Anthropology (Joint Honours) – (B.A.)

NUI Maynooth is the only university in Ireland to offer a specialised degree in Anthropology. As such, you will have a unique opportunity to gain a thorough grounding in the discipline. Anthropology is divided into specialities that focus on particular areas of human experience, e.g. medical anthropology, economic anthropology, language and culture. As a student, you will be encouraged to make connections across these disciplines in your comparisons of cultures and societies. You will also develop writing and communication skills and have the opportunity to spend a year abroad conducting research.
From the hunters and gatherers of the rainforest to the bureaucrats of the European Union. Anthropology attempts to understand and interpret cultures beyond our own, as well as to shed light on our society and help us appreciate the differing values and ways of life of other people.
At NUI Maynooth we emphasise both theoretical and applied anthropology. Theoretical anthropology is mainly concerned with developing theory and interpreting cultural practices, while applied anthropology is mostly focused on applying ideas and knowledge to problems. These problems range from famine in Africa to homelessness on the US/Mexico border to drug abuse to the reshaping of inner-city neighbourhoods.