human societies and cultures from a theoretical and methodological perspective.
– Know the main subject areas of Social and Cultural Anthropology (i.e. economic and ecological processes, kinship systems and gender relations, political and legal systems, belief systems, religion and rituals, and cognitive-symbolic systems).
– Apply that knowledge to the understanding and resolution of contemporary social problems.
– Use knowledge and tools in the professional practice of anthropology in the areas of intercultural relations and cultural diversity, ethnological heritage, territorial development, international cooperation, teaching, and basic and applied research in the socio-cultural, healthcare, socio-educational and organisational fields.
– Teach in secondary schools as well as to work as professors and researchers at the university level.

Competences

1. Analyse and synthesize the knowledge acquired in their studies with a high level of understanding and integration.
2. Access, record, manage, and critically interpret the information relevant to a an issue in their field of study.
3. Detect, address, and solve problems.
4. Develop abilities and skills that favour interpersonal relationships.
5. Work in a team as well as in interdisciplinary, multicultural groups.
6. Learn autonomously and make decisions in a reflective way.
7. Recognise and respect social and cultural diversity.
8. Adapt to new social, cultural, and work contexts.
9. Apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes acquired to professional practice.
10. Engage in professional practice with a firm commitment to human rights and democratic values.
11. Engage in professional practice with a firm commitment to gender equality, peace culture, and environmental sustainability.

Name of title awarded in original language

Graduado o Graduada en Antropología Social y Cultural

Qualification requirements

‘- The student must prove the level B1, in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
– The student has to complete the ECTS credits of the study program distributed as follows:
Basic Formation (60 ECTS)
Obligatory (108 ECTS)
Optional (60 ECTS)
Final degree project (12 ECTS)
– The student has to complete the ECTS credits of the study program distributed as follows:
Basic Formation (108 ECTS)
Obligatory (264 ECTS)
Practicum (6 ECTS)
Final degree project (18 ECTS)

Admission information

Access to Bachelor’s Degree programmes is granted to students with the following degrees/ diplomas or studies, or any other recognized as equivalent to these:
A.1. Spanish Bachiller, European Baccalaureate or International Baccalaureate.
A.2. Baccalaureate from European Union Member States’ education systems or other countries withinternational agreements.
A.3. Advanced Technician in Vocational Training, Advanced Technician in Plastic Arts and Design orAdvanced Technician in Sports Education, from the Spanish Education System.
A.4.Studies carried out in European Union Member States or in other countries with international reciprocal agreements which meet the academic requirements in those States to access their university studyprogrammes.
A.5. Official Spanish university degrees of Diplomado, Arquitecto Técnico, Ingeniero Técnico, Licenciado, Arquitecto, Ingeniero, Graduado or Máster Universitario.
A.6. Partial (foreign or Spanish) university studies.

Access to Bachelor’s Degree programmes is also possible for:
B.1. People over twenty-five after successfully passing a specific access test.
B.2. People over forty with work or professional experience related to a university field of knowledge.
B.3. People over forty-five after successfully passing a specific access test.

Likewise, access to Bachelor’s Degree programmes is granted to:
C.1. People meeting the requirements to enter university according to the Spanish Education Systemregulations prior to Ley Orgánica 8/2013, of December 9.

Grading scale
In the Spanish university system, modules/courses are graded on a scale of 0 to 10 points with the following qualitative equivalence:
0-4,9: «suspenso»; 5-6,9: «aprobado»; 7-8,9: «notable»; 9-10: «sobresaliente». A special mention, «Matrícula de Honor» may be granted to up to 5% of the students in a group provided they have got a «sobresaliente». To pass a module/course is necessary to get at least 5 points.
In cases of recognition of ECTS, professional experience, cultural or sports activities, or student representation no grading will be recorded but, where appropriate, the word «Apto».

UGR Examination Regulations
https://docencia.ugr.es/sites/vic/docencia/public/inline-files/Normativa_de_evaluacion_y_calificacion_EN.pdf

More info on academic regulations at: 

https://ugrcat.ugr.es/en/about-ugr/#regulations