Psychology and Anthropology BSc

This degree will introduce you to the history, theory and main contemporary issues within the discipline. You will also apply the ideas of anthropology to practical issues in the field of medical anthropology, in the anthropology of childhood and youth, and in the analysis of cultural diversity in Britain, Europe, Africa, parts of Asia, the Pacific and Latin America.

The course addresses contemporary issues such as war, nationalist movements, racial prejudice, inter-ethnic conflicts, and gender inequalities. Popular modules include: British Ethnic MinoritiesKinship and New Directions in AnthropologyThemes in Psychological and Psychiatric AnthropologyAnthropology and International Developmentand Medical Anthropology in Clinical and Community Settings.

The Psychology courses at Brunel emphasise the everyday and real-life significance of psychology by encouraging you to explore the relationship between the practical and theoretical aspects of the subject, both through your academic study and your work placements.

Level 1  
Compulsory  

• Foundations of Psychology II: Brain and Cognition
• Foundations of Psychology I: Learning and Social Psychology
• Research Methods
• Statistics
• Introduction to Anthropology: Themes
• Introduction to Anthropology: Beliefs and Ways of Thinking

Level 2 Compulsory

• Biological Psychology
• Advanced Research Methods 
• Advanced Data Analysis
• Developmental Psychology
• Cognitive Psychology
• Classical Anthropological Theory
• Political and Economic Issues in Anthropology  

Sandwich Placement
Psychology Work Placement 1
Psychology Work Placement 2

Level 3
Compulsory  

• Dissertation 
• Advanced Issues in Social Psychology
• Advanced Issues in Individual Differences  

Optional
Students choose one from:

• Autistic Spectrum Disorder
• Inter-group Relations
• Evolutionary Psychology
• Drugs, Hormones and the Brain
• Practical Investigations of Mind and Brain
• The Cognitive Neuroscience of Consciousness
• Approaches in Psychotherapy
• Cross-Cultural Psychology
• Clinical Aspects of Eating Disorders
• Animal Behaviour 

• Anthropology of the Person
• The Anthropology of the Body
• The Anthropology of Childhood and Youth
• Themes in Psychological and Psychiatric Anthropology
• Medical Anthropology in Clinical and Community Settings
• Anthropology of Education and Learning
• Contemporary Anthropological Theory
• Anthropological Perspectives on War and Humanitarian Assistance
• Anthropology of International Development
• Global Health in Anthropological Perspective

Dissertation/Project

A major part of the final year is the writing of a joint psychology and anthropology project. This may include a combination of an ethnographic study and quantitative or qualitative research methods from psychology to investigating a specific topic of interest.

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